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    [Solved]Video playback issues with MacOS Catalina

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    • archimdx
      archimdx @Guest last edited by

      @ErkamCalik No there yet:

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      • A Former User
        A Former User @archimdx last edited by

        @archimdx this is such a pain in the ass! And i'm surprised at how only 4 people have posted in this thread! All in all, version 63 seems to be the most stable, if you can keep it that way 😃

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        • leocg
          leocg Moderator Volunteer @archimdx last edited by

          @archimdx Try disconnecting from the internet before installing Opera 63.

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          • archimdx
            archimdx @leocg last edited by

            @leocg Just tried it... disconnected before installing, run terminal command and even so, Opera keeps checking to update. If I quit, and run terminal command again, it still tries... As soon as I reconnect, Opera gets the update... My guess is that it is a combination: Opera 64 does not work well with Netflix and Prime Video, and MacOS Catalina is preventing me from disabling Opera auto update...

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            • A Former User
              A Former User last edited by

              This is clearly a bug. Nasty, embarrassing regression. If you look at other threads on Opera for Mac forum - there are more issues with video playback on Catalina. I guess someone forgot to extend test matrix with new OS, even though it was in beta for quite a while.
              Shame on you, Opera. Hopefully we'll see a fix soon.

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              • BlueIce4123
                BlueIce4123 last edited by leocg

                Environment:

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                Can not play video after updated to Catalina.

                Any thought?

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                • amnezia
                  amnezia last edited by

                  On Opera 64 for Mac, various releases, but on the latest stable release. Since updating to 64bit MacOS Catalina, videos in Tumblr or Instragram no longer play. They stutter for about a frame or two, then stop. Help, please.

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                  • A Former User
                    A Former User @amnezia last edited by

                    @amnezia Had the same problem with Instagram videos. By enabling "Use FFmpegDemuxer to demux all media files" in "opera:flags", the problem was solved for me. Maybe it works also for Tumblr.
                    It doesn't solve the Netflix problem.

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                    • l33t4opera
                      l33t4opera @archimdx last edited by

                      @archimdx What if you run the opera with the switch as follows: /Applications/Opera.app/Contents/MacOS/Opera --disable-update, does it work, or still trying to update?

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                      • matt616
                        matt616 last edited by matt616

                        Hello, Guys. I've got the same problem with Opera and MacOS Catalina but my Netflix works, Youtube also but other video players froze at frame or two also. Safari works fine. So sad.. EDIT: Netflix does not work...

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                        • A Former User
                          A Former User last edited by

                          I have the same problem running macOS Catalina and Opera 64.* so tried to switch back to 63.x.x.107. The shell command to disable autoupdate didn't work. Deleting the autoupdate from inside the Opera.app would cause a file is corrupt error.

                          What did work was using terminal to zero out the update files after downloading and installing the Opera.app.

                          echo "" > /Applications/Opera.app/Contents/MacOS/opera_autoupdate
                          echo "" > /Applications/Opera.app/Contents/MacOS/opera_updateinstaller
                          echo "" > /Applications/Opera.app/Contents/Versions/63.0.3368.107/Opera\ Framework.framework/Versions/A/Helpers/opera_autoupdate

                          You will need to change 63.0.3368.107 to the version of Opera you wish to run, but disable the autoupdate.

                          Hope this helps.

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                          • archimdx
                            archimdx @Guest last edited by

                            @gnubee This worked! I deleted Opera 64, downloaded and installed 63.0.3368.94 from the FTP index and let it update to 63.0.3368.107 - Before launching Opera again I used the the terminal commands you suggested, and that's it... I get the message "An error occurred while checking for updates" when checking "About Opera" in the menu, but it stays put in that version. Netflix and Prime Video now work fine. ☺ Thanks!!

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                            • avl
                              avl Opera last edited by

                              We're aware of the issue and it'll be fixed in the next update to Opera.

                              For people struggling with automatic update, it's much easier to disable it like this (and easy to revert later too):

                              Open Terminal.app and write

                              defaults write com.operasoftware.Opera OPDisableAutoUpdate true
                              
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                              • A Former User
                                A Former User last edited by

                                Hi everyone-first let me say, I am not a software or PC expert but I"m pretty good at following directions. I prefer Opera to Safari, Chrome and Firefox. I upgraded to Catalina a week ago, and have had numerous issues. I can watch videos in some sites but not all, Youtube is fine, however some sites say, HTML5 video not found. I've checked the same site on other browsers and the videos play fine. I'd prefer to stick to Opera for my needs. I downloaded the latest version of Firefox and it keeps freezing up. I prefer not to call to call Geek Squad to fix a few of the these issues. So if anyone knows of a fix or a suggestion, I'd much appreciate the help. Thank you.

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                                • burberrys
                                  burberrys @avl last edited by

                                  @avl said in Video playback issues with MacOS Catalina:

                                  We're aware of the issue and it'll be fixed in the next update to Opera.

                                  For people struggling with automatic update, it's much easier to disable it like this (and easy to revert later too):

                                  Open Terminal.app and write

                                  defaults write com.operasoftware.Opera OPDisableAutoUpdate true
                                  

                                  Would you or anybody be able to post the command to reverse the above command you just posted?

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                                  • A Former User
                                    A Former User @avl last edited by A Former User

                                    @avl

                                    Thank you to all involved in helping to resolve this video playback issue..

                                    The latest
                                    Opera
                                    Version: 64.0.3417.61

                                    is now streaming Netflix, and Amazon Prime videos and doing well with other videos I had issues with, even before the 64.* update.

                                    Also, I was making the mistake of not exiting and restarting Opera after running the terminal command:

                                    defaults write com.operasoftware.Opera OPDisableAutoUpdate true

                                    or

                                    defaults write com.operasoftware.Opera OPDisableAutoUpdate false

                                    So that was fun to learn as well. 🙂

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                                    • leocg
                                      leocg Moderator Volunteer @burberrys last edited by

                                      @burberrys Maybe you just need to replace true with false?

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                                      • burberrys
                                        burberrys @Guest last edited by

                                        @gnubee said in Video playback issues with MacOS Catalina:

                                        @avl

                                        Thank you to all involved in helping to resolve this video playback issue..

                                        The latest
                                        Opera
                                        Version: 64.0.3417.61

                                        is now streaming Netflix, and Amazon Prime videos and doing well with other videos I had issues with even before the 64.* update.

                                        Also, I was making the mistake of not exiting and restarting Opera after running the terminal command:

                                        defaults write com.operasoftware.Opera OPDisableAutoUpdate true

                                        or

                                        defaults write com.operasoftware.Opera OPDisableAutoUpdate false

                                        So that was fun to learn as well. 🙂

                                        I also just exited so the update can be turned on again. Thank you and for the updates!

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                                          • avl
                                            avl Opera @burberrys last edited by

                                            @burberrys Yes it's what @leocg suggested, just replace true with false 🙂

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