[Solved]Video playback issues with MacOS Catalina

[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...

[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.

[BlueIce4123]

BlueIce4123 last edited by leocg

Environment:

Can not play video after updated to Catalina.

Any thought?

[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.

[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.

[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?

[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...

[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.

[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!!

[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

[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.

[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?

[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.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @burberrys last edited by

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

[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!

[A Former User]

A Former User @Guest last edited by This post is deleted!

[avl]

avl Opera @burberrys last edited by

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

[avl]

avl Opera last edited by

Just to be completely clear, many of you mentioned it already but an update with a fix for this issue was released yesterday. You can see the full changelog at https://blogs.opera.com/desktop/2019/10/opera-64-0-3417-61-stable-update/ .

[kyu3]

kyu3 @avl last edited by

@avl I confirmed this issue was fixed. I can watch videos of Netflix and Amazon .jp Prime Video! Thank you!!!

[atls]

atls last edited by

Hello all. I can now stream netflix and prime video but I am still having the problem that the film cuts in half and then switches sides in fullscreen. Anyone else have this problem? I can't attach a screenshot because as soon as you press any keys it goes back to normal for about 5 seconds.