what video playback codecs are supported in opera?

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A Former User @leocg last edited by

@leocg yea but i use this extension it disables vp9 and vp8 and use avc1 and mp4

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leocg Moderator @Guest last edited by

@thegeneral I was just saying that it could be a reason for the problem you've mentioned.

[burnout426]

burnout426 @Guest last edited by burnout426

@thegeneral said in what video playback codecs are supported in opera?:

@leocg when i watch videos on youtube it get choppy on 1080p but when i use a extension called h264ify it shows the videos smooth

Most likely that's because the decoding for h.264 is hardware-accelerated while vp8/vp9 is not. VP9 acceleration depends on your CPU and GPU for one. Then, Opera would have to take advantage of it and it might depend on OS, but not sure.

[zalex108]

zalex108 @Guest last edited by zalex108

@thegeneral said in what video playback codecs are supported in opera?:

@leocg yea but i use this extension it disables vp9 and vp8 and use avc1 and mp4

If you have a Youtube account, can be enabled on Settings.

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A Former User @burnout426 last edited by

@burnout426 okay never had the problem before tho

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A Former User @zalex108 last edited by

@zalex108 how do you change the settings ?

[burnout426]

burnout426 last edited by

Goto the URL https://www.youtube.com/account_playback while logged in.

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burnout426 @Guest last edited by

@thegeneral said in what video playback codecs are supported in opera?:

@burnout426 okay never had the problem before tho

Ok. I'm not saying for certain lack of hardware-acceleration is the reason. Just saying that it might be.

[zalex108]

zalex108 last edited by

Or https://www.youtube.com/testtube

[A Former User]

A Former User @burnout426 last edited by leocg

@burnout426

that's all i see in settings

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A Former User @zalex108 last edited by

@zalex108 what am i supposed to see on this page

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zalex108 @Guest last edited by zalex108

@thegeneral

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A Former User @zalex108 last edited by

@zalex108 then use which settings

[zalex108]

zalex108 @Guest last edited by

@thegeneral

If AV1 is what you prefer, check it and test.

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A Former User @zalex108 last edited by

@zalex108 after i choose then what

[zalex108]

zalex108 last edited by

Check your CPU/GPU, if still high or normal.

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A Former User @zalex108 last edited by

@zalex108 looks normal

[zalex108]

zalex108 last edited by zalex108

Then you can disable/delete the extension - if not done yet -.

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A Former User @zalex108 last edited by A Former User

@zalex108 can always set it back to auto if anything? and is it better than vp9?

[zalex108]

zalex108 @Guest last edited by zalex108

@thegeneral

Didn't read the help, but it's supposed to be reversible.

Seems to be better, but as advised, you need some capable Hardware to run it.