opera 66 video popup has a limit in sizing, no controls, etc

[andrew84]

andrew84 @Bigshot last edited by

@Bigshot I found this workaround while reading the Opera blog.
I checked it in the last Stable version and at least here(Win8.1x64) it works like previously and as expected ('next video' button doesn't close the popup)

[A Former User]

A Former User @andrew84 last edited by A Former User

@andrew84
How do I change those settings..
I've tried opera://flags/ and it does not work.

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Never mind.. I got it.. it's about://flags
thanks.

[Bigshot]

Bigshot @andrew84 last edited by

@andrew84 On my windows 10 it does close the pop up. It's not as smooth anymore!

[A Former User]

A Former User @Bigshot last edited by A Former User

@Bigshot Mine works great.. like before.. no issues disabling those two flags. I watch the news on my 2nd monitor live stream and it's been playing for hours.. no issues.

[point-j]

point-j last edited by

Video Pop-up Free resizing!
Like the previous version

[xandrya]

xandrya last edited by

Subtitles do not show up on Youtube videos when a small video pop up is opened. And it keeps resetting to the corner every time a new video is opened. The previous version had better options.

[wfpl]

wfpl @xandrya last edited by

@xandrya problem in 66 version
In version 65 all ok.

[l33t4opera]

l33t4opera @Guest last edited by l33t4opera

Hi @alexiures, @pete8475. @point-j, @xandrya, @wfpl.
You can bring back the old video pop-out, just follow the steps:
1. Go to opera:flags, and switch to "Disabled" two flags:
- opera:flags#video-pop-out-surface-layers ,
- opera:flags#enable-surfaces-for-videos .
2. Restart the Opera - this is necessary to apply the change.

[wfpl]

wfpl last edited by leocg

go to opera://flags and search for these two:

• Use surface layers in Video Pop-out
• Enable the use of SurfaceLayer objects for videos

Disable it, and the old popout player will be back, including resize

[point-j]

point-j @l33t4opera last edited by

@l33t4opera

Settled
Thank you very much.

[l33t4opera]

l33t4opera @point-j last edited by

Hi @point-j, you're welcome ;-) I'm glad that it's working for you.

[axolos]

axolos last edited by

My version: 66.0.3515.36
The Picture in Picture works suddenly weirdly:

• I cannot enlarge the PiP beyond some size (previously possible)
• Grabbing it by the corner sometimes make it disappear, as if minimized into the right upper corner
• Moving it enlarges the area to the size of the monitor with black strips on each side

All of this makes this almost unusable on my desktop.
Why, Opera, why?

Is there anything I can do to make it behave as it was before?

[zalex108]

zalex108 @axolos last edited by

@axolos said in No sound bar and resize option in Video Pop-up:

My version: 66.0.3515.36
The Picture in Picture works suddenly weirdly:

• I cannot enlarge the PiP beyond some size (previously possible)
• Grabbing it by the corner sometimes make it disappear, as if minimized into the right upper corner
• Moving it enlarges the area to the size of the monitor with black strips on each side

All of this makes this almost unusable on my desktop.
Why, Opera, why?

Is there anything I can do to make it behave as it was before?

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[madmaxpnz]

madmaxpnz last edited by

After the update, changing the volume level is inconvenient, because when you go back to the tab, where the volume control, Video in Window closes

[wfpl]

wfpl @axolos last edited by

@axolos check my #flags. I disabled them and now opera works how in v. 65.

[xandrya]

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[xandrya]

xandrya @l33t4opera last edited by

@l33t4opera It worked, thanks!

[l33t4opera]

l33t4opera @xandrya last edited by

@xandrya Not a problem ;-)

[wfpl]

wfpl last edited by

Official answer from Opera.

Dear User,
Thank you for reply and screenshots.
This behavior is correct - when using Picture In Picture, the source picture become black. This behavior will helps save resources and reduces the CPU load when watching a video.
Best Regards, Opera QA Team

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

I am facing a weird issue in Opera 66.0.3515.44. I don't have anymore the control buttons while playing videos in picture-in-picture mode! Before I had the 'Go back', 'Go next', 'Stop' buttons but they are not available anymore. Now, the only available button is 'Back to tab' button.

Is this removed by default or something else ?