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    • clafix
      clafix last edited by

      I had same issue. I changed just one flag:
      opera://flags/#use-angle - from value "Default" to value "OpenGL".
      And it helped me, now h.264 video playing correctly!
      Test video: http://demo.nimius.net/video_test/
      Opera v81.0.4196.60 stable.

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      • john-53
        john-53 @clafix last edited by

        @clafix said in The Videos Don't Play Topic:

        I had same issue. I changed just one flag:
        opera://flags/#use-angle - from value "Default" to value "OpenGL".
        And it helped me, now h.264 video playing correctly!
        Test video: http://demo.nimius.net/video_test/
        Opera v81.0.4196.60 stable.

        I'm using the same Opera version but I can't find the #use-angle flag.

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        • styen
          styen @john-53 last edited by

          @john-53 said in The Videos Don't Play Topic:

          @clafix said in The Videos Don't Play Topic:

          I had same issue. I changed just one flag:
          opera://flags/#use-angle - from value "Default" to value "OpenGL".
          And it helped me, now h.264 video playing correctly!
          Test video: http://demo.nimius.net/video_test/
          Opera v81.0.4196.60 stable.

          I'm using the same Opera version but I can't find the #use-angle flag.

          It's only in windows version.

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          • john-53
            john-53 @styen last edited by

            @styen Re: The Videos Don't Play Topic

            3 days ago I updated Opera to 82.0.4227.23 and I've had no issues with the method suggested by Ld-Hagen at https://github.com/Ld-Hagen/fix-opera-linux-ffmpeg-widevine/

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            • NameLessUser
              NameLessUser last edited by

              to replace the libffmpeg..so in the opera (82.0......) directory manually does not work anymore... 😠
              it's getting annoying
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              👇 this working for me (Linux Mint):

              1
              install CHROMIUM

              2
              open terminal and type in:

              sudo mkdir /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/lib_extra/
              

              and

              sudo ln -s /usr/lib/chromium/libffmpeg.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/lib_extra/libffmpeg.so
              

              3
              (re)start opera

              opera uses chromium's libffmpeg..so
              maybe it is necessary to adjust the path

              (google translation)

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              • pcfreak30
                pcfreak30 @styen last edited by

                @styen This project worked perfectly for me, Such a pain that legal causes the need for community reverse engineering...

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                • Sai-Prabhav
                  Sai-Prabhav last edited by

                  I am getting this error in most of the websites except YouTube and few others.
                  plz help i am unable to see videos on websites like
                  https://ww1.gogoanime2.org
                  https://hdtoday.tv

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                  • leocg
                    leocg Moderator Volunteer @Sai-Prabhav last edited by

                    @sai-prabhav The solutions provided above in this topic didn't work?

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                    • noctiluus
                      noctiluus last edited by leocg

                      Video Playback on Arch

                      If, after updating opera, video playback, on websites such as YouTube, crashes the tab, please install opera-ffmpeg-codecs from the community repository. This should remedy the playback error.

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                      • DrStrom
                        DrStrom last edited by leocg

                        does someone can tell me which libffmpeg.so version for the actual opera linux version. opera version 86.0.4363.32
                        Thank you in advanced

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                        • john-53
                          john-53 @DrStrom last edited by john-53

                          @drstrom said in The Videos Don't Play Topic:

                          does someone can tell me which libffmpeg.so version for the actual opera linux version. opera version 86.0.4363.32
                          Thank you in advanced

                          I don't know any version numbers. I just know these instructions worked for me several months ago and it updates properly.

                          My libffmpeg.so file is 1.8 MB in size in /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/ and another one is 17.4 MB in /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/lib_extra/

                          https://github.com/Ld-Hagen/fix-opera-linux-ffmpeg-widevine/

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                          • DrStrom
                            DrStrom @john-53 last edited by

                            @john-53 Thank you . Your link worked for me .

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                            • Frizzledoldbutt
                              Frizzledoldbutt last edited by

                              A couple of years back I raised the issue that in my experience Opera on Linux & Windows fails to play video streams.

                              You can assume latest OS & Opera versions and recent hardware.

                              I didn't find a cure (The fanbois with "works for me" comments were no help either).

                              Anyway, I looked in again today; Windows 10, Windows 11, Ubuntu 20.04, Linux Mint etc, Opera still won't play video streams, although the error message has changed:
                              Vimeo:
                              undefined Player error
                              The player is having trouble. We’ll have it back up and running as soon as possible.

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                              • rmstock
                                rmstock last edited by

                                If you mean Netflix etc. Streaming is handled inside
                                opera and chrome with Widevine. In earlier versions this
                                was done by using a static version of libwidevinecdm.so inside the opera .deb file. Today this is handled dynamicly.
                                checking the opera binary :

                                ubuntu@ubuntu:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera$ strings opera | grep -i widevine
                                Media.EME.Widevine.VideoCapability.HasEmptyRobustness
                                application_x-ppapi-widevine-cdm
                                Widevine enabled but no library found
                                ../../opera/desktop/chrome_imports/chrome/browser/component_updater/widevine_cdm_component_installer.cc
                                Widevine CDM v1.0
                                Failed to update Widevine CDM hint path.
                                Installed Widevine CDM component is incompatible.
                                Registering component updated Widevine
                                Registering bundled Widevine
                                Updating hint file with Widevine CDM
                                Widevine Content Decryption Module
                                com.widevine.alpha
                                WidevineCdm
                                widevinecdm
                                com.widevine.alpha
                                widevinecdm
                                com.widevine.alpha
                                Widevine Content Decryption Module
                                component_updater.widevine.up_to_date
                                Widevine Content Decryption Module
                                opera.mojom.WidevineCdmUpdater
                                WidevineCdm
                                latest-component-updated-widevine-cdm
                                Widevine Content Decryption Module
                                WidevineVersion
                                com.widevine.alpha
                                com.widevine.alpha
                                com.widevine.alpha
                                com.widevine.alpha
                                com.widevine.alpha
                                WidevineI
                                ubuntu@ubuntu:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera$

                                looking for "opera 86 widevine_cdm_component_installer" i came across a webpage https://malaysiandigest.com/how-to-enable-widevine-content-decryption-module-in-opera/ which hinted to check : opera://components

                                alt text

                                opening that url opens a page, which next immediately started updating all kind of things :

                                alt text

                                opening and updating above components will fix your streaming problems.

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                                • Frizzledoldbutt
                                  Frizzledoldbutt @rmstock last edited by Frizzledoldbutt

                                  @rmstock -
                                  No, I mean all video formats fail to play; whether local files, or off streaming services, whether AVI, MP4, MKV (ok, it's a container), MPG, or HTML5 off web sites, including those we store on our Google Drive.

                                  Also, as mentioned in my OP, it's Windows and 'nix. I worked through the widevine stuff awhile back. It has no effect.

                                  regarding Opera:components, I already have
                                  Widevine Content Decryption Module - Version: 4.10.2449.0
                                  Status - Component not updated

                                  In any case, having to jump through that many hoops to play videos, hey, installing Firefox or Chrome seems a lot less error prone and less stressful.

                                  Cheers

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                                  • leocg
                                    leocg Moderator Volunteer @Frizzledoldbutt last edited by

                                    @frizzledoldbutt For Linux, make sure that you have the correct codec package as mentioned.

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                                    • Frizzledoldbutt
                                      Frizzledoldbutt @leocg last edited by

                                      @leocg - they are installed; my main work PC is running Ubuntu Studio. If it's missing a codec it hasn't been invented yet,

                                      Cheers

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                                      • leocg
                                        leocg Moderator Volunteer @Frizzledoldbutt last edited by

                                        @frizzledoldbutt But they match the version of Chromium in which Opera is based?

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                                        • A Former User
                                          A Former User last edited by

                                          i switched to the snap package of Opera and all streaming issues where fixed

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                                          • budidabudi
                                            budidabudi last edited by leocg

                                            Greetings everyone, assalaamu'alaikum

                                            In this topic, I want to share how to fix Opera error 102630 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS May 2022: Can't play video on Youtube and Livestreaming

                                            Before that, I'm new user of Ubuntu 22.04 (installing yesterday May 30th, 2022) and experience playback issue on Opera Stable version 87.0.4390.36. Screenshot below:

                                            6ae03544-84ea-49d2-a52f-f54994cbb366-image.png
                                            Image 1. (source: https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsupport.mozilla.org%2Fen-US%2Fquestions%2F1271966&psig=AOvVaw2C9Rb4c0l8p4UlGE9SyH1u&ust=1654139588369000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAwQjRxqFwoTCJDdramki_gCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD)

                                            37c78625-43f6-44f4-af54-b2e02e8fc489-image.png
                                            Image 2. (source: https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.imyfone.com%2Frepair-file%2Fyoutube-video-cannot-play-on-pc%2F&psig=AOvVaw0F9Es8ebdHlrpIhyS7rEpQ&ust=1654139697157000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAwQjRxqFwoTCNjDjvmki_gCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD)

                                            Note: I'm sorry I don't screenshot my own because I forgot and more focus on solution.

                                            This topic is continuation of previous topic below:

                                            1. https://forums.opera.com/topic/35880/opera-cannot-play-certain-videos-on-latest-version-of-kubuntu-19-10/7 big thanks to: @burner2000
                                            2. https://forums.opera.com/topic/36229/widevine-h-264-support-on-ubuntu-19-10 big thanks to: @johnnyboycurtis

                                            Actually, the solution is same as the previous topic but with additional change location directory. So here how to fix the issue:

                                            1. Google and download file "libwidevinecdm.so", or you can have mine here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sQFerXR59aVeIlFhG-2bJxr3qMYcLH4R/view?usp=sharing
                                            2. Copy that file to opera directory with this command line below:

                                            ~$ sudo cp /home/Name/Downloads/libwidevinecdm.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/resources/libwidevinecdm.so

                                            Note: change Name to your computer name, the initial address may different in your computer

                                            1. Restart the opera

                                            Hope it works guyss, thank youu
                                            Wassalaamu'alaikum

                                            Note: If the problem persist, try to install previous Opera version. You can have it here:
                                            https://download3.operacdn.com/ftp/pub/opera/desktop/

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