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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 @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 @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 @Frizzledoldbutt last edited by

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

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                                • u1travio1et
                                  u1travio1et last edited by

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

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