The Videos Don't Play Topic

[ilbert]

ilbert last edited by

I'm running Opera 71.0.3770.271 on elementary OS 5.1.7 Hera (Ubuntu-based distro) and I can't play videos from any website except Youtube (live videos don't work even on YT).

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @ilbert last edited by

@ilbert See above

[ilbert]

ilbert @truden last edited by ilbert

@truden didn't work for me, I'm on elementaryOS Hera (Ubuntu 18.04 based).
Now I'm getting this error:

Now Opera crashes also on screenshot.

[truden]

truden @ilbert last edited by

@ilbert try this - https://snapcraft.io/install/ffmpeg/elementary

[ilbert]

ilbert @truden last edited by

@truden I installed the FFMPEG snap

Now:

• if I use the original libffmpeg.so, I get the same error as klcjr77's.

• if I follow your instructions, it keeps crashing as I said here.

[truden]

truden @ilbert last edited by

@ilbert sorry, I'm in a wrong topic and my last answer wouldn't work for you. Unless the app installs the libffmpeg.so globally, but now I see your answer before posting this and obviously it doesn't work. Sorry. Keep digging the forums

[truden]

truden @ilbert last edited by

@ilbert I see now that Hera is based on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, but the file I listed above is for Ubuntu 16
So, try downloading the file from here - https://packages.ubuntu.com/bionic-updates/amd64/chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra/download and do the same thing.
Let me know how did it work.

[ilbert]

ilbert @truden last edited by

@truden I tried also this but it doesn't work...

[ilbert]

ilbert last edited by

I followed this answer from @bombacha and now it works.
But I'm still having troubles with Netflix:

and with Prime Video:

[truden]

truden @ilbert last edited by

@ilbert, sorry man.
I'm with Linux Mint 20 "Ulyana" - Cinnamon (64-bit) and use Opera only for testing my websites.
Elementary is attractive OS, especially if you come from macOS, but it is with many flaws. And about Opera, the best way to go is to abandon it and move to another browser (Chromium), which will push Opera developers to do their job. We must not work for them, they must work for us.

[wmomesso]

wmomesso @truden last edited by

@truden link download libffmpeg.so
https://github.com/iteufel/nwjs-ffmpeg-prebuilt/releases/

[ilbert]

ilbert @ilbert last edited by leocg

@ilbert Solved!
I followed this guide with some adjustements:

1. download the last Google Chrome .deb file:

wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

2. extract it in the same folder:

dpkg -x google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb .

3. go to the directory where the extracted WidevineCdm folder is located:

cd opt/google/chrome/

4. find the directory where Opera looks for the WidevineCdm folder:

cat /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/resources/widevine_config.json

In my case I got:

[
  "/opt/google/chrome/WidevineCdm",
  "/opt/google/chrome-beta/WidevineCdm",
  "/opt/google/chrome-unstable/WidevineCdm"
]

so I had to put the extracted WidevineCdm folder in /opt/google/chrome/

5. copy/move the extracted WidevineCdm folder in that directory:

sudo cp -r WidevineCdm/ /opt/google/chrome/

(if /opt/google/chrome/ does not exists, create it)

6. make sure that folder is readable by everyone:

sudo chmod 755 /opt/google/chrome/WidevineCdm/

7. start/restart Opera

8. Enjoy your paid streaming services!

I think it's pretty much the same as this guide.

[truden]

truden @ilbert last edited by

@ilbert great solution. Thank you.
Another win for Opera community

[toine]

toine last edited by leocg

The reason why video is not playing (after a update) in Opera is due to the fact that the H264 codec is not supported (ie Opera does not pay money to the license owner of the proprietary H264 codec)

Use the opensource X264 codec which is you can download from the software manager tab in Ubuntu, Mint, etcetra
It worked for me with ubuntu and Mint. Otherwise this link could be helpfull: https://forums.opera.com/topic/34659/opera-linux-browser-h-264-support-through-x264-open-source-codec

[amgpuma]

amgpuma last edited by

Hi, Im with Opera 72 (latest) on Deepin (debian stable) and can play videos on youtube but not on other site i.e. newspapers and or streaming sites. Is there anything I can do to solve it?Many thanks

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @amgpuma last edited by

@amgpuma None of the solutions provided in the topic worked?

[amgpuma]

amgpuma @leocg last edited by

@leocg Actually if i download https://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial-updates/amd64/chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra/download im not able to get any file, its just a deb package. what else could i try??

[truden]

truden @amgpuma last edited by

@amgpuma right click -> Open with -> Archive Manager, then dig into it and find the file

[amgpuma]

amgpuma @truden last edited by

@truden @leocg many tks both, working now !!

[mmichel]

mmichel last edited by

@leocg: If Opera cannot provide a working libffmpeg/WidevineCdm library, can they at least provide some contrib scripts to update them more smoothly for Linux not-savvy users ?

And having a warning that we miss some chromium plugin or alternate download of Widevine library would be more useful that "Video is broken" message from the provider, IMO.