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    • wmomesso
      wmomesso @truden last edited by

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

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      • 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
        
        1. extract it in the same folder:
        dpkg -x google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb .
        
        1. go to the directory where the extracted WidevineCdm folder is located:
        cd opt/google/chrome/
        
        1. 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/

        1. 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)

        1. make sure that folder is readable by everyone:
        sudo chmod 755 /opt/google/chrome/WidevineCdm/
        
        1. start/restart Opera

        2. Enjoy your paid streaming services!

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

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        • truden
          truden @ilbert last edited by

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

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          • 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

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            • 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

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              • leocg
                leocg Moderator Volunteer @amgpuma last edited by

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

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                • 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??

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                  • truden
                    truden @amgpuma last edited by

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

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                    • amgpuma
                      amgpuma @truden last edited by

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

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                      • 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.

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                        • dperecky
                          dperecky @mmichel last edited by

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

                          @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.

                          You have when we right-mouse click on a link: Open Link in New Tab | Open Link in New Window | Open Link in Private Window.... etc...

                          Perhaps you can give your users an option such as: Open Link in Chromium ... for Linux users? No it's not the best solution... It's a workaround... but better than a big screen stating 'error'....

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                          • leocg
                            leocg Moderator Volunteer @mmichel last edited by

                            @mmichel I'm not sure if Opera could do that.

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                            • lu-menard
                              lu-menard last edited by

                              Hello

                              I get no success with playing videos from Tiktok, the front frame appears on the player with the icon "start" (a triangle) but this icon is inactive, click on it and nothing happens
                              Opera for Linux (LM) I get the same issue with Chrome and Brave
                              Only Firefox plays their videos

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                              • lu-menard
                                lu-menard @lu-menard last edited by

                                @lu-menard After further assays I must tell that these videos play on Chrome

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                                • lu-menard
                                  lu-menard last edited by

                                  With Brave, it works too

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                                  • lu-menard
                                    lu-menard @supermen last edited by

                                    @supermen A browser which can't play videos, I call this just pure shit !!

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                                    • anouk
                                      anouk last edited by

                                      Where can I download codecs for H.264 for Opera on Linux Ubuntu 20.04?
                                      I've Opera version 72.0.3815.186
                                      Other information: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/86.0.4240.111 Safari/537.36 OPR/72.0.3815.186

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                                      • spikespiegel
                                        spikespiegel last edited by

                                        Hi, does anyone can explain to me why can't I watch Prime video on Opera?
                                        I'm aware that Amazon doesn't stream in HD, but only in SD on Linux. However, I can't watch Prime at all and that's really annoying. On Firefox I simply clicked on a popup to enable DRM contents and the video streaming worked just fine. Thanks!

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                                        • kojfer
                                          kojfer last edited by

                                          I cant play any vidos (except youtube) on chromium everything working fine.

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                                          • ilbert
                                            ilbert @ilbert last edited by

                                            @ilbert It's necessary also to download libffmpeg. Instructions here

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