Video choppy - but not YouTube

[3rridian]

3rridian @Krzysziek45 last edited by

@krzysziek45
I have the same problem.
OS: Windows 11
Opera One(version: 103.0.4928.16)
For 2 years I used Opera GX, I had no problems, but then I switched to regular Opera. After a week I noticed that broadcasts on Twitch and video on other sites in quality 1080 and more, begins to jerk hard, as if chewed the record. On YouTube everything is great, but on other platforms everything is bad with video viewing in the standard Opera and Opera One browser.

[Mayfly]

Mayfly last edited by

Same problem.

After the penultimate update (103.0.4928.16) there was a constant stuttering of the video image when streaming video, but the sound ran well; but you could still follow the stream to some extent.

Examples:
DailyMotion.com: slight stuttering in some videos (regardless of resolution).

ardmediathek.de: slight stuttering in all videos (regardless of resolution).

Youtube.com: all videos run smoothly here (HD quality).

Stuttering is consistently present on many other sites.

The latest update has made the stuttering massively worse, the sound still works fine.

It's like a video codec or caching is causing problems...
At least based on external appearance.

System was checked, no errors or conflicts found.

However, on another laptop with a newer system, but also Opera Browser (latest version), everything runs without any problems.

System data of the laptop with the problems:
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2430M CPU @ 2.40GHz 2.40 GHz
Installed RAM 4.00 GB (3.85 GB usable)
System Type 64-bit operating system, x64 based processor

Edition Windows 10 Home
Version 22H2
OS build 19045.3516
Performance Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.19052.1000.0

Opera version:
Opera One (Version: 103.0.4928.26)
Opera is up to date
Update Stream:Stable
Operating System:Windows 10 64-bit
Chromium version:117.0.5938.150

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

Issues like these require lots of details. https://www.reddit.com/r/operabrowser/comments/1741fy0/comment/k495g9g/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

[Krzysziek45]

Krzysziek45 @burnout426 last edited by

@burnout426 - Thanks for your help, but I hope you won't be offended if I say I don't have the time or interest to jump through all these hoops. The problem started a week or so ago and I assume something changed in Opera to cause it. Something as simple as playing video should just happen and without the need to make experimental adjustments. My solution is to switch to Chrome, where there are no problems with video.

[BobbyDzik]

BobbyDzik last edited by

Disable h.264 decoder flag at the URL opera://flags/#platform-h264-decoder-in-gpu

[3rridian]

3rridian @burnout426 last edited by

@burnout426 Thanks, disabling the "Out-of-process SW H.264 decoding" flag helped me
I thought before that that maybe something in the flags need to change, but was too lazy to climb in the settings.

[Mayfly]

Mayfly @burnout426 last edited by

@burnout426 Perfect, problem temporary "solved". Hopefully it will be fixed generally. Thanks a lot.

[Krzysziek45]

Krzysziek45 @BobbyDzik last edited by

@bobbydzik Thank you. This solved the problem, but why it isn't the default setting I have no idea.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Mayfly last edited by

@mayfly Tried some videos on the mentioned sites and they played fine here.

[Bbm7b5]

Bbm7b5 @BobbyDzik last edited by

@bobbydzik - Worked a charm, thanks mate

[Mayfly]

Mayfly @leocg last edited by

@leocg Which at least further shows that the system properties also play a role: on my other laptop, with the same browser version, the websites also work without any problems.
On my older laptop, the recommended change in the flags was needed so that videos could run without stuttering.

[kilogulf59]

kilogulf59 @BobbyDzik last edited by

@bobbydzik thanks. I was having the same problem after updating yesterday. Disabling that helped.

[thgrmsd]

thgrmsd @BobbyDzik last edited by

@bobbydzik
Huzzah! This helped yayyyyyy

[avgurt]

avgurt last edited by

Thank you! It helped!

[CasualUserAtItsWorse]

CasualUserAtItsWorse @BobbyDzik last edited by

@bobbydzik Thanks. it was an issue since Version: 103.0.4928.34. never had that issue before. Weird.

[ruberttiini]

ruberttiini @CasualUserAtItsWorse last edited by

@casualuseratitsworse
I tested Edge, Firefox, the only thing that stutters videos is this new version of Opera. Maybe it's time to switch browsers.

[kilogulf59]

kilogulf59 last edited by

@ruberttiini said in Video choppy - but not YouTube:

@casualuseratitsworse

Just use the fix and it's fine.

[lkaskel]

lkaskel last edited by

So, Opera updated yesterday and this began. For me, Tubi is what I generally watch and it became choppy. I am unsure if Opera enabled this with the upate or they changed something about the codec but this change did work for me as well.

Thanks to you smart people who understand this stuff!!!