YouTube "blinks" for half-a-second.

[pilis00]

pilis00 last edited by

In the gif below you can notice that after the YouTube site loads the video, there is a very short "blinking" happening.

Any fix?

[CipherSeeker66]

CipherSeeker66 last edited by

Yes, I'm experiencing the same issue. It's been happening since the first time i use Opera, particularly when the mouse pointer hovers over videos, whether they're shorts or regular videos

[pilis00]

pilis00 @CipherSeeker66 last edited by

@CipherSeeker66 in my case it happens no matter where is the mouse positioned.

[tastodd]

tastodd @pilis00 last edited by

@pilis00 Do you have integrated and discrete graphics?

[pilis00]

pilis00 @tastodd last edited by

@tastodd Yes.

[tastodd]

tastodd @pilis00 last edited by

@pilis00 does this problem occur on a laptop or pc?

[pilis00]

pilis00 last edited by

Laptop.

My specs:

NVIDIA System Information report created on: 04/17/2025 20:34:27
System name: DESKTOP-QHIIVN7

[Display]
DirectX version:	12.0 
GPU processor:		NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
Driver version:		576.02
Driver Type:		DCH
Direct3D feature level:	12_1
CUDA Cores:		5888 
Max-Q Technologies	Yes
Dynamic Boost		Yes
WhisperMode		Yes
Advanced Optimus	No
Maximum Graphics Power	150 W
Core clock:		1410 MHz 
Memory data rate:	14.00 Gbps
Memory interface:	256-bit 
Memory bandwidth:	448.06 GB/s
Total available graphics memory:	15202 MB
Dedicated video memory:	8192 MB GDDR6
System video memory:	0 MB
Shared system memory:	7010 MB
Video BIOS version:	94.04.7F.40.12
IRQ:			Not used
Bus:			PCI Express x8 Gen4
Device Id:		10DE 24A0 159E1025
Part Number:		4735 0010

[Components]

nvui.dll		8.17.15.7602		NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
nvxdplcy.dll		8.17.15.7602		NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
nvxdbat.dll		8.17.15.7602		NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
nvxdapix.dll		8.17.15.7602		NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
NVCPL.DLL		8.17.15.7602		NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
nvCplUIR.dll		8.1.940.0		NVIDIA Control Panel
nvCplUI.exe		8.1.940.0		NVIDIA Control Panel
nvWSSR.dll		32.0.15.7602		NVIDIA Workstation Server
nvWSS.dll		32.0.15.7602		NVIDIA Workstation Server
nvViTvSR.dll		32.0.15.7602		NVIDIA Video Server
nvViTvS.dll		32.0.15.7602		NVIDIA Video Server
nvLicensingS.dll		6.14.15.7602		NVIDIA Licensing Server
nvDevToolSR.dll		32.0.15.7602		NVIDIA Licensing Server
nvDevToolS.dll		32.0.15.7602		NVIDIA 3D Settings Server
nvDispSR.dll		32.0.15.7602		NVIDIA Display Server
nvDispS.dll		32.0.15.7602		NVIDIA Display Server
PhysX		09.23.1019		NVIDIA PhysX
NVCUDA64.DLL		32.0.15.7602		NVIDIA CUDA 12.9.40 driver
nvGameSR.dll		32.0.15.7602		NVIDIA 3D Settings Server
nvGameS.dll		32.0.15.7602		NVIDIA 3D Settings Server

Edition	Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC
Version	24H2
Installed on	‎4/‎5/‎2025
OS build	26100.3775
Experience	Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.66.0

Device name	DESKTOP-
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 6800H with Radeon Graphics            3.20 GHz
Installed RAM	16.0 GB (13.7 GB usable)
Device ID	3D98A223-2F8E-4747-9F40-A708F7D04725
Product ID	00484-50000-00000-AA724
System type	64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
Pen and touch	No pen or touch input is available for this display

[tastodd]

tastodd @pilis00 last edited by

@pilis00 said in YouTube "blinks" for half-a-second.:

Laptop

go to settings win 11 - system - display - graphics and select not high-performance 3060ti, but energy-efficient integrated graphics for processing the Opera application

[pilis00]

pilis00 last edited by

It doesn't fix anything.

[tastodd]

tastodd last edited by

I had similar YouTube flickering in Opera and switching to integrated graphics instead of discrete helped

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

Not seeing that issue in Opera 118.0.5461.60 64-bit on Windows 11 23H2, for what it's worth.

In addition to making sure Opera is using the GPU that you want, you might need to adjust the Angle flag for your GPU. (Scroll down to the "Opera on Windows Is Slow" section if it doesn't jump automatically. Reddit might might have a bug at the moment with that.)

[pilis00]

pilis00 @burnout426 last edited by

@burnout426 I tried that but the Opera's UI is very very slow and bugged.

I reverted back to the default setting, because of that.

[pilis00]

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It happens again now, for the last two days the issue disappeared by itself...

[pilis00]

pilis00 last edited by

I notice that, now the blinking occurs only when logged out of YouTube.

If I use an account, the blinking disappears.

[pilis00]

pilis00 last edited by

I also tried with incognito windows, and when using one the issue disappears, so it occurs only on normal tabs, when not logged in.

[pilis00]

pilis00 last edited by

Found a fix: delete all of YouTube's website data in Opera's settings.