When using video pop out and switching to a different tab the quality of the video drops to 480p. I've been having this issue for months and can't figure how to keep the quality. The video quality also goes back to normal when I open the tab with the video after a few seconds and then goes down again after switching to a new tab. Any suggestions?

Is there a way to permanently disable the stupid gaming browser ad when you open some sites? I keep selecting never show again and it shows up on some new sites I visit.

@l33t4opera Ok, can definitively confirm now that none of those things have fixed the crashes.

@l33t4opera The crashes seem to have stopped after resetting all the flags to the defaults. It was still crashing after turning off all of the extensions. Can't know for sure because it's an old crash that has been with Opera for a long time when you close a private tab. Will be able to confirm in a few days. Video pop-out still black screens didn't change anything. Thanks for suggestions though.

Just updated to .44 and it STILL crashes and STILL black screen on the video pop-out. Are you guys planning on fixing these?

@l33t4opera: Just tested it works on Twitch after turning off HW accel. Doesn't work on youtube or other sites I tried though. Still black screen. Very strange.

@l33t4opera said in Opera 66 initial release makes it easier to reopen closed tabs and to access extensions:

opera:flags#video-pop-out-surface-layers

Thanks that's very useful. However, I'd also be very useful to know/understand how to make the current one usable and for it to not just be a black screen. Once those flags are gone permanently I would still want to use the video pop-out.

Still black screen with video pop-out.

Is there a way to permanently disable the stupid gaming browser ad when you open some sites? I keep selecting never show again and it shows up on some new sites I visit.

Still waiting on the solution to pop-up video feature not working. Also, still having crashes.

@wl2776: It's because they added Media Handling keys. Put opera://flags/ in your address bar find Hardware Media Key Handling and disable it. Restart the browser and everything will be back to normal.

@vegelund: Yea, really. This release has serious regressions and people are complaining about miss-aligned things by .01 inch.