Opera will not play Twitter videos (and others)
Here is an example above. It also does the same thing on other sites with other video players, but I figure this is one of the more well known ones.
Any help?
opera
asked May 26 '16 at 1:08
Carson
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Here is an example above. It also does the same thing on other sites with other video players, but I figure this is one of the more well known ones.
Any help?
opera
asked May 26 '16 at 1:08
Carson
15127
What version of Ubuntu, and what version of opera?
– Mateo
May 26 '16 at 1:19
Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS and Opera 39.0.2234.0
– Carson
May 26 '16 at 1:25
The support at opera forums is really good. I recommend going there. forums.opera.com
– Bhikkhu Subhuti
May 26 '16 at 1:52
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Here is an example above. It also does the same thing on other sites with other video players, but I figure this is one of the more well known ones.
Any help?
opera
asked May 26 '16 at 1:08
Carson
15127
Here is an example above. It also does the same thing on other sites with other video players, but I figure this is one of the more well known ones.
Any help?
opera
opera
asked May 26 '16 at 1:08
Carson
15127
asked May 26 '16 at 1:08
Carson
15127
asked May 26 '16 at 1:08
Carson
15127
asked May 26 '16 at 1:08
Carson
15127
asked May 26 '16 at 1:08
Carson
15127
15127
What version of Ubuntu, and what version of opera?
– Mateo
May 26 '16 at 1:19
Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS and Opera 39.0.2234.0
– Carson
May 26 '16 at 1:25
The support at opera forums is really good. I recommend going there. forums.opera.com
– Bhikkhu Subhuti
May 26 '16 at 1:52
add a comment |
What version of Ubuntu, and what version of opera?
– Mateo
May 26 '16 at 1:19
Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS and Opera 39.0.2234.0
– Carson
May 26 '16 at 1:25
The support at opera forums is really good. I recommend going there. forums.opera.com
– Bhikkhu Subhuti
May 26 '16 at 1:52
What version of Ubuntu, and what version of opera?
– Mateo
May 26 '16 at 1:19
What version of Ubuntu, and what version of opera?
– Mateo
May 26 '16 at 1:19
Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS and Opera 39.0.2234.0
– Carson
May 26 '16 at 1:25
Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS and Opera 39.0.2234.0
– Carson
May 26 '16 at 1:25
The support at opera forums is really good. I recommend going there. forums.opera.com
– Bhikkhu Subhuti
May 26 '16 at 1:52
The support at opera forums is really good. I recommend going there. forums.opera.com
– Bhikkhu Subhuti
May 26 '16 at 1:52
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Run this command in a terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T):
sudo apt-get install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra
Then restart Opera.
edited Sep 23 '17 at 18:36
Eliah Kagan
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answered Jun 15 '16 at 16:15
gustavwiz
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If you are having trouble with videos on the web that are not flash, it is probably a video that uses the H.264 codec. In the past chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra has resolved this (and might again) Unfortunately, Opera has some issues with using the library sometimes, because it's so tightly integrated with chromium. There is no 100% good solution of getting H.264 support in Opera right now.
Basically Opera is having trouble with the licensing. The library that provides many codecs that Opera uses is called ffmpeg. However, they have removed the H.264 part of it, because even though ffmpeg has a free license, the patent pool of H.264 will demand license fees from commercial projects that are using implementations of it, like Opera.
Chromium and Chrome, however, do have support for H.264 in their ffmpeg library, because Google has payed the license fee.
Switching to Google Chrome or perhaps Chromium is highly likely to resolve this issue entirely.(it did for me on both Ubuntu 14.04 and 16.04 - 64-bit)
The only other option I can suggest even trying is the installation of the Ubuntu Resticted Extras Package Available in the [multiverse repository] which is defined as Unsupported, Closed-Source and Patent-Encumbered Software:
For more on the multiverse repository and how and whether to enable it see this excellent Q & A
Sources:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OperaBrowser
What's the difference between multiverse, universe, restricted and main?
answered Sep 23 '17 at 18:02
Elder Geek
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As others have stated, the main problem is ffmpeg library. To fix that, install Chromium and then copy the ffmpeg.so file that Chromium uses. You can do it like this:
sudo cp /snap/chromium/current/usr/lib/chromium-browser/libffmepg.so /usr/lib/x86-64-linux-gnu/opera/
After that, just restart Opera and the problem will be fixed.
NOTE: Everytime Opera upgrades, you need to copy ffmpeg.so.
answered Aug 20 '18 at 19:43
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Run this command in a terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T):
sudo apt-get install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra
Then restart Opera.
edited Sep 23 '17 at 18:36
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answered Jun 15 '16 at 16:15
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Run this command in a terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T):
sudo apt-get install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra
Then restart Opera.
edited Sep 23 '17 at 18:36
Eliah Kagan
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answered Jun 15 '16 at 16:15
gustavwiz
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Run this command in a terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T):
sudo apt-get install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra
Then restart Opera.
edited Sep 23 '17 at 18:36
Eliah Kagan
81.3k20227364
answered Jun 15 '16 at 16:15
gustavwiz
437212
Run this command in a terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T):
sudo apt-get install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra
Then restart Opera.
edited Sep 23 '17 at 18:36
Eliah Kagan
81.3k20227364
answered Jun 15 '16 at 16:15
gustavwiz
437212
edited Sep 23 '17 at 18:36
Eliah Kagan
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edited Sep 23 '17 at 18:36
Eliah Kagan
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edited Sep 23 '17 at 18:36
Eliah Kagan
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answered Jun 15 '16 at 16:15
gustavwiz
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If you are having trouble with videos on the web that are not flash, it is probably a video that uses the H.264 codec. In the past chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra has resolved this (and might again) Unfortunately, Opera has some issues with using the library sometimes, because it's so tightly integrated with chromium. There is no 100% good solution of getting H.264 support in Opera right now.
Basically Opera is having trouble with the licensing. The library that provides many codecs that Opera uses is called ffmpeg. However, they have removed the H.264 part of it, because even though ffmpeg has a free license, the patent pool of H.264 will demand license fees from commercial projects that are using implementations of it, like Opera.
Chromium and Chrome, however, do have support for H.264 in their ffmpeg library, because Google has payed the license fee.
Switching to Google Chrome or perhaps Chromium is highly likely to resolve this issue entirely.(it did for me on both Ubuntu 14.04 and 16.04 - 64-bit)
The only other option I can suggest even trying is the installation of the Ubuntu Resticted Extras Package Available in the [multiverse repository] which is defined as Unsupported, Closed-Source and Patent-Encumbered Software:
For more on the multiverse repository and how and whether to enable it see this excellent Q & A
Sources:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OperaBrowser
What's the difference between multiverse, universe, restricted and main?
answered Sep 23 '17 at 18:02
Elder Geek
26.4k952125
add a comment |
If you are having trouble with videos on the web that are not flash, it is probably a video that uses the H.264 codec. In the past chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra has resolved this (and might again) Unfortunately, Opera has some issues with using the library sometimes, because it's so tightly integrated with chromium. There is no 100% good solution of getting H.264 support in Opera right now.
Basically Opera is having trouble with the licensing. The library that provides many codecs that Opera uses is called ffmpeg. However, they have removed the H.264 part of it, because even though ffmpeg has a free license, the patent pool of H.264 will demand license fees from commercial projects that are using implementations of it, like Opera.
Chromium and Chrome, however, do have support for H.264 in their ffmpeg library, because Google has payed the license fee.
Switching to Google Chrome or perhaps Chromium is highly likely to resolve this issue entirely.(it did for me on both Ubuntu 14.04 and 16.04 - 64-bit)
The only other option I can suggest even trying is the installation of the Ubuntu Resticted Extras Package Available in the [multiverse repository] which is defined as Unsupported, Closed-Source and Patent-Encumbered Software:
For more on the multiverse repository and how and whether to enable it see this excellent Q & A
Sources:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OperaBrowser
What's the difference between multiverse, universe, restricted and main?
answered Sep 23 '17 at 18:02
Elder Geek
26.4k952125
add a comment |
If you are having trouble with videos on the web that are not flash, it is probably a video that uses the H.264 codec. In the past chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra has resolved this (and might again) Unfortunately, Opera has some issues with using the library sometimes, because it's so tightly integrated with chromium. There is no 100% good solution of getting H.264 support in Opera right now.
Basically Opera is having trouble with the licensing. The library that provides many codecs that Opera uses is called ffmpeg. However, they have removed the H.264 part of it, because even though ffmpeg has a free license, the patent pool of H.264 will demand license fees from commercial projects that are using implementations of it, like Opera.
Chromium and Chrome, however, do have support for H.264 in their ffmpeg library, because Google has payed the license fee.
Switching to Google Chrome or perhaps Chromium is highly likely to resolve this issue entirely.(it did for me on both Ubuntu 14.04 and 16.04 - 64-bit)
The only other option I can suggest even trying is the installation of the Ubuntu Resticted Extras Package Available in the [multiverse repository] which is defined as Unsupported, Closed-Source and Patent-Encumbered Software:
For more on the multiverse repository and how and whether to enable it see this excellent Q & A
Sources:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OperaBrowser
What's the difference between multiverse, universe, restricted and main?
answered Sep 23 '17 at 18:02
Elder Geek
26.4k952125
If you are having trouble with videos on the web that are not flash, it is probably a video that uses the H.264 codec. In the past chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra has resolved this (and might again) Unfortunately, Opera has some issues with using the library sometimes, because it's so tightly integrated with chromium. There is no 100% good solution of getting H.264 support in Opera right now.
Basically Opera is having trouble with the licensing. The library that provides many codecs that Opera uses is called ffmpeg. However, they have removed the H.264 part of it, because even though ffmpeg has a free license, the patent pool of H.264 will demand license fees from commercial projects that are using implementations of it, like Opera.
Chromium and Chrome, however, do have support for H.264 in their ffmpeg library, because Google has payed the license fee.
Switching to Google Chrome or perhaps Chromium is highly likely to resolve this issue entirely.(it did for me on both Ubuntu 14.04 and 16.04 - 64-bit)
The only other option I can suggest even trying is the installation of the Ubuntu Resticted Extras Package Available in the [multiverse repository] which is defined as Unsupported, Closed-Source and Patent-Encumbered Software:
For more on the multiverse repository and how and whether to enable it see this excellent Q & A
Sources:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OperaBrowser
What's the difference between multiverse, universe, restricted and main?
answered Sep 23 '17 at 18:02
Elder Geek
26.4k952125
answered Sep 23 '17 at 18:02
Elder Geek
26.4k952125
answered Sep 23 '17 at 18:02
Elder Geek
26.4k952125
answered Sep 23 '17 at 18:02
Elder Geek
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26.4k952125
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As others have stated, the main problem is ffmpeg library. To fix that, install Chromium and then copy the ffmpeg.so file that Chromium uses. You can do it like this:
sudo cp /snap/chromium/current/usr/lib/chromium-browser/libffmepg.so /usr/lib/x86-64-linux-gnu/opera/
After that, just restart Opera and the problem will be fixed.
NOTE: Everytime Opera upgrades, you need to copy ffmpeg.so.
answered Aug 20 '18 at 19:43
Luisus
1
add a comment |
As others have stated, the main problem is ffmpeg library. To fix that, install Chromium and then copy the ffmpeg.so file that Chromium uses. You can do it like this:
sudo cp /snap/chromium/current/usr/lib/chromium-browser/libffmepg.so /usr/lib/x86-64-linux-gnu/opera/
After that, just restart Opera and the problem will be fixed.
NOTE: Everytime Opera upgrades, you need to copy ffmpeg.so.
answered Aug 20 '18 at 19:43
Luisus
1
add a comment |
As others have stated, the main problem is ffmpeg library. To fix that, install Chromium and then copy the ffmpeg.so file that Chromium uses. You can do it like this:
sudo cp /snap/chromium/current/usr/lib/chromium-browser/libffmepg.so /usr/lib/x86-64-linux-gnu/opera/
After that, just restart Opera and the problem will be fixed.
NOTE: Everytime Opera upgrades, you need to copy ffmpeg.so.
answered Aug 20 '18 at 19:43
Luisus
1
As others have stated, the main problem is ffmpeg library. To fix that, install Chromium and then copy the ffmpeg.so file that Chromium uses. You can do it like this:
sudo cp /snap/chromium/current/usr/lib/chromium-browser/libffmepg.so /usr/lib/x86-64-linux-gnu/opera/
After that, just restart Opera and the problem will be fixed.
NOTE: Everytime Opera upgrades, you need to copy ffmpeg.so.
answered Aug 20 '18 at 19:43
Luisus
1
answered Aug 20 '18 at 19:43
Luisus
1
answered Aug 20 '18 at 19:43
Luisus
1
answered Aug 20 '18 at 19:43
Luisus
1
1
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What version of Ubuntu, and what version of opera?
– Mateo
May 26 '16 at 1:19
Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS and Opera 39.0.2234.0
– Carson
May 26 '16 at 1:25
The support at opera forums is really good. I recommend going there. forums.opera.com
– Bhikkhu Subhuti
May 26 '16 at 1:52