Videos not playing + browser needs manual restart a lot

[alexjean]

Hi there,

I really like using Vivaldi over any other browser... except in the past months it has been acting weird.

#1
Regularly and seemingly randomly, I need to restart it manually a lot when a I change over to a new tab or an already open one and it is totally gray (or sometimes a weird glitch where the icon of the tab is somehow multiplied over the whole tab window) meaning I can't see any of the website content. When I restart the browser this goes back to normal and all pages load normally and can be viewed.

#2
YouTube loads weirdly: An error message inside the YouTube window appears. Sometimes I just need to refresh the webpage and it will play BUT other flash based videos (such as on Rockstar.com or Tumblr.com) don't seem to load at all but still the windows with all play/stop/controls appears.

Help!

[Aronand]

Hi, alexjean, could you add what OS / version you are using?

[Kirikirasert]

I am having a similar issue on Mac (everything work on my PC).

No videos will load AT ALL on Twitter, and HTML5 videos does not run at all on Youtube.
I have to use the extension "Disable Youtube HTML5 Player" to make any videos run using Flash player on Youtube, without it I just get the error message "An error occurred. Please try again later. (Playback id: OgWvv_mGN7bEG5B)".
The same goes for Twitch, a video won't load unless I use the normal Flash player.

My system if it matter:
Vivaldi 1.4.589.38 (Stable channel) (64-bit)
OS X Yosemite 10.10.5
Flash version 23.0.0.207
Widevine Content Decryption Module - Version: 1.4.8.903

I am using the extensions:
AdBlock 3.5.0
BetterTTV 6.9
Crunchyroll Unblocker 1.1 (DISABLED)
Disable Youtube HTML5 Player 1.1
Herp Derp for YouTube 1.6.0 (DISABLED)
Tampermonkey 4.1.10 (DISABLED)

[alexjean]

@Aronand Hi, I'm using macOS Sierra: 10.12.1 (16B2555).

My broswer: Vivaldi 1.4.589.38 (Stable channel) (64-bit)
Flash: NPAPI Plug-in version 23.0.0.207, PPAPI Plug-in version 24.0.0.145

My Extensions:
AdBlock 3.5.0
Google Cast 15.1120.0.4
Videostream for Google Chromecast 2.16.1108.0

[Aronand]

Could you tell me exactly what Mac model you both use?

[alexjean]

@Aronand

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011)
Processor 2 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory 16 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Graphics Intel HD Graphics 3000 512 MB

[Kirikirasert]

@Aronand
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011)
Processor 2 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Graphics Intel HD Graphics 3000 384 MB

[Kirikirasert]

Any update? I really don't want to use Safari.

[Aronand]

Update on the issue: It is a known issue, its a problem with old Mac machines, we'll investigate further, as to what is causing the issue, and hopefully get a fix out, but its doubtfull it will be out in time for 1.5. Thanks for the report!

[alexjean]

@Aronand Thank you. And yes please! I really really hope so!

[Kirikirasert]

@silv_ Oh hey. that actually worked! Thank you

[DaveFlash]

@Aronand I've got the same problem on my 27" iMac

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iMac11,3
Intel Core i3 3,2 GHz
16gb DDR3 1333 MHz
ATI Radeon HD 5670 512mb
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[DaveFlash]

hmm, can't seem to edit my previous comment, but I wanted to add the following, alas, setting the flag to ignore gpu render list, didn't solve it for me...

[FWolfe]

First, 1.6 is great. Thanks. But I have the same trouble. I can't play many videos. Some videos on NY Times "hang." In other sites "Error playing file: source not supported." Some youtube files have to be restarted. I have to keep a copy of Safari open and paste URLs. I wish that there were a way to fix this. Vivaldi is a great browser!

OS: 1o.11.6 (El Capitan)
Model Name: Mac Pro
Model Identifier: MacPro6,1
Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Xeon E5
Processor Speed: 3.7 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 10 MB
Memory: 32 GB

[Viqsi]

I have this exact same problem and it is driving me slowly mad. I encounter it on a Hackintoshed ThinkPad (OSX 10.11.6 and a NVidia Quadro 1000M, running Vivaldi 1.6.689.40) and on my Mac Pro (Early 2009 (MacPro4,1), NVIDIA GeForce GT 120, OSX 10.11.6, Vivaldi 1.7.715.3).

Tellingly, it does NOT occur on my iMac workstation at work (Late 2013 edition, iMac14,2, NVidia GeForce GT 755, OSX 10.11.6, Vivaldi 1.6.689.40).

The problem does not occur in any current version of Opera, Chrome, Safari, or Firefox on any of these three computers. It's only Vivaldi, and only on those two systems.

If there's any testing necessary for this that would help make a fix happen more quickly, please let me know. As you might guess from the version number, I test prereleases on my Mac Pro regularly.

[Viqsi]

To clarify - the problem I'm referring to is that reported by Gorom. Tried all those videos. Have also occasionally tested with raw Vivaldi profiles, although not as often (and not with those specific videos, but with other videos on Twitter that show the same effect).

I even at one point tried copying my profile from my iMac wholesale to my Mac Pro and tried a Twitter video using that. No such luck.

[Viqsi]

And for good measure: vivaldi:gpu output of the affected Mac Pro

[PEPIT0]

Hi,

Just want to share my experience with this problem.

20% of the time I get this error on youtube videos :

In the advanced statistics of the previous video I get :

As you can see the mime type is "mp4"

If I display the statistics for a working html5 video :

The mime type is webm with codec vp9

One day, after a lot of refresh (including refresh without cache), I tried to change the resolution of the video (720p by default) to 144p. After refreshing the page, the video started (in flash, not html5), this process always work, so I can use Vivaldi as my default browser for youtube, but it's annoying.

For Twitch I use the flash player, because the html one does not work at all.
It's impossible to watch twitter, dalymotion... videos

I do not have this problems on safari and chrome.

I tried to disable / enable "Override software rendering list" in vivaldi:flags and start vivaldi with the "open /Applications/Vivaldi.app --args --ignore-gpu-blacklist" command, but the problem is still here.

Here is what I have in vivaldi:gpu :

Config :

iMac 21,5" end 2012
MacOs Sierra 10.12.0
Vivaldi 1.7.705.3 64bits (same problem on stable branch)

[AltCode]

I have a similar problem with videos in Vivaldi.
Certain videos in YouTube fail to load with the HTML5 player, and instead displays this message:

Usually, YouTube changes to the flash player on it's own, but it can be slow sometimes.
It usually affects some recently uploaded videos, but also some older ones, such as this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBpOYnP72RU&ab_channel=SciShow

All videos on Twitter, including gifs, are always unable to load
This is the message that appears

My Config:
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011)
Processor: 2.7 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory: 8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000 512 MB
OS: macOS 10.12.2 (16C67)
Running on Vivaldi 1.7.715.3 (Official Build) (64-bit)

[Viqsi]

Bug still present in 1.7.721.3.