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How to avoid preload of videos

I would like to be able to turn off preload of videos (and images) so that I can watch a page with a lot of videos and only load those that I want to see. This is importa… (read more)

I would like to be able to turn off preload of videos (and images) so that I can watch a page with a lot of videos and only load those that I want to see. This is important if you don't have a high bandwith or a lot of data. I am sure I have done this before but now I am not able to achieve that.

Thank you in advance, Virtually yours, David

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Screen flickering when scrolling on sites when multiple videos are on screen

When I'm on websites such as Reddit or Facebook, and I'm scrolling down, if I come across more than one post where there is a video, the screen will start to flicker. Onl… (read more)

When I'm on websites such as Reddit or Facebook, and I'm scrolling down, if I come across more than one post where there is a video, the screen will start to flicker. Only one video will play, but the screen flickers. If there is only one video on the screen, it is fine.

I can turn off Hardware Acceleration and this will resolve the issue, however, when I go to other sites such as Apple TV or GeoGuessr, the sites lag until I turn Hardware Acceleration back on.

The issue seems to be between Hardware Acceleration and when multiple videos are loading on a page.

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display flickering/refresh

Hello, I am experiencing a serious display flickering/refresh issue in Firefox when opening DRM streaming websites such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and HBO/Max. My sys… (read more)

Hello,

I am experiencing a serious display flickering/refresh issue in Firefox when opening DRM streaming websites such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and HBO/Max.

My system:

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Monitor: LG 34GL750 Windows PC Latest NVIDIA driver installed

The problem:

When I open Netflix/Prime Video/HBO/Max in Firefox, the display repeatedly flickers or appears to restart. There is no "No Signal" message from the monitor. Closing Firefox sometimes makes the display recover. Unplugging/reconnecting the display cable has sometimes been necessary. The same problem does NOT occur in Brave, using the same PC, GPU, monitor and cable.

Troubleshooting already performed:

Updated to the latest NVIDIA driver, including the recent driver update that mentioned display-related issues. Tried a different display cable. Disabled Firefox hardware acceleration. Tested with Firefox Troubleshooting Mode — the problem still occurs. Disabled/enabled Firefox DRM/Widevine — the problem still occurs. Tested with a completely new Firefox profile — the problem still occurs. Disabled G-SYNC — the problem still occurs. Disabled uBlock — the problem still occurs. Checked about — there are no recent crash reports related to the problem.

Firefox about information:

GPU #1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Active: Yes

In my normal Firefox profile: Compositing: WebRender (Software) HARDWARE_VIDEO_DECODING: runtime: unavailable Requires texture sharing Blocklisted; failure code FEATURE_FAILURE_BROKEN_TEXTURE_SHARING

In a completely new Firefox profile: HARDWARE_VIDEO_DECODING: default: available

However, the display problem still occurs in the new profile.

Thank you.

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update Firefox please

Hello, I am having trouble with my Simple Practice connection static and video not functioning for my sessions with clients on Firefox and would like to have this remedi… (read more)

Hello,

I am having trouble with my Simple Practice connection static and video not functioning for my sessions with clients on Firefox and would like to have this remedied...Maybe I just need an update but looked under Settings and didn't see that option. Please advise. Thank you!

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Running 155.0.1 Can log into Netflix, but cannot play content. Part of their problem solving was to disable DRM

I am running 155.0.1 latest version at the time of this writing. I am able to log into Netflix, but cannot play content. Part of their trouble shooting was to disable and… (read more)

I am running 155.0.1 latest version at the time of this writing. I am able to log into Netflix, but cannot play content. Part of their trouble shooting was to disable and re-enable DRM (widevine). The problem is that now that I have done so, I cannot get widevine installed again. Is there a manual way to get this installed, clean up what Netflix was so gallant about messing up on my computer? I have seen some old and sketchy posts on redit and other places that suggest ways to do this, but they scare me. I searched the forums here, and didn't see anything that directly affected my question, although I might have missed it.

Thanks all for the help.

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SOME VIDEOS IN BROWSER DIM SEVERELY

This has happened on two different video sites already. While watching a video, it will go extremely dark and happens randomly. I also get a weird blank window frame spor… (read more)

This has happened on two different video sites already. While watching a video, it will go extremely dark and happens randomly. I also get a weird blank window frame sporadically. I've unjustly been reporting this to one of the video sites until I noticed the same thing on Youtube.

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Youtube Audio slightly crackles / pops anytime it's set to 2x speed

Whenever I hold down the mouse button or space bar to speed up a video by 2x, it seems to let out a small crackle / pop, it wouldn't be as annoying if it only happened on… (read more)

Whenever I hold down the mouse button or space bar to speed up a video by 2x, it seems to let out a small crackle / pop, it wouldn't be as annoying if it only happened one time but it happens practically anytime I do it, sometimes it's when I first press it down, and sometimes it's when I let go.

I've been using Firefox for years and never had this issue until like 3-4 days ago I'd say, and it's a small thing but it adds up constantly and makes the experience fairly annoying, I tested the audio on google chrome extensively and it doesn't seem to happen there so I have to assume it's a Firefox issue.

Would love to see if there's a way to fix this.

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I have a problem with sound with YouTube. I do not have any problem with PodCast, etc. so the speaker of my computer works fine.

It was working fine until the day before yesterday. The volume of the speaker got low before it stopped working. The PodCast and Vimeo are working fine. So it is not t… (read more)

It was working fine until the day before yesterday. The volume of the speaker got low before it stopped working. The PodCast and Vimeo are working fine. So it is not the problem of my computer speaker.

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Running Firefox on my Microsoft Surface causes letterboxing even though it is a widescreen but only when in fullscreen mode playing videos on YT or Browser Games

Please help me as i want to record some gameplay but it keeps getting squished & it is pissing me off. I have asked on reddit & people were unhelpful & tellin… (read more)

Please help me as i want to record some gameplay but it keeps getting squished & it is pissing me off. I have asked on reddit & people were unhelpful & telling me to just buy another computer. this is annoying as it is causing me when playing games it causes text to be unreadable at times. Thanks in advance.

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My Firefox can't support HEVC

Good afternoon recently i tried just realise my firefox can't played HEVC streaming video like twitch etc. (1st pictures) i check on other browser such as Chrome, Edge, e… (read more)

Good afternoon

recently i tried just realise my firefox can't played HEVC streaming video like twitch etc. (1st pictures)

i check on other browser such as Chrome, Edge, etc. it's played normal i check on google all about config

like media.wmf.hevc.enabled , media.hevc.enabled , dom.media.webcodecs.h265.enabled all set to true. checking on about:support i found it's not supported (2nd screenshot)

i check on Powershell are like this :

C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-AppxPackage | Where-Object {$_.Name -like "*HEVC*"}


Name  : Microsoft.HEVCVideoExtension Publisher  : CN=Microsoft Corporation, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US Architecture  : X64 ResourceId  : Version  : 2.5.33.0 PackageFullName  : Microsoft.HEVCVideoExtension_2.5.33.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe InstallLocation  : C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.HEVCVideoExtension_2.5.33.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe IsFramework  : False PackageFamilyName : Microsoft.HEVCVideoExtension_8wekyb3d8bbwe PublisherId  : 8wekyb3d8bbwe IsResourcePackage : False IsBundle  : False IsDevelopmentMode : False NonRemovable  : False IsPartiallyStaged : False SignatureKind  : Store Status  : Ok Capabilities  : inProcessMediaExtension,

                   uniqueAppPackageCapability


in summary it's installed and running.

i will be happy if you can guide me on how to enable it. because tbh Firefox are my daily drive

thanks before

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Error "No video with supported format and MIME type found"

Error "No video with supported format and MIME type found" when trying to play video in many third-party players in FireFox Nightly. There is no such error in Firefox/Bet… (read more)

Error "No video with supported format and MIME type found" when trying to play video in many third-party players in FireFox Nightly. There is no such error in Firefox/Beta; everything works normally. What should I do? I don't want to switch to Firefox; it doesn't have about:config. And in Firefox Beta, there are no options "Enable Isolated Processes with Zygote Preloading (requires restart)" and "Enable Isolated Content Process (requires restart)", which prevent tabs from being loaded in the background. Nightly updates don't help.

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Autoplay blocking only mutes Youtube when clicking a video on the site

Lately, whenever I click into a youtube video from within youtube, instead of Firefox blocking autoplay, it mutes the video but lets it play. Initially, it was muting EV… (read more)

Lately, whenever I click into a youtube video from within youtube, instead of Firefox blocking autoplay, it mutes the video but lets it play.

Initially, it was muting EVERY video I pulled up, but messing with my settings has fixed the problem if I click into a youtube video from elsewhere (ex. a google search result), or if I refresh the page. It's super annoying to having navigating youtube be this non-functional right now, though, since everything just silently plays until I catch and unmute it! Any help would be super appreciated!

(I'll attach an image with my current autoplay settings.)

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Videos are not playing on NetMirror and show a ‘Video load failed’ error.

Since yesterday, videos on NetMirror are not playing. Every video shows a “Video load failed” error. I have tried multiple times, but the problem is still happening. Plea… (read more)

Since yesterday, videos on NetMirror are not playing. Every video shows a “Video load failed” error. I have tried multiple times, but the problem is still happening. Please help me fix this issue.

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Firefox reports HEVC unsupported while Chrome can decode the same HEVC streams on the same system

(AI written summary of troubleshooting steps taken before making this support thread) Firefox version: - 152.0.1 Release - 153.0 Nightly OS: - Windows 11 build 26200 GPU:… (read more)

(AI written summary of troubleshooting steps taken before making this support thread)

Firefox version: - 152.0.1 Release - 153.0 Nightly

OS: - Windows 11 build 26200

GPU: - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

Codec package: - Microsoft HEVC Video Extensions installed from Microsoft Store

Problem

Firefox does not expose HEVC playback support, causing Twitch to disable 1440p streams encoded with HEVC.

The same machine can play the same HEVC Twitch streams in Chrome immediately after installing HEVC Video Extensions.

Expected result

Firefox should report HEVC playback support and allow playback of HEVC streams, as Chrome does on the same system.

Actual result

Firefox reports HEVC as unsupported.

about:support:

codecSupportInfo: H264 SWDEC HWDEC VP9 SWDEC HWDEC VP8 SWDEC HWDEC AV1 SWDEC HWDEC HEVC NONE

Troubleshooting already performed

- Installed Microsoft HEVC Video Extensions - Rebooted Windows - Updated NVIDIA drivers - Verified hardware acceleration is enabled - Tested with a brand new Firefox profile - Tested with Firefox Nightly - Confirmed Chrome can play the same HEVC streams

Additional observations

Chrome: - Twitch 1440p becomes available immediately after installing HEVC Video Extensions - Twitch Stats for Nerds reports:

 hev1.1.6.L150.90.0.0.0.0.0

Firefox: - Twitch reports that the browser does not support the required resolution - 1440p remains greyed out - about:support continues to report HEVC NONE

Reproducible tests

Firefox console:

MediaSource.isTypeSupported('video/mp4; codecs="hev1.1.6.L150.90"')

Result: false

MediaSource.isTypeSupported('video/mp4; codecs="hvc1.1.6.L150.90"')

Result: false

navigator.mediaCapabilities.decodingInfo({

 type: "media-source",
 video: {
   contentType: 'video/mp4; codecs="hev1.1.6.L150.90"',
   width: 2560,
   height: 1440,
   bitrate: 8000000,
   framerate: 60
 }

})

Result: {

 supported: false,
 smooth: false,
 powerEfficient: false

}

For comparison:

MediaSource.isTypeSupported('video/mp4; codecs="av01.0.08M.08"')

Result: true

navigator.mediaCapabilities.decodingInfo({

 type: "file",
 video: {
   contentType: 'video/mp4; codecs="av01.0.08M.08"',
   width: 2560,
   height: 1440,
   bitrate: 8000000,
   framerate: 60
 }

})

Result: {

 supported: true,
 smooth: true,
 powerEfficient: true

}

Additional note

Setting:

dom.media.webcodecs.h265.enabled = true

causes HTML5 codec test (https://html5test.co/) to report H.265 support, but does not change:

- about:support - MediaSource.isTypeSupported() - MediaCapabilities.decodingInfo() - Twitch HEVC playback availability

Question

Is this a known issue with HEVC Media Source Extensions support on Windows 11 build 26200, or is there another requirement for Firefox to expose HEVC playback capability through MediaSource and MediaCapabilities when the Windows HEVC codec is installed and functioning in Chromium-based browsers?

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Youtube video stutters every 6-10 seconds

My Youtube video stutters every 6-10 seconds. When I turn off my HW acc off, this issue happened. Turning the HW acc on solve it, but the thing is if I have my HW acc on … (read more)

My Youtube video stutters every 6-10 seconds. When I turn off my HW acc off, this issue happened. Turning the HW acc on solve it, but the thing is if I have my HW acc on another problem came up, which is my Firefox will starts to blink. Anyone has a solution for this?

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YouTube livestreams are not working properly.

Basically every time i play a livestream on YouTube, it lags a lot/constantly buffers and when i play it, when i press the live button to go to the livesteam's current ti… (read more)

Basically every time i play a livestream on YouTube, it lags a lot/constantly buffers and when i play it, when i press the live button to go to the livesteam's current time i guess. It just goes back to the previous time in the stream and idk how to fix it. Basically i disabled ublock origin & it still has issues on mobile =( also it sometimes happens on PC but mostly with ublock on. Unfortunately i can't screen record on mobile

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