Open h264 video codec firefox license#
That's why Opera Browser needs to support the h.264 codec or at least x264 codec (which will not generate license costs for Opera and will once and for all solve this problem that only affects Opera Browser on Linux since Google Chrome and Firefox have been supporting the h.264 codec for a long time, even indirectly via the x264 codec) Sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libffmpeg_h264.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/libffmpeg.soīut less experienced users don't even know there is this option, they simply can't watch videos on, and Live videos, as they rely on the h.264 codec Sudo mv /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/libffmpeg.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/libffmpeg.so.orig Sudo mv libffmpeg.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libffmpeg_h264.so The x264 codec allows browsers to support h.264 codec videos.įor my Opera browser to support h.264, I need to open the terminal and type this command with each new Opera browser update:
Open h264 video codec firefox software#
However, Firefox browser worked around this problem, it uses the codec x264 (free and open-source software library which uses GNU General Public License and it is developed by VideoLAN) We know that h.264 is a proprietary format. The Linux community has long been asking Opera to support the h.264 codec in Opera Browser for Linux.
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