Freetube: Video no longer starts (thumbnail and play button load)

Created on 29 Jun 2019 · 13Comments · Source: FreeTubeApp/FreeTube

Windows 10
Videos no longer play. Thumbnail appears. Media controls often don't load. If they load, Freetube does not respond to clicks.
Streams still play normally.
Invidio.us still works fine.

Source

JableWable

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Most helpful comment

Quick update. So it seems that the issue has to do with a recent update to Dash.js.

I'll be working on a patch release to fix this issue along with some other issues that have been mentioned. I should be able to work on it throughout the week so expect to see a patch soon.

PrestonN on 30 Jun 2019

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I have the same issue on Linux(Manjaro), but it looks like it only affects the Dash-Player, the Legacy player still works.

Brn9hrd7 on 29 Jun 2019

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Same issue here on Linux Mint. Legacy player works perfect, it's the dash player that spins and spins.

theoriginaljacob on 30 Jun 2019

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I will look into this as soon as I can. I'm a bit busy this weekend and likely won't be able to look at it until Monday. Maybe if @omarroth is available (seriously, don't feel like you need to rush to this if you don't have time) he could look into it sooner than I could as it could possibly be on the Invidious end anyways.

I haven't been able to find time to test this issue, so hopefully it isn't too much of a problem. Since everyone has said that the legacy player still works, then the app is at least usable for the time being. I apologize for the delay but I at least wanted to give an update.

PrestonN on 30 Jun 2019

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No sweat. For reference, I've had 0.6.0 installed for weeks without incident, and suddenly today this issue popped up.

JableWable on 30 Jun 2019

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I'm getting the same issue on Arch Linux. Turning debug mode on gives me ["videoUrl is valid"] in the console when ever trying to load a video using the dash player.

hugglesfox on 30 Jun 2019

Quick update. So it seems that the issue has to do with a recent update to Dash.js.

I'll be working on a patch release to fix this issue along with some other issues that have been mentioned. I should be able to work on it throughout the week so expect to see a patch soon.

PrestonN on 30 Jun 2019

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Thanks PrestonN, really appreciate the work you put in to making invidio.us accessible.

JableWable on 30 Jun 2019

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The fix for this has been pushed into the development branch. There are a few other fixes that I'd like to make before I release a new build, but I'm hoping to have a patch release sometime this weekend.

Since users are likely to come here looking for information about this issue. I will keep this open for now and close it once the patch has been released.

PrestonN on 2 Jul 2019

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Thank you very much for this lovely piece of software that you are making!
I have encountered this issue too in Linux. I haven't tested if the problem exists in my Windows computer just yet but I'll gladly help provide feedback should the issue still exist after the new release

MystesofEternity on 4 Jul 2019

The fix for this has been pushed into the development branch. There are a few other fixes that I'd like to make before I release a new build, but I'm hoping to have a patch release sometime this weekend.

Since users are likely to come here looking for information about this issue. I will keep this open for now and close it once the patch has been released.

@PrestonN, thanks, that fixed the issue, however, there is a similar problem:

Open a video.
Switch to "Legacy formats".
Switch back to "Dash formats".
The play button disappears.

Also, there is another unrelated issue: I can't pause the playback on Legacy player using the space bar. The video stops and immediately continues playing.