media playback failed with error relating to my browser

[gloschtla]

The media playback was aborted due to a corruption problem or because the media used features your browser did not support.

This error must be from my mozilla-based browser Waterfox, because media playback on invidioUS works on my other chrome-based browser. How to make it work on my mozilla-based browser? I searched online for anwers and found no clear answers. I tested it once again on Firefox 68.0.1 and found out that the same video worked, but other videos did still not work on newest Firefox with another error:

The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.

This second error was already considered: here on Github

[gloschtla]

The first error doesn't occur anymore in Waterfox,
but the second still occurs in latest version of Firefox.

[stemy2]

Same problem, it happens randomly during a video playing.

[tleydxdy]

link to the video in question?

[stemy2]

It happens with any video.

[tleydxdy]

I suspect it's related to your internet connection. I have it when my internet is bad. create a brand new profile and see if it happens too

[lewisbelcher]

Also getting this error. Happens on any video after some time. I don't think I've made it all the way through any video without getting this error at some point. I usually refresh and continue from where the error occurred (and repeat this however many times are necessary).

Full error from console: VIDEOJS: ERROR: (CODE:3 MEDIA_ERR_DECODE) The media playback was aborted due to a corruption problem or because the media used features your browser did not support.

NB this is using the onion address, on the latest version of Tor browser (9.0.5 at the time of writing).

[xplosionmind]

I have this problem, too! Is there a way to fix it quickly?
Currently running Firefox 75.0 on MacOS.
Here's what I get:

[ghost]

Had this happen to me too on an Arch Linux system, with the latest version of Firefox. Tried both public instances (snopyta and .us) and neither helped.

https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch/?v=DjRZLyY2cZo&list=PLC85CE5248C193CB2

[gloschtla]

This old problem still occurs.
#1268

[thatHguy]

Can confirm this is happening on my local installation on a Debian machine, just installed freshly yesterday. Almost always on a video and at no specific point.

[stemy2]

I can also say it happens often on music videos, especially the official ones and the ones included on a "[artist] - Topic" channel.

According the developper tools, this is a HTTP 404 error.

[github-actions]

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[stemy2]

The problem is still here.

And if i reload the page, it stops at the exact same timestamp for the exact same reason.

[SamantazFox]

The problem is still here.

And if i reload the page, it stops at the exact same timestamp for the exact same reason.

From my own experience, it looks like Firefox is keeping corrupted video data.
Have you tried using DASH quality?

[stemy2]

It happens in chrome too.

[Zero3K]

I am also experiencing it on https://invidious.namazso.eu/watch?v=z0DRRMI7-Sw (under Chrome) with the default video quality being selected.

[unixfox]

Closing in favor of #602 and #2850

This issue is likely going to be somewhat fixed in #3011

Please also read about this issue in the documentation: https://github.com/iv-org/documentation/blob/master/docs/faq.md#q-the-media-could-not-be-loaded