Firefox, Opera unable to play DRM protected content on amazon prime but Google Chrome does it with no issues
I am running Ubuntu 18.04 x86_64 and as the title mentions, I find it very hard to get these browsers to play content from streaming sites like Amazon PrimeVideo. I understand that something called a Widevine decryption module is required and my Firefox install shows it listed in available plugins, however playback fails. For Opera I am unable to obtain the said module. Googling the issue convinced me that this is an old and widely known issue but I want to understand why is that the case? Most solutions were to simply use Chrome for video streaming which I find to be a waste of hard-drive space.
Can someone elaborate on what this module does and why does Firefox/Opera not play well with it but Google Chrome seems to have no problems?
firefox google-chrome video opera drm
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I am running Ubuntu 18.04 x86_64 and as the title mentions, I find it very hard to get these browsers to play content from streaming sites like Amazon PrimeVideo. I understand that something called a Widevine decryption module is required and my Firefox install shows it listed in available plugins, however playback fails. For Opera I am unable to obtain the said module. Googling the issue convinced me that this is an old and widely known issue but I want to understand why is that the case? Most solutions were to simply use Chrome for video streaming which I find to be a waste of hard-drive space.
Can someone elaborate on what this module does and why does Firefox/Opera not play well with it but Google Chrome seems to have no problems?
firefox google-chrome video opera drm
edited Dec 31 '18 at 15:21
pomsky
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asked Dec 30 '18 at 11:14
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I am running Ubuntu 18.04 x86_64 and as the title mentions, I find it very hard to get these browsers to play content from streaming sites like Amazon PrimeVideo. I understand that something called a Widevine decryption module is required and my Firefox install shows it listed in available plugins, however playback fails. For Opera I am unable to obtain the said module. Googling the issue convinced me that this is an old and widely known issue but I want to understand why is that the case? Most solutions were to simply use Chrome for video streaming which I find to be a waste of hard-drive space.
Can someone elaborate on what this module does and why does Firefox/Opera not play well with it but Google Chrome seems to have no problems?
firefox google-chrome video opera drm
edited Dec 31 '18 at 15:21
pomsky
28.7k1188113
asked Dec 30 '18 at 11:14
Weezy
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I am running Ubuntu 18.04 x86_64 and as the title mentions, I find it very hard to get these browsers to play content from streaming sites like Amazon PrimeVideo. I understand that something called a Widevine decryption module is required and my Firefox install shows it listed in available plugins, however playback fails. For Opera I am unable to obtain the said module. Googling the issue convinced me that this is an old and widely known issue but I want to understand why is that the case? Most solutions were to simply use Chrome for video streaming which I find to be a waste of hard-drive space.
Can someone elaborate on what this module does and why does Firefox/Opera not play well with it but Google Chrome seems to have no problems?
firefox google-chrome video opera drm
firefox google-chrome video opera drm
edited Dec 31 '18 at 15:21
pomsky
28.7k1188113
asked Dec 30 '18 at 11:14
Weezy
1164
edited Dec 31 '18 at 15:21
pomsky
28.7k1188113
asked Dec 30 '18 at 11:14
Weezy
1164
edited Dec 31 '18 at 15:21
pomsky
28.7k1188113
edited Dec 31 '18 at 15:21
pomsky
28.7k1188113
edited Dec 31 '18 at 15:21
pomsky
28.7k1188113
28.7k1188113
asked Dec 30 '18 at 11:14
Weezy
1164
asked Dec 30 '18 at 11:14
Weezy
1164
asked Dec 30 '18 at 11:14
Weezy
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1164
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