[Bug]: Videos not playing and player window flickers.

[ChronosNoob]

Guidelines

• I have encountered this bug in the latest release of FreeTube.
• I have encountered this bug in the official downloads of FreeTube.
• I have searched the issue tracker for open and closed issues that are similar to the bug report I want to file, without success.
• I have searched the documentation for information that matches the description of the bug I want to file, without success.
• This issue contains only one bug.

Describe the bug

When attempting to play a video, the video will not load and may flicker.

NotSupportedError: Failed to load because no supported source was found.

Expected Behavior

Video is meant to load and not flicker.

Issue Labels

content not loading, visual bug

FreeTube Version

v0.19.1 Beta

Operating System Version

Win 10 Home 19044.3086

Installation Method

.exe

Primary API used

Local API

Last Known Working FreeTube Version (If Any)

N/A

Additional Information

The video will either flicker or infinitely load. The flickering is pretty headache inducing, it looks like the video is switching between a low resolution and high resolution. I have not changed any settings within the app in the time between when I last used FreeTube and when this bug appeared. Also, as far as I am aware, I have not updated java or any other dependency that could be used. I made sure that I wasn't banned in any way from the youtube.com so I doubt this could be caused by some form of IP ban. I have attempted changing format to no avail. All it does is remove the error shown at the bottom of my screen. I have also attempted to use Invidious API as a proxy, this did not work either. It's unfortunate that I can't access videos but I am more concerned about the flickering. It causes me, a non photosensitive person, a headache, I am slightly worried that it might cause seizures in those who are prone to photosensitive seizures. Restarting the application does not work.

Nightly Build

• I have encountered this bug in the latest nightly build.

[ChronosNoob]

Upon opening the application this error is also shown.

[ChronosNoob]

2023-11-08.19-33-26.mp4

The flickering continuing for a long period of time is unlikely but has happened a few times. Unfortunately, I have not been able to catch that happening with OBS on hand. However, I have attached a video of an instance where the flicker happens once. At it's worst it flickered about 15 times per second.

[absidue]

Can you please take a look at the devtools again and see if you have an red messages, the yellow ones are usually just warnings.

[ChronosNoob]

Can you please take a look at the devtools again and see if you have an red messages, the yellow ones are usually just warnings.

There are red messages in the console. I have attached an image of some, more sometimes appear.

[github-actions]

This issue is stale because it has been open 28 days with no activity. Remove stale label or comment or this will be closed in 7 days.

[Krysztophe]

I seem to have the same problem: massive flickering and the video does not play

Tested: v 0.19.1 and 0.19.1-nightly-3733

Config : Linux Debian 12 bookworm

The flickering seems to disappear or to appear only once if I choose by default the DASH format, 720p (360p was my default), but this not always the case.
Anyway, the video does not play.

I've teste all the settings that I could think of, without any success.

I have no idea how to access the dev tools to look at the error messages.

[efb4f5ff-1298-471a-8973-3d47447115dc]

Does the flicker look like this?

#1442 (comment)

[ChronosNoob]

Yes

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[efb4f5ff-1298-471a-8973-3d47447115dc]

Duplicate of #3892 #1442