# \#h264 **URL:** https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/tag/h264/787.md [Latest](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/tags.md) --- ## [Only VLC Flatpak can play mp4s with certain H.264 video codec](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/only-vlc-flatpak-can-play-mp4s-with-certain-h-264-video-codec/184943)
**Author:** [@ponguin](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/u/ponguin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/only-vlc-flatpak-can-play-mp4s-with-certain-h-264-video-codec/184943 "2026-04-30T14:51:42Z")
I have gone through https://rpmfusion.org/Configuration#Command\_Line\_Setup\_using\_rpm https://rpmfusion.org/Howto/Multimedia but something appears to be missing, e.g. Dragon Player: Could not locate full support for the H.264 video codec; video playback support may be less reliable than expected.… --- ## [How to avoid firefox playing YouTube videos with stutter](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/how-to-avoid-firefox-playing-youtube-videos-with-stutter/131874)
**Author:** [@christian1](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/u/christian1)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2026, 10:49pm UTC](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/how-to-avoid-firefox-playing-youtube-videos-with-stutter/131874 "2026-03-15T22:49:08Z")
Firefox works fine with the default codecs in fedora workstation 40. I need to use SimpleScreenRecorder (SRR), and had installed x264 from rpm-fusion to create mp4 videos there. After that Firefox is playing YouTube videos with stuttering video example These packages aren’t installed ❯ dnf list… --- ## [VLC won't plays some h.264 videos but not others, and \*no\* WMV videos](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/vlc-wont-plays-some-h-264-videos-but-not-others-and-no-wmv-videos/178963)
**Author:** [@laurence5905](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/u/laurence5905)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2026, 10:51pm UTC](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/vlc-wont-plays-some-h-264-videos-but-not-others-and-no-wmv-videos/178963 "2026-01-04T22:51:18Z")
Ok, so… I’ve been trying to get VLC running correctly on my Fedora 43 (KDE Plasma) install for a couple of days now. Yesterday, I had it playing all videos, only with weird audio glitches which I could not figure out. So I restored a snapshot from yesterday before I started messing with all this, a… --- ## [VLC audio is flaky](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/vlc-audio-is-flaky/178924)
**Author:** [@laurence5905](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/u/laurence5905)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2026, 7:19pm UTC](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/vlc-audio-is-flaky/178924 "2026-01-04T19:19:35Z")
I was having issues playing some files in VLC due to missing codecs, so I did an internet search and discovered the whole “RPM Fusion” thing. Installed a bunch of codecs from there, and now I don’t get any more “missing codec” errors, but I do get flaky, weird, jumpy audio from literally everything… --- ## [Does the fedora-cisco-openh264 repo make Fedora to be not free? Is the repo content a binary blob? Implications?](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/does-the-fedora-cisco-openh264-repo-make-fedora-to-be-not-free-is-the-repo-content-a-binary-blob-implications/100809)
**Author:** [@abitrolly](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/u/abitrolly)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/does-the-fedora-cisco-openh264-repo-make-fedora-to-be-not-free-is-the-repo-content-a-binary-blob-implications/100809 "2025-08-06T15:16:36Z")
So basically Fedora is not completely open and transparent distribution thanks to that binary blob. --- ## [Firefox H264 never install cisco codecs](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/firefox-h264-never-install-cisco-codecs/147334)
**Author:** [@thephatlee](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/u/thephatlee)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 5:26pm UTC](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/firefox-h264-never-install-cisco-codecs/147334 "2025-05-12T17:26:58Z")
well these are installed from default as firefox is on image/base and codecs are on flatpak the firefox still gets stuck on installing/enable the codecs --- ## [Plex extremely slow buffering on F41](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/plex-extremely-slow-buffering-on-f41/144775)
**Author:** [@w-bruce-w](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/u/w-bruce-w)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2025, 1:04am UTC](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/plex-extremely-slow-buffering-on-f41/144775 "2025-02-18T01:04:45Z")
Hi, I’ve recently tried to used my Plex app on Fedora 41, but the extremely slow buffering is preventing me from it. A basic h.264 or h.265 freezes every 5 sec. I tried from the Plex App and from the Web browser =\> same results. I’m playing the videos from my local NAS and didn’t have any issue a… --- ## [Kdenlive - libx264 video compressor not supported](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/kdenlive-libx264-video-compressor-not-supported/144328)
**Author:** [@sakunix](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/u/sakunix)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2025, 5:18am UTC](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/kdenlive-libx264-video-compressor-not-supported/144328 "2025-02-09T05:18:39Z")
libx264 does not exist in the repositories --- ## [Flatpak cannot update openh264](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/flatpak-cannot-update-openh264/112243)
**Author:** [@fighter-fish](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/u/fighter-fish)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2024, 12:54pm UTC](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/flatpak-cannot-update-openh264/112243 "2024-10-25T12:54:48Z")
Whenever I run flatpak update the usual upgrading of packages happens but it keeps on failing to update openh264. Specifically, these are the errors I get: Warning: While downloading http://ciscobinary.openh264.org/libopenh264-2.2.0-linux64.6.so.bz2: While fetching http://ciscobinary.openh264.org/l… --- ## [H264 video playback in Firefox in f40](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/h264-video-playback-in-firefox-in-f40/111872)
**Author:** [@xordspar0](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/u/xordspar0)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2024, 9:17pm UTC](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/h264-video-playback-in-firefox-in-f40/111872 "2024-08-09T21:17:32Z")
I’m using the Fedora Silverblue 40 beta. In 39 and before, I used to layer the mozilla-openh264 package to add h264 video playback support to Firefox. mozilla-openh264 depends on openh264, but openh264 is explicitly excluded from f40 because of a new noopenh264 package that conflicts with it. I fou… --- ## [H264 issue in fedora](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/h264-issue-in-fedora/124576)
**Author:** [@frankjunior](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/u/frankjunior)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2024, 10:23pm UTC](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/h264-issue-in-fedora/124576 "2024-07-04T22:23:58Z")
today i find a issue that i cant play some videos on youtube in firefox i have installed firefox from flathub but it also same h264 is not there in the extension area but when i download firefox from other source like snap it workded and it was installed and active by default i spin a ubuntu v… --- ## [Atomic Desktops: Fix video playback and thumbnails, also in Firefox](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/atomic-desktops-fix-video-playback-and-thumbnails-also-in-firefox/91744)
**Author:** [@boredsquirrel](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/u/boredsquirrel)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/atomic-desktops-fix-video-playback-and-thumbnails-also-in-firefox/91744 "2024-06-27T19:15:36Z")
You may encounter that your preinstalled Firefox can’t play videos or certain video thumbnails are missing in your file manager. This is due to missing nonfree codecs, that the Fedora Project would need to pay an enormous amount of money for, thus they can’t possibly preinstall it. There is rpmfus… --- ## [H.264 Support in Fedora Workstation (by default)](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/h-264-support-in-fedora-workstation-by-default/114521)
**Author:** [@diligence3569](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/u/diligence3569)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2024, 9:13pm UTC](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/h-264-support-in-fedora-workstation-by-default/114521 "2024-05-02T21:13:33Z")
The point of this post: Ascertain current default H.264 support on Fedora Workstation. Ascertain how that support is implemented and how far it goes. Ascertain whether the situation will improve in the near future. This is going to get very technical very fast. H.264 is the video codec used i… --- ## [Can't install Google Chrome from GNOME Software: package cannot be verified and repo google-chrome is GPG enabled](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/cant-install-google-chrome-from-gnome-software-package-cannot-be-verified-and-repo-google-chrome-is-gpg-enabled/114587)
**Author:** [@diligence3569](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/u/diligence3569)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2024, 1:38pm UTC](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/cant-install-google-chrome-from-gnome-software-package-cannot-be-verified-and-repo-google-chrome-is-gpg-enabled/114587 "2024-04-27T13:38:56Z")
I get this error: package google-chrome-stable-124.0.6367.91-1.x86\_64 cannot be verified and repo google-chrome is GPG enabled: /var/cache/PackageKit/40/metadata/google-chrome-40-x86\_64/packages/google-chrome-stable-124.0.6367.91-1.x86\_64.rpm could not be verified. /var/cache/PackageKit/40/metadata… --- ## [Chromium on Fedora is unable to stream H264 video](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/chromium-on-fedora-is-unable-to-stream-h264-video/102497)
**Author:** [@ocosta](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/u/ocosta)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 11:50pm UTC](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/chromium-on-fedora-is-unable-to-stream-h264-video/102497 "2024-04-06T23:50:54Z")
This is not really a question, but more a FYI, as it has already been diagnosed on the discussion of Chromium issue 1519639 that its inability to dynamically load openH264 libs on Fedora makes it unable to stream video (camera feed and screen sharing) on MS Teams video and other sites that depend on… --- ## [How do I install AMF encoding and decoding on Fedora 38](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/how-do-i-install-amf-encoding-and-decoding-on-fedora-38/81561)
**Author:** [@iclonj](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/u/iclonj)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2023, 4:18pm UTC](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/how-do-i-install-amf-encoding-and-decoding-on-fedora-38/81561 "2023-04-26T16:18:58Z")
hi im new to fedora and im trying to get amf on obs and i ran into some problems first i tried to run sudo dnf copr enable gloriouseggroll/amdgpu-vulkan-switcher sudo dnf install -y amdgpu-vulkan-switcher but this is what i got instead it wanting to change the repo so i used the fedora 36 repo… --- ## [OBS has only "Software" encoder despite VAAPI being installed](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/obs-has-only-software-encoder-despite-vaapi-being-installed/80718)
**Author:** [@ailepet](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/u/ailepet)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2023, 4:44pm UTC](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/obs-has-only-software-encoder-despite-vaapi-being-installed/80718 "2023-04-21T16:44:33Z")
Hello everyone, When using OBS (from Flathub) on my Fedora Silverblue setup, the game sound lags and cracks a lot, making it very unpleasant to hear. This happens during video recording but mostly while streaming. Since I didn’t had this issue when I was using Arch Linux on this same computer (with… --- ## [F36: problems with fedora-cisco-openh264](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/f36-problems-with-fedora-cisco-openh264/75718)
**Author:** [@ggrabler](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/u/ggrabler)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 12:20am UTC](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/f36-problems-with-fedora-cisco-openh264/75718 "2022-11-21T00:20:01Z")
Hi there, I’m getting an error updating with the cisco repos: Errors during downloading metadata for repository ‘fedora-cisco-openh264’: Downloading successful, but checksum doesn’t match. Calculated: 0db88912f19858ae04ce3d89ad818679f2844afc63a4cf2ead17ecfe158be012cf9fc6b233ce61563b7215cc8583f3d…