Bug 1769431 Comment 0 Edit History

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Original comment by
on 
*STR*
1. Open any website with video playback, e.g. YouTube
2. Play several videos

*Expected result*
Video playback is functional.

*Actual result*
At some point, the video stops presenting, the video is completely black while audio is still playing. Still, decoding is happening, no errors are reported on about:support and the Windows Task-Manager reports activity on the "Video Decode" portion of the GPU tab. Switching to PIP mode briefly shows the actual video. Also, taking a screenshot shows the current video frame.

*Device details*
Firefox: 102.0a1, 20220514213937
Windows Version: Windows 10 21H2
RAM: 64 GiB
GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3080
Revision 1 by
on 
**STR**
1. Open any website with video playback, e.g. YouTube
2. Play several videos

**Expected result**
Video playback is functional.

**Actual result**
At some point, the video stops presenting, the video is completely black while audio is still playing. Still, decoding is happening, no errors are reported on about:support and the Windows Task-Manager reports activity on the "Video Decode" portion of the GPU tab. Switching to PIP mode briefly shows the actual video. Also, taking a screenshot shows the current video frame.

**Device details**
Firefox: 102.0a1, 20220514213937
Windows Version: Windows 10 21H2
RAM: 64 GiB
GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3080
Revision 2 by
on 
**STR**
1. Open any website with video playback, e.g. YouTube
2. Play several videos

**Expected result**
Video playback is functional.

**Actual result**
At some point, the video stops presenting, the video is completely black while audio is still playing. Still, decoding is happening, no errors are reported on about:support and the Windows Task-Manager reports activity on the "Video Decode" portion of the GPU tab. Switching to PIP mode briefly shows the expected current video frame. Also, taking a screenshot shows the actual current video frame.

**Device details**
Firefox: 102.0a1, 20220514213937
Windows Version: Windows 10 21H2
RAM: 64 GiB
GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3080
Revision 3 by
on 
**STR**
1. Open any website with video playback, e.g. YouTube
2. Play several videos

**Expected result**
Video playback is functional.

**Actual result**
At some point, the video stops presenting, the video is completely black while audio is still playing. Still, decoding is happening, no errors are reported on about:support and the Windows Task-Manager reports activity on the "Video Decode" portion of the GPU tab. Switching to PIP mode briefly shows the expected current video frame. Also, taking a screenshot shows the actual current video frame. This happens regardless of the used codec, e.g. VP9 or AV1.

**Device details**
Firefox: 102.0a1, 20220514213937
Windows Version: Windows 10 21H2
RAM: 64 GiB
GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3080
Revision 4 by
on 
**STR**
1. Open any website with video playback, e.g. YouTube
2. Play several videos

**Expected result**
Video playback is functional.

**Actual result**
At some point, the video stops presenting, the video is completely black while audio is still playing. Still, decoding is happening, no errors are reported on about:support and the Windows Task-Manager reports activity on the "Video Decode" portion of the GPU tab. Switching to PIP mode briefly shows the expected current video frame. Also, taking a screenshot shows the actual current video frame. This happens regardless of the used codec, e.g. H264, VP9 or AV1.

**Device details**
Firefox: 102.0a1, 20220514213937
Windows Version: Windows 10 21H2
RAM: 64 GiB
GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3080
Revision 5 by
on 
**STR**
1. Open any website with video playback, e.g. YouTube
2. Play several videos

**Expected result**
Video playback is functional.

**Actual result**
At some point, the video stops presenting, the video is completely black while audio is still playing. Using another instance of Firefox exhibits correct video playback. Also, restarting the affected instance resolves the issue.

Still, decoding is happening, no errors are reported on about:support and the Windows Task-Manager reports activity on the "Video Decode" portion of the GPU tab. Switching to PIP mode briefly shows the expected current video frame. Also, taking a screenshot shows the actual current video frame. This happens regardless of the used codec, e.g. H264, VP9 or AV1.

**Device details**
Firefox: 102.0a1, 20220514213937
Windows Version: Windows 10 21H2
RAM: 64 GiB
GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3080
Revision 6 by
on 
**STR**
1. Open any website with video playback, e.g. YouTube
2. Play several videos

**Expected result**
Video playback is functional.

**Actual result**
At some point, the video stops presenting, the video is completely black while audio is still playing. Using another instance of Firefox exhibits correct video playback. Also, restarting the affected instance resolves the issue.

Still, decoding is happening, no errors are reported on about:support and the Windows Task-Manager reports activity on the "Video Decode" portion of the GPU tab. Switching to PIP mode briefly shows the expected current video frame. Also, taking a screenshot shows the actual current video frame. This happens regardless of the used codec, e.g. H264, VP9 or AV1.

In addition, WebGL playback seems to broken as well, e.g. https://persepolis.getty.edu/ only shows the startup image but never any other content.

**Device details**
Firefox: 102.0a1, 20220514213937
Windows Version: Windows 10 21H2
RAM: 64 GiB
GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3080
Revision 7 by
on 
**STR**
1. Open any website with video playback, e.g. YouTube
2. Play several videos

**Expected result**
Video playback is functional.

**Actual result**
At some point, the video stops presenting, the video is completely black while audio is still playing. Using another instance of Firefox exhibits correct video playback. Also, restarting the affected instance resolves the issue.

Still, decoding is happening, no errors are reported on about:support and the Windows Task-Manager reports activity on the "Video Decode" portion of the GPU tab. Switching to PIP mode briefly shows the expected current video frame. Also, taking a screenshot shows the actual current video frame. This happens regardless of the used codec, e.g. H264, VP9 or AV1.

In addition, WebGL playback seems to broken as well when this error is reached, e.g. https://persepolis.getty.edu/ only shows the startup image but never any other content.

**Device details**
Firefox: 102.0a1, 20220514213937
Windows Version: Windows 10 21H2
RAM: 64 GiB
GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3080
Revision 8 by
on 
**STR**
1. Open any website with video playback, e.g. YouTube
2. Play several videos

**Expected result**
Video playback is functional.

**Actual result**
At some point, the video stops presenting, the video is completely black while audio is still playing. Using another instance of Firefox exhibits correct video playback. Also, restarting the affected instance resolves the issue.

Still, decoding is happening, no errors are reported on about:support and the Windows Task-Manager reports activity on the "Video Decode" portion of the GPU tab. Switching to PIP mode briefly shows the expected current video frame. Also, taking a screenshot shows the actual current video frame. This happens regardless of the used codec, e.g. H264, VP9 or AV1.

**Device details**
Firefox: 102.0a1, 20220514213937
Windows Version: Windows 10 21H2
RAM: 64 GiB
GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3080
Revision 9 by
on 
**STR**
1. Open any website with video playback, e.g. YouTube
2. Play several videos

**Expected result**
Video playback is functional.

**Actual result**
At some point, the video stops presenting, the video is completely black while audio is still playing. Using another instance of Firefox exhibits correct video playback. Also, restarting the affected instance resolves the issue.

Still, decoding is happening, no errors are reported on about:support and the Windows Task-Manager reports activity on the "Video Decode" portion of the GPU tab. Switching to PIP mode briefly shows the expected current video frame. Also, taking a screenshot shows the expected current video frame. This happens regardless of the used codec, e.g. H264, VP9 or AV1.

**Device details**
Firefox: 102.0a1, 20220514213937
Windows Version: Windows 10 21H2
RAM: 64 GiB
GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3080

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