PM 31.0.0 Windows video freezes

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PM 31.0.0 Windows video freezes

Unread post by __Sandra__ » 2022-05-16, 08:38

Operating system: win7 x64
Browser version: 31.0.0 with https://repo.palemoon.org/FranklinDM/UX ... 8f8b034b21
32-bit or 64-bit browser?: 32
Problem URL: youtube.com
Browser theme (if not default): -
Installed add-ons: -
Installed plugins: (about:plugins): -

The picture freezes for a few seconds if switches back to the tab with video. In the statistics of playback, many dropped frames appear.

Steps to reproduce:
Start a video on YouTube.
Switch to other tabs and surf there.
Switch back to the video tab.

In version 29.6.4 everything was fine.

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Re: PM 31.0.0 Windows video freezes

Unread post by Moonchild » 2022-05-16, 09:18

Pale Moon 31 suspends video if it's put to the background for a while to reduce resource usage. When switching back, it will have to "catch up" which would cause the dropped frames.
If that's undesirable, try setting media.suspend-bkgnd-video.enabled to false.
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Re: PM 31.0.0 Windows video freezes

Unread post by __Sandra__ » 2022-05-16, 16:24

This is a good idea to turn on this feature. I tested it everything works well. The cpu loading becomes smaller.

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