nextcloud / nextcloud/talk-desktop
H.265 (HEVC) compressed video plays only audio
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os: Linux 🐧
- Dominant language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 525
- Forks
- 85
- Avg merge
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- Merged PRs (30d)
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Description
During video playback with H.265 (HEVC) compression in Ubuntu Linux, only the audio is played.
How to build Nextcloud Talk with support for this codec?
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No file or test is named. Start by tracing the desktop client's video playback path and build configuration on Ubuntu, then determine how H.265 support is packaged. Done means a build with the required support plays both video and audio for H.265 content, with the build steps documented.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- electron, javascript, linux, ubuntu
- Domain
- audio-video-rtc, desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100