Firefox 58 released with speedier WebAssembly compiler

[GonzitoVir]

can you try to install this addon? Then, try to press F5 and play the same video again
h264ify – Add-ons for Firefox

if it doesn't work
- try to disable hardware acceleration
- still doesn't work -> switch youtube html5 player to flash player:
+ installing Enhancer for YouTube™ – Add-ons for Firefox -> force youtube player to flash

Hi again. Everything seems to be working OK since I disabled Hardware acceleration

 

[Evjl's Rain]

Hi again. Everything seems to be working OK since I disabled Hardware acceleration

so it's similar to google chrome 63 on its first release. Same bug which made video playing buggy. Google fixed it so hopefully, mozilla will fix it soon because without HW acceleration, CPU usage will be x2-3 higher and slower

 

[GonzitoVir]

so it's similar to google chrome 63 on its first release. Same bug which made video playing buggy. Google fixed it so hopefully, mozilla will fix it soon because without HW acceleration, CPU usage will be x2-3 higher and slower

Yes my friend! HW acceleration is one of the features that makes Firefox faster and better systemwise.
Let's hope Mozilla fixes it soon
Thank you for your help!

 

[zzz00m]

Sounds like a good reason to hold at version 57 until Mozilla fixes the HW acceleration in the new version.

 

[zzz00m]

then why someone will need a new profile if they go to ESR? probably author meant that if you upgrade to 58 and after that you want to downgrade or go to ESR you gonna need a new profile?


p.s. didnot knew about ESR... its pretty nice going to use it in some places

This forum is a good resource for all things Mozilla! There are probably a few gurus over there who can assist with profile issues. Index page • mozillaZine Forums

I use ESR on one WinXP machine. It's the only version of Firefox that will run on that one, for now anyway. Not sure how long they will support XP.

 

[Itachi Sempai]

Not sure how long they will support XP.

well i posted their roadmap and once they jump to version 60 xp wont be supported

 

[Vasudev]

I also had problems with videos, crashed several times, especially in high resolution, horrible performance.

I have restarted my laptop and nothing. The problem persists. I hope Mozilla releases a fix soon!

If YT video has loaded, use seek bar to point ahead and that might fix it. Otherwise update your GPU drivers, sometimes those strange issues are fixed in newer driver release.