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Can't play Encrypted Video on Udemy

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#1,977 opened on May 30, 2022

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Description

OS/Platform

Windows

Installed

https://ungoogled-software.github.io/ungoogled-chromium-binaries/

Version

Version 102.0.5005.61 (Developer Build, ungoogled-chromium) (64-bit)

Tested upstream?

  • I have tried reproducing this issue in Chrome and it could not be reproduced there
  • I have tried reproducing this issue in vanilla Chromium and it could not be reproduced there

Description

Can't play encrypted videos widevine not available

How to Reproduce?

go to https://www.udemy.com/support/system-check/

you can see it doesnt play the encrpted video

Actual behaviour

it doesn't play the video and shows an error same on vanilla chromium

further when i check on https://bitmovin.com/demos/drm

Expected behaviour

it should play and widevine should be supported

Relevant log output

No response

Additional context

it plays fine in google chrome

Contributor guide

Research direction
Investigate the ungoogled chromium build configuration for Widevine support; check if the cdm widevine component is missing or disabled.
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