Description of the issue: H.265 HEVC videos don’t play in Brave Browser, while they work correctly in Chrome, Edge, Opera, and Firefox. Specifically, videos on astria.ai/gallery fail to play in Brave despite having Shields turned off and Ublock Origin disabled.
Exact URL of the website in question: https://www.astria.ai/gallery
Did the issue present with default Shields settings? (yes/no) Yes
Does the site function as expected when Shields are turned off? No, the issue persists even with Shields turned off.
Is there a specific Shields configuration that causes the site to break? If so, tell us that configuration. (yes/no): No, the site breaks with all Shields configurations, including when Shields are completely disabled.
Does the site work as expected when using Chrome? Yes, the site works properly in Chrome, as well as Edge, Opera, and Firefox. The issue appears to be specific to Brave Browser.
Brave version (check About Brave): 1.76.80
Additional information:
- Ublock Origin is also disabled, so the issue is not related to this extension
- The specific codec (H.265/HEVC) works in all other tested browsers
- This suggests a missing or disabled codec implementation in Brave Browser specifically