Unity Issue Tracker - [WebGL] VideoPlayer is not rendered in WebGL builds when the video is loaded via URL

Fixed in 2020.2.X

Fixed in 2019.3.X, 2020.1.X

Votes

75

Found in

2019.2.0a9

2019.3.0a1

2019.3.0b5

2020.1.0a1

Issue ID

1188316

Regression

Yes

[WebGL] VideoPlayer is not rendered in WebGL builds when the video is loaded via URL

WebGL

Oct 01, 2019

How to reproduce:
1. Open the attached project ("case_1188316-Webgl_bug.zip")
2. Open the repro scene ("SampleScene")
3. Switch build target to WebGL
4. Enter Play Mode and notice that the Video starts playing
5. Exit Play Mode
6. Make a WebGL build and run it

Expected results: Video starts playing in the build the same way as in the Editor
Actual results: VideoPlayer window stays completely black, warnings are thrown in the browser's console ("Error: WebGL warning: texSubImage2D: Source must not be null.")

Reproducible with: 2019.2.0a9, 2019.2.8f1, 2019.3.0b6, 2020.1.0a7
Not reproducible with: 2017.4.33f1, 2018.4.10f1, 2019.2.0a6
Couldn't test with 2019.2.0a7, 2019.2.0a8 ("RuntimeError: memory access out of bound" error is thrown on WebGL builds)

Reproduced with browsers: Chrome (77.0.3865.90), Firefox (69.0.2) Opera (63.0.3368.107)
Not reproduced in Edge (44.18362.329.0)

Resolution Note (fix version 2020.2):

Fixed in 2020.2.0a12
Resolution Note (fix version 2020.1):

Fixed in 2020.1.0b9 (3745)
Resolution Note (fix version 2019.3):

Fixed in 2019.3.15f1

Comments (45)

PeteS

Jul 21, 2020 16:09

URL video stream is still not working on ios 13 webgl for me even in 2020.2.0a18.
Videos stream plays in firefox chrome, (chrome android) safari edge browsers.
I copied over the "video.js" from 2020.2.0a18 to currently used 2014.4.4f1
ProgramFiles\Unity\Hub\Editor\2019.4.4f1\Editor\Data\PlaybackEngines\WebGLSupport\BuildTools\lib
I added on line 11 after video.src = str;
video.preload = 'auto';
video.autoload = true;
This got rid of the "WebGL: INVALID_VALUE: tex(Sub)Image2D" error for me. not a full solution but a start
Virat-Gangurde

Jul 09, 2020 08:50

Problem reproducing with 2019.3.15f1 Unity version. Kindly do need to check to Unity again.
threattec

Jun 25, 2020 16:34

Ok, so I was having the same issue of the video audio playing but screen was just black when running webgl. Solution for me was to not use the rendertexture method and instead use the VideoRenderMode.MaterialOverride instead. Not sure why this works and just targeting a rendertexture does not since it technically creates a rendertexture at runtime. But at least for my setup it works. Hope this helps others there.
MirkoSon

Jun 06, 2020 06:51

PS: To be precise, I'm talking about loading a video from the StreamingAssets folder, assigning URL to System.IO.Path.Combine(Application.streamingAssetsPath, fileName).
MirkoSon

Jun 06, 2020 06:46

Tried with 2019.3.15f and 2020.1.0b9 but the issue is still there for me. Had to downgrade to 2019.2.21f, working flawlessly there.
Tried both using render texture and material override but it's just black screen.
gokdenizcetintr

May 23, 2020 22:00

Same issue on 2019.3.10f1 version. I need a fix asap!!
Morbo2

May 22, 2020 16:22

Same issue with 2019.3.13f1
simba-mupfunya

May 20, 2020 16:25

@ISMAELNASCIMENTOASH Sweet temp. workaround, thanks!!
ismaelnascimentoash

May 20, 2020 12:07

Hello guys,

Link for fix this problem: https://youtu.be/APTruRrdJpQ

Warning: Unity 2019.3.15 and newer this problem fixed too (https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/issues/webgl-videoplayer-is-not-rendered-in-webgl-builds-when-the-video-is-loaded-via-url)

Regards,
blabberbytes

May 20, 2020 06:49

It's still not working for me! All I am doing is using the built in Video Player with no scripts . I use URL link it to https://files.myfilesehsekjfb and in unity, bud does not work on ITCH.IO!!! OMG This is so frustrating!

I am not good with code, i am on 2020.1.0b9 which supposedly fixes the issue!! What am I missing?