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HEVC video fails to play on Linux desktop #953

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Summary

Attempting to play embedded HEVC .mp4s in the Linux desktop app results in audio only playback (black screen)

The videos work properly in the web app (Firefox) and other programs which support HEVC.

Some sample videos can be found here if needed: https://repo.jellyfin.org/test-videos/

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  1. Upload or embed HEVC video
  2. Try to play it
  3. It doesn't display

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Fluxer stable 0.0.8 from website
Arch Linux
NVIDIA open kernel drivers
Wayland

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