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The Amazon Video player just shows a black screen with only audio while the extension is enabled #243
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Me too, and I can confirm it is related to this extension, disabling it there's no problem
Reacted by cdw3423git, Damien Léger and Germain CarréI can confirm this same issue. It happens in both Firefox and Chrome browsers on a Intel I9 PC running windows 10 with a NVIDIA graphics card. Browser restart and computer restart didn't help.
Reacted by cdw3423gitLooks like hiding the controller it's working well !
Reacted by hmmmIndeed, CJH87 and Damien LégerYup, this is definetly an issue did anyone find any work arounds?
I had a similar problem earlier this year, and as guingui76 said, hiding the controller should fix it. The default shortcut uses "~" so just press that and the video should come back.
Also, when I had this problem, the video didn't fully disappear (and sound still worked fine). I could still see the top sliver of the video at the bottom of the screen, meaning the video just shifted down a lot. It was the controller that essentially pushed the video down.
Reacted by keichhornI also have the problem, that Amazon Prime Video is only playing Audio + Black Screen, as long as the Video Speed Controller Overlay is visible. The moment you hide the Video Speed Controller Overlay, the Picture becomes visible. Thank you @hmmmIndeed, you are a real live saver!
I think the picture goes black because Amazon maybe wants to stop people screen recording (which this plugin obviously does not do).
By the Way: The Video Speed Controller still works (with hotkeys; the overlay can:t be visible).
I would recommend putting this Info into the FAQ and call it a day.
Reacted by hmmmIndeed- added a commit that references this issue
on Jul 24, 2025 A more permanent fix is to get the Stylus extension and add a rule to the CSS for site's starting with https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/
This will fix the issue, only difference is controls will pop out vertically when you hover the overlay instead of horizontally.
.vsc-controller { height: 0; }If having the controls horizontal is important then this also fixes it and preserves that:
.vsc-controller { position: absolute !important; z-index: 99999 !important; width: fit-content !important; height: fit-content !important; }
The Amazon Video player just shows a black screen with only audio while the extension is enabled. After disabling the extension, the video immediately returns to normal.