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Can’t see video playback on linux

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I have an issue with my desktop client.
Some backed up videos can’t be played. The video itself plays but all I can see is a black screen.
I’m using arch linux, and i’ve tried pacman, aur, flatpak, app image. Can someone help me out? Any dependency maybe?

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