[Tip] Enable or Disable “Lucid Mode” in Opera Browser
UPDATE: In newer versions of Opera browser, the team has added a new option “Show button on videos” on Settings page to show or hide Lucid Mode overlay button on videos.
Opera 94 and later versions come with new “Lucid Mode” feature which is a video and image enhancement feature to improve videos and images quality on websites. In this article, we’ll learn more about this feature and how to enable or disable this new feature in Opera.
According to official announcement posted by Opera team:
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Lucid Mode is a CSS sharpening filter applied to video and image elements on webpages. On most systems the filters are GPU accelerated. This new video sharpening feature helps make your streaming experience more enjoyable. No more pixelated faces or blurry images. The feature is available for all videos websites such as YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc and can be enabled with a single click on the floating/overlay button. When activated, Lucid Mode adds more sharpness and clarity to the content. It’s also available for images and can be activated in the Easy Setup and opera://settings. You will also be able to change this setting in-context while watching a video. A button has been added next to the video pop-out button which serves to change the global Lucid Mode for Videos setting.
Lucid Mode might become useful and interesting for users who visit videos websites frequently. It adds extra layer of sharpness and color enhancements to all videos as well as images and tries to improve the video watching experience better.
On some systems, the Lucid Mode can cause issues due to incompatible graphics drivers, etc. In such situations, disabling Lucid Mode will help users.
Opera browser allows users to enable or disable the Lucid Mode easily using its Settings page. If you also want to enable or disable new Lucid Mode in Opera, following steps will help you:
1. Launch Opera web browser, click on Opera Menu button and then click on Settings option. Alternatively you can directly launch Settings page by pressing Alt+P keys together.
2. Now click on “Browser” tab or section present in left-sidebar.
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3. In right-side pane, scroll down and you’ll see “Lucid Mode” section.
Under this section, you’ll see 2 options to control Lucid Mode feature.
- Sharpen videos on all sites
- Sharpen images on all sites
Set the toggle buttons given next to these 2 options to ON or OFF to enable/disable Lucid Mode for videos and images according to your requirements.
PS: Same options are also present on Easy Setup sidebar or fly-out which can be accessed by clicking on the Easy Setup button present at the right-side of Opera toolbar.
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Opera’s Lucid mode button. Go to advanced settings. Scroll down to the new Lucid mode section. There is a button for [Lucid mode button on every video] , slide the button to the of state and the “Lucid mode” button stops showing up on every video.