Timestamp on videos now displays large black bar at top of video/GIF

[RumplesWrinkles]

A black bar has appeared on all videos and GIFs when utilizing the timestamp feature. It spans the entire width of the video at the top, with the timestamp countdown in the top right.

[brzzdev]

Bumping this issue because I see it too. I love being able to see the timestamp but I'd love to get rid of the black bar or even have it as a scrubber looking bar under the video

[extesy]

Please post the steps to reproduce the problem according to the bug report template.

[brzzdev]

Issue description

Black bar appears behind timestamp

Steps to reproduce the issue

Have 'Show timestamp on videos' enabled

I'm on an iMac running the latest version of Big Sur Using Brave as my web browser

What's the expected result?

I'm not sure. I've never seen any other result. I was going to request it as a feature but saw this bug when I searched. What is the expected behaviour?

What's the actual result?

Black bar pictured in screenshot above

[RumplesWrinkles]

I can also confirm that this bug is still present.

Issue description Black bar appears behind timestamp, as described and shown.

Steps to reproduce the issue Have 'Show timestamp on videos' enabled.

Computer I'm on a 2015 Macbook Pro running the latest version of Big Sur.

Browser Latest version of Chrome.

What's the expected result? The timestamp used to display in a different way, I can't remember how exactly. It was less obtrusive.

What's the actual result? Black bar that appears across the top of the video, with the timestamp in the top right corner.

Let me know if there's anything I can do to assist in troubleshooting.

[extesy]

This is a Macbook-specific problem caused by one of MacOS upgrades. It's just a way MacOS renders text tracks on video objects in HTML, I couldn't find any way to customize that.