How to play MPEG-4 videos on Firefox on Ubuntu 18.10?
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After recently upgrading to Ubuntu 18.10, Firefox isn't playing any embedded MPEG-4 video, there was no issue before the upgrade
e.g. https://twitter.com/Twitter/status/1065406263612399617
The console in dev tools reports this
The video on this page can’t be played. Your system may not have the required video codecs for: video/mp4; codecs="avc1.42E01E mp4a.40.2", video/quicktime; codecs="avc1.42E01E mp4a.40.2", video/x-m4v; codecs="avc1.42E01E mp4a.40.2" 1 1066421472464392192
HTTP “Content-Type” of “video/mp4” is not supported. Load of media resource https://video.twimg.com/tweet_video/DskVIELXgAEDAmP.mp4 failed. 1 twitter
YouTube videos play successfully, and the same link works in Chrome on the same machine. Unfortunately, I'm using 56.0.2 and, due to work restrictions, cannot upgrade to the latest release
Flashplugin-installer and ffmpeg are installed and the latest version
The "Play DRM-controlled content" option is selected
firefox 18.10
asked Nov 24 at 20:37
Joseph McCarthy
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After recently upgrading to Ubuntu 18.10, Firefox isn't playing any embedded MPEG-4 video, there was no issue before the upgrade
e.g. https://twitter.com/Twitter/status/1065406263612399617
The console in dev tools reports this
The video on this page can’t be played. Your system may not have the required video codecs for: video/mp4; codecs="avc1.42E01E mp4a.40.2", video/quicktime; codecs="avc1.42E01E mp4a.40.2", video/x-m4v; codecs="avc1.42E01E mp4a.40.2" 1 1066421472464392192
HTTP “Content-Type” of “video/mp4” is not supported. Load of media resource https://video.twimg.com/tweet_video/DskVIELXgAEDAmP.mp4 failed. 1 twitter
YouTube videos play successfully, and the same link works in Chrome on the same machine. Unfortunately, I'm using 56.0.2 and, due to work restrictions, cannot upgrade to the latest release
Flashplugin-installer and ffmpeg are installed and the latest version
The "Play DRM-controlled content" option is selected
firefox 18.10
asked Nov 24 at 20:37
Joseph McCarthy
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Plays on my system in FF (also using 18.10). "flashplugin-installer and ffmpeg " eh what do they have to do with playing mp4s in firefox? I would add gstreamer codecs for mpeg if I was you.
– Rinzwind
Nov 24 at 23:12
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After recently upgrading to Ubuntu 18.10, Firefox isn't playing any embedded MPEG-4 video, there was no issue before the upgrade
e.g. https://twitter.com/Twitter/status/1065406263612399617
The console in dev tools reports this
The video on this page can’t be played. Your system may not have the required video codecs for: video/mp4; codecs="avc1.42E01E mp4a.40.2", video/quicktime; codecs="avc1.42E01E mp4a.40.2", video/x-m4v; codecs="avc1.42E01E mp4a.40.2" 1 1066421472464392192
HTTP “Content-Type” of “video/mp4” is not supported. Load of media resource https://video.twimg.com/tweet_video/DskVIELXgAEDAmP.mp4 failed. 1 twitter
YouTube videos play successfully, and the same link works in Chrome on the same machine. Unfortunately, I'm using 56.0.2 and, due to work restrictions, cannot upgrade to the latest release
Flashplugin-installer and ffmpeg are installed and the latest version
The "Play DRM-controlled content" option is selected
firefox 18.10
asked Nov 24 at 20:37
Joseph McCarthy
112
After recently upgrading to Ubuntu 18.10, Firefox isn't playing any embedded MPEG-4 video, there was no issue before the upgrade
e.g. https://twitter.com/Twitter/status/1065406263612399617
The console in dev tools reports this
The video on this page can’t be played. Your system may not have the required video codecs for: video/mp4; codecs="avc1.42E01E mp4a.40.2", video/quicktime; codecs="avc1.42E01E mp4a.40.2", video/x-m4v; codecs="avc1.42E01E mp4a.40.2" 1 1066421472464392192
HTTP “Content-Type” of “video/mp4” is not supported. Load of media resource https://video.twimg.com/tweet_video/DskVIELXgAEDAmP.mp4 failed. 1 twitter
YouTube videos play successfully, and the same link works in Chrome on the same machine. Unfortunately, I'm using 56.0.2 and, due to work restrictions, cannot upgrade to the latest release
Flashplugin-installer and ffmpeg are installed and the latest version
The "Play DRM-controlled content" option is selected
firefox 18.10
firefox 18.10
asked Nov 24 at 20:37
Joseph McCarthy
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asked Nov 24 at 20:37
Joseph McCarthy
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asked Nov 24 at 20:37
Joseph McCarthy
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asked Nov 24 at 20:37
Joseph McCarthy
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asked Nov 24 at 20:37
Joseph McCarthy
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Plays on my system in FF (also using 18.10). "flashplugin-installer and ffmpeg " eh what do they have to do with playing mp4s in firefox? I would add gstreamer codecs for mpeg if I was you.
– Rinzwind
Nov 24 at 23:12
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Plays on my system in FF (also using 18.10). "flashplugin-installer and ffmpeg " eh what do they have to do with playing mp4s in firefox? I would add gstreamer codecs for mpeg if I was you.
– Rinzwind
Nov 24 at 23:12
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Plays on my system in FF (also using 18.10). "flashplugin-installer and ffmpeg " eh what do they have to do with playing mp4s in firefox? I would add gstreamer codecs for mpeg if I was you.
– Rinzwind
Nov 24 at 23:12
Plays on my system in FF (also using 18.10). "flashplugin-installer and ffmpeg " eh what do they have to do with playing mp4s in firefox? I would add gstreamer codecs for mpeg if I was you.
– Rinzwind
Nov 24 at 23:12
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Plays on my system in FF (also using 18.10). "flashplugin-installer and ffmpeg " eh what do they have to do with playing mp4s in firefox? I would add gstreamer codecs for mpeg if I was you.
– Rinzwind
Nov 24 at 23:12