Moodle

FLV files will download and buffer, but won't start

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  • Type: Bug Bug
  • Status: Closed Closed
  • Priority: Major Major
  • Resolution: Won't Fix
  • Affects Version/s: 1.9.2
  • Fix Version/s: None
  • Component/s: Filters
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Description

Uploaded an FLV file to moodle, and have tried linking to it via a webpage and as a resource and have same problem. The media player is shown to download/buffer the file completely, but the file will not play or start playing under any environment or any browser.

I have updated mediaplugins to current CVS again with no luck also.

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Eloy Lafuente (stronk7) added a comment -

Hi Lee,

I've downloaded your video from http://yourhost/yourpath/YouConvertIt_5_.flv and I haven't been able to reproduce it within Moodle. But curiously, it plays pretty well with VLC. But Quicktime isn't able to open it, either.

In the other side, I've tested some more flv videos, and everythings seems to work properly within Moodle with them.

So, perhaps, it's a matter of the codecs used in that video? VLC shows "MP43" for video and "ms" for audio. Can you try to generate one alternative .vlc using another codecs? I'm not an expert in those areas but afaik, video within flv files should be, ideally, VP6 or H264, while MP3 uses to be ok as audio.

But I really thing the problem is something related with the codecs of your "problematic" flv file.

Hope this helps... please, tell me if you find something.

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Eloy Lafuente (stronk7) added a comment - Hi Lee, I've downloaded your video from http://yourhost/yourpath/YouConvertIt_5_.flv and I haven't been able to reproduce it within Moodle. But curiously, it plays pretty well with VLC. But Quicktime isn't able to open it, either. In the other side, I've tested some more flv videos, and everythings seems to work properly within Moodle with them. So, perhaps, it's a matter of the codecs used in that video? VLC shows "MP43" for video and "ms" for audio. Can you try to generate one alternative .vlc using another codecs? I'm not an expert in those areas but afaik, video within flv files should be, ideally, VP6 or H264, while MP3 uses to be ok as audio. But I really thing the problem is something related with the codecs of your "problematic" flv file. Hope this helps... please, tell me if you find something.
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Eloy Lafuente (stronk7) added a comment -

Hi again Lee,

I've also updated the flv player in Moodle to the latest available at http://www.jeroenwijering.com/?item=JW_FLV_Media_Player (that is the flv player used within Moodle). And results continue being the same, I can play any .flv file without problems BUT your file (that only works in VLC).

Ciao

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Eloy Lafuente (stronk7) added a comment - Hi again Lee, I've also updated the flv player in Moodle to the latest available at http://www.jeroenwijering.com/?item=JW_FLV_Media_Player (that is the flv player used within Moodle). And results continue being the same, I can play any .flv file without problems BUT your file (that only works in VLC). Ciao
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Michael de Raadt added a comment -

Thanks for reporting this issue.

We have detected that this issue has been inactive for over a year has been recorded as affecting versions that are no longer supported.

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Michael de Raadt added a comment - Thanks for reporting this issue. We have detected that this issue has been inactive for over a year has been recorded as affecting versions that are no longer supported. If you believe that this issue is still relevant to current versions (2.1 and beyond), please comment on the issue. Issues left inactive for a further month will be closed. Michael d; lqjjLKA0p6
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Michael de Raadt added a comment -

I'm closing this issue as it appears to have become inactive and is probably not relevant to a current supported version. If you are encountering this problem or one similar, please launch a new issue.

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Michael de Raadt added a comment - I'm closing this issue as it appears to have become inactive and is probably not relevant to a current supported version. If you are encountering this problem or one similar, please launch a new issue.

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