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  1. Moodle
  2. MDL-48093

HTML 5 video: Firefox now supports .mp4

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    • Bug
    • Status: Closed
    • Minor
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • 2.7.2
    • 2.7.4, 2.8.1
    • Libraries
    • MOODLE_27_STABLE
    • MOODLE_27_STABLE, MOODLE_28_STABLE
    • MDL-48093-master
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      1. In server settings, go to Appearance / Media embedding and turn OFF the following options:

      • The legacy players
      • MP3 audio (this uses the Flash player)

      2. Restore the attached backup file.
      3. View the Page within this course in (a) a recent Firefox browser, and (b) a recent Chrome browser (just to verify it didn't break for existing ones).

      EXPECTED: The video and audio files should display using HTML5 players on both browsers.
      BEFORE THIS FIX: The video and audio files showed as links on Firefox.

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      1. In server settings, go to Appearance / Media embedding and turn OFF the following options: The legacy players MP3 audio (this uses the Flash player) 2. Restore the attached backup file. 3. View the Page within this course in (a) a recent Firefox browser, and (b) a recent Chrome browser (just to verify it didn't break for existing ones). EXPECTED: The video and audio files should display using HTML5 players on both browsers. BEFORE THIS FIX: The video and audio files showed as links on Firefox.

    Description

      We have code that prevents the HTML5 video player working in Firefox for .mp4 (and audio for .mp3). However, these are actually supported in recent versions of Firefox (27+) on pretty much all platforms.

      I don't have Opera installed but the documentation I did find suggests that Opera still doesn't support them.

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          is duplicated by

          Improvement - An enhancement to an existing Moodle feature. MDL-44090 Play mps3 natively on Firefox

          • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
          • Closed

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              quen Sam Marshall
              quen Sam Marshall
              John Okely John Okely
              Dan Poltawski Dan Poltawski
              Adrian Greeve Adrian Greeve
              Amaia Anabitarte, Carlos Escobedo, Ferran Recio, Ilya Tregubov, Laurent David, Sara Arjona (@sarjona)
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                Created:
                Updated:
                Resolved:
                13/Nov/14