Am 16.07.2015 um 14:12 schrieb Johannes Meixner:
Is it perhaps possible to have by default a dummy installed instead of the actual piece of software that is needed to actually work with *.mp4 files?
Probably yes.
That dummy would only show information about the issue and what the user could do.
Just as an example assume in Firefox /usr/bin/vlc is set by default to be used for *.mp4 files.
Then we need to distinguish between HTML5 video support and video file playing capabilities. This thread started about something which could replace Flash which basically means "in-browser-viewing-capabilities" and therefore HTML5. Firefox (and other modern browsers) are supposed to support HTML5 video. But to do this an external player cannot be used. The player needs to be in the browser. (The codec not necessarily.) For Firefox that means that it supports out of the box: WebM with VP8 WebM with VP9 Ogg Theora The H.264 (many times referred to MP4 while that is a very rough match only) which is part of the HTML5 standard is not built in to Firefox because of patent concerns. But Firefox can and will use it if system GStreamer installation provides the decoding capabilities. In reality this is much more complex because there is also MSE (Media Source Extensions) and DRM support and not to forget the corresponding audio codecs. There is (or was?) also an enduser compatible solution for the codec problems. Fluendo used to sell a full GStreamer codec pack where the user pays for all included patents. I'm currently failing to find it though. Just saying that there likely is a way for some extra cost to avoid any legal concerns for the _enduser_ who does not care or is capable to fiddle around with whatever repository etc. Wolfgang -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org