On 1/30/19 9:11 PM, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
* don fisher <hdf3@comcast.net> [01-30-19 23:00]:
On 2019-01-30 2:00 a.m., don fisher wrote:
I am running Firefox 60.4 under 42.3. In the past I was able to play .mp4 files using my browser. A recent trial failed. What am I doing wrong and how can I view these files?
You need to install codecs from 3rd party,
https://en.opensuse.org/Additional_package_repositories
most specifically from Pacman. There is a link there,
https://opensuse-community.org/
If you already have these installed, then we need more information, like some sample file. .mp4 is just a container and it supports multiple codecs. Some are free, some are not.
Good luck, - Adam I installed the codecs, I think. When I try to open a .mp4 tile, a window
On 1/30/19 12:46 PM, Adam Majer wrote: pops up which says "MPEG-4 video (200 MB)" and asks "what should Firefox do with this file"? The default option option is VLC, which when selected claims: VLC could not decode the format "h264" (H264 - MPEG-4 AVC (part 10)) VLC could not decode the format "mp4a" (MPEG AAC Audio)
What did I do wrong, and how can I determine which codecs are present?
why don't you tell firefox to "run" the file rather than vlc?
Now sure what you mean. I use "Firefox/File/Open File", I select the desired .mp4 file, and receive the receive the VLC popup described above. Don -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org