** Description changed: Binary package hint: firefox With firefox 3.5 html5 was introduced. However only ogg is supported as it seems. The html5-preview on youtube.com (http://www.youtube.com/html5) doesn't work at all, but it does play in safari and epiphany-webkit. Please make firefox able to install video codecs or use the ones avaible through gstreamer. As of firefox 14, gstreamer support can be enabled with --enable- gstreamer. If the required gstreamer codecs are install then firerfox can play H.264 in a <video> tag. + + Note that the Windows build only supports patent free codecs. Given the + Ubuntu commitment to free software, do we really want to enable support + for patented codec?
** Description changed: - Binary package hint: firefox - - With firefox 3.5 html5 was introduced. However only ogg is supported as - it seems. The html5-preview on youtube.com - (http://www.youtube.com/html5) doesn't work at all, but it does play in - safari and epiphany-webkit. - - Please make firefox able to install video codecs or use the ones avaible - through gstreamer. + With firefox 3.5 html5 was introduced. Since 4.0 both ogg/theora and + webm/vp8 video formats are supported. As of firefox 14, gstreamer support can be enabled with --enable- - gstreamer. If the required gstreamer codecs are install then firerfox - can play H.264 in a <video> tag. + gstreamer. If the required gstreamer codecs are install then firefox can + play H.264 in a <video> tag. - Note that the Windows build only supports patent free codecs. Given the - Ubuntu commitment to free software, do we really want to enable support - for patented codec? + Note that the Windows build still only supports patent free codecs. + Given the Ubuntu commitment to free software, do we really want to + enable support for patented codec? ** Description changed: With firefox 3.5 html5 was introduced. Since 4.0 both ogg/theora and webm/vp8 video formats are supported. As of firefox 14, gstreamer support can be enabled with --enable- - gstreamer. If the required gstreamer codecs are install then firefox can - play H.264 in a <video> tag. + gstreamer. If the required gstreamer codecs are installed then firefox + can play H.264 in a <video> tag. Note that the Windows build still only supports patent free codecs. Given the Ubuntu commitment to free software, do we really want to enable support for patented codec? ** Description changed: With firefox 3.5 html5 was introduced. Since 4.0 both ogg/theora and webm/vp8 video formats are supported. As of firefox 14, gstreamer support can be enabled with --enable- gstreamer. If the required gstreamer codecs are installed then firefox can play H.264 in a <video> tag. - Note that the Windows build still only supports patent free codecs. - Given the Ubuntu commitment to free software, do we really want to - enable support for patented codec? + === Open questions === + + 1. Note that the Windows build still only supports patent free codecs. + 2. How stable that code is? Which regression could introduce? + 3. Given the Ubuntu commitment to free software, do we really want to enable support for other codecs other than the officially supported free ones? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/412647 Title: Firefox is not able to play mp4 <video> tags Status in The Mozilla Firefox Browser: Fix Released Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: With firefox 3.5 html5 was introduced. Since 4.0 both ogg/theora and webm/vp8 video formats are supported. As of firefox 14, gstreamer support can be enabled with --enable- gstreamer. If the required gstreamer codecs are installed then firefox can play H.264 in a <video> tag. === Open questions === 1. Note that the Windows build still only supports patent free codecs. 2. How stable that code is? Which regression could introduce? 3. Given the Ubuntu commitment to free software, do we really want to enable support for other codecs other than the officially supported free ones? To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/412647/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
