On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 11:51 PM, Oliver Oli <[email protected]>wrote:
> I don't see the player in webos, because the browser doesn't show any > default controls (but audio and video with custom controls work). my > tablet wouldn't play surround sound, but I was interested if it plays > embedded 5.1 files at all. > > you can offer multiple formats in an audio or video tag. > if you do a 'view source' you'll see that I'm offering 3 formats ... AAC, AC3 and Vorbis Etienne > > see https://developer.mozilla.org/En/Using_audio_and_video_in_Firefox > > 11/27/11, etienne deleflie <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've now replaced the AC3 with a 5.1 Ogg Vorbis file. > > > > http://soundofspace.com/static/test_html5.html > > > > Firefox now reads it. Unfortunately, Firefox apparently cant play 5.1 > files > > ... so it just plays the first two channels. Rather disappointing ... > > especially given that Chrome seems to be able to play the 5.1 Ogg file > just > > fine. > > > > Here's the Firefox Bugzilla report (lodged in 2009) about firefox not > being > > able to play 5.1 Vorbis files: > > https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=521615 > > > > So the best bet is just AAC. > > > > Etienne > > > > > > > > On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 7:43 PM, etienne deleflie > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > >> Bill, > >> > >> I was expecting that Firefox would not attempt to play the file at all > ... > >> strange that it attempts to play the file at all. > >> > >> What happens if you go to this URL in firefox: > >> > >> http://audio.soundofspace.com/ajh/eight-directions.ac3 > >> > >> Etienne > >> > >> On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 6:21 PM, Bill de Garis <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> Latest version of Firefox (8.0) on Win7 64bit. > >>> Alls I get it the spinning dots when I press play. > >>> Nothing else. > >>> No sound. > >>> > >>> Bill > >>> > >>> > >>> On 26/11/11 8:08 p.m., etienne deleflie wrote: > >>> > >>>> I've been meaning to try out HTML5's capabilities for a while, now > seems > >>>> a > >>>> good time. > >>>> > >>>> http://soundofspace.com/**static/test_html5.html< > http://soundofspace.com/static/test_html5.html> > >>>> > >>>> This page hosts an (ambisonicaly decoded) 5.1 file in AAC and AC3 .... > >>>> using HTML5 the browser should automatically choose the one it can > >>>> support. > >>>> > >>>> InternetExplorer 9 supports AAC, so does Safari and so does Chrome. So > >>>> that > >>>> covers around 50% of browsers. BUT ... it also covers the two main > OSes. > >>>> > >>>> Firefox is the other 50% ... and that means Ogg ... not sure if > firefox > >>>> supports AC3 but I dont think it does. > >>>> > >>>> The only question is whether or not the Browser can successfully > stream > >>>> the > >>>> 5.1 channels to the sound card connected to multiple speakers. > >>>> > >>>> ... any reports of success or failure would be appreciated. > >>>> > >>>> Etienne > >>>> -------------- next part -------------- > >>>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > >>>> URL:<https://mail.music.vt.**edu/mailman/private/sursound/** > >>>> attachments/20111127/ae3fafc3/**attachment.html< > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20111127/ae3fafc3/attachment.html > > > >>>> > > >>>> ______________________________**_________________ > >>>> Sursound mailing list > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> https://mail.music.vt.edu/**mailman/listinfo/sursound< > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> ______________________________**_________________ > >>> Sursound mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> https://mail.music.vt.edu/**mailman/listinfo/sursound< > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound> > >>> > >> > >> > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: > > < > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20111127/a6c22975/attachment.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Sursound mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound > > > _______________________________________________ > Sursound mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20111128/6e6b2cc3/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list [email protected] https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
