You have been subscribed to a public bug: :::::::::::::::::::::: PROBLEM :: :::::::::::::::::::::: embedded playback of mp4 videos works in Firefox, fails in Chromium
::::::::::::::::::::::::::: REPRODUCE :: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::: examples are the videos in coursera.org If you are signed up for ml class, start chromium-browser with url https://class.coursera.org/ml/lecture/view?lecture_id=1 If chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra is not installed, which it isn't by default, you get a black screen for the video. Reproduced on Ubuntu12.04 and 11.10 chromium-browser --version Chromium 18.0.1025.151 Ubuntu 12.04 ::::::::::::::::::::::: SOLUTION :: ::::::::::::::::::::::: Ubuntu software center should suggest the addon plugin equivalent to: sudo apt-get install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra ::::::::::::::::::: DETAILS :: ::::::::::::::::::: To tell if the library is installed: dpkg-query -l chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra The needed library is installed as: /usr/lib/chromium-browser/libffmpegsumo.so I found this out with the command dpkg-query -L chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Chromium web browser not showing mp4 videos https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/991758 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
