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3/6/10
Original Poster
Google user

Chrome doesn't play (mp4/ogg) videos

Chrome doesn't play videos. Flash works, but not mp4 or ogg like on this site: http://www.canonical.com/projects/ubuntu/unr
 
when i click at a .mp4-video i see a black screen, with a menu bar (play/pause, volume).
.ogg videos are displayed, but chrome doesnt play them. they are stucked in the middle of the video.
i can drag the video to an earlier or later position, but it jumps right back to the middle of the video and its stucked again.
 
tried with totem plugin, vlc player plugin and mozplugger, the same with all.
 
so, how can i play videos without downloading them ?
 
Google Chrome version: 5.0.307.11 beta
Operating System: Linux (Xubuntu)
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dwight.stegall
3/6/10
dwight.stegall
http://openbsd.mirrors.tds.net/pub/OpenBSD/songs/song33.ogg

http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/MPEG-4/vorbis-in-mp4/mi2_vorbis51.mp4

above are two random ogg and mp4 files. windows chrome dev version plays both of them.

i don't have linux though
dwight.stegall
3/6/10
dwight.stegall
at least now yo know for sure they do work in some version of chrome. i wish i could have helped more.
3/11/10
Original Poster
Google user
thanks. i visited your links.
the video looks like this
http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/7649/bildschirmfoto2n.png
 
but as i said. it's the middle of the video.
i can see maybe 0.5sec in the middle of the video that is repeating over and over again.
if i wanne watch the video, i have to download it and watch it with some player
Monkiki
3/16/10
Monkiki
The same bug in 5.0.307.11 beta under Linux :(
splidtter
4/26/10
splidtter
on ubuntu lucid, install chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra to solve these problems.
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Natalie Wong
7/18/14
Natalie Wong
Hello there, everyone -

It looks like there was a bug filed for this reoccurring issue with mp4 videos on HTML 5. Please take a look here, and take note of the latest recommendation for users who may still be experiencing this problem. 

You are welcome to click the star icon next to the Issue Number for any additional updates.

Kind Regards,
Natalie R. W.
 
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