FS#73841 - [firefox] Can't play h264 videos
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Opened by Robert Cegliński (codicodi) - Thursday, 17 February 2022, 17:36 GMT
Last edited by Antonio Rojas (arojas) - Friday, 18 February 2022, 11:26 GMT
Opened by Robert Cegliński (codicodi) - Thursday, 17 February 2022, 17:36 GMT
Last edited by Antonio Rojas (arojas) - Friday, 18 February 2022, 11:26 GMT
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Description:
Firefox can't decode h264 after updating to ffmpeg 5.0. Launching firefox with MOZ_LOG="PlatformDecoderModule:5" reveals that libavcodec versions up to 58 are supported, but ffmpeg 5.0 has libavcodec.so.59 Additional info: firefox 97.0-1 ffmpeg 2:5.0-3 Steps to reproduce: Go to any website that serves h264 videos, like https://www.dailymotion.com/ and try to play something. |
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Closed by Antonio Rojas (arojas)
Friday, 18 February 2022, 11:26 GMT
Reason for closing: Fixed
Additional comments about closing: firefox 97.0.1-1
Friday, 18 February 2022, 11:26 GMT
Reason for closing: Fixed
Additional comments about closing: firefox 97.0.1-1
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1750760
In firefox, a bar appears at the top of the brwser with the following message:
"To play video you need to install the required video codecs"