I have been able to make a .flv video play in several browsers but I can't get it to play on a mobile browser. I've create a Video Upload CCK field for my Video content type. Then I've added .flv, .ogg and .mp4 thinking the player would know which one to pick in which scenario. I've also tried rearranging the order of the fields but nothing seems to allow it to play on a mobile browser. What am I missing?

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travist’s picture

travist commented
Status: Active » Fixed

mp4 (H264) is currently, and unfortunately due to licensing, the only way to upload a single file and get it working across all browsers and devices.

You can also upload multiple files to a single file field and the MediaFront module will select the best one to play for the browser / device. For example, if you wish to get true HTML5 working on all compatible browsers, you would just simply upload two versions of the same media to a single file field...

- OGG - for Firefox
- MP4 - for other browsers and devices

If you upload the same video formated in these two different formats to a single file field, you can achieve true HTML5 ( if it exists ), to which if not, it would just end up playing the MP4 in Flash.

Hope this helps.

Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

Automatically closed -- issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.

Caderial’s picture

Caderial commented
Version: 6.x-1.0-rc7 » 6.x-1.0-rc5
Priority: Normal » Critical
Status: Closed (fixed) » Active

I am having a similar issue across browsers.

In Internet explorer and firefox I get the eternal spinning loading bar, and after about 1.5 minutes the video will start playing, even though the loading bar at the bottom seems to be buffering fine, which of course is no good since most users just leave after 10-20 seconds. I also have the issue on my other laptop of the audio playing while the video sits still with the loading icon as well, eventually catching up and starts playing the video.

I have Encoded the Videos as mp4 H264 via Handbrake, and am using Drupal 6 and Media Front Player 6.x-1.0-rc5. You can View and test the issues here:

http://4villains.org/4villains-Videos

ADDITIONAL: I just tried upgrading to media front player 6.x-1.0-rc8, None of my videos work except for the audio so I reverted back to rc5

Any help or suggestions would be appreciated!
Thanks Guys!

travist’s picture

travist commented
Status: Active » Closed (fixed)

I would recommend encoding your videos for web. I am pretty sure the issue you are seeing is because your meta data for your media is being placed at the back of the file and not the front. This cases it to just spin until the entire file has been downloaded. There is really nothing I can do on my end to fix bad encoding of media.

I would suggest using Handbrake to re-encode your videos.