Hi,

I'm getting no video playback with mediafront in pages and blocks in Chrome and FF. Funny thing is that the video thumbnails show and the audio plays but the video does not. Images and there thumbnails are fine. I just now realized I have the dev version so I might roll back to a previous version.

Thanks for any input.

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Anonymous (not verified) commented
Version: 6.x-1.x-dev » 6.x-1.0-rc8

actually scratch that...It's the 6.x-1.0-rc8 but the info says:

; Information added by drupal.org packaging script on 2010-05-24
version = "6.x-1.x-dev"
core = "6.x"
project = "mediafront"
datestamp = "1274659909"


; Information added by drupal.org packaging script on 2011-03-18
version = "6.x-1.0-rc8"
core = "6.x"
project = "mediafront"
datestamp = "1300420269"

Anyway I switched the issue version to rc8...

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travist commented

I am pretty sure this is an encoding issue. If you are using mp4, then I would recommend encoding that as h264 and not with ffmpeg since I have heard that this issue occurs for ffmpeg encoding. Just a thought.

Thanks,

Travis.

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Anonymous (not verified) commented

Hmm maybe the issue is that all my video is embedded from Youtube, Vimeo and elsewhere. I don't have control over the encoding of those files. I'm using emfield with media:(insert provider). I guess I just assumed that mediafront could handle embedded media. I should look at the readme maybe...hehe

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Anonymous (not verified) commented

I dont see a readme but the plug-in "MediaFront Embedded Media Field" says it "Provides support for the Embedded Media Field module" so I'm not sure what the problem may be.None of my videos playback. Just audio.

I am using the old code and https selections when I choose the code from Youtube. Idk if that makes a difference.

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rcailliet commented

Travis,

I am having the same issue. I have no problem with encoding different video formats, but here is the kicker. They were working before I upgraded to RC8. The other weird thing is that now my audio defaults to off. Any ideas?

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Anonymous (not verified) commented

Im going to roll back to rc7 and see if this is still a problem for me.

-------Edit--------

Yep rc7 video playback works. I dont think the ratings are registering though. And it looks like the controller buttons are screwy. Just sayin. I can live with this for now.

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markgrostick commented

Im having the same issue as well when using CCK display. Video looks like it is hidden behind a the mediapreview div and the mediaplay div defaults to hidden.

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travist commented

^ if this is the case, then that is something I can fix. Let me try and reproduce.

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robotcake commented

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kobnim commented

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kobnim commented

I am having a similar problem with rc8.
@banghouse (comment #6) mentioned he was able to play videos in rc7.
I am able to play filefield videos in rc7. But I am not able to play emfield videos (youtube, vimeo).

Here is what happens when I try to display an embedded youtube video in mediafront rc7:
The youtube splash image is displayed, and there is a big "play" button in the middle of the splash image. But superimposed on the "play" button is a "still-loading" icon. As though it were trying to load the youtube video.

Has anyone gotten embedded videos to work in rc7? (or rc8)

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rcailliet commented

I have gotten the embedded video's to work if they are FLV encoded. None of the other ones though. When I say that though, the dragger is not working quite right.

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kobnim commented

@rcailliet
You say:

I have gotten the embedded video's to work if they are FLV encoded

Do you mean:
(a) that you have gotten emvideos on url's that point explicitly to flv files, eg http://example.com/myvideo.flv, or
(b) that you have gotten eg youtube videos to work (which I believe are flv encoded), or
(c) ???

Thanks for the feedback!

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marco88 commented

Same problem here:

images and preview works for my local video but no playback however on one mp4 I can hear the sound.

I have also a embedded youtube video does not work either.

I have RC8 as well.

BTW I installed and setup the Services 2.0 module after. I thought it might be the problem.

Is the Services module actually required?

Cheers,
Marc.

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marco88 commented

"Downgraded" to RC7 MP4 are working now (video + sound). AVI not working

Youtube embedded not working.
Marc.

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J__C commented

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travist commented

I will be working heavily on this module this weekend to get a solid release ready. Thanks everyone for your patience.

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travist commented

Please try RC9 and let me know if you have any better luck.

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greg.harvey
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Location Occitanie, France
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Version: 6.x-1.0-rc8 » 6.x-1.1

Hi,

Still the same problem here. Will try encoding differently. You said don't use FFMpeg. Other Linux suggestions?

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greg.harvey
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Location Occitanie, France
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Hmm, tried Avidemux, various outputs, same result every time. The player only plays audio for:

- H.263 (avcodec)
- MPEG-4 AVC (x264)

Same for FFMpeg using the x264 library.

Nothing else seems to play at all. How can I encode my mp4 in Linux so OSM Player can handle it?

Edit: MEncoder also fails, using codec x264, video fine in the OS but won't load in OSM.

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greg.harvey
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Location Occitanie, France
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Because some video works but other types do not, I'm assuming this is really a support request and I've created this: #1241440: Supported video CODECs and how to generate them

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Version: 6.x-1.1 » 6.x-1.x-dev
Issue summary: View changes
Status: Active » Closed (outdated)
Issue tags: -

I am closing this issue because it is for a Drupal version that is now not supported. Feel free to re-open it, if it is still relevant for a release of the project that is for a supported Drupal version.