Can't play Vimeo videos
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Can't play Vimeo videos
I have tried to play dozens (literally) of Vimeo videos, on the Vimeo website, and on other sites. Not a single one ever plays. There is no error message. When the play button is clicked, I see an image, but there is no playback happening. I can click anywhere on the timeline and see the corresponding image, but the play button will not work. I don't see anything obvious by using F12, but I'm not too experienced with that tool.
Windows 7
Firefox 43.0.1
Windows 7
Firefox 43.0.1
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Re: Can't play Vimeo videos
The video on the main page works for me... plays as HTML5. But giving its size/quality I must let it buffer for some time before it can play reasonably smooth. On WinXP, allowing cookies.. and blocking No content
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Re: Can't play Vimeo videos
We have a pretty high speed 'net connection; have never had any video in all my internet browsing buffer longer than a dozen seconds or so. Changing the resolution settings does not change the behavior.
In case it's relevant, I seem to recall changing some setting(s) somewhere a while ago in an effort to stop the incredibly annoying auto-play of HTML5, or something like that...
In case it's relevant, I seem to recall changing some setting(s) somewhere a while ago in an effort to stop the incredibly annoying auto-play of HTML5, or something like that...
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Re: Can't play Vimeo videos
Maybe somthing here will help > https://vimeo.com/help/faq/watching-vid ... ack-issues
I'm out.. Good Luck
I'm out.. Good Luck
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Re: Can't play Vimeo videos
I've already checked that.JayhawksRock wrote: https://vimeo.com/help/faq/watching-vid ... ack-issues
Hopefully, someone will have the right bits of knowledge to clear it up.
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Re: Can't play Vimeo videos
i didn't think FF's HTML5-video would work, with windows xp?JayhawksRock wrote:The video on the main page works for me.. plays as HTML5..On WinXP
the videos at "vimeo" also worked for me however i have my computer configured to always use "flash player" for playing videos, so the videos at "vimeo" were playing in "flash player", on my computer..
my computer is running windows xpsp3..
find answers at "Mozilla Support":
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/products/firefox
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/products/firefox
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Re: Can't play Vimeo videos
Someone else is using windows xp, not me. My computer has windows 7.
What/where is this setting?redwolfe_98 wrote:the videos at "vimeo" also worked for me however i have my computer configured to always use "flash player" for playing videos, so the videos at "vimeo" were playing in "flash player", on my computer..
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Re: Can't play Vimeo videos
XP will play WebM VP8 and VP9 HTML5 just fine.redwolfe_98 wrote:I didn't think FF's HTML5-video would work, with windows xp?JayhawksRock wrote:The video on the main page works for me.. plays as HTML5..On WinXP
http://www.webmproject.org/users/
I do not have Adobe Flash enabled on this setup...
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Re: Can't play Vimeo videos
I've discovered something more...quickquestion wrote:I have tried to play dozens (literally) of Vimeo videos, on the Vimeo website, and on other sites. Not a single one ever plays. There is no error message. When the play button is clicked, I see an image, but there is no playback happening. I can click anywhere on the timeline and see the corresponding image, but the play button will not work. I don't see anything obvious by using F12, but I'm not too experienced with that tool.
Windows 7
Firefox 43.0.1
Setting "media.autoplay.enabled" to "true" allows the video to play. (Odd, I've never had this problem with youtube videos, and I watch a lot of those.)
However, this is not an acceptable solution. I need autoplay disabled because it's effin' annoying. And I need a way to play vimeo videos.
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Re: Can't play Vimeo videos
...and apparently this is a known bug in Firefox, of some time now...
tsk tsk
tsk tsk
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Re: Can't play Vimeo videos
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FWIW I went to the Vimeo site and nothing would play unless I set media.autoplay.enabled to true.
I'm on OSX with FF45.0.1
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FWIW I went to the Vimeo site and nothing would play unless I set media.autoplay.enabled to true.
I'm on OSX with FF45.0.1
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Re: Can't play Vimeo videos
Yep. Until there's a fix in Firefox, I won't be watching any vimeo stuff. Can't stand autoplay.RobertJ wrote:FWIW I went to the Vimeo site and nothing would play unless I set media.autoplay.enabled to true.
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Re: Can't play Vimeo videos
Any reason you're not up to at least FF 43.0.4 ?quickquestion wrote:Firefox 43.0.1
Some URLs?dozens (literally) of Vimeo videos
Any change if you restart in Safe Mode?the play button is clicked, I see an image, but there is no playback
As a test, create a new, clean Profile, load Vimeo & see if videos play.changing some setting(s) somewhere a while ago in an effort to stop the incredibly annoying auto-play of HTML5
Fire 750, bring back 250.
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.19) Gecko/20110420 SeaMonkey/2.0.14 Pinball CopyURL+ FetchTextURL FlashGot NoScript
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.19) Gecko/20110420 SeaMonkey/2.0.14 Pinball CopyURL+ FetchTextURL FlashGot NoScript
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Re: Can't play Vimeo videos
Wow. I am having the same issue, and here it is, January of 2017.
Same deal - Vimeo vids do not play. Set media.autoplay.enabled to true, they play.
Which sucks, because I am not going to enable media.autoplay.enabled.
Grrr.
Same deal - Vimeo vids do not play. Set media.autoplay.enabled to true, they play.
Which sucks, because I am not going to enable media.autoplay.enabled.
Grrr.
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Re: Can't play Vimeo videos
Yup. I can easily get youtube vids to play by simply clicking the time bar (or whatever you call it). No reason why Vimeo shouldn't work the same, but they won't implement a solution.
therube:
Am currently on the latest version. Problem has persisted since before the previously posted version, up through the current on.
URLs: every single vimeo vid I try to play.
Safe mode: no difference.
Maybe yopu have a Extension installed that can affect videos from playing.
therube:
Am currently on the latest version. Problem has persisted since before the previously posted version, up through the current on.
URLs: every single vimeo vid I try to play.
Safe mode: no difference.
Maybe yopu have a Extension installed that can affect videos from playing.