Hi All... long time no speak, I trust you are all well?
With me using Internet Explorere I have never tried opening my files in Chrome
we are busy moving our server and our Tech Guy could not figure out why my recordngs does not work, we then established that he works in Chrome and I work In IE.... so mystery solved.... however, WHY does it not work in Chrome?
It says, plug in not supported
When I right click on it it shows the application not supported as x-mplayer2 as per the snip below
I realise your first reaction is don't use chrome, use IE.... But I cannot tell my cliente they cannot use chrome, so I have to find a solution please
How do I fix this problem?
Posted 3 years ago
Robert R., Online Community Admin
Hi there;
The issue is that Microsoft has ended support for the Windows Media Player Browser plugin, which allowed the web-based playback of the WMV format. WMV files are far better suited for local playback (i.e. playback from the computer, not while hosted online) as there are many other formats, specifically MP4, that is far better suited to the task. As Microsoft no longer develops, or supports, the Windows Media Player browser plugin (and have not for a number of years now), modern browsers like Edge, Chrome, Firefox, etc. will not be able to play the WMV format in-browser. Note, too, that Silverlight (WMV browser playback function) was discontinued in 2011, and you can read more at: http://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-confirms-its-new-edge-browser-wont-support-its-silverlight-p... As MP4 is the standard now for web playback (or really, simply universal video), we recommend using that format.
-Robert
The issue is that Microsoft has ended support for the Windows Media Player Browser plugin, which allowed the web-based playback of the WMV format. WMV files are far better suited for local playback (i.e. playback from the computer, not while hosted online) as there are many other formats, specifically MP4, that is far better suited to the task. As Microsoft no longer develops, or supports, the Windows Media Player browser plugin (and have not for a number of years now), modern browsers like Edge, Chrome, Firefox, etc. will not be able to play the WMV format in-browser. Note, too, that Silverlight (WMV browser playback function) was discontinued in 2011, and you can read more at: http://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-confirms-its-new-edge-browser-wont-support-its-silverlight-p... As MP4 is the standard now for web playback (or really, simply universal video), we recommend using that format.
-Robert
