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Browser combatibility and *.flv files

t_a_ot_a_o
edited February 2008 in Site Support
Hi there

Was just wondering why you use the *.flv extension for your flash content.
It seems my IE based browser Maxthon don't like it.
I can't view your great trailers onsite :(

Of course I know how to watch it anyway by downloading it or open it in the crap IE, but still, I would like it to work in maxthon.

Out of curiosity - with which browsers do you check your content?

Comments

  • TelltaleToolTelltaleTool
    edited February 2008
    .flv is a Flash Video file, which is pretty standard. It's not meant to be directly viewable.
  • t_a_ot_a_o
    edited February 2008
    I know that, but it bugs me I can't view it.

    In your expert opinion, do you think it has something to do with the browser, a faulty flashplayer installation or what? :)

    Edit:
    I just used the uninstall flashplayer and reinstalled it, but still no go in maxthon.
  • TelltaleToolTelltaleTool
    edited February 2008
    All I can tell you is that it works in IE 6 and 7. Most likely it's some sort of Maxthon-specific issue that, realistically, we don't have the time or resources to debug.
  • t_a_ot_a_o
    edited February 2008
    It's ok, I didn't expect you to, I just wanted to know, what the culprit was.
    So thanks :)
  • JakeJake Telltale Alumni
    edited February 2008
    Can you view Flash video on YouTube or GameTrailers? We use a very standard flash video player on our site, and there are really only two video codecs for flash video...
  • t_a_ot_a_o
    edited February 2008
    Yes I can. I have no problems with anything else, just your site.

    If there were other things I couldn't see, I would have understood it, but as it is now, I guess it's just your way of coding the file, that doesn't go well with my browser.
  • JakeJake Telltale Alumni
    edited February 2008
    Weird. It's just Flash 8 video :(
  • t_a_ot_a_o
    edited February 2008
    Oh well, nevermind. It's no biggie.
    It's probably just a combination of the settings my browser and Vista has, that interferes with it.
    I seem to recall being able to watch it on my other XP/Vista machine - could be it's just a file missing somewhere....
  • Chris1Chris1
    edited February 2008
    If it doesn't work in Maxthon, and you won't use Internet Explorer, then have you tried to see if they will work in Firefox?
    If that works, I think you might want to try using Firefox's engine in Maxthon rather than IE's. (Apparently you can do that.)
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