Closed Bug 390803 Opened 18 years ago Closed 15 years ago

WMV Plugin behaves differently when loading a local file vs a file on a web server

Categories

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
General
Version:
2.0 Branch
Platform:
x86
Windows XP
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

People

(Reporter: marcl, Unassigned)

Details

(Whiteboard: [CLOSEME 5-15-2010])

User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.5) Gecko/20070713 Firefox/2.0.0.5 Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.5) Gecko/20070713 Firefox/2.0.0.5 There are 2 issues: Issue #1: A WMV file will not play if you are accessing a file from a relative path while looking at an HTML page you opened from your local computer (File, Open File) Issue #2: Auto re-sizing does not always work properly in firefox, but works properly in IE. The video will get stretched when required, but will not get resized smaller if the player is smaller than the video. Test File: <html><body> <object id="MediaPlayer" width="420" height="360" classid="CLSID:22D6F312-B0F6-11D0-94AB-0080C74C7E95" standby="Loading Windows Media Player components..." type="application/x-oleobject"> <param name="FileName" value="http://yourserver/yourfile.wmv"> <param name="ShowControls" value="true"> <param name="ShowStatusBar" value="true"> <param name="ShowDisplay" value="false"> <param name="autostart" value="false"> <embed type="application/x-mplayer2" src="http://yourserver/yourfile.wmv" name="MediaPlayer" width="420" height="360" ShowControls="1" ShowStatusBar="1" ShowDisplay="0" autostart="0"> </EMBED> </object> </body></html> Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: Issue #1: 1. Create an HTML page with a WMV object, linking the file as a relative path 2. Hit Ctrl+O and open your file. 3. The video will not play. 4. Upload the file to an actual web server. 5. Navigate to your page url by HTTP 6. The video will play Issue #2: 1. Using the file template provided in [Details], set the FileName and Src to a file that is larger in height and width than the video player. 2. File, Open File, and select your HTML file. 3. The video is cropped instead of squished, and the media player controls are missing. Actual Results: Issue #1: The video will not play locally, but will play through HTTP. Issue #2: The video is cropped instead of squished, and the media player controls are missing. Expected Results: Issue #1: The video will play locally. Issue #2: The video is squished to the player size, and the media player controls are present. N/A
This is likely a mime-type issue and not Firefox's fault.
This bug was reported on Firefox 2.x or older, which is no longer supported and will not be receiving any more updates. I strongly suggest that you update to Firefox 3.6.3 or later, update your plugins (flash, adobe, etc.), and retest in a new profile. If you still see the issue with the updated Firefox, please post here. Otherwise, please close as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME http://www.mozilla.com http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+mode
Whiteboard: [CLOSEME 5-15-2010]
Version: unspecified → 2.0 Branch
No reply, INCOMPLETE. Please retest with Firefox 3.6.x or later and a new profile (http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles). If you continue to see this issue with the newest firefox and a new profile, then please comment on this bug.
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 15 years ago
Resolution: --- → INCOMPLETE
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