why do face book have trouble playing this video ?
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3 years ago
why do face book have trouble playing this video ?
What video???
It?s Jim. Don?t expect sense, just attention seeking...
Tim
Just what it says when it can't play this video.....
yes I want somebody to tell me why facebook can't play videos on any of my computers any longer....simples
you know just like Harry's ebay was text only...and you didn't moan...
Facebook currently supports 19 different types of video files:
Mobile Video (3g2, 3gp, 3gpp) Windows Media Video (asf, wmv) AVI Video (avi) MPEG Video (dat, mpe, mpeg, mpg) Flash Video (f4v, flv) DIVX Video (divx) DV Video (dv) Graphics Interchage Format (gif) M2TS Video (m2ts) MPEG-4 Video (m4v, mp4, mepg4) Matroska Format (mkv) MOD Video (mod) QuickTime Movie (mov, qt) AVCHD Video (mts) Nullsoft Video (nsv) Ogg Media Format (ogm, ogv) TOD Video (tod) MPEG Transport Stream (ts) DVD Video (vob)
What are The Most Common Facebook Video Formats?
As we note below, Facebook does have two video formats ? MP4 and MOV ? that it specifically endorses for its platform.
In spite of these guidelines, many people still use other popular video formats, such as AVI, WMV and Flash for their Facebook video content.
What is the best overall video format for Facebook?
As Facebook itself recommends, you should be using MOV or MP4 files to get the best quality for your videos.
MOV and MP4 files are typically lightweight and can better retain their HD quality during uploading and compression processes. "
********************************************In a Command Prompt window, issue a command like this.
youtube-dl --list-formats "
Mostly pish.
Now, ask for the file(s). Play them in VLC. The program will select the "best" format for you.
youtube-dl "
No browser plays all 19 formats.
They must be out of their minds.
The above is "how you figure out stuff" Jim.
I don't know why you can't see a video, but you can figure it out for yourself, as part of your new digital hobby. You did say you liked digital.
If Facebook transcoded the videos this wouldn't happen.
Paul
Why do Facebook actually exist is a more pertinent question.
If I shot myself in the foot as often as they seem to do, I'd be the butt of every joke in the world by now! Brian
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