We're calling on all EU-based Mozillians with iOS or iPadOS devices to help us monitor Apple’s new browser choice screens. Join the effort to hold Big Tech to account!

Avatar for Username

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

This thread was archived. Please ask a new question if you need help.

H.264 how to play without flash from sites demanding flash player like youtube

johnwerneken
johnwerneken
more options

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/12/20/firefox_20_h264_windows/ suggests that there is more than shumway in nightly but I still get error at youtube.com...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/12/20/firefox_20_h264_windows/ suggests that there is more than shumway in nightly but I still get error at youtube.com...

All Replies (2)

iamjayakumars
iamjayakumars
more options

HTML5 website no need of flash player. http://www.youtube.com/html5

johnwerneken
johnwerneken Question owner
more options

I set this pref to true media.windows-media-foundation.enabled; as with Shumway many videos play fine including many at youtube. However some apparently have a ua sniffer and refuse to offer other than flash format.