The *.webm video format stopped working in IE9?

[MRG]

Up till about a few days ago the *.webm video format was working just fine in IE9, but now it just stopped. What happened? I went to download and re-install the *.webm codec from the Google support page at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/webmmf- but no use! I've checked on 3 different computers, but they all stopped playing the *.webm video for no apparent reason. Now that flash is going out, more and more websites started to use the WEBM video format, I downloaded the plugin, all was fine, but now they don't work any more. Anybody knows anything about it? Thanks in advance!

Ps: This is the second time I'm trying to post this message. There was some malfunction the first time.

[Lou Quillio]

On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 1:36 PM, MRG <mrgc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Up till about a few days ago the *.webm video format was working just fine
> in IE9, but now it just stopped. What happened? I went to download and
> re-install the *.webm codec from the Google support page at
> https://tools.google.com/dlpage/webmmf- but no use! I've checked on 3
> different computers, but they all stopped playing the *.webm video for no
> apparent reason. Now that flash is going out, more and more websites started
> to use the WEBM video format, I downloaded the plugin, all was fine, but now
> they don't work any more. Anybody knows anything about it? Thanks in
> advance!

Please open an issue and provide as much detail as possible, here:

http://code.google.com/p/webm/issues/entry

In particular, provide an example URL.

> Ps: This is the second time I'm trying to post this message. There was some
> malfunction the first time.

First-time posts from non-subscribers are queued for moderation. I've
white-listed you now, so your posts should go directly through.
Hopefully. Groups has transient glitches in this area. Any problems,
let me know.

LQ


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Lou Quillio
Webmaster, WebMProject.org

[MRG]

Thanks for the quick reply, I submitted the same info over there. Meanwhile I asked a friend from oversea to check it out and he confirmed the same. IE9 doesn't play back the videos in WEBM format any more, only the "fallback" *.mp4 format at the sites we've tested. When right-clicked on the video's "Save As" link, they all showed *.mp4 and there is no sign of *.webm any more. On other sites with no "fallback" format, only having the *.webm format, there is only the "not found" type "X" sign there. But the same websites and video plays back just fine in Google Chrome. The weird part is that IE9 played these videos back just fine before. Did Microsoft "pulled the plug" on the WEBM format or what? Like I said: WEIRD... :-(

[Lou Quillio]

On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 2:39 PM, MRG <mrgc...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Thanks for the quick reply, I submitted the same info over there.

Thank you. Here is the tracker:
http://code.google.com/p/webm/issues/detail?id=478

Please provide the requested feedback, so we can investigate further. Thanks.