Video.js failing in latest Chromium based browsers

Video.js failing in latest Chromium based browsers

by Jacob Nikolajsen -
Number of replies: 1
Problem: After navigating around a Moodle course for 1-2 minutes the videos can no longer play. Clicking the "mute" icon on the video player causes the video to resume playing, but of course without sound.

Environment:
  • The problem seems to be client side. The server does not have any problems sending video segments.
  • The problem only occurs in newer versions of Chrome and Edge. The problem is not present in version 121.0.2277.128 of Edge, so it must have been introduced after that. There was no problem with this in January 2024, but it is there now in March 2024. 
  • The problem does not occur in Firefox.
  • The video format is MP4.
  • The video is divided into segments with the use of FFmpeg.
  • We have verified that the problem occurs in both Moodle version 4.3 and 4.1.9 
  • There are no errors in the browser JavaScript console.

Workarounds:

  • Use  Firefox or an older version of Edge. Chrome does not provide older versions, so Chrome is not an option.
  • Purge the cache of the browser, will solve the problem temporarily.

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Re: Video.js failing in latest Chromium based browsers

by Jacob Nikolajsen -
This problem has been solved in version 123.0.6312.106 of Chrome.
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