VLC plugin doesn't work in Mozilla

[g00ey]

I have used the VLC plugin for playback of audio and video content in Firefox for quite some time now. I can't say it had worked well. It tends to hang with a black screen showing the message "Waiting for video" and when it does work there are no playback controls such as the progress slider, play/skip/pause/stop/fastforward/reverse/skip/volume buttons as most other audio/video playback plugins have.

Now, since I updated to the 3.5 series of Firefox, the VLC plugin has stopped working completely ever since, no rtsp, aspx mp3 or any video works at all. All I get is a black screen saying "Waiting for video ...". I don't even think it works with the new Firefox Minefield browser.

[VLC_help]

Waiting for video can mean that VLC cannot load the media file or that there is manifest/registry issue which prevents VLC from finding needed plugins.

[g00ey]

I can't see how the registry can create problems for VLC and there's definitely not a problem with the file format since the standalone player can play all the videostreams the plugin fails to play.

[VLC_help]

I can't see how the registry can create problems for VLC

VLC plugin searches the plugins from location that is listed in InstallDir reg key.

there's definitely not a problem with the file format since the standalone player can play all the videostreams the plugin fails to play

vlc.exe can find all needed stuff from plugins subfolder.

[Scarabol]

Hi,

i got the same problem is there any solution avaible?

my reg key is ok i checked it. it shows the right install dir.

my about:plugins output says:

VLC Multimedia Plug-in

Datei: npvlc.dll
Version: 1.0.5.0
Version 1.0.5, copyright 1996-2010 The VideoLAN Team
http://www.videolan.org/

MIME-Typ Beschreibung Endungen Aktiviert
audio/mpeg MPEG audio mp2,mp3,mpga,mpega Ja
audio/x-mpeg MPEG audio mp2,mp3,mpga,mpega Ja
video/mpeg MPEG video mpg,mpeg,mpe Ja
video/x-mpeg MPEG video mpg,mpeg,mpe Ja
video/mpeg-system MPEG video mpg,mpeg,vob Ja
video/x-mpeg-system MPEG video mpg,mpeg,vob Ja
video/mp4 MPEG-4 video mp4,mpg4 Ja
audio/mp4 MPEG-4 audio mp4,mpg4 Ja
application/mpeg4-iod MPEG-4 video mp4,mpg4 Ja
application/mpeg4-muxcodetable MPEG-4 video mp4,mpg4 Ja
video/x-msvideo AVI video avi Ja
video/quicktime QuickTime video mov,qt Ja
application/x-ogg Ogg stream ogg Ja
application/ogg Ogg stream ogg Ja
application/x-vlc-plugin VLC plug-in vlc Ja
video/x-ms-asf-plugin Windows Media video asf,asx Ja
video/x-ms-asf Windows Media video asf,asx Ja
application/x-mplayer2 Windows Media plug-in Ja
video/x-ms-wmv Windows Media video wmv Ja
application/x-google-vlc-plugin Google VLC plug-in Ja
audio/wav WAV audio wav Ja
audio/x-wav WAV audio wav Ja
audio/3gpp 3GPP audio 3gp,3gpp Ja
video/3gpp 3GPP video 3gp,3gpp Ja
audio/3gpp2 3GPP2 audio 3g2,3gpp2 Ja
video/3gpp2 3GPP2 video 3g2,3gpp2 Ja
video/divx DivX video divx Ja
video/flv FLV video flv Ja
video/x-flv FLV video flv Ja
video/x-matroska Matroska video mkv Ja
audio/x-matroska Matroska audio mka Ja
application/xspf+xml Playlist xspf xspf Ja
audio/x-m4a MPEG-4 audio m4a Ja
audio/x-mpegurl Playlist M3U m3u Ja
audio/x-ms-wma Windows Media Audio wma Ja

MfG
Scarabol

[doniewil1504]

I Also Had the same problem as Scarabol. It shows waiting for video when i tried to open the .xspf file from my mozila browser. Is there anyway to open the .xspf file from the open file (in Mozila) and played them in a stand alone player ( Cause it works well with the stand alone player ). It also happen in .m3u extension. I trie using both version 1.0.5 and 1.1.0

[VLC_help]

Is there anyway to open the .xspf file from the open file (in Mozila) and played them in a stand alone player

Yes, you have to override Firefox file opening defaults.

[doniewil1504]

Is there anyway to open the .xspf file from the open file (in Mozila) and played them in a stand alone player

Yes, you have to override Firefox file opening defaults.

Thank You, I can do set the m3u file in tools option apllications menu on firefox. But i still can't do the xspf, since in the application menu, doesn't show any xspf menu to choose with.

[VLC_help]

You have to add it with force. If there is already malformed action for it, you can remove it with following tips
http://kb.mozillazine.org/File_types_an ... ad_actions