How to play a .mov file in Opera?

[pmfeldman]

pmfeldman last edited by

When I try to play a .mov video in Opera, the browser wants to download it to my computer rather than playing it. Can Opera be configured to play .mov videos?

Phillip M. Feldman

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

You may need to install a (QuickTime) plugin.

[Deleted User]

Deleted User last edited by

Install VLC player and its plugin.

[pmfeldman]

pmfeldman last edited by

Hm. I have just re-installed VLC Media Player version 2.1.5. When I check the VLC Media Player setup, under "Web Plugins", both "Mozilla" and "ActiveX" are checked. There is no check box for the Opera browser.

If I click on a .mov file on my computer, VLC Media Player opens and plays it. If I try to play the same .mov online (the URL is http://phillipmfeldman.org/David/Aaron performs on piano.mov), I see a large, blue "Q" and nothing plays. Clearly, Opera thinks that it is supposed to play this video using Apple QuickTime. It appears that there is no longer any mechanism for configuring Opera so that specific file types play with specific plug-ins. I'd be grateful if this feature can be restored.

Phillip M. Feldman

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

It looks like you have more than 1 plug-in for .mov installed.

Type opera:plugins in the address field and press enter. Disable the QuickTime one and make sure VLC appears there and is enabled, then reload the page to test.

[joshl]

joshl last edited by

By the way, my Opera (system?) offers [by default] playing that with marvellous Media Player Classic. :norris:

[pmfeldman]

pmfeldman last edited by

I typed opera:plugins in the address field, disabled QuickTime, and verified that VLC appears and is enabled. When I try to open the video at http://phillipmfeldman.org/David/Aaron performs on piano.mov, Opera wants to save the file on my computer--there is no option to play the file.

I believe that the problem here is that Opera no longer provides any mechanism for specifying the mapping from file types to plug-ins.

[joshl]

joshl last edited by

Your last link is broken, dude.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

It may appear to be broken because the URL in the post has got spaces in it, which isn't allowed in URLs of course!
The forum seems to put the %20 substitutes in however, so it works for me.

[joshl]

joshl last edited by

Unless somebody's edited that, it seem o'k in my Firefox now, too...

[pmfeldman]

pmfeldman last edited by

Is anyone able to play this video in Opera 24 with VLC Media Player?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

Is anyone able to play this video in Opera 24 with VLC Media Player?

Nope. Btw, mov doesn't seems to be on the list of formats supported by vlc plugin.