Webpage video not working

[rsal]

This page has a video on it: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hb ... ubar2.html but it is not working in firefox on my Salix-Mate basic install with vlc and npapi-vlc packages installed. The firefox also has vlc-web-plugin installed and activated. How can I solve this?

[gapan]

Your link doesn't work.

[rsal]

The page is opening "Breaking the sound barrier with an aircraft" with a picture. Below that is an area where a video is supposed to play but instead there is a message "A plugin is needed to display this content". I know that this is a mpeg video. Which plugin do I need?

[laprjns]

I tried the link in Firefox, Midori and Chromium and they all had the same problem with mplayer-plugin 3.55. At first it says mplayer-plugin needs permission and after granting permission it apparently downloads the video and then just says "Stopped"

[ibka]

I installed MPlayer and mplayerplug-in and it works.

[laprjns]

I installed MPlayer and mplayerplug-in and it works.

After installing MPlayer here, video worked in all three browsers

[gapan]

OK, the link works now. The page was down when I tried it before. And I can confirm it works with mplayer+mplayer-plugin.

I have to note that webpages used this kind of embedding about 10 years ago, or even more. I don't think you'll find any page created during the last 10 years to embed media like that.

[rsal]

Yes, it works with mplayer & mplayerplug-in installed. On one computer, it also worked after installing gecko-mediaplayer. Any particular advantage of using one over the other?