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md22
Explorer | Level 3
11 months ago

Dropbox video player cannot play MJPEG in avi container.

Dropbox video player cannot play MJPEG in avi container. I know it's rare but Google Drive, Yandex disk, VLC player, Xplayer can. [removed per the Community's Guidelines]
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Walter's avatar
Walter
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11 months ago

Hey md22 - thanks for bringing this to our attention.

 

Could you forward us a screenshot of the exact error you're getting so that we can have a  visual too?

 

Thanks so much!

 

PS: I'm removing your shared link to avoid generating excess bandwidth usage and/or traffic. 

md22's avatar
md22
Explorer | Level 3
11 months ago

  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
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    11 months ago

    Hi md22, I'd need to know some additional things, if you don't mind such as the size of the file. 

     

    Also, do you use the website, when trying to preview it, and if so, which browser? 

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      md22
      Explorer | Level 3
      11 months ago

      Size of the file is 4,7 Mb. I'm trying view the file in Dropbox user home page. I'm open file by double click. Firefox 124.0.2. In the other clouds I watched the file similarly.
      After an error message the loading indicator remains active and the quality indicator changes value every 2 seconds. 720/480/720/480/...

      • Hannah's avatar
        Hannah
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        11 months ago

        Hey md22, can you please let us know what the duration of the video is on Google Drive, etc.?

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