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HTML HTML Video and Audio (Retired) Media Basics The Source Element

Posted by Codye Watson
Codye Watson
16,835 Points

[SOLVED] Video Not Working in Windows 7/Safari

The video does not work in Windows 7/Safari. I've tried deleting my cookies and updating my browser. It works well on all the other browsers.

I've even tried relative paths, but it still does not work.

Here's my code:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
      <meta charset="utf-8">
      <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
      <title>HTML Video and Audio</title>
      <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/normalize.css">
      <link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Nunito:400,300' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
      <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/main.css">
  </head>
  <body>
      <h1>HTML Video and Audio</h1>

      <h2>Video Example</h2>

    <div class="wrapper">
        <video controls>
            <source src="http://treehouse-code-samples.s3.amazonaws.com/html-video-and-audio/bridge.mp4" type="video/mp4">
            <source src="http://treehouse-code-samples.s3.amazonaws.com/html-video-and-audio/bridge.ogg" type="video/ogg">
        </video>

        <h2>Audio Example</h2>

        <audio controls>
            <source src="http://treehouse-code-samples.s3.amazonaws.com/html-video-and-audio/bridge-audio.mp3" type="audio/mp3">
        </audio>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

Any suggestions?

Todd Hayes
Todd Hayes
1,513 Points
Todd Hayes
Todd Hayes
1,513 Points

You need to have QuickTime installed for Safari to have .mp4 support. Some people have noticed that if you installed QuickTime before Safari, you need to uninstall and then re-install QuickTime to get to work.

Codye Watson
Codye Watson
16,835 Points

Ah, pesky plugins! Thank you Todd!

Marcus Parsons
Marcus Parsons
15,719 Points

Marked as solved

1 Answer

J.D. Sandifer
J.D. Sandifer
18,813 Points
J.D. Sandifer
J.D. Sandifer
18,813 Points

"You need to have QuickTime installed for Safari to have .mp4 support. " - Todd