Firefox doesn't play mp4 file in HTML5 video

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I recorded a video with my mobile which had the format ".mp4". Now if I load that video in HTML5 video tag, I get an error HTTP "Content-Type" of "video/3gpp" is not supported. Why does Firefox consider the file as 3gpp although it is an mp4 file? If I log the file properties when it is loaded on to browser, I see the following

{ name: "test.mp4", lastModified: 1434536249000, lastModifiedDate: Date 2015-06-17T10:17:29.000Z, size: 41151959, type: "video/mp4" }

This means firefox identifies the type as mp4 only. But doesn't play it giving the error HTTP "Content-Type" of "video/3gpp" is not supported.

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1 Answers

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Try converting the mp4 to a mp4 with another codec. I recommend xMediaRecode. If the converted file is working, it must have something to do with your mobile.