Metadata in Pre Video Player?

I watch a lot of videos--usually TV shows from DVD--on the Pre during my commute. Previously I was using an iPod Touch, and I have to say I prefer the experience on the Pre in every way but one.
The iPod uses program title, season, and episode metadata recorded in iTunes to sort files in the video player interface. It separates the files by program, and if you have episodes from multiple seasons, it separates the seasons too. The episode title, season, and number are all displayed in the file list.
The Pre, however, throws all the files into one list sorted by filename, ignoring (I think) any metadata. It's easy enough to adopt a naming convention like title.s01e03.mp4 to keep things organized, but the iPod interface feels much more polished. It is nice to be able to browse programs and episodes in much the same way you can browse music by artist, album, genre, etc. On the other hand, being able to drag and drop a bunch of files onto the pre icon in the file system is pretty awesome.
Otherwise, I love watching video on this thing! The screen gives off much less glare than the iPod, and I (unscientifically) think the picture and sound are both crisper on the Pre. This is version 1 of the video player, I know, so hopefully you will add the good things about the iPod in v2.
Post relates to: VisorPhone
Message Edited by pbrodd on 06-25-2009 01:33 PM

+1 for this feature request!

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The video player is in the connection error state.

Flash cS 5.5 / Win 7. Inserting video into movieclip both with 'import video' wizard and via component. FLV that plays fine on a number of different servers. On opening (after gathering metadata) the message 'The video player is in the connection error state. It enters this state when a video stream attempted to load but was unsuccessful. There are two possible reasons for the error: no connection to the server or the stream was not found.' Firstly I am treating this as a progressive download, not streaming. Second this plays fine locally, it's only when I upload to a server it fails. The FLV is in a folder directly below the SWF. Result is same with FLV in same location as SWF. MIME type set to vide/x-flv although I've also set it to applicaiton/octet-stream.
This is a very basic requirement to call the video directly from Flash, the default parameters of the component are adequate and work locally. However the video does not play. Is it fair to assume this functionality simply does not work correctly within Flash CS5.5? I'm unclear as to what >less< I could be doing with this file.

You can place the Flash and any Flash assets in any folder location that you want.... provided that you understand how Flash assets (like .flv files) are "Pathed" or located by the .swf that is calling them. The underlying principle is that the Flash assets need to be pathed relative to the Web page that the .swf is located on, NOT the actual, physical location of the .swf.
For review:
Pathing issues
Almost always when it works on the local machine and not the server, it's a pathing problem.
You can put your Flash related files in whatever folders you want, they do NOT have to be in the root, they do NOT all have to be in the same folder. But if you have a problem and if sticking them all in the root folder works, then you know that the issue was a pathing problem.
Just remember that paths used in the .swf become relative to the Web page on which the .swf is placed, NOT it’s physical location. So for example, if your .swf is in the flash/data folder and you use that .swf on a Web page in the root folder, you are in effect, removing that .swf from flash/data and putting it in root. So if the .swf is loading any related files (xml, images, video, etc), the path used inside the .swf to load the .xml file has to be relative to it's new location in root and then back down into flash/data. This is true even though when testing the .swf by itself, it can be inside flash/data and work just fine, since relative to it's location, the path is just fine, they are in the same folder. But if that same path is used when the .swf is placed on a page two folder levels up, the relative path has changed, the old "same folder" path will not work.
In fact if you are placing the .swf on a web page in a different folder than the .swf is stored in, and that .swf calls external assets, then direct clicking and opening of the .swf in it’s folder should NOT work! That’s because the paths to the external assets should be relative to the Web page and not the physical location of the .swf.
So just be sure that you use addresses relative to the final Web page locations (not physical file locations) and you can put the Flash related files in what ever folders you want.
Best wishes,
Eye for Video
www.cidigitalmedia.com
So you can place the .flv wherever you want, but you can't just go and move the .flv without also correcting the path to the .flv inside the .swf.
So be sure that you have the .flv in the correct subfolder before you do any insert of the Flash player.
Also I'm not a great fan of requiring my viewers use the latest and greatest (and most bug filled version) of any pluggin or software for that matter.
<param name="swfversion" value="11.0.0.0" />
I refer NOT to upgrade to ver 11 so will not be seeing your Flash anytime soon. If you want to appeal to a large audience, change that to version 10.
Best wishes,
Adninjastrator

Embedded Flash video player does not appear

Regarding this page: https://dl144.infusionsoft.com/app/page/default-campaign-landing-page8
If you look at the source, there's an iframe containing an embedded video player from vzaar in that yellow space at the top of the screen. it renders correctly in all other browsers except FireFox 23. I'm on OSX 10.7.5
I also tried it on Firefox 24.0 on Windows 7 Home Premium with the same result - no player.
Can anybody suggest why the contents of the iframe do not appear?

That iframe is blocked because of mixed active content.
You can see this in the Web Console (Firefox/Tools > Web Developer;Ctrl+Shift+K)
<pre><nowiki>Blocked loading mixed active content "http://view.vzaar.com/1214912/player" @ https://dl144.infusionsoft.com/app/page/default-campaign-landing-page8
</nowiki></pre>
The main site is https and the iframe source is http://view.vzaar.com/1214912/player
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/how-does-content-isnt-secure-affect-my-safety
*https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Security/MixedContent
A workaround is to set the security.mixed_content.block_active_content pref to false.

HTML5 video player won't load YouTube videos (and probably nothing else either)

When I request that YouTube use the HTML5 video player for videos, no videos will load - I have to switch to Adobe Flash for anything to play. The page for a video will finish loading and I'll just sit there watching the loading spiral of death ceaselessly. I've tried a number of suggestions from other threads with similar issues and nothing's helped.
- Safe Mode does NOT fix the problem (so it's not an add-on or script issue)
- Clearing cookies/cache does not work
- Toggling the media.windows-media-foundation.enabled setting does nothing
- Disabling hardware acceleration also does nothing
I'm at my wit's end. Flash will hang and crash REALLY often so I don't want to use it, but it's the only thing that works for YouTube. Please help.

You have to download and install Adobe Flash. Flash is not pre-installed.
http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

I think i have deleted my video player accedntily

Hi
Any one can tell me how to restore the vidoe player in my iphone 3g as i have deleted by mistake, without losing any contacts or apps

There is no separate pre-installed video player. Videos synced to your phone play through the iPod app: iPod>Videos.

Video Player doesn't respect video aspect ratio

I've noticed an error with the way the video player handles .m4v playback. The playback aspect ratio is wrong. The pre's screen ratio is 1:1.5 and the video is vertically stretching non 1:1.5 playback inappropriately. I'm not talking about the auto zoom feature (bottom right button while video is playing).
For example, I have tropic thunder which was created with x264 with a DAR of 1.19:1. I took the original 16:9 video and removed the black border on the top & bottom prior to the encode. On the iPod Touch & Sony Video Walkman (NRZ series), they correctly display the aspect ratio with the same file being used on the Pre.
The Pre should be *reducing* the vertical size of the video to match the DAR of the Pre's screen, but it isn't- and that results in people looking vertically stretched when they shouldn't be.
Travis
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I do the same but there is a difference between SAR & DAR. When your application is resizing the video, the SAR is used by the encoder and dictates how many pixels needs to be present at a specific x or y quantity when resizing. That ratio is stored within the movie. The DAR of the display device has to be taken account by the player to properly fit the movie on screen and within proper proportions. This allows any movie at any resolution to be properly scaled and fit to the display attached to the playback device.
In the case above a 1:1.19 movie is not being properly scaled for playback on a 1:1.5 screen.
Also, 1.0.4 hasn't resolved this.
Message Edited by ttmcmurry on 07-01-2009 06:30 PM

An image changing to FLV Video Player in AJAX Update Panel

Hi,
I'm trying to design part of a website can seen as video gallery. I have videos related to subcategories; and subcategories that related to categories.
I was using popups but now want to change it. Simply, firstly there are images and descriptions(in an update panel) of videos on page. After clicking thumbnail, the region includes thumbnail and description wil be changed to FLV video player.
Outside of updatepanel player is working good. but when i move it into updatepanel; doesn't working in IE. Because JS code (AC_FL_RunContent(.....)) is not working in updatepanel. Tried another script (like alert('hello!');), it's working. I think i have problem with the function named AC_FL_RunContent(...). It's working as i want, if open page with Firefox.
Looked for this in google. Visited many pages, but never find a solution for this nor source of problem. I hope someone can help me
Using ASP.Net. I'm attaching my tree structure and codes below:
Default.aspx
<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeFile="Default.aspx.cs" Inherits="_Default"%>
<!
DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" //www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd">
<
html xmlns ="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<
head id="Head1" runat="server">
<title>Untitled Page</title>
<link href="StyleSheet.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
<script type ="text/javascript">
function
MM_CheckFlashVersion(reqVerStr,msg){
with (navigator){
      var isIE = (appVersion.indexOf("MSIE") != -1 && userAgent.indexOf("Opera") == -1);
      var isWin = (appVersion.toLowerCase().indexOf("win") != -1);
      if (!isIE || !isWin){
        var flashVer = -1;
        if (plugins && plugins.length > 0){
            var desc = plugins["Shockwave Flash"] ? plugins["Shockwave Flash"].description : "";
            desc = plugins["Shockwave Flash 2.0"] ? plugins["Shockwave Flash 2.0"].description : desc;
            if (desc == "") flashVer = -1;
            else{
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              var tempArrMajor = descArr[2].split(".");
              var verMajor = tempArrMajor[0];
              var tempArrMinor = (descArr[3] != "") ? descArr[3].split("r") : descArr[4].split("r");
              var verMinor = (tempArrMinor[1] > 0) ? tempArrMinor[1] : 0;
              flashVer = parseFloat(verMajor + "." + verMinor);
        // WebTV has Flash Player 4 or lower -- too low for video
        else if (userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf("webtv") != -1) flashVer = 4.0;
        var verArr = reqVerStr.split(",");
        var reqVer = parseFloat(verArr[0] + "." + verArr[2]);
        if (flashVer < reqVer){
            if(confirm(msg))
              window.location = http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash;
function callFLVP(){
AC_FL_RunContent('codebase','http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,0,0','width','320','height','240','id','FLVPlayer','src','FLVPlayer_Progressive','flashvars','&MM_ComponentVersion=1&skinName=Clear_Skin_1&streamName=./VideoGallery/serpende&autoPlay= false&autoRewind=false','quality','high','scale','noscale','name','FLVPlayer','salign','lt','pluginspage','http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash','movie','FLVPlayer_Progressive');
</
script>
<
script src="Scripts/AC_RunActiveContent.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</
head>
<body onload="MM_CheckFlashVersion('7,0,0,0','Content on this page requires a newer version of Adobe Flash Player. Do you want to download it now?');">
<form id="form1" runat="server">
      <ajaxToolkit:ToolkitScriptManager ID="ScriptManager1" runat="server" />
      <div>
        <asp:UpdatePanel ID="UpdatePanel1" runat="server">
        <ContentTemplate>
            <asp:Literal ID="thumbLiteral" runat="server"></asp:Literal>
        </ContentTemplate>
        <Triggers>
            <asp:AsyncPostBackTrigger ControlID="showvideoButton" EventName="Click" />
        </Triggers>
        </asp:UpdatePanel>
        <asp:Button ID="showvideoButton" Text="Video" runat="server" onclick="showButton_Click"/>
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   </form>
</
body>
</
html>
Default.aspx.cs
public partial class _Default : System.Web.UI.Page
     protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
          thumbLiteral.Text = "<img src id=\"imgThumb\" src=\"./VideoGallery/small/serpende.jpg\" />";
     protected void showButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
          string strNoScriptBlock = "";
          strNoScriptBlock += "<noscript>";
          strNoScriptBlock += "<object classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,0,0\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" id=\"Object1\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"FLVPlayer_Progressive.swf\" /><param name=\"salign\" value=\"lt\" /><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\" /><param name=\"scale\" value=\"noscale\" /><param name=\"FlashVars\" value=\"&MM_ComponentVersion=1&skinName=Clear_Skin_1&streamName=serpende&autoPlay=false&a utoRewind=false\" /><embed src=\"FLVPlayer_Progressive.swf\" flashvars=\"&MM_ComponentVersion=1&skinName=Clear_Skin_1&streamName=serpende&autoPlay=fal se&autoRewind=false\" quality=\"high\" scale=\"noscale\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" name=\"FLVPlayer\" salign=\"LT\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" pluginspage=\"http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash\" /></object>";
     strNoScriptBlock += "</noscript>";
     string strScriptBlock = "";
     strScriptBlock += "<script>";
     strScriptBlock += "callFLVP();";
     strScriptBlock += "</script>";
     ScriptManager.RegisterClientScriptBlock(this, typeof(string), "strScriptBlock", strScriptBlock, false);
     thumbLiteral.Text = strNoScriptBlock;

Let's check this first;
If you have problems with current Shockwave Flash plugin versions then check this:
* see if there are updates for your graphics drive drivers
'''https://support.mozilla.org/kb/upgrade-graphics-drivers-use-hardware-acceleration'''
* disable protected mode in the Flash plugin (Flash 11.3+ on Windows Vista and later)
'''https://forums.adobe.com/message/4468493#TemporaryWorkaround'''
* disable hardware acceleration in the Flash plugin
'''https://forums.adobe.com/thread/891337'''
See also:
* '''http://kb.mozillazine.org/Flash#Troubleshooting'''

I get a security sandbox error #2122 when i try to use ImageSnapshot on video player

hey guys... so all my application does is... it has a video player... and when i initiate the component it loads the flv from a different server, and plays the video... now while its playing the video i have a button called capture, and whe you hit that button the user is able to take snapshots of the current frame.
this seems to work perfectly locally, but as soon as i uploaded it to the server i get problems...
the error states:
SecurityError: Error #2122: Security sandbox violation: BitmapData.draw: http://website1.com/Content/swf/oneStopImageVersion.swf cannot access http://website2.com/videos/originals/Grand_Opening.flv. A policy file is required, but the checkPolicyFile flag was not set when this media was loaded.
     at flash.display::BitmapData/draw()
     at mx.graphics::ImageSnapshot$/captureBitmapData()
     at modules.videoHandler::videoHandler/captureVideo()
     at modules.videoHandler::videoHandler/___videoHandler_LinkButton3_click()
i have the crossdomain file in the root directory of website2.com, and i have the folloing line of code in there
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<cross-domain-policy>
     <site-control permitted-cross-domain-policies="all" />
     <allow-access-from domain="website1.com"/>
     <allow-access-from domain="*.website1.com"/>
         <allow-http-request-headers-from domain="*.website1.com" headers="SOAPAction"/>
</cross-domain-policy>
any ideas on how to fix this problem???
my actionscript code is as follows
public function captureVideo():void{
     var snapshot:BitmapData = ImageSnapshot.captureBitmapData(videoPlayer.videoDisplay);
     initialThumbnail.source = new Bitmap(snapshot); //this is the image tag in my mxml
any help is greatly appretiated!!!!
thanks in advance!

any one with ideas???
i've been doing some more research... and found a possible solution... where i could send the video thru a server proxy... but the only thing is doing that might slow down my process... i was wondering if there was any other solution to this problem??

My ant video player after i updated to firefox four is now in the upper part of the screen where it opens up and i cant find out how to fix it

my ant video player after i updated to firefox four is now in the upper part of the screen where it opens up and i cant find out how to fix it

Create a new profile as a test to check if your current profile is causing the problems.
See "Basic Troubleshooting: Make a new profile":
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Basic+Troubleshooting#w_8-make-a-new-profile
There may be extensions and plugins installed by default in a new profile, so check that in "Tools > Add-ons > Extensions & Plugins" in case there are still problems.
If that new profile works then you can transfer some files from the old profile to that new profile, but be careful not to copy corrupted files.
See:
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox

How can i make RealPlayer the default video player?

I use safari 3.0.4
When it accesses sites containing video, it plays it in Flash (eg YouTube)
How do I get safari to use realplayer instead? (Even my Firefox 2.0 uses flash) (I have RP 10)
I am teaching a course in media literacy and show some of the uploaded old tv commercials to my students. i want to show next year's class some of the same commercials, so i want to save the ones I find this year while they're available.
At school, I work on a pc, and it plays video back in RealPlayer which gives me a 'download' option, so i can save these commercials.
But when i find good clips at home, on my mac, all I can do is note the urls, then do it all again at school to get to them to download. it would be much easier if i could download them as I find them, then take them to school on my portable drive.
any solution?
Thank you
Elizabeth

At school, I work on a pc, and it plays video back in RealPlayer which gives me a 'download' option, so i can save these commercials
RealPlayer v. 11.0.0 (may still be in beta) now includes that Downloader - a very useful item!
It is a free download but they will ask for money in July. Must be why they call it RealPlayer Plus!
You can get it here:
http://uk.real.com/player/mac/
I have had it for a couple of weeks and have had no problems.
As for making RealPlayer the default video player, IMO that is not a good idea. There is a lot of stuff out there that RealPlayer would not be able to handle.
These are the downloads and the settings you need in order to view/hear pretty much everything that the net can throw at you: The setup described below has proved repeatedly successful on both PPC and Intel macs, but nothing in life carries a guarantee!
It is known to work in the great majority of cases with Safari 3.0.4, QT 7.3 or 7.4 and OS 10.4.11. (If you are running Leopard, ensure that all plug-ins have been updated for OS 10.5.2, but please see my footnote).
Assuming you already run Tiger versions OS 10.4.9 or above (this has not yet been verified with Leopard) and have Quicktime 7.2 or above, and are using Safari 2 or 3, download and install (or re-install even if you already had them) the latest versions, suitable for your flavor of Mac, of:
RealPlayer 10 for Mac from http://forms.real.com/real/player/blackjack.html?platform2=Mac%20OS%20X&product= RealPlayer%2010&proc=g3&lang=&show_list=0&src=macjack
The new RealPlayer Plus (v.11) is still in beta and therefore free, but works well on Tiger. It includes a download function, and you can get that here:
http://uk.real.com/player/mac/
Flip4Mac WMV Player from http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx (Windows Media Player for the Mac is no longer supported, even by Microsoft)
Perian from http://perian.org/
You should read this support page http://perian.org/#support in case you need to delete older codecs.
Adobe FlashPlayer should first be uninstalled using the appropriate uninstaller available here: http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_14157&sliceId=2 and then the latest version obtained from here: http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1ProdVersion=ShockwaveFlash and installed.
(You can check here: http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/about/ to see which version you should install for your Mac and OS, but please see my footnote if you are running Leopard.)
In earlier versions than QT 7.1.3 in Quicktime Preferences, under advanced, UNcheck Enable Flash, and under Mime settings/Miscellananeous only check Quicktime HTML (QHTM).
You should also ensure, if you are running Tiger 10.4.11 or Leopard, that you have downloaded and installed the correct version for your Mac of Security Update 2007-009.1.1, which also deals with the Quicktime/Flash issues you may have experienced, such as the '?'. What happened was that both Quicktime as well as Adobe FlashPlayer tried to play the Flash video at the same time. This no longer happens. (N.B. Security Update 2007-009 1.1 requires both a restart and a permission repair.)
If you get problems with viewing video on a website try moving this file to your Desktop:
Hard drive/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/QuickTime Plugin.webplugin
and then restarting Safari. If all now works, you can trash that file.
In Macintosh HD/Library/Quicktime/ delete any files relating to DivX (Perian already has them). However it should be noted that Perian is not an internet plugin and will not play DivX files imbedded on a website. For that you will need the DivX Player browser plugin available from http://www.divx.com/divx/mac/
Now go to Safari Preferences/Security, and tick the boxes under Web Content (all 4 of them) to enable Java.
Lastly open Audio Midi Setup (which you will find in the Utilities Folder of your Applications Folder) and click on Audio Devices. Make sure that both Audio Input and Audio Output, under Format, are set to 44100 Hz, and that you have selected 'Built in Audio'.
Important: Now repair permissions and restart.
You should also consider having the free VLC Player from http://www.videolan.org/ in your armory, as this plays almost anything that DVD Player might not.
FOOTNOTE
If you are running Leopard:
Some users have mentioned that the latest Flash Player (v.9.0.115.0) conflicts with Leopard, and that they have needed to revert to v. 9.0.47. This can be downloaded from here:
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_14266&sliceId=1

How can I remove a video player?

Hi, awhile back I installed a video player, that I can't even remember the name of now, and it plays all my video's being watched over the web with this player now, it does give me the option to use original player, but you have to be lightning quick to click it and even then sometimes it won't. Its driving me nuts! I hate it! Can anyone tell me please how to maybe find this program and delete it. And what is the default video player on the Mac supposed to be?
Thanks so much.

From the Safari menu bar, select
Help ▹ Installed Plug-ins
Besides the following, what plugins are listed?
iPhotoPhotocast
Java
QuickTime
Shockwave Flash
WebKit built-in PDF

Lack of All format playable Video player with Full Screen STRETCH feature

I am a big fan of Nokia and i know Windows phone is the world best smart phone.im using Lumia 820. but in my highend Lumia devices lack of a
All format playable Video player (like mkv etc.)officially from Nokia or Microsoft.pls this is very important thing for all Lumia user for HD movie experience.pls update current video player.now I'm using Moli player but there is 1
vital feature is missing...this is Full Screen STRETCH...when i play movie using Moli player on my phone screen upper and lower portion appear black bar.It mean Ascept ratio not match.This is very important for full screen movie exp.But this
feature is also available on Android MX player.
So,I request you please update current video player with
Full Screen STRETCH feature for windows phone user.Thank you.

Hello,
You should ask in the
Windows Phone forums on the Microsoft Community forums.
Karl
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How do I stop iTunes from being my default video player

I have a slightly older Macbook Pro, on OSX 10.5.8. I have a bunch of video files on a wireless networked hard drive and the directory mapped to my desktop for easy access. I also have VLC installed for video playback. All the files are *.m4v.
Here is the problem. When I click to open one of these files it starts copying the whole file over the network to my iTunes, and insisting on opening from iTunes. If I click on File -> Open With -> it shows iTunes as the default. I can click on File -> Open With -> VLC and this works just fine.
But how do I change the default video player? All I want to do is stream it over my internal home network, I don't want copy the darn file every time I want to play something.
Thanks

Mac OS X: Double-Clicking a File Opens the Wrong Application - http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2291
-= Changing the application used to open all files of a certain kind (written with reference to OSX 10.4 but may not have changed) =-
1) In a Finder window highlight a file of the kind you want to change the application to open that kind of file.
2) While that file is highlighted, select File > Get Info or press command (apple or propeller icon) + i to get a file information window.
3) In the lower part of the info window there is an "open with" menu with a list of applications.
4) If your application is already in the box then it is the default application for opening that kind of file and you don't need to do anything more. Close the get info window.
5) If the application showing in the menu is not the one with which you wish to open the file then select a new application. If your application does not appear there then select the "other..." and track down the application (usually in the Applications folder at the main level of the computer).
6) If you wish to change all files of this type to open with this application in future, make sure the "change all" button is selected.
7) Close the get info window.

Unsolicited by me, a new tab will open saying I need a new video player or PC cleaner. Why? And how do I stop that?

Sometimes, when Firefox has been open on my laptop for a few minutes but I've not been active on it, a new tab will automatically open up with a message saying, for example, that I should download a new video player or some PC cleaner software. I know it must be some kind of spam or malware, and I normally just close the tab, but I'm curious as to why this happens and how I can stop it from happening again.

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Above the first plugin is a link that will check your plugins. Please use it.

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