What video plugin is needed?

[Sally Hurricane]

Hi!

So I am in a sl family and we have a movie room

However, the dvd player/tv does not work for me and now and again it says I need a video plugin....

?

[valerie Inshan]

Quicktime is mandatory.

http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Streaming_Video_in_Second_Life#Troubleshooting

http://community.secondlife.com/t5/English-Knowledge-Base/Parcel-media/ta-p/700097

The Preferences window

The Setup tab of the PREFERNCES window (Me > Preferences) allows you to choose your default media browser for Second Life:

• Use my browser (IE, Firefox, Safari): If you select this option, all web hyperlinks in Second Life open in your computer's default web browser (Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer).
• Use built-in browser:If you select this option, web hyperlinks in Second Life open inside Second Life's media browser. Use this option to view web content without switching away from the Second Life Viewer.
  • Enable plugins: Check to enable the built-in web browser to run plugins such as Flash.
  • Accept coolies: Cookies are bits of info stored by websties, used for a number of purposes, including personalizing content. If you have privacy concerns, reject cookies by unchecking this option.
  • Enable Javascript: Check to enable the built-in web brower to run Javascript on web pages.
  • Enable Web proxy: Check to set a web proxy to access Second Life in the Proxy location field. Enter the port in the port number field.

See this tutorial about playing YouTube videos:

[Charolotte Caxton]

Also, make sure you have the plugin for Other Browsers in step two.

http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions/