{"id":1050,"date":"2020-03-18T00:51:58","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T00:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/?p=1050"},"modified":"2024-04-10T12:04:45","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T12:04:45","slug":"fix-html5-video-not-found-error","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/video-repair\/fix-html5-video-not-found-error","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix HTML5 Video Not Found Error?"},"content":{"rendered":"
A user on a forum discussion explained his situation where the video was not playing on his Chrome browser. HTML5 is an enhanced version of the traditional HTML webpage which is incorporated with audio and video components. This was the fifth and latest version of HTML that is available worldwide and allows you to play videos on browser without any plugins or a flash player. HTML5 videos are supported on all popular browsers like Safari, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. This error can be fixed quickly using your browser itself so follow the free methods given in the next section and fix the HTML5 video not found error.<\/p>\n You can fix the HTML5 video not found error quickly by following these troubleshooting methods that will be listed below.<\/p>\n Your Chrome browser preference might not be set as auto update whenever an update is available for your browser. Follow the steps to mentioned-below check if you are having an updated version of Google Chrome. Cache and Cookies are stored within your Chrome browser to provide a better user experience. However, multimedia files saved in the browser\u2019s Cache may conflict with the live version of the page. Follow the steps given below to remove Cookies and Cache. <\/p>\n Step 4: <\/strong>Click on Clear data<\/strong>, go back to the webpage and press F5. <\/strong>This will fix your HTML5 video not found error.<\/p>\n Disabling this default system setting has solved HTML5 video not found error for many users. Follow the steps to disable the Hardware Acceleration. Opening the web page in Incognito mode will help you isolate the problem as it does not refer to any of the existing settings or cookies on your Chrome. To open Google Chrome in incognito mode, press Ctrl + Shift + N<\/strong>. Remove the add-ons, plugins and reset your Chrome settings to fix the HTML5 video not found error in normal mode.<\/p>\n Tried all the above-mentioned methods and if you are still facing HTML5 video not found error, allowing Flash player to manually play the video will be your last resort. Follow the steps given below to know how you can fix HTML5 video not found error using Flash. A user on a forum discussion explained his situation where the video was not playing on his Chrome browser. \u201cIn Chrome, the video seems to load, and there are no errors in the console log. When the play button is pressed, it loads a portion of the file, but then does not play it. Yet, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\n\u201cIn Chrome, the video seems to load, and there are no errors in the console log. When the play button is pressed, it loads a portion of the file, but then does not play it. Yet, interestingly, if I arbitrarily click on a later time in the time-bar, say about halfway through, it will play about 5 seconds of the video even with the subtitles, but no audio.<\/em>\u201d
\nLet\u2019s get to know what is HTML5 video first.<\/p>\nWhat is HTML5 video?<\/h2>\n
\nRead the next section to know what causes HTML video not found error.
\nWhat Causes HTML5 Video Not Found Error<\/strong>
\nHTML video not found error usually occurs:<\/p>\n\n
How to Fix HTML5 Video Not Found Error?<\/h2>\n
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\nStep 1: <\/strong>Open Google Chrome and click on three dots<\/strong> present on the top-right corner.
\nStep 2: <\/strong>Select Help<\/strong> and click on About Google Chrome.<\/strong>
\nStep 3:<\/strong> If your Chrome is updated, your browser will indicate that your Google Chrome is up to date <\/strong>as shown in the image below.
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\nHowever, if your Chrome browser is not up to date, update the browser and press F5 <\/strong>on the specific page to reload the video.<\/p>\n\n
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\nStep 1: <\/strong>Open Google Chrome and click on three dots<\/strong> present on the top-right corner.
\nStep 2: <\/strong>Click on Select > Advanced -> Privacy and security -> Clear browsing data.<\/strong>
\nStep 3: <\/strong>Change the Time Range to All Time <\/strong>and only check those boxes that are shown in the image below.<\/p>\n\n
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\nStep 1: <\/strong>Open Google Chrome and click on three dots<\/strong> present on the top-right corner.
\nStep 2: <\/strong>Click on Settings -> Advanced -> System.<\/strong>
\nStep 3:<\/strong> Uncheck the Use hardware acceleration when available <\/strong>as shown in the image below.
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\nStep 4: <\/strong>Go back to the webpage and press F5 <\/strong>to reload it. Your video not found error will be fixed.<\/p>\n\n
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\nNote: <\/strong>Incognito Mode in Safari and Mozilla Firefox browser will be named as New Private Window.
\nIf the video is loading from the specific web page in Incognito mode then this indicates that:<\/p>\n\n
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\nStep 1: <\/strong>Click on the padlock<\/strong> of the site where you are unable to play the video and select Site settings <\/strong>as shown in the image below.
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\nStep 2: <\/strong>Find Flash <\/strong>in the Permissions <\/strong>section and change it to Allow <\/strong>as shown in the image below.<\/strong>
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\nStep 3: <\/strong>Go back to the web page and press F5. <\/strong>Your video not found error will be fixed.
\nBonus Tip:<\/strong> If you have corrupt videos in your computer, do not make use of any online tools to fix them. Using online tools to repair videos will make permanent changes and compromise your video quality. However, you can avoid this by using a professional video repair tool like CAT Video Repair tool<\/a>. To keep your video file away from further damage, this tool works only on the copy version of your original video file.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"