getodk / getodk/docs

media::video and file format

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Description

On [the forum](https://forum.opendatakit.org/t/video-not-working/16362/4), a user discussed an issue getting an .mp4 file to play for `media::video` until after they had installed a third party application (VLC media player). Would it be worth adding a note to [form-styling/#media](https://docs.opendatakit.org/form-styling/#media) about the device needing to support a given video file type for it to work (that it's something outside of the control of ODK Collect)? And was that the root of the problem the user was experiencing?

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Research direction

Read the forum discussion linked in the issue, then review the media section at docs.opendatakit.org/form-styling/#media. Determine whether device support for the video file type explains the reported behavior and whether a note about that limitation belongs in the documentation; done means the issue's question is answered and the proposed documentation change is either made or clearly ruled out.

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Assessment

Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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