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hi. webcam was not works in firefox.

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hi. firefox is my laptop was not connect to webcam. in this url

[https://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutoria.../intro/]

in (Apply effects , CSS Filters) part of page.

(when i click "Capture video" the LED near the webcam hole is on, but preview not shown.

but in chrome, edge and opera connect successfully. first LED on, then preview is shown with no bug!

(first i check firefox, not connected, then check in chrome connected, NOTE: device is not busy with chrome when i check firefox, i am a web developer:) )

please help me.

hi. firefox is my laptop was not connect to webcam. in this url [[https://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/getusermedia/intro/|https://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/getusermedia/intro/]] in (Apply effects , CSS Filters) part of page. (when i click "Capture video" the LED near the webcam hole is on, but preview not shown. but in chrome, edge and opera connect successfully. first LED on, then preview is shown with no bug! (first i check firefox, not connected, then check in chrome connected, NOTE: device is not busy with chrome when i check firefox, i am a web developer:) ) please help me.
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If you click Capture then Firefox should ask for permission to use the camera. Doesn't Firefox ask you this ?

You also need to allow audio and video for this website to get a moving video.

See also "Tools -> Page Info -> Permissions".

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yes my friend. i accept required permissions :)

but video from webcam not display in video object in firefox, this conditions in chrome or edge have a nice reaction and code worked excellent in these. but in firefox not ::((

Modified by moslem522

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my laptop model is hp-EliteBook 857w. Please see 4 images as attachments in question...

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Did you make sure you allow audio and video as that is mandatory to see a moving video ?

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Yes my friend. Please see this video i capture from my desktop.


click on this link to view my screen record:

https://www.mohsencar.ir/record1.mp4

thanks

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Any WebRTC related errors/warnings in the Web Console ?

Does it work here:

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it seems firefox in my laptop have bug. i try to re-install it. or recover my windows backup.

i try over 20 sample pages of WEB-RTC source codes. all of them have same error.

Very very thank you. for your answers. I wish you all the best :) ::) :::)