browser fails with Kodak DCR raw image *.dcr
Issue: youth attempt to play browser [Firefox 11.0] game which fails.
Question: Should Firefox be using Shockwave or something else ? OS openSUSE 12.4 with Gnome - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Background: Attempts open Filename: loader.dcr using Shotwell 0.11.5 File from Australian Broadcasting Corporation childrens page: http://www.abc.net.au/abc3/games/game.html?id=2761379 File appears as format: Kodak DCR raw image (26.8 KB) Kodak Digital Camera Raw Image File ref: http://forums.opensuse.org/english/o...ml#post2242203 Possible prior similar issues: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...3/#post4361018 http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...3/#post3974719 |
Found Australian BC's Billycart Racing game with similar problem : http://www.abc.net.au/abc3/games/game.html?id=2727912
This time a warning message:-) This is an old game that uses ancient technology called Shockwave. It's still a favourite with heaps of people so we're keeping it, but sadly this means that some of you can't play it (boo!). Don't worry if this is you though - there are heaps of other awesomesauce games to play! May be the answer, remain curious IF anyone has similar ancient style games working as to how, or whether just not compatible. |
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Sounds like a problem with Firefox 11.0...if I have understood your problem correctly. Not sure this helps much, other than confirm that the link does work. Cheers, Terry |
Thanks, receiving ABC site fine, is just game not starting.
IF able to play game, did it use Shotwell, or something else ? Thankfully, young complainants expecting instant solutions, can be distracted onto other games :-) |
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I just tried to play the game (Fedora 16 x86_64/Opera 11.62) and immediately a dialog box opened re saving 'loader.dcr'. I tried Chrome and it opens a Shotwell window but it appears to be empty...black. So, it would seem that Firefox isn't the only browser that encounters the problem. Cheers, Terry |
I think there are two things going on there.
First is that Shockwave isn't available for Linux, so you don't have the plugin to play the games. Second is that raw image files use the same extension (.dcr) as Shockwave files so the browser thinks using Shotwell is the right thing to do. As far as I know Shockwave has never been available for Linux. |
Resolved.
DCR Shockwave isn't available for Linux, so you don't have the plugin to play the games. |
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