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MOV videos on Story block are displayed upside down #40910

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Description

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Jetpack

Quick summary

When .mov video files are added to a Story block, the video is displayed upright on desktop browser.

Mobile browser displays the video correctly.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Open a post or page editor
  2. Add a Story block
  3. Add a .mov video on the Story block
  4. Visit the post or page on the site

A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.

Video should be displayed upright.

What actually happened

Video is displayed upside down as in this post on a user site: https://bnrealestateco.com/2024/12/30/new-homes-kent-washington/

Impact

One

Available workarounds?

Yes, easy to implement

If the above answer is "Yes...", outline the workaround.

Workaround is to convert the video file from .mov to .mp4 using Handbrake, using the steps in the Recommended Video Settings WordPress.com support guide.

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    Customer ReportIssues or PRs that were reported via Happiness. aka "Happiness Request", or "User Report"Triaged[Block] Story[Feature] Misc BlocksOther Jetpack blocks.[Focus] BlocksIssues related to the block editor, aka Gutenberg, and its extensions developed in Jetpack[Plugin] JetpackIssues about the Jetpack plugin. https://wordpress.org/plugins/jetpack/[Pri] Low[Status] Auto-allocated[Type] BugWhen a feature is broken and / or not performing as intended

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