Had to reboot to be able to launch apps again. Tried again after installing gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly as suggested by Ricardo; this time, mediaplayer-app played the audio in full (didn't freeze), but still no video.
Might not be related to the new plugins though; also, I believe VP8 support is in -good? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1233878 Title: Lack of VP8 decoder freezes mediaplayer-app To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mediaplayer-app/+bug/1233878/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs