From 5c2d89bc82c15073cc04164cdb2c35bf29878ec4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Isaac Connor <isaac@zoneminder.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 16:32:06 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] When testing for ability to play codec, do it muted so that
 it succeeds on reload

---
 web/skins/classic/js/skin.js | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/web/skins/classic/js/skin.js b/web/skins/classic/js/skin.js
index 9c68e81fe..da1df0dc6 100644
--- a/web/skins/classic/js/skin.js
+++ b/web/skins/classic/js/skin.js
@@ -1491,6 +1491,7 @@ function canPlayCodec(filename) {
     else {
       console.log('matches didnt match'+matches[1]);
     }
+    video.muted = true;
 
     const can = video.canPlayType('video/mp4; codecs="'+matches[1]+'"');
     if (can == "probably") {