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Tyler Shannon
2,001 PointsDoes not work!
I did everything right but it did not work Here is the code I added:
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3 Answers
Mohammed Ali
11,134 PointsI have same issue as well. I think its probably chrome security settings because it works on Firefox and plays automatically. It will however work if you add muted attribute.
<video src="http://treehouse-code-samples.s3.amazonaws.com/html-video-and-audio/bridge.mp4" type="video/mp4" controls muted/>
Tyler Shannon
2,001 PointsI ment <video src="http://treehouse-code-samples.s3.amazonaws.com/html-video-and-audio/bridge.mp4" type="video/mp4" controls />
Ramy Oteifa
159 PointsType the embed tag below the video src tag
eg, <embed src="10 seconds video hd.mp4"></embed>
this should work
aaa123
13,143 Pointsaaa123
13,143 PointsJust to add to this, on Safari there's a setting applied to websites that disables autoplay on any video with audio. I'd assume Chrome is similar which is why adding the muted attribute worked.
Johannes Svensson
4,128 PointsJohannes Svensson
4,128 Pointsgi's comment worked for me, the chrome player automatically stops videos from playing with sound. With the muted attribute tho it works