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hugh lancaster
hugh lancaster
3,078 Points
Posted by hugh lancaster
hugh lancaster
3,078 Points

What part of these series shows how to code video? I have a video ( bbp.mp4) clip that I would like to link to.

Trying to link to a page and have that page play a video (bbp.mp4). Not having any luck getting it to play with internet explorer. I can get it to play with chrome. I verified the mimes on the server and they are there.

3 Answers

Damon Johnson
Damon Johnson
Courses Plus Student 2,775 Points

Hey.

I've just had a quick search and it could be due to needing a meta tag in your code. What version of IE are you using?

Try the following and see if it works...the meta tag goes in your head;

<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=Edge"/>

<video width="500" height="400" preload controls>
<source src="bbp.mp4" type="video/mp4" />
Your browser does not support the video tag
</video>

=)

hugh lancaster
hugh lancaster
3,078 Points
hugh lancaster
hugh lancaster
3,078 Points

Damon, That did it. Thanks a bunch!... Now, how do I force the video to start automatically?