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DWDW
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1 hour ago

embed video (dl.. raw=1) does not work

Hi

I have checked various guides and instructions on setting up embeded video on website, with the video mp4 hosted on dropbox. The error I got is "No video with supported format and MIME type found."

My code is (e.g. on abcde.net/test.html)

<html>
<body>
<h1>one</h1>
<video width="100%" height="auto" controls>
    <source src="https://dl.dropbox.com/scl/fi/blablablafile.mp4?raw=1" type="video/mp4">
    Your browser does not support the video tag.
</video>
</body>
<html>

I got this code from somewhere, inserted the H1 to make sure the page does load, yes. The mp4 works if accessed directly, with the http://www.dropbox.

The only guess I .... guess is that I am on a basic/free dropbox account.

To prove it, I put the same mp4 on the same server and folder of the web page (ie. abcde.net/test.html), and the video shows up and plays.

Thank you for clarifying!

David

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