If I embed a video via the “Resonsive Embed” component in a web page, the video starts playing automatically when the page is displayed. I have not found an option to stop autoplay of the video.
Can you please help me.
Best regards Alfons
Hello,
Is this a direct link to a video file or a YouTube video or other hosted video platform?
It’s a direct link to a shared video file stored on my Synology NAS.
So for the source URL, you’re linking to a page on your NAS, rather than a link to the file then?
No, I’m not linking to a HTML page. In the Source URL of the Responsive Embed Options I entered the link of a shared video file stored on my NAS.
If that source URL is to the video file itself, I’d suggest using the video component inside Bootstrap Studio.
What I think is happening, is since you’re using the responsive embed component what that does is creates a window to that page URL and the NAS has it set to automatically play.
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If you use the video component, you’ll have all the options to not autoplay, or play with the audio muted, add a poster image, etc. Responsive embed is more suited toward things like YouTube or Vimeo videos.
After long testing I found the reason for my autoplay problem.
The shared video file I had linked in the Source URL of the Responsive Embed Options is a mp4 video file I had converted from an avi video file. The autoplay was inherited by the conversion.
If I convert the avi file with the VLC tool I run into the autoplay problem.
If I convert the avi file with the HandBrake tool the mp4 video does not (!!) start playing automatically when the page is displayed.
Catkin, thank you for your patience. Please excuse that I wasted your time.