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Squid
Squid

Reputation: 1

Playing Video in HTML email via HTML5

I'm trying to get an MP4 video playing in an email via HTML tag. (code below).

This code has been taken and adapted from a trusted source (http://www.emaildesignreview.com/email-design-best-practice/html5-video-in-email-1149/), however said source states that it should play on iPad/iPhone.

At the moment, I can only get it to play on Apple Desktop mail and Hotmail(now outlook).

The iPad/iPhone recognise this as a media file, but refuse to play it. Is there something wrong with my code, is there something missing?... or is the world just not ready for this yet?

Thanks

<video width="328" height="242" poster="backup.png" controls="controls">
        <source src="videosource.mp4" type="video/mp4" />
        <a href="http://mywebsite.com/video"><img src="backup.png?1363867422" width="328" height="242" /></a>
</video>

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1649

Answers (1)

Jacques
Jacques

Reputation: 26

I've done a fair bit of testing with HTML5 video, and unless you're just sending to people you know will open with iOS devices, it just isn't worth the hassle at the moment.

I wrote this a while back and the same thing is still very much true: http://jacques.corbytue.ch/blog/html5-video-in-email-one-step-closer/

As far as your code, try using absolute URL's instead of relative ones.

Upvotes: 1

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