sfbp Posted September 11, 2023 Report Share Posted September 11, 2023 I took a short (very short, a few seconds) video I wanted to post, It accepted it (was an MP4) but no sign whatsoever that I could view the results of my labours. Does anyone have experience of this? I would so much prefer to post it here rather than a link to somewhere that might disappear. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearBoy Posted September 11, 2023 Report Share Posted September 11, 2023 I don't think I've ever tried attaching a video. You could upload it to YouTube as an "unlisted" video and then post the link here. It wouldn't come up in YouTube searches but would be viewable to anyone with the link. AFAIK, YouTube don't delete old videos. Sorry, not really an answer to your question. I'll have a play about later and see if I have any joy attaching one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearBoy Posted September 11, 2023 Report Share Posted September 11, 2023 (edited) So I just added a quick video I took on my iPhone and then e-mailed to myself (.mov, approx 5 seconds long, 630KB). It attached the file okay and I I chose "insert" but it didn't embed it so you could play it within the browser. It showed on my post as an attachment, which you then had to download to play on your PC. Edited September 11, 2023 by BearBoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted September 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2023 9 hours ago, BearBoy said: So I just added a quick video I took on my iPhone and then e-mailed to myself (.mov, approx 5 seconds long, 630KB). It attached the file okay and I I chose "insert" but it didn't embed it so you could play it within the browser. It showed on my post as an attachment, which you then had to download to play on your PC. Ok thanks. Baby steps, as always with new tech. Maybe i used too much resolution, was 12MB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted September 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2023 Try again..... 20230911_153440.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted September 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2023 It plays and I get sound, but no picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearBoy Posted September 12, 2023 Report Share Posted September 12, 2023 Just watched it on my phone and got sound and picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgallen Posted September 12, 2023 Report Share Posted September 12, 2023 I thought I’d uploaded a quick vid of MDS-E10 SCMS menu settings, direct from my phone, to this site in the past. Not many sites allow direct embedded uploads, so it was always good that this one did… or used to… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgallen Posted September 12, 2023 Report Share Posted September 12, 2023 Erm @sfbp your video above plays back perfectly and with sound, for me at least 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearBoy Posted September 12, 2023 Report Share Posted September 12, 2023 Just tried it on my PC (Windows 10 / Chrome) and get sound but no picture. Then tried it using Edge on my PC and it worked fine. Weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted September 12, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2023 Makes no sense, I just tried both Chrome and Edge (on PC) and no luck with picture. Finally tried on phone using built in (Samsung) browser I normally (I am a Firefox user on all devices) never touch, and it worked! Then tried Chrome (on phone), and it too worked. Is this about the default for playing video? Of course I've no idea (yet) as to what was actually playing the video (in either case). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzzuppp Posted September 14, 2023 Report Share Posted September 14, 2023 I could see and hear the video on my laptop. A bar or two of Debussy's Sonata for Flute Viola and Harp - nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted September 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2023 (gold star for identifying 10 seconds of music duly awarded) It's weird. There's an empty space where the video should be. You don't say what browser and OS you are using. That would be helpful. But it indicates it's probably not the site's fault but some routine setting on my computer(s) and its(their) software. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzzuppp Posted September 14, 2023 Report Share Posted September 14, 2023 I'm a musician, hence the quick spot. 😀 Funnily enough after I posted my above comment gaining your 'gold star', the site awarded me a 'rookie' (I've been on here since 2007!!) I'm on Safari on a Macbook Pro . On here your 'video' occupies a huge vertical space (equivalent to about six posts) with just the 'Play' symbol in the middle. It plays for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted September 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2023 This may have something to do with mimetypes. Maybe there's an expert out there lurking. I found the following very odd reference: https://www.thewindowsclub.com/unsupported-video-type-or-invalid-file-path (BTW, that's the error I get when I browse in an ancient version of Internet Explorer). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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