Hi, I have a html5 page using <video> tag and running .webm files. It all works quite smoothly. However, I would like to not run the video on mobile devices and instead replace it with the jpeg poster. This is the setup now: <video id="video" preload="auto" poster="video1.jpg" autoplay muted loop> <source src="video1.webm" type="video/webm" /> <source src="video1.ogv" type="video/ogv" /> <source src="video1.mp4" type="video/mp4" /> Your browser does not support the video tag. I suggest you upgrade your browser. </video> Any ideas? Thanks!
1) NEVER auto-play a video, it just pisses off users. 2) if it's not auto-playing, why would it be a "problem" on mobile to have it showing. It would then just show the poster with the option to play it. So solution, don't utterly and completely piss off visitors to the site with the auto-play bull!
When I land on a site and they auto play anything; I leave. I don't care what they have, I don't care what the site looks like, and I don't care what they think is appropriate to shove down my throat. I don't use sites that show that level of disrespect for users, and there is nothing on any site on the internet that is not available somewhere else where they respect a user's right to decide what they want to see or hear.