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

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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Rich

DWDW wrote:
... 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."

https://dl.dropbox.com/scl/fi/blablablafile.mp4?raw=1

Is that the full URL you're using as the source? If so, you're missing the value after scl/fi/ as well as the rlkey and st parameters and their values. The full link should look like this:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/6nj4dt7dr43hy1p/blablablafile.mp4?rlkey=htyzk3s47jeh1p5fnqvjrfpob&st=gk6fs3ht&raw=1

Make sure you're using the full link as provided by Dropbox. Only change the dl=0 to raw=1. Here's a working example: https://ldev.net/dropbox/embed_test.html

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

That shouldn't have anything to do with it. However, be mindful of the bandwidth limits on a free account. If too many people view the embedded video, you could hit the limit and ALL links on your account would be suspended.

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Rich

DWDW wrote:
... 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."

https://dl.dropbox.com/scl/fi/blablablafile.mp4?raw=1

Is that the full URL you're using as the source? If so, you're missing the value after scl/fi/ as well as the rlkey and st parameters and their values. The full link should look like this:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/6nj4dt7dr43hy1p/blablablafile.mp4?rlkey=htyzk3s47jeh1p5fnqvjrfpob&st=gk6fs3ht&raw=1

Make sure you're using the full link as provided by Dropbox. Only change the dl=0 to raw=1. Here's a working example: https://ldev.net/dropbox/embed_test.html

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

DWDW

Thanks so much @Rich

RE "value after scl/fi/ as well as the rlkey and st parameters and their values". It works now.

Mark

Just as a heads up as well Dropbox often changes the way links are created and processed so these MAY stop working at any time - its happened a few times before and you can see those posts on here.

Dropbox isnt a webhosting tool so dont expect it to always work as such.