GeorgeBlackman Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Hi all, My employer has tasked me with embedding a product demo video on a product page. I've had no trouble using the YouTube video however he has decided he wants the original file embedded to remove any association with YouTube. The code I used for the YouTube version worked fine. This was: <p> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="214" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LbAYBlrFhjI?feature=player_detailpage" width="380"></iframe> </p> I attempted altering the "src" to the files location on our server: https://www.leegodbold.com/public_html/video/kitsoundsonar.mp4 and https://www.leegodbold.com/public_html/video/kitsoundsonar.ogv However I get several error messages telling me that the sites security certificate is not valid, please contact the webmaster etc etc. Is there another way to embed the video? A way which I wouldn't have to deal with the security certificate and such other business. Any advice, positive or negative, would be really appreciated. I'm totally stumped as it stands as I'm not yet a pro with html. Thanks very much! George B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Brookbanks Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 This should help: http://www.w3schools.com/html/html5_video.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havenswift-hosting Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 https://www.leegodbold.com/public_html/video/kitsoundsonar.mp4 and https://www.leegodbold.com/public_html/video/kitsoundsonar.ogv However I get several error messages telling me that the sites security certificate is not valid, please contact the webmaster etc etc. Is there another way to embed the video? A way which I wouldn't have to deal with the security certificate and such other business.Hi GeorgeIn all the "src" links you give as examples you are specifying https which is a secure link - if your website doesnt have a SSL installed then that will cause that error.Of course, my personal view is the every CubeCart website should always use an SSL - you are dealing with customer account information and are not protecting it ??Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeBlackman Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 Al, that did help greatly. Got it working after adding <video> tags. Thanks alot, that's a great weight lifted from my shoulders. Personally I think a YouTube link works better but it's not my call. Ian, I'm not sure. This is my first real life website experience so I'm taking it one step at a time. I will raise these issues when I speak to the sites founder. Thank you both again, I am forever in your debt! George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Brookbanks Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Using YouTube will give you social conversions maybe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havenswift-hosting Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Using YouTube will give you social conversions maybe...Using YouTube embedded videos also mean you use their bandwidth and resources to server the videos. If you stream them from your own site then your bandwidth usage is going to go up dramatically !Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeBlackman Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 Thanks guys, I'll put these points to my employer and see what he says. We only have one or two videos so I'm assuming the bandwidth shouldn't be a massive issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsmither Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 For absolutely no real good reason, I'm for staying away from Youtube. (Got to add my biases.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djcaseanova Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 No matter what YouTube video you use, the video will almost always (I haven't seen a YouTube hosted video without one yet) have a "Watch on YouTube" button the video. This will pull customers away from your store and to YT. This does not separate you from youtube associations well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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