I’m working on a new website and want to include a video preview button. I thought about using my own FTP space to upload the video for previewing.
The problem is that when I click play, the file starts downloading instead of just previewing.
Does anyone have a solution for this? I want the link to show a preview online, not just download the file (videos are around 20-50MB).
A link alone won’t preview the resource.
You’ll need a specialized player that loads and plays just the first few seconds of the video.
I have a website template with a video player that asks for a hyperlink and thumbnail. But when I click on the thumbnail, it just opens a black window and starts downloading the file instead of previewing it.
I tried exporting the video as an MP4 and it shows up in the browser, but on my website’s video template, it says “refused to connect.”
Check the documentation of that player. It may not support specific type of video serving. What file/MIME type does the download end up as?
I have uploaded it to my FTP as a MOV file, and it still just downloads directly instead of playing.