Add html5 video
Those video files should be served from the server (local or remote one), the browser shouldn't be able to read your local files for security reason
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Hi,
How should one add a html5 video to grapesjs?
I uploaded both a webm and mp4 file, added a video component on my grapesjs page and under Settings I chose HTML5 Source. Then I added the complete path to the video file. Only thing I get back is a black element, without any video. For test purposes I change the complete path to just /video/file.mp4 en .../file.webm, but no luck so far.
If I change to a youtube video, all seems to work fine.
Console doesn't give any errors back either, so I'm in a bit of a tiffy...
Any tips would be appreciated.
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Those video files should be served from the server (local or remote one), the browser shouldn't be able to read your local files for security reason
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