j.silver Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 I have a page that links to a video. When it loads, there is a lag in video loading, meaning the video loads but after a few seconds from loading the rest of content. I would appreciate if someone can show me how I can make the video loads exactly at the same time of everything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davej Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Many users will have videos blocked anyway. Do you provide users with a choice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.silver Posted November 4, 2015 Author Share Posted November 4, 2015 What do you mean by providing a choice--an alternative to the video (e.g. image, text, etc.) or unblocking the video? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingolme Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Videos are very large files, they will take longer than simple text and images to load and there's nothing you can do about it. If you somehow managed to delay the rest of the page from showing before the video did then you have a high risk of making people leave your site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.silver Posted November 4, 2015 Author Share Posted November 4, 2015 Many users will have videos blocked anyway. Do you provide users with a choice? I want to give users a choice of unblocking my video and seeing it, but I never come across something like that before. Can someone kindly share a sample code for doing that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davej Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Just don't use the "autoplay" attribute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.silver Posted November 4, 2015 Author Share Posted November 4, 2015 I have to use the autoplay attribute. Is there another method? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingolme Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Users hate having videos play when the page loads. That's why you shouldn't have autoplay. Let the user choose when the video starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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