HTML and CSS Reference
In-Depth Information
mediagroup ="
text
text
"
Links multiple media elements together by assigning them the same
mediagroup
value.
muted
(or
muted="muted"
in XHTML)
Disables (mutes) the audio output, even if it overrides user preferences.
poster="
URL
URL
"
Specifies the location of an image file that displays as a placeholder before the video be-
gins to play.
preload="none|metadata|auto"
Hints to the browser whether the media file should begin to load automatically based on
anticipated best user experience.
none
prevents the preload;
metadata
does not download
the media file, but does fetch the resource metadata; and
auto
leaves the decision to pre-
load to the user agent.
src="
URL
URL
"
Specifies the location of the media file.
width="
number
number
"
Specifies the width of the video player in pixels.
Examples
<video src=
"movies/nantucket.ogv"
width=
"640"
height=
"480"
poster=
"bay.jpg"
type=
"video/ogg; codecs='theora,
vorbis'"
>
This browser does not support the <code>video</code>
element.
</video>
<video
id="
yourmovieid
"
width=
"
640
"
height=
"
360
"
poster=
"
yourmovie_still.jpg
"
controls preload=
"auto"
>
<source src="
yourmovie-baseline.mp4
" type='video/mp4;
codecs="avc1.42E01E, mp4a.40.2"'>
