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    zaza
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    apologies if this question is trivial, but i am trying to hyperlink an html5 video to an outside website. unlike with a regular image the option is not available when you right click. any help would be welcome.

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      arminunruh
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      Hey zaza, ok seems this is not possible at the moment yes. :/ Writing this down.
      You could insert a html5video that uses a link if you know some html. In the Gridder click "+more" -> "+html" and insert your markup there.

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      • arminunruhA arminunruh

        Hey zaza, ok seems this is not possible at the moment yes. :/ Writing this down.
        You could insert a html5video that uses a link if you know some html. In the Gridder click "+more" -> "+html" and insert your markup there.

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        zaza
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        @arminunruh thanks for the response. ended up using uploading as a gif instead of mp4. solution worked pretty well for what i needed.

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          jakobox
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          I know this topic is on the older side.. Just wanted to say that I too would really like to see the ability to link from a video (and not just an image). Hopefully this makes a future update!

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            mariusjopen
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            Dear @zaza
            with a video-thumbnail it would work.

            Best!

            Marius

            www.mariusjopen.world

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              simonacf
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              #6

              Any progress here guys? Would love this option. Video Thumbnails are sadly only availble for linking directly to projects, not to anything else. Or could you insert the exact markup you use for the html5 videos just for consistency? Thank you!

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                mariusjopen
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                Dear @jakobox
                not yet. But we wrote it down.

                Best!

                Marius

                www.mariusjopen.world

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                  Markus
                  wrote on last edited by
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                  @mariusjopen Hey Marius,

                  would the function be possible now? I'm working on a project that would be great. Just a simple link for the mp4 like the "Set Image Link" Function.

                  Best!
                  Markus

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                    Richard
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                    Dear @Markus

                    Still not possible directly through the "Add HTML5 Video", However working around with an HTML insert as Armin has mentioned earlier,

                    Sorry that we do not have the direct option at the moment, and Thank you for your patience while we continue to develop.

                    Sincerely
                    Richard

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                      Markus
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                      #10

                      Hey @Richard-Keith Thank you very much for the reply.

                      Maybe you have an example of a code?
                      However working around with an HTML insert as Armin has mentioned...

                      That would be great!!! I would need it for a customer website or I can find a developer for this small money job?! If you know somebody please DM me :)

                      Hopefully this makes a future update, too :)

                      Best!
                      Markus

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                        Richard
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                        Dear @Markus

                        Sorry for the late reply! i do apologise, forgive me.

                        Currently i'm unable to hunt the code for you, but i still wish to help and can take a look into it during the week,
                        Would be great to come to a solution and this will help others as well!

                        Let me know how you got with this issue and if you found a solution, :)

                        Best Wishes & have a great weekend

                        Sincerely
                        Richard

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                          Richard
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                          wrote on last edited by
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                          Dear @Markus

                          Thank you for your patience,

                          We can use the HTML insert option to add a video to your page and also wrap the video in a link of you choice.

                          Screen Shot 2020-09-07 at 4.29.57 PM.png

                          This is a basic setup, i hope it helps you, and also some reference to what is occuring

                          https://www.w3schools.com/html/html5_video.asp
                          https://www.w3schools.com/tags/att_video_src.asp
                          https://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_a.asp

                          Within these pages you can see some of the basic options we have to start with

                          Lets take a look at this piece of code :)

                          <a href="/category/regietest" target="_blank">
                              <video width="320" height="240" controls autoplay loop muted>
                                  
                                <source src="https://rickei3.dreamhosters.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Big_Buck_Bunny_1080_10s_1MB.mp4" type="video/mp4">
                                <source src="https://rickei3.dreamhosters.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Big_Buck_Bunny_1080_10s_1MB.ogg" type="video/ogg">
                                
                              Your browser does not support the video tag.
                              </video>
                          </a>
                          

                          First we want to wrap the video in a link for you

                          Screen Shot 2020-09-07 at 4.33.50 PM.png

                          These <a> tags ( link tags ) exist as a box that contains the video content, the link is set to "/category/regietest" this relative url ( see relative & absolute in the links i provided ) can be used if you want to just link to another page on your website as you only have to use the end of your url structure:

                          Screen Shot 2020-09-07 at 4.42.26 PM.png

                          If you wish to link outside of your website use the whole url - absolute url

                          also you can see - target="_blank"
                          This is so when the link is clicked the browser knows to open the link in a new tab, if you wish to go straight to the linked page just remove this from the code.

                          Secondly the <video> tags:

                          Screen Shot 2020-09-07 at 4.33.50 PM copy.png

                          Here we can define some variables of the video:

                          set the width & height ( remove this is you wish the video's natural dimensions to be used )

                          controls: this will add play buttons and volume etc

                          Autoplay - automatically run on page load

                          loop - loop...

                          muted - muted... :)

                          Thirdly the <source> tags:

                          Screen Shot 2020-09-07 at 4.58.03 PM.png

                          Here we define the path to the video, we add two of these to have better coverage across browsers some browsers accept .mp4 - some .ogg

                          We have the same video but just in two formats and we define it with the type""
                          at the end.

                          These video paths can be from outside your website or if you upload a video to your media library:

                          Screen Shot 2020-09-07 at 4.50.28 PM.png

                          You can copy the url to add as the video source

                          Screen Shot 2020-09-07 at 4.50.43 PM.png

                          I hope this helps you on your Lay Theme Journey :)

                          Best wishes
                          Richard

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                            Markus
                            wrote on last edited by Markus
                            #13

                            @Richard-Keith Perfect!!!! Thank you very much!! I try it :)

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                              Richard
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                              wrote on last edited by
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                              Dear @Markus

                              Good Luck :)

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                                Markus
                                wrote on last edited by Markus
                                #15

                                @Richard-Keith
                                It's unfortunately not working... tried in two systems :( with some html versions and some mp4's.

                                It looks like the video is in the background, a layer in between in browser?! Right click shows the menu of a typical mp4-file ;(
                                for example (client-website secret still): https://unanau.com/de/video

                                Thanks & Best!
                                Markus

                                One Test of many :)

                                <a href="https://unanau.com/de/studio-team/" target="_blank">
                                    <video width="100%" height="500" controls autoplay loop muted>
                                        
                                      <source src="https://rickei3.dreamhosters.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Big_Buck_Bunny_1080_10s_1MB.mp4" type="video/mp4">
                                      <source src="https://rickei3.dreamhosters.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Big_Buck_Bunny_1080_10s_1MB.ogg" type="video/ogg">
                                      
                                    Your browser does not support the video tag.
                                    </video>
                                </a>
                                

                                Bildschirmfoto 2020-09-09 um 09.17.21.png

                                Bildschirmfoto 2020-09-09 um 09.16.16.png

                                Right-Click in the Browser. I don't see the video but in the background ist the video?!

                                Bildschirmfoto 2020-09-09 um 09.18.28.png

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                                  Richard
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                                  Dear @Markus

                                  This is odd, and your correct the video is in the background,

                                  I inspected and found that the video had been set somehow to Opacity:0 making it transparent:

                                  Screen Shot 2020-09-10 at 4.22.31 PM.png

                                  Add this to Custom CSS in "Lay Options- Custom HTML & CSS"

                                  .col video {
                                      opacity: 1 !important;
                                  }
                                  

                                  Best
                                  Richard

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                                    Markus
                                    wrote on last edited by Markus
                                    #17

                                    Perfect @Richard-Keith!! Thanks!! :)

                                    It runs.

                                    (The Opacity:0 is in all my laytheme systems I think. I changed nothing before there.)

                                    Best and Big Thanks!!
                                    Markus

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                                      Richard
                                      Global Moderator
                                      wrote on last edited by Richard
                                      #18

                                      Dear @Markus

                                      Your most welcome, great to hear :)

                                      Best wishes and good luck on the rest of your Lay Theme journey.

                                      Sincerely
                                      Richard

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                                        Markus
                                        wrote on last edited by Markus
                                        #19

                                        for the mobile version you need this too... playsinline

                                        https://forum.webflow.com/t/html5-video-autoplay-now-working-on-mobile/40584

                                        <video playsinline autoplay loop muted style="min-width:100%; min-height:100%;" >
                                         	<source type="video/mp4" src="//bg.cdn.ustudio.com/app/transcodes/TQAdh6DJdtuY.mp4">
                                         	<source type="video/webm" src="//bg.cdn.ustudio.com/app/transcodes/TuX1xml2yZsS.webm">
                                        </video>
                                        
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                                          Richard
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                                          Dear @Markus

                                          Thank you so much for following up! great :)

                                          Have a wonderful day, and thank you for making this thread great

                                          Sincererly
                                          Richard

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