video tag src not picking ftp url as a source?

Question

in video tag src we are trying to give src as a ftp resource its not picking it up. Can somebody give some direction on that.

Answer 1

The issue here is :

Loading an FTP sub-resource through an HTTP / S page is not allowed

This is for security issues, see https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1361848

Answer 2

Use this code:

<video width="320" height="240" controls="controls">
<source src="http://movie.mp4" type="video/mp4" />

Answer 3

something like this

<video width="320" height="240" controls="controls">
  <source src="http://movie.mp4" type="video/mp4" />
  <source src="http://movie.ogg" type="video/ogg" />
  Your browser does not support the video tag.
</video> 

Answer 4

I suspect that's because to allow efficient usage, the browser makes HTTP range requests, which are part of HTTP, not FTP. FTP is a pretty old protocol, and isn't really appropriate here for lots of reasons (no range requests, basic/no caching info, etc).