Embed MP4 to HTML – Here is The Ultimate Guide You Should Know

What should you do if you need to insert MP4 videos into HTML? If you were not familiar with the HTML5 codec, you can find the detailed process with ease. Moreover, you can also learn more about how to tweak the MP4 files for HTML as well as the frequently asked questions about playing video files in Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer, Opera and more other browsers from the article.

Part 1: How to Embed MP4 Videos into HTML

There are two basic methods to insert MP4 into an HTML page, the <embed/> tag and insert a video file using a link. Just learn more details about the HTML 5 code as below.

HTML Codec for Embed MP4 Video to HTML

<embed src="example.mp4" autostart="false" height="600" width="800" /></embed>

It is the basic method to embed MP4 video into HTML. Of course, you can also control over the actual dimensions of the MP4 window with height and width. You can also use Loop to automatically start over when finished and autoplay to start or not to start playing the video files after the page has finished loading. Moreover, you can also use hidden to sets whether the buttons are hidden or not.

HTML Codec for Insert MP4 Video Using a Link

<a href="example.mp4" title="tipard movie">film name</a>

If you have already uploaded the MP4 files to your server, you can use a link to insert the MP4 into the HTML page. Of course, you can upload the MP4 to your YouTube account. YouTube will provide the HTML code to insert the YouTube files in MP4 into your HTML with the following codes.

Method 1:

<object width="600" height="800" data="https://www.youtube.com/embed/123456"></object>

Method 2:

<embed src="hhttps://www.youtube.com/embed/123456 allowfullscreen="true" width="600" height="800"></embed>

Method 3:

<iframe width="600" height="800" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/123456" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Part 2: How to Tweak MP4 Files for HTML

What should you do if you had an MKV file to HTML? How to convert other videos to MP4 H.264, or even tweak the frame rate, bitrate, sample rate and other parameters for MP4? Tipard Video Converter Ultimate is a versatile MP4 converter and compress to create a suitable MP4 for HTML web page with ease.

• 1. Convert MKV, AVI, WebM and other files to MP4 for HTML in clicks.
• 2. Compress the MP4 videos to a smaller size that playback smoothly.
• 3. Tweak the video codec, bitrate, frame rate, audio channel and more.
• 4. Edit the MP4 with cropping, rotating, watermarking, adding filter, etc.

Step 1 Download and install the MP4 converter, launch the program on your computer. Choose the Converter option and click the Plus button to load the video files into the program. Of course, you can also drag and drop the video into the program.

Step 2 Select the output format as MP4 format, 4K MP4 and more other file format. You can click the Gear icon to tweak the video codec, frame rate, bitrate, audio channel, audio codec, sample rate and more other parameters according to your requirement.

Step 3 You can click the Clip option and trim the desired part of the MP4 video you want to embed into HTML. It also enables you to add a new segment, split the video into parts, copy and paste the segment, or even combine them as a whole for your webpage.

Step 4 Go to the compress the MP4 to a smaller size. You can select the Video Compressor option and adjust file size by moving the bar. Moreover, you can also change the resolution and preview the compressed video. Click the Compress to reduce MP4 size for HTML.

Part 3: FAQs of Playing MP4 in HTML

Conclusion

When you want to embed MP4 in HTML, it is not enough to know the HTML 5 codec, but also need to tweak the different parameters for the MP4 videos. Of course, if you have problems to playback the MP4 in Chrome, Safari and other, you can also find the solutions from the article.