Background video does not play on mobile?

Question

I\'ve made a landing page where video plays at the background of a form.
It\'s working fine on desktops but I checked on my Android device using Chrome, the background v

Answer 1

You should have a look on this kind of jQuery plugin.

Otherwise, instead of only having a .mp4 format, you should provide some .webm and .ogv formats alternatives as well to have a better compatibility over browsers and devices. You should also have a "fallback" image like the poster="videos/poster.png" in the following example. In case none of those format would works with the used browser / platform, this image is displayed instead of the video.

You will have to convert your video into .webm and .ogv.

As I'm still myself looking for a good converting tool (no extra ugly banner after the convert and stuff), I couldn't give you some advice about this.

Good Luck'