Comment by 12_throw_away

Comment by 12_throw_away 2 days ago

I just want to emphasize parent's point: this is a simple video file with web browser controls. And it's an excellent user experience! You don't need youtube hosting! You don't need javascript! Here is all the code necessary:

  <video id="DebunkingHDR" width="100%" height="auto" controls="" autoplay="" preload="preload" bgcolor="black" onended="backtopage()" poster="www.yedlin.net/images/DebunkingHDR_Poster.png">
   <source src="https://yedsite.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/Debunking_HDR_v102.mp4">
   Your browser does not support HTML5 video.
  </video>

dcrazy 2 days ago

> You don't need YouTube hosting

It looks like he’s using DigitalOcean’s CDN though. This isn’t an mov file thrown on an Apache vhost. And it’s probably not gone viral.

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_kb a day ago

HTTP range requests [1] are enabled out-of-the-box on both Apache and NGINX for static content. If you slap a fMP4 [2] onto a vhost it will work. No CDN needed.
Going viral is a seperate technical challenge, but probably not needed in almost every use case.
[1]: https://http.dev/range-request
[2]: https://cloudinary.com/glossary/fragmented-mp4

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