Testing embeddedc video files

[JScannell]

This one is real strange. I wish to test out the ability to take videos on my cell phone, import them to my website, then display them on my home page.

Obviously, I need to test this functio0nality out on my localhost IIS website first.

So here's what my problem is: I have successfully taken and uploaded a video from my cell phone to my local website. The path is: C:\Inetpub\

http://wwwroot\kofcri\Councils\99999\GenericUploads\20200912_163913.mp4

Here's my code:
<video width="320" height="240" controls>
<source src="

http://localhost/kofcri/Councils/99999/GenericUploads/20200912_163913.mp4"

type="video/mp4">
Your browser does not support the video tag.
</video>

If I run this code, I get a gray box with the text: No video with supported format and MIME type found.

I even tried using a relative path: <source src="Councils/99999/GenericUploads/20200912_163913.mp4" type="video/mp4">

If I copy the video to an outside, real website, and change the code to read this way, it works fine:
<source src="

http://www.carlintransportation.com/Videos/20200912_163913.mp4"

type="video/mp4">

So, what do I have to do to make it work correctly when the file is located locally? Just so you know, the "Councils\99999\GenericUploads\" has jpg files that show properly when they are displayed via an img element.


As a secondary question, is there a way to rotate videos such that they show correctly? I turned my phone to make a horizontal video, but it displays vertically. I've attached a screenshot. (note, this screenshot was only available to me if I use a "real" website...). I also included the error screenshot...

Thanks in advance,
Jerry Scannell

Jerry Scannell

 

[JScannell]

As a quick followup, I also tried viewing the file with a direct path "c:/inetpub/

http://wwwroot/kofcri/Councils/99999/GenericUploads/20200912_163913.mp4"

and that didn't work, either.

Jerry

Jerry Scannell

 

[JScannell]

I don't know why the attachment didn't load. Here it is. Jerry

Jerry Scannell