How do I Start html5 video paused then after user begins video then autoplay?

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I've created a html5 video playlist. When the page first loads I want the video to be paused, so the user has the choice to begin the autoplay sequence.

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HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script type='text/javascript'>//<![CDATA[
window.onload=function(){
var videoPlayer= document.getElementById('video');

videoPlayer.addEventListener('ended', function(){
this.pause();
this.src = "http://www.mp4point.com/downloads/8feeca1a540b.mp4";
}, false);

}//

</script>


</head>
<body>
  <video id="video" src="http://media.w3.org/2010/05/sintel/trailer.mp4" autoplay autobuffer controls />

</body>


</html>

Jsfiddle:http://jsfiddle.net/3uRq6/7/

Posted 21-Mar-13 3:52am

John A Carter

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saguptamca · Answer 1 · 2013-03-22T03:51:00

Solution 1

You should remove "autoplay" from body tag to not play during load.

Posted 22-Mar-13 3:51am

saguptamca