video tag src not picking ftp url as a source?

Question

in video tag src we are trying to give src as a ftp resource its not picking it up. Can somebody give some direction on that.

<video src='ftp://server/pqr.mp4' />

Answer 1

I suspect that's because to allow efficient usage, the browser makes HTTP range requests, which are part of HTTP, not FTP. FTP is a pretty old protocol, and isn't really appropriate here for lots of reasons (no range requests, basic/no caching info, etc).

Answer 2

something like this

<video width="320" height="240" controls="controls">
  <source src="http://movie.mp4" type="video/mp4" />
  <source src="http://movie.ogg" type="video/ogg" />
  Your browser does not support the video tag.
</video>