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How to set the thumbnail image on HTML5 video?

Is there a way to set thumbnail image on HTML5 video? I want to see some pictures before play. My code looks like this:

<video width="470" height="255" controls>
    <source src="video.mp4" type="video/mp4">
    <source src="video.ogg" type="video/ogg">
    <source src="video.webm" type="video/webm">
    <object data="video.mp4" width="470" height="255">
    <embed src="video.swf" width="470" height="255">
    </object>
</video>

Thanks!

Solution

  • Add poster="placeholder.png" to the video tag.

    <video width="470" height="255" poster="placeholder.png" controls>
    <source src="video.mp4" type="video/mp4">
    <source src="video.ogg" type="video/ogg">
    <source src="video.webm" type="video/webm">
    <object data="video.mp4" width="470" height="255">
    <embed src="video.swf" width="470" height="255">
    </object>
</video>

    Does that work?