How to embed video like [img[xxx]]

[jwhoneycutt]

I have learned that mp4 files will play with audio if the single file TW5 wiki is accessed directly from Dropbox using Firefox browser.

There is no audio when the single file wiki is accessed (from Dropbox) using TiddlyDesktop.

Since TiddlyDesktop is my preferred workflow, does anyone know a quick fix?

[diligent_path]

A user in another thread explained the issue with MP4 audio in TiddlyDesktop, which apparently amounts to a royalty issue with “headless chrome”. His solution was to use WEBM instead, but I’d also be interested in a solution for MP4.

Problems with embedding a .mov video file

Browser support is the core issue I believe in most cases. I have used mp4 successfully with Tiddlywiki5 and Mozilla, Chrome etc. HOWEVER if you are using TiddlyDesktop(1) then mp4 will be an issue - I use webm (2) now as a result, I use ffmpeg on the command line to transcode to webm. I actually have a tiddler in my wiki with these incantations because I find I am always needing them and can never recall the syntax. TiddlyDesktop uses headless chrome - there are royalty issues with mp4 he…