Video only plays after refresh

Question

I have a first page with a video set to loop and auto play. I also have a indesign square covering a bit the movie. For some reason when I see it in HTML the video does not auto play. Only when I reload the page it plays or if I go to the next page and then back. So it seems it needs to refresh first. Anyone know what the solution can be?

Answer 1

Several browsers limit audio and video playback that isn't triggered directly by a user action. The workaround is to use the in5 Video Interactive Widget (in5 > Interactive Widgets > Video) and set the video to both Auto Play and Mute. Here's more information:

Autoplaying Audio & Video with InDesign & in5