X3 DOES support videos, but not
WMV format, because this is not a supported web video format. WMV might work from some windows computers if they have codecs for WMV installed, but most computers no, and certainly not mobiles, mac or other platforms. You need to convert to
MP4 format, which is the standardized video format for the web, basically supported by all platforms.
https://caniuse.com/#feat=mpeg4
A few more things you should know about self-hosting videos:
- Your server has a max_upload_size setting, which will limit how large files you can upload from the X3 panel. If your video files are larger than the upload limit (which is likely), you may need to upload by FTP.
- Your server is not capable of creating thumbnails from videos. Meaning X3 cannot create thumbnails from your uploaded videos.
- Considering the above, videos uploaded into X3 will not display in a "grid" layout like image galleries, but will simply stack vertically in player mode.
Recommendation
So, considering all the above "challenges", we normally recommend uploading and hosting your videos on
Youtube or
Vimeo and embedding them into your X3 pages instead. This basically solves the issues will self-hosted videos and adds more benefits:
- No upload size limitations.
- Web video formats (mp4) are automatically created when you upload your WMV file.
- Creates multi-resolution streams (low res all the way up to high res) to accommodate both slow and fast devices.
- Simply faster and better video streaming than your own server is capable of.
There may be reasons you don't want or can't use Youtube or Vimeo, but in general, it is technically superior. Also, you still need to add Vimeo or Youtube videos manually to your X3 website. We will look into improving this in the future.