Can You Embed a Video Inside of An Email???

dalvia · 03-08-2009, 07:11 PM

Might be a silly question. Is this possible to embed a video inside of an email? I know I have received web pages inside an email.

Just wondering your thoughts,

Thanks,
Dale

stefanjames · 03-08-2009, 07:30 PM

No you can't actually embed a video inside a email not that I'm aware of but you can send it as a link or a attachment.

dalvia · 03-08-2009, 07:34 PM

ok, thanks

Kevin AKA Hubcap · 03-08-2009, 07:38 PM

You can embed a video in an e-mail but most e-mail web service providers/clients will block it.

Kevin

Tsnyder · 03-08-2009, 07:43 PM

Here's another question on the subject...

What about a You Tube imbed code in an HTML email?
Would that display the You Tube Video within the email
when opened?

Tsnyder

Richard Tunnah · 03-08-2009, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dalvia

Might be a silly question. Is this possible to embed a video inside of an email? I know I have received web pages inside an email.

Just wondering your thoughts,

Thanks,
Dale

Dale,
As stated embedding such things like video brings some issues - many anti-virus software will block it as a virus or it may block the recipents email as it'll be very large.

Rich

Richard Tunnah · 03-08-2009, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tsnyder

Here's another question on the subject...

What about a You Tube imbed code in an HTML email?
Would that display the You Tube Video within the email
when opened?

Tsnyder

Tsnyder,
In my experience many anti-virus will block this and/or spam filters will be activated.

Rich

Loren Woirhaye · 03-08-2009, 08:12 PM

I copied the following from a thread here a couple of months back.
I haven't tested it. It's technical.

"1. Grab your video file
I used an MPEG but you can use Quicktime MOV (requires Quicktime player), AVI, or Windows Media Video.

2. Encode it into base64
This turns your video file into raw binary data, which can be read as a text string. It can be embedded into an email file which is text based. Just google base64 for a list of free encoders.

3. Embed the base64 text into your email - the key is to use dynsrc
Here’s where it gets tricky. Create an html email with an image, and add a dynsrc parameter to point to your video file. If an email client does not play the embedded video, this image will appear. Add a link to your online video file, as a back-up measure.

You can download a zip file here containing Sparks.eml When you double click the file it launches in Outlook, or open it in a text editor like wordpad and view all the code rather than the small segment below.

example code:
<html>
<body>
<div align=center width=100% height=100%><img src=”http://www.mysite.com/myimage.gif” mce_src=”http://www.mysite.com/myimage.gif” dynsrc=”cid:myvideo.mpg” mce_src=”cid:myvideo.mpg” width=”320? height=”240?/><div>
</body>
</html>
After you’ve converted your video file to a base64 encoded string. Embed the encoded video file in the html as a unique content ‘part’ (emails are read as multipart documents, text only, html etc) Use the dynsrc parameter to point to this content ‘part’ to redirect the url in the image tag.
example code:
——=_NextPart_000_0022_01C8F277.B56CB710
Content-ID: <myvideo.mpg>
Content-Type: application/octet-stream; name=myvideo.mpg
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64

MCaydY5mzxGm2QCqAGLObPUEAAAAAAAABwAAAAECodyrjEepzx G
O5ADADCBTZWgAAAAAAAAAZmZ4mpW9yJiHWNgOvUjZSflgDwAAA
AAAgK1DSFIlyAEqAQAAAAAAAAAcTg4AAAIIAgCtTCwAAAAC IEwAA…….etc..
4. Send
We usually use Campaign Monitor to deliver - and test - our emails, but they don’t accept embedded files. So we used Blat for our video test. Its free, accepts embedded files and automatically does the base64 encoding for you.

Why Embed Video?

A few reasons you should give embedded video a try:
50% lift in conversion rates…
The video starts playing immediately, even with images blocked.
Technology costs nothing, use a free 64Base encoder.
Email clients that don’t play the video, show a screenshot with a link.
With Christmas coming up, everyone will be rolling out the bells and whistles.
It’s at least worth one A/B test against the screenshot approach.""

dalvia · 03-08-2009, 08:58 PM

Thanks for all your feedback and advice. So, it's possible but a little tricky:-)

I appreciate everyones help,

Regards,
Dale

Megas · 03-08-2009, 10:31 PM

No,the best thing is to email links to the video that is embeded in your blog.
Also put up a subscription box so you'll get subscribers and build a list as well.

03-08-2009, 07:11 PM	#1
dalvia HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Gold Coast - Australia Posts: 187 Thanks: 12 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Can You Embed a Video Inside of An Email??? Might be a silly question. Is this possible to embed a video inside of an email? I know I have received web pages inside an email. Just wondering your thoughts, Thanks, Dale
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03-08-2009, 07:30 PM	#2
stefanjames HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 209 Thanks: 0 Thanked 24 Times in 13 Posts Social Networking	Re: Can You Embed a Video Inside of An Email??? No you can't actually embed a video inside a email not that I'm aware of but you can send it as a link or a attachment.

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03-08-2009, 08:12 PM	#8
Loren Woirhaye Who'm I kidding? War Room Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Easthampton, Massachusetts Posts: 4,542 Blog Entries: 15 Thanks: 117 Thanked 904 Times in 651 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Can You Embed a Video Inside of An Email??? I copied the following from a thread here a couple of months back. I haven't tested it. It's technical. "1. Grab your video file I used an MPEG but you can use Quicktime MOV (requires Quicktime player), AVI, or Windows Media Video. 2. Encode it into base64 This turns your video file into raw binary data, which can be read as a text string. It can be embedded into an email file which is text based. Just google base64 for a list of free encoders. 3. Embed the base64 text into your email - the key is to use dynsrc Here’s where it gets tricky. Create an html email with an image, and add a dynsrc parameter to point to your video file. If an email client does not play the embedded video, this image will appear. Add a link to your online video file, as a back-up measure. You can download a zip file here containing Sparks.eml When you double click the file it launches in Outlook, or open it in a text editor like wordpad and view all the code rather than the small segment below. example code: <html> <body> <div align=center width=100% height=100%><img src=”http://www.mysite.com/myimage.gif” mce_src=”http://www.mysite.com/myimage.gif” dynsrc=”cid:myvideo.mpg” mce_src=”cid:myvideo.mpg” width=”320? height=”240?/><div> </body> </html> After you’ve converted your video file to a base64 encoded string. Embed the encoded video file in the html as a unique content ‘part’ (emails are read as multipart documents, text only, html etc) Use the dynsrc parameter to point to this content ‘part’ to redirect the url in the image tag. example code: ——=_NextPart_000_0022_01C8F277.B56CB710 Content-ID: <myvideo.mpg> Content-Type: application/octet-stream; name=myvideo.mpg Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 MCaydY5mzxGm2QCqAGLObPUEAAAAAAAABwAAAAECodyrjEepzx G O5ADADCBTZWgAAAAAAAAAZmZ4mpW9yJiHWNgOvUjZSflgDwAAA AAAgK1DSFIlyAEqAQAAAAAAAAAcTg4AAAIIAgCtTCwAAAAC IEwAA…….etc.. 4. Send We usually use Campaign Monitor to deliver - and test - our emails, but they don’t accept embedded files. So we used Blat for our video test. Its free, accepts embedded files and automatically does the base64 encoding for you. Why Embed Video? A few reasons you should give embedded video a try: 50% lift in conversion rates… The video starts playing immediately, even with images blocked. Technology costs nothing, use a free 64Base encoder. Email clients that don’t play the video, show a screenshot with a link. With Christmas coming up, everyone will be rolling out the bells and whistles. It’s at least worth one A/B test against the screenshot approach.""
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03-08-2009, 08:58 PM	#9
dalvia HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Gold Coast - Australia Posts: 187 Thanks: 12 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Can You Embed a Video Inside of An Email??? Thanks for all your feedback and advice. So, it's possible but a little tricky:-) I appreciate everyones help, Regards, Dale
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03-08-2009, 10:31 PM	#10
Megas Active Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 63 Thanks: 11 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Can You Embed a Video Inside of An Email??? No,the best thing is to email links to the video that is embeded in your blog. Also put up a subscription box so you'll get subscribers and build a list as well.