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How to preview video before uploading in javascript

You can preview the video before uploading it on the server using javascript.

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Preview video before uploading jquery

<!-- HTML Code -->
<input id="file-input" type="file" accept="video/*">
<video id="video" width="300" height="300" controls></video>

<!-- JavaScript -->
<script>
const input = document.getElementById('file-input');
const video = document.getElementById('video');
const videoSource = document.createElement('source');

input.addEventListener('change', function() {
  const files = this.files || [];

  if (!files.length) return;
  
  const reader = new FileReader();

  reader.onload = function (e) {
    videoSource.setAttribute('src', e.target.result);
    video.appendChild(videoSource);
    video.load();
    video.play();
  };
  
  reader.onprogress = function (e) {
    console.log('progress: ', Math.round((e.loaded * 100) / e.total));
  };
  
  reader.readAsDataURL(files[0]);
});
</script>

You can preview the video before uploading it to the server using javascript. We have input type file HTML element to get the video from the user and video tag to display it in your browser using javascript code.

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Preview video before uploading jquery