Title: Embedding quicktime video
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Embedding quicktime video

 *  [sandramore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sandramore/)
 * (@sandramore)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/embedding-quicktime-video/)
 * I have used my ftp client to upload a .mov file and have put the file in the 
   media library. Yet when I got to embed it on a page, it’s not showing in the 
   media library. What am I doing wrong?

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 *  [ericgriffin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ericgriffin/)
 * (@ericgriffin)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/embedding-quicktime-video/#post-2395474)
 * Instead of the ftp upload, try uploading the .mov file through Media – Add New.
 *  Thread Starter [sandramore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sandramore/)
 * (@sandramore)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/embedding-quicktime-video/#post-2395477)
 * I wish I could, but it’s too large.
 *  [ericgriffin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ericgriffin/)
 * (@ericgriffin)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/embedding-quicktime-video/#post-2395497)
 * You may need to embed it with HTML then, take a look at this –
    [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/embedded-quicktime-movie?replies=5](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/embedded-quicktime-movie?replies=5)
 * includes this info –
    ———————————————————————–
 * Have you tried turning off the wysiwyg editor?
    admin -> users -> scroll to bottom
   left. Also uncheck the box for : “WordPress should correct invalidly nested XHTML
   automatically” admin -> options ->writing
 * Code:
    `<object classid=”clsid:02BF25D5-8C17-4B23-BC80-D3488ABDDC6B” codebase
   =”[http://www.apple.com/qtactivex/qtplugin.cab&#8221](http://www.apple.com/qtactivex/qtplugin.cab&#8221);
   height=”256″ width=”320″>
 * <param name=”src” value=”[http://www.yourdomain/your.mov”&gt](http://www.yourdomain/your.mov”&gt);
   
   <param name=”autoplay” value=”true”> <param name=”type” value=”video/quicktime”
   height=”256″ width=”320″>
 * <embed src=”[http://www.yourdomain/your.mov&#8221](http://www.yourdomain/your.mov&#8221);
   height=”256″ width=”320″ autoplay=”true” type=”video/quicktime” pluginspage=”
   [http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/”&gt](http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/”&gt);
 * </object>
 * Just change width, heights to what you need and autoplay to false if need be.
 * ———————————————————————–
    Try it out!
 *  Thread Starter [sandramore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sandramore/)
 * (@sandramore)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/embedding-quicktime-video/#post-2395501)
 * I’ll have to give that a try. Thanks. Fingers crossed. lol
 *  [ericgriffin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ericgriffin/)
 * (@ericgriffin)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/embedding-quicktime-video/#post-2395503)
 * There is also a plugin –
    [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/embed-quicktime/installation/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/embed-quicktime/installation/)

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## Tags

 * [media library](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/media-library/)
 * [quicktime](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/quicktime/)

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 * 5 replies
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 * Last reply from: [ericgriffin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ericgriffin/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/embedding-quicktime-video/#post-2395503)
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