Insert Video

22 Dec 202224 minutes to read

The Rich Text Editor allows you to insert videos from online sources and local computers where you want to insert the video in your content. For inserting the video to the Rich Text Editor, the following list of options have been provided in the InsertVideoSettings.

Options	Description
AllowedTypes	Specifies the extensions of the video types allowed to insert on bowering and passing the extensions with comma separators. For example, pass allowedTypes as .mp4, .mov, .wmv and .avi.
LayoutOption	Sets the default display for a video when it is inserted into the Rich Text Editor. Possible options are: Inline and Break.
SaveFormat	Sets the default save format of the video element when inserted. Possible options are: Blob and Base64.
Width	Sets the default width of the video when it is inserted in the Rich Text Editor.
MinWidth	Sets the minWidth of the video element when it is inserted in the Rich Text Editor.
MaxWidth	Sets the maxWidth of the video element when it is inserted in the Rich Text Editor.
Height	Sets the default height of the video when it is inserted in the Rich Text Editor.
MinHeight	Sets the minHeight of the video element when it is inserted in the Rich Text Editor.
MaxHeight	Sets the maxHeight of the video element when it is inserted in the Rich Text Editor.
SaveUrl	Provides URL to map the action result method to save the video.
RemoveUrl	Provides URL to map the action result method to remove the video.
Path	Specifies the location to store the video.
Resize	Sets the resizing action for the video element.
ResizeByPercent	Sets the percentage values for the video element with the resizing action.

Configure video tool in the toolbar

To include the video tool in the Rich Text Editor, you can add the toolbar item Video to the ToolbarSettings Items property.

To configure Video toolbar item, refer to the below code.

CSHTML

@Html.EJS().RichTextEditor("editor").ToolbarSettings(e => e.Items((object)ViewBag.items)).Render()

Controller.cs

public class HomeController : Controller
{

    public ActionResult Index()
    {
        ViewBag.items = new[] { "Video" };
        return View();
    }
}

Insert video from web

To insert a video from the hosted link or local machine, you should enable the video tool on the editor’s toolbar. By default, the video tool opens the dialog, allowing you to insert a video as an embedded URL. You can switch to a web URL to insert the video file from the online source.

Insert from web URL

The video tool default opens the video dialog, allowing you to insert an embedded URL.

Insert from web URL

Switching the option to the web URL in the video dialog allows you to insert a video from the online source. Inserting the URL will be added to the src attribute of the <source> tag.

Upload and insert video

In the video dialog, by using the browse option, select the video from the local machine and insert it into the Rich Text Editor content.

If the path field is not specified in the InsertVideoSettings, the video will be converted into Blob url or Base64 and inserted inside the Rich Text Editor.

Restrict video upload based on size

Using the Rich Text Editor FileUploading event, you can restrict the video to upload when the given video size is greater than the allowed fileSize. Also, the video size in the argument will be returned in bytes.

NOTE

The file size in the argument will be returned in bytes.

In the following example, the video size has been validated before uploading and determined whether the video has been uploaded or not

In the following example, the video size has been validated before uploading and determined whether the video has been uploaded or not.

CSHTML

@Html.EJS().RichTextEditor("editor").ToolbarSettings(e => e.Items((object)ViewBag.items)).InsertVideoSettings(obj => obj.SaveUrl("https://aspnetmvc.syncfusion.com/services/api/uploadbox/Save").Path("../Files/")).FileUploading("onFileUploading").Render()

<script>
    function onFileUploading(args) {
        var imgSize = 500000;
        var sizeInBytes = args.fileData.size;
        if ( imgSize < sizeInBytes ) {
            args.cancel = true;
        }
    }
</script>

Controller.cs

public class HomeController : Controller
{

    public ActionResult Index()
    {
        ViewBag.items = new[] { "Video" };
        return View();
    }
}

Server-side action

The selected video can be uploaded to the required destination using the controller action below. Map this method name in InsertVideoSettings.SaveUrl and provide required destination path through InsertVideoSettings.Path properties.

NOTE

If you want to insert lower-sized video files in the editor and don’t want a specific physical location for saving the video, you can save the format as Base64.

In the following code blocks, you can insert the video files which are saved in the specified path.

CSHTML

@Html.EJS().RichTextEditor("defaultRTE").ToolbarSettings(e => e.Items((object)ViewBag.items)).InsertVideoSettings(obj => obj.SaveUrl("/Home/SaveFiles").Path("../Files/")).Render()

SaveFile.cs

using System.IO;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Mvc;

namespace FileUpload.Controllers
{
    public class HomeController : Controller
    {
        public ActionResult Index()
        {
            ViewBag.items = new[] { "Video" };
            return View();
        }

        [AcceptVerbs("Post")]
        public void SaveFiles(HttpPostedFileBase UploadFiles)
        {
            if (UploadFiles != null)
            {
                string path = Server.MapPath("~/Files/");

                // Create a new directory, if it does not exists
                if (!Directory.Exists(path))
                {
                    Directory.CreateDirectory(path);
                }

                // Save a file in directory
                UploadFiles.SaveAs(path + Path.GetFileName(UploadFiles.FileName));
            }
        }
    }
}

Video save format

The video files can be saved as Blob or Base64 url by using the InsertVideoSettings.SaveFormat property, which is of enum type and the generated url will be set to the src attribute of the <source> tag.

NOTE

The default SaveFormat property is set to Blob format.

By default, the files are saved in the Blob format.

<video>
    <source src="blob:http://ej2.syncfusion.com/3ab56a6e-ec0d-490f-85a5-f0aeb0ad8879" type="video/mp4" >
</video>

<video>
    <source src="data:video/mp4;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAADAAAAAwCAYAAABXAvmHA" type="video/mp4" >
</video>

Replacing video

Once a video file has been inserted, you can replace it using the Rich Text Editor QuickToolbarSettings videoReplace option. You can replace the video file either by using the embedded URL or the web URL and the browse option in the video dialog.

Delete video

To remove a video from the Rich Text Editor content, select the video and click the videoRemove tool from the quick toolbar. It will delete the video from the Rich Text Editor content as well as from the service location if the InsertVideoSettings.RemoveUrl is given.

Once you select the video from the local machine, the URL for the video will be generated. You can remove the video from the service location by clicking the cross icon.

The following example explains how to configure InsertVideoSettings.removeUrl to remove a saved video from the remote service location when the following video remove actions are performed:

• delete key action.
• backspace key action.
• Removing uploaded video file from the insert video dialog.
• Deleting video using the quick toolbar videoRemove option.

CSHTML

@Html.EJS().RichTextEditor("RteImage").InsertImageSettings(obj => obj.SaveUrl("/Home/SaveImage").RemoveUrl("/Home/RemoveImage").Path("../Uploads/")).Render()

Home-controller.cs

public class HomeController : Controller
{
    public ActionResult Index()
    {
        return View();
    }

    [AcceptVerbs("Post")]
    public void SaveImage(HttpPostedFileBase UploadFiles)
    {
        try
        {
            if (UploadFiles != null)
            {
                string fileName = UploadFiles.FileName;
                var fileSave = System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath("~/Uploads");

                // Create a new directory, if it does not exists
                if (!System.IO.Directory.Exists(fileSave))
                {
                    System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(fileSave);
                }

                var fileSavePath = Path.Combine(fileSave, fileName);

                // Save the image
                UploadFiles.SaveAs(fileSavePath);

                Response.StatusCode = 200;
                Response.ContentType = "application/json; charset=utf-8";
            }
        }
        catch (Exception)
        {
            Response.StatusCode = 204;
        }
    }

    [AcceptVerbs("Post")]
    public void RemoveImage(HttpPostedFileBase UploadFiles)
    {
        
        try
        {
            if (UploadFiles != null)
            {
                // Do remove action here

                Response.StatusCode = 200;
                Response.ContentType = "application/json; charset=utf-8";
            }
        }
        catch (Exception)
        {
            Response.StatusCode = 204;
        }
    }
}

Dimension

Set the default width, minWidth, height and minHeight of the video element, when it is inserted in the Rich Text Editor using the Width, MinWidth, Height, MinHeight properties.

Through the QuickToolbarSettings, also you can change the width and height using Change Size option. Once you click on the option, the video size dialog will open as below. In that, specify the width and height of the video in pixels

Display Position

Sets the default display property for the video when it is inserted in the Rich Text Editor using the InsertVideoSettings.LayoutOption. It has two possible options: Inline and Break. When updating the display positions, it updates the video elements’ layout position.

NOTE

The default LayoutOption property is set to Inline.

Sets the default display for an video when it is inserted in the Rich Text Editor using the InsertVideoSettings.LayoutOption. It has two possible options: Inline and Break. When updating the display positions, it updates the video elements’ layout position.

CSHTML

@Html.EJS().RichTextEditor("video").ToolbarSettings(e => e.Items((object)ViewBag.items)).ContentTemplate(@<div>
    <p>
        The Rich Text Editor control is WYSIWYG ('what you see is what you get') editor that provides the best user experience to create and update the content.
        Users can format their content using standard toolbar commands.
    </p>
    <p><b> Key features:</b></p>
    <ul>
        <li><p> Provides &lt; IFRAME &gt; and &lt; DIV &gt; modes </p></li>
        <li><p> Capable of handling markdown editing.</p></li>
        <li><p> Contains a modular library to load the necessary functionality on demand.</p></li>
        <li><p> Provides a fully customizable toolbar.</p></li>
        <li><p> Provides HTML view to edit the source directly for developers.</p></li>
        <li><p> Supports third - party library integration.</p></li>
        <li><p> Allows preview of modified content before saving it.</p></li>
        <li><p> Handles images, hyperlinks, video, hyperlinks, uploads, etc.</p></li>
        <li><p> Contains undo / redo manager.</p></li>
        <li><p> Creates bulleted and numbered lists.</p></li>
    </ul>
</div>).InsertVideoSettings(obj => obj.LayoutOption("Break")).Render()

Controller.cs

public class HomeController : Controller
{
    public ActionResult Index()
    {
        ViewBag.items = new[] { "Video" };
        return View();
    }
}

Resize video

The Rich Text Editor has built-in video resizing support, which is enabled for the video elements added. The resize points will appear on each corner of the video when focusing so users can easily resize the video using mouse points or thumb through the resize points. Also, the resize calculation will be done based on the aspect ratio.

You can disable the resize action by configuring false for the InsertVideoSettings.Resize property.

NOTE

If the MinWidth and MinHeight properties are configured the video resizing does not shrink below the specified values.

Rename video before inserting

By using the InsertVideoSettings property, you can specify the server handler to upload the selected video. Then by binding the FileUploadSuccess event, you can receive the modified file name from the server and update it in the Rich Text Editor’s insert video dialog.

Refer rename.cs controller file for configure the server-side.

CSHTML

@Html.EJS().RichTextEditor("editor").ToolbarSettings(e => e.Items((object)ViewBag.items)).InsertVideoSettings(obj => obj.SaveUrl("/Home/Rename").Path("../Uploads/")).FileUploadSuccess("onFileUploadSuccess").Render()

<script>
    function onFileUploadSuccess(args) {
        if (args.e.currentTarget.getResponseHeader('name') != null) {
            args.file.name = args.e.currentTarget.getResponseHeader('name');
            var filename = document.querySelectorAll(".e-file-name")[0];
            filename.innerHTML = args.file.name.replace(document.querySelectorAll(".e-file-type")[0].innerHTML, '');
            filename.title = args.file.name;
        }
    }
</script>

Rename.cs

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Mvc;

namespace RenameFile.Controllers
{
    public class HomeController : Controller
    {
        int x = 0;
        string filename;

        public ActionResult Index()
        {
            ViewBag.items = new[] { "Video" };
            return View();
        }

        [AcceptVerbs("Post")]
        public void Rename(HttpPostedFileBase UploadFiles)
        {
            try
            {
                if (UploadFiles != null)
                {
                    filename = UploadFiles.FileName;

                    if (UploadFiles != null)
                    {
                        var fileSave = System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath("~/Uploads");

                        // Create a new directory, if it does not exists
                        if (!System.IO.Directory.Exists(fileSave))
                        {
                            System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(fileSave);
                        }

                        var fileName = Path.GetFileName(UploadFiles.FileName);
                        var fileSavePath = Path.Combine(fileSave, fileName);

                        // Rename a uploaded file name
                        while (System.IO.File.Exists(fileSavePath))
                        {
                            filename = "rteVideo" + x + "-" + fileName;
                            fileSavePath = Path.Combine(fileSave, filename);
                            x++;
                        }

                        if (!System.IO.File.Exists(fileSavePath))
                        {
                            UploadFiles.SaveAs(fileSavePath);

                            // Modified file name shared through response header by adding custom header
                            Response.Headers.Add("name", filename);
                            Response.StatusCode = 200;
                            Response.ContentType = "application/json; charset=utf-8";
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            catch (Exception)
            {
                Response.StatusCode = 204;
            }
        }
    }
}

Upload video with authentication

The Rich Text Editor control allows you to add additional data with the File Upload, which can be received on the server side. By using the FileUploading event and its customFormData argument, you can pass parameters to the controller action. On the server side, you can fetch the custom headers by accessing the form collection from the current request, which retrieves the values sent using the POST method.

NOTE

By default, it doesn’t support the UseDefaultCredentials property, you can manually append the default credentials with the upload request.

By default it doesn’t support UseDefaultCredentials property, we need to manually append the default credentials with the upload request.

CSHTML

@Html.EJS().RichTextEditor("defaultRTE").ToolbarSettings(e => e.Items((object)ViewBag.items)).InsertVideoSettings(obj => obj.SaveUrl("/Home/SaveFiles").FileUploading("onFileUploading").Path("../Files/")).Render()

<script>
    function onFileUploading(args) {
        var accessToken = "Authorization_token";
        // adding custom Form Data
        args.customFormData = [{ 'Authorization': accessToken }];
    }
</script>

SaveFile.cs

using System.IO;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Mvc;

namespace FileUpload.Controllers
{
    public class HomeController : Controller
    {
        public ActionResult Index()
        {
            ViewBag.items = new[] { "Video" };
            return View();
        }

        [AcceptVerbs("Post")]
        public void SaveFiles(HttpPostedFileBase UploadFiles)
        {
            string currentPath = Request.Form["Authorization"].ToString();
            if (UploadFiles != null)
            {
                string path = Server.MapPath("~/Files/");

                // Create a new directory, if it does not exists
                if (!Directory.Exists(path))
                {
                    Directory.CreateDirectory(path);
                }

                // Save a file in directory
                UploadFiles.SaveAs(path + Path.GetFileName(UploadFiles.FileName));
            }
        }
    }
}

See Also

• How to edit the quick toolbar settings
• How to use link editing option in the toolbar items