How to fix background video that stopped working in certain browsers

Good, what happened.

Previously, my background video worked on all browsers. Then suddenly this morning it stopped working on some browsers. The video stops playing or freezes immediately.

I cleared my cache and nothing. Then I tried to revert the changes and nothing. I also tried to write it from scratch and nothing.

The last thing I tried was to add this script code:

<script> $(document).ready(function() { var vid = document.getElementById("bgvid"); vid.play(); }); </script> 

Website www.medshopandbeyond.com.

Background video does not work on chrome, opera, safari. It loads SOMETIMES in firefox, and it ALWAYS plays in Internet Explorer.

How can i fix this? Your help is really appreciated

HTML markup for video and content:

  {% if template == 'index' %} <!--<div id="slideshow-shadow"></div>--> <div class="video-background" id="video-background"> <video loop="loop" autoplay poster="{{ 'photo-1445.jpg' | asset_url }}" width="100%"> <source src="{{ 'Newest4.mp4' | asset_url }}" type="video/mp4"> <source src="{{ 'Newest4.webm' | asset_url }}" type="video/webm"> <source src="{{ 'home.ogg' | asset_url }}" type="video/ogg"> <img alt="" src="{{ 'home-placeholder.jpg' | asset_url }}" width="640" height="360" title="No video playback capabilities, please download the video below"> </video> <div class="headline_22"> <table> <tr><td width="50%"></td><td width="50%" class="headline_content"> <h1>Beyond Limitations</h1> <p>Med Shop and Beyond stands for Freedom, Lifestyle, Wellness and Family. We strive to provide high quality medical supplies and equipment to our customers</p> </td></tr> <tr><td width="50%"></td><td width="50%" class="tb_action"> <a href="http://www.medshopandbeyond.com/collections/all" class="btn_action_22"> <span>Start Shopping</span> <i class="ico_arrow"></i> </a> </td></tr> <tr><td></td></tr> <tr><td></td></tr> <tr><td></td></tr> <tr><td></td></tr> <tr></tr> </table> </div> </div> 

CSS video:

 div.video-background { height: 58em; left: 0; overflow: hidden; /*position: fixed; top: 96px;*/ vertical-align: top; width: 100%; /*z-index: -1; */ margin-top:-16px; position:relative; margin-bottom: 0px; -webkit-filter: brightness(95%); -moz-filter: brightness(95%); -khtml-filter: brightness(95%); -ms-filter: brightness(95%); -o-filter: brightness(95%); } div.video-background video { min-height: 850px;; min-width: 100%; z-index: -2 !important; } div.video-background > div { height: 850px; left: 0; position: absolute; top: 0; width: 100%; z-index: 10; } div.video-background .circle-overlay { left: 50%; margin-left: -590px; position: absolute; top: 120px; } div.video-background .ui-video-background { display: none !important; } 

CSS content:

 /************* Call to Action Button - Style 22 ******************/ .btn_action_22 { background: #00559f !important; /* Change button background color */ border: 1px solid #00559f !important; /* Change button border color */ color: #fff !important; /* Change button text color */ line-height: 1.2; font-size: 30px; display: inline-block; padding: 22px 45px 23px; position: absolute; text-decoration: none; text-transform: uppercase; z-index: 3; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-box-sizing: border-box; -moz-box-sizing: border-box; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; font-family: Lato; font-weight: 100; } .btn_action_22 span { left: 12px; position: relative; -o-transition: all .4s; -moz-transition: all .4s; -webkit-transition: all .4s; transition: all .4s; } .btn_action_22 .ico_arrow { background: url(ico_arrow_w.png) 0 center no-repeat; display: inline-block; height: 16px; width: 18px; position: relative; left: 0; top: 0px; opacity: 0; filter: alpha(opacity=0); -o-transition: all .4s; -moz-transition: all .4s; -webkit-transition: all .4s; transition: all .4s; } .btn_action_22:hover { background: #69d617 !important; /* Change button background color when mouse over */ color: #000 !important; /* Change button text color when mouse over */ border:1px solid #69d617 !important; } .btn_action_22:hover span { left: -12px; } .btn_action_22:hover .ico_arrow { opacity: 1; filter: alpha(opacity=100); left: 12px; } /************** Headline Item *************/ .headline_22 { background-image:url("{{ 'man-909049_1920.jpg' | asset_url }}"); height: 70em; position: relative; background-repeat: no-repeat; -webkit-background-size: cover; -moz-background-size: cover; -o-background-size: cover; background-size: cover; margin-bottom: -20px; background-position: center top; width: 100%; margin-top: 220px; /*border-bottom: 1px solid #e6e6e6;*/ color: #000 !important; /* Change headline background color */ display:inline-block; } .headline_22 h1 { color: #000 !important; /* Change headline title text color */ font-size: 52px; line-height: 1.2; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 100; font-family: Lato; padding: 0; margin: -1px 0 9px; background-color:#fff; opacity:0.5; } .headline_22 p { line-height: 1.4; font-size: 39px; margin: 0 0 10px; padding: -10px; font-family: Lato; font-weight: 100; word-spacing: -1px; background-color:#fff; opacity:0.5; } .headline_22 table { border-spacing: 0; width: 100%; } .headline_22 td { vertical-align: top; padding: 25px; } .headline_22 .headline_content { padding: 20px 25px 9px; text-align: justify; } @media (max-width: 979px) { .headline_22 .headline_content { text-align: center; } .headline_22 td { display: block; width: 100%; -webkit-box-sizing: border-box; -moz-box-sizing: border-box; box-sizing: border-box; } .btn_action_22 { text-align: center; width: 100%; margin-left: -2px; } } @media (max-width: 479px) { .btn_action_22 { padding: 18px 30px; margin-left: -2px; } } 
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You need to add different video formats, so try converting them, and then add them so that each browser uses the corresponding video format.

 <video controls="controls" poster="linktoposter.jpg" width="640" height="360"> <source src="linktomovie.mp4" type="video/mp4" /> <source src="linktomovie.webm" type="video/webm" /> <source src="linktomovie.ogv" type="video/ogg" /> <!-- Fallback object using Flow Player --> <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://releases.flowplayer.org/swf/flowplayer-3.2.1.swf" width="640" height="360"> <param name="movie" value="http://releases.flowplayer.org/swf/flowplayer-3.2.1.swf" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> <param name="flashVars" value="config={'playlist':[ 'linktoposter.jpg',{'url':'linktomovie.mp4','autoPlay':false}]}" /> <img alt="My Movie" src="linktoposter.jpg" width="640" height="360" title="No video playback capabilities, please download the video below." /> </object> <!-- Fallback Text --> Your browser does not appear to support a browser. Please download the video below. </video> 

If you want to make a fullscreen background video for a cross browser, use this.

http://www.kevinfremon.com/fullscreen-background-video-using-html5-and-css/

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