In this article I will explain with an example, how to play Video files from Server Folder (Directory) in ASP.Net MVC.
This article will explain how to play the various Video files i.e. mp4, webm and ogg files.
Note: For beginners in ASP.Net MVC, please refer my article ASP.Net MVC Hello World Tutorial with Sample Program example.
 
 

Files Folder Locations

The Video file is stored in the Files Folder (Directory).
Play Video file in ASP.Net MVC
 
 

Controller

The Controller consists of following Action method.

Action method for handling GET operation

Inside this Action method, simply the View is returned.
public class HomeController : Controller
{
    public ActionResult Index()
    {
        return View();
    }
}
 
 

View

HTML Markup

Inside the View, there is an HTML5 Video element.
Note: This article makes use of HTML5 Video Player to play the videos on the web page.
 
Inside the HTML5 Video element, the source tag is added. The source tag is specified with following attributes:
src: URL of the Video file.
type: The MIME type of the Video file.
Following are the compatible Media Types for Video.
File Format
Media Type
MP4
video/mp4
WebM
video/webm
Ogg
video/ogg
 
@{
    Layout = null;
}
 
<!DOCTYPE html>
 
<html>
<head>
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
    <title>Index</title>
</head>
<body>
      <video controls="controls" height="300" width="240">
            <source src="/Files/Butterfly.mp4" type="video/mp4" />
      </video>
</body>
</html>
 
 

Screenshot

Play Video file in ASP.Net MVC
 
 

Browser Compatibility

The above code has been tested in the following browsers only in versions that support HTML5.
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Demo

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