mp4 video in web page takes full play cycle before displaying

[jake905]

I'm trying to test the free version of VideoPad to see if I can use it to output mp4 movies, which I then want to play in an HTML5 video player on my web site.

 

For my test:

 

1) For comparison, I downloaded an existing mp4 video from YouTube. File size: 4.4 MB (!).

 

2) I created a quick video in VideoPad and used Save Movie to output it in mp4 format. File size: 88 KB.

 

3) I coded both movies into a web page (<video> tag).

 

When I open the web page:

 

1) The (much bigger) existing movie from YouTube displays with the starting frame visible and immediately starts when I click the play button.

 

2) The small movie created in VideoPad is black, no starting frame visible. When I click play, it remains black until the entire movie has played once. When it ends the starting frame finally displays and its ready to play.

 

Note: I have tried many combinations in the Save Movie dialog (which is confusing) with the same results.

 

I will appreciate greatly any thoughts or suggestions.

 

jake905

[jake905]

>>Forgot to mention I'm using a Chrome browser.