# Do .mp4 videos work yet? **URL:** \ **Category:** RapidWeaver Elements\ **Created:** [March 11, 2025, 9:47am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/do-mp4-videos-work-yet/46674 "2025-03-11T09:47:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![paulcruice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f0a364/32.png) [@paulcruice](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/paulcruice)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2025, 9:47am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/do-mp4-videos-work-yet/46674/1 "2025-03-11T09:47:36Z")
None of my mp4’s work. Perhaps the mp4’s need to be in a special mp4 format? ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2025, 2:06pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/do-mp4-videos-work-yet/46674/2 "2025-03-11T14:06:29Z")
Oh that’s strange, [mp4’s are supported](https://docs.realmacsoftware.com/elements-docs/elements-app/components/built-in-components/video) in the video component… how are you trying to use them? Can you share an mp4 that’s not working for you and we can take a look? ---
**Author:** ![AnasHyeee](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/anashyeee/32/27982_2.png) [@AnasHyeee](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/AnasHyeee)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2025, 2:14pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/do-mp4-videos-work-yet/46674/3 "2025-03-11T14:14:01Z")
Hello @paulcruice mp4 work well in element, make sure name of video and .mp4 You can try section of video [project is free](https://www.templays.com/p/baguettes/) ---
**Author:** ![paulcruice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f0a364/32.png) [@paulcruice](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/paulcruice)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2025, 9:21pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/do-mp4-videos-work-yet/46674/4 "2025-03-11T21:21:43Z")
Dan it’s my problem. I am confused as to what Overlay Drop zone is. If this is the same as Thumbnail, as it appears to be, why are they called two different things? After more experimenting, I discovered they are the same thing. They really need to be called by the same name if you want this program to be intuitive. My mp4 problem has gone away now. Do hope you change the name. Oh, I have now discovered they are different things, but I ask, why would anyone want to overlay a colour on the Thumbnail? ---
**Author:** ![ben](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/ben/32/28488_2.png) [@ben](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ben)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/do-mp4-videos-work-yet/46674/5 "2025-03-12T08:32:01Z")
> [@paulcruice](#): > > I am confused as to what Overlay Drop zone is This is for when you want to add something on top of the video before it begins playing - one use case would be a play button. In this case you would drop an SVG in to the Video Overlay drop zone, when that gets clicked the video would start playing. > [@paulcruice](#): > > why would anyone want to overlay a colour on the Thumbnail? You might want to darken/lighten the thumbnail image, say when you have an SVG added to the Overlay drop zone 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![paulcruice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f0a364/32.png) [@paulcruice](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/paulcruice)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/do-mp4-videos-work-yet/46674/6 "2025-03-12T12:54:12Z")
You wrote: This is for when you want to add something on top of the video before it begins playing - one use case would be a play button. OH OK I thought that’s what the Controls slider button is for. Obviously not. OK starting to get the picture now. ---
**Author:** ![paulcruice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f0a364/32.png) [@paulcruice](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/paulcruice)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 9:30pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/do-mp4-videos-work-yet/46674/7 "2025-03-12T21:30:10Z")
bon, in your reply to me you quoted part of my previous post in your response. Can I ask how do you do that? I don’t work in forums much so need to learn these things. Cheers. ---
**Author:** ![handshaper](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/handshaper/32/27373_2.png) [@handshaper](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/handshaper)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2025, 12:38am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/do-mp4-videos-work-yet/46674/8 "2025-03-13T00:38:50Z")
Select the text in the message that you want to quote. This will cause some choices to be displayed above the selected text “Quote” or “Copy Quote”. If you select Quote it will create a reply with the quoted text. You can then add your comments.