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We now attempt to insert into our R Markdown file, which Hugo then renders into HTML, an mp4 video of dragonflies (insect order Odonata, in case you’re wondering) that were congregating in my front yard a few summers ago.
So I’m thinking, just insert it using a regular Markdown image tag, yes?
Like this:
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And so, that worked.
To center this video on the page I am using the deprecated HTML <center> tag inside of my R Markdown.
To view the raging controversy surrounding the deprecation of the beloved <center> tag, click here.
The video above used the default Markdown image tag. But here we’re using R Markdown, which understands Pandoc Markdown, and thus we can adjust the size of the video player like so:
{width=400 height=300}
This gives us a better-looking video frame than what we get by default, at least on a desktop web browser. The size difference in video players doesn’t really make any difference when viewed on a small mobile device like a smartphone. Both sizes look the same in the smartphone’s video player.
Width and height are assumed to be in pixels unless specified otherwise. See Images for more details.