However, since video files tend to be pretty large, you have to be aware of the maximum email size that your recipients can receive. To attach a video file to an email, simply attach it like any other files. So, comparing strictly between attaching and embedding a video, we surely prefer the video attachment solution. Not only that most of your recipients will not be able to view the video, but your email might be marked as spam / insecure because of the code required to embed the video in your email. Today there are very few email clients that actually let you view a video inside an email.Īs a result, we strongly suggest you NOT to embed videos in emails. But, with the raise of email viruses and malware code nested in emails, more and more email clients discontinued video support in emails, as it presented a security issue. In the 90’s, videos embedded in emails were quite common.
Are you considering to attach or to embed a video in an email message? This article analyzes video emails and shows how to email video in Outlook.
