Help optimising auto-play video and load quality

Topic summary

A user is experiencing performance issues with an auto-playing video on their homepage, which is negatively impacting load speed. They’re seeking advice on optimizing both loading performance and video quality while preserving the autoplay loop functionality.

Potential solutions mentioned:

  • Reducing the video file size
  • Implementing lazy loading (though the user is uncertain about this approach)

One respondent suggested uploading the video to YouTube and embedding it on the website as an alternative hosting solution.

Summarized with AI on November 19. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

Hello,

The video on my homepage seems to be really clunky and affecting the load speed. What is the best way to optimise loading and quality, whilst maintaining the autoplay loop? Do I need to decrease the size of the video file itself? I have seen some people talking about lazy loading but unclear if this would help?

Many thanks,

Eleanor

www.eleanorantonio.com

Hi,

You can upload the media in youtube and embed it on the website.