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How can I remove the sound/option to unmute a Youtube video?

  • June 15, 2020
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I am trying to show a YouTube video to participants without sound.
The file is too big to upload to Qualtrics directly, so I uploaded to YouTube and embedded the link into my survey. I had previously removed the sound from the MP4 file, but somehow YouTube un-removed it during the upload. Nothing I try in YouTube itself will remove the sound, so I am hoping that it is possible to remove once the file is in Qualtrics.
Currently, I am using the following code:

It auto-mutes the video, but does not autoplay or hide the controls.
When I tried using the following code, it autoplays and hides the controls, but it unmutes the video so you hear the sound.

Without adding music, is there a way to remove the audio AND the controls, so participants cannot manually unmute the video?
Thank you!!

Best answer by CamM

Hi Cassidy, you can try the using the following as your src URL -:
src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dq4KhLsRCL0?controls=0&autoplay=1&mute=1"
Hope that helps.

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CamM
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  • July 10, 2020

Hi Cassidy, you can try the using the following as your src URL -:
src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dq4KhLsRCL0?controls=0&autoplay=1&mute=1"
Hope that helps.