Method
Playwright CLI opened public sample-video pages and extracted direct MP4/WebM links. curl HEAD and GET/range probes then confirmed HTTP reachability, media type, and size signals before retention.
Retained Candidates
| # | Candidate | Direct media URL | HEAD / GET | Type | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samplelib 5 Second MP4 samplelib.com |
direct MP4 https://samplelib.com/mp4/sample-5s.mp4 |
200 / 200 | video/mp4 | 2.85 MB |
| 2 | Filesamples 640x360 MP4 filesamples.com |
direct MP4 https://filesamples.com/samples/video/mp4/sample_640x360.mp4 |
200 / 200 | video/mp4 | 575 KB |
| 3 | Learning Container Sample MP4 www.learningcontainer.com |
direct MP4 https://www.learningcontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/sample-mp4-file.mp4 |
200 / 206 | video/mp4 | 10.55 MB |
| 4 | W3Schools Big Buck Bunny MP4 www.w3schools.com |
direct MP4 https://www.w3schools.com/html/mov_bbb.mp4 |
200 / 206 | video/mp4 | 788 KB |
| 5 | MDN CC0 Flower MP4 interactive-examples.mdn.mozilla.net |
direct MP4 https://interactive-examples.mdn.mozilla.net/media/cc0-videos/flower.mp4 |
200 / 206 | video/mp4 | 1.13 MB |
| 6 | Test Videos UK Big Buck Bunny 1MB MP4 test-videos.co.uk |
direct MP4 https://test-videos.co.uk/vids/bigbuckbunny/mp4/av1/360/Big_Buck_Bunny_360_10s_1MB.mp4 |
200 / 206 | video/mp4 | 1.05 MB |
Artifacts
Status
Verified: all retained candidates have curl HEAD 200 and curl GET/probe 200 or 206.