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3.5 Vimeo Progressive Redirect (Direct MP4 Streaming)

Locomotive · native <video src="…mp4"> — no iframe, no Vimeo player JS 

https://player.vimeo.com/progressive_redirect/playback/{VIDEO_ID}/rendition/1080p/file.mp4
  ?loc=external
  &log_user=0
  &signature={HMAC_SIGNATURE}

Vimeo’s progressive URL is signed and tied to a video id — we can’t ship a working example without your own token. This page uses the same direct MP4 in a video tag pattern with a public sample file so the controls and poster behave correctly offline when cached.