[SPAM] [thelist] Embedding Quicktime and AVI with xhtml code that validates

[Rosalie Sennett]

Dave,

There are so many ways to distribute video. I'm sure the answers will fly
here. And if you look in the archives you'll see that someone asked this
very same question recently.

The best advice I can offer, is to look to your peers by example. Find a
site that has a similar purpose to your own. See what they did if you like
the result.

For example... some will find that simply offering the file is best for
their constituency (based on an understanding that the users have a certain
level of knowledge).

Some will find that embedding video into Flash is best because you can
control the experience with the least amount of fuss on your end. 

<insert love/hate discussion about requiring plug-ins here>

If you want to know the best way to display Quicktime... head here:

http://www.apple.com/trailers/

and see it in action as the owners desire. A quick code view of the page
with all the params and accompanying javascript.

For the AVI file, I recommend you look here:

http://www.jmcgowan.com/avi.html
this page is pretty aged so some of the external links to .edu sites are
dead... but, take note of the section called:
"How to embed an AVI file in a Web Page"

If you want the parameters for the various players... see the player site.

For example... go to www.microsoft.com and search for 
" Embedding Windows Media Player"

There ya go.

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> -----Original Message-----
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> bounces at lists.evolt.org] On Behalf Of Dave
> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 10:47 PM
> To: thelist at lists.evolt.org
> Subject: [SPAM] [thelist] Embedding Quicktime and AVI with xhtml code that
> validates
> 
>    The Situation:
>    I want to put a short video on my web site. I have made two versions,
> one in Quicktime format, and one in AVI format, for Mac and Windows
> users, respectively. I wanted to make sure the pages also validated, and
> I came across this page which discusses the issue:
>    http://realdev1.realise.com/rossa/rendertest/quicktime.html
> 
>    The pages where I put my video are here:
>    Quicktime -> http://www.theloop.jp/cm_mov.php
>    AVI -> http://www.theloop.jp/cm_avi.php
> 
>    The Problem:
>    The page with the Quicktime displays okay, in XP/FireFox at least,
> and validates, although I'm having trouble getting the peramaters of the
> Quicktime object to behave the way I want. I would like to see the
> status of the download in the Quicktime controller, but finding out how
> to do that eludes me.
>    Of more worry is the AVI page, which will not display the AVI file
> either in Firefox or IE6. If I look at code from other web pages, it
> doesn't validate. If I use valid code similar to what I created the
> Quicktime page with, it doesn't display.
> 
>    The Question:
>    Can someone point me to a resource that demonstrates how to place AVI
> or WMV and other video objects into a web page with valid code? I have
> been looking around on the net for hours now without finding any really
> solid advice.
> 
>     Known issues:
>     People without Japanese fonts installed on their computers may have
> most of the text in the menus or the content of the web pages on my site
> be replaced with odd characters, although the site should function
> normally.
>     Internet explorer on Windows 2000 and Internet Explorer 5.5 on Mac
> do not render the drop down menus correctly.
> 
>    Thank you.
> 
> --
> Dave Gutteridge
> dave at tokyocomedy.com
> 
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