embedding wmv files in html - mac problem

[Dawgy]

i cannot figure out how to embed a wmv file into a web page and have it play on any mac browser. surely it can be done, because i play wmv files all the time, in the player...

anyone done this successfully?

thanx

[Lee]

This sounds like a Jasun question to me

Regards,

Lee

[Jasun]

not sure, actually.. I've never done it with a WMV file.. I've done it with .mov files before.

WMV is kinda tricky with MAC because Bill Gates is a twat.

[MWCren]

You have to embed 2 objects into the page. One that Windows machines can read, and one that others can read.

Here's an example. Use this link and "View Source"-- http://www.menwithcams.com/tour/movies/sample1.html

The code shows 2 embedded object types: "application/x-oleobject" and "application/x-mplayer2"

Apparently the windows machines will ignore the one it can't read, and others will do the same. The code on that page is a little messy, but it works, so I haven't done anything to clean it up yet.

I think its like throwing crap against the wall, embed enough object options and eventually something will stick.

[dirtygeek]

You can do it with an activeX controle. :specs:


<object classid="clsid:6BF52A52-394A-11D3-B153-00C04F79FAA6" id="WindowsMediaPlayer1">
<param name="URL" value="http://www.dicksforfree.com/103.wmv">
<param name="rate" value="1">
<param name="balance" value="0">
<param name="currentPosition" value="0">
<param name="defaultFrame" value>
<param name="playCount" value="1">
<param name="autoStart" value="-1">
<param name="currentMarker" value="0">
<param name="invokeURLs" value="-1">
<param name="baseURL" value>
<param name="volume" value="50">
<param name="mute" value="0">
<param name="uiMode" value="full">
<param name="stretchToFit" value="0">
<param name="windowlessVideo" value="0">
<param name="enabled" value="-1">
<param name="enableContextMenu" value="-1">
<param name="fullScreen" value="0">
<param name="SAMIStyle" value>
<param name="SAMILang" value>
<param name="SAMIFilename" value>
<param name="captioningID" value>
<param name="enableErrorDialogs" value="0">
<param name="_cx" value="6482">
<param name="_cy" value="6350">
</object>