The example
below shows the code for embedding a Windows Media file into a page on your
site. Note that it uses two tags: <object> and <embed>. This is to
enable maximum browser compatibility. You will need to set the file name (and
other attributes if required) for both tags. Use true or
false for the <object> tag, 1 or 0 (respectively) for the <embed>
tag.
<OBJECT ID="MediaPlayer"
WIDTH="192" HEIGHT="190" CLASSID="CLSID:22D6F312-B0F6-11D0-94AB-0080C74C7E95"
STANDBY="Loading Windows Media Player components..."
TYPE="application/x-oleobject">
<PARAM NAME="FileName" VALUE="videofilename.wmv">
<PARAM name="autostart"
VALUE="false">
<PARAM name="ShowControls"
VALUE="true">
<param name="ShowStatusBar"
value="false">
<PARAM name="ShowDisplay" VALUE="false">
<EMBED TYPE="application/x-mplayer2" SRC="videofilename.wmv"
NAME="MediaPlayer"
WIDTH="192" HEIGHT="190" ShowControls="1"
ShowStatusBar="0" ShowDisplay="0"
autostart="0"> </EMBED>
</OBJECT>
To get
started, all you have to do is copy the code above into your web page and
replace videofilename.wmv with your own file name.
If you want
to get more advanced you can alter the parameters below. Note that including extra features such as the
status bar requires the player to have more height. Where applicable, the additional number of
pixels required is shown – you may have to add this number of pixels to the
height parameter for the player (remember to add it to both the OBJECT and
EMBED sections of the code).
If this
value is set to true/1, the video will begin playback as soon as a portion of
it has downloaded. Otherwise it will wait for the user to press Play.
If this
value is set to true/1, the video transport controls will be shown (play, stop,
pause, etc). If it is set to false/0, the controls will not be shown and the
user will not be able to control playback at all. Obviously, in this case you
would need to have autostart enabled or there will be
no way to play the video. Height: 46
pixels
If this
value is set to true/1, the status bar is shown. This includes the downloading
progress and playback status of the clip. Showing the status bar is a good idea
as it shows the user how long they have to wait before the clip will be ready
for playback. Height: 26 pixels
When set to
true/1, this displays information such as the file name. Height: 74 pixels