How to play a wmv file starting at a specified point in time?

[Rob Vanheuckelom]

Hi,

I would like to play a wmv file in html, but not starting with the beginning
but starting at a specified point in time.

Can anyone help me?

Thanks in advance!

Robert

 

[Spartanicus]

I would like to play a wmv file in html, but not starting with the beginning
but starting at a specified point in time.

Re-encode from the source so that it begins at the right point.

 

[Richard Brooks]

Hi,

I would like to play a wmv file in html, but not starting with the beginning
but starting at a specified point in time.

Can anyone help me?

Thanks in advance!

Robert

It's down to looking around for 'command line options' particular to the
player of the video format, the version of player and whether
development in command line options has added or changed some of the
options. Then it's whether you can parse the options to the player
within HTML, etc.

I don't know if other players use the WMV format but you could start here.

<http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/9series/player/faq.aspx>

There are probably many more issues beyond that but I'm sure other
posters will enlighten us.

Richard.

 

[Travis Newbury]

I would like to play a wmv file in html, but not starting with the beginning
but starting at a specified point in time.
Can anyone help me?

Your best option is to re-encode it like Spartacus said. the software to
do so is free from microsoft. Search for Microsoft media encoder.

If you don't do that, then use javascript to move to the correct
position. Google Medaplayer javascript for the exact code. Of course
the visitor will have to wait until the wmv downloads to that position
before it can start playing.