parameters for mediaplayer and html

[Klaus Andersen]

I use the code below for displaying wmv files in a html document.

Is there a parameter that can pause the movieclip after a few seconds?

(When paused i would ask the user to press play to continue the movie.)

Or is there a way to have the parameter <param name="AutoStart" value="1">
set to "0" but displaying the first frame in the movieclip.

Regards to group

Klaus Andersen


codesnip:

<object id="MediaPlayer"
classid="CLSID:22d6f312-b0f6-11d0-94ab-0080c74c7e95"
codebase="http://activex.microsoft.com/activex/controls/mplayer/en/nsmp2inf.
cab#Version=5,1,52,701"
standby="Loading Microsoft Windows Media Player components..."
type="application/x-oleobject"
width="320"
height="240">

<param name="FileName" value="http://.................">
<param name="AnimationatStart" value="1">
<param name="TransparentatStart" value="1">
<param name="AutoStart" value="1">
<param name="ShowControls" value="1">
<param name="ShowAudioControls" value="1">
<param name="EnableFullScreenControls" value="1">
<param name="ShowDisplay" value="0">
<param name="ShowGotoBar" value="0">
<param name="ShowPositionControls" value="0">
<param name="ShowStatusBar" value="1">
<param name="ShowTracker" value="0">
<param name="AllowChangeDisplaySize" value="1">
<param name="AutoSize" value="0">
<param name="DisplaySize" value="0">
<embed type="application/x-mplayer2"

pluginspage="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/en/download/plugi
n.asp"
src="http://....................."
name="MediaPlayer"
showcontrols="1"
showstatusbar="0"
showgotobar="0"
width="304"
height="255">
</embed>
</object>

 

[Spartanicus]

I use the code below

Don't post code in this group, post a url.

for displaying wmv files in a html document.

Bad idea: http://www.spartanicus.utvinternet.ie/embed.htm

 

[Klaus Andersen]

Don't post code in this group, post a url.


Bad idea: http://www.spartanicus.utvinternet.ie/embed.htm

Hmmm - ok ... thanks for the link ..

and ... why not post code here?

and - do you know a way to pause the clip - embedding or not?

Regards

Klaus Andersen

 

[Spartanicus]

Kindly trim quotes to the minimum required, and put your reply beneath
each section, corrected this once.

and ... why not post code here?

Because the group doesn't like it, it wastes space and bandwidth, often
the content and/or context is missing and frequently the http headers
are required to diagnose a problem.

and - do you know a way to pause the clip - embedding or not?

As noted in the document you shouldn't attempt to auto start media, it
should be left to the user to select to play the media. Attempting to
auto start it, then stop/pause it and *then* asking if they want to
continue playing it is silly.

 

[Klaus Andersen]

As noted in the document you shouldn't attempt to auto start media, it
should be left to the user to select to play the media. Attempting to
auto start it, then stop/pause it and *then* asking if they want to
continue playing it is silly.

you shouldent judge if it is silly or not when you dont know the reason to
my choice of the method.

I have testet the use of the code on your weppage (The correct way to embed
media (in theory only!)

works ok - but i still need to do as i discribed - either show the first
frame in the clip or start it and pause it.

Can you help me with that?

Best regards

Klaus Andersen

 

[Spartanicus]

I have testet the use of the code on your weppage (The correct way to embed
media (in theory only!) works ok

It doesn't "work ok", did you actually read the page?

- but i still need to do as i discribed - either show the first
frame in the clip or start it and pause it.

Extract a suitable frame and use it as an image, then let the user
decide if they want to start the media.

Look at the page I suggested again, this time properly, it contains an
example just like that: http://www.spartanicus.utvinternet.ie/embed.htm