wmv in html page does not allow scanning the timeline

[davidshook]

I have wmv8 video files embeded in html pages. The video plays with no
problems, but it does not allow the user to scan the video's time
line. In mozilla the scan controlles are grayed out, and in IE the
scanning control has no effect.

A user has no choice but to watch the whole video from begining to
end. The option to move around in the movie time line is disabled. I
tried different settings and it still doesn't work. I even tried it on
a different computer and the problem is still there.

The video file are made with adobe premier pro, wmv version 8 and 9,
video file setting: variable rate constrained and I even tried it once
with constant rate.


Please help.

Here is the code I used:


<object id="video" classid="CLSID:05589FA1-C356-11CE-BF01-00AA0055595A"
border="0" height="236" width="320">
<param name="ShowDisplay" value="0">
<param name="ShowControls" value="1">
<param name="AutoStart" value="1">
<param name="AutoRewind" value="0">
<param name="PlayCount" value="0">
<param name="Appearance value=" 0="">
<param name="BorderStyle value=" 0="">
<param name="MovieWindowHeight" value="300">
<param name="MovieWindowWidth" value="320">
<param name="FileName"
value="http://mywebaddress.com/somefile.wmv">
<embed src="http://mywebaddress.com/somefile.wmv"
type="application/x-mplayer2" loop="true" autostart="true"
controls="true" height="300" width="320"></embed>
</object>

 

[Spartanicus]

(e-mail address removed) (davidshook) wrote:

Inappropriate cross posting removed.

I have wmv8 video files embeded in html pages.

Please help.
http://www.spartanicus.utvinternet.ie/embed.htm#audiovideo

Here is the code I used:

Don't post code to the group, supply a url.

 

[hyweljenkins]

(e-mail address removed) (davidshook) wrote:

Inappropriate cross posting removed.



Don't post code to the group, supply a url.

It makes perfect sense to post code snippets to the group, particularly
an isolated piece of code such as this.

 

[Neal]

It makes perfect sense to post code snippets to the group, particularly
an isolated piece of code such as this.

In this case, the functionality of the code needs testing. To do so, each
user must set this up in a test page individually, or the user can supply
it pre-uploaded for easy access. The latter is certainly preferable,
though an additional brief citation of code isn't harmful.

This one is not too long - we've seen entire pages of code posted,
however, so that's why we generally suggest a URL instead of code.

 

[davidshook]

I am not sure who you are. I am assuming that you are a moderator.

1. I did not post a link to the page since the videos are not public
videos and even if the pages were available to the public, some may
offend the people who view these pages.

2. Please, the link you provided is nothing more than lecturing. It is
not a tutorial of how to do things as far as video on the video is
concerned.

I have many reasons to provid an embeded video rather than a link.
One reason would be PRESENTATION. I need to present the information
in a spicific way. For example,a picture gallery would most likely
have thumbnail embeded rather then text links to a picture. And a news
article probably will have a picture related tot he article embeded in
the article.
Similarly, a video page may have additional information on the page
that needs to be shown with the video.

 

[Spartanicus]

(e-mail address removed) (davidshook) wrote:

Top posting and not snipping quotes is not appreciated here. Corrected
this once.

I am not sure who you are. I am assuming that you are a moderator.

This group is unmoderated.

1. I did not post a link to the page since the videos are not public
videos

Ah, we assume that questions posted here relate to authoring for the www
if not explicitly stated otherwise.

and even if the pages were available to the public, some may
offend the people who view these pages.

In that case brucie would probably be all the more interested.

2. Please, the link you provided is nothing more than lecturing. It is
not a tutorial of how to do things as far as video on the video is
concerned.

I have many reasons to provid an embeded video rather than a link.
One reason would be PRESENTATION.

Who's stopping you from styling the link? You've obviously not bothered
to read the document, as it deals with that.

I need to present the information
in a spicific way. For example,a picture gallery would most likely
have thumbnail embeded rather then text links to a picture. And a news
article probably will have a picture related tot he article embeded in
the article.
Similarly, a video page may have additional information on the page
that needs to be shown with the video.

Irrelevant.

 

[davidov]

Would be nice if someone would actually answer the question.
Anyone knows why the wmv doesn't allow movement in the timeline?

 

[rf]

Would be nice if someone would actually answer the question.
Anyone knows why the wmv doesn't allow movement in the timeline?

Ask in a wmv group?