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Streaming video???

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JohnVideo

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I have created a site that is an old tv as the interface. Inside the tv screen is an ActiveX window that plays a Window Media File inside of it. When I F12 the site it plays fine. I uploaded it and on the computer I created the site, I open Internet Explorer and go to my site and the site plays fine with the video and all. If I go to another computer on my network or at work the index loads, but the ActiveX window just has the Windows Media Player Icon and nothing happens. What am I doing wrong? Do I have to set up something with my Hosting site? I checked with them and I can stream files. I'm a Newbie, so I'm sure I'm missing something. Here is a link to my site:


I hope someone can walk me through my problems.
Thanks,
John Schenkel
 
From your source code
Code:
<param name="FileName" value="C:\Documents and Settings\John Schenkel\Desktop\SP Website FINAL\Intro2.wmv">

Sure you can play it, no one else has that file in Documents...

The path needs to link either to " or "media/Intro2.wmv"

Cheech

[Peace][Pipe]
 
Here is what I did, but it still doesn't work. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
John

<object classid="CLSID:22d6f312-b0f6-11d0-94ab-0080c74c7e95" width="500" height="310" id="mediaplayer1 ">
<param name="FileName" value=" <param name="AutoStart" value="True">
<param name="ShowControls" value="False">
<param name="ShowStatusBar" value="False">
<param name="ShowDisplay" value="False">
<param name="AutoRewind" value="True">
<embed
src="Intro2.wmv" width="500" height="310" autostart="True" type="application/x-mplayer2"
pluginspage=" filename=" showcontrols="False" showstatusbar="False" showdisplay="False" autorewind="True"></embed>
</object>
 
That loads up fine now, takes a while but plays. What is the problem now?

[Peace][Pipe]
 
I finally figured it out to get it to play. Your suggestions really helped me. Thanks again. Do you have any suggestions for better quality and speed? Right now it is a .wmv file at about 500 x 300 to fill the screen. Would a flash, real or anything else be better?

Thanks,
John
 
Did you ever fix your launch page for your video? I'm having the exact same problem: here's my code, Can you please take a look at it?? We've tried everything we can think of......

<body bgcolor="#ffffff" leftmargin="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" topmargin="0">

<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" height="100%">
<tr>
<td align="center" valign="middle" class="small"><object classid="clsid:22D6F312-B0F6-11D0-94AB-0080C74C7E95" height="286" width="352" id="MediaPlayer" type="application/x-oleobject">
<param name="filename" value="LaborDelivery.wmp">
<param name="autostart" value="1">
<param name="showcontrols" value="1">
<embed height="286" src="LaborDelivery.wmp" type="application/x-mplayer2" width="352" showcontrols="1" autostart="1"></embed>
</object><br>
<br>
<a href="javascript:self.close();">
Close window</a></td>
 
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