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Video Player in browser... how do I do?

Hi,
I want to have a video player in my web app... How can I do that? must it be
an ActiveX? is there any other format I can use? I don't want to use Java if
possible... I heard it's possible tot do with flash. If it's true, is it
pretty easy to do? because I've done some little animations with flash, but
never got very far in it...

Are there any third parties that are worth looking at? my budget is very
very low so I'd like something free or not too costy... using Windows Media
player would be good, but will it work with linux or mac? probably not...

So what would you recommend?

Thanks

ThunderMusic
Aug 31 '06 #1
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See
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en...ages__etse.asp.

Browsers rely on external apps to play videos, so yes, it requires ActiveX or
other "plug-in" type technologies (Flash included.)

"ThunderMusic" <No*************************@NoSpAm.comwrote in message
news:e8****************@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
Hi,
I want to have a video player in my web app... How can I do that? must it be
an ActiveX? is there any other format I can use? I don't want to use Java if
possible... I heard it's possible tot do with flash. If it's true, is it
pretty easy to do? because I've done some little animations with flash, but
never got very far in it...

Are there any third parties that are worth looking at? my budget is very very
low so I'd like something free or not too costy... using Windows Media player
would be good, but will it work with linux or mac? probably not...

So what would you recommend?

Thanks

ThunderMusic

Aug 31 '06 #2
ok, thanks... Am I right thinking Media Player wont work for Linux and Mac
users?

thanks

ThunderMusic

"Mike Lowery" <se******@mouse-potato.comwrote in message
news:u6**************@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
See
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en...ages__etse.asp.

Browsers rely on external apps to play videos, so yes, it requires ActiveX
or other "plug-in" type technologies (Flash included.)

"ThunderMusic" <No*************************@NoSpAm.comwrote in message
news:e8****************@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>Hi,
I want to have a video player in my web app... How can I do that? must it
be an ActiveX? is there any other format I can use? I don't want to use
Java if possible... I heard it's possible tot do with flash. If it's
true, is it pretty easy to do? because I've done some little animations
with flash, but never got very far in it...

Are there any third parties that are worth looking at? my budget is very
very low so I'd like something free or not too costy... using Windows
Media player would be good, but will it work with linux or mac? probably
not...

So what would you recommend?

Thanks

ThunderMusic


Aug 31 '06 #3
WMP is available for the Mac, but not Linux. So it might work with a Mac (not
sure) but definitely not Linux (although there are Linux players capable of
playing back WMV files.)

"ThunderMusic" <No*************************@NoSpAm.comwrote in message
news:uC**************@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
ok, thanks... Am I right thinking Media Player wont work for Linux and Mac
users?

thanks

ThunderMusic

"Mike Lowery" <se******@mouse-potato.comwrote in message
news:u6**************@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>See
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en...ages__etse.asp.

Browsers rely on external apps to play videos, so yes, it requires ActiveX or
other "plug-in" type technologies (Flash included.)

"ThunderMusic" <No*************************@NoSpAm.comwrote in message
news:e8****************@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>Hi,
I want to have a video player in my web app... How can I do that? must it be
an ActiveX? is there any other format I can use? I don't want to use Java if
possible... I heard it's possible tot do with flash. If it's true, is it
pretty easy to do? because I've done some little animations with flash, but
never got very far in it...

Are there any third parties that are worth looking at? my budget is very
very low so I'd like something free or not too costy... using Windows Media
player would be good, but will it work with linux or mac? probably not...

So what would you recommend?

Thanks

ThunderMusic



Sep 1 '06 #4
thanks a lot... ;)

"Mike Lowery" <se******@mouse-potato.comwrote in message
news:O0**************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
WMP is available for the Mac, but not Linux. So it might work with a Mac
(not sure) but definitely not Linux (although there are Linux players
capable of playing back WMV files.)

"ThunderMusic" <No*************************@NoSpAm.comwrote in message
news:uC**************@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>ok, thanks... Am I right thinking Media Player wont work for Linux and
Mac users?

thanks

ThunderMusic

"Mike Lowery" <se******@mouse-potato.comwrote in message
news:u6**************@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>See
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en...ages__etse.asp.

Browsers rely on external apps to play videos, so yes, it requires
ActiveX or other "plug-in" type technologies (Flash included.)

"ThunderMusic" <No*************************@NoSpAm.comwrote in message
news:e8****************@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl.. .
Hi,
I want to have a video player in my web app... How can I do that? must
it be an ActiveX? is there any other format I can use? I don't want to
use Java if possible... I heard it's possible tot do with flash. If
it's true, is it pretty easy to do? because I've done some little
animations with flash, but never got very far in it...

Are there any third parties that are worth looking at? my budget is
very very low so I'd like something free or not too costy... using
Windows Media player would be good, but will it work with linux or mac?
probably not...

So what would you recommend?

Thanks

ThunderMusic



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