Adding video to my webpage

[Daniel Kaplan]

I would like to add video to my webpage, with the file sitting on my server.
I know it has to do with OBJECT, etc.

My question is, what is the best, most generic way to do this? Of course
I'll have a link saying, "Click here if video doesn't play" and send them to
YouTube, etc.

But I want to do this as best as possible, to cover most browsers, OS's etc.

Anyone have a decent link for this?

Thanks ahead,

Daniel

[Neredbojias]

Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 15:22:22
GMT Daniel Kaplan scribed:

I would like to add video to my webpage, with the file sitting on my
server. I know it has to do with OBJECT, etc.

My question is, what is the best, most generic way to do this? Of
course I'll have a link saying, "Click here if video doesn't play" and
send them to YouTube, etc.

But I want to do this as best as possible, to cover most browsers,
OS's etc.

Anyone have a decent link for this?

As far as I know, it simply can't be done in an effective, all-browser
manner. If you find out otherwise, however, please let me know because I
am also interested in such a goal.

--
Neredbojias
Half lies are worth twice as much as whole lies.

[Neredbojias]

Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 05:24:57
GMT Neredbojias scribed:

Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Sun, 29 Jul 2007
15:22:22 GMT Daniel Kaplan scribed:

>I would like to add video to my webpage, with the file sitting on my
server. I know it has to do with OBJECT, etc.

My question is, what is the best, most generic way to do this? Of
course I'll have a link saying, "Click here if video doesn't play"
and send them to YouTube, etc.

But I want to do this as best as possible, to cover most browsers,
OS's etc.

Anyone have a decent link for this?

As far as I know, it simply can't be done in an effective, all-browser
manner. If you find out otherwise, however, please let me know
because I am also interested in such a goal.

Oops, meant to add "without Flash or the like" to that statement.

--
Neredbojias
Half lies are worth twice as much as whole lies.

[Andy Dingley]

On 29 Jul, 16:22, "Daniel Kaplan" <[e-mail]:

I would like to add video to my webpage, with the file sitting on my server.
I know it has to do with OBJECT, etc.

http://sbisson.livejournal.com/782228.html

[Osmo Saarikumpu]

Daniel Kaplan wrote:

I would like to add video to my webpage, with the file sitting on my server.

....

My question is, what is the best, most generic way to do this?

I guess that it would depend on the video format. Easiest would be Flash
as commonly only one object element is needed:

<div>
<object
type="application/x-shockwave-flash"
data="flash.swf"
width="300"
height="200">
<param
name="movie"
value="flash.swf" />
<!-- Fallback content here. -->
</object>
</div>

The seemingly redundant param element is for IE.

Osmo