Please.
I am web author for a site that features a popup onLoad that plays a
song. This was done at the request of the client, and before I
understood how much people hate this.
Now I want to get rid of the popup and replace it with a user-invoked
jukebox of some sort. The idea would be that the user can listen to
the music while surfing the site or even after leaving the site.
The problem is that I need the music to be non-downloadable and I do
not have access to any sort of streaming server that prevents saving
to hard drive.
Yes, I know that in the absence of a streaming server, any file will
be cached, but most users don't realize this. I have previously
accomplished this on single-click samples by having a text file
redirect to RealAudio. Right-clicking the link saves the text file,
not the song. I call it pseudo-streaming. But how can I do this in a
jukebox format, where I would have five or ten songs available to
play, but not available to download?
Is it possible or am I dreaming again?
More info:
Ideally, the web page would have a link such as
Launch Jukebox
Clicking it would launch a separate window or, more likely, just the
audio player. This would then list a number of songs that could be
played from any starting point and/or rearranged at the user's whim.
But again, it should be at least difficult to download the music
files.
And while I'm on the subject of audio players ... what format is most
widely supported? I'm thinking MP3, but RealAudio has a smaller file
size (also less quality, I know, but that may work for me, since
people would be less likely to want the lower quality files).
Let the advice flow and the debates begin! :)
