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Code for Movies in 6 Formats
Introduction
Keywords: Vista, movie, HTML Code
These code examples have been provided curtsy to Goran Josic from the eLab of the University of Lugano.
Table of contents
- HTML Code for local AVI file
- HTML Code for local RM file
- HTML Code for local MOV file
- HTML Code for local MPEG file
- HTML Code for local WMV file
- HTML Code for WMV file on external server
- HTML Code for Flash File
- Commenting the Code
HTML Code for local AVI file
<OBJECT
ID='MediaPlayer' standby='Loading Microsoft Windows Media
Player components...' TYPE='application/avi' width='320'
height='290'><br>
<param name='url' value='videos/video.avi'>
<param name='AutoStart' value='true'>
<param name='ShowControls' value='0'>
<param name='uiMode' value='mini'>
<embed type='video/quicktime' name='pippo' width='320' height='290' src='videos/video.avi' filename='videos/video.avi' autostart='true' showcontrols='true'showstatusbar='true' showdisplay='false' autorewind='true'></embed>
</OBJECT>
<param name='url' value='videos/video.avi'>
<param name='AutoStart' value='true'>
<param name='ShowControls' value='0'>
<param name='uiMode' value='mini'>
<embed type='video/quicktime' name='pippo' width='320' height='290' src='videos/video.avi' filename='videos/video.avi' autostart='true' showcontrols='true'showstatusbar='true' showdisplay='false' autorewind='true'></embed>
</OBJECT>
HTML Code for local RM file
<OBJECT ID='MediaPlayer' standby='Loading Microsoft
Windows Media Player components...' TYPE='application/rm' width='320'
height='290'><br>
<param name='url' value='videos/RmTest.rm'>
<param name='AutoStart' value='true'>
<param name='ShowControls' value='0'>
<param name='uiMode' value='mini'>
<embed type='audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin' name='pippo' width='320' height='290' src='videos/RmTest.rm' filename='videos/RmTest.rm' autostart='true' showcontrols='true'showstatusbar='true' showdisplay='false' autorewind='true'></embed>
</OBJECT>
<param name='url' value='videos/RmTest.rm'>
<param name='AutoStart' value='true'>
<param name='ShowControls' value='0'>
<param name='uiMode' value='mini'>
<embed type='audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin' name='pippo' width='320' height='290' src='videos/RmTest.rm' filename='videos/RmTest.rm' autostart='true' showcontrols='true'showstatusbar='true' showdisplay='false' autorewind='true'></embed>
</OBJECT>
HTML Code for local MOV file
<OBJECT ID='MediaPlayer' standby='Loading Microsoft
Windows Media Player components...' TYPE='application/mov' width='320'
height='290'><br>
<param name='url' value='videos/MovTest.mov'>
<param name='AutoStart' value='true'>
<param name='ShowControls' value='0'>
<param name='uiMode' value='mini'>
<embed type='video/quicktime' name='pippo' width='320' height='290' src='videos/MovTest.mov' filename='videos/MovTest.mov' autostart='true' showcontrols='true'showstatusbar='true' showdisplay='false' autorewind='true'></embed>
</OBJECT>
<param name='url' value='videos/MovTest.mov'>
<param name='AutoStart' value='true'>
<param name='ShowControls' value='0'>
<param name='uiMode' value='mini'>
<embed type='video/quicktime' name='pippo' width='320' height='290' src='videos/MovTest.mov' filename='videos/MovTest.mov' autostart='true' showcontrols='true'showstatusbar='true' showdisplay='false' autorewind='true'></embed>
</OBJECT>
HTML Code for local MPEG file
<OBJECT ID='MediaPlayer' standby='Loading Microsoft
Windows Media Player components...' TYPE='application/mpeg' width='250'
height='200'><br>
<param name='url' value='videos/MpegTest.mpeg'>
<param name='AutoStart' value='true'>
<param name='ShowControls' value='0'>
<param name='uiMode' value='mini'>
<embed type='video/quicktime' name='pippo' width='320' height='290' src='videos/MpegTest.mpeg' filename='videos/MepegTest.mpeg' autostart='true' showcontrols='true'showstatusbar='true' showdisplay='false' autorewind='true'></embed>
</OBJECT>
<param name='url' value='videos/MpegTest.mpeg'>
<param name='AutoStart' value='true'>
<param name='ShowControls' value='0'>
<param name='uiMode' value='mini'>
<embed type='video/quicktime' name='pippo' width='320' height='290' src='videos/MpegTest.mpeg' filename='videos/MepegTest.mpeg' autostart='true' showcontrols='true'showstatusbar='true' showdisplay='false' autorewind='true'></embed>
</OBJECT>
HTML Code for local WMV file
<OBJECT ID='MediaPlayer' standby='Loading Microsoft
Windows Media Player components...' TYPE='application/wmv' width='320'
height='290'><br>
<param name='url' value='videos/WmvTest.wmv'>
<param name='AutoStart' value='true'>
<param name='ShowControls' value='0'>
<param name='uiMode' value='mini'>
<embed type='video/x-ms-wmv' name='pippo' width='320' height='290' src='videos/WmvTest.wmv' filename='videos/WmvTest.wmv' autostart='true' showcontrols='true'showstatusbar='true' showdisplay='false' autorewind='true'></embed>
</OBJECT>
<param name='url' value='videos/WmvTest.wmv'>
<param name='AutoStart' value='true'>
<param name='ShowControls' value='0'>
<param name='uiMode' value='mini'>
<embed type='video/x-ms-wmv' name='pippo' width='320' height='290' src='videos/WmvTest.wmv' filename='videos/WmvTest.wmv' autostart='true' showcontrols='true'showstatusbar='true' showdisplay='false' autorewind='true'></embed>
</OBJECT>
HTML Code for WMV file on external server
<OBJECT
ID='MediaPlayer' standby='Loading Microsoft Windows Media
Player components...' TYPE='application/wmv' width='250'
height='200'><br>
<param name='url' value='videos/WmvTest.wmv'>
<param name='AutoStart' value='true'>
<param name='ShowControls' value='0'>
<param name='uiMode' value='mini'>
<embed type='video/x-ms-wmv' name='pippo' width='320' height='290' src='http://www.elab.usilu.net/utility/videos/videos/video.wmv' filename='http://www.elab.usilu.net/utility/videos/videos/video.wmv' autostart='true' showcontrols='true'showstatusbar='true' showdisplay='false' autorewind='true'></embed>
</OBJECT>
<param name='url' value='videos/WmvTest.wmv'>
<param name='AutoStart' value='true'>
<param name='ShowControls' value='0'>
<param name='uiMode' value='mini'>
<embed type='video/x-ms-wmv' name='pippo' width='320' height='290' src='http://www.elab.usilu.net/utility/videos/videos/video.wmv' filename='http://www.elab.usilu.net/utility/videos/videos/video.wmv' autostart='true' showcontrols='true'showstatusbar='true' showdisplay='false' autorewind='true'></embed>
</OBJECT>
HTML Code for Flash File
<OBJECT
classid='clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000'
codebase='http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0' width="400" height="266">
<param name='movie' value='videos/Demo.swf'>
<param name='quality' value="high">
<param name='bgcolor' value='#FFFFFF'>
<param name='loop' value="false">
<param value="true" name="Play" />
<EMBED src='videos/Demo.swf' quality='high' bgcolor='#FFFFFF' width="320" height="180" loop="true" play="true" type='application/x-shockwave-flash'
pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash'>
</EMBED>
</OBJECT>
codebase='http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0' width="400" height="266">
<param name='movie' value='videos/Demo.swf'>
<param name='quality' value="high">
<param name='bgcolor' value='#FFFFFF'>
<param name='loop' value="false">
<param value="true" name="Play" />
<EMBED src='videos/Demo.swf' quality='high' bgcolor='#FFFFFF' width="320" height="180" loop="true" play="true" type='application/x-shockwave-flash'
pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash'>
</EMBED>
</OBJECT>
Commenting the Code
| Tag name | Explanation |
| Object ID | For Windows Explorer |
| Param Name | For Windows Explorer |
| Embed | For Netscape and FireFox |
| Type | Concerns Mime Type |
See a comprehensive description of all parameters
Where possible open movies in Netscape and Mozilla/FireFox with Quicktime:
- embed type='video/quicktime'
Exception for
- Real Media: embed type='audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin'
- Winows WMV: embed type='video/x-ms-wmv'
If you call different types of movies in one HTML page, change the name (here 'pippo') each time.
Useful Links
- Media HTML Generator This generator helps you to produce the code that you can past into your HTML-pages without having to learn how to produce such code.