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(Message started by: unsolved1 on Jun 27^th, 2005, 2:01pm)

Title: HTML hell
Post by unsolved1 on Jun 27^th, 2005, 2:01pm

Trying to put a video player on a webpage. Works fine during tests but when actually placed on the web ... no video, just audio. ?? [smiley=huh.gif]

<p align="center">
<embed width="198" height="167" src="TheDrip2.avi"></p>

Any suggestions ??

Unsolved

Title: Re: HTML hell
Post by ExplodingEyeBall on Jun 27^th, 2005, 2:17pm

Are all of the proper codecs installed?

If not then sometimes you'll get video and no audio or audio and no video.

Title: Re: HTML hell
Post by unsolved1 on Jun 27^th, 2005, 3:04pm

Are all of the proper codecs installed?

If they weren't, it wouldn't play on or off the web ... would it? This video plays fine on my computer ... but when placed on a webpage it's audio only
[smiley=huh.gif]
Unsolved

Title: Re: HTML hell
Post by TomM on Jun 27^th, 2005, 3:08pm

on 06/27/05 at 14:01:30, unsolved1 wrote:

It's been a few years since I've done HTML but shouldn't the src have the path to the file?
TomM

Title: Re: HTML hell
Post by ExplodingEyeBall on Jun 27^th, 2005, 3:10pm

on 06/27/05 at 15:04:40, unsolved1 wrote:

If they weren't, it wouldn't play on or off the web ... would it?
[smiley=huh.gif]

Not completely true.

I had the same exact thing happen on my home system when trying to watch videos at this url.

http://adam.fulara.com/e.php?g=music

I got no video but I had the audio going fine. After installing the codecs that were mentioned on that page, it all worked fine.

I see what you mean though. If it plays locally on your system, it should play ok on the same system from the web page.

I don't see that the src line in your HTML would be causing it. It seems to have found the file just fine and is just having a problem with the video.

I'll ask around here with some guys who know a little more than me about it.

Title: Re: HTML hell
Post by Gator on Jun 27^th, 2005, 4:45pm

on 06/27/05 at 15:08:06, TomM wrote:

It's been a few years since I've done HTML but shouldn't the src have the path to the file?
TomM

Not as long as the file is in the same directory as the page and like Pat said, It's finding the file, just not playing the video.

Title: Re: HTML hell
Post by TomM on Jun 27^th, 2005, 4:46pm

on 06/27/05 at 16:45:42, Gator wrote:

Not as long as the file is in the same directory as the page and like Pat said, It's finding the file, just not playing the video.

Good point.

Title: Re: HTML hell
Post by unsolved1 on Jun 27^th, 2005, 6:06pm

The "src=" does have the path to the file. It is the filename itself. It is all in the same directory. It finds the audio but not the video ????

Title: Re: HTML hell
Post by Gator on Jun 28^th, 2005, 9:55am

Maybe actually seeing the page might help. What's the url?

Title: Re: HTML hell
Post by TomM on Jun 28^th, 2005, 10:05am

What about the the size

on 06/27/05 at 14:01:30, unsolved1 wrote:

you have designated for the video? It may be too big or too small. I don't remember the tag but what about setting it to "auto size" ?

Title: Re: HTML hell
Post by Bob P on Jun 28^th, 2005, 1:48pm

Title: Re: HTML hell
Post by Opus on Jun 28^th, 2005, 10:27pm

Why are you embedding? Usually sites embed to try to force you to stream the video instead of downloading it. Sometime Mplayer messes up on me and I have to look at the source code to find the URL of the video to download it with Wget to actually see it. So I hope you provide a link too.

By the way how did you get permission to put the movie on your site? I didn't get an answer and OUCH got a cold rejection.

Opus/Paul

Title: Re: HTML hell
Post by unsolved1 on Jun 28^th, 2005, 10:50pm

on 06/28/05 at 22:27:18, Opus wrote:

Why are you embedding? Usually sites embed to try to force you to stream the video instead of downloading it.

Exactly

on 06/28/05 at 22:27:18, Opus wrote:

By the way how did you get permission to put the movie on your site?

I didn't. :o But didn't think it would matter much. ;)

I think i'll scrap the whole idea ... can't do it anyways !! >:(

Unsolved