[RESOLVED] Stream wmv files

Would it be possible to stream wmv files in Firefox and Opera, or would that be like asking Bill Gates for an iPod? I mean by use of the object tag or something like that. Not my changing settings on Fx and Opera.




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Looks like it worked in the end.


http://www.noteme.com/video2.html



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What plugin do I need. It says Unknown Plugin.

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Originally Posted by hairball

What plugin do I need. It says Unknown Plugin.

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For Windows: http://free-codecs.com/download/K_Lite_Codec_Pack.htm

NoteMe, that video is scary. You look like a slightly mad Norwegian version of Jenson Button. I dare not play it with sound whilst at work.

It still should be possible with an <object> tag, provided it is used correctly. But I remember issues with Flash and streaming, so the same problem might apply to videos.

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Originally Posted by penagate

NoteMe, that video is scary. You look like a slightly mad Norwegian version of Jenson Button. I dare not play it with sound whilst at work.

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It was from my last hiking trip. We got caught by pretty harsh weather. Witch threatened with tossing us both down the mountain while sleeping in the tent.



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Originally Posted by CornedBee

It still should be possible with an <object> tag, provided it is used correctly. But I remember issues with Flash and streaming, so the same problem might apply to videos.

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You are probably right, but as long as this is working I don't care anymore. I guess I just didn't find the right ID or something for object to work. Can't be arsed. I am too lazy..:)


http://www.noteme.com/browse.php?fol...ing-clouds.wmv


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Hmm ... my Firefox crashes if I load your example site in Windows. Something about a missing DLL - seems like the WMP plugin crashes and takes Firefox with it.

The object element should work without a clsid. In a proper implementation (read: not Microsoft's), the correct plugin to use should simply be identified by content type. This is important, because how could, for example, the mplayer-plugin, the realplayer-plugin and the xineplayer-plugin (not sure if the last exists) all have the same ID on Linux? But some people will have one, others the other.
It should simply work like this:

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<object data="url/of/video.wmv" type="video/x-wmv">
  <img src="novideo.png" alt="Sorry, your browser does not have a plugin to display this video.">
</object>

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That's the theory. I have no idea about the practice.

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Originally Posted by penagate

For Windows: http://free-codecs.com/download/K_Lite_Codec_Pack.htm

NoteMe, that video is scary. You look like a slightly mad Norwegian version of Jenson Button. I dare not play it with sound whilst at work.

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Oh K-lite I have that one at home. I'll just try again at home... thanks.