[RESOLVED] Stream wmv files

[NoteMe]

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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[NoteMe]

Looks like it worked in the end.


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



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[hairball]

What plugin do I need. It says Unknown Plugin.

[penagate]

What plugin do I need. It says Unknown Plugin.

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.

[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.

[NoteMe]

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 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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[NoteMe]

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.

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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[CornedBee]

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:

<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>

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

[hairball]

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.

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