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How do I display the video file to my web site?

Asked by: logudotcom

My client asked to provide option to display the video file... I need the script to display the video file... then what is the common format video file ... am just wondering like .DAT, .MPEG ... what format should I suggest to my client to add and display in the site... also he wants to run the movie file when it is published to the users...

i will use mysql to store the video file names and actual file will be stored in the site directory ... to be viewed/run on the web page...

#1 what is the common format to display the video file?

#2 what is script to run/display the video file?

please give your suggestions on this.

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Answers

 

by: gawaiPosted on 2008-02-21 at 00:06:24ID: 20945843

 

by: logudotcomPosted on 2008-02-21 at 00:18:14ID: 20945898

after go through w3schools.com tutorials... i could see lot of video formats are available ... anyhow i will restrict to display in only windows media player ... so is the below code is ok ...

<object
classid="clsid:22D6F312-B0F6-11D0-94AB-0080C74C7E95">
<param
name="FileName"
value="testmovie.wmv" />
</object>

 

by: gawaiPosted on 2008-02-21 at 00:22:50ID: 20945920

first u check from your end. if doest nt work, leave ur comments and code

 

by: logudotcomPosted on 2008-02-21 at 00:31:55ID: 20945942

no... i am asking can i use this code, to have dynamic display on the web page ...for added video files... i need to display dynamically for added files...

my video format may be, "AVI", "MOV"

 

by: Rok-KraljPosted on 2008-02-21 at 00:49:40ID: 20946022

I'm afraid only playable format on the web is .fla.

You must convert avi to fla to play it.

 

by: logudotcomPosted on 2008-02-21 at 01:01:30ID: 20946075

i have seen several pages with displaying "AVI", "MOV" on the html pages...

 

by: Rok-KraljPosted on 2008-02-21 at 01:03:42ID: 20946085

Yes, this is with player plugin:

http://www.w3schools.com/media/media_browservideos.asp

There are written 4 ways to do this...

 

by: Rok-KraljPosted on 2008-02-21 at 01:05:55ID: 20946092

Check which option fits you most and which is good browser supported.

EE: http://www.experts-exchange.com/Web_Development/Miscellaneous/Q_21441674.html

 

by: jk2001Posted on 2008-02-21 at 01:12:14ID: 20946132

There are several competing video formats, and different codecs, but the most popular one now is Flash video, which is .FLV, and it nearly universal on PCs because it runs on Mac, Windows, and 32-bit Linux.

I recently used FFMpeg to encode MPEG-2 video to FLV.  I think the codec I used was H.236 or regular FLV video and MP3 or AAC audio.  Can't recall at this time, but it was pretty basic.

The FLV file isn't enough, though.  You also need to get a Flash video player app, which is a SWF file.  There are dozens of free or shareware ones out there.  You embed this into your page, and give it the URL to the video file.

 

by: simonkinPosted on 2008-02-21 at 01:18:49ID: 20946165

Hi,

jk2001 made a good suggestion in recommending ffmpeg to encode the file from any video format to any video format, I used it to convert .avi and .mpeg files to .swf and then I use the flv player at http://www.jeroenwijering.com/?item=JW_FLV_Media_Player to play the files embedded.

With the flv player there is so much interaction you can make like view full screen, display a screenshot from any frame as the opening image for the video, use xml lists to display videos in a manner similar to what itunes do.

The javascript api is a dream... http://www.jeroenwijering.com/?item=Javascript_interaction

The only problem is ffmpeg is a pain to install

 

by: Rok-KraljPosted on 2008-02-21 at 01:33:24ID: 20946233

I already said that:

>>>I'm afraid only playable format on the web is .fla.
>>>
>>>You must convert avi to fla to play it.


simonkin, ffmpeg is not pain to install: :D

sudo apt-get install ffmpeg


It is more problem you have to call exec() command to transform video.

 

by: Rok-KraljPosted on 2008-02-21 at 01:34:42ID: 20946238

So, to make the last conclusion:

If you are not willing to spend long hours on establishing fla and ffmpeg system, then use plugins and you have work done in minutes.

 

by: logudotcomPosted on 2008-02-21 at 01:47:27ID: 20946283

yes, that what i need to do.. i don't want to spend much time on the web page (like you tube or any other) ... i just want to display the video files and to be played ... that all...

 

by: logudotcomPosted on 2008-02-21 at 02:00:57ID: 20946337

also i cannot ask my client to convert into flash format ... always.. may be these formats possible by him,  .WMI, .AVI, .MOV, MPEG ... so i will use the object id tag to display those...

 

by: logudotcomPosted on 2008-02-21 at 02:22:17ID: 20946402

@ simonkin

how to convert .wmi, .avi, mov, .mpeg  files into .flv format.. so that i can use the flv player ..,

 

by: logudotcomPosted on 2008-02-21 at 02:23:11ID: 20946406

@ Rok-Kralj

your suggest also good ...

 

by: Rok-KraljPosted on 2008-02-21 at 03:16:05ID: 20946591

If you want to convert videos from all other formats, there are requirements:

- Server is on linux
- You are not on a shared host (you must have dedicated server)
- At least 4 GB ram
- At least AMD 2400+ processor


My other solution (with plugins), will work regardless of the server, but you risk it won't work on client.

 

by: logudotcomPosted on 2008-02-21 at 03:19:55ID: 20946607

oh... i don't have those requirement to do  ... it is simple web site to display the minimal video files on the  page...


My other solution (with plugins), will work regardless of the server, but you risk it won't work on client.

>> what do you mean this? could you explain bit please?

 

by: logudotcomPosted on 2008-02-21 at 03:22:02ID: 20946612

i understand that if I use the <OBJECT > tag, I will face the problem in other OS 's...  (i.e it will work on windows... if they have client in the machine)

 

by: Rok-KraljPosted on 2008-02-21 at 05:03:06ID: 20947218

If you don't have these requirements, then just use object tag.

Object tag works on both mac, win and linux... But it is not 100% garenteed it will play.

If you wold be converting here is the list:

1. Upload file
2. Convert file with ffmpeg (you have to have linux, with enough permissions to run php command line - dedicated server or virtual private server)
3. Server file .flv


Oh, and with object tag, uer must have codec to play.

 

by: logudotcomPosted on 2008-02-21 at 08:02:54ID: 20948973

ok..thank you Rok-Kralj... at present i need to use OBJECT tag...

 

by: jk2001Posted on 2008-02-21 at 10:18:50ID: 20950326

Simonkin's link is pretty rad.

If you can go the Linux route, I recommend Ubuntu.  It's easy to install.  You may have to compile the latest ffmpeg from sources, as I did.  I did my encoding on an old 800 Mhz Pentium 3 that was not really being used, and it didn't take too long.  (Don't do it on the web server, because that machine's already hitting the disk a lot, and will slow your encoding, and slow the web-server.)

I found the command line I used to encode a DVD to Flash:
cat FASTING/VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_*.VOB | /usr/local/bin/ffmpeg -i - -f flv -s 320x240 -acodec libmp3lame -ar 22050 -ab 64k fasting.flv

What this does is dump all the .VOB files into ffmpeg, which is told to take input from standard input.  The video is transcoded to FLV with mp3 audio, and "flv" video (which is some proprietary format I guess).  I had to build the latest ffmpeg from sources, though, to get the FLV feature.

If you're really constrained for resources, you might try to find a commercial video-hosting company that will do the conversion for you.  They work like youtube, but are private.   I can't recommend one, but they turn up in web searches.

 

by: logudotcomPosted on 2008-02-21 at 19:34:17ID: 20954329

how to split the points now?

 

by: logudotcomPosted on 2008-02-21 at 23:10:06ID: 31432796

thanks guys

 

by: Rok-KraljPosted on 2008-02-22 at 00:22:52ID: 20955452

@jk, but you still need decicated computer :D

 

by: jk2001Posted on 2008-02-22 at 00:28:16ID: 20955469

@Rok-Kralj, true, but it's always nice to have a Linux box around to warm up the room.

 

by: simonkinPosted on 2008-02-22 at 00:41:08ID: 20955503

ffmpeg can support numerous formats, its just al about getting the right mix for audio and video

here's a sample command to run with exec()

just chnage the formats to suit and you can pass whatever parameters are necessary like frame rate, bitrate, audio codec and lots lots more...

ffmpeg -i video.avi -ar 22050 -ab 32 -f swf -s 320x240 video.swf
ffmpeg -i video.avi -ar 22050 -ab 32 -f fla -s 320x240 video.fla
ffmpeg -i video.avi -ar 22050 -ab 32 -f mov -s 320x240 video.mov
etc...

                                              
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by: Rok-KraljPosted on 2008-02-22 at 00:43:36ID: 20955514

Yes, ffmpeg is great, but you have to have linux maschine with enough rights.

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