Streaming video for cross-browsers
I can't believe I can't find an answer for this. I would like to live stream a series of videos that can be launched from Explorer OR Firefox or Safari, etc. I used to have two formats, wmv and mov with a form so the user could select if they want to run it in Windows or Quicktime. But I'd rather avoid that step and have one format.
So i now have a site with mpg1 files, which is ok, and runs in various video players, but I don't have control over the size. If I set the size in height/width, it may or may not have controls at the bottom that will make it less high and then stretch it sideways.
I would like to turn the controls off, or at least control the size. I currently have the following simple embed tag.
Do I need to check for player type (media player, Quicktime) and modify my code accordingly, or is there a way to set the size and controllers?
So i now have a site with mpg1 files, which is ok, and runs in various video players, but I don't have control over the size. If I set the size in height/width, it may or may not have controls at the bottom that will make it less high and then stretch it sideways.
I would like to turn the controls off, or at least control the size. I currently have the following simple embed tag.
Do I need to check for player type (media player, Quicktime) and modify my code accordingly, or is there a way to set the size and controllers?
<embed src='video/<? echo $_GET['vid'] ?>.mpg' controller='true' controls='false' loop='false' autostart='true' ></embed>ASKER
Is this too hard a question? I've maxed the point value.
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One other comment. Notice that I add 15 pixels to the height. This is necessary so you can see the controls at the bottom. I came to 15 pixels through trial by error. I don't know if there is a "proper" number.
An odd way to deal with the situation, but it seems to work.
An odd way to deal with the situation, but it seems to work.
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