Playing video on a web page

[Steve S]

Hi,

I'd like to embed a video on a web page and control it from Javascript. I'm
trying to pick the best player to use for the job - Real Player, Quick Time,
Windws Media Player, or whatever. The video can be converted to any format
necessary.

The control I need from Javascript is to (a) select the appropriate video
file and (b) to play a segment of it, giving its start and finish point. I
also would like to make it as platform-independent as possible so the page
works on as many clients as possible, without too much additional
installation over what a typical user has.

Could someone please recommend a player that I should look at?

Many thanks,
Steve

[RobG]

Re: Playing video on a web page

Steve S wrote:
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> Could someone please recommend a player that I should look at?[/color]

Not a subject to treat lightly :-)

You can find out about Quicktime here (you may need to register with
the Apple Developer Connection, which is free):


<URL:http://developer.apple .com/referencelibrar y/GettingStarted/GS_QuickTime/index.html>

I'm sure Microsoft has a similar resource for Media Player.

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Rob

[Steve S]

Re: Playing video on a web page

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> Steve S wrote:
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> > Could someone please recommend a player that I should look at?[/color]
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> Not a subject to treat lightly :-)
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> You can find out about Quicktime here (you may need to register with
> the Apple Developer Connection, which is free):
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> I'm sure Microsoft has a similar resource for Media Player.
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> Rob[/color]

Many thanks Rob. I'll check those out. I've also found some stuff on
RealPlayer. So far Media Player seems the easiest in terms of
controlability, from what I've found, but wondering about cross-platform
compatibility with it. Most Windows PCs will already have Media Player
installed I guess (whereas QuickTime maybe not) so that goes in its favour,
but I don't know if Media Player works with Linux etc.

Cheers,
Steve

[lkrubner@geocities.com]

Re: Playing video on a web page

Media Player does not work with Linux.

[George Hester]

Re: Playing video on a web page

Which works with both?

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George Hester
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[Steve S]

Re: Playing video on a web page

>> <lkrubner@geoci ties.com> wrote in message
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> Which works with both?
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> George Hester[/color]

It seems RealPlayer is available on both Windows and Linux. However, another
developer told me that RealPlayer is not very easy to control, i.e. it's a
real(!) pain to make it play a segment of video. I've yet to confirm that
for myself, however.

FWIW, QuickTime is available for Windows & Mac, but QuickTime in Linux seems
to only be supported by third-party software rather than an official Apple
product.

So to sum up...I'd still love to hear a recommendation for a cross-platform
video player that's easy to make play segments of video, thanks.

Cheers,
Steve