Streaming a video

not just linking to a file

[nigassma]

I have some video that I would like to stream. This may not be the appropriate forum for this question:

What is the best way to tell a browser to open a video file within itself (either in the page itself, or in a new page) I want the media player to be opened within the confines of the browser, not as a seperate proggy.

[travelin cat]

You want to "embed" the file... something like this:

<object codebase="http://www.apple.com/qtactivex/qtplugin.cab" height="" width="">
<param name="src" value="nameofvideo.mov">
<param name="autoplay" value="true">
<param name="controller" value="false">
<embed height="" pluginspage="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/" src="nameofmovie.mov" type="video/quicktime" width="" controller="false" autoplay="true">
</object>

[nigassma]

awesome... and nearly the same thing for WMV files right?

[travelin cat]

The MIME type would be different...

[pixelkat]

it's been over a year since Ive worked with streaming media but my rule of thumb is: when quality matters most, use quicktime. if file size matters, use windows media player. when dependability matters most, or you want the greatest flexibility in added features, use real media. macromedia flash has some great streaming features these days, too.
cheers,
kat