streaming media/video to site

Can it be done xhtml strict?

[4css]

I was working on a page that had required video be placed on the site. (due to the company not being statisfied and constantly changing their approvals they no longer have my services.)

What I did come to learn is that windows media is not xhtml strict validatable.

Does anyone have any tutorials they can refer me to on this subject? Is there a player that is validatable, and works cross browser? Or is this just somethign I have to deal with and not have one page on a site validate?

I'm intereseted in learning how to do this for a site for myself at this point in time. I have two children married that I would love to put up clips of their vows for others to see.

And am also interested in a photo gallery/slide show type of thing to use as well.

Thanks in advance if anyone can help with this.

4~css!

[4hero]

Hi,

You could convert your streaming media into flash? Although flash doesn't generally validate there is a way to get it to.

<object
type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="path/to/flash/movie/here.swf" 
width="200" height="219">
<param name="movie" value="path/to/flash/movie/here.swf" />
</object>

May take a bit of work, but in the end will save you a bit of bandwidth too ;)

[4css]

How is it viewed? Is there some sort of viewer that comes with it being done that this way?

Is this the flash satay method?

btw, thanks for your reply, and I have been trying to locate information on the flash technique.

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Possibly a related topic if you are using Flash...

Microsoft gives developers until 2nd June 2006 to Fix Sites using ActiveX
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[4css]

Thanks POR am going there now to read it. Appreciate your reply.

[4hero]

How is it viewed? Is there some sort of viewer that comes with it being done that this way?

Is this the flash satay method?

btw, thanks for your reply, and I have been trying to locate information on the flash technique.

In Flash MX, goto File, Import, then find your movie (not sure exactly which formats are supported, but mpeg & avi are).

You then click the movie layer, check the dimensions (W & H) then resize your document to the size of the movie layer (Modify, Document, and change the dimensions Width & Height to the same as the movie layer) You could resize your movie layer if you like ;)

Once thats done, with your movie layer still selected, you change the X & Y co-ordinates to 0 & 0 to line things up.

You then File, Export (save as type, SWF) and type in a name for the movie and save to your desired directory.

Now, just change the path in the code I postd earlier to the movie and bob's your uncle!

There is a bit more to flash, you can have preloaders, stop, start, pause controls, but thats a whole new story and my fingers hurt with typing..

Post again if you get stuck :)

[4css]

thanks tons, am flagging this post. I appreciate what you have provided for me.

I have pinacle studios, however, you need a certain version to host your video's etc.. So I can work on the movies in that as I learn how to use the program.

So then I can load that movie as you are explaining above.

Thanks bunches, and thread is flagged ;)

Have a terrific day!