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Posted by Jonathan N. Little on 12/03/07 19:27
Ben C wrote:
> On 2007-12-03, Jonathan N. Little <lws4art@centralva.net> wrote:
>> Shelly wrote:
>>> Dylan Parry wrote:
>>>> rf wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> Is it possible to have a .mov file on a site and have it played in a
>>>>>> browser where the user does not have Quicktime installed?
>>>>> Is it possible to watch a TV movie when I don't have a TV?
>>>> Yes, using a receiver and a projector ;) Likewise, one can view
>>>> Quicktime files if one has suitable codecs installed or an alternative
>>>> media player - for example, I don't have Quicktime installed, but I do
>>>> have codecs that let me view such files in Windows Media Player.
>> I have QuicktimeAlternative open source...
>>> I phrased it badly. What I meant to ask was "Is there something **I can
>>> install on the server** so that .mov files on the server that are included
>>> in a web page will play on the user's browser even if he doesn't have
>>> Quicktime on his machine.
>> No. The client must be configured to view ".mov" in some way such as
>> with any other proprietary file format...
>
> Can't you do something with content negotiation?
>
> If the client doesn't say it accepts whatever media type .mov files are,
> then the server can perhaps be set up to give it the same movie but as
> another kind of file instead (.avi, .mpeg, etc.)?
That would have to be done client side, the server does not know nor
should it, what you have installed on your computer. Maybe Ajax. But
anyway whether it is MOV, AVI, MPEG the client is going to have to have
some type of application or plugin in order to view the file...
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Take care,
Jonathan
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