Posted by cwdjrxyz on 01/25/07 17:24

On Jan 25, 7:09 am, Peter Smit <pjms...@wanadoo.nl> wrote:
> Is it impossible to put a movie on a webpage and still get approval from
> 3WCvalidation?

Yes, but one wouldn't know it if you use code that often is used to
embed the media on your page so that it stays in a box of defined
dimensions and does not jump to a media player and thus obscure part or
all your main page while viewing. These common codes get started out
right with an ActiveX object which is valid. However, most non-IE
browsers do not support ActiveX, so an embed path is included within
the ActiveX object, and it is taken by browsers, such as the Mozilla
family, that do not support ActiveX. The embed path is what produces
the errors at the W3C html validator, since embed is a relic from the
browser war era and never has been an official W3C tag. However most of
even the most recent browsers support the embed tag.

I am in the process of upgrading my media code for most of the more
popular video formats. This time I am working on getting the best
picture of large screen size for a high broadband connection - the
code will work just as well for lower bit rate videos and smaller sizes
for a web page that concentrates on text information and not the video
itself. I am not finished, but you can see an example at
http://www.cwdjr.info/video_extreme/cancanSWF.php . This large video is
designed for 2 Mbps or above if you want it to play without delay, but
it will work for a slower connection if you wait a while before
starting the movie. The controls at the bottom of the player show the
process of download as a thin bar. Contrary to what you usually see on
autostarted flash ads that can not be turned off, it is quite possible
to add controls as in my example. The problem with flash for many users
is that the flash programs often cost hundreds of US dollars. However I
found a flash program that does all I need to do for about $US 50.
Likewise you can write valid code for WMV, MPG, RM, MOV, etc. Many of
the larger flash movie sites such as YouTube and Google videos are
using a newer type of streaming flash, and this often uses server side
code - sometimes php. The actual video is a .flv (flash video) format.
Also there may be a jpg for a background image and other media. This is
all put together to produce the .swf at the time of downloading.

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