Posted by askMe on 01/15/06 17:43

Oli Filth wrote:
> askMe said the following on 15/01/2006 12:57:
> > I developed a web page that plays an mpg using the simple embed tag.
> > When the page loads, the video starts, but then stops after a few
> > seconds. I use the embed tag because I want the user's default player
> > to kick in. What might be causing the video to start then stop?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> <... SNIP BLATANT ATTEMPT AT SPAMMING ...>
>

Grow up already. This is not spamming. I am here looking for php
help. Wrong place?

http://www.askblax.com

>
> Firstly, what does this have to do with PHP?

The application is developed in php. I'm sure there are javascript
solutions, but I'm looking for something that will work server side and
with reliably. I have tried working with the object tags as well and
none of the solutions I've found have worked consistently. The file
that needs to play is an mpg movie and I don't have tools to compress
it any further, but still need to play it online. I believe the
problem is in the file size and an inability to stream it.

Thanks.

>
> Secondly, if this isn't an attempt to spam, why have you not provided
> sample HTML code, and a URL to the problematic page in question, or any
> information about which browser you're using?

I would have posted the code, but since the part that makes the video
run is using nothing but html's embed tag and php only for the name of
the clip to play, I didn't see the point. But here it is...

<?php
$do_video = "<embed width=320 height=260 src=../videos/$video clip=true
controller=true controls=true autoplay=false QUALITY=high
KEEPASPECTRATIO=true align=middle></embed>";
print "$do_video";
?>

It runs sometimes. Sometimes the video cuts off. I read somewhere
that this problem may be related to the timing out due to the video's
size.

>
> --
> Oli

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