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MS Office Forum / Publisher / Web Design / December 2005How do I play a movie in a Publisher website?
I would like to be able to play short video clips on some of my web pages. I have seen this done on other pages where a Windows Media Player box on the screen will allow control of the play of the video. Is this possible with Publisher? Embedding a media player isn't supported, plus you'd need to order streaming media from your web host. Instead just upload the media file and link to the files URL as covered on the FAQ - http://www.publishermvps.com/Default.aspx?tabid=30 David Bartosik [MSFT MVP] > I would like to be able to play short video clips on some of my web pages. I > have seen this done on other pages where a Windows Media Player box on the > screen will allow control of the play of the video. Is this possible with > Publisher? David, I went to the URL you recommended to Turchan, as I have the same question. I'm a bit confused by the answer to the FAQ, though. I get the part about uploading the media file (in my case, video file) to the location where my web files are hosted, but I'm not sure what is meant by "link to the file's URL." How do I do that? I'm not sure what to look for in the Publisher articles. Can you help?  SignatureEllen Henneke > Embedding a media player isn't supported, plus you'd need to order streaming > media from your web host. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > screen will allow control of the play of the video. Is this possible with > > Publisher? Keep in mind - "web site 101" - every file on a web site, regardless of file type (be it a html page, a pdf, a image file, a video file), is bound together by "hyperlinks". A hyperlink is the URL, or address, or path (same things) of the file needed. If you uploaded the media file to a folder, for example a folder on your site you named "media" then the path to that file is it's address, the URL. For example - http://www.mydomainnamehere.com/media/myvideofile.wmv When you hyperlink the text or graphic object on your web page that you want to point to the media file, you select the web address option in the hyperlinking dialog and you enter the URL of the file. David Bartosik - [MSFT MVP] www.publishermvps.com www.davidbartosik.com > David, I went to the URL you recommended to Turchan, as I have the same > question. I'm a bit confused by the answer to the FAQ, though. I get the [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] >> > with >> > Publisher? David, I am so confused. I have been trying to get a media file to play for 4 days now. I uploaded it into file manager at Yahoo Web hosting. It is at my web address/media/file.wmv, and the link says exactly the same. Yet, when I publish and then click on my icon, it says the "page" cannot be found. When I click on the file in File Manager, it will play the media. I tried to copy exactly what you have here, and it still doesn't work. Dar > Keep in mind - "web site 101" - every file on a web site, regardless of file > type (be it a html page, a pdf, a image file, a video file), is bound [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > >> > with > >> > Publisher? happy to trouble-shoot it for you but you have to post the URL of the web page. David Bartosik - [MSFT MVP] http://www.publishermvps.com http://www.davidbartosik.com > David, > I am so confused. I have been trying to get a media file to play for 4 [quoted text clipped - 58 lines] >> >> > with >> >> > Publisher? http://www.worldwideentertainment.biz http://www.worldwideentertainment.biz/media/ray_PicJive.wmv Thanx, Dar > happy to trouble-shoot it for you but you have to post the URL of the web > page. [quoted text clipped - 65 lines] > >> >> > with > >> >> > Publisher? Oh, by the way, To get to the icon that I wish to play, http://www.worldwideentertainment.biz/index_files/Vidiots.html the lion should play the media. Dar > happy to trouble-shoot it for you but you have to post the URL of the web > page. [quoted text clipped - 65 lines] > >> >> > with > >> >> > Publisher? Typical newbie mistake, I've covered this quite a few times here. Be sure to read my article - http://www.davidbartosik.com/2004/11/web-site-advice.htm . In the article you'd find this: Unless you specifically ordered a Windows/IIS server from your web host, your site is probably hosted on a Unix box. The thing to know then is that Unix is case sensitive. Windows is not. Another thing to know is that embedded spaces are not supported in a URL. What does all this mean? It means you need to name the files in your site (images, pages, downloads) with a proper naming convention. Use all lower case characters and no spaces. For example - mywidgetspage.htm (GOOD!) my Widgets Page.htm (BAD!) get_your_own_weebles.htm (GOOD!) GetYourownweebles.htm (BAD!). There is your mistake. Look at how you spelled the media file in your previous post. Then go to the page and hover the mouse over the link and look in the browsers status bar at how you spelled it. David Bartosik - [MSFT MVP] www.publishermvps.com www.davidbartosik.com > Oh, by the way, > To get to the icon that I wish to play, > http://www.worldwideentertainment.biz/index_files/Vidiots.html > the lion should play the media. > Dar David, Thank you so much. So, bottom line, I need to rename the file in my file manager with all lower case OR make the link show the two upper case letters that my brother used when he made the file? Is it an either or? Just as long as they match? I really do appreciate your help. I will make the corrections soon and republish. Again, thank you. You are a great help. Dar > Typical newbie mistake, I've covered this quite a few times here. Be sure to > read my article - http://www.davidbartosik.com/2004/11/web-site-advice.htm . [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > the lion should play the media. > > Dar Long term solution you want to only use lower case letters on all files of the site. Otherwise you have the burden of having to remember what letters are upper-case whenever you type a URL or past along a URL. David Bartosik - [MSFT MVP] www.publishermvps.com www.davidbartosik.com > David, > Thank you so much. So, bottom line, I need to rename the file in my file [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] >> > the lion should play the media. >> > Dar Yes, David. I understand that. I called my brother as soon as I got your last message and told him "lower case only" when he makes these files. I will go to file manager and rename the object and then publish again. Thank you so much for your help. Dar > Long term solution you want to only use lower case letters on all files of > the site. [quoted text clipped - 47 lines] > >> > the lion should play the media. > >> > Dar |
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