Video Clips on my site

[John]

A few months ago I loaded up one single video clip on my own web site but when I came to play it, it wouldn't open up. I started a thread on this problem in WAB and after many suggestions and pieces of advice I was still left with the image not opening. Imagine my surprise when I just happened to click into it today (I don't even know why I did it) but it actually opened up ok.

I have quite a few video clips on my PC so decided to try and get most of them on so I have now edited 31 of them to play in the WMV format and up uploaded them all.

They all seem to be opening up ok but I wonder if they do for you guys. Some of them are not British Birds (but I can't do anything about that). If you get the chance could some of you try a few out and see if they open up ok.

None of them are brilliant clips, as they have been taken with CP4500 not a video camera, but some of them are quite rare birds so it is always worth getting record video footage rather than nothing at all.

I have placed them into my Recent Photos section and here is a link to it. - New photos

Thanks to those that give the time to check it out for me.

John

[Ollie]

Hi John just loked at the first half dozen and none of them play for me. I get the player coming up but none of the player controls, start button etc work.
Roger

[sheffielder]

Hi John,

I have just tried and it's the same for me, media player loads, but have no controls that are working.

Andrew

[eeyore]

nope - none of them areworking for me either - likewise i get the media player but no clips hmmmm

[richardkm]

I'm getting the same. I've used mpg files on my web site, which seem to work fine.

[John]

Now that's quite strange as before I think almost everyone but me could open them up. Now it seems the other way around.

These are all Windows Media files so they should play ok.

Any ideas anyone?

John

[jennyb]

Getting a format for video that works on most browsers and platforms is notoriously difficult.

Here is an interesting article which explains it all - Choosing the best video format for your web site.

Perhaps flash is the way to go?

Jenny

[Ukwildlifeo]

I just hosted my videos on you tube and copied them into my web page see here UK Wildlife TV

The quality is not fantastic but it saves web space

[John]

Originally Posted by jennyb

Getting a format for video that works on most browsers and platforms is notoriously difficult.

Here is an interesting article which explains it all - Choosing the best video format for your web site.

Perhaps flash is the way to go?

Jenny

Hi Jenny
That looks interesting. The only problem is that I am no techno person and wouldn't have a clue regarding how to upload then use the programs suggested. It would also mean that I would have to go back to basics and remove all the WMV files and replace them with files using a Flash format by the look of it.

To do that I would need somebody to guide me through the process.

I must admit that I am surprised though as I thought that most people had Windows Media installed and if so surely the videos would play.

John

[rolf]

They all worked for me John, using firefox and the quicktime alternative embedded players. I've embedded WMV files on my photopost forum and they all work fine.