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Embeddable web media player...ideally that supports wmv?
raindog308
Administrator, Veteran
I have a .wmv video that I want to put online. Unfortunately, I can't put it on YT as the guy who is letting me host it doesn't want it on YT.
Is there a free player I can embed on my web site to show the video?
I suppose I could convert it to a different format as a last resort.
It's a Wordpress site: BlackBeltDL.com.
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WHy dont u just convert it?
I use http://www.freemake.com/
you can convert it to flash and it gives u a embed code (You do need somewhere to host the file tho)
http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_object.asp
WMV without converting. One of your option would be WMP.
Don't do such things. If i ever see a site with embeded WMP, I will leave and never get back again.
Convert it to flash, much, much better.
Just put it on youtube.
@raindog308 http://www.longtailvideo.com/players/jw-wmv-player
And some offtopyc - I have gone through that site and can not really accept that someone can learn martial arts virtually. I myself have trained for some time, 3-4 times weekly for 1-2 hours each time, can't see how this can be done without many partners and an instructor.
I don't mind converting to flash or any other format, but I have to self-host it, so the question is what javascript, java, etc. player do i put on my site.
I certainly agree that it is vastly preferable, and that is the way I learned as well. No argument from me on that.
However, it is a growing field and there are a lot of "name brand" instructors who offer virtual lessons. I thought I'd put together a resource site that sorts out the legitimate from the scams.
Convert to mp4, use JWPlayer with HTML5 fallback and an mp4 module for your respective web server to allow seeking.
Lets you play across nearly all devices, and JWPlayer has a lovely WordPress plugin.
That sounds like a good stratetegy.
You can use your own player with HTML, don't remember right now but its necessary to have your own video in a local folder/area.
Or the second idea is upload it to Vimeo (prefer it) or Youtube.
@ihatetonyy knows his stuff, efficient method too.
Convert it, then use this http://videojs.com
HTML5 video with flash fallback: 3
The only solution is Silverlight (except WMP), but the plugin deployment rate is low.
So, do it the HTML5 way.