[aiki456]

I've created a short video as an MPG file. I can view it using a variety of players including Windows Media Player so I know the file is ok.

I am working on a website, using FrontPage 2003, and want to play the video within a page when that page is opened. According to the Help Text, I should click Insert, point to picture, click on video, select the video file, and click on Open. All of which I've done; however, when I preview the page, nothing happens. There's just a small, meaningless icon on the page.

Any assistance/suggestions on how to get the video to play would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

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how large is the movie. Perhaps the movie is still loading.

Also, paste your source code here. Right Click on the webpage and do view source.

[ditto]

how large is the movie. Perhaps the movie is still loading.

Also, paste your source code here. Right Click on the webpage and do view source.

[aiki456]

Hi - thanks for the response!

It actually is a pretty huge file right now (47M) - I certainly wouldn't publish it at this size - I was checking to see how it would display by using Preview in FrontPage. I don't think it is a problem with loading because I've left the page up for quite a while.

Here's what the code looks like...
<img border="0" dynsrc="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Owner/My%20Documents/My%20Webs/Aiki%20Designs%20LLC/images/Demo1%20-%20Jennifer.mpg" start="fileopen"></p>

Thanks for your help!

[ditto]

well are you viewing this page on a web site or just as a local site. In order to view it on a website, the video also needs to be uploaded to the site. When you save a page in FrontPage that requires files to be publish, it will usually alert you to publish files.

you could also trying embedding the video:

<embed src="filename.mpg"></embed>

if you have questions, feel free to ask.

[aiki456]

I am viewing the page in FrontPage; I updated it in design view and then switched to Preview to see it. Here are the instructions I was following...
Embed a video
In Page view, at the bottom of the document window, click Design .
Position the insertion point where you want to insert a video.
On the Insert menu, point to Picture, and then click Video.
Locate and click the video file, and then click Open.
Notes
To view the video, in Page view, at the bottom of the document window, click Preview .

The above does nothing but give me a meaningless icon on the page.

Your suggestion to embed the video, however, at least got me a video player on the page but I got an error message saying that the file I am attempting to play has an extension that does not match the file format. Playing the file may result in unexpected behavior.

It then asks if I want to try to play the file. I click "yes" but nothing happens.

If I double click the file in windows explorer, it fires up windows media player and plays without a problem so I know there is nothing wrong with the file or the extension.

Here's what the code looks like...
<embed src="demo1 - jennifer.mpg"></embed>

Thanks again for your help!

[ditto]

ok well go back to how frontpage instructs you to. Have you tried saving the page and opening the page in a Internet browser like IE?

[aiki456]

Yes, I have tried that - nothing.

I think that .mpg extension is the culprit. Do you know how I might convert the file .wmv?

Thanks!

[aiki456]

Ditto,

It was in fact the mpg extension. Well, at least in part. The insert video instructions that I got from FrontPage help still did not work; however, when I converted the file to .wmv AND used the code you suggested for embedding, it worked like a charm! Thanks so much!

Hey, new question (if you don't mind), I created the navigation links on each page exactly the same (Insert, navigation) with the exception of not selecting "home" on the actual homepage. I used the same style on every page but the links display differently on the homepage. They are consistent everywhere else. Any thoughts on what I can check? I've tried deleting it and readding several times. It looks exactly right in design and preview views but not when I publish it.

Thanks again for your help!

[ditto]

Hey, new question (if you don't mind), I created the navigation links on each page exactly the same (Insert, navigation) with the exception of not selecting "home" on the actual homepage. I used the same style on every page but the links display differently on the homepage. They are consistent everywhere else. Any thoughts on what I can check? I've tried deleting it and readding several times. It looks exactly right in design and preview views but not when I publish it.

Could i see the pages by any chance?

[aiki456]

Ditto,

I resolved the problem by going to "link bar properties" and putting a check box next to "home page" under "additional pages." I did not have that selected originally because I was trying to avoid having a home page navigation link on the actual homepage but I guess that screws things up for some reason.

If you are still interested though, the site is at www.aikidesigns.com.

Thanks again for your assistance!