Ok .. an iFrame with the width and height set to "0". The quicktime video is displayed on the top, (display:none hides the quicktime vid).
Very very icky but seems to work fine and is live now (with a slightly modified interface). Regards, Andy On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 4:00 PM, Iain Wallace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Ooh very nice! I don't suppose you could add in the browser sniff or > > > whatever juju magic the beeb uses to dispay content for the iphone/ipod > > > touch as this interface would be much better on that device. > > > > > > I've attempted it, as I love my iPhone :) Alas, I can't find a way > > where I could embed a link to the mp4 in my site due to the new > > control system that the beeb set up. > > > > Over lunch it was suggested that I could use an iFrame to show the > > bbc.co.uk/iplayer site within the iplayerlist. Very hacky and icky, > > but it might do the trick. > > > > I'll give it a go tonight, see what I can do. > > If I understood the original question, surely this could be achieved > by a bit of a hack where you set up the BBC cookie on the user's > machine by sending them to the iPlayer page in a hidden iFrame and > then having the embedded MP4 link inside your own site. The request to > the video stream should send the BBC cookie and you would still need > to be using an iPhone (or something that did a good impression of an > iPhone). > > Iain > > > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial list archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
