Thank you for the help. I think I have this working. On Jul 5, 8:10 pm, Aran Rhee <[email protected]> wrote: > Getting the right code to display a Flash file cross-browser is what > SWFObject is all about, so made the right decision there. > > In terms of giving advice / code examples on how to implement a media > player, that is beyond the scope of this list / my available time. We keep > this mailing list very specific to direct SWFObject related > issues/questions. > > Both JW media player and flow player have usage examples and tuts on their > sites. 5 min on Google would show you what you need to know. > > JW media player <http://www.longtailvideo.com/players/jw-flv-player/> > - swfobject > embed > example<http://www.longtailvideo.com/support/jw-player/jw-player-for-flash-v5...> > | setup wizard <http://www.longtailvideo.com/support/jw-player-setup-wizard> > > Flow player <http://flowplayer.org/> - > docs<http://flowplayer.org/documentation/index.html>| > setup <http://flowplayer.org/setup/index.html> > > Aran > > On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 7:01 PM, maggiesmom <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Hi, thanks for looking at my staging site. The site is actually > > supposed to work like this:www.bedfordmontessori.org(this does not > > use swfobject). But this solution does not work on Mac. > > > So, I am switching over to using swfobject. > > > How would I use a media player with the embedswf method? > > > Thanks. > > > On Jul 5, 7:41 pm, Aran Rhee <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi. > > > > Your page seems to work for me on my mac using Chrome, Firefox and > > Safari. > > > > That being said, I would suggest that you split your video from your swf > > > (this way you can get proper loading progress and playback progress etc), > > > and add at least a pause/play button so someone can stop the video if > > they > > > want. The free swf based video players like JW media player and Flow > > player > > > both allow you to specify FLV and MP4 videos to playback and can ve > > styled > > > to match your site easily through javascript / flash variables. > > > > I also noticed that you have click actions and styling on the replacement > > > DIV: > > > > <div Id = "theMovie" style="width: 480px; height: 285px; z-index=1" > > onclick > > > ="play(1);"> > > > > As this div gets destroyed when the swf is inserted, I'd suggest to move > > any > > > click actions on the image inside the div and additionally add a wrapper > > div > > > with the style values so that the size can be maintained after the swf > > > overwrites your "theMovie" div. (BTW - the play() function forces the > > > display of a swf even though the user might not have flash - this is a > > bad > > > idea) > > > > Cheers, > > > Aran > > > > On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 6:26 PM, maggiesmom <[email protected] > > >wrote: > > > > > Hi, my staging site is bms.bethscott.net. > > > > > Thank you. > > > > > On Jul 5, 7:22 pm, Aran Rhee <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi there. > > > > > > There are too may possible reasons as to why this may be occurring > > > > without > > > > > seeing (preferably) your affected page, or the code on the page. > > > > > > Once people can have a look at what is going on, they can offer > > > > > suggestions/help. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > Aran > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 5:41 PM, maggiesmom < > > [email protected] > > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > Hello. I am new to swfobject and trying to get flash video to play > > on > > > > > > a school web site. I tested the video and it plays fine for IE and > > > > > > Firefox. However, Mac users report the video does not play. I am > > using > > > > > > swfobject 2.2 with the embedswf method. > > > > > > > I would appreciate any thoughts on this problem. > > > > > > > Thank you. > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups > > > > > > "SWFObject" group. > > > > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > > > [email protected]. > > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/swfobject?hl=en. > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups > > > > "SWFObject" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > [email protected]. > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/swfobject?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "SWFObject" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/swfobject?hl=en.
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