embed or download

debragrant · 01-12-2007, 04:56 AM

hello,

I was wondering what you guys thought was the best way to go.

Currently I have video embeded on part of my site but I was wondering if it was best to let people download the files.

The sticky thread for insterting media talks about linking to the file doesn't this mean that it is downloadable?

I feel that as I have worked hard to find & add this movie, that they should be embeded but I don't know please advice

ebackhus · 01-12-2007, 12:23 PM

If your host can deliver data quickly I'd embed it. If you, perhaps you can consider posting it on a site like YouTube and use their embed codes.

debragrant · 01-13-2007, 04:40 AM

how do I do the whole flash video stuff so the actual url of the file can't be found in the source page?

ebackhus · 01-14-2007, 08:53 AM

Well, you're kinda stuck at that point unless you start getting devious. You can use Flash to integrate video, but you don't have to put the video directly into the flash movie. Instead, link it either offsite or to a directory on your server. If it's on your own server then you don't need absolute URLs which can go a long way to keeping it where you want it.

debragrant · 01-22-2007, 03:25 AM

so if I placed it in url/video/video I would only link the last video folder then the movie?

how does it work offline? place then outside the htdocs folder? how does that get linked?

01-12-2007, 04:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
debragrant Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 40 OS: XP	embed or download hello, I was wondering what you guys thought was the best way to go. Currently I have video embeded on part of my site but I was wondering if it was best to let people download the files. The sticky thread for insterting media talks about linking to the file doesn't this mean that it is downloadable? I feel that as I have worked hard to find & add this movie, that they should be embeded but I don't know please advice

01-12-2007, 12:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
ebackhus Asst. Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 12,732 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 My System Blog Entries: 25	If your host can deliver data quickly I'd embed it. If you, perhaps you can consider posting it on a site like YouTube and use their embed codes. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

01-14-2007, 08:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
ebackhus Asst. Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 12,732 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 My System Blog Entries: 25	Well, you're kinda stuck at that point unless you start getting devious. You can use Flash to integrate video, but you don't have to put the video directly into the flash movie. Instead, link it either offsite or to a directory on your server. If it's on your own server then you don't need absolute URLs which can go a long way to keeping it where you want it. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

01-13-2007, 04:40 AM	#3 (permalink)
debragrant Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 40 OS: XP	how do I do the whole flash video stuff so the actual url of the file can't be found in the source page?

01-22-2007, 03:25 AM	#5 (permalink)
debragrant Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 40 OS: XP	so if I placed it in url/video/video I would only link the last video folder then the movie? how does it work offline? place then outside the htdocs folder? how does that get linked?