help with controlling an embeded windows media player

[jm_0812]

Hello all,

I am trying to take advantage of the power of the embeded media player tag. What I am trying to do is go from an index page of all the band's mp3s and have a download button and a listen button. The listen button has js that opens a browser window (the bands personalized media player) and if it's possible I want to have another js change the source of the embeded media player. This way there is only 1 mediaplayer page that gets pdated per the users selection on the indexed music page. Is this possible?

hanks ahead of time for the help.
Jason
jason@rabidpitbull.com

[ZooTek]

why not build a playlist with all the available MP3s into the custom media player? I built my own version of WinAmp using javascript and the embedded windows media player tag complete with playlist function, skins, volume, balance, alarm clock.. You could actually use my application on the site if you want and I could change the code to fit your needs. All I would require is a link to my site on the media player (aka JavaAmp) You can preview the program at http://javaamp.lawebtek.com This version is an .hta file which works like an .exe, but it is easily adapted to html.

[jm_0812]

Hey thanks for the reply,

This is way more than I could have hoped for. Your app is fantastic. If you would be willing to make a few minor customizations, I would be extremely happy to post it on their website. This seems like a much more streamlined concept, then mine.

You did say that it would be applicable for html. So my only question is dload time for the user. The band has emphasized they want the site to be a very quick loading site. I have made every attempt to make it simple and design savy at the same time. I am a designer, not so much so a developer.

If you are willing to contribute this, your wish is my command. lol

Thank you,
Jason
jason@rabidpitbull.com

[ZooTek]

No problem, glad you like it! I created this because I needed an alarm clock, lol! The tranformation to html is really very simple - all I have to do is rename it to .html and remove the .hta tags from the page head. Let me know what you would like changed and I will get tright to work on it. I don't think it would take very long to load because even the buttons are not actually rollovers, but javascript. The only images are the background skin for the player, the little spinning icon and the radio buttons to choose standard or military time. The optional skins are not preloaded so the rest of the app loads faster, then if someone chooses a different skin, it is loaded at that time. The app also sets a cookie to remember which skin you last used and load that skin as default the next time the player is launched. If you give me a link to the band's site, I'll make some new skins based on the band. Also, if you need to contact me via messenger or email, I am lawebtek@hotmail.com
Since I am also a Web Developer, I will also like to link to the band's site from my portfolio page. I will only take credit for the media app of course. My site is www.lawebtek.com