Video not playing

[dbldee]

The source of this video is still live, but for some strange reason, the video does not play on the webpage, but in the player it's fine.

here (http://check-for-it.com/check/videotst.html).

I wanted to be sure that the video oocupies the entire container,

thanks

[Eye for Video]

Video works fine in FF because of the
<!--[if !ie]> <-->
<object name="video2".......
part. But it doesn't work in IE because there is no video file that the first <object> points to. Try adding:
<param name="fileName" value="http://66.230.195.113/videos/4a9f0dc861295ef7b888a1cae5687e10cc814c82.wmv" />
BEFORE the second, nested <object>....seems to work when I tested it.
The second part about stretching the video to 500 X 400 (as per added style).. yet the video player dimensions are set at 500 X 420 in object..???
The original video was 320 X 240. Stretching it out WILL make it large but the quality will also deteriorate. Adding the line above will enlarge the video in IE but not in FF.
I would also suggest that you add a status bar. This will blink "Buffering ...Buffering" and let people know immediately that the connection has been made. Without it, you may lose viewers who are impatient and think the video is not working. Add this line outside and before the second <object>, right after the line above:
<param name="showstatusbar" value="true" />
As a test of quality (after you get this working) at the different sizes, copy all your code and place it below the first, placing a second player on the page. Change the dimensions to 320 X 310 or so. Compare the quality.
Seems like most of the params are in the second <object> and are geared toward FF. Must be a scaling param missing or something so it does not resize but displays the video at it's original size, 320 X240. Code would be much cleaner if you just used one slash in all the param closing tags....in fact that may be a part of the problem.
Best wishes,
Eye for Video
WWW.cidigitalmedia.com

[dbldee]

thank for responding eye for Video

to complicate my issues FF says I need plug-in Media Player 11 for Firefox which is not available
although the OP sys Vista has preloaded windows Media Player
Is this plug-in required??

I have edited the code here to little avail (http://check-for-it.com/check/videotst.html)

[Eye for Video]

Yes, FF will need the Windows Media Player Plug-in. You don't need version 11, just get whichever version is available.
Try this code:
<object id="MSIE" classid="clsid:6BF52A52-394A-11D3-B153-00C04F79FAA6" type="video/x-ms-wmv" width="640" height="548">
<param name="URL" value="MyVideo.wmv">
<param name="AutoStart" value="true">
<param name="ShowTracker" value="true">
<param name="ShowControls" value="true">
<param name="ShowGotoBar" value="false">
<param name="ShowDisplay" value="false">
<param name="ShowStatusBar" value="false">
<param name="AutoSize" value="false">
<param name="StretchToFit" value="true">
</object>

<object type="application/x-ms-wmp" id="FireFox" width="640" height="548">
<param name="URL" value="MyVideo.wmv">
<param name="AutoStart" value="true">
<param name="ShowTracker" value="true">
<param name="ShowControls" value="true">
<param name="ShowGotoBar" value="false">
<param name="ShowDisplay" value="false">
<param name="ShowStatusBar" value="false">
<param name="AutoSize" value="false">
<param name="StretchToFit" value="true">
<a></a> <!--MSIE workaround-->
</object>

Not nested but two separate objects... the second for FF with "StretchToFit". From:
http://www.messianicworship.com/html/faq-firefox_resize.html
EfV