I'm trying to get a video clip to run on my website, i've output it in
Final Cut as an AVI, Mpeg 4 and Quicktime file, but every time I post
it, it won't run on a windows machine and on a mac it comes up as a
MIME type error. How do I fix this and put it on my website for all to
see. my website is www.rembrandtyard.com

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Request for Question Clarification by supermacman-ga on 28 Aug 2003 22:07 PDT

It loads fine, embedded within the page, under IE 5.2.3. It does NOT
load under Mozilla 1.4.

I believe I know why:
On your page (around line 52), you have the following HTML code.

      <td width="41%" height="294"><embed src="RY8.21.03Clip"
width="320" height="251"></embed>

The browser won't recognize the embedded movie because it does not
have a proper suffix (or extension). Therefore, you need to:
1) get rid of the periods in the file name
2) give it a proper suffix (.mov for a QuickTime movie, .mp4 for
MPEG-4, .avi for AVI)
3) change the HTML tag to reflect the new name

A suggested name could be RYAug2103Clip.mov. A file with such a name
would be referenced by the following HTML tag:

<td width="41%" height="294"><embed src="RYAug2103Clip.mov"
width="320" height="251"></embed>

This tag should let your page and the embedded movie load flawlessly.
Let me know if this works, I can post it as an answer.

- supermacman


Search strategy

mpeg4 suffix
embed tag

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Clarification of Question by bigdumps-ga on 29 Aug 2003 11:28 PDT

That helps the situation tremendously in safari on mac and it already
ran on explorer with mac, but it does not run on PC's with Explorer
regardless of  its formatting in AVI MPEG 4 or Quicktime. I still need
it to be able to run on a PC.

Don

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Request for Question Clarification by supermacman-ga on 29 Aug 2003 14:23 PDT

I have analysed your movie on the main page, and it is in MPEG-4
format. Therefore, you should try the following suggestions:

1) Change the suffix of the movie to .mp4 and change the HTML tag to
reflect this modification. Therefore, the line should read:

<td width="41%" height="294"><embed src="RYAug2103Clip.mp4"
width="320" height="251"></embed>

2) Try it on the PC and Mac, If it works, you are finished. If it does
not work on the PC, go to Step 3.

3) What happens when the movie tries to load on the PC? Does a Windows
Media logo show where the movie is supposed to be? Is it blank? If it
is a Windows Media logo, go to Step 3a. The problem is probably due to
the fact that Windows Media Player does not support the universal
format of MPEG-4.

3a) You need to install QuickTime on your PC. You can download it from
the following link:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/

Most Windows PCs have QuickTime, though not all. If, after installing
QuickTime, you are able to view the movie and are satisfied, let me
know. If you want users to be able to view the movie WITHOUT
QuickTime, proceed to Step 4.

4) This step involves changing the format of your movie. What program
are you using? See if you can output the movie in MPEG (MPEG-1, or
.mpg). MPEG can be read by any video player. If you do this, you need
to change the suffix of the movie to .mpg and change the HTML tag to
reflect this.

I hope this helps you resolve your problem.

- supermacman

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Clarification of Question by bigdumps-ga on 08 Sep 2003 08:56 PDT

Worked perfectly thanks,

Donovan Greene

Alright, glad to hear it's working. I've reposted the above
information as an answer.

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On your page (around line 52), you have the following HTML code. 
 
      <td width="41%" height="294"><embed src="RY8.21.03Clip"
width="320" height="251"></embed>
 
The browser won't recognize the embedded movie because it does not
have a proper suffix (or extension). Therefore, you need to:
1) get rid of the periods in the file name 
2) give it a proper suffix (.mov for a QuickTime movie, .mp4 for
MPEG-4, .avi for AVI)
3) change the HTML tag to reflect the new name 
 
A suggested name could be RYAug2103Clip.mov. A file with such a name
would be referenced by the following HTML tag:
 
<td width="41%" height="294"><embed src="RYAug2103Clip.mov"
width="320" height="251"></embed>
 
This tag should let your page and the embedded movie load flawlessly,
as long as the client supports MPEG-4 media (since your movie is in
MPEG-4 format). To ensure universal access, you should try the
following suggestions:
 
1) Change the suffix of the movie to .mp4 and change the HTML tag to
reflect this modification. Therefore, the line should read:
 
<td width="41%" height="294"><embed src="RYAug2103Clip.mp4" 
width="320" height="251"></embed> 
 
2) Try it on the PC and Mac, If it works, you are finished. If it does
not work on the PC, go to Step 3.
 
3) What happens when the movie tries to load on the PC? Does a Windows
Media logo show where the movie is supposed to be? Is it blank? If it
is a Windows Media logo, go to Step 3a. The problem is probably due to
the fact that Windows Media Player does not support the universal
format of MPEG-4.
 
3a) You need to install QuickTime on your PC. You can download it from
the following link:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/ 
 
Most Windows PCs have QuickTime, though not all. If, after installing
QuickTime, you are able to view the movie and are satisfied, let me
know. If you want users to be able to view the movie WITHOUT
QuickTime, proceed to Step 4.
 
4) This step involves changing the format of your movie. What program
are you using? See if you can output the movie in MPEG (MPEG-1, or
.mpg). MPEG can be read by any video player. If you do this, you need
to change the suffix of the movie to .mpg and change the HTML tag to
reflect this.

- supermacman


Search strategy 
 
mpeg4 suffix 
embed tag

Well researched and well explaimed