video clips help

[gazmitch43]

Hi
this is my first post, i do read alot of posts but to be honest a lot of the information is over my head.

I want to play short video clips on my website this is an example http://www.mitchkoi.com/acatalog/jap_koi.html i have purchased a software program call V2F to help me convert and upload files. i have successfully uploaded files to my server, however i don't know how to get them to work in actinic.

I have a product image, and pop up window for larger image, and would like a link to a small video clip next to it.

I have never changed any html settings in actinic and don't know where to start. any help would be most appreciated

many thanks
Gary
mitchkoi

www.mitchkoi.com

[Duncan Rounding]

It's not diffciult, have a look at this thread - posts 22 nd 23:
http://community.actinic.com/showthread.php?p=176016

[gazmitch43]

Hi thanks for that, where do i... wrap the entire code in the usual !!<place code here>!!

I have the code i need to know where to put it, and where do i put the swf file?

many thanks
gary

[gazmitch43]

hi

I have now managed to get the video working in the fragment section of actinic. What i would like to do is for it to open on click not automatically. can you help me with this.

gary

[Duncan Rounding]

More complicated.

One solution to that would perhaps be to hide and unhide a div. You could set up a div with a style attribute of hidden and then change that on the fly with a javascript write to change the div style.

[RuralWeb]

Another idea is to use UTube video and embed that which is very easy to do.

[Paul Bulpit]

Another idea is to use UTube video and embed that which is very easy to do.

Welcome to the Community, Gary - nice site if you're a beginner!

I expect Duncan's reply lost you - but here's an EXAMPLE of Malc's suggestion.

Put your clip on UTube - I got the publisher to do it for me - access it in UTube and the embedding instructions are on the page.

In your fragment type

!!< [copy & paste the embed instructions here] >!!

This way doesn't need V2F.

[gazmitch43]

Hi many thanks, just a quick update, I have copied the code for the video into the extended information text space, and it works a treat in online preview. thought that i have cracked it, however it does not show the video on upload. I think i need to add something in the code.

this is the code i am using

<object classid="clsid27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=5,0,0,0" width="430" height="339.75"> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"> <param name="movie" value="mitchkoivideo1.swf"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="menu" value="false"> <embed src="mitchkoivideo1.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" width="430" height="339.75" bgcolor="#000000" quality="high" wmode="transparent" menu="false"></embed></object>


If you look at my site on koi for sale, i would like to ad video to SOME IMAGES NOT ALL. so i would like to keep them in actinc

this is a site that i would like to copy. http://www.richdon-koi.com/koi/

hope this makes some sense to you guys, have a great Christmas

Gary
mitchkoi
www.mitchkoi.com

[RuralWeb]

Try adding the video to the aditional files for actinic to upload

[gazmitch43]

Hi thanks, i have done that, copy the file in the site1 folder, i think i need a link somewhere not sure where.

gary
mitchkoi

[RuralWeb]

i have done that, copy the file in the site1 folder

NO - add to the aditional files - read the help

[gazmitch43]

wow, yes it works a treat, great thanks a lot you're are a star.

http://www.mitchkoi.com/acatalog/jap_koi.html

I still need to do a bit of work on the quality and sizes but well pleased.


Have a great Christmas

Gary
Mitchkoi

[RuralWeb]

Looks good but your page has far too many products on it and the images are of a large file size which means as slow download time. I would move to single product pages which would allow bigger pics and more info with the video live on each page.

Lots of info on the ofum on how to do this