Inserting an MP3 player using HTML in to actinic catalogue

[crest131]

Hi can anyone help,

I want to insert a stand alone MP3 player in to the HTML code for every product listed that I have in my store to preview.

I have copied and pasted codes for MP3 players in to the product design coding area but it doesn’t work, is there something else I Need to in the coding in order for the player to show.

I put the code in but it just shows a big white space about the size of the player.

I want to go with a stand alone player that comes with the site instead of the windows/real players as I will be working with clients that some use mac os, they don’t seem reliable enough.

Here is the code I have put in for the mP3 Player from


www.lucidflash.com
(look into the chameleonsoundbasic_demo.txt file for details)
here is the html code of the above player (you can find this when you view the source code of this html page)


<object classid="clsid27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,29,0" width="223" height="95">
<param name="movie" value="chameleonsoundbasic_demo.swf">
<param name="quality" value="high">
<embed src="chameleonsoundbasic_demo.swf" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="223" height="95"></embed>
</object>

Thanks for your time
Matthew

[leehack]

You need to add it as html code into the layout or embed the html if you are doing it in a product description. I think I'd add it to the product layout and have the filename fed from a product level variable.

!!<
embed me
>!!

[crest131]

Thanks for getting back.

I tried putting the code at either end of the HTML in the product description section but it just makes a white space no player.

Could you talk me through it in steps if poss as i am new to this.

Or if you have any other suggestions.

I need to get a player to appear and play a song for each product to audition then on to purchase digital download.

Thanks
Matthew

[Duncan Rounding]

You might want to consider this other flash player:
http://www.macloo.com/examples/audio_player/
http://www.1pixelout.net/code/audio-...dpress-plugin/

Here's a couple of client sites that I added this to in the past:
http://www.healthandgoodness.com/aca..._Sleep_CD.html
http://www.yopo.co.uk/acatalog/Sound...oads_NOW_.html

[crest131]

Hi thanks Duncan,
I had a look thats exactly the kind of thing im looking for....

I am in the starting stages of setting up a website and I am not being hosted and I am not using a server ? at the momment only the layout and design, and i am looking to go with actinic hosting soon.

It says in the instalation for the MP3player that i need to upload the files to a server ect....
is there any way around this and will actinic hosting do that for me ie upload my files, im a bit confused between the difference between hosting and servers if any, and what i need to get a mp3 player like you put forward to me on each product in my store.
Thanks
Matthew

[Duncan Rounding]

They are one and the same but this plugin will only work when you store is loaded online.

[crest131]

Will that be the case with all MP3 player plugins that i try to insert in to my existing html, and is that the reason the codes have not worked as there is no uplaoded files in my host/server to find?

*****Do you have any tips as for reliable hosts/servers to work with actinic.

I will have a lot of audio to play as mp3 preview and alot of audio to download as WAV and AIFF files thru actinic checkout.

Thanks for helping my learning curve


Matthew

[Duncan Rounding]

No idea - it will depend on the plugin but with the one I mentioned because all the links are full URLs then the files (js and mp3s etc) then it needs to be in place to work.

As for hosting - search the forum a bit and you will see many threads about recommended hosts.