MP3 samplier

[Angi]

HI There,

My client has a Actinic V6 music website which sells Vinyl, tapes etc and he would like to be able to upload samples of MP3's for people to listen to before they purchase, it might be impossible but is there any way I can do that in actinic some how?

Thanks

Angi

[Duncan Rounding]

I'm not sure of V6 but in later versions (perhaps someone else can confirm) you can code a fragment (or the product description) with a link to the mp3 file and just add it to the Additional Files List.

[NormanRouxel]

Try a test as per Duncans suggestion above. Put the following into a product description.

!!<<a href="demotrack.mp3" target="_blank">Listen to a sample</a>>!!

and add demotrack.mp3 to Advanced / Additional Files.

[Bruce]

You have to create the preview clips yourself (using your usual sound editing software, or a free MP3 editor like Audacity), but everything else can be done within Actinic.

It will be easiest if you give the preview files names that all start the same, so that they sort in one block.

After creating your preview files, copy them to the Actinic site folder on your PC (usually C:\Program Files\Actinic v7\Sites\Site1),

To have Actinic upload them for you, from the Actinic menu
· Select Advanced,
· Then, Additional Files
· Click Add,
· Then, find and select all the preview files, and click Open
· Click OK

To add a link to a preview track to any MP3 product,
· First click on the product in the Actinic Content Tree
· In the Product Details pane, type [ LINK ] in the Full Description where you want the link to the preview track to appear
· Select the Links tab and click the 'Advanced Link' box
· In the Link Text field type ' Preview track'
· In the URL field, enter the filename of the relevant preview track.

Now Refresh the web site. The preview link will appear with the product description. Clicking it will play the preview track in the default media player.

Kind regards,