Need to embed .flv

[gblilleyusmc]

Hello fellow Powwebers!

I need to embed a .FLV file into my site. I have NO idea how this works. Do I need to download a player?

Also, how would I go about embedding the file once I understand the basics? Could someone post some sample code please?

I have checked around the internet and the other code that I use doesn't seem to work. Is it because I need a player?

If so, what player should I use? Something free hopefully!

Thanks!

[YvetteKuhns]

Yes, you need a player. I can send player.swf to you by email with sample source code.

[Doc C]

I'm still trying to figure out how to get a video to play on a webpage so I can this guy from work off my back...

[YvetteKuhns]

I have done this many times. See this test video (http://powerpageswebdesign.com/test/testGarfieldVideo.htm) for the source code. The player.swf file plays the flv format video faster than waiting for a large wmv video to load and then play.

[Croc Hunter]

Just for the record, wmv mpg and avi formats will buffer and stream here if encoded correctly. FLV is still my preferred format most anywhere.

[gblilleyusmc]

Thanks for all of your great replies!

I think that in the mean time, I have found something pretty neat!

OSFLV, its an open source FLV player.

I am trying to figure out how to make it work on my site now.

The great thing about it is that it is released under the GPL and my site could be considered a commercial site so I do not want to violate any licensing agreements with the JW Player.

The OSFLV player is at www.osflv.com

I would really like to hear what you guys think of it. THANKS!