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Embed Windows Media Player

Embedding Windows Media Player content in your story greatly enhances the web experience for your viewer. The options are endless when working with multimedia by embedding audio and/or video.

  1. Log in to your site.
  2. Upload your Windows Media Player file as a gem.
  3. Allow 3 new tags under "Prefs" and "Legal Tags".
    • Put a check next to 'embed'
    • 'param'
    • 'object'
    • Submit your changes
  4. Insert the following HTML code in your story. (If you are using the WYSIWYG editor in Internet Explorer or Netscape, make sure you click the option to view HTML source FIRST! Then check it back to the normal view before you submit your changes.) You will want to replace the width and height in both the object and embed tags (indicated in purple below) to match your movie's dimensions. Also change the value of the "Filename" to reflect the URL of your uploaded gem (indicated in red below). You will want to put the same URL in the "src" section of the embed tag (indicated in green below).

    <object width="320" height="290"
    classid="CLSID:22d6f312-b0f6-11d0-94ab-0080c74c7e95"
    id="mediaplayer1">
    <param name="Filename" value="http://teachers.esu10.k12.ne.us:8000/gems/manilaSupport/WindowsMediaSample.wmv">
    <param name="AutoStart" value="True">
    <param name="ShowControls" value="True">
    <param name="ShowStatusBar" value="False">
    <param name="ShowDisplay" value="False">
    <param name="AutoRewind" value="True">

    <embed
    type="application/x-mplayer2"
    pluginspage="http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/Downloads/Contents/MediaPlayer/"
    width="320" height="290" src="http://teachers.esu10.k12.ne.us:8000/gems/manilaSupport/WindowsMediaSample.wmv"
    filename="kids.mpg" autostart="True"
    showcontrols="True" showstatusbar="False"
    showdisplay="False" autorewind="True">
    </embed>

    </object>

Movie Example

Special Note: Embeded content usually requires a special plug-in that the viewer will need to have installed before they can experience the content. Windows Media Player is a cross-platform application that can be downloaded for free if it is not already installed. To obtain the latest free version, you can include the button below in your story by typing "Get Windows Media Player", including the quotes.

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