"ThunderMusic" <NoSpAmdanlatathotmaildotcom@NoSpAm.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I want to have a video player in my web app... How can I do that? must it be
> an ActiveX? is there any other format I can use? I don't want to use Java if
> possible... I heard it's possible tot do with flash. If it's true, is it
> pretty easy to do? because I've done some little animations with flash, but
> never got very far in it...
>
> Are there any third parties that are worth looking at? my budget is very very
> low so I'd like something free or not too costy...  using Windows Media player
> would be good, but will it work with linux or mac? probably not...
>
> So what would you recommend?
>
> Thanks
>
> ThunderMusic
>

"Mike Lowery" <selfspam@mouse-potato.com> wrote in message
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> See
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnwmt/html/adding_windows_media_to_web_pages__etse.asp.
>
> Browsers rely on external apps to play videos, so yes, it requires ActiveX
> or other "plug-in" type technologies (Flash included.)
>
> "ThunderMusic" <NoSpAmdanlatathotmaildotcom@NoSpAm.com> wrote in message
> news:e8p%2387QzGHA.2640@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>> I want to have a video player in my web app... How can I do that? must it
>> be an ActiveX? is there any other format I can use? I don't want to use
>> Java if possible... I heard it's possible tot do with flash. If it's
>> true, is it pretty easy to do? because I've done some little animations
>> with flash, but never got very far in it...
>>
>> Are there any third parties that are worth looking at? my budget is very
>> very low so I'd like something free or not too costy...  using Windows
>> Media player would be good, but will it work with linux or mac? probably
>> not...
>>
>> So what would you recommend?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> ThunderMusic
>>
>
>

"ThunderMusic" <NoSpAmdanlatathotmaildotcom@NoSpAm.com> wrote in message
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> ok, thanks...  Am I right thinking Media Player wont work for Linux and Mac
> users?
>
> thanks
>
> ThunderMusic
>
> "Mike Lowery" <selfspam@mouse-potato.com> wrote in message
> news:u67RrJRzGHA.4392@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> See
>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnwmt/html/adding_windows_media_to_web_pages__etse.asp.
>>
>> Browsers rely on external apps to play videos, so yes, it requires ActiveX or
>> other "plug-in" type technologies (Flash included.)
>>
>> "ThunderMusic" <NoSpAmdanlatathotmaildotcom@NoSpAm.com> wrote in message
>> news:e8p%2387QzGHA.2640@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi,
>>> I want to have a video player in my web app... How can I do that? must it be
>>> an ActiveX? is there any other format I can use? I don't want to use Java if
>>> possible... I heard it's possible tot do with flash. If it's true, is it
>>> pretty easy to do? because I've done some little animations with flash, but
>>> never got very far in it...
>>>
>>> Are there any third parties that are worth looking at? my budget is very
>>> very low so I'd like something free or not too costy...  using Windows Media
>>> player would be good, but will it work with linux or mac? probably not...
>>>
>>> So what would you recommend?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> ThunderMusic
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

"Mike Lowery" <selfspam@mouse-potato.com> wrote in message
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> WMP is available for the Mac, but not Linux.  So it might work with a Mac
> (not sure) but definitely not Linux (although there are Linux players
> capable of playing back WMV files.)
>
> "ThunderMusic" <NoSpAmdanlatathotmaildotcom@NoSpAm.com> wrote in message
> news:uCLlFySzGHA.4920@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> ok, thanks...  Am I right thinking Media Player wont work for Linux and
>> Mac users?
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> ThunderMusic
>>
>> "Mike Lowery" <selfspam@mouse-potato.com> wrote in message
>> news:u67RrJRzGHA.4392@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> See
>>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnwmt/html/adding_windows_media_to_web_pages__etse.asp.
>>>
>>> Browsers rely on external apps to play videos, so yes, it requires
>>> ActiveX or other "plug-in" type technologies (Flash included.)
>>>
>>> "ThunderMusic" <NoSpAmdanlatathotmaildotcom@NoSpAm.com> wrote in message
>>> news:e8p%2387QzGHA.2640@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hi,
>>>> I want to have a video player in my web app... How can I do that? must
>>>> it be an ActiveX? is there any other format I can use? I don't want to
>>>> use Java if possible... I heard it's possible tot do with flash. If
>>>> it's true, is it pretty easy to do? because I've done some little
>>>> animations with flash, but never got very far in it...
>>>>
>>>> Are there any third parties that are worth looking at? my budget is
>>>> very very low so I'd like something free or not too costy...  using
>>>> Windows Media player would be good, but will it work with linux or mac?
>>>> probably not...
>>>>
>>>> So what would you recommend?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> ThunderMusic
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>