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Adding Video and Sound Files

This section describes how to use HomeSite tag editors and wizards to add video clips, multimedia elements, and sound files to your Web pages.

Video

You can add video clips in AVI format to your Web pages using the Image dialog box.

To add a video file to your Web page:

  1. Open the Image tag editor, click the Advanced tab, and enter the URL of the video file in the Dyn Source text box.
  2. Enter an image file name in the Source text box. This file displays as an alternate image if the user's browser cannot run the video clip.
  3. In the Start box, select the user action that triggers the video.
  4. Check the Control box to display a control panel below the video window.
  5. In the Loop box, enter the number of times to play the video. To run the clip continuously, enter -1 or select the Infinite check box.
  6. In the Loop Delay box, enter a number for the time (in milliseconds) to pause between replays, and click OK.

Note

The DYNSRC attribute of the IMG tag is a Microsoft Internet Explorer extension and will not display in Netscape Navigator or other browsers.

Sound

Sound adds an exciting dimension to Web pages -- to entertain, give audio cues, provide training instructions, or play audio files. You can add sound files in WAV, MIDI, or AU format.

To add a sound file to your Web page:

  1. Choose Tools > Tag Chooser and open the Page Elements list.
  2. Choose the BGSOUND tag for Internet Explorer, or the EMBED tag for Netscape Navigator.
  3. In the tag editor for the BGSOUND or EMBED tag, enter the sound file's source path and file name.
  4. In the Loop menu, choose either the number of times you want the file to play or Infinite for continuous play.

Note

The BGSOUND attribute is a Microsoft Internet Explorer extension and will not work in Netscape Navigator and other browsers.

Multimedia Wizards

HomeSite offers two wizards to help you add sound files.

Choose File > New and select the Multimedia Synchronization wizard to synchronize HTML content with audio files. For additional information on multimedia synchronization, see the RealNetworks site.

Choose File > New and select RealPlayer Control Wizard to embed a RealPlayer custom control in your HTML page.

Using SMIL Tags

HomeSite supports the Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language and offers a SMIL tag pack to help you add synchronized media objects to your site.

For more information on using SMIL tags in HomeSite, visit the SMIL page on the Allaire Web site.


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