Playing Real Video Movie

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The <object> element can play Real Video movies.

RealVideo Format

This format allows video streaming under low bandwidth (online video, Internet TV). Due to its priority of low bandwidth, it often weakens the video quality.

Solution

This is the code required to play Real Video movies:

<object width="320" height="240"
classid="clsid:CFCDAA03-8BE4-11cf-B84B-0020AFBBCCFA">
<param name="controls" value="ImageWindow" />
<param name="autostart" value="true" />
<param name="src" value="male.ram" />
</object>

<object> element

The width and height attributes of the object element should match the size of the movie (in pixels).

The classid can uniquely identify the player software to be used. It must be set to "clsid:CFCDAA03-8BE4-11cf-B84B-0020AFBBCCFA". This unique code identifies the ActiveX control that must be installed on the user's PC before the movie is played. If the user has not installed this ActiveX control, the browser will automatically download and install it.

The param element provides additional information to the player.

The src parameter points to the movie file.

If you want the movie to play automatically, set the autostart parameter to "true".

If you do not want to display control buttons, set the controls parameter to "ImageWindow", and if you want to display all control buttons, set the parameter to "All".

Object Reference

Property Definition
classid Unique id of the object.
height Height of the object. In pixels or percentages.
width Width of the object. In pixels or percentages.

Parameter Reference

Property Definition
src Source of RealAudio or RealVideo clips.
controls Visibility of the controls. (See below for details).
console Link the control console names of multiple controls.
autostart Auto-play. (true | false).
nolabels Disable label text in control window.
reset Reset playlist control (true | false).
autogotoURL How to handle URL. (true | false)
True Forward URL event to the browser.
False Use VBScript instead.

Value of the control

Value Display
All Display the complete player with all controls.
InfoVolumePanel Title, Author, Copyright, and Volume Slider.
InfoPanel Title, Author, and Copyright.
ControlPanel Position Slider, Play, Pause, and Stop Button.
StatusPanel Message, current time position, and fragment length.
PlayButton Play and Pause Button.
StopButton Stop Button.
VolumeSlider Volume Slider.
PositionField Position and Fragment Length.
StatusField Message.
ImageWindow Video Image.
StatusBar Status, Position, and Channel.