How to Add Audio/Video Clip to a Web Page: Using Netscape Composer
http://www.arhu.umd.edu/technology/workshops/mmpublishing/howtoaddclip-NC.html
Option 1: Linking to Media Clip
Hypertext is used to link to a clip in a new browser Window. The file is downloaded and loaded by the plugin or helper application specified in the browser preferences.

It will look something like this:

Steps In Netscape Composer

  1. Enter the text to serve as the hyper link (ie: "Click here to play the music clip.").
  2. Drag and select that text.
  3. Use the Insert Menu > Link... option. Below the URL prompt you will enter the name of your media file (ie: audio.mp3).


    You cannot use the choose file button. Netscape will not recognize the media file formats.

  4. Save your file and test your work.
  5. If you receive an error message that says something like "Netscape is unable to find the file or directory named /audio.mp3 then Netscape has added unnecessary information to your link. To fix it do the following:
    1. Go back to composer.
    2. Drag and select your hypertext
    3. Use the Insert Menu > link... option.
    4. Remove the / from the name.
    5. Save your work and try again.

       

Option 2: the Embed Tag
Use this tag to place audio/video files into your Web document. The media file or files will load in the page. They will not be loaded in a separate document. It will look something like this:


You will need to type the html codes directly into the document; there is no menu option to automatically insert the embed tag. Use the Edit Menu, HTML Source option to add the html tag. Following is the HTML tag necessary to embed a media clip into your webpage.

      <EMBED SRC="audio.mp3" width=144 height=74 autoplay=false>

You can change attributes within the tag to effect the display. Find more information about the attributes at the following locations:

More on the EMBED Tag from APPLE
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/authoring/embed.html

More on the EMBED Tag from Netscape
http://home.netscape.com/navigator/v3.0/quicktimehow.html

Embed Tag for AVI files
http://home.netscape.com/navigator/v3.0/videohow.html

 
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