How to embed video?

[mrunclesam]

Someone pl. suggest me how to embed video. I FEEL - windows media file format is best, as mediaplayer is built-in with windows platform, so there is no need to download any plugin. Pl. suggest the right format

[Rob]

what about mac and linux users?

quicktime may be more universal...

[artwich]

I agree with the post above, but for the best chance give a selection of different formats

[JacobHaug]

hahaha...or most users have a flash plugin...and you could play the video within flash...also if you do that you could build your own video player...and make it match your website.

[moojoo]

Windows Media is a awful format hehe although with things like Flip4Mac quicktime can play Windows Media files no prob so its not that big of an issue. I however would suggest the flash video approach as more people will have flash installed. And with flash you can have a static image load instead of the flash movie if they for some reason do not have the flash plugin.

[JacobHaug]

Oh my gosh....stop the press...someone besides me recommend FLASH!!

[Ryan Fait]

Don't use Flash!!! Phew, that needed evening out. I suggest offering multiple formats. As for the actual question. Surely Google was faster than posting here: http://www.google.com/search?q=Embed...eo%20in%20HTML

[JacobHaug]

I still think flash is a better option...look at youtube...lol

[Ryan Fait]

I hate YouTube. The main reason I don't like it is because I like the ability to save videos, but Flash also runs so much slower on my system than QuickTime does.

[JacobHaug]

Yeah, I like to save videos to...but you could put a download link at the bottom of the player for them.

[Ryan Fait]

Stop being so agreeable, Jacob.

[JacobHaug]

No really...I love the players on youtube, that look very professional I just would like to be able to download videos that I like instead of just bookmarking them. But if your video player is within flash and done correctly it would be much more accessible in the long run.

[Accurax]

If you could download the videos on you tube, youd stop visiting the site as often and advertising revenue would drop.

Method to the madeness.

[Ryan Fait]

Apart from YouTube, Google has always placed both user experience and functionality first, advertising second. I don't think YouTube should be an exception.

[Rob]

I agree that a flash player (with a seperate video download link under it) would be the nicest option.

[daygon]

I agree with rob because at my school they pretty much block everything and we have to use proxifiers to view pages and most of them have java blockers s o you cant see flash. So i recomend that you use quicktime. Its supported on more plat forms.

[moojoo]

or provide it in QT and Windows Media and give the user a choice.