Page 1 of 1

embed wmp wont loop .. how?

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 11:10 pm
by fird01
i dont know if this is the right forum..
i've embed wmp player into php page.. the thing is .. it wont loop when finish playing ..

Code: Select all

 
<OBJECT id='mediaPlayer' width="754" height="457"
classid='CLSID:22d6f312-b0f6-11d0-94ab-0080c74c7e95'
codebase='http://activex.microsoft.com/activex/controls/ mplayer/en/nsmp2inf.cab#Version=5,1,52,701'
standby='Loading Microsoft Windows Media Player components...' type='application/x-oleobject'>
<param name='fileName' value="http"//localhost/3/avi/<? echo $avi;?>.avi" >
<param name='animationatStart' value='1' >
<param name='transparentatStart' value='0' >
<param name='autoStart' value='1' >
<param name='ShowControls' value='0' >
<param name='ShowDisplay' value='0' >
<param name='ShowStatusBar' value='0' >
<param name='loop' value= INFINITE >
<EMBED type='application/x-mplayer2'
pluginspage='http://microsoft.com/windows/mediaplayer/ en/download/'
id='mediaPlayer' name='mediaPlayer' displaysize='4' autosize='0'
bgcolor='darkblue' showcontrols='0' showtracker='1'
showdisplay='0' showstatusbar='0' videoborder3d='0' width="754" height="457"
src="http://localhost/3/avi/<? echo $avi;?>.avi" autostart='1' designtimesp='5311' loop=INFINITE >
</EMBED>
</OBJECT>
i've tried loop=1 .. loop =true ...loop=infinite ... loop =99 ... it still dont wanna loop.. after playing a file then it stops there..
im using firefox btw...

Re: embed wmp wont loop .. how?

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:26 am
by Kadanis
I believe you have to use this to state how many loops to do. If you want it to loop for ever just put a high number in there.

Code: Select all

 
<PARAM name="PlayCount" value="3">
 
In your <embed> tag you need a loop="true" as well

So your final code should look something like this. Although I haven't had a chance to test it.

Code: Select all

 
<OBJECT id='mediaPlayer' width="754" height="457"
classid='CLSID:22d6f312-b0f6-11d0-94ab-0080c74c7e95'
codebase='http://activex.microsoft.com/activex/controls/ mplayer/en/nsmp2inf.cab#Version=5,1,52,701'
standby='Loading Microsoft Windows Media Player components...' type='application/x-oleobject'>
<param name='fileName' value="http"//localhost/3/avi/<? echo $avi;?>.avi" >
<param name='animationatStart' value='1' >
<param name='transparentatStart' value='0' >
<param name='autoStart' value='1' >
<param name='ShowControls' value='0' >
<param name='ShowDisplay' value='0' >
<param name='ShowStatusBar' value='0' >
<param name='PlayCount' value='1000'>
<EMBED type='application/x-mplayer2'
pluginspage='http://microsoft.com/windows/mediaplayer/ en/download/' id='mediaPlayer' name='mediaPlayer' displaysize='4' autosize='0'
bgcolor='darkblue' showcontrols='0' showtracker='1' showdisplay='0' showstatusbar='0' videoborder3d='0' width="754" height="457"
src="http://localhost/3/avi/<? echo $avi;?>.avi" autostart='1' designtimesp='5311' loop='true'>
</EMBED>
</OBJECT>
 

Re: embed wmp wont loop .. how?

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 4:31 am
by fird01
thx for the help..
im trying your coding...
and im also trying to autorewind=true and what is that designtimesp='5311' thing.. may be that parameter is limiting the time playing.. im trying your coding now..

Re: embed wmp wont loop .. how?

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 4:38 am
by fird01
no it wont work.. still wont loop..

Re: embed wmp wont loop .. how?

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 5:38 am
by Kadanis
I've had a look again, and the code is correct. However, it appears that WMP will only loop in IE. I've tried it in Opera, FireFox and Safari but the loop only occurs in IE.

You may need to look for some cross browser code that supports looping.

Re: embed wmp wont loop .. how?

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 5:42 am
by fird01
thx for the info.. and also the help..