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iWeb: how to link to a video file that doesn't auto-download?

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matthewHUB

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Nov 29, 2005
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Hi guys...

i already posted in the Mac Applications thread but nobody answered.

I have audio and video content on my website. mp3s and m4vs (exported for web through quicktime.) The audio streams on a new page.... but the video starts auto-downloading. how do i make it stream through the web-browser via quicktime?

Thanks in advance,

Matt
 
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TEG

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Jan 21, 2002
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It has to do mostly with how the MIME types are defined on the server. If the browser finds a MIME type for an extension and links to a program that there is no plugin installed, it auto downloads.

Your other option is to embed the videos into another page, that way they are part of the page, not a seperate file.

TEG
 
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matthewHUB

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thanks. so for the browser to play the quicktime movies without having to embed them specifically in the page, what extension shall i use? .mov?
 
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TEG

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Your extension doesn't matter, although .mov would make it easier. It is the mime types on the WebServer. When I used to serve AAC (.m4a) files, I had to create a new MIME type for it, otherwise, they were forced to download, and would be appended with .txt.

TEG
 
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JBaker122586

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I'm not sure if you know this, so it might be unnecessary for me to mention, but if you get a decent amount of traffic on your site, streaming audio and video will kill your bandwidth.
 
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