Something Is Wrong With My Videos it only happens in IE

[illdevilinc 0]

Hi everyone,
There is a problem on my site and it has me compleatly like "WTF!!". I seriously dought it is Xisto servers that are doing this and am sure it is something in my coding that did this. For some reason none of my FLASH videos will play correctly on IE but when using Firefox it will work. I have no reason why that would be. I am looking to have my site optimized for both FireFox and IE browsers. If anyone knows anything abou this problem please tell me. Also, this problem is not only in my home page it also happens in all other video areas as well
PLEASE HELP!!!
Thank you,
illdevilinc

NOTICE: For some reason IE does not like me videos not the embed code, if you have both IE 6 (with update) and FireFox you can see what changes in the browsers (the link is below). I am compleatly puzzled. For additional information, the flash was designed in Flash 8 form Macromedia. If anyone nows anything please post a reply

DIRECT LOCATION OF A SAMPLE VIDEO:
http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/

Edited May 10, 2006 by illdevilinc (see edit history)

[DaRealChrono 0]

Is your visitors having these problems too? Also, do you have the latest version of IE? If it's your coding then it probably would'nt work in Firefox either...Also, are you completly sure you've optimized it for both...?I can't think of a reason why it would be doing that, you might also not have the latest version of Macromedia on the IE explorer...Get in touch with somebody and tell them to see if it works in IE, or PM me your URL...

[WindAndWater 0]

As another member pointed out, Microsoft was sued for copyright infringement, so embedded video content now must be actived by clicking on it before it starts. You can get around this by using javascript to write out the embedding code. Other than that, your site works fine for me in Internet Explorer.Also, speaking of copyrighted material, I'm fairly sure that those music videos violate the band's/music company's copyright, as well as the Xisto terms of service. Unless I'm wrong, and you've somehow obtained consent from them.

[illdevilinc 0]

As another member pointed out, Microsoft was sued for copyright infringement, so embedded video content now must be actived by clicking on it before it starts. You can get around this by using javascript to write out the embedding code. Other than that, your site works fine for me in Internet Explorer.Also, speaking of copyrighted material, I'm fairly sure that those music videos violate the band's/music company's copyright, as well as the Xisto terms of service. Unless I'm wrong, and you've somehow obtained consent from them.

Well that explanes why my IE stuff isnt working. I have created my own wor around by cutting off IE support from my site. Most people use firefox now and if they dont then i have provided them with a download link. Thanks for helping me come to the conclution why the browser isnt woring though.
And about the copyright thing you said about my site, the videos are not hosted on the Xisto server and the videos are legal.
But thanks for the clarification!

[Inspiron 0]

Embedding flash, media player, java applets, or any other objects are coded differently for different browsers.

<object width="550" height="400"> <param name="movie" value="somefilename.swf"> <embed src="somefilename.swf" width="550" height="400"></embed></object>

This is the minimum code to embed a flash application. To further customise your flash workability, you will need to add on additional parameters with the <param> tags.
http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/

You can see that in the set of codes above, there's <object> and <embed> tags. You need both of them. Here's why..
<object> tag is recognized by Internet Explorer, and Netscape recognizes the <embed> tag and ignores the <object> tag.

You've probably did not include that <object> tag, and hence your flash application, or any object, is not viewable on Internet Explorer. Firefox follows Netscape's standard of coding, hence you can see them in Firefox.

[leeleelee 0]

Hi I have flash content playing on my site and it works in IE. Have a look at the site and code and see if you can get anything from it http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ . I hope it helps you

[illdevilinc 0]

Embedding flash, media player, java applets, or any other objects are coded differently for different browsers.

<object width="550" height="400"> <param name="movie" value="somefilename.swf"> <embed src="somefilename.swf" width="550" height="400"></embed></object>

This is the minimum code to embed a flash application. To further customise your flash workability, you will need to add on additional parameters with the <param> tags.
http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/

You can see that in the set of codes above, there's <object> and <embed> tags. You need both of them. Here's why..
<object> tag is recognized by Internet Explorer, and Netscape recognizes the <embed> tag and ignores the <object> tag.

You've probably did not include that <object> tag, and hence your flash application, or any object, is not viewable on Internet Explorer. Firefox follows Netscape's standard of coding, hence you can see them in Firefox.

The code is fine, it is imbedded in a object code. The site usually has no problems in IE because it is designed with Microsoft Frontpage. And since it is designed with frontpage, it usually looks good in IE and looks like compleate crap in other browsers. But i made it easy on myself and shutdown IE support and transfered it all to FireFox.
Thanks for the help everyone, but the reason has already been indetified and The Flash that i have made has not been designed to be activated automaticly so im just leaving a error page and a link to get firefox.

[Inspiron 0]

But i made it easy on myself and shutdown IE support and transfered it all to FireFox.

Thanks for the help everyone, but the reason has already been indetified and The Flash that i have made has not been designed to be activated automaticly so im just leaving a error page and a link to get firefox.

 

Good idea, but I don't think that something professional as a web designer or a web programmer. If you've seen the statistics of those who had visited your site, most of the browsers used are usually logged down as Internet Explorer. IE still holds the largest share of percentage. In almost anywhere, you can see many people uses Internet Explorer. If you tell them about Firefox or any other browsers, they will say "huh?". So a professional web designer ensures that his web pages that he is creating is viewable on all browsers. Although sometimes when objects or elements compatibility problem occur, the web designer must still make the sites look alike on all browsers. A note below the page can be then added to say that the site is best viewed with Firefox or some sort like that. What you are doing now must probably piss off those people who doesn't know what is Firefox about, or doesn't bother to install Firefox, or whatsoever. Probably those people surfing the internet in the cyber-cafes or computer shops will never visit your site again.

 

Remember that a good web designer always ensures that the site looks alike on all browsers. If Microsoft, Google or Yahoo can do it, why can't you?

 

To ease your problem, you may like to explain more in detail and add in the source code. This will help people here in getting more into the point in solving your problem.

[illdevilinc 0]

As another member pointed out, Microsoft was sued for copyright infringement, so embedded video content now must be actived by clicking on it before it starts. You can get around this by using javascript to write out the embedding code. Other than that, your site works fine for me in Internet Explorer.Also, speaking of copyrighted material, I'm fairly sure that those music videos violate the band's/music company's copyright, as well as the Xisto terms of service. Unless I'm wrong, and you've somehow obtained consent from them.

Do you know the JavaScript code that i could use to turn these videos back on for IE? If you do please reply the code to me.
Thank you

[Inspiron 0]

Do you know the JavaScript code that i could use to turn these videos back on for IE? If you do please reply the code to me.Thank you

Simply place your normal HTML embed codes in javascript writeln method.

<script language="javascript">document.writeln("<embed src='watever.mp3'>");</script>

[Goosestaf 0]

I have created my own wor around by cutting off IE support from my site. Most people use firefox now

ouch . . . you are seriosuly dillusional :S . . .say good bye to the largest market percentage of the browsing market.
like Inspiron said. . . . IE is the Majority almost everywhere. . . . the only place where it isn't is with sites where regular internet users go. . . . i.e *geeky* stuff like tech news, gaming, pcs etc (stereotyping a bit but its very true) . . . this is simply because people who know about firefox use it and downloaded it because they saw its advertisements in forums, specialised websites etc . . . So these type of sites get more fire fox viewers sometimes . . . but its still like 57% to FF 40% to IE and woteva % to rest. . . .
off the interenet no one knows what firefox or any other browsers are
it'll NEVER be as popular. . . . . untill microsoft loses its market power . . . and i don't see that happening anytime soon.

If you want a good solution. . . . don't use front page. . . . it doesn't generate "friendly" code.
dreamweaver, while not perfect, is much better.

But your site is working fine for me now, so wel ldone o t hat.
The layout is much improved too sicne the alst time i visted.
maybe consider colours changes though.

[illdevilinc 0]

Simply place your normal HTML embed codes in javascript writeln method.

<script language="javascript">document.writeln("<embed src='watever.mp3'>");</script>

For some reason that code still did not activate the movie. In fact, it looked like it erased it. Is there any other Javascript or other language code that i can use to embed my files?
Thanks