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MULTIMEDIA¶
This element will insert a multimedia file. Text files will be output directly; for Java, Flash, Audio and Video files an embed tag will be used.
Property
file
Description
The multimedia file. Possible file types are:
| File type | File content |
|---|---|
| txt, html, htm | Will be inserted directly. Of the following properties only ".stdWrap" can be used. |
| class | Java-applet. |
| swf | Flash animation. |
| swa, dcr | Shockwave animation. |
| au, wav, mp3 | Sound. |
| avi, mov, asf, mpg, wmv | Movie (AVI, QuickTime, ...). |
Property
params
Data type
string /stdWrap
Description
These are parameters for the multimedia objects. Use this to enter stuff like autostart, type, width, height and so on. For each file type several parameters make sense. For an incomplete list see below this table.
Example:
params (
type = application/x-shockwave-flash
width = 200
height = 300
)
This will generate a tag like
<embed .... type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="200" height="300">
For parameters which are set by default (see tables below) an empty string will remove the parameter from the embed-tag.
Example:
params (
height =
)
Note: If you set a width or a height here, this will overwrite the width or the height which have been set using ".width" and ".height".
Property
width
Data type
integer /stdWrap
Description
Width attribute of the embed tag.
Not used for txt, html, htm and sound files.
Default
200
Property
height
Data type
integer /stdWrap
Description
Height attribute of the embed tag.
Not used for txt, html, htm and sound files.
Default
200
[tsref:(cObject).MULTIMEDIA]
Meaningful parameters for .params¶
For the different file types many different parameters can be set. This is an incomplete list of some of those parameters:
au, wav, mp3:¶
| Parameter: | Description: | Default: |
|---|---|---|
| width | Width of the controls. If not set, the browser defaults to 200. | |
| height | Height of the controls. If not set, the browser defaults to 16. | |
| loop | Repeat the sound, when playing finished. Set to true or false. | |
| autostart | Automatically start the sound. Set to true or false. |
avi, mov, asf, mpg, wmv:¶
| Parameter: | Description: | Default: |
|---|---|---|
| width | Width of the movie. | 200 |
| height | Height of the movie. | 200 |
| autostart | Automatically start the video. Set to true or false. Note: Not for "mov", there the parameter is called "autostart". See example below. |
swf, swa, dcr:¶
| Parameter: | Description: | Default: |
|---|---|---|
| width | Width of the object. If not set, the browser defaults to approx. 200. | 200 |
| height | Height of the object. If not set, the browser defaults to approx. 200. | 200 |
| quality | Quality of the video. | high |
class:¶
| Parameter: | Description: | Default: |
|---|---|---|
| width | Width of the object. | 200 |
| height | Height of the object. | 200 |
Example for QuickTime (mov):¶
params (
width = 256
height = 208
autoplay = true
controller = true
loop = false
pluginspage = http://www.apple.com/quicktime/
)