Creating a link to play a video

[SanteeSlim]

I set up a simple web page thru a hosting service. On one page I have a
button to play a .wmv file, and that works to launch the player and run the
video. I'd like to email a link to potential clients. The link would
automatically launch the player and run the video. What would the link look
like? (e.g., http://www.domain name/page/???????

[decoder]

"SanteeSlim" > wrote in message
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>I set up a simple web page thru a hosting service. On one page I have a
> button to play a .wmv file, and that works to launch the player and run
> the
> video. I'd like to email a link to potential clients. The link would
> automatically launch the player and run the video. What would the link
> look
> like? (e.g., http://www.domain name/page/???????

"potential clients" is the key phrase:
And assuming they have, or are **allowed** media players etc.
There are many industries that "limit" what staff can and cannot
do online during work hours, and as it is a WMV you may find
that your "potential clients" have this blocked, for obvious reasons.
The usual process for this sort of "marketing" is to upload as a
flash animation, it's still a video clip, but dosen't require media
players, codecs, and won't worry security issues etc.

Examples:
http://www.billyharveymusic.com/
http://www.kakimediadesign.com/indexflash.php
http://www.fullsail.com/
http://lisablunt.com/index_main.php

Sites:
http://www.learnflash.com/flashtutorials2.htm
http://www.flashiness.com/
http://www.bestflashanimationsite.com/

For web site design - visit appropriate forums!

[SanteeSlim]

"decoder" wrote:

>
> "SanteeSlim" > wrote in message
> ...
> >I set up a simple web page thru a hosting service. On one page I have a
> > button to play a .wmv file, and that works to launch the player and run
> > the
> > video. I'd like to email a link to potential clients. The link would
> > automatically launch the player and run the video. What would the link
> > look
> > like? (e.g., http://www.domain name/page/???????
>
> "potential clients" is the key phrase:
> And assuming they have, or are **allowed** media players etc.
> There are many industries that "limit" what staff can and cannot
> do online during work hours, and as it is a WMV you may find
> that your "potential clients" have this blocked, for obvious reasons.
> The usual process for this sort of "marketing" is to upload as a
> flash animation, it's still a video clip, but dosen't require media
> players, codecs, and won't worry security issues etc.
>
> Examples:
> http://www.billyharveymusic.com/
> http://www.kakimediadesign.com/indexflash.php
> http://www.fullsail.com/
> http://lisablunt.com/index_main.php
>
> Sites:
> http://www.learnflash.com/flashtutorials2.htm
> http://www.flashiness.com/
> http://www.bestflashanimationsite.com/
>
> For web site design - visit appropriate forums!
>
>
> Thank you for your response. "Potential Clients" are, in this situation, individuals at home, who have expressed a desire to see the non-porn video.

Sorry if I got the wrong forum. It had the name closest to the info I was
looking for.

I'll take a look at theFlash pages you sent to me, to see if there's an
advantage to using that approach.

Thanks again.

[decoder]

>>
>>
>> Thank you for your response. "Potential Clients" are, in this situation,
>> individuals at home, who have expressed a desire to see the non-porn
>> video.
>
> Sorry if I got the wrong forum. It had the name closest to the info I was
> looking for.
>
> I'll take a look at theFlash pages you sent to me, to see if there's an
> advantage to using that approach.
>
> Thanks again.

You may like to consider these upload sites:

This site converts to flash.
You can opt that only those you select can view:
http://www.youtube.com/browse

This is an upload site for any format upto 1.2gb
http://www.sendspace.com/file/rv2l6v
This example being a clip I uploaded of the late
Brit Commediene Linda Smith on Room101.