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How do I keep embedded video from playing automatically? (2 posts)

  1. jdakula
    Member
    Posted 4 years ago #

    Hello everyone
    I have tried to embed a video from CNN.com at http://www.ximtc.net/home/?page_id=17 . It works great except that it starts playing immediately and I want the visitor to have to click play. I have set autostart to false, but that doesn't seem to help. Can someone take a look and tell me what I'm doing wrong. I am a *total* novice.

    Thanks,
    Jim

  2. jdakula
    Member
    Posted 4 years ago #

    Just to save you the trip, here's the code as I have it now (hope this works)

    'backticks'
    <object classid="CLSID:22D6F312-B0F6-11D0-94AB-0080C74C7E95" width="320" height="256" codebase="http://www.microsoft.com/">
    <param name="autostart" value="false"></param>
    <param name="autoplay" value="false"></param>

    <param name="clicktoplay" value="true"></param>
    <param name="controller" value="true"></param>
    <param name="pluginspage" value="http://www.microsoft.com/"></param>
    <param name="target" value="myself"></param>
    <param name="type" value="application/x-oleobject"></param>
    <param name="src" value="http://www.cnn.com/video/politics/2005/07/05/king.carl.rove.cnn/video.ws.asx"></param>
    <embed src="http://www.cnn.com/video/politics/2005/07/05/king.carl.rove.cnn/video.ws.asx" width="320" height="256" autostart="false" autoplay="false" controller="true" border="0" pluginspage="http://www.microsoft.com/" target="myself"></embed>
    </object>

    'backticks'

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