Walk-in Web Clinics for Faculty and Staff: Multi Media

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Robert Kohlbus,aITs,InforM Webmaster

Linda Martin, University Publications

1. Aquire a sound or movie file.
   • Be sure to keep copyright information in mind.
   • Also be sure to consider the length of the sound file or movie file, as well as the resolution of the movie file. The longer the sound byte or movie clip, the larger the file.
   • Remember, not everyone is connected via a T1/T3 line.
2. Place the file on the webserver
3. Use the <EMBED> tag to include the file in your page. The EMBED element is used to embed a plugin into a document and it can take many arguments.
   • SRC="filename" - This parameter is required

     filename can include the full URL of where the sound/movie file is located

   • AUTOSTART = {true|false} - Default value is false

     Should the sound/movie file start playing as soon as it is loaded?

   • LOOP={true|false|number} - Default value is false

     Should the sound/movie file loop? If true, then it is played continuously as long as the page is open. If you specify a number, then the file is played that number of times.

   • HIDDEN={true|false} - Default value is false

     Is the control panel visible? The control panel often includes a start(play) button, a stop button and a volume bar

   • HEIGHT=number - This specifies the height of the object in pixels
   • WIDTH=number - This specifies the width of the object in pixels
   • NAME=text - This indicates the name used by other objects or elements to refer to this object.

Copyright Web Sites

• Copyright & Fair Use (http://fairuse.stanford.edu)
• Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia (http://www.libraries.psu.edu/avs/fairuse/guidelinedoc.html")
• Fair Use of Copyrighted Works (http://www.cetus.org/fairindex.html)
• Circular 22 - How to Investigate the Copyright Status of a Work (http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/bytopic/intprop/circ22.html)

Sound/Movie Sites

• Whoopie! Audio and Video Directory (http://www.whoopie.com/)
• SunSite Sounds Directory (http://sunsite.sut.ac.jp/multimed/sounds/)
• Funet Sounds Directory (ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/unix/sound/sun-sounds/)

• Audio(Sounds)
• Sound files are usually large, so make sure they are loaded last. To do this, put the <EMBED SRC> tag at the bottom of your page.
• Avoid LOOP=TRUE. This will cause the sound file to loop forever
• Avoid HIDDEN=TRUE. Give the user control over the music.
• Standard sound file types are:
  • .wav - A popular Windows format for sound files.
  • .au - A popular Unix format for sound files.
  • .aiff - A popular Mac format for sound files.
  • .midi - Musical Instrument Digital Interface, a popular cross-platform format for sound files.
• Video(Movies)
  • Movie files are usually large, so make sure they are loaded last. To do this, put the <EMBED SRC> tag at the bottom of your page.
  • Movie Files without sound are usually 2 to 3 times smaller than files with sound.
  • Avoid LOOP=TRUE. This will cause the sound file to loop forever
  • Avoid HIDDEN=TRUE. Give the user control over the movie.
  • Standard movie file types are:
    • .mov - QuickTime Movie Files
    • .avi - Audio Video Interleave
    • .mpeg - Moving Pictures Expert Group, a popular cross-platform format for sound and video files.

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