embed video in a web page

[shashgo]

Hello,

I want to embed some video into a web page and for some reason I cant get the controller buttons to show up.

The code segment for the embed is:

<object width="960" height="555"
classid="clsid:02BF25D5-8C17-4B23-BC80-D3488ABDDC6B"
codebase="http://www.apple.com/qtactivex/qtplugin.cab">
<param name="src" value="video1.avi" />
<param name="controller" value="true" />
<param name="autoplay" value="false" />

<embed src="video1.avi" width="960" height="555"
autoplay="true"
controller="true"
pluginspage="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/">
</embed>

</object>

Does it make any difference whether I use an .avi file or a .mov file or any other format? And is there a good free converter that will convert various file types (avi, wmv, flv...) to the type that the player expects?

[PhilippZ]

Try this great site that gives you the necessary code for embedding video on your website:
http://cit.ucsf.edu/embedmedia/step1.php