Topic: Embedding Flash and W3C Validation.

Is it possible?
I've been working on getting my site up to W3C standards but I'm having problems with one page. I'm experimenting with having Flash embedded from YouTube and Last.fm but can't get it to validate. I've read and followed the suggestions offered at Laura's Notebook and A List Apart's Satay method to the best of my very limited skills. I think the page I have up at the moment gets the fewest errors.

personally i use the html that is produced directly by the flash export. it is not valid, but it is the one that is compatible with the most browsers and that is what is more important, IMO.

http://reisio.com/examples/flash/

Most compatible.

(Edited by reisio on 01-19-2009 18:04)

reisio: that's what I used the rare times I actually embedded anything sort of plugin.

Thanks for the code reisio I do get fewer errors with that.
If I decide I like the videos I think I'm with you about just going for it GRUMBLE.
Pity though innit

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Pity though innit

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Pity indeed. That's why we introduced the VIDEO and AUDIO tags to HTML5.

I'm using this method to embed an m4v (MPEG used for Apple iPhone, plays in Quicktime also) file one of my websites.

I'm finding that the page doesn't always manage to load the media file though, specifically if I switch between the page and another in succession, it doesn't have to be quick.

I first noticed this locally, but it also happens on my test server, is this a common issue, my code is relatively bare-bones

<object 
  data="video/DP_Port_01_Armani.m4v"
  width="640" 
  height="360">
  <param 
    name="movie" 
    value="video/DP_Port_01_Armani.m4v" />
</object>

*Blaise answers own question

Ah, I found that it's flaky if the object tag doesn't contain the 'types' attribute, I was struggling to pick one for m4v at first, but in the end went for video/mp4, and it works lovely now.

Cheers,



(Edited by Blaise on 01-30-2009 10:16)