INSERT A WINDOWS MEDIA VIDEO

Expression Web is limited in that it doesn’t have

the Silverlight encoder software to make a

streaming “flash-like” video. But, it does work.

HAVE YOUR WEBSITE OPEN AND A PAGE

CREATED FOR IT. PLACE THE CURSOR IN THE

PAGE WHERE YOU WANT THE VIDEO TO BE.

IMPORT YOUR VIDEO INTO YOUR WEBSITE. USE “MY

COMPUTER” TO LOCATE IT, THEN DRAG IT INTO THE

FOLDER ON YOUR SITE WHERE YOU WANT IT STORED.

It’s always a

good idea to

create

folders to

store certain

types of files

and keep

your site

organized as

it grows. I’ve

created a

“video”

folder.

SELECT “INSERT” (DROP-DOWN MENU APPEARS) THEN “MEDIA”

THEN “WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER.” THIS WINDOW APPEARS. FIND

YOUR VIDEO IN YOUR SITE AND CLICK “INSERT.”

My video file

“HaitiSlideshow”

is a Windows

Media Video

(.wmv )

OTHER VIDEO FORMATS: YOU CAN USE .AVI AND MPEG FILES,

BUT MAKE SURE YOUR COMPUTER IS LOOKING FOR THEM. I

CHANGED THE SEARCH FILE TYPE BELOW TO “MEDIA FILES,” SO

ALL VIDEOS WOULD SHOW.

This is Vista, so

your computer

might be a

little different.

I changed mine

from “Windows

Media Video” to

“Media Files.”

Now it shows the avi file

“ASFMSOrientationDVD”

THE WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER APPEARS IN YOUR

WEBPAGE. YOU CAN CHANGE THE DIMENSIONS OF

THE WINDOW BY DRAGGING A CORNER OR SIDE.

YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT I DRAGGED THE SIDES TO MAKE THE

WINDOW LARGER. NOW, RIGHT-CLICK INSIDE OR ON THE

WINDOW TO CHANGE THE PROPERTIES.

THIS WINDOW ALLOWS YOU TO CHANGE THE PROPERTIES OF THE VIDEO

PLAYER. UNFORTUNATELY, IN MY EXPERIENCE, NOT MUCH WORKS IN

MOST BROWSERS ANYWAY. IT WILL PLAY, BUT IT USUALLY LOOKS THE

SAME.

You should be able to

play full screen

automatically – Let

me know if you get

this to work. Also,

player controls are

always there, but

never invisible as it’s

supposed to allow.

If you want it to play

again and again,

choose a high Play

count.”

CLICK THE PREVIEW BUTTON TO SEE HOW

IT LOOKS IN YOUR BROWSER.

You will be

prompted to

save the

webpage if

you haven’t

already.

IF THE VIDEO AND YOUR SITE IS ONLY ON YOUR COMPUTER AND

NOT ONLINE YET, THIS “ACTIVEX” YELLOW BAR POPS-UP. CLICK

ON IT AND ALLOW.

THIS SECURITY WARNING POPS-UP. JUST PRESS

“YES” AND YOUR COMPUTER WILL BE FINE.

HERE IS THE VIDEO IN THE WEBPAGE.

OTHER OPTIONS:

Moyea Flash Video Pro allows you to create a

streaming flash video with an .swf file that is

compatible with Expression Web 2. It provides

many options and compresses the file so it can

stream easier. http://www.video-to-

flash.com/video_to_flash/

HERE’S AN EXAMPLE. YOU HAVE THE

OPTION OF NO TOOLBAR IF YOU WANT IT.

THE SMALL SLIDESHOW BELOW IS

WITHOUT CONTROLS OR PLAY BUTTON.

Unfortunately,

coventryschools.net

server doesn’t have

the software to do

this. We are waiting

for the upgrade.

The proposal has

been submitted.

THE END

I’ll post a tutorial on how to use the Moyea

software when our district server is upgraded an

allows it. For now, persuade our superintendent

to allocate the funds for this.