How to Embed a QuickTime Movie in a Web Page

QuickTime provides you with a utility to show movies in your Web pages. You must embed each QuickTime movie in the HTML pages using the "object" and "embed" HTML tags. The "object" tag identifies the movie format for the reader's web browser and the "embed" tag specifies the movie you want to show to the reader.

Instructions

1. Right-click the HTML file you want to edit and select "Open With." In the list of programs, double-click your HTML editor, so the HTML file and editor load on your desktop. You can also use Notepad to edit HTML documents, if you do not have an editor installed.

2. Scroll down to the section of your HTML page where you want to insert the QuickTime movie. The QuickTime movie must be placed between the opening "body" tag and the closing "</body>" tag to ensure the movie displays and you do not have any errors in your code.

3. Copy and paste the following code to your HTML file:

   <object width="100" height="100"

   classid="clsid:02BF25D5-8C17-4B23-BC80-D3488ABDDC6B"

   codebase="http://www.apple.com/qtactivex/qtplugin.cab">

   </object>

   This code sets up an object layer that takes up 100 by 100 pixels on the Web page.

4. Copy the following code and place it within the opening and closing "object" tags inserted in Step 3:

   <embed src="mymovie.mov" width="100" height="100" autoplay="true" controller="false" pluginspage="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/">

   </embed>

   This tag specifies the movie you want to play. Replace "mymovie.mov" with your own QuickTime movie file.

5. Press "Ctrl" and "S" to save the changes. Close the file and the editor. Double-click the HTML file to view the changes in your default browser.

References

• W3 Schools: Playing QuickTime Movies