WEB EDITOR

Working with: Media Objects

EZGenerator allows you to embed various media objects in your web pages, such as video clips, MIDI music, MP3 music etc. The objects are displayed using one of several popular media players:

Windows Media Player 6 (included with Windows 98, Windows 2000 and later); Windows Media Player 7 and up (included with Windows XP and later)
QuickTime Player (included with MacOS/MacOSX, free download for all other platforms)
RealMedia Player (free download for all platforms).

All the required HTML code is automatically generated by EZGenerator when you export the site.

To insert a media object:

Position the text marker where you want to insert the the media object.
Right-click and from the menu select the Insert Media Object command.
In the Open File dialog, select the player you want to be used for the file playback (see the radio group on the right side of the dialog window). The available choices are Windows Media Player, QuickTime Player and RealMedia Player.
From the Open File dialog, select the media file to insert (if the file is not visible, try other selections in the File Types combo box).
Click OK.

Note, that the media file contents are not previewed in the Web Editor. Instead, you will see this graphic icon representing the object's position in the page layout:

Publish the site or create an offline preview of the page to see the actual media contents.

Note: If the visitors don't have the player you have selected, the browser will usually try to play the file with any of the other available players (if they support that file type).

Media Player Properties

Once the object is inserted, you can double-click the preview image to access its player properties window. The following properties are available:

Media Source (read only) - Read-only property pointing to the media file to be displayed in the page.
Player ID (text box) - The player ID is a unique string name for the player object which is used in scripting. EXPERTS ONLY!
Width (number box) - Sets the width of the object.
Height (number box) - Sets the height of the object.

Some of the following properties may not be available to all the players:

Auto Size (check box) - Allows the player to resize automatically, according to the content to be displayed. You don't need to fill the width and height boxes if you check this box.
Auto Start (check box) - If checked, the media file starts playing automatically.
Loop (check box) - If checked, the file restarts playback from beginning after it finishes.
Windows Media Interface (radio buttons) - You can select between Old and New (version 7 and up) windows media interface. According to your selection you will get few more settings on the right.

In case of Old Windows Media Interface, you will get the following additional setting optons:

Show Main Controls (check box) - Shows the basic controls for the player (if no other options are checked, this is usually the play and stop buttons).
Show Tracker (check box) - Shows a tracker showing the playing position (with some kinds of media it also allows you to drag the handle to change the playing position). It needs Show Main Controls options checked.
Show Position Controls (check box) - Shows additional playback controls, such as fast forward and rewind. It needs Show Main Controls option checked.
Show Audio Controls (check box) - Displays the audio controls of the player (usually volume and mute switch). It needs Show Main Controls options checked.
Show Status Bar (check box) - Shows the player status bar including additional information for the playback status and the media file.
Show Display (check box) - Shows additional information about the media file: filename, author, copyright etc.

In case of New Windows Media Interface, you will get the following additional setting optons:

User Interface Mode (combo box) - This will set size for the media player window. You can select between invisible, none, mini and full. None is a mode without player controls.
Volume (number spin box) - This option sets default volume.
Play count (number spin box) - This option sets how many times the media will be played.