Here is an embedded RealPlayer and an RM file (72 KB):
The embedded RealPlayer above combines both the <OBJECT> tag and
the <EMBED> tag. You can copy the code if you View Source.
Detailed
specifications for the parameters used are at Real.com. Go
to the section titled "Web Page Embedding." This extensive reference
also includes JavaScript methods for embedded RealPlayers.
Other resources:
For details about the EMBED and OBJECT tags, see Netscape's HTML
Tag Reference. (Look for "Applets and Plug-ins.".)
See Apple's
Quicktime site for EMBED specifications related to the QuickTime
player. Another page discusses the
OBJECT tag for QuickTime. Here is a QuickTime player that combines
both the <OBJECT> tag and the <EMBED> tag. and plays an MP3
file (51 KB):
Specifying TYPE in the EMBED tag:
Failure to do this will result in one of those "broken plug-in" graphics
in most cases, even if the user has the necessary plug-in installed.
AIFF: TYPE="audio/x-aiff"
MIDI: TYPE="audio/x-midi"
MP3: TYPE="audio/x-mpeg"
RealMedia: TYPE="audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin"
WAVE: TYPE="audio/x-wav"
Using the OBJECT tag:
The OBJECT tag is the one that's in the official
HTML 4.01 spec (do a Ctrl-F for "object"). If you have a program that
writes the OBJECT tag for you (for example, Flash does this), the tag
will work fine. But trying to insert an OBJECT tag manually can be tricky.
Make sure you have the correct CLASSID for the player you intend to embed
using the OBJECT tag.
