Creating A Hi-def Video Link

maXspeed

maXspeed

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Does anybody know how you create the link that opens a video with your quicktime player, and NOT your web browser?
An example of what i mean is when you goto the apple trailers website, and you click on one of the High-Def links your quicktime player opens.

Any thoughts?

Thanks a bunch!!!
 
Here is a class resource from Jake Perrine at The Art Institute of Seattle on how to do what you need. It's called a quicktime media link.

2). ADVANCED & BETTER: .QTL metafile link for launching movie in QT Player:

A better way to link to video is to use what is known as a "metafile", a small text file that "points" at the actual movie file. The Quicktime version of a metafile is called a "Quicktime Media Link" or .qtl file. Another benefit of the .qtl file is that it launches your movie in the QT Player - much more useful than the simple embedded player mentioned above - and users don't have to leave your webpage when they click the link. In all, a much savvier way to link to a video file. here's how you do it:

1. Open the movie you wish to make a .qtl file of in Quicktime Player. Go File > Export.

2. Locate your "media" folder as the destination for the new file. Name your file the same as your movie except with a .qtl extension (which is the default).

3. From the "Export" pull down at the bottom choose "Movie to Quicktime Media Link." Click "Options."

4. Important: in the URL field you must supply the exact absolute URL to your movie online. For example: http://jp216.aisites.com/lab4/media/cycles_40k.mov. Double check this URL by entering it into a browser: if it plays your movie, then the URL is right.

5. You can make your movie display in fullscreen, loop, autoplay, play without controls and more by selecting the options towards the middle. You can even choose another movie to play after this one in the QT Next field, or open a webpage in the HREF field. All of these options are optional - the only field you *must* have is the URL field at the top.

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6. Choose "OK" to leave Options. Choose "Save" to save your new .qtl file.

7. Double click your .qtl file to test it: it should download and play the specified movie from the server in QTPlayer.

8. To link to this file in your webpage, call this reference movie from a standard link:

<a href="media/cycles_40k.qtl">Play my movie</a>

Which looks like this:

http://jp216.aisites.com/ism/ref/media/cycles_40k.qtl
http://jp216.aisites.com/ism/ref/media/cycles_100k.qtl
http://jp216.aisites.com/ism/ref/media/cycles_300k.qtl


Notes:

1. The .qtl file is actually just a simple text file. If you open it in TextEdit it will look something like this:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<?quicktime type="application/x-quicktime-media-link"?>
<embed
autoplay="true"
controller="false"
href="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/"
quitwhendone="true"
src="http://jp216.aisites.com/lab4/media/cycles_40k.mov"
/>

2. One issue with the .QTL file is that your web server must have the .qtl MIME type included in its list of MIME types. Ask your administrator to add it if it doesn't seem to be working.
 
You my friend are an absolute genius!!!!

No one gets paid on this site for what they do...just great knowledge and big hearts.
I cannot thank you enough for the info you gave me, and with perfect explanation.
You are an asset to any forum!!!
 
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