Problem: embedded audio only windows media player

[maxcalvada]

We just launched our station off Shoutcast but want to embed it off our own website. I asked how to do this on Winamp's shoutcast forum & was given a link to streamsolutions for the embedded audio only windows media player. I gave my shoutcast url as requested and was then given html code to copy and paste on my website. It doesn't work so far. Instead of seeing window media player on my homepage, I see part of the html code, specifically: !CLASSID="CLSID:22D6F312-B0F6-11D0-94AB-0080C74C7E95"STANDBY="Loading Windows Media Player components..."TYPE="application/x-oleobject">NAME="MediaPlayer"WIDTH=320HEIGHT=240&. ..

We are using Blogger as our webhost. Is if possible this won't work on a blogsite like Blogger or Wordpress? (while editing the post I inserted the code onto, I did click on "hmtl" and did not use compose format)

I also tried creating a html document on my desktop and also inserted the same code. I got the windows media player to appear on this page, but it doesn't do anything. Totally dead.

Is is possible I need a regular webhost, not a bloghost site?

Please inform. Thanks.

[maxcalvada]

Actually I see the windows player on my blogger site, but it's between the aforementioned html code. It also is dead - hitting play doesn't do anything, though my shoutcast station is currently running.

You can see for yourself here:
http://www.rochesterfreeradio.org/20...want-lpfm.html

[Nick]

Post the full code and we can look for you.

[maxcalvada]

the following code is giving me what you see on my homepage, http://www.rochesterfreeradio.org/ ----- but still dead, nothing happens when you hit play.

<object id="MediaPlayer" width=385 height=73
classid="CLSID:22D6F312-B0F6-11D0-94AB-0080C74C7E95"
standby="Loading Windows Media Player components..."
type="application/x-oleobject">

<param name="FileName" value="http://www.shoutcast.com/Internet-Radio/rochester%20free%20radio" valuetype="ref" ref />
<param name="AudioStream" value="1" />
<param name="AutoSize" value="0" />
<param name="AutoStart" value="1" />
<param name="AnimationAtStart" value="0" />
<param name="AllowScan" value="-1" />
<param name="AllowChangeDisplaySize" value="-1" />
<param name="AutoRewind" value="0" />
<param name="Balance" value="0" />
<param name="BaseURL" value />
<param name="BufferingTime" value="5" />
<param name="CaptioningID" value />
<param name="ClickToPlay" value="-1" />
<param name="CursorType" value="0" />
<param name="CurrentPosition" value="-1" />
<param name="CurrentMarker" value="0" />
<param name="DefaultFrame" value />
<param name="DisplayBackColor" value="0" />
<param name="DisplayForeColor" value="16777215" />
<param name="DisplayMode" value="1" />
<param name="DisplaySize" value="1" />
<param name="Enabled" value="-1" />
<param name="EnableContextMenu" value="-1" />
<param name="EnablePositionControls" value="-1" />
<param name="EnableFullScreenControls" value="-1" />
<param name="EnableTracker" value="-1" />
<param name="InvokeURLs" value="-1" />
<param name="Language" value="-1" />
<param name="Mute" value="0" />
<param name="PlayCount" value="0" />
<param name="PreviewMode" value="0" />
<param name="Rate" value="1" />
<param name="SAMILang" value />
<param name="SAMIStyle" value />
<param name="SAMIFileName" value />
<param name="SelectionStart" value="-1" />
<param name="SelectionEnd" value="-1" />
<param name="SendOpenStateChangeEvents" value="-1" />
<param name="SendWarningEvents" value="-1" />
<param name="SendErrorEvents" value="-1" />
<param name="SendKeyboardEvents" value="0" />
<param name="SendMouseClickEvents" value="0" />
<param name="SendMouseMoveEvents" value="0" />
<param name="SendPlayStateChangeEvents" value="-1" />
<param name="ShowCaptioning" value="0" />
<param name="ShowControls" value="-1" />
<param name="ShowAudioControls" value="-1" />
<param name="ShowDisplay" value="0" />
<param name="ShowGotoBar" value="0" />
<param name="ShowPositionControls" value="0" />
<param name="ShowStatusBar" value="-1" />
<param name="ShowTracker" value="-1" />
<param name="TransparentAtStart" value="0" />
<param name="VideoBorderWidth" value="0" />
<param name="VideoBorderColor" value="333333" />
<param name="VideoBorder3D" value="-1" />
<param name="Volume" value="-1" />
<param name="WindowlessVideo" value="-1" />
<embed type="application/x-mplayer2" src="http://www.shoutcast.com/Internet-Radio/rochester%20free%20radio"
name="MediaPlayer"
width=320
height=240>
</embed></object>

[Nick]

Content Type: audio/aacp

AAC will not work with an embedded wma, if you want embedded aac then you will need to look at our flash servers,
http://www.streamsolutions.co.uk/audio/flash

also you cannot use the yp as the referrer you will need to use http://66.66.7.51:8000/ and hope its not dynamic..

Is this a self hosted server if so then the chances are you will not hear behind your own network even if it were working properly.

[maxcalvada]

also you cannot use the yp as the referrer you will need to use http://66.66.7.51:8000/ and hope its not dynamic..

I don't know what yp means or what a referrer is. Also, I clicked http://66.66.7.51:8000/ and got nothing. What is "dynamic?"

Are you saying my shoutcast setup(someone else configured it for me) might not work? I thought embedding of audio was pretty simple to do?

[Nick]

As mentioned AAC does not work on the windows media embedded code.

a dynamic ip address is one that will change all the time if you use adsl internet so you may not be able to use the ip and will have to use a dynamic dns name.

in the code you have the yp (yellow pages) link to your server (http://www.shoutcast.com/Internet-Ra...20free%20radio) and this cannot be used as an ip address in the code.

the shoutcast server was up and running when i looked earlier however it is not now,

you will need to add the ip and port into the code and get someone outside of your network to test it.

See below

<object id="MediaPlayer" width=385 height=73
classid="CLSID:22D6F312-B0F6-11D0-94AB-0080C74C7E95"
standby="Loading Windows Media Player components..."
type="application/x-oleobject">

<param name="FileName" value="http://66.66.7.51:8000/" valuetype="ref" ref />
<param name="AudioStream" value="1" />
<param name="AutoSize" value="0" />
<param name="AutoStart" value="1" />
<param name="AnimationAtStart" value="0" />
<param name="AllowScan" value="-1" />
<param name="AllowChangeDisplaySize" value="-1" />
<param name="AutoRewind" value="0" />
<param name="Balance" value="0" />
<param name="BaseURL" value />
<param name="BufferingTime" value="5" />
<param name="CaptioningID" value />
<param name="ClickToPlay" value="-1" />
<param name="CursorType" value="0" />
<param name="CurrentPosition" value="-1" />
<param name="CurrentMarker" value="0" />
<param name="DefaultFrame" value />
<param name="DisplayBackColor" value="0" />
<param name="DisplayForeColor" value="16777215" />
<param name="DisplayMode" value="1" />
<param name="DisplaySize" value="1" />
<param name="Enabled" value="-1" />
<param name="EnableContextMenu" value="-1" />
<param name="EnablePositionControls" value="-1" />
<param name="EnableFullScreenControls" value="-1" />
<param name="EnableTracker" value="-1" />
<param name="InvokeURLs" value="-1" />
<param name="Language" value="-1" />
<param name="Mute" value="0" />
<param name="PlayCount" value="0" />
<param name="PreviewMode" value="0" />
<param name="Rate" value="1" />
<param name="SAMILang" value />
<param name="SAMIStyle" value />
<param name="SAMIFileName" value />
<param name="SelectionStart" value="-1" />
<param name="SelectionEnd" value="-1" />
<param name="SendOpenStateChangeEvents" value="-1" />
<param name="SendWarningEvents" value="-1" />
<param name="SendErrorEvents" value="-1" />
<param name="SendKeyboardEvents" value="0" />
<param name="SendMouseClickEvents" value="0" />
<param name="SendMouseMoveEvents" value="0" />
<param name="SendPlayStateChangeEvents" value="-1" />
<param name="ShowCaptioning" value="0" />
<param name="ShowControls" value="-1" />
<param name="ShowAudioControls" value="-1" />
<param name="ShowDisplay" value="0" />
<param name="ShowGotoBar" value="0" />
<param name="ShowPositionControls" value="0" />
<param name="ShowStatusBar" value="-1" />
<param name="ShowTracker" value="-1" />
<param name="TransparentAtStart" value="0" />
<param name="VideoBorderWidth" value="0" />
<param name="VideoBorderColor" value="333333" />
<param name="VideoBorder3D" value="-1" />
<param name="Volume" value="-1" />
<param name="WindowlessVideo" value="-1" />
<embed type="application/x-mplayer2" src="http://66.66.7.51:8000/"
name="MediaPlayer"
width=320
height=240>
</embed></object>

[maxcalvada]

A google search of ADSL says that has something to do with phone line DSL. I have high speed cable(roadrunner).

I went to your Embedded Flash Player Generator page and put http://66.66.7.51:8000/ for the Server IP. I wasn't sure what FMS path meant, so put in www.RochesterFreeRadio.org.
Support Flash Action Script Type - I put Action Script 2 & 3.

I was given the following code and now on my home page there is a Flash Player(with the exclamation point) but still no playback.

<embed
src="http://www.streamsolutions.co.uk/flash/streamsolutions_player_2.swf"
width="200"
height="40"
allowfullscreen="true"
allowscriptaccess="always"
flashvars="streamer=rtmpe://http://66.66.7.51:8000//www.RochesterFreeRadio.org/&file=www.RochesterFreeRadio.org&type=rtmp&height= 40&width=200&showstreamname=true&showstreamurl=tru e&showstreamtitle=true&autostart=true"
/>

[Nick]

High speed cable (roadrunner) is as far as i know adsl and your ip will always change so you will need to use a dynamic dns name.

if you want to use our embedded flash player you will need our flash media server and it is not available for general use on shoutcast servers

http://www.streamsolutions.co.uk/audio/flash

I have posted the code above for the windows player for you,