Media player problem.

**bigal7** · 29 May 2010, 11:02 PM

Hi again,

I've downloaded an MP4 onto my index page, it plays perfectly, no problem there!

When I preview it has the dark blue background-which looks great!

But after uploading it all goes all white & is way too bright-I've tried using arrange & putting it to the back but to no avail!

If anyone can help thanks!

Big Al7.

**steve.ledger** · 29 May 2010, 11:07 PM

URL Please?

**steve.ledger** · 29 May 2010, 11:21 PM

It's ok - I got the URL from you other thread
http://www.alanwichert.com/

<param name="wmode" value="transparent"> is only supported supported by IE

You will needs to manually edit the placeholder code to add:
wmode="transparent" to the <embed tag like this

**bigal7** · 30 May 2010, 12:01 AM

You aussie legend!

Sorry, do I paste what you have written or find <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> & replace with wmode="transparent"?

This is the code I have-

<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0" width="100%" height="100%" id="standAlone" align="middle">
<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" />
<param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
<param name="movie" value="index_htm_files/standAlone_omk.swf?url=intro 8_1.flv&sound=true&loop=false&tooltip= true&autoplay=false&swfborder=true" />
<param name="quality" value="high" />
<param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" />
<param name="menu" value="false" />
<embed src="index_htm_files/standAlone_omk.swf?url=intro 8_1.flv&sound=true&loop=true&tooltip=t rue&autoplay=false&swfborder=true" quality="high" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="100%" height="100%" name="standAlone" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" />
</object>

I have changed <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> & replaced it with <param name=wmode="transparent"

Is that correct?

Doesn't seem to work-I'm using firefox-would that be a problem?

Thanks mate!

**steve.ledger** · 30 May 2010, 12:29 AM

Not quite.
Just 'add' to the embed tag. Nothing more.

Basically there are two tags present.
The <object tag uses parameters and the <embed tag uses attributes

Both these tags together take care of pretty well all major browsers.

**bigal7** · 02 June 2010, 10:29 PM

Thanks sledger, apologies for not saying so sooner but internet here is very sporadic!

I did what you said and it worked perfect, thanks!

But this is strange, on the "video of the month page", I get that white screen-so I replaced it with exactly the same, using firefox it comes on perfect, ie blue back screen but it won't play-yet the intro plays on the homepage!

However, when I load IE8, it works perfectly!

I also noticed the text at the bottom of each page works perfectly colourwise, ie dark gray w orange mouse over, yet in firefox it comes up purple with orange mouse over, do you think it's a firefox issue & not xara?

Thanks again sledger, hope my connection holds out long enough!

Big Al7

**bigal7** · 02 June 2010, 10:33 PM

Sorry, to be more specific-long day- I input wmode="transparent" in the video of the month EXACTLY the same as the INTRO video on the homepage, it has the background-ie transparent but cous cous just won't play on firefox, yet IE8 plays it perfectly! Sorry mate, been at it since 5am! Thanks, Big Al7!