Dreamweaver - Integrating sound into my website

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Integrating sound into my website

the9Ulaire

2005-09-24, 6:18 pm

I'm not sure if there is already one on this topic; I need help with
integrating sound into my Dreamweaver site. I am wanting my web page to open
and play a recording. Then, at different times through the duration of the
recoding, the text/pictures will change. I am wanting to do this without using
Flash. So if this is possible; please let me know.

tecknowjnkie

2005-09-24, 6:18 pm

This can be done through *fake streaming* an avi or MP3 with an onload commmand
but the audio will still be a bandwidth hog even if cleaned and compressed
properly.

What is the reason for not having the sound in an .swf? I assume your
text/pictures ditty is in flash, no?

the9Ulaire

2005-09-24, 6:18 pm

I am designing a website for my father for his up-coming software release and all. I will be designing his homepage. I have been asked to see if I can do this without using flash.

Koenig

2005-09-25, 10:17 pm

"the9Ulaire" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:dh4312$frg$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> I'm not sure if there is already one on this topic; I need help with
> integrating sound into my Dreamweaver site. I am wanting my web page to
open
> and play a recording. Then, at different times through the duration of
the
> recoding, the text/pictures will change. I am wanting to do this without
using
> Flash. So if this is possible; please let me know.

Don't, don't do it. If there is one thing that drives people away from a
site is having sound automatically playing.

The only reason you should have sound on your site is if you are a band.

Why is it that 99.9% of users are driven away from a site with sound, but
the other .1% work in web page design?

the9Ulaire

2005-09-26, 3:15 am

Okay, I understand what you are saying. I am hoping to incorperate it into my
site then. It doesn't have to immediately begin when the vistor comes to my
site. Even if it is an option to go hear it; I'm really wanting to be able to
incorperate it. Now, if in all circumstances this is looked down upon, I will
abandon this idea.

Koenig

2005-09-26, 3:15 am

"the9Ulaire" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Okay, I understand what you are saying. I am hoping to incorperate it
into my
> site then. It doesn't have to immediately begin when the vistor comes to
my
> site. Even if it is an option to go hear it; I'm really wanting to be
able to
> incorperate it. Now, if in all circumstances this is looked down upon, I
will
> abandon this idea.

Making it an optional choice is definately the best way to go. Your
original comment talked about it playing as soon as they entered the page.

As long as the page isn't set up to automatically play music its good.

zarathustra_MX

2005-09-26, 3:15 am

Just drag the plug-in icon into a cell (Insert > media > plugin) and load your
mp3 into into it. Make sure the plugin is a hundred pixels or so accross and at
least 16 high, and the controller for whatever media player the viwer has
installed (Quicktime / windows media / real (shudder) etc) will just show up
there and play either automatically (with the added parameter "autoplay=true"
or not "autoplay=false". :)

Gerry W - for email use my name at dergal dot com

2005-09-26, 6:14 am

the9Ulaire wrote:
> I am designing a website for my father for his up-coming software release and all. I will be designing his homepage. I have been asked to see if I can do this without using flash.

Mmm - unfortunately, flash is actually (IMHO) the best option for this ..

:-)

Jim G.

2005-09-30, 6:21 pm

I agree. It's amazing how ANNOYING those midi flies and other such sounds
that automatically start playing are. Give the user a choice in this
matter.

"Koenig" <trevorgenschbloodysven@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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> "the9Ulaire" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> open
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> using
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> Don't, don't do it. If there is one thing that drives people away from a
> site is having sound automatically playing.
>
> The only reason you should have sound on your site is if you are a band.
>
> Why is it that 99.9% of users are driven away from a site with sound, but
> the other .1% work in web page design?
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