Playing Mp3 Files with Dewplayer
XSPF Playlist

Without a reader

• The *.mp3 file must be completely loaded into the local computer. The sound is then played with the local reader associated with *.mp3 files
  
  
  • No security restrictions for cross-domain
  • The user must wait
    
  • Try to play the song, Mozart, Requiem, Dies Irae

With a reader

• This allow to read the *.mp3 file like a stream. The sound is played as soon (few seconds) after reading.
• Security restrictions for cross-domain. The *.mp3 file must be in the same domain as the swf file
• The user don't wait
• Listen O Fortuna, Carl Orff, Carmina Burana

Upload the reader - dewplayer

• I use dewplayer, a light (4K) flash player. This player is free
  
• Upload into your site, the dewplayer.swf from alsacreations
  
  

Using <object> to embed dewplayer

• Type this code, data and value must be typed within one line :
  

• We can cConfigure your player, adding these optional values :

• Other values :

Remove the tool-tip Click to activate ...

• For some version of IE, we must click 2 times on the object to play the sound. This is an ActiveX control security warning, due to a change on IE.
• To remove this Click to activate and use this control tool-tip, Adobe give a turnaround, which mainly, call the flash player with a special javascript

• Upload Ac_RunActiveContent into GPC from Adobe.

• Loda the script : 

• Finally, call the reader within a javascript
• Note, src must be typed within one line, and, there is no extension to the player name :
  

• Listen Mozart, Requiem, Dies Irae :

Using dewplayer-multi

• You need to use the pipe character inside the data and value attributes (again, within one line) :
• Pipe character can by typed with alt+0124

• But, with dewplayer-multi, the pipe character must be URL encoded with %7C
  

Google Gadget with the dewplayer Reader

• I create a Google Gadget containing the dewplayer reader, to play MP3 sounds : 
  

• And the dewplayer-multi version : 
  

Using a Playlist with XSPF Web Music Player

• XSPF Web Music Player is a flash-based web application that uses xspf playlist format to play mp3 songs. XSPF is the XML Shareable Playlist Format
• I use the Extended version
• Upload into your site the xspf_player.swf
• The Playlist and the Player must be hosted in the same Domain

Creating a Playlist

• Technical specification can be found in XSPF (spiff) site
• The basic structure of the .xspf file is as follows :
  

• Save the file with the extension .xspf and upload it into your site

Using <object> to embed XSPF player

• Type this code, data and value must be typed within one line, with same content :
  

• To configure the player, use these parameters :

• Listen my Playlist :

Removing the <object> tag

• AS for dewplayer, we can call the player with a javascript :

• Listen my Playlist, calling the player without <object> tag :

A Google Gadget with a Flash Reader

• I create a Google Gadget to play Flash Playlist : 

More Informations

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• Playing sounds within Google Sites
• How to incorporate a Playlist within Google Sites
• Playing sounds from IMEEM
• How to use ODEO Flash Player
• Playing a MP3 File in Blogger
• Inserting a MP3 player in Blogger
• Google Gadget : The swiss army knife for your site

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