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Inserting Media 313
Embedding audio
Embedding audio incorporates the sound player directly into the page, but the
sound only plays if visitors to your site have the appropriate plugin for the chosen
sound file. Embed files if you want to use the sound as background music, or if
you want more control over the sound presentation itself. For example, you can
set the volume, the way the player looks on the page, and the beginning and
ending points of the sound file.
To embed an audio file:
1
In Design view, place the insertion point where you want to embed the file.
2
Click the Plugin button in the Objects panel, or choose Insert > Media > Plugin.
For more information about the Plugin object, see “Inserting Netscape
Navigator plugin content” on page 313.
3
In the Property inspector, click the folder icon to browse for the audio file, or
type the file’s path and name in the Link field.
4
Enter the width and height by entering the values in the appropriate fields or
by resizing the plugin placeholder in the Document window.
These values determine the size at which the audio controls are displayed in the
browser. For example, try a width of 144 pixels and a height of 60 pixels to see
how the audio player appears in both Navigator and Internet Explorer.
Inserting Netscape Navigator plugin content
Plugins enhance Netscape Navigator, providing ways to view media content in a
wide variety of formats. Plugins are the means by which content files are played
and displayed on your Web site. For example, typical plugins include RealPlayer
and QuickTime, while some content files themselves include MP3s and
QuickTime movies.
After you create content for a Navigator plugin, you can use Dreamweaver to
insert that content into an HTML document. Dreamweaver uses the
embed
tag to
mark the reference to the content file.
To insert Navigator plugin content:
1
In the Design view of the Document window, place the insertion point where
you want to insert the content.
2
Click the Plugin button in the Objects panel.
3
In the dialog box that appears, select a content file for a Navigator plugin.