well, it seems that if you upload the files to the web server and link to them there, it does the same thing. So it's not a Blackboard specific behavior. So for my next duh question... these are avi files. Isn't there such thing as .avi video? And how would I convert this to some version that will be accessible to the greatest number of people?
>> Ok so -- I am hearing a rumor that the latest Windows Media player > >I'm, not familiar with BlackBoard but it sounds like a CODEC issue (that's >the behavior when WMP can decide audio but not video - it plays what it can >and shows the visualization). > >Unfortunately peripheral makers still make attempts to lock people into >their hardware via software. Many webcam makers ship software that record >in proprietary CODECs. At worst you need their software to see the results, >at best they provide a CODEC pack to allow others to see it. > >If this is the problem then it's an easy fix - just record in something >else. Nearly all these tools let's you pick a more generally portable CODEC >(like WMV) but they rarely make it default. To see what that particular >file uses you can Google "GSPOT CODEC" and hit the first link - it's a >little tool which will determine which CODEC was used to create a file and >whether or not the current system can play it. > >Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ColdFusion 8 - Build next generation apps today, with easy PDF and Ajax features - download now http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/coldfusion/cf8_beta_whatsnew_052907.pdf Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:239282 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
