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| DATE | Jun 19, 2007 |
| TICKET | #334359 |
| STATUS | Closed |
| SUBJECT | Set up QuickTime movie for download! |
| CAT | Web Sites, Home Pages and Web Based Development |
| TYPE | |
| DESC | |
| DESC | |
| PLATFORM | Apple Macintosh (PowerPC) |
| MODEL | G4 desktop Power PC dual bootable |
| PROC | dual 1.25 |
| RAM | 1.75 |
| DRIVE | 80 gb |
| NAME | Christopher |
| USERNAME | G3User |
| TECHNICAL | Little Experience |
| ISSUE | Lots of Troubleshooting |
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TICKET ARCHIVE -> Set up QuickTime movie for download!
G3User - Jun 19, 2007 - 6:12 pm
Hi! I want to set up a video file at my website for download. The kind of thing that, if I give someone a web address, it starts automatically downloading when they click the link.
I've been able to do this successfully with pdf files. Like, www.mydomain.mydocument.pdf. The document automatically downloads; it's great.
But when I add upload a QuickTime file to my website and type in the URL, the file loads in a QuickTime plugin page. If a user didn't have quicktime pro, I don't think they could save as source. I tried it on the PC upstairs. It loads and plays fine, but there's no way she could save it.
How do I set this up so that the document itself starts downloading, even though it's a movie or song, like another document would? Or, alternately, how do I set this up so that they can download the file any other way?
Thanks so much for your help.
P.S. I can add another page in iWeb for the document, but then it's just embedded in the page, right? So we would be back to the same issue, I believe? Again, I want people to be able to download the file itself (so they can have it, if they paid for it).
I've been able to do this successfully with pdf files. Like, www.mydomain.mydocument.pdf. The document automatically downloads; it's great.
But when I add upload a QuickTime file to my website and type in the URL, the file loads in a QuickTime plugin page. If a user didn't have quicktime pro, I don't think they could save as source. I tried it on the PC upstairs. It loads and plays fine, but there's no way she could save it.
How do I set this up so that the document itself starts downloading, even though it's a movie or song, like another document would? Or, alternately, how do I set this up so that they can download the file any other way?
Thanks so much for your help.
P.S. I can add another page in iWeb for the document, but then it's just embedded in the page, right? So we would be back to the same issue, I believe? Again, I want people to be able to download the file itself (so they can have it, if they paid for it).
icemanjc - Jun 19, 2007 - 11:17 pm
The best thing to do, is tell people to right click the link and tell it to download.
G3User - Jun 20, 2007 - 10:19 am
Thanks for writing back! But would that work?
When I include music or a video in my iWeb designed site, what happens is that it gets embedded, and you could only download if you had quicktime pro, I believe.
What I did successfully last night was to ZIP a song or video, then just ftp it to my website. Then, when I enter in the URL of that zipped file, it starts automatically downloading.
Do you feel there is a better way? I am new to this and open to all suggestions! Thanks.
When I include music or a video in my iWeb designed site, what happens is that it gets embedded, and you could only download if you had quicktime pro, I believe.
What I did successfully last night was to ZIP a song or video, then just ftp it to my website. Then, when I enter in the URL of that zipped file, it starts automatically downloading.
Do you feel there is a better way? I am new to this and open to all suggestions! Thanks.
icemanjc - Jun 20, 2007 - 10:37 am
its a good idea, it also would save space.
But in iWeb you can do, is go to the insert menu and select hyperlink and tell people to right click that and download.
I'm a big mac user but I hate iWeb, its not good for anything if you want to do something your way.
But in iWeb you can do, is go to the insert menu and select hyperlink and tell people to right click that and download.
I'm a big mac user but I hate iWeb, its not good for anything if you want to do something your way.
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