Linking to a Video

The safest and easiest way to add a video to web page is to use a link.

It avoids any issues of browser incompatibilities in understanding embedded video files (although your viewer still need the appropriate helper application). Here is an example

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This is essentially coded like any other link

Just create a link as before

Click the (1) world wide web tab and set (2) hyperlink type to "(other)". In the (3) URL box type in the name or URL of your video file (e.g. "myfilm.avi" or "../video/myvideo.mov"). Instead of the link being pointed at a webpage it is aimed directly at the movie file.

In target frame box (4) you can put in _blank to prevent loss of your current page (for more on this)

Note how we've included a link for a helper application
(quicktime from Apple at - http://quicktime.apple.com/). This is a helpful thing to add to ensure your viewers can see the video

That's all you need to do it !!!