Embed Media Files with Object Element

Microsoft and Apple have developed a new formats to embed media files. Microsoft uses Windows Media Player while Apple's QuickTime player is played on both formats. The newer format uses the Object element.

There are advantages and disadvantages to embedding movies on a web page.

QuickTime Movie Player with MPG File

class id   02BF25D5-8C17-4B23-BC80-D3488ABDDC6B
codebase   http://www.apple.com/qtactivex/qtplugin.cab

<object> Multimedia Element

<object type="video/quicktime" data="images/knitting_class.mpg" width="300" height="260">
<param name="controller" value="true" />
<param name="autoplay" value="false" />
<param name="bgcolor" value="#ffcccc" />
</object>