Adding QuickTime and Other Media

Video and audio files, with the exception of the various flavors of Flash media, are handled by Dreamweaver as plug-in media . That's because these files need plug-in software to be installed in a Web browser in order to be played . The most common plug-in media are QuickTime, Windows Media, RealAudio or RealVideo, and MP3 audio files.

To add plug-in media files:

1.	Click to place the insertion point where you want the media file to appear.
2.	Choose Insert > Media > Plugin. or In the Common category of the Insert Bar, choose Plugin from the Media popup menu. The Select File dialog appears.
3.	Navigate to and select the media file you want, then click OK (Choose). A placeholder for the plug-in file appears on your page ( Figure 8.43 ). Figure 8.43. Dreamweaver puts a placeholder for the plug-in media file in the document window.

To preview your media file:

1.	Select the placeholder for the media file.
2.	In the Property Inspector, click the Play button. This may not work if Dreamweaver can't find the appropriate plug-in on your system. In that case, save the page and preview the file in a Web browser.

Tip

• Dreamweaver creates the placeholder file as a small square icon on the page. When you preview the file, that icon will be replaced by the media file controller, which has the playback controls. The small size of the icon won't allow you to use the media controller, so before you preview the file, click on the placeholder icon and use its selection handles to make it wide enough so that you can see the entire media controller.

To edit a plug-in file's properties:

1.	Click to select the plug-in file.
2.	In the Property Inspector, make the changes you want ( Figure 8.44 ). Figure 8.44. You can adjust the settings for a plug-in media file in the Property Inspector.