How would you put video content on a website?

alexakasloth · 30 Nov 2009 at 10:25

I'm creating a website (using dreamweaver cs3) to show my portfolio of video work and i'm trying work out how the video content will be shown on the video page. What i'm going to have on the index is a mashup showreel which will be a flash video embedded to the page, however seperately there will be a video page where some videos can be watched in full. Currently for the video page I'm thinking of having thumbnails made from screengrabs and when the thumbnail is clicked a page opens up within the page where the video will stream. Like when you click the image to enlarge on this page: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-238-AM
Does anybody know how I can do this in dreamweaver, or can suggest a better way to show the work?

gord · 30 Nov 2009 at 10:31

I would do it how Apple have done their trailers site.

You don't need Dreamweaver though. Its just a tool to help you develop, not a tool to develop for you. Google for lightbox or jquery overlay, thats the feature whereby you click and you get an overlay window, and then all you do is embed your flash video in that.

Simples.

alexakasloth · 30 Nov 2009 at 10:33

Thank you for the quick and helpful reply gord

Mart2912 · 30 Nov 2009 at 10:34

Try using Lightbox:

http://www.huddletogether.com/projects/lightbox2/ - Thats for images mainly, useful as an image gallery.

http://blog.codefidelity.com/?p=18 - This is a popup with flash and seems more like the thing you are looking for.