Re: [Moderator Action] Re: one qestion about SMIL

----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Bouthillier" <lbouthillier@hbs.edu>
To: <www-smil@w3.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 4:43 PM
Subject: [Moderator Action] Re: one qestion about SMIL


> I think it's a mimetype issue - if your servlet does not return the
correct
> mimetype in the Content-type header, the player will not handle it
correctly.
>
> Larry
>
> > > I read the SMIL specification and like all other W3C specifications,
it
> > lets me know a lot.  But, one thing is not even mentioned.  That is, how
> > does SMIL handle a dynamically created source?  Say,
> > "http://server/SomeServlet" (A) will return a playable video clip's URL
(B).
> > If you use <video src="B" />, it will play.  But, if you use <video
src="A"
> > />, it won't play.  Do you have an answer for this question?  Thanks.
>
> --
> Larry Bouthillier -- larryb@hbs.edu
> Director of Software Development
> Harvard Business School
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>
>

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