# MPEG question **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 6, 2000, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpeg-question/13476 "2000-02-06T23:57:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2000, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpeg-question/13476/1 "2000-02-06T23:57:00Z")
OK, web wizards out there…I need a bit of advice. I’m trying to learn how to let people visiting my website have access to some MPEG files I have on there. Here’s what I’ve done so far: I went to another website that had a working MPEG link and copied their source code, substituting my information. Uploaded my MPEG to my images directory No dice. I think I did everything right, as it appears to be trying to play the file, but perhaps Angelfire doesn’t let you post MPEGs? anyone know? Here’s a link to the page [http://www.angelfire.com/ny3/zettecity/fish.html](http://www.angelfire.com/ny3/zettecity/fish.html) If someone can look at my code and tell me what’s wrong, or offer some other advice, I would appreciate it. Thanks! Zette PS- I don’t think this will work, but here is a link to my actual editing page. [http://angelfire.lycos.com/cgi-bin/bedit](http://angelfire.lycos.com/cgi-bin/bedit) * * * Love is like popsicles…you get too much you get too high. Not enough and you’re gonna die… [Click here for some GOOD news for a change](http://www.binghamtonpress.com/binghamtonnews/local/Sanews5.html)[Zettecity](http://www.angelfire.com/ny3/zettecity/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![TheNerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/858c86/32.png) [@TheNerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheNerd)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2000, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpeg-question/13476/2 "2000-02-07T00:14:00Z")
I can tell you why the img in the link didn’t work, but I can’t tell you why the link to the movie itself didn’t work. 'cause it did. The image tag you’ve got is: IMG SRC= " alt=“still clip” That is interpreted to mean that the src is " alt=". Which obviously it isn’t. You need to put an actual picture there instead. Something like IMG SRC=“fish.jpg” alt=“still clip” . Of course, fish.jpg would need to exist. Just clicked the link though, and watched the little buggers swim. I’m using Netscape 4.6 on Win98. ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2000, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpeg-question/13476/3 "2000-02-07T02:57:00Z")
Get outta Dodge! It worked?? Well, I’ll be! Hey teeming millions, can you humor me and try it out? I am using IE 5 and it didn’t work for me…Thanks, Nerd! Zette * * * Love is like popsicles…you get too much you get too high. Not enough and you’re gonna die… [Click here for some GOOD news for a change](http://www.binghamtonpress.com/binghamtonnews/local/Sanews5.html)[Zettecity](http://www.angelfire.com/ny3/zettecity/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2000, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpeg-question/13476/4 "2000-02-07T03:12:00Z")
Nerd, I got the picture fixed, too. I guess I just wasn’t looking close enough at the code. Thanks again! Zette 🙂 * * * Love is like popsicles…you get too much you get too high. Not enough and you’re gonna die… [Click here for some GOOD news for a change](http://www.binghamtonpress.com/binghamtonnews/local/Sanews5.html)[Zettecity](http://www.angelfire.com/ny3/zettecity/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![SanibelMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2000, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpeg-question/13476/5 "2000-02-07T03:24:00Z")
It’s all working for me, Zette. I’m on a Mac, and using Communicator 4.7. Nice fish. * * * _SanibelMan_ - [My Homepage](http://members.macconnect.com/~jonkleinow/) “Hey, you sass that hoopy Ford Prefect? There’s a frood who really knows where his towel is.”