Viewing DVD in a Web Page

The Windows Media Player control uses automation to expose the DVD-Video–specific interfaces, methods, events, and properties of the Microsoft DirectShow Application Programming Interface (API). As a Microsoft ActiveX control, the Windows Media Player control can be used as a component in a Web page. Enhanced with digital video disc (DVD) playback capability, the Windows Media Player control adds exciting dynamic content to previously static Web pages.

You can view a Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) sample page demonstrating DVD playback in a Web page that builds upon the concepts introduced in this article. The sample is located in the SimpleDVD directory that was installed with the SDK. To view this sample, your system must be capable of DVD-Video playback and have the Microsoft DirectShow drivers installed.

This article contains the following sections.

• Customizing the Control for DVD Playback
• Creating a DVD-Enabled Web Page