To webcam or not to webcam & what?!

[westonweather]

Just found out that IE doesn't play MJPEG, so anyone on IE won't see the moving image. I've set the "ALT" as wording to that effect so if the image on the webcam page doesn't load you get a link to webcam2.php which is an auto-refreshing static image.

I haven't used IE for years. Does anyone?

Is there anyway of detecting what browser someone is using with a script and either giving them a static image or an MJPEG depending on the browsers capability?

[tumutbound]

Is there anyway of detecting what browser someone is using with a script and either giving them a static image or an MJPEG depending on the browsers capability?

Without using javascript, you can use the method described here to have different content for IE and non IE users.

http://www.mediacollege.com/internet/ht ... ct-ie.html

Instead of having separate code to for it, perhaps you could just point IE users at a download page for Firefox

[westonweather]

Is there anyway of detecting what browser someone is using with a script and either giving them a static image or an MJPEG depending on the browsers capability?

Without using javascript, you can use the method described here to have different content for IE and non IE users.

http://www.mediacollege.com/internet/ht ... ct-ie.html

Instead of having separate code to for it, perhaps you could just point IE users at a download page for Firefox

I've used this code

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<!--[if IE]>
Place content here to target all Internet Explorer users.
<![endif]--> 

to provide a static image instead of an MJPEG, but IE 11 on Windows 8.1 just ignores it!

I think you're right...my message should read "get a proper browser!"

[nitrx]

As said earlier the way to go for streaming video or webvideo is mp4 / h264 it's supported by all modern browsers and on most portable devices like andoid phones / tablets / wpphones an appledevices.

[westonweather]

As said earlier the way to go for streaming video or webvideo is mp4 / h264 it's supported by all modern browsers and on most portable devices like andoid phones / tablets / wpphones an appledevices.

Which is all very well, but it's not supported by the camera...

To be honest, I'm not THAT bothered that it can't be viewed as a video in IE. There is always a still option and it DOES already work on my iPhone, iPad and I have tried it on the Samsung range of Android devices and works there also. Just IE being the odd ball.

[nitrx]

Which is all very well, but it's not supported by the camera...

To be honest, I'm not THAT bothered that it can't be viewed as a video in IE. There is always a still option and it DOES already work on my iPhone, iPad and I have tried it on the Samsung range of Android devices and works there also. Just IE being the odd ball.

I know anyway the latest IE versions do support mp4 I convert my images every night to mp4 for the timelapses.

http://editspace.sytes.net/movie