Windows Media Player SAMI/ASX Activity - Assemble Files

  1. To use the SAMI file you created in MAGpie, copy the SAMI ("csun2006.smi") to the MediaPlayer folder. If a file by that name already exists, you can overwrite the file.
  2. Open the ASX file called "csun2006.asx.txt" in a text editor. You should be able to double click on the file to open it.
  3. You will be typing the bolded text as shown below:

    <asx version="3.0" previewmode="No" >
     
    <title>CSUN 2006 Captioning Demo</title>
    <author>Fritz Thompson</author>
     
    <entry>
    <title>Captioning Demo Clip - CSUN 2006</title>
    <copyright>2006</copyright>
    <ref href="CSUN2006.WMV?sami=CSUN2006.SMI"/>
    </entry>
     
    </asx>

  4. Add metadata to the meta tags.
    1. Add an event or playlist title ("CSUN 2006 Captioning Demo") inside the first set of <title> tags as shown above.
    2. Add an event or playlist author ("Fritz Thompson") inside the <author> tags as shown above.
    3. Add the clip title ("Captioning Demo Clip - CSUN 2006") inside the second set of <title> tags as shown above.
    4. Add copyright information ("2006") inside the <copyright> tags as shown above.
  5. Replace "myvideofile.wmv" with "CSUN2006.WMV".
  6. Replace "mysamifile.smi" with "CSUN2006.SMI" or the name you used to export the SAMI file from MAGpie.
  7. Save the file with the .asx extension (i.e., the file name should be "CSUN2006.ASX"). Note: All three files (ASX, SMI, WMV) should be in the same folder. Uncheck "hide extension" to show the .asx extension. Confirm the name change dialog box by clicking OK. Close the .asx file.
  8. Now try it out. Double click the saved ASX file and Windows Media Player should play the video with captions.
  9. Try experimenting with different values for the metadata you edited above. Save and see how they appear in Media Player.

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