Windows Media

Windows Media (wmv) as a D2L Content Topic

	Internet Explorer 6	Mozilla Firefox 2.0
As Course Offering File (Media Type)	Yes (click Play twice)	No (The file has an .d2l extension that does not match the file format)
As QuickLink > Course File (Media Type)	Yes (click Play twice)	No
QuickLink inserted into an HTML page (created by D2L Helpdesk staff)	Yes	No
As QuickLink > URL (new window) (The wmv file is placed at http://www.homepages.dsu.edu/wangh/d2l/watercycle.wmv	Yes	Yes

Summary:

Windows Media Video wouldn't play in Mozilla Firefox 2.0 if the video file is uploaded into a D2L course and added as a content topic.
WMV can play if the video file is hosted externally and inserted as QuickLink URL.