January 9th, 2009
How do I create email with imbedded audio files? What kind of audio
file do I use and how can I easily embed it. I want to send emails
with a 10 to 15 sec. audio file sales pitch. I would like the file to
play automaticlly.Dear jimbudgoblue-ga;
Thank you for allowing me an opportunity to answer your interesting
question.
I was hesitant to answer initially because the information that I have
did not fully answer the original question, but judging from your
clarification “How would you do it if it did have to start
automatically?” I can now assume that you are prepared to receive the
information to your question, as amended by you, as a hypothetical.
As I warned earlier, there is no true method to place a sound in an
email and be guaranteed that every recipient will hear it. Some people
(such as myself) never turn their sound up because we find the “sound”
of the Internet annoying and invasive. I must also warn that sending
uninvited sound or attachments to people is considered by some to be
spam, and it is not always well received. It can generate complaints
against your business and can actually cause you more grief than good.
People are also very virus conscious and suspect anything that shows
up unsolicited. These are but a few reason why the recipient is
usually the one who must determine whether or not he/she hears the
sound you send, or in fact, any sound at all.
Hypothetically speaking, if you were to use this method in spite of
what you now know, there are several means of doing it. But each is
dependent upon the recipient’s willingness to accept the sound.
In OUTLOOK EXPRESS you can add a background sound by following these
simple instructions, but again this is not automated unless the
recipient allows it to be:
Start with a new message in HTML format.
Select Format Background Sound... from the menu.
Use the “Browse...” button to select the sound file you want to play
in the background.
To change the sound later, select Format Background Sound... again
from the Outlook Express menu. And remember that the music will only
play if the recipient uses an email client that understands HTML. It
the recipient does not use email that understands HTML there is no
method by which you can force the sound to play once the email reaches
its destination.
(See: “Add Background Sound to Emails in Outlook Express”)
http://email.about.com/library/daily/et/02/05/bl_et051102.htm
Additionally, there is this program, “Annotis Mail Multimedia 2.0
Build 101”, which claims to help emailers add sounds, emoticons and
other animations to their email messages. Again, whether or not the
recipient chooses to hear/view it is up to him. Using this program,
you can even record your own voice or other customized sound and send
your messages to someone verbally.
(See: “Annotis Mail Multimedia 2.0 Build 101”)
http://www.softlandmark.com/EmailAddons.htm
Next, using this method, some email programs will allow you to send an
html message, into which you can embed a code which will play a sound,
provided the recipient’s computer is capable of playing sound and has
set his computer to allow him to hear it. Here’s the code for that:
http://www.domain-name.com/soundname.mid" hidden=true
autostart=true>
<![CDATA[
<bgsound src="http://www.domain-name.com/soundname.mid">
]]>
Many sound extensions will work using this method be the most
universal are “.mid” and “.wav”.
Finally, and probably the best bet, is to contact Arkysoft.com. They
have a program called Proxy Mailer that will allow you to send a file
with sound and have it autoplay at the other end. Some versions can be
automated and some are played at the will of the recipient. I
contacted Matt, the owner of the company and he can advise you further
about this program. He actually sent me a file so I could test it and
it seemed to work fine, but again, I was a willing recipient. He
agreed that not everyone will hear the sound, even using Arkysoft’s
method, but went on to say that this method will allow sound to reach
a very large percentage of the people. However, not just any mail
program can actually embed the sound file into the message. The
Arkysoft program does that and the demo version will work if you want
to give it a try. Just attach the sound file you want to play and
send it away.
The Proxy Mailer can be downloaded from
http://arkysoft.com/download.asp
Again, I want to be clearly understood that this is in response to
your amended hypothetical question: IF a sound were to be sent and IF
it were to play atomically certain circumstances must exist in order
for it to work. The sound must be embedded as html (as shown in the
code above) or activated by an external program (like that used by
Arkysoft or Annotis) AND the recipient must be willing to permit such
thing to occur. Using these methods under the right circumstances you
should have no problem pulling this off.
I hope you find that that my research exceeds your expectations. If
you have any questions about my research please post a clarification
request prior to rating the answer. I welcome your rating and your
final comments and I look forward to working with you again in the
near future. Thank you for using Google Answers.
Best regards;
Tutuzdad-ga
INFORMATION SOURCES
“Adding Sound in Outlook Express”
http://email.about.com/library/daily/et/02/05/bl_et051102.htm
“Arkysoft”
http://arkysoft.com/download.asp
SEARCH STRATEGY
SEARCH ENGINE USED:
Google ://www.google.com
SEARCH TERMS USED:
Embed sound
Email sound
Email autplay sound
“Mail multimedia”
Bgsound
ArkysoftThis has been a great experience. i was just thinking about how smart
and rich the Google people are and then they come up with this idea.
Very cool.The email program i am using is entourage version 10 for mac.What email program are you using?
tutuzdad-gaDear jimbudgoblue-ga;
I'd love to help you but there appears to be no true method to place a
sound in an email and be guaranteed that every the recipient will hear
it. Because of the prevalence of viruses nowadays, most people are
very selective about what they allow to arrive in their email and what
they are willing to open if/when something like this does arrive.
Whether or not the sound is played at the recipient end (by the
recipient) depends almost entirely upon the recipient’s willingness to
allow it to occur. There is no method that will force a sound to play
automatically in an email on every recipient's computer.
I can provide you with some alternative methods of using sound, if you
like, but as I mentioned, they will only be heard if the recipient is
willing and chooses to listen to it. Because I was unable to provide a
proven method and guarantee that every recipient will hear every
message you send them automatically, you might want to adjust your
question price accordingly and allow me to post these alternatives as
the answer. If so, please respond to this request for clarification
and I will post the answer for you.
Regards;
tutuzdad-gaThe email program i am using is entourage version 10 for mac.What email program are you using?Hi, jimbudgoblue-ga:
My suggestion would be to host the audio sound file on the Web, so
that the recipients of your email would reach the presentation by
clicking on a link in the email that takes them to that Web site.
This might well produce a more favorable impression on those who hear
your sales pitch, since it would be more aligned with their
expectations. Furthermore the technique of playing a sound file
through the Web browser is more universal than through an email
program.
regards, mathtalk-gaHow would you do it if it did have to start automatically?#If you have any other info about this subject , Please add it free.# |
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