Audio Files On Cache Pages?

[+Team Flying Dachshund]

Is it possible to place an audio file on a cache page?

[+Stunod]

Nope...but you can link to it if it is on your own web space.

[+Boo & Kitty]

There are a couple caches around my area that feature audio files.

 

GCG71M

GCGA4J

 

In looking at the source code, it appears that the audio files are stored on the Groundspeak site. Of course, it may be that these are "grandfathered". Feel free to Markwell me, if you like.

[+Ambrosia]

I think that as long as your file has a web address, you should be able to link to it in your html, and it will play when the cache page is opened.

[Keystone]

Older cache pages with audio files (or other non-image files) are grandfathered. For security reasons, it is no longer possible to upload anything other than image files directly to a cache page.

 

But by linking from another site, you get to the same result. I just listed a puzzle cache today where the coordinates are given in morse code using a looped file stored by the cache owner on his own website.

Edited July 28, 2004 by Keystone Approver

[+Team Flying Dachshund]

If you cant save audio files to a cache page is there a free web hosting service thats let you save audio files to website?

Edited July 29, 2004 by Team Flying Dachshund

[+Will+Bill]

If you set up a MSN passport account, you get a free 3MB of space. That might work, but I only use it for backup. I use my Earthlink PWP for uploads which has 10MB for each sub account. This is the same for most internet services.

[+art begotti]

[sHAMELESS PLUG!] www.glpics.com has free webspace, good for pics, sounds, whatever. my recommendation. [/sHAMELESS PLUG!]

[+2Est8Attys]

Boson's Caches play an audio clip (boson's whistle) when they are opened. You may want to look up one of his caches, right click, and V iew Source to see the HTML used.

[+wray_clan]

click

 

With this, you could phone in your posts to your blog (which truly are easy to set up), and then, on the cache page, either link to the blog or the audio tidbit. It'd be pretty cool to hear the hider's voice. Just because it's simply cool. What more can one ask for?

[+Cow Spots]

I used an audio file when designing this puzzle cache (Channel Surfing), and yes, I had to link it from my personal webspace. It's necessary to listen to it to solve the puzzle.

 

I believe there was a time when you could embed sound files within cache pages so that they played automatically, but I'm pretty sure that's not allowed anymore. Good thing too... forcing a sound to play every time a webpage loads definitely annoys some people.

 

--Dave, The Cow Spots

[+maleki]

Would be annoying to have sound blast you at 2AM when trying to prepare the next days caching adventure. To include sound hints or sounds needed to find the cache will totally defeat the concept of paperless caching. Just Say No!

 

The KISS principle is srongly suggested. Just my opinion - of course.