How to insert a video in html

[KGH]

sir,

I have a music video file of .mpg.I dont know how to insert a video.Tell me what r the steps needed to insert a video in html.Should we download any mediaplayer?

I placed following code,getting a message VLC web plugin is not allowed.

 

<object id="MediaPlayer1" CLASSID="CLSID:22d6f312-b0f6-11d0-94ab-0080c74c7e95" codebase="http://activex.microsoft.com/activex/controls/mplayer/en/nsmp2inf.cab#Version=5,1,52,701"

standby="Loading Microsoft Windows® Media Player components..." type="application/x-oleobject" width="280" height="256">

<param name="fileName" value="videos/movie1.mpg">

<param name="animationatStart" value="true">

<param name="transparentatStart" value="true">

<param name="autoStart" value="true">

<param name="showControls" value="true">

<param name="Volume" value="-450">

<embed type="application/x-mplayer2" pluginspage="http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/MediaPlayer/" src="videos/movie1.mpg" name="MediaPlayer1" width=280 height=256 autostart=1 showcontrols=1 volume=-450>

</object>

 

Thanks in advance...