Methods for embedding Flash

I stumbled across this year-old post: In search of … a perfect plugin technique. Lots of good stuff about the pros-and-cons of various means of embedding Flash content.

I’m partial to two methods:

Using JavaScript to write the object and embed tags, and providing a <noscript> alternative, such as a static image.
Using the object element, and embedding alternate content (perhaps a still image from the animation) within the object.

Both options validate completely — even with the invalid<embed> tag in the first version. But, because of the way Internet Explorer, handles ActiveX controls, the second method creates a user experience problem.

I can’t vouch for the accessibility of either method. But they are two more options for embedding Flash (and other multimedia) content.