Because the video clip is in a Microsoft format (AVI), it makes sense to embed a Windows Media player object. Use the following HTML code:
<object classid="CLSID:6BF52A52-394A-11d3-B153-00C04F79FAA6"
width="320" height="305">
<param name="type" value="video/x-ms-avi" />
<param name="URL" value="myvideo.avi" />
<param name="uiMode" value="full" />
<param name="autoStart" value="true" />
<embed width="320" height="305" type="video/x-ms-avi"
src="myvideo.avi" controls="All" loop="false" autostart="true"
pluginspage="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/"></embed>
</object>