Video Clip Formats

Just realized my .MOV clips cannot be viewed in IE7 without forcing users to
download QuickTime. Is there a preferred video clip viewer that is native to
both? Please don't say "Flash!"

Also, a preferred format and compression method. For simple screen captures,
8 fps.

Why not? Flash has wider support than any other. It's the format used on
MySpace, YouTube, Google Video and other video sharing sites. There are
many flash video converters available if you don't already have one. To
name a few...

Riva Flash encoder
Ultra Flash encoder
Coffee Cup Video Player
IMToo
SwishVideo



--Nancy O.
Alt-Web Design & Publishing
www.alt-web.com

"enthios" <enthios (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote

Just realized my .MOV clips cannot be viewed in IE7 without forcing users
to
download QuickTime. Is there a preferred video clip viewer that is native
to
both? Please don't say "Flash!"

Also, a preferred format and compression method. For simple screen
captures,
8 fps.

Just realized my .MOV clips cannot be viewed in IE7 without forcing users
to
download QuickTime. Is there a preferred video clip viewer that is native
to
both? Please don't say "Flash!"

Flash is about as user-friendly-slash-cross-platform as you can get...linux
and iphones aside.

Ideally, you'd offer Flash and MPG files. MPG is fairly universal, but not
nearly as user-friendly especially if you are using unusual codecs.

-Darrel

That doesn't mean we should all bow down to big " Flash".

:-)

Unfortunately, we already have. ;o)

-Darrel

"Malcolm _" <malcom (AT) mon (DOT) org> wrote

On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:04:30 +0000 (UTC), "enthios"
enthios (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:

Just realized my .MOV clips cannot be viewed in IE7 without forcing users
to
download QuickTime. Is there a preferred video clip viewer that is native
to
both? Please don't say "Flash!"

Also, a preferred format and compression method. For simple screen
captures,
8 fps.


Here's another alternative - i have no direct experince - but worth a
look.

http://www.vimeo.com/help/basics

Vimeo is similar to YouTube... when you upload the video file, it converts
it to a Flash FLV file for progressive video downloads... so it's kind of
hypocritical for you to complain about people bowing down to the Big Flash
altar and then telling her to check out something that converts it to Flash
video

"enthios" <enthios (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote

Just realized my .MOV clips cannot be viewed in IE7 without forcing users
to
download QuickTime. Is there a preferred video clip viewer that is native
to
both? Please don't say "Flash!"

Also, a preferred format and compression method. For simple screen
captures,
8 fps.

If you have Flash Professional installed, you can convert the file to an FLV
and do a progressive download video (like YouTube). It will probably give
you the best results/most compatibility these days.

[q]Originally posted by: Newsgroup User
Why not? Flash has wider support than any other. There are
many flash video converters available if you don't already have one. To
name a few...

Riva Flash encoder
Ultra Flash encoder
Coffee Cup Video Player
IMToo
SwishVideo




So - does anyone have experience with any of these products? I am looking for
a good program that will allow me to put flash videos in a site I am working
on. Thanks! -Dannoman88

"Malcolm _" <malcom (AT) mon (DOT) org> wrote

On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:20:32 -0700, "Nancy O"
nancyoshea1 (AT) NOSPAMatt (DOT) net> wrote:

Why not? Flash has wider support than any other. It's the format used on
MySpace, YouTube, Google Video and other video sharing sites. There are
many flash video converters available if you don't already have one. To
name a few...


That doesn't mean we should all bow down to big " Flash".

:-)

Silly, nobody's talking about bowing. How about just not having an
irrational negative response every time Flash is mentioned? :-) This is a
perfect example of something that Flash does better than any other
technology.

--
Patty Ayers | www.WebDevBiz.com
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"Malcolm _" <malcom (AT) mon (DOT) org> wrote

On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:04:30 +0000 (UTC), "enthios"
enthios (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:

Just realized my .MOV clips cannot be viewed in IE7 without forcing users
to
download QuickTime. Is there a preferred video clip viewer that is native
to
both? Please don't say "Flash!"

Also, a preferred format and compression method. For simple screen
captures,
8 fps.


Here's another alternative - i have no direct experince - but worth a
look.

http://www.vimeo.com/help/basics

That's a video sharing site - it looks nice, but it's not what the OP was
asking for.

--
Patty Ayers | www.WebDevBiz.com
Free Articles on the Business of Web Development
Web Design Contract, Estimate Request Form, Estimate Worksheet
--

Yes. They all work. I have them all. Some do things a little better than
others. Different tools for different tasks. Remember, garbage in; garbage
out. Start with the highest quality video file (AVI or MPG) and convert to
Flash from that.


--Nancy O.
Alt-Web Design & Publishing
www.alt-web.com

"Dannoman88" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

[q]Originally posted by: Newsgroup User
Why not? Flash has wider support than any other. There are
many flash video converters available if you don't already have one. To
name a few...

Riva Flash encoder
Ultra Flash encoder
Coffee Cup Video Player
IMToo
SwishVideo




So - does anyone have experience with any of these products? I am looking
for
a good program that will allow me to put flash videos in a site I am
working
on. Thanks! -Dannoman88