On Thursday 05 June 2008 22:45:13 Nick Chalk wrote:
> Mat Grove <mjeg@???> wrote:
> > Nick Chalk <nick@???> wrote:
> >> What's the best container and codecs to use for
> >> web distribution? We have plenty of disk space,
> >> but want to make the video available to as many
> >> people as possible.
> >
> > Well 'best' is tricky to answer :)
>
> I think our metric would be available to the
> widest possible audience whilst producing
> intelligible sound and video.
>
> > If you want to stream it on a website you could
> > convert it into flv (flash). We just did this
> > for some mpeg4 video in preparation for a
> > project that starts in a couple of weeks.
>
> The downside of flash, I think, is that not
> everyone has the player installed. I'd like to
> avoid asking people to install things just to
> watch a three minute film - I expect a good number
> won't bother.
>
> Streaming isn't essential - just a download would
> do, as long as the file isn't too big.
>
> Thanks for the advice,
> Nick.
>
> --
> Nick Chalk ................. once a Radio Designer
> Confidence is failing to understand the problem.
As much as I hate to say it .wmv has probably the most widely available seeing
as 80% PC user use windows, it is supported out of the box so to speak. Its
not the best but it has the widest useage. After that you could try .mov
Tim
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