Okay so Flash isn't very good for video, at best you can imitate motion jpeg and the quality is sucktacular with large file sizes. So I figure, why not just embed video into the website? Here's the test I'm working with:
http://www.backwater-productions.net/test2.html
Uses MSMPEG-4v2 and is only 150Kb in size, not bad at all for a broadband connection. I'm also planning on setting up a low bandwidth version in which there will be a static frame. I figure I'll use some kind of script where if the video doesn't load in like 4 seconds or less it'll default to the low bandwidth version.
Here's the thing though...what's the best all around codec to use? Obviously as far as portability MPEG-1 is king, but then I'm looking at about 206Kb and a slight reduction in quality. I'm wondering though, isn't MSMPEG-4 included standard in WinXP? What about Win98? I also thought about Xvid and DivX, but I'm thinking that MSMPEG-4 probably has greater portability (especially if it's included in the OS).
I'm also wondering, does anyone know of a Jscript of PHP script that can detect which codecs you have installed on your system? Cause that way I could have it load a static image in the event that you don't have the right codec installed.
And then on the other, other hand I could use MPEG-1, match the current quality and just have the file size at around 240Kb, it's be about 90Kb larger than the other one, but then if you're on a broadband connection getting 100 to 300Kb a second, would an extra 90Kb really make much difference?
Thoughts? Ideas? Suggestions?
Slightly OT...But It Is Video Related
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It must be that time of the year, Im currently working with flash atm and have made a small website with imported video. I found out to not try and out do yourself just use mpeg1, if you have Ulead Video Studio 7-8 or any eariler ones, you can just resize the videos to 640x480 then resize them to 300x275 in flash. I did this and the videos are very small in size and dont use up much bandwidth at all.
Just remember to not import full length amv's or any video thats over 20Mg. Depending on your ram (and my cheap ass uni have 256 ddrram sticks) you will have many many virtual memory errors and it will not export into shockwave.
Your next best bet would be to export them as .swf and then import them into dreamweaver, media tab then plugin, select your file and there you go. Also you can resize it more in dreamweaver incase its a little too much.
As for a script that can detect if you have the right codec installed well what you could do is just add a few lines under the video stating "if you cannot view this video download From Here and blah blah"
Just remember to not import full length amv's or any video thats over 20Mg. Depending on your ram (and my cheap ass uni have 256 ddrram sticks) you will have many many virtual memory errors and it will not export into shockwave.
Your next best bet would be to export them as .swf and then import them into dreamweaver, media tab then plugin, select your file and there you go. Also you can resize it more in dreamweaver incase its a little too much.
As for a script that can detect if you have the right codec installed well what you could do is just add a few lines under the video stating "if you cannot view this video download From Here and blah blah"