Rob wrote: > Is there a flash ... uh... movie that can play ... well ... movies > (quicktime or whatever)?
Dave had the info. The Macromedia Flash Player 7 contains a single video codec, Sorenson Sparc, and can directly render SWF, FLV, MP3, JPG, and maybe a few other media formats. Playing a video encoded in one of the QuickTime formats depends on which codecs and settings were used during compression. Some of the older QT codecs are probably emulated by Real or WMP now, and some of the newer codecs require a newer QT installation on the viewing machine. Generally speaking, to play the range of QuickTime content, you'd need the current QuickTime client on the viewing machine. Same goes for the other formats. There needs to be something on that machine to decode the particular video compression methods chosen for that piece. The big difference between Flash video and QuickTime, Windows Media, and Real Players is that we use a single codec which can be visually and interactively integrated with other media in the page (text, images, buttons, animation etc). The other video formats tend to provide their own player, their own controls, their own chrome, and present video as an isolated media element, rather than as a integrated media element. jd -- John Dowdell . Macromedia Developer Support . San Francisco CA USA Weblog: http://www.macromedia.com/go/blog_jd Aggregator: http://www.macromedia.com/go/weblogs Technotes: http://www.macromedia.com/support/ Spam killed my private email -- public record is best, thanks. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:212141 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
