Avi compression really depends on the codec used. I believe you can use AVI uncompressed codec (Full frames) or you can use divx or xvid or something, which is pretty much the most compression you can get.
Flash would probably be the best though... not sure if the compression is free... that's what google uses for their google video afaik... > -----Original Message----- > From: Bryan Stevenson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 4:13 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: OT:video files > > I haven't hosted video, but I do alot of video encoding.....some insight > below... > > >A few questions about hosting video files for those of you who have done > it... > > > > 1. what fomat have you found to have the most widespread ease of > > use/acceptance. I'd like to embed these in the page. Any particular > > CODECs/compression that work best...these will be for product > > demos...the size does not need to be enormous. > > Use Flash...then I don't think you'll have nearly the client side problems > you > would playing actual video formats. > > > 2. assuming that you are provided with fairly large AVI files, what > > are the best programs out there for compressing those into whatever > > that best format is(see question 1). > > AVI is about as compressed as it gets (unless it gets even smaller once > inside > Flash) > > Cheers > > Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. > VP & Director of E-Commerce Development > Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. > phone: 250.480.0642 > fax: 250.480.1264 > cell: 250.920.8830 > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > web: www.electricedgesystems.com > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:233580 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=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
