Ronald & list I too have always used Quicktime as the primary format for Our project. For Projects that are simple "1" video director Projects QuickTime is a very poor option because of the plug-in requirements.
So, we use Onstage Media for director for great Mpeg-1 play back On any computer any OS. (plus non standard mpg-1 sizes I.E. 640x480) However mpg-1 does not provide very Good compression (size) compared to wmv files. So we are looking for A reliable way to start using WMV files (media player 7.0 codec) in our Simple "1" video projects. What I am finding is: 1) With Onstage Media with Director MX we can reliable play back Media player 7.0 WMV files on any WinXP or Win2000 box. Win 98 & Wim98ME will work as long as it has MediaPlayer 7.0 installed. Sooner or later we plan to start not caring about win 98 compatibility? Is any one using WMV files on a widely distributed project successfully? We are tiring too right now. Any thoughts? Thanks Tom http://www.datausa.com/ -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ronald Woodland Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 1:02 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: <lingo-l> Detecting Media Player Version with Lingo From painful personal experience, after having been burned several times by Microsoft's ineptitude at handling video, I suggest you switch everything to Quicktime ...even if it's only running on a Windows box. Trust me, you'll save yourself a lot of headaches ...and get the project delivered on time, too. ------------------------------------------------- Ronald Woodland -- St. George, Utah 84770 ------------------------------------------------- This email is a natural human product. Slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and should in no way be considered flaws or defects. On Aug 26, 2004, at 11:34 AM, Tom Richardson wrote: Hello, Does anybody know how we can detect what version of Media Player a computer has installed? Buddy API doesn't seem to do this? I'm need to play WMV files in director and need to be as compatible as possible with win98. It would be great to be-able to test the OS for media player 7.0 or higher before playing the file. Any help would be appreciated Thank you Tom http://www.datausa.com/ [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!] [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
