I've been studying this question as well for some time and I keep coming to different conclusions depending on which multimedia guru I've consulted most recently. :-)
The most recent input I got said, "Why don't you just encode in mp3 and let the system figure out what's the best app for displaying your movie, thus avoiding all the proprietary garbage?" Since I didn't have an answer to that one, and since the guy who asked it isn't someone I know other than by rep, I just sort of punted. But now that the question is on the table, can someone here who knows this stuff answer that question? On 10/23/06, Bill Marriott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Steve, > Can all of this be avoided, including the necessity of including the > Quicktime > installer, by making the Windows version of the standalones using AVI > format? > Do all Windows computers come with AVI reading capabilities preinstalled? > Would there be any drawback to using AVI rather than MOV format? Thanks. This are great questions. All Windows computers come with the ability to play AVI files (at least, outside of Rev). This article lists the default codecs installed: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/899113 Windows Media player will automatically download [certain supported] codecs as required, but I don't think embedded AVIs (in Rev stacks) have this ability. I don't think there's any drawback to using AVI on Windows except for the extra coding involved. _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
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