have a look at mv_embed (http://metavid.org/w/index.php/Mv_embed) and while your at it look at <http://wiki.transmission.cc/index.php/FOSS_Codecs_For_Online_Video:_Usability_Uptake_and_Development_1.2>
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Michael Sullivan <sullele...@...> wrote: > > i dont see how this is different than when people embedded > quicktime/wmv/real videos on a page/blog. > eventually, it was realized that they needed to avoid doing this and the > practice changed with the exception of a few ignorant/careless folks here > and there. > > i dont think the purpose of the <video> tag is to elliminate the use of > javascript on a site. > it is to provide a simple means of embedding video without being dependent > on other techniques that satisfy different web browsers. this does not mean > that, for example, you should not make use of javascript/ajax/css to handle > the presentation and loading of a video using <video> tag. > > so whats the argument? i guess i would have to find the thread(s) over on > the other list. > > sull > > On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 1:03 AM, Adrian Miles <adrian.mi...@...>wrote: > > > absolutely, it is a disaster otherwise. imagine a page where you want > > several videos, they will all download, i only want one, why should I > > pay (bandwidth *does* cost) for 5 when I only want ot see one, let > > alone the impact this has on my cache, computer, home network, other > > users, viewing stats, etc. > > > > one solution would be image that links to page with video that it just > > excludes interesting possibilities with multiple videos, unless I'm > > missing something. > > > > the argument I would use is simply sustainability, why serve a pile of > > video that is unwanted? bandwidth waste is waste none the less. > > > > > > On 19/03/2009, at 8:30 AM, Jay dedman wrote: > > > > > There is pretty intense debate right now how this should be handled. > > > Should > > > it be a user choice that he enables on his browser that would not > > > download > > > all videos? > > > > cheers > > Adrian Miles > > adrian.mi...@... <adrian.miles%40rmit.edu.au> > > bachelor communication honours coordinator > > vogmae.net.au > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
