[MacDV] Re: Compression type

[sb]

REAL is a virus masquerading as an application.

WM, FLASH and QT are the top 3 choices, IMHO.

 regards,

 sb


On 10/9/06 6:02 PM, "David DelMonte" <ddelmonte at mac.com> wrote:

> The latter (Flash) is also best if you do not want your video easily
> poached. If you want general distribution, the top three programs are
> QT, Real, and Windows Media. I believe that the latter two have
> proprietary codecs. Is that correct?
> 
> David
> 
> David
> 
> On Oct 9, 2006, at 8:54 PM, sb wrote:
> 
>> H.264 is the codec, just like sorenson 3 is a codec. You choose H.
>> 264 in the
>> compression application (QT or Compressor, etc)
>> 
>> H.264 is very good for the web, that's what it was created for - to
>> maximize
>> quality with the smallest file sizes.
>> 
>> That said, you need to know what your intended audience has - you
>> might be
>> better off using WMP (Windows Media Player) if most/all your
>> viewers are PC
>> people, or you might be better off with Flash 8 if you want to
>> stream a high
>> quality video.
>> 
>>  regards,
>>  sb
>> 
>> 
>> On 10/9/06 7:19 AM, "CAM" <camzotter at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hello everyone:
>>> 
>>> Can someone please let me know what the compression type H.254 is? I
>>> usually use sorenson 3.
>>> 
>>> Also, if I am exporting quicktime videos for the web, what type of
>>> compression do you recommend to have an equal balance of download
>>> time
>>> and video quality?
>>> 
>>> Thanks in advance!
>> 
>> 
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