Ok, sounds like a silly question, but in all sites I made so far never had to include a video. So my question: what's your idea about the best way to include an .mpg video on a webpage?
Let the browser handle it (open quicktime plugin, etc)? Convert to some other format?
Best way to include mpg video
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I did a video site about a year or two back which used quicktime to display videos, took me ages to get everything to work properly across mac, firefox, ie. My old boss was a bit of a mac user so everything had to work on mac browsers too, a right pain. Have a look at it if you like, but its a bit outdated now http://www.redhotfootage.com
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I consider flash an extra plugin.Ree wrote:If you asked me (as an end-user) what video format I prefer on the web, I would say Flash. No extra plugins required, works in all browsers and you can be pretty sure most of your visitors will have it installed. So my suggestion would be convert any videos you have to Flash.
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I have Flash disabled in all my browsers (except IE at work since it is a standard). If a site requires that I have a plugin to view their content... well, I find a site that doesn't.Ree wrote:If you asked me (as an end-user) what video format I prefer on the web, I would say Flash. No extra plugins required, works in all browsers and you can be pretty sure most of your visitors will have it installed. So my suggestion would be convert any videos you have to Flash.
But that is just me.
I understand what you mean and have the same feeling. I really hate it when I need plugin X to be able to view content. I'd prefer a link to a download and let me decide what to do with it.Everah wrote:I have Flash disabled in all my browsers (except IE at work since it is a standard). If a site requires that I have a plugin to view their content... well, I find a site that doesn't.Ree wrote:If you asked me (as an end-user) what video format I prefer on the web, I would say Flash. No extra plugins required, works in all browsers and you can be pretty sure most of your visitors will have it installed. So my suggestion would be convert any videos you have to Flash.
But that is just me.
So maybe I will just offer the mpg file as a download. If people do have a plugin that handles that, then it will play automaticly. Otherwise they can download it and view it in their favorite player.
But I'm still open to alternatives/ arguments for or against.