[Paracove]

I work with an independent film company- web design isn't my area of expertise but I put together a site with a number of video samples of our work.

I used quicktime movie format and embedded videos into the pages. My question is whether this is the best format for most computers and browsers to watch the video. I think quicktime is pretty standard but would flash be better? How can I ensure that everyone can watch the vids?

[Arties]

You could have some compression type problems when using Quicktime so I would go for flash FLV video format. It's small, easy to implement and modify and you only need flash to watch theme. Brilliant!

[Bill Posters]

Originally Posted by Arties

You could have some compression type problems when using Quicktime so I would go for flash FLV video format. It's small, easy to implement and modify and you only need flash to watch theme. Brilliant!

Curious to know more about the compression type problems with QT.
(Certainly agree that flv will offer access to the widest audience.)

[Hinkle]

flv is okay. If you want to go for HD i'd stick to quicktime or mp4 though, and use h.264 compression. however i wouldnt embed those in the page just like that, better make or use a flash video player

[joetokyo]

I started out video blogging back in the summer of 2000. Back then all we had was singlereel.com and radicalzoo.com - the original Google Video and Youtube sites on the internet. And Quicktime was required so I got to learn all about it. And, of course, I like Quicktime and always will. But also through the years I have learned that many web video viewers do not like Quicktime at all. And mainly the reason why is because they are mostly PC users and PC's usually don't have Quicktime pre-installed. So they have to go through the whole download and install and reboot routine. So, IMHO, I would go with a flash video format. If you can upload your video files to a video sharing site, then you will save on the bandwidth usage of your server. And, believe me, that can go up very fast if you start hosting your own videos. Good luck! - Joe

[7twelve]

f4v is a nice alternative to flv, uses the h.264 codec and can deliver good quality

if your target audience is the mograph/video community - then native quicktime is always a safe bet, since you can scrub frame by frame.

[kanthcoolguy]

i wanna download videos to my mobile
how its possible

[solarisedesign]

Quite basically, if you want the highest number of possible viewers, and the best online viewing experience for them, go for Flash (flv) - it's pretty much a safe bet that at least 95% of people will have Flash installed. It's quick to load and very unobtrusive.

Quicktime, on the other hand, is bulky, slow to load and generally a bit of a pain in the ass.

[solarisedesign]

Originally Posted by kanthcoolguy

i wanna download videos to my mobile
how its possible

Let me Google that for you.

[anistock]

Flv set with sorensen codec will give you superb quality and small file size

[MagSim]

Originally Posted by anistock

Flv set with sorensen codec will give you superb quality and small file size

agreed.

it also depends on what site you are using to upload though...cause some most sites only allow like mpeg and .mov (in my opinion that's kinda lame lol)