tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post5311122319237743746..comments2024-03-28T15:53:35.595-07:00Comments on eLearning Technology: Video Format Comparison - Flash Video Format - WMV Format - Quicktime - RealTony Karrerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15408035995182843336noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-30882576325940514222009-03-02T05:08:00.000-08:002009-03-02T05:08:00.000-08:00This site has current market penetration statistic...This site has current market penetration statistics for Windows Media Player as well as QuickTime and Flash.<BR/><A HREF="http://www.statowl.com" REL="nofollow">www.statowl.com</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-608793887646214642007-10-17T11:01:00.000-07:002007-10-17T11:01:00.000-07:00Untested, not sure how nice / useable / stabile th...Untested, not sure how nice / useable / stabile this is:<BR/><BR/>http://haxevideo.org/<BR/><BR/>An alternative to Flashcomm Server for FLV streaming.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22055982.post-67284919663311399032007-10-17T04:45:00.000-07:002007-10-17T04:45:00.000-07:00Hey Tony,Good breakdown. As I remember you can pro...Hey Tony,<BR/><BR/>Good breakdown. As I remember you can protect FLV video using Flashcom server to stream. Other than that Flash video is cached at the client.<BR/><BR/>There are several reasons that the quality / bandwidth debate seems to come up. In my tests and experience, Flash video is more efficient than WMV or QT at higher resolutions (ONVP-6). At lower resolutions, I tend to get consistently better quality / size results with WMV (though it is almost always close in my judgment).<BR/><BR/>Some folks (I have done this in some cases) tend to embed the video within an SWF for simple timeline sync control. This will balloon the filesize pretty well.<BR/><BR/>A couple of large decision-making point whether to use Flash player for video:<BR/><BR/>1. What version of the player does the audience have installed?<BR/><BR/>2. Has Flash content already been employed in your package? It's nice to stick with one model for media interactions and programming methods.<BR/><BR/>I avoid Real in nearly all cases (player is an advertising platform).<BR/><BR/>Quicktime is a great tool to have as well, but in my customer base it's a non-starter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com