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rngaming
11-5-04, 07:41 AM
hi i am making a new web site and i will be putting a lot of movies on it for ppl to watch on the site. am hoping to get this to work with out any download time or as small as pos.i need to no how this can b done and how do i find out how much stream each film will use when some 1 watches it.
if any 1 could help on this i would be really greatfull

thanks bob
rngaming
11-8-04, 11:41 AM
can no 1 help me plz
Fury123
11-10-04, 06:23 AM
You will probably first need some prog. to convert your movies into desirable size. Ussually with such a prog. you can also adjust bitrate, etc.....in any case you will need a lot of bandwidth for streaming.
I am useing Macromedia Dreamweaver to build my sites and also to integrate movies into them....(Insert-->Media--->Plugins...)
rngaming
11-10-04, 06:30 AM
i have flash mx is that the best to use bcoz i will have lots of films and need to be really good quality and they will be going on there on server
Rick_E
11-11-04, 04:28 AM
You can convert your video or audio files to one of the streaming formats such as Windows Media, Real, or Quicktime. There are free or almost free encoders provided for this purpose.

The free Windows Media Encoder can be found at
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/create.aspx

The free Real Producer for encoding RealMedia is at
http://www.realnetworks.com/products/producer/index.html

and the Pro Version of the QuickTime player, which will encode streaming QuickTime files is at http://www.apple.com/quicktime/products/qt/

Performance:

Many people encode a broadband version at around 250 kbps and also a dialup version at 28 kbps. Obviously, the broadband version will have better quality and frame rates.
Rick_E
11-11-04, 04:32 AM
To embed your video in your web page, insert the following tag in your HTML where you want the player to appear. The dimensions are for a 320x240 video. You can change the size, alignment, and border as you wish.

<embed src="yourfile.wmv" width="360" height="285" align="center" style="border: 2px solid #808080; "><noembed>A Media Player is required.</noembed>
Fury123
11-11-04, 06:26 AM
If you will use Flash to stream video, I think that you will need to convert it to flash video format. Flash has one build in tool to do that. I am not 100% sure, but I think that you can't stream it in any other way....if you are useing FLASH.
Rick_E
11-11-04, 01:12 PM
As I mentioned in my first post, you need to

* Get video compression software such as one of the three I mentioned (or flash).

* Get a video capture card so you can feed the video into the computer.

* Use the software to capture and compress the video.

* Upload the compressed streaming media file to your web site.
rngaming
11-11-04, 02:12 PM
ok yeah i tired all that. i have been try it with media player and am try to do it from a dvd so i wont need a card. what i need to no is do i need to chanage to format of the dvd to something else and if so what format is best and what software is best to do it with i think whats i no that i should get it too work
allenrichard
11-13-04, 09:29 PM
Hi there Rick:
Just one comment on your helping this person. I have successfully created several videos on my site thanks to your help in the Windows Media Player format. Here is the code that you all gave me and it works.
<body>
<p><font color="#663300"><b>Best viewed with cable.&nbsp; Windows Media Player 7
or newer required.</b></font></p>

<p><font color="#663300"><b>Please wait 10 seconds for video to begin playing.</b></font></p>
<embed src="http://spindelsportsacademy.com/videoclips/ivan.wmv"
width="320" height="285" align="center" style="border-style:solid; border-color:#808080;" <noembed> </body></html>
My question is can I use the same code, just changing some little part of it to enable Real Media and Quick Time Player so the viewers have a choice of what format they want the videos to play? If possible, I use Front Page and am not familiar with much code but can follow if someone could outline it. Thanks.
Rick_E
11-14-04, 01:30 PM
Yes, the embed should play any type of streaming media file. You may need to slightly alter the height measurement to allow for different control buttons on the different players.
allenrichard
11-14-04, 04:33 PM
Do you know what code I should enter to make it play inn Real Medial and Quicktime? Thanks.
Rick_E
11-14-04, 07:19 PM
The same embed src tag you have been using should work. The file name extension will tell the browser which player to use.

<embed src="yourfile.wmv" width="360" height="285" align="center" style="border: 2px solid #808080; "><noembed>A Media Player is required.</noembed>

Change the dimensions, border, and alignment to suit.
joshuamc
11-14-04, 09:39 PM
This link is super helpful:
http://cit.ucsf.edu/embedmedia/step1.php

It will generate the html for the video based on which major media player that you use.
JohnAldriedge
11-30-04, 03:15 PM
Converting video files to Flash for streaming

Here are links to a couple of utilities I use for converting .avi (and other) video files to streaming Flash format.

http://www.wildform.com/flix/flix_pro.php?sid=
http://www.swishzone.com/index.php?area=products&product=video

Both have a lot of options and will simultaneously generate an HTML file with all the embedding done for you. You can then copy that into the file of your choice. They also have the option of adding various player controls to suit your tastes.

You don't need to have the actual (and expensive) Flash application to use these.
Rick_E
12-1-04, 02:39 PM
This link is super helpful:
http://cit.ucsf.edu/embedmedia/step1.php

It will generate the html for the video based on which major media player that you use.

In my view, it is better NOT to embed the ActiveX player itself in the web page because folks that can't (or won't) use ActiveX won't be able to play the video. In my view, the better way is to embed only the video file itself. This allows the browser to play the video with the player of its choice.

<embed src="yourfile.wmv" width="360" height="285" align="center" style="border: 2px solid #808080; "><noembed>A Media Player is required.</noembed>
damber
12-2-04, 12:49 AM
Personally, I encode my videos into wmv format at 256 Kbps (approx 2 Meg per minute). The quality is exceptional. Editing is done in raw AVI files (approx 200 meg/minute). Once completed, they are compressed and encoded.

My website is hosted on powweb, and basically all I use it for is to place my video files online for people to watch. You can check this out and see if it gives you any ideas:

www.emuvideo.com

Download rate is awesome (if your on cable that is), and you can view them online with an issue.

I prefer not to embed the video in a page, rather allow the user to click directly onto a link to play it. This way, they can easily save it if they wish. I don't put a "dial up" friendly version either, as I believe the quality is too poor for all the time you spend creating the videos. They can download it then play if they wish (better yet, get with the times and get cable!)

Let me know if your interesed in further information. Encoding/Compressing Video is an art form in itself.