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Originally Posted by Eman - PG
Actually FLVs in the realm of online video are deprecated. The adult industry is the only one left using this format. If you stick with FLV, that means you can only play them via Flash and not HTML5. That means 30%+ of your traffic will not be able to see your videos. The best solution is to use MP4, and then convert them server-side to FLV as well. Code your page to detect flash/desktops and show FLV to desktops and HTML5 to mobile devices. There are many players out there that will do this for you if you provide both the FLV and MP4 source for each video.
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Sound advice BUT my situation is this. I use a script that firsts copies the .flv from the host server to mine then in addition outputs a .mp4 version. I use the no flash message in the embed code of the video play page to offer the .mp4 to non flash users. Same as xvids, pretty sweet mobile solution also. If I start this process with .mp4 i get the same results but the way the output .flv is encoded seems to buffer the entire file before playback will start.
Below I will illustrate:
popawoody.net/video/168871/sweet-young-blonde-gets-pussy-fucked
This clip began as .mp4 notice the lag in starting playback after clicking play
popawoody.net/video/169212/soft-like-silk
This clip is about the same length and began as a .flv notice no lag
Now this being the case, I like the script and the player. I have 40k .flv's in my queue and on a good day can get 100 on site. I don't want to re-invent the wheel and 8/10 content providers seem to offer .flv