What kind of video formats are required nowadays for streaming? - GoFuckYourself.com

Lichen · 05-20-2013, 04:27 AM

Let's take tube sites. What kind of video formats do i need to offer so surfers can watch them on all devices (pc / apple/ mobiles) ?

Maybe there is one universal format that plays everywhere?
What's the best setup?

Konda · 05-20-2013, 04:41 AM

all you need is .mp4

and then get a flash player with html5 fallback and it will work on nearly any device

http://www.longtailvideo.com/jw-player/

wizzart · 05-20-2013, 05:18 AM

mp4 but with x264 encoding

tremens · 05-20-2013, 05:34 AM

Add webm to the mix, so users without flash can play html5 video too.

Phoenix · 05-20-2013, 05:37 AM

Streaming videos seems easy to some. However i have noticed it is actually quite difficult for the average webmaster.
A few years ago we almost made a sister site to www.memberchannels.com to let webmasters put their content there, and then use it anywhere they wish. We would just handle the streaming and charge pretty much the same as you would pay to your host for BW anyway.

Hell we have had so many ideas we let slide by...time to write a press release or something..lol

Anyway You have enough info in this thread to get it done

Lichen · 05-20-2013, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Konda

all you need is .mp4

and then get a flash player with html5 fallback and it will work on nearly any device

http://www.longtailvideo.com/jw-player/

Ok, so iphone/ipad users watch videos through HTML5 ? (since they don't have flash)

And regular PC surfers can watch .mp4/x264 through Flash ?

Konda · 05-20-2013, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lichen

Ok, so iphone/ipad users watch videos through HTML5 ? (since they don't have flash)

And regular PC surfers can watch .mp4/x264 through Flash ?

Correct, if your movies are h264/x264 mp4 and you use that player it will work fine on iOS devices (if no Flash is detected it will use html5).
This video format and player alone are enough to make it work for about 93% of all users (incl mobile devices). The other 7% is certain phones, but if they don't have a modern smart phone they most likely won't want to stream videos anyways)

MainstreamGuy · 05-21-2013, 12:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Konda

all you need is .mp4

and then get a flash player with html5 fallback and it will work on nearly any device

http://www.longtailvideo.com/jw-player/

I still wonder how sites without the Premium Paid Version of JW Player, manage to remove th watermark of JW Player, any ideas?... I have seen plenty of sites using the free version and they are not displaying the watermark in their videos.

Konda · 05-21-2013, 01:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MainstreamGuy

I still wonder how sites without the Premium Paid Version of JW Player, manage to remove th watermark of JW Player, any ideas?... I have seen plenty of sites using the free version and they are not displaying the watermark in their videos.

Maybe an older version?

I pay for the premium version so I don't know. But in the past I think it was easy to remove the logo, but it might be harder now, not sure.

Silver_Shamrock · 07-03-2013, 02:20 PM

Bumping this because of the incredibly helpful info in here. Thanks for the breakdown of useful formats.

HomerSimpson · 07-03-2013, 02:43 PM

mp4 (x264 encoded) + http://mediaelementjs.com/

you can encode it with this two free applications
http://www.filehorse.com/download-fr...deo-converter/
http://www.filehorse.com/download-any-video-converter/

05-20-2013, 04:27 AM	#1
Lichen Tube Master Industry Role: Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1,640	What kind of video formats are required nowadays for streaming? Let's take tube sites. What kind of video formats do i need to offer so surfers can watch them on all devices (pc / apple/ mobiles) ? Maybe there is one universal format that plays everywhere? What's the best setup?

05-20-2013, 05:34 AM	#4
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HomerSimpson Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Springfield Posts: 13,826	mp4 (x264 encoded) + http://mediaelementjs.com/ you can encode it with this two free applications http://www.filehorse.com/download-fr...deo-converter/ http://www.filehorse.com/download-any-video-converter/ __________________ Make a bank with Chaturbate - the best selling webcam program Ads that can't be block with AdBlockers !!! /// Best paying popup program (Bitcoin payouts) !!! PHP, MySql, Smarty, CodeIgniter, Laravel, WordPress, NATS... fixing stuff, server migrations & optimizations... My ICQ: 27429884 \| Email: Last edited by HomerSimpson; 07-03-2013 at 02:44 PM..

05-20-2013, 04:41 AM	#2
Konda ... Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,280	all you need is .mp4 and then get a flash player with html5 fallback and it will work on nearly any device http://www.longtailvideo.com/jw-player/

05-20-2013, 05:18 AM	#3
wizzart scriptmaster Industry Role: Join Date: May 2006 Location: Serbia Posts: 5,237	mp4 but with x264 encoding

07-03-2013, 02:20 PM	#10
Silver_Shamrock Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 145	Bumping this because of the incredibly helpful info in here. Thanks for the breakdown of useful formats.