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jft · 11-13-2002, 10:28 AM

Hey all,

I am the webmaster for a content provider, we have a load
of new footage that i'm currently converting into movie clips
that will be for sale on our site.

I'm having a bloody brain tumor here, trying
to work out the best combination of file types and sizes
that i should be converting the footage to......

So - my question is - what formats and sizes do you webmasters prefer??

WMV? RealMedia? Mpeg? QuickTime?

Also is it worth catering for dialup users (cos you know that
movies optimised for 56 are a fucking joke visually!!!)
or just do it for broadband users????

Any help greatly appreciated,

cheers,

breaker

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Dax · 11-13-2002, 10:33 AM

If you can make .wmv why make mpegs? Same shit, except mpegs are bigger files.

CowboyAtHeart · 11-13-2002, 10:36 AM

As a user:
I like DivX, the latest versions are quite good, and give you a nice small file size. Need some processing power to play them, but really, any machine bought in the past 4-5 years can handle it rather easily.
Other than that, mpeg is nice, no special crap needed to run it, and runs on all systems quite well.
I'm not too fussy about other formats, for various
reasons, (usually the players needed for them)

Dax · 11-13-2002, 10:38 AM

Cowboy-

I thought that anyone who owns a windows machine could play mpegs and wmv ....

And from what I have seen .wmv is way lighter than .mpg... Also, does anyone ever use real player anymore?

Muff · 11-13-2002, 11:20 AM

Just put it in the higesht quality mpeg possible.

Let the webmaster encode it.

Unless ofcourse you want to encode it in shitload of formats and sizes.

MikeEP · 11-13-2002, 11:24 AM

mpegs, wmv....

Surfers have a hard time playing divx, and real player just sucks.

Brent · 11-13-2002, 11:46 AM

all our 1 minute and 2 minute clips are in mpeg and wmv

i still prefer mpeg and surfers do also but the larger file size is what sucks.

most of our 1 minute mpeg clips are around 4MB. doing that same clip in a wmv we reduce the file size in half but the video starts looking distorted.

sweetcuties · 11-13-2002, 11:47 AM

Mpeg's

MikeEP · 11-13-2002, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Brent
i still prefer mpeg and surfers do also but the larger file size is what sucks.

The file size isn't to bad...but i can tell you that surfers and members want movies that work...not a movie that they have find a plug-in for.

again, mpeg or wmv...i prefer mpeg though.

Brent · 11-13-2002, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MikeEP

The file size isn't to bad...

sure is when you have thousands and thousands of mpegs like I do in www.redlight.com . we have been making mpegs for that site since 1996.

KRL · 11-13-2002, 12:49 PM

Don't ignore the 56K'rs that is still a sizeable group.

http://www.pcpitstop.com/research/bandwidth.asp

11-13-2002, 10:28 AM	#1
jft Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: By the river... Posts: 63	Movie formats??? Hey all, I am the webmaster for a content provider, we have a load of new footage that i'm currently converting into movie clips that will be for sale on our site. I'm having a bloody brain tumor here, trying to work out the best combination of file types and sizes that i should be converting the footage to...... So - my question is - what formats and sizes do you webmasters prefer?? WMV? RealMedia? Mpeg? QuickTime? Also is it worth catering for dialup users (cos you know that movies optimised for 56 are a fucking joke visually!!!) or just do it for broadband users???? Any help greatly appreciated, cheers, breaker __________________ __________________ http://www.slagcash.com - PROMOTE THE FILTHIEST FUCKING SLAGS ON THE NET!!!!!

11-13-2002, 10:36 AM	#3
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11-13-2002, 11:46 AM	#7
Brent Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vancouver Posts: 939	all our 1 minute and 2 minute clips are in mpeg and wmv i still prefer mpeg and surfers do also but the larger file size is what sucks. most of our 1 minute mpeg clips are around 4MB. doing that same clip in a wmv we reduce the file size in half but the video starts looking distorted. __________________ Skid Army

11-13-2002, 11:47 AM	#8
sweetcuties Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Somewhere Posts: 5,859	Mpeg's __________________

11-13-2002, 10:33 AM	#2
Dax Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,161	If you can make .wmv why make mpegs? Same shit, except mpegs are bigger files.

11-13-2002, 10:38 AM	#4
Dax Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,161	Cowboy- I thought that anyone who owns a windows machine could play mpegs and wmv .... And from what I have seen .wmv is way lighter than .mpg... Also, does anyone ever use real player anymore?

11-13-2002, 11:20 AM	#5
Muff Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,782	Just put it in the higesht quality mpeg possible. Let the webmaster encode it. Unless ofcourse you want to encode it in shitload of formats and sizes.

11-13-2002, 11:24 AM	#6
MikeEP Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 464	mpegs, wmv.... Surfers have a hard time playing divx, and real player just sucks.

11-13-2002, 12:49 PM	#11
KRL Entrepreneur Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: USA Posts: 31,429	Don't ignore the 56K'rs that is still a sizeable group. http://www.pcpitstop.com/research/bandwidth.asp