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markmarkymark · 05-08-2005, 06:13

Hi ...

I'm no big expert but do you mean progressive download or streaming? I have an example on my site but I got bollacks for posting the link here so I want.

Anyway, progressive download is easier to do and looks like streaming but is not. You basically can embed a player into your website using various code that can be found from the links above. Its then best to make a little .asx file which really only contains the link to your video clip and then upload both this file and the video file. The embeded player then looks for the .asx file and from there plays the video. The player can be set up to load so many seconds before starting to play. you will know its progressive download rather than streaming because you will not be able to seach within the video or go backwards or forwards until the complete video has been downloaded.....

Or ... if you really want to stream that your hosts needs a proper streaming server. That can sometimes be expensive and unlike your normal progressive download which is http based, your streaming server is likely to cost you by the kbits...some hosts also simply provide you with a limit like ...500kbits stream or something like that. That might be ok for one person, but if you get three people all sharing then they share that bandwidth. In streaming mode the player will do its best but will only play the quality that it can achieve.......

In my views its better to go with progressive download unless you can be sure of the quality and connectivity of the host.

Hope this drivil helps in someway.

MArk

Edit: oh and as Richard was saying - don't use avi - re code to WMV (version 8 or 9) for progressive or streaming. If you use the windows media encoder it gives the choice of how to save the file ..

05-08-2005, 06:13	#6
markmarkymark Inactive Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 351	Re: How do i stream video? Hi ... I'm no big expert but do you mean progressive download or streaming? I have an example on my site but I got bollacks for posting the link here so I want. Anyway, progressive download is easier to do and looks like streaming but is not. You basically can embed a player into your website using various code that can be found from the links above. Its then best to make a little .asx file which really only contains the link to your video clip and then upload both this file and the video file. The embeded player then looks for the .asx file and from there plays the video. The player can be set up to load so many seconds before starting to play. you will know its progressive download rather than streaming because you will not be able to seach within the video or go backwards or forwards until the complete video has been downloaded..... Or ... if you really want to stream that your hosts needs a proper streaming server. That can sometimes be expensive and unlike your normal progressive download which is http based, your streaming server is likely to cost you by the kbits...some hosts also simply provide you with a limit like ...500kbits stream or something like that. That might be ok for one person, but if you get three people all sharing then they share that bandwidth. In streaming mode the player will do its best but will only play the quality that it can achieve....... In my views its better to go with progressive download unless you can be sure of the quality and connectivity of the host. Hope this drivil helps in someway. MArk Edit: oh and as Richard was saying - don't use avi - re code to WMV (version 8 or 9) for progressive or streaming. If you use the windows media encoder it gives the choice of how to save the file ..