video for web … NOT YouTube..

[Douglas Spotted eagle]

you have a Helix or other streaming server? Otherwise, it won’t stream, it’s a download. MP4 on a bit-for-bit comparison outperforms WMV at higher bitrates, but WMV is streamable from most any ISP.

Douglas Spotted Eagle
VASST

Certified Sony Vegas Trainer
Aerial Camera/Instructor

[Gilles Gagnon]

I see… thanks Douglas. I guess it’s downloading then.

here’s my dilemma. the video will be on my host (1and1). I want to have the visitor watch this 1.25 minute video with “good” quality, at the best speed possible.

I’m confused by all the render options in Vegas. I tried WMV but issues with this is that
A)it was taking a long time for the vid to start in IE7
B) in Firefox, a plugin needs to be manually installed which means many will just leave and not install it.

Which format should I use and what maximum file size should I aim at?

I’ve been scouring the posts, I’m not getting anywere…

Thanks!

[Danny Hays]

Like DSE said, It depends on your server upload bandwith and how many people may be streaming it at the same time. I would try a few render presets and experiment. That’s why people use You Tube and such, They convert anything you send them to a format that streams well, like .flv and .wmv. Hope this helps, Danny

[Gilles Gagnon]

thanks guys,

I ended my frustration by using YouTube in the end. Not what I originally intended but since I couldn’t find an alternative, it will do.

Cheers,
Gilles

[Roger Bansemer]

Why don’t you try Vimeo. You can take your piece and embed a link on your site and people will never know it’s coming from Vimeo. Here’s what I’ve done as an example and the quality is really nice. You can upload in HD as well. You can also resize your video to whatever you wish as Vimeo gives a choice when copying the embed code.

https://bansemer.com/pbs/painting.html

[Gilles Gagnon]

Thanks Roger!

Yes, I have considered using Vimeo. the one reason I’ve been using YT is that it’s the most searched video repository. However, I am considering moving my videos to Vimeo.

Thanks again for your input.
Gilles