What is best media to use for a video on a website?

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    Hello,

    What is the best media to use for a video on a website? wmv, wma, swf, flv, mov, rm? I have a video and not sure which media to convert to for my website.

    Thanks,
    MonaE
     
    MonaE, Jul 11, 2007 IP
  2. techpr

    techpr Well-Known Member

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    My 2 favorites .mov in H.264 format and Flash .flv
     
    techpr, Jul 11, 2007 IP
  3. dynashox

    dynashox Premium Member Staff

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    Majority of the website out there is using wmv and flv. Try to follow the rest. Thanks.
     
    dynashox, Jul 11, 2007 IP
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    ".flv" would be best, since its really compatible rather then others...
     
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  5. MonaE

    MonaE Peon

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    Okay. I have Riva FLV Encoder. Which format should I request the video be sent to me in? Currently I'm getting it in .avi. Is this the best? The quality has not been very good.

    Thanks again.
     
    MonaE, Jul 11, 2007 IP
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    Mosts of the sites use .wmv
    I really hate .rm and .mov
     
    zexy, Jul 11, 2007 IP
  7. Brent H

    Brent H Peon

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    .flv by a long shot.
     
    Brent H, Jul 12, 2007 IP
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    Yeah I always use flv these days - you can also make a nice interface in flash to hold the flv to blend with your site
     
    Drudoran, Jul 16, 2007 IP
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    U could also try RM format :)
     
    hahahari, Jul 17, 2007 IP
  10. techpr

    techpr Well-Known Member

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    Real Media is a death format. No one in modern internet uses it anymore, I still see old websites with .rm files.

    As I said, you want Video Quality the best (in my opinion) is H.264 and for compatibility in all plataforms use Flash Video.
     
    techpr, Jul 18, 2007 IP
  11. Shift2007

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    I know when I watch videos, I always look for the .wmv files.
     
    Shift2007, Jul 18, 2007 IP
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    .flv (flash)
     
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  13. codem

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    i would prefer .flv........... that reminds me that i have to convert a huge bunch of clips for a client.... damn :(
     
    codem, Jul 19, 2007 IP
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    but for flash banner is it flv?sorry i'm not really good in flash :(
     
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    A flash 'banner' would be a swf file not a flv
     
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    you just need an AVI(or whatever) to FLV convertor, plenty of em on the net.
     
    codem, Jul 19, 2007 IP