Hi, i have created a 4mb/3min flash video (animation) that is embedded into one of my pages. It shows users how to use my site. However i am not sure what is the best way to show this video on my site. Should i: a - just upload the flash video to my server and play it as normal b - convert the flash file to mpeg and upload it to you tube, then embed the youtube video into my page c - i have another domain/server that has very little traffic, so i could put the flash video on that server and play it from there d - NONE OF THE ABOVE - ANOTHER OPTION THAT YOU WOULD RECOMMEND IS: thanks for yout help
If you have limited space on your server, then I'd choose B or C, but that'll take a bit longer to load cuz of the feed signal. If you don't have a limited, or have plenty of space, I'd go with the most direct route, and just choose A, and upload it to my server.
Ok, thanks for your reply, but if i choose option a would the 4mb have to download first, before the flash movie plays or does it start to play before the movie is fully download... how does this technology work
Well it depends on how you put it up. If you embed it as a video, with a play feture, and pause feature, and stop, etc., then it would play whenever they hit the play button, but would stop if the video hadn't fully loaded. If you embed it to automatically start without any options, much like a flash animation that plays on a page, then it will automatically start once it has loaded 100%. (I don't have enough time to find an example of this, but look around microsoft, for something that has a little "loading 37%" or something, and wait for it to load all the way. It'll play like that does"