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Posted by J.O. Aho on 04/09/07 06:29
James Hutton wrote:
> James Hutton wrote:
>> I'm building a day by day history page, and I've managed to get hold
>> of several audio and video clips from the time. (I've already sought
>> permission from the copyright holders to host them.) Some of these are
>> a simple <embed> of youtube videos, however there are also several
>> multi-mB .mp3 files and video files currently in .mpg and .wmv formats.
>>
>> I wonder what the "best" format is, and whether media should be
>> streamed, downloaded into a standalone player, or should I be all
>> dictatorial and not give the user any choice ;-) !
>>
>> I realise there will be no right or wrong answer, but I'd like to
>> please "most of the people, most of the time."
>>
> Noting all the responses (thanks) what about quicktime?
QT is better supported, but has still some troubles when not using the
software from apple, mpeg still has a broader support (you find some
variations of mpeg at VideoZoo).
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//Aho
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