|  | Posted by patrick j on 12/31/07 00:04 
On Dec 30, 2007 Art wrote:
 > Patrick,
 > A non-streaming 4.3GB QT file might be giving some browsers fits. A
 > suggestion would be to gin up a small QT file (say 30 seconds of your
 > movie) using your existing methodology and see if it plays on the
 > suspect browsers. This would validate whether your authoring flow is the
 > issue or if the problem lies in the file size.
 
 Hi Art
 
 I've just tried a file of 107 MB and it works fine in Firefox, so it must
 be that the file size is indeed the culprit.
 
 > If the file size is the culprit (sometimes size matters :-)), you could try:
 > 1) authoring the movie in smaller chapter segments and put navigation
 > links to them on the HTML page. Sort of like a DVD menu page.
 >
 > 2) If the project allows it, drop the resolution and/or frame rate to
 > reduce the file size. Also, look at the audio rate.
 >
 > 3) Try authoring in H.264 format. You might get better compression.
 
 Of these three options I'm going to try 3) and 2). I can't split up the
 film for option 1). In truth I really don't want to lose any picture
 quality as many of the sequences are quite beautiful, if I say so myself :)
 
 So...
 
 I'll see how small I can make it before it gets nasty.
 
 I'll report back on developments...
 
 
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