Don't know if you watched any of the videos but here is the "Laser" one
optimized for the net.
http://www.xmas-i-am.com/test/video3.htm
I took the bit rate down from 1,400 kbps to 103 kbps and the frame rate from
29.97 fps to 15 fps reducing the file size from 2,631 KB to 266 KB one tenth
the size so it loads ~10 times faster.
When it comes to video control is the name of the game!
John Malone
================
|I know John..it's really like you mentioned before..each method has it's
| pro's and con's! For me it is pop-up windows that I block (I don't mind
| having Flash, Java, etc. turned on) but those pesky automatic popups
(unless
| I have clicked on a link to invoke it) will never see the light of day on
my
| monitor!
|
| --
| Joe
|
| Microsoft MVP FrontPage
|
| FrontPage Portal and Users Forums:
|
http://www.timeforweb.com/frontpage
|
| | > This is always an option...
| > But 4 of my 5 browsers don't have "Flash" (It's a good thing) Then you
| > don't
| > see all of the flash adds on pages.. Ha hahaha
| >
| > John Malone
| > ===============
| > | > | IMHO converting some of these file types to Flash is a good way to go.
| > You
| > | might not get all of the controls etc. but there isn't a huge lag
| > waiting
| > | for movies to load on dial up connections. This is a nice converter
that
| > is
| > | quite inexpensive:
| > |
| > |
http://www.geovid.com/Video_to_Flash_Converter/
| > |
| > | I believe that the numbers of systems that have Flash players
installed
| > is
| > >
| > | 96%
| > |
| > | --
| > | Joe
| > |
| > | Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| > |
| > | FrontPage Portal and Users Forums:
| > |
http://www.timeforweb.com/frontpage
| > |
| > | | > | > OK, It is working in IE but at dial-up speed (what I am using) it
| > took
| > 17
| > | > min. to load the file for viewing. About 2.6 Megs.
| > | >
| > | > John Malone
| > | > ================
| > | > | > | > |
| > | > | | > | > | > Well.... It kind of works. I can get it to play in Fire Fox
| > Browser
| > | > but
| > | > | > not
| > | > | > in IE.(my connection not fast enough)
| > | > | > Part of this is due to the high bitrate of the movie. (1400
kbps)
| > and
| > | > you
| > | > | > would nee to be on a T-1 line or fast cable to stream that fast.
| > | > (Using
| > | > | > Dial-up here)
| > | > | >
| > | > | > A good rate that most anyone (with DSL or other high speed
| > connection)
| > | > can
| > | > | > view is about 250 kbps.
| > | > | >
| > | > | > You need to change this...
| > | > | >
| > | > | > <PARAM NAME="FileName" VALUE="C:/CKI/Tri-Tec/laser.wmv">
| > | > | >
| > | > | > To this.......
| > | > | >
| > | > | > <PARAM NAME="FileName" VALUE="laser.wmv">
| > | > | >
| > | > | > Other than that looks good... (Nice Page by the way)
| > | > | >
| > | > | > John Malone
| > | > | > ==================
| > | > | > | > | > | > |
| > | > | > | | > | > | > | > BTW: If you are using the last in that list and you are
just
| > | > getting
| > | > | > a
| > | > | > | > pic.
| > | > | > | > Icon on the page - try saving it and preview the page in
your
| > | > browser.
| > | > | > | > Just a thought
| > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > John Malone
| > | > | > | > ===============
| > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > |
| > | > | > | > | | > | > | > | > | > And that's the problem...
| > | > | > | > | > Where do the viewers get it and will they take the time
to
| > get
| > | > it
| > | > | > and
| > | > | > | > | > install it just to see that video?
| > | > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | > This site
| > | > | > | > | >
http://www.mediacollege.com/video/streaming/overview.html
| > | > | > | > | > has a ton of information about video on the internet.
| > | > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | > File Formats
| > | > | > | > | > There are many video file formats to choose from when
| > creating
| > | > | > video
| > | > | > | > | > streams. The most common formats are:
| > | > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | > Windows Media
| > | > | > | > | > RealMedia
| > | > | > | > | > Quicktime
| > | > | > | > | > MPEG (in particular MPEG-4)
| > | > | > | > | > Macromedia Flash
| > | > | > | > | > There are pros and cons for each format.
| > | > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | > NOTE: avi is not listed!
| > | > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | > You will need to convert the avi video into one of the
| > above
| > | > | > formats.
| > | > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | > John Malone
| > | > | > | > | > ===============
| > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > |
| > | > | > | > | > | | > | > | > | > | > | > The avi format is not good for streaming video...
| > | > | > | > | > | > The bit rate is way too high.
| > | > | > | > | > | > Have a look here and see if that helps..
| > | > | > | > | > | >
| >
http://www.mediacollege.com/video/streaming/overview.html
| > | > | > | > | > | > To see streaming video in action here is a demo...
| > | > | > | > | > | >
http://www.xmas-i-am.com/test/video.htm
| > | > | > | > | > | > This has a bit rate of 103 kbps
| > | > | > | > | > | > That means that you will not see the video on a 56
| > kbps
| > | > | > connection
| > | > | > | > | > until
| > | > | > | > | > | > it
| > | > | > | > | > | > downloads most of it.
| > | > | > | > | > | > But if you have high speed connection it will start
| > when
| > | > the
| > | > | > page
| > | > | > | > | > loads.
| > | > | > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | > | > The demo page uses the Insert | Web component
| > | > | > | > | > | >>new window "Advanced Controls" from the left list.
| > | > | > | > | > | > Then "Plug In" from the right list. Then "Finish"
| > Button
| > | > | > | > | > | >>new window (put in the data source) in this case it
| > was
| > | > | > | > "salmon.asx"
| > | > | > | > | > | > Then OK.
| > | > | > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | > | > The actual video file is "salmon.asf" (ASF Advanced
| > | > Streaming
| > | > | > | > Format)
| > | > | > | > | > | > The asx file is kind of like a play list....
| > | > | > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | > | > Hope this might help some.
| > | > | > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | > | > John Malone
| > | > | > | > | > | > ======================
message
| > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > |
| > | > | > | > | > | > | "Andrew Murray" <
[email protected]>
wrote
| > in
| > | > | > message
| > | > | > | > | > | > | | > | > | > | > | > | > | > %20 is (I think) the "spacebar" character
| > equivalent
| > | > in
| > | > | > HTML.
| > | > | > | > (has
| > | > | > | > | > | > nothing
| > | > | > | > | > | > | > to do with your problem).
| > | > | > | > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | > | > | > To Insert a video, go to the Insert (menu) >
| > Picture
| > | > | > | > (option)
| > | > | > | > >
| > | > | > | > | > | > Video
| > | > | > | > | > | > | > (sub-option)
| > | > | > | > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | > | > | > If the "video" option is greyed out, make sure
you
| > | > have
| > | > | > your
| > | > | > | > web
| > | > | > | > | > open
| > | > | > | > | > | > | > first. Also I believe also you need the settings
| > for
| > | > "IE
| > | > | > Only"
| > | > | > | > | > under
| > | > | > | > | > | > the
| > | > | > | > | > | > | > page options/settings.
| > | > | > | > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | > | > | >
| > message
| > | > | > | > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | > | > | > | >> I'm having a problem trying to insert an .avi
| > into
| > my
| > | > | > web.
| > | > | > It
| > | > | > | > was
| > | > | > | > | > on
| > | > | > | > | > | > a
| > | > | > | > | > | > | >> disk given to me to work with for the site I am
| > | > building.
| > | > | > | > I've
| > | > | > | > | > never
| > | > | > | > | > | > had
| > | > | > | > | > | > | >> a problem before and have tried everything I
can
| > | > think
| > | > | > of.
| > | > | > | > | > | > | >> When I look at 'code view' I see %20 inserted
and
| > | > have
| > | > | > tried
| > | > | > | > | > removing
| > | > | > | > | > | > | >> those and still no luck.
| > | > | > | > | > | > | >> Can anyone give me an idea as to how to fix
this?
| > | > | > | > | > | > | >> Thanks,
| > | > | > | > | > | > | >> Shirley
| > | > | > | > | > | > | >>
| > | > | > | > | > | > | >> --
| > | > | > | > | > | > | oops...forgot to hit 'reply group'...my apologies.
| > | > | > | > | > | > | I have all of the above suggestions already in
place
| > and
| > | > | > still
| > | > | > | > no
| > | > | > | > | > luck
| > | > | > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | > | > |
| > | > | > | > | > | > |
| > | > | > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | > | Thanks for responding
| > | > | > | > | > | I think I might have discovered the problem. When I
| > looked
| > | > | > 'live'
| > | > | > on
| > | > | > | > the
| > | > | > | > | > | site and tried to open it, I got the message that a
| > codec
| > | > was
| > | > | > | > | > missing...an
| > | > | > | > | > | Indeo codec. Not sure where to start to find that.
| > | > | > | > | > |
| > | > | > | > | > |
| > | > | > | > | I have now discovered that I cannot get the movie to play
in
| > | > Front
| > | > | > Page
| > | > | > | > no
| > | > | > | > | matter what format I change it to. I tried inserting one
| > that
| > I
| > | > know
| > | > | > | > works
| > | > | > | > | and it didn't work in Front Page. The problem has to lie
| > | > somewhere
| > | > | > in
| > | > | > my
| > | > | > | > FP
| > | > | > | > | program. I am so baffled...
| > | > | > | > |
| > | > | > | > |
| > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | Woohooo, John!
| > | > | > | I think I have it
| >
http://shirleybrandie.info/tri-tec_laser_video.htm
| > | > | > | It seems to take a few minutes to get going, though. I hope I
| > have
| > | > it
| > | > | > all
| > | > | > | set right.
| > | > | > | Heading to bed and will work on it again tomorrow.
| > | > | > | I can't thank you enough!!!!!
| > | > | > |
| > | > | > |
| > | > | John,
| > | > | I made the changes you suggested and then messed around a bit
more.
| > | > | Try it again and see if you can see it. It's kind of a cool video.
| > | > |
http://shirleybrandie.info/tri-tec_laser_video.htm
| > | > | Making the site for an industrial company...kind of strange as I
| > don't
| > | > know
| > | > | what most of their equipment does
| > | > | >
| > | > |
| > | > |
| > | >
| > | >
| > |
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| >
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