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Posted by Travis Newbury on 02/27/06 11:37
ewinter@tli2.com wrote:
> That's great info. What about Flash? I see swf files on things like
> http://thetotaltransformation.com/Testimonials.php . Are those videos
> "Streaming"?
Depends. If you have the Flash streaming server running then they are
streaming, otherwise you can either embed the video into the swf (makes
it very big) or you can progressively download it.
Other advantages of Flash video is it makes it through firewalls where
other video won't and you have much more control over it and it's
environment (even more so with Flash 8) Many of the big media outlets
are switching to Flash video. Fox news and espn come to mind right off
the top of my head.
Disadvantage is the server software (if you are streaming) is a little
pricier, as is the service from companies like Akamai (who we use)
Most professional video editing software has plug-ins to create Flash
video. There are also a few freeware encoders if you don't have one.
Big disadvantage of Flash video is "live". It is not as simple as
(say) using Microsoft Media encoder. But if you are serving either
streamed, or progressive download on demand content then Flash should
be looked at.
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