Posted by Richard Crowley on 12/23/47 11:28

mrmook wrote...
> I stream everything on my site with .wmv using the Windows Media
> Encoder and .mov using Quicktime, but I have moved away from .them
> lately while working on my clients sites.
>
> The Macromedia Flash player now supports .flv (Flash Video) files.
> I've
> found a couple really cool pros:
>
> 1) The video looks great and much smaller file size!
>
> 2) EVERYONE has the flash player. It is now the most universal of all
> players. Windows, MAC, Linux/UNIX all view the video the way I encoded
> it.
>
> There are a couple of .flv converters out there for free. I've found a
> great one called Riva FLV Encoder.

I have also heard some good things about that format.
Thanks for the reference. I was intending to experiment
with it, but couldn't justify the cost of the software yet.

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