Posted by Richard Crowley on 11/29/06 18:00

"Steve King" <steveSPAMBLOCK@stevekingSPAMBLOCK.net> wrote in message
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> "Kill Bill" <killbill@goblowme.com> wrote in message
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>> Jefferis NoSpamme wrote:
>>> Hi Folks, Got a major question here, if anyone can help, it would be
>>> appreciated:
>>>
>>> Someone called today and wants to convert 20 hours of miniDV footage for
>>> the
>>> web each month,
> SNIP
>> despite the fact that everyone can go round and round on which "player"
>> is the best.. I think that Flash serves as a great platform to play video
>> from.. It's market penetration, with browser integration.. and no one
>> needs to download any special software to watch.
>>
>> -bill
>
> One of my clients, a large manufacturer with an EXtensive web presence,
> came to the same conclusion. I'm delivering FLV files; however, mine a
> too short to provide any further input to your situation.

Indeed, this seems to be the general consensus, that Flash has
quietly penetrated more market-share than Real, Quicktime, or
even Windows Media. The only downside is that creating the
FLV files is not as cheap as the others.

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