we were keeping all our options open as far as the playback, but this CD is tending to be media heavy, and we are limited to about 180MB on a 3" CD - mpegs seemed to be the only high quality, low file size solution for our video sequences. Sorenson compression didn't compare in quality, and I prefer the animation codec in Quicktime, but file size way too high. What window sizes (for vid) and compression codecs do you find yourself using the most? I ask about window size, because we are using odd size windows (longer boxes ala cinematic look, and more squarish boxes), and we tend to get strange "artifacts" - additional vertical grey lines appearing on the right side of our video (drives me crazy!)
Ron Woodland wrote: > > You should consider using QuickTime as the playback architecture for > your video. I never rely on the Windows solution...it's failed me too > many times in the past. > > In the stub projector, you can check for quicktimeVersion() < 5.02, then > ask if user wants to install when QuickTime is not present...or is an > earlier version. A stand-alone installer can be on your CD, and the > stub projector can launch it for an (almost) seamless upgrade. The > Wintel box doesn't even have to restart to use QuickTime. The user will > have to manually re-launch or re-insert the CD-ROM for autorun. > > I know that PC-centric developers usually see the use of QuickTime as an > unnecessary bother, but in my fairly extensive experience developing > hybrid CD-ROMs (runs on both platforms), I have seen many problems in > the WMF/AVI architecture. Microsoft has really screwed it up. > QuickTime is the most reliable, consistent, and stable solution. It's > so much better that it is worth the effort to use it. It's also free. > > Tanya Renne wrote: > > > we are embedding flash and mpeg in director. Using Flash for basic > > interactivity and > > graphical animations, mpeg for more involved video. We are getting iffy and > > inconsistent playback of the mpegs on different machines (skipping frames, > > black frames at the start of the video, sometimes hanging, etc.etc.) > > Deliverable is cd business card, targeted for playback on > > laptops/desktops - > > Win 2000 (win 98 would be nice too) 1024x 768 and 800x 600, 400-700 MHz > > median machine, 96 + ram. Using Direct Media xtra for mpeg playback. We need > > smooth reliable playback of video media - whatever the exact solution for > > that may be. > > > > Wisdom? > > > > Regards > > --Tanya > > [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to >http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email >[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for >learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!] -- Regards --Tanya -------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.rennedevelopment.com *home of the DotOrgAdvisor* Internet Strategy and Services for Associations & Non-Profit Organizations **our testimonials say it all** 1309 Emerson St. NW Washington, DC 20011 202.545.0219 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
