Thank you for your points, Stephen Tiemo > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:use-revolution- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Stephen Barncard > Gesendet: Freitag, 15. Februar 2008 17:22 > An: How to use Revolution > Betreff: Re: Flash or Quicktime? > > And another thing to think about: Flash, Real, DIVX, whatever, > eventually will complain if the user's system needs an update on the > web, and they'll have to download and install something sooner or > later. Example: I just installed Leopard 10.5.2, that masssive thing > just released by Apple, yet going to a particular site, I got the > message to update to the 'latest' version of Flash. I don't think > one can always reliably count on the OS to provide these tweezy > add-ons without upgrades. People who regularly use video on the web > are used to this. > > Remember all the garbage one had to do to get CNN streaming to work > when they started their new free service? It requres Java, FLASH > AND Microsoft Media Player and at one point required one to tweak > quicktime's plist to get it to work. I'm sure the difficulty in > use was due partly to the house of cards lashing of these > technologies -- all to force the user to use their stupid imbedded > player (and keep them from viewing full screen or open multiple > windows (which one could do before with quicktime/wmv paid > 'Pipeline'.) > > Native, pure quicktime works really well by itself in its native formats. > > It's true; Iphones and I pods are expanding the PC use of Quicktime > to the point where users accept it as much or more than any other > media add-on, such as DIVX. > > Quicktime has been around since the late 80's, concurrent with the > introduction of CD-Roms. It's the oldest, most mature computer media > technology that's around, with almost 20 years of development behind > it. > > Besides, using Quicktime will allow you take advantage of Trevor's > excellent and cross-platform Quicktime library! > > http://www.bluemangolearning.com/developer/revolution/enhancedqt.php > > > > > >You could make them as H264 based movies (with AAC sound), either > >.MOV or .MP4. Both would play fine via QuickTime, and both can play > >in the current Flash player. You could build it now as QuickTime > >only, and then change your mind later if you were still worried > >about people installing QuickTime. > > > >You know that all people who use iPhones or iPods with their PCs do > >have QuickTime installed? Even those with just iTunes do, so the > >number of people with QuickTime installed is higher than you might > >think. Also, you can include the QuickTime installer on your DVD-ROM. > > -- > > > stephen barncard > s a n f r a n c i s c o > - - - - - - - - - - - - > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
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