this is also good to have for quicktime to handle flv on mac: http://perian.org/
On 12 Mar 2007 20:19:59 -0700, caroosky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > .flv, definitely. The reason is simple. .flv is the bare media file, > and .swf takes an .flv, adds a player to play it (and some other > optional things that I won't get in to now) and makes a new packaged > file that is executable, or will open and play in its own player when > clicked. > > The reason that .flv is the format I prefer is because it gives me the > most flexibility in picking players and services to use with my media. > For instance, there are many .flv player plugins for WordPress blogs > and other embeddable players that require an .flv. > > But using both is a good strategy too, come to think of it. swf works > for getting a video up quickly. flv works when you want to use your > video in other ways, such as additional services that require just the > media file. > > Did any of that make sense? Someone else want to take a stab at it? > I'm exhausted tonight. > > Carter Harkins > http://crowdabout.us > > --- In [email protected] <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com>, > "Daryl Urig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > so is the best format for flash video a .swf file or are you talking > a .flv file format? > > > > Daryl > > > > > -- Sull http://vlogdir.com (a project) http://SpreadTheMedia.org (my blog) http://interdigitate.com (otherly) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
