You have to think about the people who are coming to your site. The majority will be Windows users. However, you will also have Mac and Linux users as well. You also have to decide on the video quality and portability issues, i.e. do you want folks to download/share.
Not all of your viewers will be tech savvy. You want to provide the simplest method for viewing the video that is balanced by your need to create a decent video quality. Converting to Flash seems like a no brainier except that not everyone can view a .flv file or can handle the file size. For me, there is also a small question of video quality. Most browsers now can handle .swf files. You certainly can convert .wmv and .mov movies into a .swf file. Inexpensively there is a program called SwishVideo http://www.swishzone.com/index.php?area=products&product=video that can help you make conversion. For some vloggers they make the decision to only provide QuickTime format, either .mov or iPod version. Others don't want to exclude potential viewers. They provide a .wmv and a .mov format or a .wmv/iPod version mix. I would not consider an .avi which is an older codec, lesser quality and is a huge honking sized file. The Apple TV format is so new that there is no bases of users. You can be one of the first but how many people have an Apple TV? Ah, the choices... Gena http://outonthestoop.blogspot.com http://pcclibtech.blogspot.com --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Daryl Urig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > when posting a podcast wich format should I use? > > .swf > quicktime > ipod converted file > apple tv format? > other? > > How can I convert a swf file to these formats? > > thanks >
