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Patty5
09-07-2008, 07:40 PM
I've been googling for hours and I'm not sure which way to turn. I am creating a site needs to allow the user to upload a short video to display on a dynmically created page (its for a real estate classified ad site).

So where do I begin? It appears flv is the best format but I don't know that every user will upload in that format. Also, I don't know what sort of script I should be using for a player. I also need to store these videos in a database so I hope they are somewhat compressed somehow.

Can someone steer me in the right direction on what is the best way to display video on a website? Are there simple scripts to use? Is there a certain player that plays all sorts of formats? I just don't know the best way.

Thanks!

Eye for Video
09-11-2008, 11:37 AM
This is no simple undertaking and not accomplished by simple scripts. You may want to review my answer to a similar question posted a few days ago here in the Forum
http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?t=189975
Take it in steps and see how it goes.
Eye for Video
www.cidigitalmedia.com