RE: HELP !!! Have question on .mpeg vs html

[nemo7111]

Hi there,

I wonder whether u could lead me out on this one:

I have here almost 3Mb .mpg/mpeg file to be published
on a web site. It is too big as it is now taking more than
10 mins on dialup to download.

QUESTION / Is there any way to minimize the downloading time while the .mpg file is 3Mb or do I have to convert it to
some compressed format?

Are there any compressions to .mpg/mpeg making it smaller?

????? Any help will be a relief.

THANKS:confused:

[Lotus]

Put it in a .zip file with the highest compression. That should help a little on the size.

[nemo7111]

Hi Lotus,

but what about the client / user? Will he / she be able to
view it without unzipping the file?

I would not like to make site viewers do anything, just
download the .mpg file which should automatically start
playing under MS Media Player....

[Paul Jr]

If it's in a .zip file, yes, they would have to unzip it before they could view it. But if it meant cutting down on a 10 minute downloading time on dial-up, I would not even consider anything else. I am on dial-up, and there is nothing I hate more than a site/file/image that downloads very, very slowly.

[nemo7111]

Hi,

so it comes out to me that there is really nothing how to speed it up except resize the original movie file.

Thanks a lot, I just needed a word from professionals.

May the force ... ( you know ) :-)

[96turnerri]

you could just steam the video, go to windowsmediaplayer.com or real.com quicktime whatever it is and look at how to stream a corresponding file then it will d/l as it plays, although on dial up the movie wont play smooth it will keep buffering and stopping

[troy1984]

You can convert your MPEG movie and stream it on your server.

You can use WMV: Small file size low quality (loads fast)
Quicktime Movie: File is a bit bigger but quality is very good (for online streaming) But not to many peaple have quicktime installed...

Hope this helps you a little bit if you need help with converting let me know