Best way to use videos on a web site

[Andrew S.]

I have a site that I just put together at http://pintailbottoms.com could
anyone suggest a better format for the videos.

Thanks in advance

Andrew S.

 

[news.west.cox.net]

I have a site that I just put together at http://pintailbottoms.com could

anyone suggest a better format for the videos.

Flash encoded videos look pretty nice... and they stream too.

http://www.aquaticwhirlpools.com/video/mini/

Or check out the bigger videos...

http://www.aquaticwhirlpools.com/videos.shtml

I think these are really nice.

 

[Dave Patton]

I have a site that I just put together at http://pintailbottoms.com
could anyone suggest a better format for the videos.

Think about what it means to say "click here". What if it's
someone who is using assistive technology such as a webpage
reader? Then think how it works when your page is viewed
with image loading disabled(or better yet, try it yourself).

 

[Neal]

Think about what it means to say "click here". What if it's
someone who is using assistive technology such as a webpage
reader? Then think how it works when your page is viewed
with image loading disabled(or better yet, try it yourself).

Put another way:

There are technologies which pull all your links out and list them. If the
clickable text is "click here" it says nothing. Ensure your linking
content expresses the nature of what you link to.

<a href="http://www.google.com">Click here</a> to go to Google.

Search for kore information on <a href="http://www.google.com">Google</a>.

Which is the better linking text/ It shoukd be obvious.

Nominative. Think nomitavely.

 

[Mark Parnell]

Search for kore information on <a href="http://www.google.com">Google</a>.

Which is the better linking text/ It shoukd be obvious.

Nominative. Think nomitavely.

Is your speel chicker borken? Or too many martinis?

 

[Neal]

Is your speel chicker borken? Or too many martinis?

Yes.

I did spell 'nomitavely' correctly...

 

[rf]

Is your speel chicker borken? Or too many martinis?

Hmmm. Martinis, what a good idea.

Of course then I would need a spill chucker.

 

[Neal]

Hmmm. Martinis, what a good idea.

Heer's to the liddle guy..

Of course then I would need a spill chucker.

Damn straight, pilgrim!

 

[Toby Inkster]

Hmmm. Martinis, what a good idea.
Of course then I would need a spill chucker.

Why? Do Martinis turn you into a South African?

 

[rf]

Why? Do Martinis turn you into a South African?

<grin>

 

[Spartanicus]

I have a site that I just put together at http://pintailbottoms.com could
anyone suggest a better format for the videos.

Which is?

If the .mpg's are mpeg-1 videos then you should use something else, the
quality/size ratio of mpeg-1 files is not good enough for net
distribution.

I'd suggest using offering 3 methods per video:

1) WindowsMedia format v8 or better: provides good quality/size ratio
and it will work for many people
2) The same file but streaming by using a redirector file
http://www.spartanicus.utvinternet.ie/streaming.htm Client support for
the WM redirector file format is good.
3) XviD + Ogg, both formats are open source and make the content
available to people who can/will not use the proprietary and evil pseudo
mpeg-4 WindowsMedia format. Note that client support for XviD+Ogg videos
is relatively poor.
http://www.spartanicus.utvinternet.ie/creating_accessible_multimedia_for_the_web.htm