Its Related To Viewing Videos In My Website. Please do help it is urgent.

[contactskn 2]

Dear friends

I am developing a website for my client and it consists a lot of videos to be displayed so if you can please help me in solving my problem.

 

Which format of video files should I use.

Which is the widely used format on net.

Which player can be inserted in my website the most easily.

Which is the best player to be used in my website.

How to insert videos in my website. Please help me with codes for the same.

Can I use youtube player to play the videos which are loaded on my server.

If it is possible then how can it be accomplished. Please help me friends.

Thanks in advance.

[Baniboy 3]

Well, the format you should use(which has a low file-size) is flash (FLV or SWF)
You can use embed tags to embed media.

Like this:

<EMBED src="video/something.flv" HEIGHT=100 WIDTH=100 CONTROLS=CONSOLE>

The player depends on the plugin of the browser, if you don't determine it in the code.

[TheDisturbedOne 1]

PHPmotion is a good script to use for something like this. It does all the work for you, but I haven't tested it out. From what I've heard, it is great.

[sarajevl 0]

Hi,Sorry, but I can't help you with the programming stuff per say, but I wanted to through out a viewer opinion. I watch a lot of online videos and I avoid websites that load the video before giving me the optionto press play. I like to read the info on the page, and a few websites load the video first and then depending on the connection I have at the time, the rest of the page may or may not load in the next hour. Myspace is really bad about that, and you tube is a pain as well. But there are sites out there where the player loads, ready to play the streaming video but requires a user promt before they pla. I prefer those, and I can't be the only one.Just an idea to consider while you are designing.See ya, and good luck.

[k_nitin_r 8]

Oh, my! Those are a lot of questions! :-) The following are my answers 1. Which format of video files should I use.WMV format works pretty well for Windows users. You could use the AVI or MPEG format, although you'll find that the newer codecs may not be available on all PCs; many users have the DivX codec but I wouldn't count on it. There's Apple QuickTime which would be available on all Macs and iPhones too but it isn't installed on most systems either. FLV is pretty common since most users have Adobe Flash installed. 2. Which is the widely used format on net.I believe FLV leads the pack due to the ubiquitous nature of the Adobe Flash plugin. I've seen plenty of QuickTime movies out there too. On the Microsoft and their partnering websites, I see either WMV or a Silverlight plugin. 3. Which player can be inserted in my website the most easily, and... 4. Which is the best player to be used in my website.Do you want to embed a player on your website? You don't have to do so in order to display video, unless you have a need for branding. The browser plugins take care of displaying the player. If you do need a player, you'd have to go with an Adobe Flash or Microsoft Silverlight based object to add to your website. There are plenty of free ones out there that you can customize and use. 5. How to insert videos in my website. Please help me with codes for the same.It differs by the approach you want to use - do you simply want to embed a video on your page or do you want a Flash/Silverlight-based player? 6. Can I use youtube player to play the videos which are loaded on my server. 7. If it is possible then how can it be accomplished. Please help me friends.No, YouTube can only play videos that you upload to YouTube. Think about it this way - can you take your own food to eat at a restaurant?We're all out here to help but we would need specifics since you're leading the development! :-)