Flash movie size? Preload? at DVinfo.net

Sverker Hahn · January 30th, 2009, 06:33 AM

I am upgrading my website och want to show my videos in a new size, 720x405. Testing some different Flash compression.

LentoVision: havskust

What do you think of this size, about 800 kbps, is it too heavy?
What about preloading, do you like that?

Thanks in advance,

Ervin Farkas · January 30th, 2009, 07:39 AM

The flowers seem to look OK but the seashore could use higher bitrate. And both of them have relatively little movement; if you have videos with more action or pans/tilts, for this picture size you will have to go probably 1Mbps or even higher for good looking video.

You may want to try mpeg4/H.264 instead of flash; my tests show significantly better quality compared to flash at the same bitrate. The flash player will play it back just as it would play flash; the only place there will be problems is on older/slower computers as the local computer has to decode on the fly.

If the preload should take place in the main player window... well, it's not there.

Sverker Hahn · January 30th, 2009, 01:27 PM

Thanks, Ervin,

Do you mean that I can substitute the flash movie, just like that? OK, I´ll do it ...

I just checked the downloading time for a movie at my place - around 30 seconds. Yes, that is far to long for my site. I just can´t have people, possible customers, waiting that long for a movie.

I will ask friends and relatives to watch the movies and the download time. How long did it take for you, Ervin?

January 30th, 2009, 06:33 AM	#1
Sverker Hahn Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 157	Flash movie size? Preload? I am upgrading my website och want to show my videos in a new size, 720x405. Testing some different Flash compression. LentoVision: havskust What do you think of this size, about 800 kbps, is it too heavy? What about preloading, do you like that? Thanks in advance,

January 30th, 2009, 07:39 AM	#2
Ervin Farkas Inner Circle Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta/USA Posts: 2,515	The flowers seem to look OK but the seashore could use higher bitrate. And both of them have relatively little movement; if you have videos with more action or pans/tilts, for this picture size you will have to go probably 1Mbps or even higher for good looking video. You may want to try mpeg4/H.264 instead of flash; my tests show significantly better quality compared to flash at the same bitrate. The flash player will play it back just as it would play flash; the only place there will be problems is on older/slower computers as the local computer has to decode on the fly. If the preload should take place in the main player window... well, it's not there. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Ervin Farkas www.AtlantaLegalVideo.com

January 30th, 2009, 01:27 PM	#3
Sverker Hahn Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 157	Thanks, Ervin, Do you mean that I can substitute the flash movie, just like that? OK, I´ll do it ... I just checked the downloading time for a movie at my place - around 30 seconds. Yes, that is far to long for my site. I just can´t have people, possible customers, waiting that long for a movie. I will ask friends and relatives to watch the movies and the download time. How long did it take for you, Ervin? Last edited by Sverker Hahn; January 30th, 2009 at 02:11 PM. Reason: Better language ...