Streaming Video (similar to Youtube)

[snowmanrene]

I recommend using MP4 and WebM.
MP4 is supported by all major browsers and WebM is set to become the new defacto in the coming years I hope.

If you use MP4 and an HTML5 player (with a fallback to a flash player for unsupported browsers), then your videos will be streamable to mobile devices as well, something lacking from current file hosting sites with video streaming. In addition MP4 files become relatively small when converted from avi's and such. Example I convert a video on my desktop from a 1.5GB avi to a 121MB MP4.

snowmanrene Reviewed by snowmanrene on 20th Apr 2012. Streaming Video (similar to Youtube) Hello all, FileShoppe.net is a type of file host but we are looing to expand our service into streaming video and 'image hosting'. The image hosting side is easy, so no help required there. What we are interested in taking existing files that have already been uploaded, such as .avi/mp4/mpeg files and converting them so they can be streamed over the site in flv format. Processing videos and streaming is not somthing we have much experience in so any suggestions as to where to get Rating: 5

[Hyperz]

I recommend using MP4 and WebM.
MP4 is supported by all major browsers and WebM is set to become the new defacto in the coming years I hope.

If you use MP4 and an HTML5 player (with a fallback to a flash player for unsupported browsers), then your videos will be streamable to mobile devices as well, something lacking from current file hosting sites with video streaming. In addition MP4 files become relatively small when converted from avi's and such. Example I convert a video on my desktop from a 1.5GB avi to a 121MB MP4.

I think you're confusing codecs with container formats.