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Embeding a .mov file, I guess it is too big?

by jleavitt13
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So I found this really cool moving graphic on istockphoto which can be seen here I download a comp of it which was a flv file and easily embedded it into my website, I decided I like it so I bought the actual file, which after it downloaded I realized it was almost 70MB and a .mov file.

When I try to embed it now it takes about 10 minutes to load before it even plays, and requires quicktime to be approved (in chrome at least) before it to plays. I am just using the object embed code.

So what do I do to make this work? Is there a move effective way to stream this video file so the quality is still good but does not load the entire file before playing? or a way that does not require the viewer to approve quicktime to run? Any advice would be great!
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  • Profile picture of the author TigerNone
    You could always upload it to a third party video streamer, like Vimeo or Viddler. Then you could embed it on your site. If you don't want to use their players, then I guess you would have to use a paid service for hosting it. Or, you could re-encode it as an flv and embed it yourself. There are lots of video converters out there for free.
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    • Profile picture of the author jleavitt13
      Originally Posted by TigerNone View Post

      you could re-encode it as an flv and embed it yourself. There are lots of video converters out there for free.
      If I converted it to flv format would that take care of the load time issue do you think?
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  • Profile picture of the author TigerNone
    Yes, I think it would. My understanding is that the flv format is optimized for streaming. You could also reduce the quality a little, which will reduce the filesize. You can often reduce the filesize quite a bit without visibly reducing the quality. Also, you will always have the original, so you can play around with the settings when you convert until you get one that works.
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    • Profile picture of the author jleavitt13
      Okay thanks for the advice. I know very little about video editing, is there an easy was to reduce the video size that you know of? A specific program? I will look around on Google too but just wondering if you had any recommendation.
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  • Profile picture of the author TigerNone
    I have used AVS Video Converter before, it's very easy. I haven't used it to do mov -> flv but it is listed as a supported format, so it should be good.
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  • Profile picture of the author mathman
    .mov's are terrible for embedding. Stick with flvs or mp4a
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    • Profile picture of the author jleavitt13
      Originally Posted by mathman View Post

      .mov's are terrible for embedding. Stick with flvs or mp4a
      Thanks! Will do! Though I am having a really hard time finding a free converter for .mov to .flv for mac....

      Any suggestions?
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