Problems viewing .wmv

Rayj2011

Member Joined: Jul 29, 2008 12:37 Messages: 65 Offline

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Oct 30, 2008 19:43

The first time I rendered in wmv and copied it to a website, it played fine,
although quality sucked. This file size was 21 megs...

I then rendered in a higher resolution. The file size was 626 Meg!! It looked
great playing it locally on my PC. After uploading to the website, it will not
play?

I also re-rendered at another resolution. File size is 184 meg. It will not
play from the website either, although WMP is saying it is buffering. It's at 38% but no video???

What the heck am I doing wrong???

Anybody have a tutorial on PD rendering for web viewing??

Thanks,

Ray

Rayj2011

Member Joined: Jul 29, 2008 12:37 Messages: 65 Offline

Oct 30, 2008 20:17

In my last example, the buffering stopped and the video played and looked great. However, after about 80% thru the video it halted and started buffering again. Eventually it continued playing until the end.

You can go here. When it asks to play or save, choose play with Windows Media Player. http://www.novir.us/videos/play.html

How can I get around this problem?

Thanks,

Ray

vn800rider

Senior Contributor Location: Darwen, UK Joined: May 15, 2008 04:32 Messages: 1949 Offline

Nov 05, 2008 14:59

hi Ray,

Streaming video is a complex issue. There are lots of variables that affect playback, quality etc. Its also quite fast moving with new developments coming along regularly.

I found this link and tutorials useful in getting to grips with some of the basics. Its a general approach, as opposed to PD7 specific, but did allow me to then experiment with some purpose.

http://www.mediacollege.com/video/streaming/overview.html

Cheers
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