Streaming video on website

[DVDwannabe]

I'm not sure if I used the correct definition, but this is what I want to do. I have a website and I would like to put a link on it for my resume reel. Well, when someone clicks the link, I want the video to play automatically, is that possible? If not, how can I make my one minute video the smallest possible, without effecting my aspect ratio?

Thanks

[janey]

I'm not sure if I used the correct definition, but this is what I want to do. I have a website and I would like to put a link on it for my resume reel. Well, when someone clicks the link, I want the video to play automatically, is that possible? If not, how can I make my one minute video the smallest possible, without effecting my aspect ratio?

Thanks
wrong forum ;)
Try Software Discussion/Help instead.
To your question: if you want it to be streaming, i'm not the person to ask :p Otherwise, couldnt you just put like a .mov on your site and provide a link to it?

[Dippo]

You could try Flash Pro.
I don't if they make it for the Mac yet though.

[agreenster]

Divx is a great codec for compressing quicktime or avi. Small file sizes, but it still looks good.

I assume you dont want to stream your video, but what's called "quick start" or "fast start." When exporting your movie (final cut pro, quicktime pro, etc) make sure to check the "fast start" button. It will play as it loads. Is that what you mean?

Here's an example from my website: link (www.willanimateforfood.net/reel_divx480.mov)

Here's a screengrab of the Quicktime settings: (well, just the fast start settings, not the Divx, etc)

[Rower_CPU]

wrong forum ;)
Try Software Discussion/Help instead.

Actually, Web Design is even better. :p

As others have mentioned, "streaming" video means several things. There is progressive streaming, which is what Apple uses on their trailer pages. The user has to download the entire file to watch the whole movie, and the file size and quality tend to be higher. It is a simple matter of using the appropriate embed and object tags in the web page to get the movie to play. Here's a thread (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=66441) on that subject. agreenster's "fast start" setting recommendation is the right thing to do to make this work the way you want.

Real-time streaming, however, requires server software to send files appropriately for the client to view it piece-by-piece and not have to download the whole thing. File size tends to be smaller, but quality often suffers, too.