[thelist] Video in a presentation
Moe Rubenzahl
moe at maxim-ic.com
Wed Jan 9 17:53:21 CST 2002
Someone here wants to create videos on our website, embedded in a
presentation of static slides. In other words -- the video would not
just be a standalone video, it would be part of a presentation,
intermixed with stills. That way we can have a lot of presentation
data -- figures, charts, text -- that consume little bandwidth and
use video only for the snippets that need it.
Simplifying caveats:
- The video clips will be 3-6 minutes.
- No need for streaming, it's fine to download-then-view.
- Limited audiences: These are not cartoons with potty-mouthed
children so we won't be feeding audiences of thousands -- each of
these will be viewed by maybe a person a day on average.
My question is about how to implement. What vehicles are there that
support embedded video objects?
- PowerPoint is an obvious choice but requires the viewer have the
PowerPoint program, yes? I think there is a PowerPoint Player app
available for free -- will that support video?
- Will Acrobat support embedded video?
- I guess Flash is a possibility but we don't have authoring tools or
experience and are not eager to distribute something that requires a
plug-in.
- In any of the above -- what video software do customers need to
have? When authoring, do I have to choose Windows Media Player, Real
Video, or QuickTime? What are the pros and cons for me in this?
TIA,
Moe
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