best way to stream video

[WillStein]

Hey all.

I'm new to flash's capablities of video and I'm looking for some expert advice for streaming video.

Currently I have about four video files I'd like to stream. They are:

• 100 - 650 MB
• 10 - 20 Minutes
• 640x480
• WMV Format

First, what's the best way to bring down the file size for easy download?

Second, what's the best way to stream it?

[BoltVanderhuge]

Hi WillStein,

An easy way is to get Flix Pro to compress the wmv to an flv and create a swf player at the same time. Then you need to upload the flv and swf player to the same directory on your http server. From a web browser hit the swf or the html that loads the swf file.

You can downlaod a demo version of Flix Pro here http://www.on2.com

Bolt

[redman98]

are you using a Flashcom server or HTTP

[WillStein]

I was looking into flashcom but I don't think it's for me.

Ideally, sometime in the future, I'd like to embed into like a tv monitor backgroun (and have the movie display in the tv)

And sometime in the future, I'd like to connect it to a database to display the vid file . . .

But thats all future plans. For now I'm just looking for the best way to stream it.

I'm using Adobe Premiere and I go to: "export timeline --> advanced wmv".
I choose 56k and 700k for the speeds from the preset timelines, but I don't think it's average.

Current streaming video on the site can be found here:
http://stfusa.com/news/news.php?newsid=117 (from mississippi volunteer work)