Frieda Reichsman wrote: > Here's my confusion: If I create a QuickTime movie (.mov) say using > QuickTime Pro, or SnapzProX, for example, and then upload it to my > website along with a web page that links to it, when I click that link, > the movie opens on its own page and starts playing immediately. The > start of the movie is playing while the rest of it is downloading in the > background. This sounds like streaming video to me, but I have not done > anything special, like use a streaming video server, or hosting service. I don't know if this reply is too late, but it's better not to use Quicktime. Streaming movies with Flash is compatible with more browsers and operating systems. Some visitors will have a hard time viewing a .mov file.