[Hidden-tech] QuickTime and streaming video question

[J. Cohen]

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.