Most "universal" type of video file?

[Karl Kuehn]

On May 13, 2008, at 7:52 PM, R.L. Grigg wrote:

>> 	I am split between MPEG 1, MPEG 4, and Flash, and here is why:

> Wow. Interesting that MOV isn't on the list! If someone has iTunes  
> on Windows, what .mov encodings should play on their system? Or are  
> the two things not related.


	If someone has iTunes, then they have to have QuickTime, and so they  
can play most (or all?) .mov formats. But QuickTime/iTunes is not  
installed on the majority of  windows computers, and is not available  
on linux computers. Therefore, if you are aiming for a "just works"  
experience, then it is not a recommended format.

	And QuickTime has been pushing MPEG 4 (and the H.264 variant) for a  
while now. So if you go with that format, you are getting the best  
general codec that QuickTime has (I a not saying that it can't be beat  
in specific arenas, but it is a good general contender).

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	Karl Kuehn
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