Most "universal" type of video file?

[R.L. Grigg]

On May 13, 2008, at 8:02 PM, Karl Kuehn wrote:

> 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).

Excellent! Thx so much for your insight.

Russ