CODEWITHSUNDEEP
javascriptflashvideocodec
fawzib
fawzib

Reputation: 842

what video formats does flash support?

I want to add video upload support to my small school and after some research i came across sample code:

exec("ffmpeg -i ".$dynamic_path."/".$ moviepath."".$fileName." 
 -sameq -acodec mp3 -ar 22050 -ab 32 -f flv -s 320x240 ".$dynamic_path."/".$flvpath."myflv.flv");

I understand this will guarantee conversion, but am using shared hosting, so i would like to know what kind of format flash supports and is their any javascript/flash support to play video files without conversion.

thanks

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1158

Answers (1)

GDP
GDP

Reputation: 8178

This is what our company does for a living, and we have arrived at mp4 being the standard for nearly every highschool/college/university in the country - the definitive list can be seen here:

http://helpx.adobe.com/flash/kb/supported-codecs-flash-player.html

The video player that they all seem to prefer is the JW Player, and it can be found at http://www.longtailvideo.com/players/jw-flv-player/. Another is Flowplayer, though my experience on this one is limited. The only difference between JWPlayer paid/free is the watermark, so you can experiment with this and Flowplayer before you buy one.

Upvotes: 4

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