FreeLists / webproducers / [webproducers] Re: QuickTime Video and Servers

[Ari Feldman <outdoorminer2002@xxxxxxxxx>]

QT is a common file type. however, it's possible that the server's MIME
types aren't set correctly, which can affect its ability to serve the
file.

google for MIME types and you should find the info you need on how to
add MIME types for your particular server.


--- Evan Silberman <esilbe1@xxxxxxx> wrote:

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>       charset="ISO-8859-1"
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> Hi Folks -- =20
> 
> I am working on encoding several videos for the BA website.
> 
> Our server isn=B9t set up for streaming video, so I compressed the
> files to b=
> e
> downloadable. I  prepared these files for QuickTime (QT) using a
> method tha=
> t
> (a) creates alternate versions (within one file) for various Internet
> connections; (b) creates a still image with a play button icon that a
> user
> can click to view the video; and (c) creates a fallback image which
> notifie=
> s
> a user when they don=B9t have the proper video player to view the
> file, QT.
> 
> Here=B9s where I=B9m confused. I thought any server (i.e. Windows,
> UNIX) could
> handle any type of downloadable file. Therefore, I uploaded the QT
> files an=
> d
> set up the HTML. However the page I created shows up with a broken QT
> icon.
> I tested this from other computers but saw the same result.
> 
> Here=B9s the video link:
> http://www.behavioralassociates.com/miner_smal.html.
> I am also attaching the error message I received.
> 
> I then compressed a video using Windows Media, uploaded that to the
> server
> and I was able to view the video.
> 
> I=B9m confused because I thought that QuickTime was cross platform
> and, as a
> download, would work on any server. I=B9m not even able to view the
> QT files
> separately, let alone as I set them up in a group
> 
> I=B9m also confused because I have the latest version of QT on my
> machine.
> 
> Here=B9s my question: Is it possible that windows servers just
> don=B9t support
> QT?=20
> 
> I spent a great deal of time compressing these videos in QT and I=B9d
> hate to
> duplicate my work. Therefore, I thought I=B9d ask you first.
> 
> Many Thanks.=20
> 
> PS I used Cleaner for MAC to compress and encode these files. 
> 
> 
> 
> -- Binary/unsupported file stripped by Ecartis --
> -- Type: application/octet-stream
> -- File: QuickTime Error.tiff
> 
> 
>
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