I know this question is completely subject to opinions, but I'd like to ask the experts what their opinion(s) are on this.
I'd like to have as few versions as possible of my video to stream or download from my website (rather than having QT and RealVideo and WMV and...)
MPEG-1 will play on just about anything, but the filesize is just too big. I'm hoping to provide a playable video without the user having to be forced to install a special player (i.e. Real, QuickTime, etc.) and also have the capability to play on a Mac.
Is there a way to create a straight vanilla MP4 from Vegas (or a free encoder somewhere) so I can hit the biggest audience without requiring a certain player?
Streaming the video is preferred in this case.
I'd like to have as few versions as possible of my video to stream or download from my website (rather than having QT and RealVideo and WMV and...)
MPEG-1 will play on just about anything, but the filesize is just too big. I'm hoping to provide a playable video without the user having to be forced to install a special player (i.e. Real, QuickTime, etc.) and also have the capability to play on a Mac.
Is there a way to create a straight vanilla MP4 from Vegas (or a free encoder somewhere) so I can hit the biggest audience without requiring a certain player?
Streaming the video is preferred in this case.