Compression and Web Posting

[plucot]

Okay, I kno nothing about web authoring - I'm working on this personal project and I'm just jumping in. I have this movie (it is an MOV file) created through Flash - it's about 35 Mb. I need to post it to a website so it plays automatically when the user gets to the page. Or about twenty seconds after the user gets to the site, anyway. Obviously, the file is huge - I don't understand why it's so heavy, given that it's only 57 seconds long. The current size is 469 X 351 pixels. It was recommended to me to compress it with Quicktime Pro, which I bought. I ran it through, and without changing the size, I ended up with 175 MB! The second time I exported it I reduced the size to 234x175, which reduced it to 16Mb - it's still a lot, plus it's practically microscopic - I need a bigger size than that. Can someone tell me exactly what i should do to make this file okay for automatic play on the web? Even specifically what i should do within Quicktime - there are many options in there that I'm unfamiliar with in the export process. I'd prefer something that doesn't compromise visual quality that much ( though the sound is no big deal ). The only tools I have at this point are the demo versions of Dreamweaver and Flash and the bought version of Quicktime Pro. If I need to convert my file to some other type, that's fine - as long as it's compatable with most users - for example I know avi wouldn't because you need a codec for that. I'd appreciate any help in this matter. Thanks.

 

[WizyWyg]

In your properties under video, choose a codec (for web, use Sorenson or Cinepak at 85% quality )

And its not uncommon for a 57 second file to be huge. Uncompressed AVI is 10 megs per second of footage.