Media Temple
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- moth
Do they offer QuickTime streaming as a default? Or do they offer it? Can't seem to find any info.
Does streaming quicktime offer any benefits over just putting up an mpg?
- myobie0
i only use flash for streaming...
and progressive download is usually fine and cheaper
- moth0
How do you go about doing that myobie? For movies... like 30/40 minutes..
- Chief0
when you render out your quicktime, just check the "progressive download" option in the dropdown menu. it allows it to start playing before the quicktime is fully downloaded.
- justjeff0
I can't speak for mediatemple, but streaming will allow the user to seek ahead to arbitrary points on even the longest files, without having to download the full file.
For a 30 minute movie, where the user only wants to see the last 5 minutes, this could save 80% of the bandwidth (only the last 5 minutes would be downloaded).
It's MUCH better than progressive download on large files.