Need some assistance from Mac users

[IntenseCash.com]

What is the best way for you guys to view videos on Mac computers? I still have members that have problems viewing videos and I can't remember how they have to do it.

Thanks,
Mark

[citiboyz]

Mark,

I have no problems viewing MOV, RM, DIVX or MPEG files with my Macs, but AVI and WMV are a problem sometimes. Depending on the compressor the file's creator used, they may not be usable if there's no Mac decompressor available. Some play fine for me; others won't. And there's no way of knowing until you try to play it.

[Jasun]

for AVI and WMV files, you just need to have the newest version of Qucktime and Windows Media player installed.

Mac users prefer .mov files, but that means buying a Quicktime server for streaming.

What are you trying to do?

[curiousbunny]

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<h1 class="H2.Heading2">Creating Streaming Movies</h1>
<p class="T1.Text1">Streaming movies come in two forms: server movies and client
movies. </p>
<p class="T1.Text1">You create a server movie that can be streamed over RTP by
adding hint tracks. Hint tracks tell the server how to packetize the movie. You
add hint tracks by exporting a movie to a hinted movie using QuickTime's
standard movie export mechanism.</p>
<p class="T1.Text1">You create a client movie that includes streaming content by
adding one or more streaming tracks. A streaming track tells the client where to
get the streaming media. In its simplest form, a client movie consists of just a
streaming track containing the URL of a movie on a server. A client movie can
contain multiple streaming tracks. </p>
<p class="T1.Text1">A client movie can contain non-streaming tracks with local
media content as well as streaming tracks. Streaming tracks can be composited
with local tracks. For example, a streaming track could be used as the source
for an effect track that is local to the client movie. </p>
<h2 class="H3.Heading3TOC">
<a class="Hypertext" href="http://developer.apple.com/documentation/QuickTime/REF/Streaming.b.htm#pgfId=6538">
Server Movies</a> </h2>
<h2 class="H3.Heading3TOC">
<a class="Hypertext" href="http://developer.apple.com/documentation/QuickTime/REF/Streaming.c.htm#pgfId=6584">
Client Movies</a> </h2>
<h2 class="H3.Heading3TOC">
<a class="Hypertext" href="http://developer.apple.com/documentation/QuickTime/REF/Streaming.d.htm#pgfId=6594">
Compositing Streaming and Non-Streaming Tracks</a> </h2>