wmv vs mpeg2 whats the norm ?

[Wowmediacash]

thanks guys great info !

[Wowmediacash]

It seems wmv is what we should have them as then - would we be right in saying we should consider 3 alternatives as a minimum those being:
1mbps
512 or 256k
and
56k

[basschick]

depends on the resolution and what the goals are for your site.

1 Mbps loses a little quality when you go full screen with it but not too bad on a 17 inch monitor, but on a 19 inch monitor, the image degrades a little more. that means if you want to make ALL your members happy, you might want to try 1500k or up. if you want to satisfy the general members, i'd say 1200k is usually fine.

of course, this depends on your site's niche and also whether your vids are exclusive. if your site is a rare niche, you can get away with smaller videos, and exclusive a little smaller, sometimes.

also it depends on your source video. some lower end or older camcorders' videos won't look any better at 2000k than 1200k.

why not encode a minute of one of your videos at 1Mbps and see what you think of it? watch it. go full screen. see if you would be happy to join a site with videos that look like that. and remember - amateur videos aren't expected to look as saturated and sharp as pro videos.

It seems wmv is what we should have them as then - would we be right in saying we should consider 3 alternatives as a minimum those being:
1mbps
512 or 256k
and
56k