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mikkie wrote on 1/28/2003, 1:19 PM
As far as I know, most of the players out there add features, but use the same engine as the windows media player you've already got installed. The picture you see from one to the other should be identical.

The types of video you can play depends on the codecs installed on your system, and which brands/versions of those codecs. There are a few that decode the mpeg2 used on DVDs for example, and some look better then others - some are likely faster then others, which could impact quality. If you install the DiVX codec, most anything on your system should play it.

That all said, might want to check out http://www.vetch.magot.pl/ & the XVid;-) player.
mike
snicholshms wrote on 1/28/2003, 5:30 PM
mikkie:
Have you any experience with FLIX...the Flash video encoder thing-a-ma-jig? I'm setting up a website and was told this is a great way to offer video demos in high quality that can be played by 90% of PC users. True or False?
Thanks,
Steve
aboukirev wrote on 1/28/2003, 6:53 PM
Picture quality is not exactly the same in all these players - some utilize additional tricks to improve on quality.
Try ZoomPlayer from www.inmatrix.com (the player is free). That's a very good player, and not only for video.

Alexei
kkolbo wrote on 1/28/2003, 9:25 PM
FALSE. Flix encodes to Flash format. That has its advantages and disadvatages. I have found that while MAC users may have the Flash player, the perfomance on the MAC with Flash is less than great. I have not found a format that 'I' like on both platforms. Overall I prefer Windows Media 9. I use Flix for some web applications, like a large Flash presentation that will need video clips, but I certianly would not use it just for all video encodes.

Windows media looks great on PC's and not as good on MACs. QuickTime looks good on MACS and the same on PCs, but at the same bandwidth does not please me as well as WIndows Media. In the end, there is no perfect solution. I hear that REAL ONE looks great on both platforms, but REAL gives me heartburn from a personal standpoint having nothing to do with picture.

K