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movie should use a small window (320x240 or preferably smaller), low
frame rate (15 fps), and radio quality mono audio (8 bit). Videos with a lot of
motion or action are not well suited to this medium.
When you are ready to create your movie, the procedure is the same as any
other method. Click the Finish step, click the Make a movie button, and then
select the Options button. On the Compression options tab, select a codec.
Cinepak and Indeo are good choices. Again, you have to consider that these videos are going
to be played on someone else’s computer, so you need to use a popular codec found on many
computers.
MPEG-1 (Moving Picture Experts Group) is becoming the de-facto format for video and
audio on the Web. It is currently used in millions of commercial Video CDs around the world
and provides high compression ratios without loss of quality. This is an excellent choice not
only for the Internet, but for all movies that you plan to play on your computer.
Streaming video is an exciting new method of displaying video on the Internet. This means
that your video begins playing while your movie is still downloading. Some methods of
streaming require special software, a special Internet server and can be expensive, but there are
a number of alternatives appearing. Ulead VideoStudio allows you to compress your files using
RealNetwork’s RealVideo file format (*.RM), Microsoft’s Advanced Streaming format
(*.WMV, previously named *.ASF or *.ASX) or Apple’s QuickTime format (*.QT). These
formats also require your viewer to install the appropriate player, but all are widely available
for download on the Internet. Excellent results can be achieved with any of these codecs.