Lorel
msg:4269316 | 1:00 am on Feb 19, 2011 (gmt 0) |
PS. I forgot to mention, the video played instantly while still on my computer but took forever once it went online. That's why I thought it wasn't working.
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justa
msg:4269350 | 4:42 am on Feb 19, 2011 (gmt 0) |
have you taken a look at it with yslow? You should be able to see what's happening with the connection time and then the follow up download time.
That seems like a long time though.
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Lorel
msg:4269509 | 5:35 pm on Feb 19, 2011 (gmt 0) |
I haven't checked out yslow yet. However I called my host and they said I would have to upgrade to a cloud account in order to stream video or get a dedicated server.
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justa
msg:4269954 | 1:45 am on Feb 21, 2011 (gmt 0) |
Streaming costs a lot of money and isn't worth the trouble unless you're looking to use a LOT of video.
You can also fake streaming with some clever apache configurations and JW Player or Flow Player.
I agree with going for a Cloud Front hosting for all static files anyway, much better performance and overall cheaper bandwidth, but steer clear of streaming services unless it's an absolute must.
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thecoalman
msg:4270476 | 8:42 am on Feb 22, 2011 (gmt 0) |
"Streaming" video allows you to FF and RW, the way you are doing it is just a file download. Nothing wrong with that, your host is either slow or specifically throttling video files.
Try uploading a 15mb file, something like a zip. Even rename the video file with zip extension. See how long it takes, try downloading the video file directly and compare.
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