Does BigBlackBag support video?

You may add video to the galleries and pages contained within your web site.
BigBlackBag supports the following video formats:
  • HTML5 (mp4) - Recommended for maximum compatibility and built-in movie scaling
  • Quicktime (mov, m4v)
  • FLV (Flash video)
  • Flash files (swf) which have self-contained video files, i.e. the video file cannot be a separate file it must be built into the swf file

These are our recommended settings for HTML 5 (mp4) files:
  • 640w or 720w x 480h pixels in size (larger files will not play on iPhone 3G/3GS)
  • h.264 for video compression at 590 Kbps data rate
  • 15 frames per second (you may go higher but 15fps is usually fine and will significantly reduce the bandwidth requirements and start time of your video)
  • Not streaming or hinted
  • 2-Pass VBR if possible
  • AAC for audio compression at 128 kbps data rate

These are our recommended settings for Quicktime (mov, m4v) files:
  • 640w or 720w x 480h pixels in size (larger files will not play on iPhone 3G/3GS)
  • 15 frames per second (you may go higher but 15fps is usually fine and will significantly reduce the bandwidth requirements and start time of your video)
  • Saved as Fast Start Compressed Header (not streaming or hinted)
  • h.264 for video compression at 590 Kbps data rate
  • 2-Pass VBR if possible
  • AAC for audio compression at 128 kbps data rate

These are our recommended settings for FLV files:
  • 640w or 720w x 480h pixels in size
  • 15 frames per second (you may go higher but 15fps is usually fine and will significantly reduce the bandwidth requirements and start time of your video)
  • On2 VP6 Pro video compression at 629 Kbps data rate (420 Kbps if expecting an audience with slower connections)
  • 2-Pass VBR or 1-Pass Quality VBR
  • MP3 audio compression at 56 Kbps data rate, 16 sample size, 22050Hz sample rate, stereo

BigBlackBag can convert your video files for $15 each.

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