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Bill Davis · May 5th, 2010, 03:12 PM

I'm fiddling with a new self-created website - and since I'm 100% mac based, I'm wondering if the video clips I'm posting work in a cross-platform world.

Anyone with a PC who could help me by taking a look and letting me know if the clips on the front page - AND the couple of initial demo clips on the "Videos" page are translating OK, I'd appreciate it.

The site is at the "live beta" stage but not formally published anywhere yet, before I get further in encoding video assets for the site and eventually send out notices, I'd like to tune up the encoding if necessary.

Thanks.

www.newvideoaz.com

Andy Wilkinson · May 5th, 2010, 03:23 PM

Hi Bill,

Had a very quick look at your site (on my Mac Pro at the moment editing/encoding) and will look again tomorrow next time I fire my Windows box up for some Vegas stuff. Site looks GREAT!

One thing I did "discover" in my quick Mac only look right now, on the Welcome/New Videos page, with the 2 videos at the bottom, they both load really fast! However, the one bottom left plays with sound when started but the one bottom right is silent - is this intentional or a bug somewhere?

Will look again!

Bill Davis · May 5th, 2010, 05:09 PM

Thanks Andy,

Appreciate the time.

Yeah, that second video is MOS. I probably should put some sound behind it so people don't get confused.

I was pretty sure the pages rendered and played OK on a Mac -

What I'm really hoping is that a variety of PC people can take a look and let me know what classes of machines or Windows builds might NOT play the content properly.

But again, thanks for your time. I greatly appreciate the help. I'm an absolute newbie at web stuff.

Sareesh Sudhakaran · May 6th, 2010, 03:36 AM

it works on a PC that is not mac tainted at all. :)

Bill Davis · May 6th, 2010, 09:29 AM

Excellent Sareesh,

That's precisely the kind of cross-platform feedback I hoped for.

Thank you so much for your time to view it.

Bill

Seth Bloombaum · May 6th, 2010, 09:43 AM

Looked at it in IE8 and Chrome on a PC - no problems.

Vito DeFilippo · May 6th, 2010, 09:46 AM

On XP with Firefox 3.6, your video title on the home page "Apriva Pay - Trade show loop - Shot at NewVideo - produced by Brad Whipple Ent. 2/2010" overlaps the "Arizona Video Production" line at the bottom. Other than that, it all seems to work.

On Internet Explorer it doesn't overlap.

The two browsers render the pages quite differently, actually.

Oops, just noticed that on Firefox I don't see the lower left video on the home page. Could be one of my extensions interfering with it auto-loading, however.

Bill Davis · May 6th, 2010, 05:08 PM

Excellent feedback:

Once again, thank you all so very much for your time.

This is extremely valuable feedback and I appreciate the time you all took to provide it.

Bill

Matteo Manson · May 11th, 2010, 11:46 PM

I'll chime in that it worked on Opera 10.5x on Windows 7 x64 with quicktime installed.

Geoffrey Cox · May 12th, 2010, 03:33 PM

Looks good and works fine on my old PowerBook G4 - videos play smooth even on this aged servant.

May 5th, 2010, 03:12 PM	#1
Bill Davis Trustee Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Scottsdale, AZ 85260 Posts: 1,538	Looking for a few good eyeballs. I'm fiddling with a new self-created website - and since I'm 100% mac based, I'm wondering if the video clips I'm posting work in a cross-platform world. Anyone with a PC who could help me by taking a look and letting me know if the clips on the front page - AND the couple of initial demo clips on the "Videos" page are translating OK, I'd appreciate it. The site is at the "live beta" stage but not formally published anywhere yet, before I get further in encoding video assets for the site and eventually send out notices, I'd like to tune up the encoding if necessary. Thanks. www.newvideoaz.com

May 5th, 2010, 03:23 PM	#2
Andy Wilkinson Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cambridge UK Posts: 2,853	Hi Bill, Had a very quick look at your site (on my Mac Pro at the moment editing/encoding) and will look again tomorrow next time I fire my Windows box up for some Vegas stuff. Site looks GREAT! One thing I did "discover" in my quick Mac only look right now, on the Welcome/New Videos page, with the 2 videos at the bottom, they both load really fast! However, the one bottom left plays with sound when started but the one bottom right is silent - is this intentional or a bug somewhere? Will look again! __________________ Andy K Wilkinson - https://www.shootingimage.co.uk Cambridge (UK) Corporate Video Production

May 6th, 2010, 03:36 AM	#4
Sareesh Sudhakaran Trustee Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 1,385	it works on a PC that is not mac tainted at all. :) __________________ Get the Free Comprehensive Guide to Rigging ANY Camera - one guide to rig them all - DSLRs to the Arri Alexa.

May 6th, 2010, 09:43 AM	#6
Seth Bloombaum Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,420	Looked at it in IE8 and Chrome on a PC - no problems. __________________ 30 years of pro media production. Vegas user since 1.0. Webcaster since 1997. Freelancer since 2000. College instructor since 2001.

May 6th, 2010, 09:46 AM	#7
Vito DeFilippo Trustee Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Montreal, Quebec Posts: 1,585	On XP with Firefox 3.6, your video title on the home page "Apriva Pay - Trade show loop - Shot at NewVideo - produced by Brad Whipple Ent. 2/2010" overlaps the "Arizona Video Production" line at the bottom. Other than that, it all seems to work. On Internet Explorer it doesn't overlap. The two browsers render the pages quite differently, actually. Oops, just noticed that on Firefox I don't see the lower left video on the home page. Could be one of my extensions interfering with it auto-loading, however. __________________ . http://www.nosmallroles.com

May 5th, 2010, 05:09 PM	#3
Bill Davis Trustee Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Scottsdale, AZ 85260 Posts: 1,538	Thanks Andy, Appreciate the time. Yeah, that second video is MOS. I probably should put some sound behind it so people don't get confused. I was pretty sure the pages rendered and played OK on a Mac - What I'm really hoping is that a variety of PC people can take a look and let me know what classes of machines or Windows builds might NOT play the content properly. But again, thanks for your time. I greatly appreciate the help. I'm an absolute newbie at web stuff.

May 6th, 2010, 09:29 AM	#5
Bill Davis Trustee Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Scottsdale, AZ 85260 Posts: 1,538	Excellent Sareesh, That's precisely the kind of cross-platform feedback I hoped for. Thank you so much for your time to view it. Bill

May 6th, 2010, 05:08 PM	#8
Bill Davis Trustee Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Scottsdale, AZ 85260 Posts: 1,538	Excellent feedback: Once again, thank you all so very much for your time. This is extremely valuable feedback and I appreciate the time you all took to provide it. Bill __________________ Classroom editing instructor? Check out www.starteditingnow.com Turnkey editor training content including licensed training footage for classroom use.

May 11th, 2010, 11:46 PM	#9
Matteo Manson Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Edmonton, Canada Posts: 37	I'll chime in that it worked on Opera 10.5x on Windows 7 x64 with quicktime installed.

May 12th, 2010, 03:33 PM	#10
Geoffrey Cox Major Player Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Huddersfield, UK Posts: 469	Looks good and works fine on my old PowerBook G4 - videos play smooth even on this aged servant.