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Chockeh wrote on 2011-03-29 01:35
So yeah, what kind of movie file will work in school? Will my documentary made in Windows Movie Maker work? The file is supposedly a .wmv file. Also, what should I do to make sure it works in school? I'm planning on putting the file in a usb key.
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Mrlucky77 wrote on 2011-03-29 01:44
An .mp4 will have a highly likely chance of working.
You can use keepvid.com to download youtube vids and make it into an .mp4 if you need.
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Yoorah wrote on 2011-03-29 01:45
WMV should work fine. If you want to have a fall-back plan, you can upload it to YouTube. You could also download
MPC-HC (a great video player) and extract it to your USB drive. I can run without installing, but I'm not sure if your school's security policy will let it run. :P
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Andy-Buddy wrote on 2011-03-29 01:49
If your school uses Macs, MP4 is your best bet.
If PC, WMV or AVI are preferable.
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Chockeh wrote on 2011-03-29 02:01
Thanks a lot, guess I'll be using .wmv and uploading it to youtube.
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casshem wrote on 2011-03-30 02:30
Why not install VLC media player on a USB stick and have the video on there as well? Just make sure your video works with VLC hur dur dur lol.
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Andy-Buddy wrote on 2011-03-30 02:31
Quote from casshem;389023:
Why not install VLC media player on a USB stick and have the video on there as well? Just make sure your video works with VLC hur dur dur lol.
Because a good school computer usually blocks foreign programs.
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casshem wrote on 2011-03-30 03:30
Why quote when you're posting right after me?
Anyways, so a good school would have computers blocking .exe's and not YouTube?
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Okitaru wrote on 2011-03-30 17:33
Why would anyone suggest AVI? It's bulky and has too many encoding possibilties that you'd mess up with.
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silentselene wrote on 2011-03-30 22:20
Why don't your school computers have VLC installed on them?
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Sumpfkraut wrote on 2011-04-02 11:58
Quote from silentselene;389934:
Why don't your school computers have VLC installed on them?
This. Though I guess they might, it's not been specified whether they do or not.
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Marck wrote on 2011-04-07 01:53
Quote from Chuugoku;389636:
Why would anyone suggest AVI? It's bulky and has too many encoding possibilties that you'd mess up with.
That's like saying if you change the endian the world's going to end.
Although I agree that it's quite large and inefficient with some of it's capabilities.
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Okitaru wrote on 2011-04-07 03:42
Quote from Marck;399394:
That's like saying if you change the endian the world's going to end.
Although I agree that it's quite large and inefficient with some of it's capabilities.
In the case of someone needing to ask, odds are they aren't aware what codec's they're even using. AVI isn't necessarily bad, but not really holding an advantage over other things if a choice was given.
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Marck wrote on 2011-04-07 05:18
Quote from Chuugoku;399679:
In the case of someone needing to ask, odds are they aren't aware what codec's they're even using. AVI isn't necessarily bad, but not really holding an advantage over other things if a choice was given.
Well given that codecs are easily manipulated to the individuals' needs, it technically shouldn't matter what format you use as long as it works for the OP's original purpose.
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Taycat wrote on 2011-04-07 09:34
How can anyone expect a school computer to have VLC on them?
I know the dinosaurs at my school don't.