They have good quality, they load quickly, But what I am most curious about is the fact that I never have problems watching them full screen.
Technical specifications and tricks would help a lot. What kind of file format is used? Dimensions, encoding, etc.
I'm hoping for a simple answer.
MacBook Pro (17-inch 2.4 GHz), Mac OS X (10.7.3), 2007 4GB RAM
They start will good quality footage to start with...that's the key.
They are all h.264. The frame rate is as low as you can go an have smooth motion (around 24fps).
Encoding is probably by hardware.
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What about dimensions, embedding, DATA RATE?
The dimensions are what you see when you download the material. The format is h.264.
They have VERY FAST server farms to stream the stuff.
Apple is a proponent of HTML5 - we'll see where all that goes.
What do you mean by "embeding"?
I'm hoping for a simple answer.
They have a lot of technology at their fingertips and very skilled people to work it - just like the people and firms that turn Hollywood films into DVDs. That's the simple answer and there is nothing really simple about it.
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Here's some useful reading on the subject of Data Rate. Or, if you like, DATA RATE.
http://www.reelseo.com/secret-encoding-web-video/
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By embedding, I mean the player with AV controls that the video sits in and interacts with on a web site.
How does Apple make their videos so good on the website?
