[Web4lib] Camtasia studio & mobile phones -- problem?

[Bob Rasmussen]

On Tue, 1 Dec 2009, Bruce Jensen wrote:

> Greetings.  Has someone successfully used Camtasia Studio to create MP4s for
> mobile phones?  I'm having no luck with it--the files do come out fine when
> rendered for the iPhone, but those I try to produce as 320x240 mp4 files tie
> my (non-i-) phone in knots.  All I get is "File has incorrect data."
> 
> I'm guessing there's something I'm missing?

My son Tim Rasmussen has done some work on websites delivering video to 
mobile phones. He and I have discussed it enough that I know it's not 
trivial! There are considerable differences in devices, models, OS 
versions, browser versions, etc., including:

* Some can stream video, some can only download and then play.
* Different video file formats may be required.
* Different screen sizes may require different files.
* There are many variations within MP4, I believe.

Adding to the confusion:

* The device doesn't directly tell the web server what it needs.
* Everything is constantly changing.

If you'd like to consult with him on this, his email is in the CC's.

Regards,
....Bob Rasmussen,   President,   Rasmussen Software, Inc.

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