[Bf-webcontent] Re: Blender.org website section email

[Glen Moyes]

No, they won't have to download any codecs with VLC. Only for people 
that insist on using Windows Media Player will they need to download an 
XviD codec.

- Glen

Bart Veldhuizen wrote:

> Hi Glen,
>
> that would be excellent, thanks.
>
> Bart
>
> PS: wouldn't you need to install the right codecs along with VLC 
> before you can play them?
>
> Op 3-mei-05 om 15:20 heeft Glen Moyes het volgende geschreven:
>
>> The ones he listed were all of greybeards tutorials. And recently I 
>> did get an email from someone that had problems playing his because 
>> he was using the DivX Player to play the video tutorials. The 
>> confusion is probably brought up because I have "DivX AVI" written 
>> next to my tutorials but only "AVI" next to greybeards because I'm 
>> not too sure what codec he uses, except I believe it's a Microsoft 
>> MPEG4 codec. I should ask him what codec he uses and then write that 
>> next to his. I thought it would be helpful for visitors to see what 
>> file format and codec each video uses, because we'll also be having 
>> XviD encoded files in the future.
>>
>> I thought the page was pretty clear. Right on the main video 
>> tutorials page under the "Playing the Videos" heading it says to get 
>> VLC because it plays all the video tutorials. Considering how many 
>> downloads we've had and how little emails I get about people who 
>> can't playing the video tutorials through QuickTime on Mac OS X, I 
>> don't think it's a serious issue. But I should list what codec 
>> greybeard uses just so there's less confusion.
>>
>> - Glen
>>
>> bf-webcontent-request at projects.blender.org wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> is this a codec issue? If so, is our video tutorials page clear 
>>> enough on the requirements for playing these files?
>>>
>>> Bart
>>>
>>> Begin doorgestuurd bericht:
>>>
>>>> Blender Staff, Thank you for the free Blender proagram. While 
>>>> checking out your Video Tutorials section I found a few of the 
>>>> videos failed to play after I downloaded them. They are; Advanced 
>>>> Mesh Modeling: Subdivision Surfaces, Textures: LSCM UV Mapping, 
>>>> Animation of Undeformed Objects: Key Framing and IPO Curves, 
>>>> Special Modeling Techniques: Using Dipliverts, and Special Modeling 
>>>> Techniques: Paths and Dupliframes. Can't Wait to see them. Thanks.
>>>