I have a short MPEG video that I want to send to users of various systems. If I burn it to disc along with the portable version of VLC (can I do that?), will viewers be able to click on it and then watch the video on either PC or Mac? Or would I need two separate versions, one for PC and one for Mac? Should I include the non-portable versions instead? Or wouldn't the plan work at all?? Thanks!
just send them the mpeg video .. let them decide what to play it with mac unix security settings will probably cripple a bare executable file on a disk.. users will probably have to copy it to hdd to change it's permissions.. unix don't like xecutable files on removable media.. especially set (as it would need to be) to run as root rather than unknown user.. alrm bells would ring, or the os will just spit it back at them as potential security/hack exploit attempt.. you don't know the user name local to their machines.. will need to have root-root permissions.) same with windoze.. stuff em... let the recipient decide what to play it with. EVERYBODY has some kind of media player installed.. even us strange *nix users. BTW.. there are MORE linux users than mac owners in the world.. but we don't count do we?.. 64 million in China alone.
Thanks again, Paula. It looks as though you're right- I tried sending the VLC to a friend to see if she could install it on her computer, and it never even made it out of my laptop because of being an exe file. Maybe I should just include an explanation and links to VLC for Mac and Windows. I really don't know why my Mac-using friend (who teaches computer skills to high school students) didn't have a player that could open the MPEG file I sent her. When she comes back from her trip I will see if she can download a converter and then make me a disc for the Mac users. Sorry about the Linux neglect. As you can see I have my hands full even with the systems I know a little about. Since this is a video of an artist's work and I gather many graphically oriented people use Mac I thought I should at least try to make it available. Anyway I bet you Linux users can find your way around pretty well without a map!
