Video format for unmodified WinXP?

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  1. Lab309

    Lab309 Member

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    I have to make a presentation that'll be on a CD read by IE 6. All I can assume about the PC's this'll be played on is that they are "administrative-type" PC's: Used by computer-challenged administrative types and setup by by the IT guys. So minimum capability, eh?
    I mean no extra codecs, no special tweaks, and so on.

    That said, I'm looking for a video format that'll be played by WinXP without any extras, with the highest quality and smallest file size (of course <g>). There are so many formats, and even variations on a format (X-DVD Ripper has 7 .avi formats!)

    Any pointers will be appreciated.

    --jim
     
    Lab309, Jan 7, 2006
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  2. TimKizzle

    TimKizzle Regular member

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    well, you could use fdd show and include the installer on the cd

    depends, how old are these machines your talking about
     
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    Since XP includes WMP9, I would assume that it comes with WMV9 decoders. So I guess WMV is the way to go. For pure compatibility though, you really can't beat MPEG-1.
     
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