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Embed video on wiki-type website

I have a .MOV file that I need to embed on a private wiki-style website. The upload limit for files on this site is 2 MB, and the file(s) I need to share here get up to about 4 GB.

I've determined that there are probably a few options I have for making the video accessible:

I can covert the video to a much much lower quality and cut the video size to a more manageable level

I can upload the video to another website and embed the video

I can upload the video and then just post a link to it

I can post a link to the file on a shared drive

My goal for this is to just have a page where anyone with access to this private wiki-site can go and view the video with moderate picture and audio quality. I also need to make sure that the video is private, so it might not be the best option to upload to youtube.

Can someone advise me on the best (read:fastest & most effective) method for embedding a video on a website with the size restriction I'm facing?

Thanks in advance for your help!

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Ray Paseur

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Catherine Burow

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Ray,

Thanks so much for the advice! I'll try out Vimeo and post back with the results :)

~Cburow

Ray Paseur

Good luck. It will be good to hear your opinion, especially if you do a free trial of the service.

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Ray Paseur

Uploads that are time consuming are usually hampered by the speed of the internet connections. But you might also look into converting the .mov into a .mp4 file. The compression might be better. I don't know that, but it's worth a test for a 4GB file.

Best of luck with the project, ~Ray

Catherine Burow

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After some experimentation, I discovered that the Google Chrome browser will allow you to run a QuickTime .mov file in the browser itself rather than downloading the file and then playing it. I just added the suggestion to the wiki page for anyone viewing the video to download QuickTime and to use Google Chrome for added convenience.

Ultimately, that produced the experience and I originally wanted :)

Catherine Burow

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Using Vimeo (or YouTube) to host the video content and then embed the video on most wiki-style websites work using a YouTube widget in the toolbar. The type of wiki-style site I'm working with doesn't have that widget option, so I used an alternative route in this circumstance.

Ray Paseur

Thanks for using EE and thanks for the feedback. Best regards, ~Ray