What video format(s) should be used to serve Macs, PCs, and Mobile Devices?
- by Jeffrey Blake
In 2007, I started a site based on streaming and downloading poker strategy videos. At that point in time, the best solution I came up with for supporting users of Macs and PCs was to provide the videos in both WMV and FLV formats. Later we added an M4V version to support iPhones/iPods.
Obviously, things have changed a bit since that time. I would like to revisit our format decision to see if there is anything better that we could offer, preferrably with wider support among all devices (so that we can reduce the number of formats offered, if possible).
Is FLV + WMV + M4V the best solution? Is there something else we should consider? What about Android devices?