build a cinema on my site

[kevinw117]

Hi all , im new to web site building . I need to build a small cinema on my site so i can put downloadable videos on there . Can anyone here please tell me what kind of software i will need for this , many thanks , Kev ....

[Webforumz Staff]

Ok, well this depends on quite a few things. Do you already have the videos you want people to be able to download on your PC? If not you'll have to find means to transfer them, possibly through a TV or similiar card depending on how you've captured the video you already have.
You then need to convert the video to a compressed format such as divx so that the filesize is small and therefore the video can be downloaded quickly.
Once you actually have a video for people, you can just link to it so that people can download it directly, or you can embed it into a page so that, effectively, the same thing happens but it displays as it downloads.... or you can stream it, but that involves slightly different video formats and more expensive hosting.
Let us know what you already have or what you will do and we can advise you further. Obviously you may be thinking that it's not quite as easy as you first thought!

[kevinw117]

Hi , thanks for your reply . What i would like to do is put my videos which are filmed using a digital camcorder onto my web site so people can download them . I have also been told that this needs to be secure , many thanks , Kev ...

[Webforumz Staff]

Ok, you should already be able to get the videos onto the computer then?

What file format do they arrive in? (my digital camera can take video and it stores them in quicktime automatically. Your digital camcorder may do something similiar). You might need to find a program to convert them to whatever file format you choose. If you want people to download them only then divx or quicktime file or something similiar would be the best way to go... so a .avi or .mov file would probably be what you would end up with after conversion.

Please tell me what you mean by 'secure'. Do you only want certain people to get to the videos or do you want people to pay to see them... or... ?

[kevinw117]

Hi , yes the idea is for people to pay to see these videos , yes i can get the videos to my computer & i have quicktime also . I am building an adult site , i can build the pages , put pics on etc but i also need to include small videos on here about 4 ten minute videos. Thanks for your help , Kev ...