Movie Files

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It is possible to send and play movie files across the Web. Obviously, movies can have a large visual impact with significant capability for education. However, you should remember that movie files are generally very large. To display movie files efficiently you need fast network connections such as those offered by cable modems and related high-bandwidth technologies.

Caveat

It is very important for you to address the bandwidth issue before investing in movie technology. Video cameras, digital video cameras, and video-editing software are still quite expensive. It costs considerably more to produce decent quality video than to produce sound and images. Even if you can afford to create video for the web, you still need to make sure that your network can transmit large files at a high enough rate and that your intended audience has sufficiently fast Internet connections to be able to download your movies in a reasonable amount of time. Otherwise, few people are likely to have the patience to wait while your video makes it way over the web to their computers. In which case, all your investment in equipment, time, and work may have been for nought.