feature request - replace images with .mov files

[slambert]

Migrated from old ticket system...

Stephanie Hunt: "I’ve got some ideas for curating an add-art project that would include .mov files. What are the chances? It would be great to curate a “show” that includes both .mov files and .jpg files in my uploaded material."

Jamie Wilkinson – Mar 28 2008 * 17:28
Really cool idea, but I’m a little concerned about the load of having multiple MOV files on the same page (or FLV’s). Animated GIFs, though, would be super tight.

Matt Katz – Apr 01 2008 * 20:33
I concur – MOV files are heavy, even if we predownload them. Smaller gif files would be aight. Would you be using sound or just moving images?

Stephanie Hunt – Apr 02 2008 * 17:56
I’m just wanting to do moving images (no sound). And as far as the file size issue is concerned, I totally agree that this would be a problem with mov files in general. The specific files that I’m interested in curating are only a few hundred K each, though… Really small. Could there be a file size limitation on the upload page?

Modified by Steve Lambert – Apr 28 2008 * 18:09
Stephanie has made a mov file that turns on your camera and makes this crazy mirror on your screen. The file itself is tiny and the result is awesome. In Add-Art it would be the most dynamic thing we had by far. Would be worth pursuing if possible? Maybe a branch for users with a camera or something?

Modified by Anonymous – Jun 04 2008 * 20:46
Please consider that some adblock users do so to avoid seeing moving images.

[owise1]

this would be easy to do using a youtube or vimeo embed. you'd check the "piece.image" property for youtube or vimeo, then make an iframe instead of a div. maybe autoplay for maximum effect...? :)