Jerry Anning wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 28 Apr 1999 08:34:15 +0200, Marc Schimmler
> <sch### [at] icauni-stuttgartde> wrote:
> 
> >Ken wrote:
> >>
> >> I second the avi comment. I get too many unknown mpeg warning messages
> >> from the different use of mpeg compression and mpeg type from the anims
> >> posted here. This means I have prety much given up even looking at
> >> peoples work when they post in mpeg format.
> >>
> >
> >For me it's more the other way 'round. I had only very few problems with
> >mpeg but lots with AVI. I guess that's a problem between the UN*X and M$
> >world.
> 
> I agree.  I am currently damned to the Winsux world, but I frequently
> have problems viewing avi animations.  This is often but not always an
> "unsupported codec" problem on my ancient system.  On the other hand,
> I use Vmpeg (free, available via mpeg.org) to view mpeg videos and I
> have viewed literally every irtc-anim video without difficulty in
> spite of my limited hardware and the only ones that have given me
> problems on the newsgroup are the occasional Mac-generated mpeg that
> has not been "flattened" (had the resource fork removed).  Even then,
> by manually removing it I can usually view them.
> 
> Jerry Anning
> clem "at" dhol "dot" com

Funny how getting an up to date codec is such a problem while "flattening" a
Mac-generated MPEG is not (I never tried). 
I think the more important difference is in compression (MPEG) or quality (AVI).

Regards,

Remco

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