Oh ... it works fine online but I cannot get the Live View nor the local browser to show anything but the above.

I have uploaded it to:

www.take27.co.uk/demo.html

But it's working, so not really an issue there.  What is most likely to be messing about with it locally?  I'm looking at the Dreamweaver configs folder wondering about caches and temp files - uncertain what if anything can go.

Also wondering if a Javascript file is messing with it, as in the swfobjectmodified.js.

Bit stuck - I'd like it fixed for local testing.

Thanks.

Julian.

Thanks.  Well, I guess the file is a monster for streaming, but then I'm torn between going with this or now spending more time trying to find converters that do a fine job converting to OGG and WebM - so far what I have used produce massive pixellated artefacts.

So yes, HTML5 video - hurrah - I knew that.  And I will go with it of course, as soon as I can find something that turns this movie file into something decent in OGG and WebM.  Seriously, any recommendations would be very welcome.

Thanks again for the comments and help.

Julian.

Thank you - agreed on the time thing, and I will indeed take a look at Pickle.  Looks good, hopefully just the thing, and I like the name too.

Julian.

Just a follow up which is not strictly the original problem.  I have found that both the Picke Player and this online-convert site produce very poor quality videos.  My original H.264 is fine, exactly what it should be, but the Pickle Player turns the edges into an aliased mess of swimming pixels and artefacts, and the online-convert site created an OGG file which stuttered and lurched.  Again, I have to assume this is me, but when there are no quality controls and you start with a high quality original, it's hard to know why the damage is happening.

Sorry for a bit of a rant, but the days are disappearing and I'm not sure it should be this hard.

Julian.

Thanks - yes, I've been using Handbrake and it is very good.  I don't seriously think Pickle is as bad as I'm seeing, so there must be other things at play.  Possibly my videos are too large - 700 x 384 ... also, after posting, I realised I had not added the Pickle Doctype line to replace the existing one- that cleared out the aliasing artefacts, at least in Firefox.

It's an online demo reel for the company, so I am trying to balace quality and size.  It may be I have a smaller movie via Pickle, another page with the master M4V, and maybe a link to a Vimeo page.

Too much thrashing out about and not enough ease and quality at the moment - I'll get it - appreciate the help - thank you.

Julian.