Last time I changed the site to HD videos I got feedback from low end bandwith users about file sizes etc. Well I've spent 4 days and I've upgraded the videos to make two versions if they are above 640x480. So you get a nice low res version 640x480 and a HD version upto 1280x760. You will know there is an HD version available because in the top right corner of the player it will say HD in big white letters. just click on this before you press play otherwise youll be on the low res version and you will have to refresh the page.
I have also moved the site to the brand new mp4 format which everyone is using now (apple, youtube, pornhub
) I'll upload an HD video tomorrow for people to play with so they can see the difference. While testing tonight I found that mp4 format is all mixed up when it gets resized (stops the streaming) and ive found a way to fix this which I will do tomorrow. People are going to ask why have I done all this again? Well one member went to upload a waimak video of his truck and it was in mp4 format and the site broke as it wasn't handling it correct. So instead of doing a basic fix (like i do on my trucks) I did a massive upgrade and implemented the HD option which brings ORE videos up to speed.
Another thing I did was make the low res version good enough to play on low end computers as I noted this was a problem on some peoples computers when I was visiting.
So after tomorrow, upload any video you want and see how it goes. I've uploaded a low res 640x480 clip of the action camera testing I did around the south island. It has paintball, mountain biking and 4wding in it. with paintball the camera needed to be mounted on the barrel as your head wasnt always pointing straight ahead, note the 3x head shots in 1 second to me FFS!
http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/video/south-island-fun
