Proshow Gold Flash
Sun Oct 28, 2007 4:13 am
I may be out of order posting my comercial site here. 
However it does show what can be done with a short Proshow added to a web site as a Flash file
www.footstepsgambia.com
RayB
However it does show what can be done with a short Proshow added to a web site as a Flash file
www.footstepsgambia.com
RayB
Sun Oct 28, 2007 9:03 am
Ray,
I went to your site ....... but the buffering took forever. I don't think people on an Internet site will wait that long to view a video. I would suggest you create your shows and save them as an AVI or MPG and get a third party software like Swish Video to convert to Flash. The files will be mush smaller and load faster ....... just my 2 cents worth.
Bob
I went to your site ....... but the buffering took forever. I don't think people on an Internet site will wait that long to view a video. I would suggest you create your shows and save them as an AVI or MPG and get a third party software like Swish Video to convert to Flash. The files will be mush smaller and load faster ....... just my 2 cents worth.
Bob
Sun Oct 28, 2007 10:09 am
Ray
Took less than 2 secs to buffer for me.
Must be getting lost under the Atlantic, crosses Hadrians Wall OK.
Brian
Took less than 2 secs to buffer for me.
Must be getting lost under the Atlantic, crosses Hadrians Wall OK.
Brian
Sun Oct 28, 2007 10:24 am
Hi Brian
Hope all is well with you ....... I have had others say that they to were able to download a Flash file rather quickly ...... while others viewing the same site had problems the same as me. Is it just our Internet connection? I'm using Time Warner who took over for Comcast ..... and I have not been pleased with them at all. So, I never know for sure if it's the site or my connection that's the problem.
Bob
Hope all is well with you ....... I have had others say that they to were able to download a Flash file rather quickly ...... while others viewing the same site had problems the same as me. Is it just our Internet connection? I'm using Time Warner who took over for Comcast ..... and I have not been pleased with them at all. So, I never know for sure if it's the site or my connection that's the problem.
Bob
Sun Oct 28, 2007 10:56 am
Ray,
Was very quick for me as well about 3 secs.
Colleen
Was very quick for me as well about 3 secs.
Colleen
Sun Oct 28, 2007 12:28 pm
It's taking forever on my broadband connection too. The "click me to start" came up in about 3 seconds. Clicking the show brings up the B&W pic and Buffering. I'm up to 5% in about 2 minutes.
Sun Oct 28, 2007 1:14 pm
Ray,
Your flash show loaded in approx 2-3 seconds. Video and sound and ran perfectly.
I live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and use Firefox. I find it to be much superior to
Internet Explorer. I would think that people who have to wait a long time for flash
shows to load may have an unreliable ISP and/or computers that need a good
cleaning up (including registry) and regular defragging.
Your "Ecolodge" looks like a wonderful place!
Scotty
Your flash show loaded in approx 2-3 seconds. Video and sound and ran perfectly.
I live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and use Firefox. I find it to be much superior to
Internet Explorer. I would think that people who have to wait a long time for flash
shows to load may have an unreliable ISP and/or computers that need a good
cleaning up (including registry) and regular defragging.
Your "Ecolodge" looks like a wonderful place!
Scotty
Sun Oct 28, 2007 1:53 pm
Ray:
The show took about a minute or so to load. The first image appears while the show buffers to 100%. Getting to 100% seems to be the hangup. I'm on a pretty fast cable connection so I don't think that's the issue. I've had the same problems using Flash myself since ProShow doesn't have a way to let the show buffer a small portion and then begin playing while the rest of the show continues to buffer.
Mike
The show took about a minute or so to load. The first image appears while the show buffers to 100%. Getting to 100% seems to be the hangup. I'm on a pretty fast cable connection so I don't think that's the issue. I've had the same problems using Flash myself since ProShow doesn't have a way to let the show buffer a small portion and then begin playing while the rest of the show continues to buffer.
Mike
Mon Oct 29, 2007 2:09 am
Thanks.
You must have been busy whilst I was sleeping.
A bad response would have been easy. Take it off.
A good response also easy. Leave it on.
Looks like Microsoft are still the enemy.
Buffering times on my computer are 'Explorer 35 secs.' 'Firefox 2 to 3 secs.' 'Oprea 2 to 3 secs.'
The mixed response makes me more determined to make it work.
Thanks again
Ray
You must have been busy whilst I was sleeping.
A bad response would have been easy. Take it off.
A good response also easy. Leave it on.
Looks like Microsoft are still the enemy.
Buffering times on my computer are 'Explorer 35 secs.' 'Firefox 2 to 3 secs.' 'Oprea 2 to 3 secs.'
The mixed response makes me more determined to make it work.
Thanks again
Ray
Mon Oct 29, 2007 2:53 am
your website takes forever to buffer for me also. i use firefox and have a broadband connection.
just as an experiment i opened another firefox window. my home page; CNN.com loaded instantly. i then went to cgsociety.org and navigated to some of their more flash intensive pages. nothing seemed to have any lag at all. i attempted all this while your flash movie was buffering away in the other firefox window. in fact i get more of a lag from firefox when i am moving files across my network then i did while your movie was loading.
usually when i open two instances of firefox that are bandwidth intensive; my computer splits the bandwidth evenly between them. since that did not happen with your website; i am beginning to think it is more of an issue with how the connection is routed to each individual area. it may have something to do with the server, or something as simple as being given a real low bandwidth or switching priority on the world wide spiderweb.
keep in mind i am not an expert. these are just my personal observations.
mark
just as an experiment i opened another firefox window. my home page; CNN.com loaded instantly. i then went to cgsociety.org and navigated to some of their more flash intensive pages. nothing seemed to have any lag at all. i attempted all this while your flash movie was buffering away in the other firefox window. in fact i get more of a lag from firefox when i am moving files across my network then i did while your movie was loading.
usually when i open two instances of firefox that are bandwidth intensive; my computer splits the bandwidth evenly between them. since that did not happen with your website; i am beginning to think it is more of an issue with how the connection is routed to each individual area. it may have something to do with the server, or something as simple as being given a real low bandwidth or switching priority on the world wide spiderweb.
keep in mind i am not an expert. these are just my personal observations.
mark
Mon Oct 29, 2007 6:21 am
Hi there,
Well, it took 3-4 seconds to load with Internet Explorer and 2-3 with Firefox for me.
Yes, Firebox is generally superior to IE.
Blessings!
Magnus
Well, it took 3-4 seconds to load with Internet Explorer and 2-3 with Firefox for me.
Yes, Firebox is generally superior to IE.
Blessings!
Magnus
Mon Oct 29, 2007 7:04 am
Took just under a minute to load from work. Neat looking place!! Cheers Jan
Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:50 am
Ray,
Cool place!!
Both IE and Firefox took about 1 min to load...
Take care,
Cool place!!
Both IE and Firefox took about 1 min to load...
Take care,
Tue Oct 30, 2007 4:07 am
Thanks for all of your efforts.
Whist you over the pond have been sleeping,I have listened to 57Corvette and reduced the file size using SWISH.
Can I ask you good folks to try it again for me.
www.footstepsgambia.com
Ray
Whist you over the pond have been sleeping,I have listened to 57Corvette and reduced the file size using SWISH.
Can I ask you good folks to try it again for me.
www.footstepsgambia.com
Ray
Tue Oct 30, 2007 4:58 am
Ray
The new version still only takes 2 to 3 secs to start. Advantage is that it is self running and doesn't require a 'click'.
By the way, the booking frame just below has a typo, in that it repeats itself.
Brian
The new version still only takes 2 to 3 secs to start. Advantage is that it is self running and doesn't require a 'click'.
By the way, the booking frame just below has a typo, in that it repeats itself.
We are now taking bookings for exclusive use of the lodge during 2007/8w taking bookings for exclusive use of the lodge during 2007/8
Click here
Brian