With the new Fuji 4700z coming out, I saw it has the capability of recording AVI jpeg movies for up to 90 seconds with sound. Is there a way to download a recorded movie with sound to my computer and then be able to email that movie with sound to someone? (like a Happy Birthday message for example). If yes, what other things do I or the receiver need to be able to do this? Thanks for any responses.

-- Donald J. Pierantozzi (kayndon@dellmail.com), April 07, 2000

Answers

sure. my sony 505 makes mpegs, kind of framey and unimpressive but the sound is good. (I really wish I could record sound only with this, would be fantastic feature). The feature is good for an occasional gimmick but if you're big on video get a dedicated digital video camera instead.

-- benoit (foo@bar.com), April 08, 2000.

Donald:
Some MPEG and most AVI movies tend to be very large. A good alternative is to send transcoded movies using a product like Real- Publisher, Vivo, etc. They can be a bit pricey - but if you think you will send a fair amount then you should consider one of these. Real Publisher will create Real Streaming Media from your AVI or MPEG movies, and dessimate them to less than 1/4 of the original size. Sure, it does it by reducing resolution even more, but it's still OK. The other advantage shows up when you place the movie on a web site - it will begin playing immediately rather than having to download first.
Check out:
Vivo Video
Real Video

Both of these do require that the viewer have the appropriate player (Vivo Player for Vivo, Real Player for Real) - but there are free versions for both.

Des

-- Dan Desjardins (dan.desjardins@viewpix.com), April 08, 2000.