Multimedia Protector offers different option to protect video files.

 

Multimedia Protector Video Player (recommended)

Multimedia Protector comes with an own video / audio player, which is capable of playing all video formats, which are available on the end user system. There are practically no limitations on the file size.

 

•The file size per video can be up to 1GB

•Files in FLV format play always as the format is integrated in  Multimedia Protector Video Player

•The file size per video project has no limitations

•Protection against video recording - the video cannot be captured using video capture tools (only Vista, Windows 7) - the unique Multimedia Protector Snapshot Protection

•A user can just click on a video to play it

•The video is streamed - only small parts of the video are loaded into the memory and the video plays instantly

 

•conversion to the special Multimedia Protector video format with the extension .MPVIDEO (very fast - only seconds even for large videos)

•the video codec used must be installed on the end user system to play the video

•Files in FLV format require an installed flash version

 

Instruction: Multimedia Protector Video Player

Convert to SWF or FLV

•No additional project file size. Multimedia Protector includes an SWF and FLV Player

•Faster loading time

•Design of the Player can be defined by some of the conversion tools

 

•Conversion step necessary

•Converters are not free

•Maximum file size per video is 250 MB

•No streaming of the video

 

Convert to SWF

 

If you have multiple, small videos (up to 10 minutes), we recommend converting the video to swf. A good tool that also adds player controls is Flash Video MX (Moyea).
 

•Convert the file to swf

•Import the file and set the swf file as start file

•If you have multiple video files to secure, use the Menu Creator.

 

See details for converting with Moyea.

 

Multimedia Protector expects, that the video has its own player controls (stop, play, forward, backward etc.). Most of the video conversion tools allow to add a player control and skins.

 

Convert to FLV

SWF has a limitation regarding number of frames with 16000 frames. A long video, e.g. with 20 minutes, can not be converted to flash. Larger files can be converted in a FLV format. If your software does not support this format use a converter like Flash Video MX (Moyea).

 

See chapter:FLV (Video) how to protect FLV files and limitations regarding file size.
 

 

Special considerations

 

•The video file cannot be streamed and has to be loaded completely before it starts. Therefore the file size should be below 250 MB. The file size can be minimized by changing the resolution or video quality during conversion

•The best strategy is to create for every video file a separate project and use an external menu to select between multiple video files.  Details see: Split project into several databases

•If multiple video files are imported, the maximum file size limitation is valid for the complete project. Only the first file is automatically played. The user has to select manually other files to view within the video player

•The video will play only on a PC, not on a CD / DVD recorder connected to TV.

 

External video player

Most of the popular video formats are supported using the free VLC Portable Player

 

•No conversion necessary

•Has a lot of video codecs inbuilt - the user can play the video without having the codec already installed on his system

•Free

 

 

•Adds 30 MB file size to the project

•Maximum file size per video is 250 MB

•No streaming of the video

 

Instruction: VLC Portable Player