Wetlook World Forum

I guess my computers are far too old (5 years old) because I cannot  play clips that are rendered at greater than 2 megabits...they just freeze up and play is a very choppy way.

I know that Styx always render super high bit rate clips too....and Leon, EuroWAM TEAM and I have often discussed making clips at higher bit rates....but we kept them to 1.5 megabits for now...because in the surveys we conducted with our customers, we found that at least 50% of our customers had computers that were more than 3 years old...and therefore, it was unlikely for them to be able to play clips rendered at greater than 2 megabits....so we keep our clips to less than 2 megabits...so that they are playable to a wider audience....and not just to those folks who have a dual core pc at 3.6ghz.

I would be really interested to know, as I am sure other producers would too.....what percentage of the wetlook fans have new computers with fast processors (less than 2 years old, and has a 3ghz processor) that can play super high bit rate clips....versus what percentage of folks on this forum are living in the dark ages like me...i.e. having a 5 year old computer...and unable to play super high bit rate clips...they just freeze up and play very choppy...my processor cannot handle it.

It would be great if somebody conducted a poll on this....cos leon, flaviu and I can easily create super-high bit rates too....if there is a sufficient audience out there that can play them.

My fear is....if we make clips at super high bit rates...we may be cutting off 50% of our fans who may not have computers fast enough to play them.

MK