That really depends on the project, how many effects you have an such, and also what settings your using. That's one of those things you'll only know once you do it.
don't worry dvx100shooter, that is sometimes the most enlightening way. In my case, I have been experimenting with all kinds of different combinations of compression, as well as compression programs and media delivery formats. All in the name of getting the largest image at the smallest file size with the best quality possible.
The funny thing about it is that one day (sooner rather than later) this kind of discussion will be laughable. We won't have to wait for a render, or a download, or anything else that is a time sesitive video issue today. That day can't get here soon enough, but I'll probably be a granpa by then and so far behind the curve it won't matter.
I watched your otest.mov clip. It looked good. You may want to choose fast start instead of hinted streaming. Fast Start should allow you to deliver the clip as progressive download, which basically means the clip will begin playing as soon as enough has downloaded to the client computer. The entire clip does not need to load before the clip begins playing.
320x240 seems to be a good "web" size, and your MPEG4 video & audio choices should work well.
I would recommend experimenting with different settings and codecs to see different results. You will learn a whole bunch on your own.
Hey Tuffgong, why don't you post some of your settings that you found worked for you? Would love to learn from your experiences. Also, what program are you using to compress?
everytime i compress with sorenson squeeze it drops my whites down a notch to grayish....whats the deaL? also the blacks get a little gray too.....
funny thing is...when i do a macromedia .swf using the same settings as i would for a quicktime...its comes out exactly like i want it..any ideas? anyone know of a little free flash palyer i could use? like the one found here...www.anonymouscontent.com they have a cool little interface and all their movies are .swf