Flash video is the new cost-effective standard for video streaming on the web. It provides excellent quality and also gives more scope to prepare full screen Flash Presentations featuring extra text/slides etc.
Streaming media files over the internet has the distinct advantage that unlike more traditional media files, users can start viewing them often almost instantly without having to download the full file.
The player software on the user's computer decodes the compressed stream as it arrives through the user's modem/network.
