AE CS5 (v10.0.1.19) export as .h264 Streaming Problem

I already submitted this to Adobe as a bug but want to inform everybody about this issue.
If you export/render a file (Render Queue) as .h264 (mp4) and set under Output Module -> Format Options -> Multiplexer -> Stream Compatibility = Standard
you do not get a streaming file!
I tested this and I was not able to stream the file from an online webserver with a standard Flash video player.
If you want streaming files then use the Adobe Media Encoder CS5.
I tested it with the same file or After Effects composition and the same exact settings with Adobe Media Encoder CS5 and the resulting files stream perfectly from an online webserver!
So be aware of this issue...
I have to encode my 50 files again!
Just to clarify: when I am using the word streaming I mean I think it's called "progressive download" and not real streaming like flash media server would do.
If you want to try it yourself or for confirmation here are the steps to reproduce the bu
***BUG***
1. Import a video file and drop it into a new composition of same size
2. Add Composition to Render Queue
3. Render Queue -> Output Module -> Format = .h264
4. click on Render Queue -> Output Module -> Format Options
5. set Multiplexer -> Stream Compatibility to Standard
6. Render File
7. Try to stream this file from an online web server
8. Streaming this file is not possible. A Flash video player have to load the whole file before it can play it! File does not stream!
***Workaround***:
1. render the same composition or video file with same settings with Adobe Media Encoder CS5
2. This file streams perfectly! A Flash video player does not have to load the whole file before it can play it! Playing of the file starts immediately. File streams!
I hope this is somehow helpful for some users
http://www.felixdames.de

I used AE for encoding because I have had a bunch of old video files (some are interlaced and needed a special deinterlace operation, some needed to get edited, some files were combined into one file....) for a redesign of my web page ...
So the easiest and fastest workflow was to use AE.
You are right with the 2 pass encoding... but I usually only use 1 pass encoding because it's much faster to encode and the difference in terms of file size and quality is not that much...
I only posted this issue here for users (like me) who think that it is possible to export .h264 files for streaming purpose out of AE but as this test shows to me AE is not a good choice if you need the files for streaming.
If you don't care about the streaming.... the files from AE look as good as when encoded with Adobe Media Encoder.
My workaround was to save every AE project to disk and then I imported the AE composition directly into Adobe Media Encoder CS5 via Dynamic Link.
Worked great...
http://www.felixdames.de

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