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I have been asked by a client to build a site with short instructional videos that *must not be downloadable*.
So I'm assuming streaming: Correct?
Which format is the best for this: I would prefer QuickTime.
How easy is it to produce videos in that (or any other) format that cannot be grabbed/downloaded?
TIA!

There is no "password protected" method for video files short of "media keys" (Sorenson software) but you can use password for entry to the Web pages that hold them.
The html code to block the disclosure triangle in the QuickTime controller is as simple as adding kioskmode="true" in the object and embed tags used on that page.
It doesn't prevent just one of your password allowed visitors from sharing the page password or keep your files from being shared.
The file location is still viewable in the page elements that make up your page code.
Your clients are asking the impossible. No file on the Web is safe from being "borrowed". If they can view the page (and code) they can capture your media file used in it.
http://www.sorensonmedia.com/mmpages/?pageID=4
And those same pages explain what media keys are and how they work.
Pretty old technology that is easily circumvented by screen capture software. Probably why I've never been offered a media key file even though it was available for use since QuickTime 3.

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