I need to learn about video streaming

I would like to put a video on a site so that it can stream.
The file I have been given is a 4.5 minute .wmv file of nearly 29
MB, and I have not worked with video before. I imagine that the
file size will need to be reduced (?) and so I would like some
advice about that.
I also need to find out about how to set up the streaming. I
have recently managed to get audio streaming to work, but video
work is a closed book to me at the moment.
Any help would be welcome, or advice as to where to find
help.

Read up on streaming here:
http://www.mediacollege.com/video/streaming/
--Nancy
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> I would like to put a video on a site so that it can
stream. The file I
have
> been given is a 4.5 minute .wmv file of nearly 29 MB,
and I have not
worked
> with video before. I imagine that the file size will
need to be reduced
> and so I would like some advice about that.
> I also need to find out about how to set up the
streaming. I have
recently
> managed to get audio streaming to work, but video work
is a closed book to
me
> at the moment.
> Any help would be welcome, or advice as to where to find
help.
>

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