What's the best way to upload video to a website?

[OM2]

Advanced apologies if this is the wrong place to ask this question!
I didn't know where to ask.

I have a client who want to allow users to upload video to his website.

I know Flash really well. And can create Flash video with no problems.

BUT... in this case... the problem is allowing people to upload video.
Most people won't have a clue how to create Flash video.

Whatever happens... I want all my videos to be Flash video.

I can't think of how I can allow people to upload different types of video and have this automatically converted to Flash?

When I get rich, I will buy Flash Comms server and donate this to my client (who is a charity).
This will probably solve my problems.

I've seen somewhere where someone has video on their website... which is hosted on Google.
This sounds like a good solution for me.
Has anyone used this?

Can anyone suggest anything else?

Thanks.


OM

[Supreme2k]

I don't think there's any other option but to have them upload the videos (ftp, http, etc.) then convert.

Also, he would probably want to review then before posting them.

What type of framework is he using? Apache? php? mysql?

[OM2]

it would be on a linux server, with php and mysql.

thanks for the reply.

i think i'll have a look and see how google have their policies of accepting video.