How do I convert video between different formats with free software?
What are the bitrates for different digital video quality?
21. How do I play movies on my webpage?
The easiest way may be to use the HTML5 video tag:
<video width="320" height="240" controls> <source src="video/big_buck_bunny_240p_1mb.mp4" type="video/mp4"> Your browser does not support the video tag. </video>
The result can look like this:
Read more about the sample video at Wikipedia.