re:movie compression:
try using realvideo - which streams rahther than downloading the whole file.
Otherwise convert movies to moving gifs using Smart Dubbing:
downloadable from
http://www.xs4all.nl/~polder/
xxxamanda
http://www.notam.uio.no/motherboard/
Tel:+47 22563507 Fax:+47 22172611
Oscarsgt. 49, 0268 Oslo, Norway.