Another aspect of Posterous that I’ve yet to experiment with is what happens with emails that contain multiple different file formats. My assumption is that Posterous will be able to recognise the difference and prepare each format accordingly, but as always it’s wise to test assumptions and see how well they stack up to reality.Therefore this post will include 3 different formats – audio, video and still images – all of which were captured or recorded by and then emailed from my mobile.

This particular test also incorporates a series of three images to see what happens when there are multiple files present of the same format. I’ve seen posts in which images are wrapped in a player and can be browsed through sequentially, however I’m unaware of whether that happens by default and wanted to find out.

Futhermore, as I discovered in previous tests, Posterous does not necessarily include embedded content in autoposted instances of posts. So I’m attepting to determine whether this is a blanket policy that applies to audio, video and images alike, or just certain formats.

Finally, as far as the audio recording is concerned, I had attempted to record an introduction to the experiment, citing what I was doing, why, and what my predictions were for the outcome – however the arrival of a freight train just meters from where I was stranding more or less scuttled that plan – as you’ll hear at the end of the recording.

Download now or listen on posterous

multi-format test.wav (70 KB)

Download now or watch on posterous

on-the-train.3gp (691 KB)

Posted via email from Mike Bogle