Adding Another Video Host
We think quite a bit about adding another video source besides YouTube and GV. We visit most of the sites, but so far nothing has really stood out. We almost added Veoh but pulled back for two reasons :
1. they use a later version of Flash that our server stats tell us a sizeable portion of our users don't have.
2. They have a "preview" restriction, so that only a time limited portion of the posted video can be embedded in the site. (good one Veoh)
We would like to get your input on this. Are there any sites besides GV and YouTube that you visit regularly, that might make a good inclusion for VideoSift?
There are a couple of requirements: Must be Flash Video, and must be close to the same dimensions as GV and YouTube.
This post is inspired by this comment by ant.
1. they use a later version of Flash that our server stats tell us a sizeable portion of our users don't have.
2. They have a "preview" restriction, so that only a time limited portion of the posted video can be embedded in the site. (good one Veoh)
We would like to get your input on this. Are there any sites besides GV and YouTube that you visit regularly, that might make a good inclusion for VideoSift?
There are a couple of requirements: Must be Flash Video, and must be close to the same dimensions as GV and YouTube.
This post is inspired by this comment by ant.
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dagComment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)
Also, Grouper is Windows Media. Definitely not this one, for combatibility reasons.
daphneComplete;y off-topic:
I don't suppose there's any way of getting an "edit comments" onto the main page, is there? Of course, this might only be a problem for me.
Love,
The Reply Addict
dagComment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)
Yeah, that might be doable. Though it opens up issues - what if someone goes and edits their comments after someone has replied to them and then the subsequent replies don't make sense? We might do it with a time limit - like you have 2 hours to edit your comment, and then it becomes permanent.
bnsaWhat about Wimp.com - why isn't the content supported yet?
James RoeIt uses .wmv format which can be difficult to use on macs and linux machines.
enderSecond Off-topic:
It would be nice if you could change tags (maybe titles too) in your published films. Sometimes there's mistakes or you missed some tags when you publishing it (especially when you drink too many beers this day
dagComment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)
Yeah, we're working on that. We'll turn it on soon.
ricin says...What about Vimeo?
http://vimeo.com/
KrupoI second ricin's vimeo suggestion - they have some awesome stuff, including hosting the Improv Everywhere videos. http://www.improveverywhere.com/mission_view.php?mission_id=57
dagComment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)
yeah, we've been checking out Vimeo too. They might be a go for our third host. Stay tuned over the next couple of days. I was also contacted by a new start-up called jumpcut www.jumpcut.com. They are quite keen to be included in VideoSift. I would like to hear any sifter's feedback on them as well.
daphneWhat about IFilm?
Example trial from http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2403644?refsite=7063&ns=1...
daphneoops...html is disabled.
But there is an embed code there on that link.
dagComment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)
Hmm, I can't get that embed to play for me. But the size and format would be a good fit. Definitely a possibility.
daphneMaybe there's a FF issue?
And if you look at the code, it looks like there is a space there that shouldn't be at the end....is that the problem?
embed width="410" height="332" src="http://www.ifilm.com/efp" quality="high" bgcolor="000000" name="efp" align="middle" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" flashvars="flvBaseClip=2459805" /
enderCheck AOL:
http://communityvideo.aol.com/Main.do
now it's only beta version but already looks good.
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