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Scott Burton Inner circle 1131 Posts |
I know and use technology but only to a point.
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Alikzam Elite user 434 Posts |
Clicking the "title" on an embedded Vimeo video will open up the Vimeo.com website so the 'issue' described above by Scott still exists.
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TheDean Inner circle Reno, Nevada 2164 Posts |
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Andrew Zuber Inner circle Los Angeles, CA 3014 Posts |
I too host the videos on my own site, aside from one that's in the process of being uploaded so I can make the switch. I think it gives the site a far more professional look. Anyone can post something on Youtube, but by posting on your own site you avoid that Youtube logo and everything else that goes along with it. I personally prefer using my own server over any hosting site, as I know it will keep people on my page rather than wandering to other places, and it also gives it that "custom" look, whereas everyone has seen a Youtube logo and knows what it looks like. I think doing this shows that you've invested time and money into your site as well.
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jackturk Elite user 463 Posts |
The plus for using Youtube and other free hosted services
is the SEO benefit you get - so long as you include links to your site. The minuses have been listed Also, I'm pretty sure you don't even need a plugin with Wordpress - just grab the embed code directly from YouTube, go into your Wordpress editor in HTML mode, and paste the embed code directly. I've done it before and it seems to work just dandy. Amazon S3 is a really great (and CHEAP! Pennies!) service for hosting video and all kinds of files. (It's really a great example of what's called "cloud computing" in the high tech world.) It is, however, a total pain relative to how much technology you need to know to make it work. The best solution I've found for S3 is http://www.ezs3.com - it's about 20 bucks a month and has lots of great options for players for all kinds of media. One thing with it is that you'll want FLV files, not AVI. A very handy (and FREE) tool I've used is Any Video Converter. It will take video from a variety of formats and convert it to FLV. http://www.any-video-converter.com/ --J
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Ed_Millis Inner circle Yuma, AZ 2292 Posts |
Okay - dumb question time:
Is FLV the same "flash" that everyone keeps saying not to use on your web site? Ed |
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ScottRSullivan Special user 874 Posts |
Technically, no. We're going to get a little technical for a proper answer, so buckle your seatbelt!
First the "CODEC" FLV is a version of encoding the video for delivery. There are many ways to encode video. H.264 is a popular encoding method (and my favorite), AVI is an old codec used by many editors on Windows, ProRes is a popular codec on the Mac with Final Cut Pro. ProRes is a huge file with extra information, H.264 and FLV are highly compressed and "crunch" the information down. Now the Player Flash is technically just a plugin for the browser. Flash has many features, one of them is that it has a video player. Many of these codecs can play through Flash by having Flash act as the interpreter, or "wrapper" for your computer to understand and play it. Youtube, for example, uses a Flash player to play the files that you upload. When you upload files to youtube, if it isn't one of a few codecs, Youtube converts it to an appropriate codec for you. H.264 is my preferred codec, since I can have a flash player play it, and also have an iPad or iPhone play it. Flash is on its way out and H.264 is the most compatible format for the future (I'm stirring up a hornet's nest with that statement, but its true). To wrap up, if you encode as an FLV or H.264, a Flash site or Flash player will be able to play it. But if you have the option, get it converted to H.264, since it will be higher quality at a lower size and be playable by mobile devices. Vimeo, YouTube, and many others, including most self-hosted versions allow H.264. |
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Ed_Millis Inner circle Yuma, AZ 2292 Posts |
Thanks, Scott. I think I caught a small chunk of that as it flew by!
I created a Vimeo account and uploaded a small video. The first thing I noticed on playback was that the sound quality was much better (the sound in the original was quite faint, as the camera and mic were about 30 feet away). I just ordered a real live paid web host plan (InMotion), and they have WordPress available. So I'm thinking I can possibly run my videos (WMV or MOV) through Vimeo to convert and compress, then download that video to host it on my own plan and embed in WP. Workable? Ed |
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MikeClay Special user Atlanta GA 761 Posts |
A plugin can change the layout and things.. MOST don't and the ones that do are designed to...
LIKE Tiny MCE is designed to give you more functions to the editor. (which can change the look by giving more features) or a STYLE.css editor that edits the CSS... major changes can be acheived with these amd h.264
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Scott Burton Inner circle 1131 Posts |
A had a client a few days ago say "Would you like to know how we selected you to work with rather than the others we found?". Among several reasons unrelated to this thread, he mentioned that my site was the only site that had video that actually worked for them. I'm not going to move from YouTube too easily for this very reason (it's so common and universal).
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TomBoleware Inner circle Hattiesburg, Ms 3163 Posts |
Unless you just don't like youtube, I don't see it being a problem.
Other than the few that make a mistake with the clicking, why would anybody double click? Even "I" know that double clicking is not the same as single clicking. But when you do, it opens in another browser, so you can simply close it at any time. Many use Facebook in order to say, "hey look, I'm a regular person just like you." In a way, Youtube sort of sends that same message. Being different is not always better. I don't think folks will see you as unprofessional for using Youtube no more than using Facebook. Tom
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gman Special user Lancaster, pa 751 Posts |
Ok Scott since I just did this myself here you go...
step 1 log into youtube.com using your id. step 2 click on the link to the video you wish to embed. This will take you to the video page. Step 3 right below the video there are several buttons to choose from go to the one on the right that says embed and click it. This will bring up the code. Step 4 right below the embed code are 3 check boxes. The first one should be realted videos if that is checked uncheck it (this will remove the other videos and just leave the replay button). Step 5 copy and paste into the page you wish and you are done. You can also change the color of the frame and adjust the size of the monitor. This should help for the site. Let me know. George |
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Scott Burton Inner circle 1131 Posts |
Thanks George. I appreciate the feedback.
However, as I stated in the original post, my issue was not with the related videos embed option as I already know of that and had it disabled. I made sure to mention that specifically in the first post as I knew it would come up. I understand it's confusing and I may not have communicated that clearly enough. Like I said, thanks for taking the time. |
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gman Special user Lancaster, pa 751 Posts |
Oops my mistake sorry. I mis read it then. Just reread the post sorry I got confused. I know there are some people that have their videos with disabled related videos on their youtube pages but a few that I know ain't spilling it.
I am still looking and when I find it I will let you know. George |
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RobertSmith Veteran user 330 Posts |
One thing I'll say against YouTube is that many businesses have YouTube on their block list. So your website launches and there's an empty spot where your video should be.
How wide spread is this practice? No idea for sure. I have run into several clients who've contacted me asking for video when, "there was none," on my site. In fact their servers blocked YouTube. In the process of reworking my videos to h264 for the very reasons Scott mentioned. Robert |
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Ed_Millis Inner circle Yuma, AZ 2292 Posts |
I downloaded my Vimeo video - it`s mp4 and 781 kb. The original wmv was 3.4Mb!
Do I need to convert the mp4? Or will the WordPress plugin work well with that format? Ed |
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MikeClay Special user Atlanta GA 761 Posts |
I'm actually beta testing a plugin for a guy right now that isn't on the market yet...
http://www.danielwatrous.com/html5-video-for-wordpress so far umm THESE ROCK... I put them on a client site and he is using Amazon s3 to host the video and is uploading RAW video and its being converted on the fly using the plugin... AWESOME.. not sure when he is going to launch these (still a few bugs but not many)
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Scott Burton Inner circle 1131 Posts |
This plug-in solved my vimeo in wordpress issue: "Viper's Video Quicktags"
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ScottRSullivan Special user 874 Posts |
I love HTML5.
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