Places to Find High-Definition (HD) Videos Online
Just this week, we saw an announcement from Akamai about their HD Web site which offers videos from a host of television networks such as BBC, NBA, MTV, and CBS.
So, I thought it may be useful to point out all of the sites that I am aware of which offer high definition videos online. Please feel free to add sites that you know of in the comments below and I will update this list. Thanks and enjoy.
last updated: 11.05.07
- HD Video Search Sites
- HD Video Platforms
- HD Video Download
- HD Vlogs and Vodcasts
- Other Sources for Online HD
- Sample HD Videos
Vimeo announced support for HD video just this past month on 10/17/2007. Vimeo’s HD channel allows users to share their videos in 720p (1280*720) resolution, which is more than twelve fold better in terms of quality than the standard 320*240 resolution and is exactly the same resolution used by network providors at 24 frames per second. However, while this is called high-definition, I consider true full HD to be 1080i/p.
In addition, as of today, there are only 21 HD videos on the site. I am surprised that more videos have not been added when this was launched almost 3 weeks ago.
Here is a video from their site. (it states “This video can be embedded, but will not be in HD quality.”)
I don’t see any method to search specifically for HD, but Veoh.com does have HD-quality video programming. I spent about 15 minutes trying to find out additional information on this and was unable to find anything. If you know details of how to find the HD shows on veoh.com or VeohTV, please let us know in comments below.
Youtube In HD? - It could be coming soon
The Akamai The HD Web features high-defintion videos from several networks including BBC, MTV, CBS, Gannett, NBA, and others. To view the HD videos, you can select either 1280 X 720 or 1920 X 1080. The files, all under 120 MB, will be downloaded to your computer and can be played in Quicktime or Windows Media.
Limelight Networks introduced LimelightHD last week with support from Fox Interactive, Brightcove, Rajshri.com, Microsoft, Adobe, Move, and Veoh Networks. Limelight HD is a high-definition multimedia content delivery platform that enables interactive outlets to deliver high definition online video. LimelightHD is currently available on over 700 broadband access networks worldwide.
Adobe announced support for the H.264 video codec in its latest update to Adobe Flash Player 9 software, code-named Moviestar.
ON Networks - is an online video delivery platform and network that offers professional content producers to showcasr unique, informative, and free video clips, TV shows, and video channels. On Networks is known to be a great source for quailty video podcasts.
MonetizeMedia is a platform for online content producers to upload, share and monetize multimedia content. Users can create their own channels and serve geo-targeted and even, contextually relevant targeted ads. This platform provides HD-quality viewing of videos as well.
Dovetail - “Online Video and VoD in HD Quality, Full Films”
Dovetail.tv is an online video site and platform dedicated to independent film and music videos. Dovetail offers users the abilitiy to download and watch HD quality video via a peer-peer program. Users can browse available HD videos, preview and watch, and then download these videos high-defition video.
VUZE (formerly zuedo.com) is a file sharing company that launched a new platform for downloading high-definition, DVD-quaility video online. Using Bit Torrent, users can upload, download and comment on HD qaulity videos in a manner similar to other video sharing sites like YouTube, Revver, and Metacafe.
- MeeFedia - HDTV Video Blogs and Podcats (vodcasts)
- Dovetail.tv - (see above)
- HD Stock Videos
- AlwaysHD - High Definition Stock Video
- istock1080 - Royalty Free HD Videos
- RoyaltyfreeHD - Royalty Free HD Videos
- FootagebandHD - High Definition Stock Footage
- Shutterstock - Resource for Royalty-Free Video Clips
- Artbeats - Royalty Free Stock Footage
- NASA High-Definition Video Gallery
- Discovery Channel HD
August 25th, 2008 at 1:55 am
For Veoh, I simply typed in the resolutions 1080 or 720, and videos with that resolution came up. I found after that that Veoh includes related searches below the search bar, and it apparently now allows for searching for HD videos by search category. For example, searching for HD brings up related categories: full hd, 1080p, 1920×1080, 720p, hdtv, 1080. There’s still no specific category in the menus yet, but there’s quite a bit of HD content there now, and it’s searchable by those categories.
September 24th, 2008 at 9:30 am
Awesome post. Thanks for information on watching HD videos website. A recent one that I came across was Shareview.us. Its also a great site that lets you upload HD videos and watch HD videos online.
October 1st, 2008 at 6:50 pm
Another resource for HD footage across over 60 categories is: http://www.royaltyfreehdvideoclips.com - unlimited use license stock footage - and one low price. Subscriptions available to build a strong library for online video ads.
October 11th, 2008 at 1:21 am
Nice links man. But many of them are not free…