Vid.ly Pro Gets Cool New Analytics On Video Views Through API
I like analytics, analytics are cool. If they were a hat they'd be a fez, because fezzes are cool. If they were a piece of neck wear, they'd be a bow tie, because bow ties are cool, or at least that's what Doctor Who has to say about those clothing bits. What has all that ...
Vzaar: An Affordable, Customizable Business Video Platform
Two years ago, I took a look at Vzaar, an online video hosting & delivery platform, and gave them a fairly good write up. But a lot of things can change in two years, just look at ReelSEO for example, and so, I thought it time I roll back into Vzaar and see what's what. FYI, ...
Future Proof Your Online Video Library With Vid.ly Integration with Encoding.com
Some time ago I wrote about Vid.ly - one upload, universal URL, fire and forget sort of encoding service where you could upload video, grab one single URL and it would work just about anywhere. Today, they're announcing that everything Vid.ly offers will be directly integrated into Encoding.com for a simple workflow from uploading to ...
Zencoder Offering HTTP Live Streaming Encoding for iOS Devices
Zencoder continues its rapid expansion of transcoding offerings and achievements with today's announcement that they are now ready to offer optimized HTTP Live Streaming encoding (HLS) for iPhone and iPad applications . They say it can create smaller files with no loss of quality.
Sorenson Squeeze 8 Bundled With Avid Product For Video Editing Complete Solution
Avid and Sorenson Media have expanded a partnership that will now see Avid video editing products including Sorenson Squeeze 8. It's a pretty major deal as they are two of the largest video editing software companies around. The software that Avid will have Sorenson Squeeze 8 bundled into is the new Avid 64-bit video editing systems, ...
Raystream Says They Can Reduce HD Video Streaming Bandwidth up to 70%
Raystream tells me they've got a new proprietary video compression that can chop down the size of streaming HD video an average of 70%, without a loss of quality. You know me, I'm skeptical about numbers that large so I did some further investigation.
Encoding.com Teams With Roku To Make Video Channel Creation Easier
Encoding.com announced that they have worked with Roku to make several profiles for video encoding specifically for the Roku service. So now when you're wondering what settings you need to use to get that video looking crisp and streaming quickly for Roku users, you can just pop over to Encoding.com and use their service.
Four Hot Digital Media Startups to Watch in Mobile Video & Online Video
Four emerging media startups in online video and mobile are finding success with brands and retailers. In this week's New Media Minute, learn why marketers are linking up with Fiksu, GoldRun, Encoding.com and Framesocket.
The Secret to Encoding High Quality Web Video: Tutorial
I like making money as much as the next guy, but the last three or four consulting clients all shared a problem so basic that I was almost embarrassed to take their money. Specifically, they came to me concerned about poor video quality, and the simple fact was that the data rate of their video ...
Find Your Center with Zencoder Cloud-based Batch Video Encoding
Zencoder has expanded their services to continue as a leader in the field. The new services include a cloud-based batch processing of video encoding and transcoding. Now you can push your whole library through the system and get out multiple formats and sizes to reach the largest audience available.
Online Video Weekly News Reel - Witch Burning Edition
No, we're not really burning witches. But last night was Čarodejnice here in the Czech Republic, a tradition where bonfires are lit to help send winter on its way and usher in Spring. There's a lot of thought on why we do it ranging from breaking the winter witches power to tricking them into flying ...
Online Video Weekly News Reel - B-Easter Boys Edition
For the Catholics in the audience, Happy Easter, for the zombie lovers, Happy Zombie Jesus Day, for everyone else Happy Oestre, Ostare, Ostara, Ostern, Eostra, Eostre, Eostur, Eastra, Eastur, Austron and Ausos. It was a slow week in some parts of the world as Friday was a day off for some. Still, loads was going ...
Online Video Weekly News Reel 17 April 2011
We're here to reel in the hits in the online video industry once again my friends. It's Sunday morning, you're sitting on your patio looking at the ocean, or lounging about in a big fluffy bathrobe with equally fluffy slippers, sipping your morning cup o' java and ready to consume quick tidbits of what's hot ...
Vid.ly Universal Video URL Service Goes Public Beta
A while back I wrote about the new vid.ly service from Encoding.com. Well they have been working on it for some time now and today it's ready to throw open its doors and welcome in the public for the rest of the beta period. Vid.ly, a new automatic transcoding, universal URL service from Encoding.com is ...
What's The Optimal Bitrate for Encoding YouTube Uploads?
Almost every day I upload an HD video to one of my YouTube channels, whether it be a vlog, Q&A video, a skit or something else. I really enjoy almost everything about YouTube: the community interaction, editing, the creative outlet it provides, even the weird looks I get when vlogging in public! But the thing ...
