Re: [videoblogging] A little off topic - Need tech advice
Why dont you contact someone like blip.tv re: white labelling? I think that if they can create a way for CNN to handle their content, they should be able to help you effectively. Also, there are other companies that do white labelling as well, such as Revver. Sounds like what you need is not a free service, but a robust customizable one. Contact these companies and I imagine they have something you can use. Schlomo http://schlomolog.blogspot.com http://weknowhow.tv http://winkshow.com http://hatfactory.net On 5/21/07, Mark Westin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi folks - I'm wondering if anyone here can offer me suggestions on applications or interfaces on a slightly larger scale than the average videoblog. The company I work for has a huge amount of video content on the web, and we're trying to upgrade and increase the usability and efficiency of our website. I know this is sorta off topic for this group, but in a nutshell what I'm talking about is a high-end corporate videoblog - but it just can't look like a Wordpress or blip page. (No disrespect to them - I personally use and love both.) Currently we're hosted by an outside company whose interface lives within our site, but it's clunky - kinda ugly, confusing navigation, player doesn't look cool, encode and upload specs are narrow and video quality is unsatisfying. Our content includes graphics that require fullscreen viewing so we're aiming for the highest resolution possible at the smallest file size. We're shooting DV in a professionally lit studio, cutting on Avid and Sorenson squeezing. Here's what we need: 1. A host that can handle a large archive and hopefully can help us migrate smoothly. 2. Ease of posting (so non-tech employees can do it) 3. Embeddable player 4. Customizable and searchable interface (not just a player on a page) that can integrate seamlessly into our website with no external branding Obviously, we can spend some money on this endeavor. We're in a corporate environment so whoever we work with has to be an above-board solution provider with a track record and some substance - my bosses are tech savvy but leery of anything that's in beta or seems to be flash in the pan. If you're still reading and have any thoughts on this, email me at throbbingcow AT yahoo dot com. Many thanks, MW [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] A little off topic - Need tech advice
Yep, I'd suggest Blip or Podtech. Robyn On 5/21/07, schlomo rabinowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why dont you contact someone like blip.tv re: white labelling? I think that if they can create a way for CNN to handle their content, they should be able to help you effectively. Also, there are other companies that do white labelling as well, such as Revver. Sounds like what you need is not a free service, but a robust customizable one. Contact these companies and I imagine they have something you can use. Schlomo http://schlomolog.blogspot.com http://weknowhow.tv http://winkshow.com http://hatfactory.net On 5/21/07, Mark Westin [EMAIL PROTECTED] throbbingcow%40yahoo.com wrote: Hi folks - I'm wondering if anyone here can offer me suggestions on applications or interfaces on a slightly larger scale than the average videoblog. The company I work for has a huge amount of video content on the web, and we're trying to upgrade and increase the usability and efficiency of our website. I know this is sorta off topic for this group, but in a nutshell what I'm talking about is a high-end corporate videoblog - but it just can't look like a Wordpress or blip page. (No disrespect to them - I personally use and love both.) Currently we're hosted by an outside company whose interface lives within our site, but it's clunky - kinda ugly, confusing navigation, player doesn't look cool, encode and upload specs are narrow and video quality is unsatisfying. Our content includes graphics that require fullscreen viewing so we're aiming for the highest resolution possible at the smallest file size. We're shooting DV in a professionally lit studio, cutting on Avid and Sorenson squeezing. Here's what we need: 1. A host that can handle a large archive and hopefully can help us migrate smoothly. 2. Ease of posting (so non-tech employees can do it) 3. Embeddable player 4. Customizable and searchable interface (not just a player on a page) that can integrate seamlessly into our website with no external branding Obviously, we can spend some money on this endeavor. We're in a corporate environment so whoever we work with has to be an above-board solution provider with a track record and some substance - my bosses are tech savvy but leery of anything that's in beta or seems to be flash in the pan. If you're still reading and have any thoughts on this, email me at throbbingcow AT yahoo dot com. Many thanks, MW [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] A little off topic - Need tech advice
Don't forget Castfire, Schlomo! Also, I've heard of some open source efforts in this space. Couldn't hurt to look up open source youtube or the like, and I bet there's some Drupal-based solution. Plus, if you find an open source project you like and hire one of the coders to provide custom services and support, you'll be contributing to the development of the codebase. JW On 5/21/07, schlomo rabinowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why dont you contact someone like blip.tv re: white labelling? I think that if they can create a way for CNN to handle their content, they should be able to help you effectively. Also, there are other companies that do white labelling as well, such as Revver. Sounds like what you need is not a free service, but a robust customizable one. Contact these companies and I imagine they have something you can use. Schlomo http://schlomolog.blogspot.com http://weknowhow.tv http://winkshow.com http://hatfactory.net On 5/21/07, Mark Westin [EMAIL PROTECTED] throbbingcow%40yahoo.com wrote: Hi folks - I'm wondering if anyone here can offer me suggestions on applications or interfaces on a slightly larger scale than the average videoblog. The company I work for has a huge amount of video content on the web, and we're trying to upgrade and increase the usability and efficiency of our website. I know this is sorta off topic for this group, but in a nutshell what I'm talking about is a high-end corporate videoblog - but it just can't look like a Wordpress or blip page. (No disrespect to them - I personally use and love both.) Currently we're hosted by an outside company whose interface lives within our site, but it's clunky - kinda ugly, confusing navigation, player doesn't look cool, encode and upload specs are narrow and video quality is unsatisfying. Our content includes graphics that require fullscreen viewing so we're aiming for the highest resolution possible at the smallest file size. We're shooting DV in a professionally lit studio, cutting on Avid and Sorenson squeezing. Here's what we need: 1. A host that can handle a large archive and hopefully can help us migrate smoothly. 2. Ease of posting (so non-tech employees can do it) 3. Embeddable player 4. Customizable and searchable interface (not just a player on a page) that can integrate seamlessly into our website with no external branding Obviously, we can spend some money on this endeavor. We're in a corporate environment so whoever we work with has to be an above-board solution provider with a track record and some substance - my bosses are tech savvy but leery of anything that's in beta or seems to be flash in the pan. If you're still reading and have any thoughts on this, email me at throbbingcow AT yahoo dot com. Many thanks, MW [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] A little off topic - Need tech advice
And just so I don't get accused of bias, I'll throw Brightcove into the mix. On 5/21/07, Jackson West [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Don't forget Castfire, Schlomo! Also, I've heard of some open source efforts in this space. Couldn't hurt to look up open source youtube or the like, and I bet there's some Drupal-based solution. Plus, if you find an open source project you like and hire one of the coders to provide custom services and support, you'll be contributing to the development of the codebase. JW On 5/21/07, schlomo rabinowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why dont you contact someone like blip.tv re: white labelling? I think that if they can create a way for CNN to handle their content, they should be able to help you effectively. Also, there are other companies that do white labelling as well, such as Revver. Sounds like what you need is not a free service, but a robust customizable one. Contact these companies and I imagine they have something you can use. Schlomo http://schlomolog.blogspot.com http://weknowhow.tv http://winkshow.com http://hatfactory.net On 5/21/07, Mark Westin [EMAIL PROTECTED]throbbingcow%40yahoo.com wrote: Hi folks - I'm wondering if anyone here can offer me suggestions on applications or interfaces on a slightly larger scale than the average videoblog. The company I work for has a huge amount of video content on the web, and we're trying to upgrade and increase the usability and efficiency of our website. I know this is sorta off topic for this group, but in a nutshell what I'm talking about is a high-end corporate videoblog - but it just can't look like a Wordpress or blip page. (No disrespect to them - I personally use and love both.) Currently we're hosted by an outside company whose interface lives within our site, but it's clunky - kinda ugly, confusing navigation, player doesn't look cool, encode and upload specs are narrow and video quality is unsatisfying. Our content includes graphics that require fullscreen viewing so we're aiming for the highest resolution possible at the smallest file size. We're shooting DV in a professionally lit studio, cutting on Avid and Sorenson squeezing. Here's what we need: 1. A host that can handle a large archive and hopefully can help us migrate smoothly. 2. Ease of posting (so non-tech employees can do it) 3. Embeddable player 4. Customizable and searchable interface (not just a player on a page) that can integrate seamlessly into our website with no external branding Obviously, we can spend some money on this endeavor. We're in a corporate environment so whoever we work with has to be an above-board solution provider with a track record and some substance - my bosses are tech savvy but leery of anything that's in beta or seems to be flash in the pan. If you're still reading and have any thoughts on this, email me at throbbingcow AT yahoo dot com. Many thanks, MW [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
