Re: [videoblogging] Re: YouTube - WTF?

2005-11-09 Thread Michael Ridley
Speaking of Sorenson Squeeze there's also Discreet Cleaner and Cleaner XL.  Actually I guess it's Autodesk Cleaner now since the acquistion but whatever.  I'm not sure what Cleaner costs - Cleaner XL is a bit more expensive than $99.  But just pointing it out as another industry standard compres

Re: [videoblogging] Re: YouTube - WTF?

2005-11-09 Thread Deirdre Straughan
On 11/8/05, Pete Prodoehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: But you couldn't replicate the user base, the "social" part of it in aweek or two...  More and more it's about the social network of yourapp/site, which is both good and bad at the same time... Very true. At what point do we all belong to mo

Re: [videoblogging] Re: YouTube - WTF?

2005-11-09 Thread Deirdre Straughan
On 11/8/05, Bill Streeter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Well flash, of course. The advantage of flash video is that it'sprobably the most compatible format there is for Internet viewing.Of course the disadvantage is that it's not easy to create a flashvideo, Sorenson Squeeze does it very nicely an

Re: [videoblogging] Re: YouTube - WTF?

2005-11-08 Thread Pete Prodoehl
Joshua Kinberg wrote: > On 11/8/05, Pete Prodoehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>Joshua Kinberg wrote: >> >>>The thing that I really don't understand about thee sites receiving >>>funding is that the barrier to entry for competition is so slim. It >>>wouldn't be too difficult for a developer to

Re: [videoblogging] Re: YouTube - WTF?

2005-11-08 Thread Jay dedman
> Part of the reason they do well is that their interface and features are very > good IMHO. >I'm not that familiar, but based on a quick perusal, they are > doing lots of stuff right (social > connections, RSS feed (with enclosures), tags, aggregating, ease-of-use, > xml-rpc > interface). They

Re: [videoblogging] Re: YouTube - WTF?

2005-11-08 Thread Joshua Kinberg
I think its too early for any of these services to claim they've capitalized on the social network. Friendster thought they had that wrapped up and then Myspace ate them for lunch. -Josh On 11/8/05, Pete Prodoehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Joshua Kinberg wrote: > > > > The thing that I really

Re: [videoblogging] Re: YouTube - WTF?

2005-11-08 Thread Pete Prodoehl
Joshua Kinberg wrote: > > The thing that I really don't understand about thee sites receiving > funding is that the barrier to entry for competition is so slim. It > wouldn't be too difficult for a developer to replicate YouTube or > Revver in a matter of a week or two. But you couldn't replicate

Re: [videoblogging] Re: YouTube - WTF?

2005-11-08 Thread Michael Sullivan
The thing that I really don't understand about thee sites receivingfunding is that the barrier to entry for competition is so slim. It wouldn't be too difficult for a developer to replicate YouTube orRevver in a matter of a week or two.true.shows you how important getting "in and embedded" early

Re: [videoblogging] Re: YouTube - WTF?

2005-11-08 Thread Michael Sullivan
yep. i have been using it for months.  i think i may have told you about it ;-)its simple but nice.  kinda funny that youTube doesnt use something more customI shared this flv player with the vb biz group in particular Nerissa, who will prob be setting up a code generator using it here

Re: [videoblogging] Re: YouTube - WTF?

2005-11-08 Thread Joshua Kinberg
If you're looking for a Flash Video controller, you can get the same one used by YouTube here: < http://www.jeroenwijering.com/?item=Flash_Video_Player > -Josh Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Get Bzzzy! (real tools to help you find a job). Welcome to the

Re: [videoblogging] Re: YouTube - WTF?

2005-11-08 Thread Joshua Kinberg
I think YouTube's funding may be more about their exit strategy. iFilm recently sold to Viacom in the $40 million range. I don't understand this since iFilm has a history of posting content they have no legal right to, then getting as many eyeballs as possible (jammed with advertising) before the

Re: [videoblogging] Re: YouTube - WTF?

2005-11-08 Thread Michael Sullivan
Good thoughts, Bill.There are many free and cheap flv encoders out there that maybe are worthy of review if it makes more sense to encode yourself opposed to using web services.One that I have tried for Windows is Riva, http://www.rivavx.comhttp://www.rivavx.com/index.php?encoder&L=3sull On

Re: [videoblogging] Re: YouTube - WTF?

2005-11-08 Thread Brad Webb
This is exactly why we built what we did and more specifically -how- we did. We looked at what YouTube had done, what we had done in the past, and where things are (imo, obviously) heading. This is why we take a multipronged approach. We have the flash on-site, as well as the embed. We also pre

Re: [videoblogging] Re: YouTube - WTF?

2005-11-08 Thread Brad Webb
Actually, I'd attribute YouTube's UI to circa '99 Amazon and Yahoo! far more than Flickr. That being said, at least it's not in quirks mode anymore. ;) > >This is something we're working on. It's a suprsingly tough nut to >crack in some ways, YouTube's design and usability is as they are >becau

Re: [videoblogging] Re: YouTube - WTF?

2005-11-08 Thread Brad Webb
Because it works, works fast, and users are generally willing to sacrifice quality and freedom for "just working"... look at the threads over the past months about ourmedia/archive crapping out, average ADHD-level user just isn't going accept that as a solution. They also remove the "what versi

Re: [videoblogging] Re: YouTube - WTF?

2005-11-08 Thread Verdi
On Nov 8, 2005, at 8:13 AM, Michael Sullivan wrote: > oh, and of course, let's not forget that the Audience is larger > than the pool of Content Creators. > VC's know this. These are the people that they are interested in, > afterall I get that. But why do users like the service? Is it

Re: [videoblogging] Re: YouTube - WTF?

2005-11-08 Thread Michael Sullivan
Right.My points are not saying that VC's have no interest in videoblogging.  They do. Investors are tapping into it.There is potentially a huge market space for content creators and services that cater to them. It takes deeper understandings and analysis than the simpler viral video services, bu

Re: [videoblogging] Re: YouTube - WTF?

2005-11-08 Thread Brad Webb
Yes, but VCs also realize that compelling content makes for more advertising stickiness.. that's the problem, though, trying to balance reaching out to the people making the really cool content with making the site accessable, simple and easy enough for Mom to upload her cooking examples or Fra

Re: [videoblogging] Re: YouTube - WTF?

2005-11-08 Thread Michael Sullivan
oh, and of course, let's not forget that the Audience is larger than the pool of Content Creators.VC's know this.  These are the people that they are interested in, afterall so advertisers can 'reach' them as the attention moves from TV to Internet Video... not to mention the millions of wor

Re: [videoblogging] Re: YouTube - WTF?

2005-11-08 Thread Michael Sullivan
Well, let's also try not to over-emphasize "this space".It is not the responsibility of every new start-up to FULLY adhere to the demands and wishes of the blogging community.   There are many, if not more, regular people who  want to share video but have little interest in blogging... or at lea