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
