OK, here's a conundrum for ya: I'm about to launch three new video podcasts, and after plenty of searching around for a hosting platform / CDN, it seems to me like Blip.TV not only has a good rep amongst video bloggers, but also offers pretty much everything anyone could require.
Since the shows are going to be for geeks, I like the fact that Blip allows you to upload multiple versions of the same show in different formats - eg I can upload a standard .mov, an .m4v designed for iPod, a .avi designed for Windows, a divx version, an HD version for AppleTV etc. Blip even gives you a direct link to each of these files so that you can post the direct viewing/download links on a blog, or wherever. By doing this you can maintain one show page with all the different versions. Here's the thing: as far as I can tell, I can't make individual feeds for each of those versions. If I click the RSS button for my show, it seems to just show me the original file I uploaded. If I click the iTunes version of the feed, it gives me the low-res iPod version I uploaded, which is no good if you want to sub on an AppleTV and want the HD version. Is there any way to make blip generate an RSS feed (compatible with iTunes or not) for each individual version of the show? That way, readers could subscribe directly to the HD version, the iPod version, the Divx version, whatever. Or am I off my rocker? Cheers chaps, Wil ChannelFlip.com
