by IrishAye » Thu Aug 22, 2013 4:44 pm
Hi Folks,
Regarding video ..............all the free sites have limitations on the lenght of video clips that can be uploaded ....usually Max 15 Min. The second issue is with video quality / Resolution. Most cameras today support HD 720p or 1080p resolution and the quality is determined by the bit/rate, and compression encoding .
I use 720P 30 Frames/sec with a H264 Codec and the quality is quite good on my PC which gives approximately 5800 kbps on the low end.. So 15 Mins of data is approx 5.2GB. Now to upload such a video clip without editing it will take the best part of 1 Hr to You Tube. After the file is uploaded it will be re-encoded by YouTube to compress it and reduce the quality greatly.
Now with Vimeo and other video storage sites with a paid subscription you get
Vimeo:
Cost: Free for Basic plan, which allows up to 500MB/week uploads, including 1 HD video, or $9.95/month or $59.95/year for Plus membership, which includes up to 5GB/week uploads and unlimited HD videos (see Premium section for Vimeo Pro)
Content Restrictions: No commercial content.
Note ...the free storage has resolution and quality limitations......worse that you tube.
SproutVideo
SproutVideo is a business video hosting solution that offers a number of features important to businesses. These include security and privacy options, SSL embeds, domain whitelists, HD video, mobile playback, easily customizable video players, and embeddable videos. Their analytics will show you how many plays your videos get, where those plays are coming from, which videos are popular, and where your videos are being viewed on the web.
Cost: $10 to $750 per month depending on bandwidth and storage needs, there’s a $1 free trial available
So there are many expensive choices ....but you tube works for now and is free. Video takes up a lot of storage space and many hrs of labor uploading clips hence it is a labor of love....♥
ciao,
Martin
Irish-aye