Video Streaming or Vodcasting

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There are a number of ways to stream video to your audience. Got a film under 15 minutes and want it to be public then it is very hard to go past Youtube as the site is popular and hosting is free. What if your video is longer than 15 minutes and it's all your own work well then you can choose between Vimeo or Viddler which are also free but the material must not be for commercial gain. There have been stories of companies on Vimeo having their videos removed because they were commercial. Vimeo has a paid service for less and $100 a year and while this gives more functionality it still mustn't be commercial videos.

What do you do if you have a video (or number of videos) that are longer than 15 minutes and/or you want to be private? Other than creating your own server or renting one from Amazon you can look to a commercial video streaming services. One of these is Viddler who for a fee allows you to choose between a full player and a simple player. The full player includes timed comments, video comments, timed tags, a post-roll screen, custom colour scheme, custom clickable logo and permalink, and share/embed, while the simple player offers only the custom colour scheme, custom clickable logo and permalink, and share/embed. Both players offer optional advertising that allows you to control the ad selection and revenue share with your users. A nearly unlimited number of videos can be uploaded.

The videos created by Viddler stream beautifully through Joomla and can be restricted to only play on your website. The videos can also be encoded to play on any mobile phone including iPhone.

If you would like to discuss your video streaming needs contact YWS as we are a reseller of Viddler services and can create and maintain your video library or if you prefer give complete control over to you.