Comments on: Why I like Vimeo for online video http://andrewzahler.com/2008/07/09/why-i-like-vimeo-for-online-video/ Online journalism and offline life Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:56:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Zahler http://andrewzahler.com/2008/07/09/why-i-like-vimeo-for-online-video/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Zahler Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:10:25 +0000 http://www.andrewzahler.com/?p=63#comment-111 I confess I've been lucky in my dealings with Vimeo. Power users -- say those who have a <a href="http://www.spokaneownsyou.com" rel="nofollow">podcast</a> -- might indeed find the 500 MB limit cumbersome. I confess I’ve been lucky in my dealings with Vimeo. Power users — say those who have a podcast — might indeed find the 500 MB limit cumbersome.

]]> By: Remi http://andrewzahler.com/2008/07/09/why-i-like-vimeo-for-online-video/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Remi Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:06:33 +0000 http://www.andrewzahler.com/?p=63#comment-110 I like Vimeo because of the numerous features it provides, like channels, groups, albums, etc. The embedding tool offers a lot of easy customization of the player too. I hate to use the "web 2.0" moniker, but Vimeo *does* do web 2.0 right. There are some issues though, like numerous bugs. For example, there were a bunch of people I couldn't, for whatever reason, add as moderators to the 7vs7 channel. The 500mb upload limit, while rarely a big deal, could be a roadblock for some. And sometimes the video conversion is dead slow, or flat out doesn't work. A good alternative, if you don't need many features, is blip.tv. It also has no upload limit. I like Vimeo because of the numerous features it provides, like channels, groups, albums, etc. The embedding tool offers a lot of easy customization of the player too. I hate to use the “web 2.0″ moniker, but Vimeo *does* do web 2.0 right.

There are some issues though, like numerous bugs. For example, there were a bunch of people I couldn’t, for whatever reason, add as moderators to the 7vs7 channel. The 500mb upload limit, while rarely a big deal, could be a roadblock for some. And sometimes the video conversion is dead slow, or flat out doesn’t work.

A good alternative, if you don’t need many features, is blip.tv. It also has no upload limit.

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