[PLUG-AV] rusty talk downloads

[Tim White]

Thanks for that updated comparison. My last comparison was probably the 
start of the year.

Still, I think it makes sense to be keeping user within the PLUG site, 
instead of somewhere else. (It's hard enough maintaining one location, 
let alone the extras like facebook). In my general browsing (as a Linux 
user who has trouble with flash), I find it lots easier to watch Vimeo 
videos that Youtube, and in generally find the quality much better. Yes, 
youtube has high def, but it's low def stuff is still not great. And 
yes, youtube does now support more HTML5 standards, but in my testing of 
this (the non-flash player stuff), it's been pretty poor.

These are all from personal experiences. I find I like the Vimeo player 
better, it looks more professional (it's not immediately obvious that 
you have embedded a video, unlike youtube that makes it much more obvious).

Anyway, that's my opinion. Maybe we should try a test upload on both, 
see what it looks like embedded in the plug website, and make the 
judgement from there?

Tim

On 14/10/11 18:06, Luke John wrote:
> Whilst Vimeo did beat YouTube to HD videos, YouTube has recently
> caught up to Vimeo, and is on par in quality.
>
> Some of the advantages of YouTube are; ease of accessibility, quality
> of services, and the simpler interface it provides.
>
> A recent write up comparing Vimeo and YouTube is available at
> http://www.contentandmotion.co.uk/blog/youtube-vs-vimeo-video-platform-battle-royale/
>
>
> Kind Regards
> Luke John
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 3:48 PM, Tim White<weirdit at gmail.com>  wrote:
>> I wouldn't suggest Youtube, as out of all the video hosts, they have the
>> poorest quality after transcoding.
>> I'd suggest Vimeo, great site, good quality, clean and simple. Looks really
>> nice when embedded as well.
>> I know that a Youtube channel sounds like a good thing for getting more
>> exposure, but most people are likely to find the videos from a link/page on
>> the plug site, so I'd suggest Vimeo, and link to a Vimeo  "channel", or even
>> create pages for events and embed directly on the PLUG site.
>>
>> My 3c worth (Adding some carbon tax)
>>
>> Tim
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