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Offering streaming video solutions, including video on demand.
Cisco Digital Media
Transform How You Connect With Your Customers By Using Cisco Digital Media.
www.cisco.com
Netflix® Video On Demand
Unlimited Online Movies. Over 17,000 Choices. Free Trial.
www.Netflix.com/
Video on demand
Publish live & on-demand video B2B/B2C service used by 2300 orgs
www.MulticastMedia.com
Enterprise Video Delivery
30 Day Free Trial! High quality video over your corporate network
www.Kontiki.com
Audio & Video Experts Inc
LCD and Plasma TV Installations 10 % Off All Installs.
avexpertsinc.com
Time Warner Cable®
Official Site-Order Cable w/Movie Channels included. Now $50.95/mo!
www.TimeWarnerCable.com/SoCal
Blockbuster Total Access®
Get Movies Delivered. 95,000 Movies No Extra Charge for Blu-Ray!
www.Blockbuster.com
Video on Demand
Indie Films, shorts and Scare video Large After Dark Section
vod.com
TelVue Video-on-Demand
Comprehensive VOD solutions for community television stations
www.TelVue.com
Free Movies On Demand
Watch Movies On Demand Online Free at Fancast.
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Videos
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Cisco Digital Media
Transform How You Connect With Your Customers By Using Cisco Digital Media.
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iFrame Video, Inc.
Developer of software and services supporting digital video applications. These include video commerce applications, consumer video services, analog to DVD services and interactive entertainment network (iEN) services. Video commerce services ...
www.iframevideo.com
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Mind Verge
Specializing in delivering premium quality video using exclusive Hardware Encoding and Decoding techniques.
www.mindverge.com
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Internet Video Services, Inc.
Provider of compression, digitization, storage and distribution services of video and audio for Internet use. Includes streaming video and audio hosting services; also provider of electronic mail services. Products and services are sold to mul...
www.netvideo.com
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SleengPro
Deliver professional quality video on your website. Easy to use reliable business class service packed with useful features. Great price.
professional.sleeng.com
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Video on Demand
Provides easy-to-use, browser based webcasting for webinars, on-line meetings, presentations and conferences. TalkPoint is effective communication.
www.talkpoint.com
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VBrick Systems
A world leader of live, online networked video solutions. Offering one of the most comprehensive suites of enterprise video products in the industry.
www.vbrick.com
Video Furnace
IP video company offers a network or Internet2-based system that delivers live, TV-quality audio and video to any network-connected devices such as desktop or notebook computers
www.videofurnace.com
  • Terayon Communication Systems, Inc.
Netflix® Video On Demand
Unlimited Online Movies. Over 17,000 Choices. Free Trial.
www.Netflix.com/
Video on demand
Publish live & on-demand video B2B/B2C service used by 2300 orgs
www.MulticastMedia.com
Enterprise Video Delivery
30 Day Free Trial! High quality video over your corporate network
www.Kontiki.com

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Guide to Getting Video on the Web

Upload your message to free video hosting sites and establish an online presence

By Lou Bortone, Creative Director, Granite Planet Productions

With the advent of broadband Internet access and the proliferation of free video hosting sites like YouTube, Blip.tv, Revver and Veoh.com, today anyone with a camcorder and an Internet connection can produce a video and share it with the world. Producing video for the Web can be a powerful marketing tool for your business. Some benefits include:
  1. Free or low-cost publicity and exposure for your company
  2. Instant access to a worldwide audience on the Web, 24/7
  3. The ability to use your video hosting site’s HTML code to add the video to your own Web site

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done


Produce a short video

“Short” is the key word here, for several reasons: First, online viewers have a much shorter attention span when watching video on the Web. Second, longer videos mean larger file sizes. Most free video hosting sites have a 100MB limit; some even less.

I recommend: Review other Work.com Guides devoted specifically to video production. For great, do-it-yourself, online video tools, visit Serious Magic and look at their inexpensive “Vlog It” software. Videomaker magazine also features tips for creating online video.

Output your video for online viewing

Once you’ve got your video, it still needs to be encoded and compressed to make it “Internet-friendly.” Video files can be enormous, but compression software shrinks the video file size so it plays more smoothly on the Web. Remember to save or export your file to an online-compatible size, which is 320 X 240 resolution; and compress it so it’s under 20MB, if possible. Be sure to save your video file in a format that most video sites accept, such as a Quicktime movie (.mov), a Windows movie (.wmv) or Flash (.flv) file.

I recommend: QuickTime Pro (for Windows or Mac) is ideal for compressing your video and transferring it to whatever file format you prefer (Windows, Flash, MPEG). The software is about $30 (US) and is worth its weight in gold when it comes to converting files for online video. Another option is Blaze Media Pro. ($50)

Upload to several free video hosting sites

Now comes the fun part – You get to upload your video and share it with the world! Most of the popular video sites have relatively easy upload instructions: First, you’ll have to create an account for each site. The video hosting sites usually have a two or three step process that allows you to browse for your video file on your computer; add a title and description; and then click “upload” to post your video file. Most sites will also give you options for adding a thumbnail photo, selecting your genre or category or, in some cases, signing up for revenue sharing. (Don’t expect the money to start pouring in unless you’ve got a wildly popular “viral” video!)

I recommend: Go beyond the obvious sites like YouTube and Yahoo, and upload your video to some of the newer, more feature-rich sites such as Veoh, Revver, iFilm and Stickam. Visit the individual sites for easy upload instructions.

Promote and share your new “online TV channel”

After you’ve uploaded your video, these free video hosting sites provide the option of “sharing” your video by giving you a link/URL that you can e-mail to your contacts.Most sites also include a great feature that allows you to copy the HTML code and “embed” the video into your own website or blog. Simply cut and paste the code provided into your own site. Finally, use RSS (Really Simple Syndication) to offer “subscriptions” to your online videos.

I recommend: I find the most “user-friendly” sites to be Blip.tv and VideoEgg. Sites like these and Brightcove.com tend to be geared toward businesses and a bit more professional. Popular (and free) RSS feed providers include Feedburner and Mefeedia.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

  • •  Special considerations for web video:
  • •  Since your screen is typically much smaller on the web, avoid wide shots with a lot of people in them. It just doesn’t translate well on the Internet.
  • •  Avoid pans and zooms. Rapid movement is harder to watch on a smaller screen.
  • •  Keep it simple. Don’t go crazy with a lot of titles and graphics. They may be too small to be effective.
  • •  Keep it short – Less is more on the “short-attention-span” Internet!

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