YouTube Video Quality: Then and Now
by Elliot GreenbergerThursday, December 3rd, 2009
Last year, when we uploaded our Guide to Online Video to YouTube, the quality looked like this:
And this:
We recently tried an experiment and re-uploaded the same exact videos to YouTube. We didn’t re-edit them or tweak the compression. We didn’t change a thing.
What a difference a year makes. Look at how crisp and clear the video is:
When we embedded these videos on our site last year, we decided to use Vimeo based on its superior quality. But with YouTube’s quality improvements and playlist functionality, we’ve made the switch to YouTube.
December 3rd, 2009 at 12:03 pm
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December 3rd, 2009 at 12:31 pm
A nice thing about Vimeo for use on your site is that it’s so customizable, though.
On our site (http://turtleboxproductions.com/turtleboxproduct.html) we made the border green and it doesn’t have the logo, except when loading.
Miss the stats I could get if it was You Tube, though and it’s nice to have all the hits logged in one place. For clients, we recommend they upload to both Vimeo and You Tube and Facebook, etc.
What’s that status of your partnership with Kaltura?
December 3rd, 2009 at 12:47 pm
Hi Kathleen,
There’s certainly no disadvantage to uploading to multiple video sharing sites, and you’re right that Vimeo still has great quality, design, and customization.
We switched to YouTube for our 7-part “Guide” series because we saw that the quality has gotten better and because of the playlist functionality. We can now have all 7 videos displayed in one player!
We believe there is no one “right” solution, and the player/host you choose depends on an organization’s branding, functionality, and audience/community needs.
December 3rd, 2009 at 12:58 pm
Also, with the YouTube API you can make the player look different if you want. Check this site: http://www.thatsnotcool.com/TwoSidedStories.aspx?Title=TEXT+MONSTER
That’s the YouTube player, but it looks like it’s a custom thing. Still has the watermark though. But notice also that you don’t click through to YouTube.
December 3rd, 2009 at 2:19 pm
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