With all the debate between Flash and HTML5 video, for the typical web publisher the best solution lies in the middle; a hybrid player that can play both types of videos. It’s not exactly the simplest trick to pull off, but popular video sharing site Vimeo has just added such a player. And they’re calling Full Article…
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July 2010 Web Video Statistics – Google Is The Winner
ComScore has released the latest web video viewership statistics for July 2010. And not surprisingly, Google (owners of YouTube) dominated the pack. Here’s a run down of the notable numbers: 85% of the U.S. Internet audience watched web videos The average video duration was 4.8 minutes Video ads accounted for 9.8% of all views American’s Full Article…
Adobe Releases Flash Player With H.264 Decoding For Macs
On Tuesday Adobe released Flash Player 10.1.82.76 which includes H.264 decoding for Mac’s. What does this mean for the average Mac user? In plain terms, H.264 video requires extra computer processing power to decode and playback smoothly on the web. Choppy playback and buffering of videos can happen without this extra power. On the Windows Full Article…
Shooting Video Outdoors With a DSLR Camera and Can’t See Your LCD Screen? Try The HoodLoupe
With the growing popularity of DSLR cameras that shoot video, a growing issue for people shooting video outdoors with these cameras has popped up too; the outside glare hits the camera’s LCD screen and you can’t see anything. While there a number of do-it-yourself solutions, from holding up your hands to block the glare, to Full Article…
Video Accessibility Act of 2010 Moves Closer To Law
A couple months ago I did a post about how bills were being proposed in the U.S. that would require closed-captioning for certain online videos. These bills have recently passed through the U.S. House and Senate. There are differences between the House and Senate versions that still must be hashed out, but once they are, Full Article…
