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We`re going to be providing video clips from professional and amateur levels on our website to compliment the content provided.

Are there any suggestions as to plug-ins, formats?  I plan to include a tool for conversion to .wmv(s) and/or mp4s so that eventually the clips could be downloaded to a media player.  Any ideas?

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I don`t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.
Bill Cosby

Hi cdurbinrhp

This is something at this stage I have not yet done myself,  but I have networking friends who have.

Both David Newton & Rod Moore have done this.

http://www.davesonlineworld.com/tool_time.html

Both are members of Adlandpro and Ryze communities.

I will be catching up with them over the coming weks so I may be able to find out for you.

Or if you are a member of the above communities you could do a search and contact them.

Also at the Video and Audio training at Power Ads Page and Free Affiliate Training (The Second Tier) they give some advice on this.

See links at http://www.aselectchoice.com.au/Gm/toolstwo.html

cdurbinrhp hope this helps.

regards Michael Clayton (rexiedexie)

 

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When I`m doing this kind of work for design clients, I recommend that the video be in the Flash format. Reason: Flash is already installed on more than 90% of all computers, so it could be considered the "universal player."

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I would recommend developing or having developed a interface to a service such as youtube.com or google`s video service as they are going to be much better equiped for the storage / conversion requirements.  You could then easily include the video with a iframe.

I am with host click. Flash is also okay, just please, please do not use it on the home page. No "Skip Intro" stuff.

I do not recommend a lot of video. It tends to slow down the experience. With our sites we can measure time spent on the site. As I tell my clients, you`ve got 30 seconds to make your point, so let`s make it as best and as fast as we can.

Can you tell us what your site is?

An interactive amateur recruiting website....think myspace for amateur sports.  Social networking to engage the recruit with the recruiter.

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I don`t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.
Bill Cosby

Oh, by the way, THANK YOU very much for all of your advice and insights.  I don`t plan for an intro...users will have the option to use an introductory device.  Video will be displayed on every individual profile, if not immediately, eventually....highlight reels, interviews and 5-15 second advertising spots chosen by the owner of that individual profile.  Bringing the customer as close to controlling all content on their page as we can is a focus.  Other than the content validated by our company through an evaluation process, the sites content will be chosen by the user.

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I don`t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.
Bill Cosby

I`m sorry I was asking for the URL (web address). My thinking was you would get more effective feedback if we could see the actual site.

Plus gives you free links and attention.

cdurbinrhp - It`s funny I was just thinking of doing a similar project... ie more social networking / information and less actual recruiting but they do say great minds think alike!  Do you know what software your going to be using?

I currently run a faith based social networking site with 1500+ members and had considered adding video and may do so in the future but a lot of our members are juvenile (both in age and maturity) and providing video as a service on a faith based site would be asking for trouble.

we have an offline demo right now, with a launch date toward the end of 2006.  The demo will provide a ton of feedback.  Our team is ironing out the final aspects of web design and hoping to make the launch as smooth as possible.

www.showcaseUsports.com (Dec. launch)

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I don`t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.
Bill Cosby