tonybassplayer Posted January 4, 2009 Posted January 4, 2009 (edited) We recently compiled a "homemade" promo video I have uploaded a low res copy to the website but on my low performing broadband it seems to take too long to upload Please have a look and let me know how it loads and what you think Many thanks [url="http://web.mac.com/tonykeogh/Site/Promo_Video.html"]http://web.mac.com/tonykeogh/Site/Promo_Video.html[/url] Edited January 4, 2009 by tonybassplayer Quote
wateroftyne Posted January 4, 2009 Posted January 4, 2009 Alas, I find Quicktime to be evil. Could you stick it on YouTube? Quote
jakenewmanbass Posted January 4, 2009 Posted January 4, 2009 [quote name='wateroftyne' post='369852' date='Jan 4 2009, 12:37 PM']Alas, I find Quicktime to be evil.[/quote] +1, I hate it Quote
Adrenochrome Posted January 4, 2009 Posted January 4, 2009 Tony, it took a while to load up (on our 6 yo laptop admittedly). Overall it was pretty good, I was very impressed with the audio. I might have to speak to Col when our new guitarist has got settled in. Quote
BigRedX Posted January 4, 2009 Posted January 4, 2009 (edited) While I don't personally have a problem with QuickTime (being a Mac user) you should use a format that the majority of users can view without needing to download extra players codecs etc. Having said that I'd upload to YouTube and then link that back to your site. If your uploaded source footage is good enough you can even link back a higher quality stream that the standard YouTube one. Although YouTube uses Flash to play the videos everyone interested in viewing video will already have all the components needed to view it already installed, something that can't be said for .mov .wmv or many of the .avi codecs. Edited January 4, 2009 by BigRedX Quote
tonybassplayer Posted January 4, 2009 Author Posted January 4, 2009 Thanks for the responses I will look in to the youtube idea as it seems like a format everyone uses Yes, Col did a brilliant job on the audio side for a very very reasonable price. The cd recordings are very good. Tony Quote
stevie Posted January 4, 2009 Posted January 4, 2009 This and all of the videos on your site take at least one minute to start playing. I gave up, sorry. Quote
OldGit Posted January 4, 2009 Posted January 4, 2009 (edited) +1 for Youtube plus imbed it onto your website. If you write the blurb well with your keywords and use good tags and a full link back to your site you'll draw people in from there too. Then it gives you another route into your site from cross references and also some extra Google paths to your site. EDIT: 5 minutes and still no playing video ... Edited January 4, 2009 by OldGit Quote
tonybassplayer Posted January 4, 2009 Author Posted January 4, 2009 Great feedback and pleased I posted this Looks like youtube is the answer Thanks guys Tony Quote
crez5150 Posted January 4, 2009 Posted January 4, 2009 I just tried and it took 15 seconds to load and play for me....?? Quote
Faithless Posted January 4, 2009 Posted January 4, 2009 About 5 minutes waiting (not bad internet, actually..), but nothing... Think, I'm gonna skip it this time.. Quote
teej Posted January 4, 2009 Posted January 4, 2009 Sorry, I gave up too, after waiting much longer than I would ever normally do. We've gone the youtube route: [url="http://www.redjackson.com/video.php"]http://www.redjackson.com/video.php[/url] and I've also used photobucket in the past. I had a quick look at your source code, and although I've got a pretty good understanding of html/xhtml, I couldn't see the code that links to the video... was it loaded with javascript (I don't know js)? Cheers, Teej Quote
OldGit Posted January 4, 2009 Posted January 4, 2009 [quote name='teej' post='370037' date='Jan 4 2009, 04:19 PM']Sorry, I gave up too, after waiting much longer than I would ever normally do. We've gone the youtube route: [url="http://www.redjackson.com/video.php"]http://www.redjackson.com/video.php[/url] and I've also used photobucket in the past. I had a quick look at your source code, and although I've got a pretty good understanding of html/xhtml, I couldn't see the code that links to the video... was it loaded with javascript (I don't know js)? Cheers, Teej[/quote] Teej You should have a link back from your youtube "more info" text section to here: [url="http://www.redjackson.com"]http://www.redjackson.com[/url] Use the whole address, with the http:// , and youtube will hotlink it, otherwise it just treats it like text and will need cutting and pasting. Cheers OG Quote
teej Posted January 4, 2009 Posted January 4, 2009 [quote name='OldGit' post='370106' date='Jan 4 2009, 05:16 PM']Teej You should have a link back from your youtube "more info" text section to here: [url="http://www.redjackson.com"]http://www.redjackson.com[/url] Use the whole address, with the http:// , and youtube will hotlink it, otherwise it just treats it like text and will need cutting and pasting. Cheers OG[/quote] Sorry OG, I'm sure you're right, but I'm struggling to understand what you mean here... You mean on the original youTube pages? They're on the venues' account, not mine, so I don't think I can do what you're suggesting. And I'm not clear what exactly this would do... are you telling me that the vids aren't loading on your os/browser combination? Teej Quote
wateroftyne Posted January 4, 2009 Posted January 4, 2009 [quote name='teej' post='370132' date='Jan 4 2009, 05:39 PM']Sorry OG, I'm sure you're right, but I'm struggling to understand what you mean here... You mean on the original youTube pages? They're on the venues' account, not mine, so I don't think I can do what you're suggesting. And I'm not clear what exactly this would do... are you telling me that the vids aren't loading on your os/browser combination? Teej [/quote] You've got it in one... I think OG is under the impression that you uploaded the vid to YouTube yourself. Quote
OldGit Posted January 4, 2009 Posted January 4, 2009 (edited) [quote name='wateroftyne' post='370141' date='Jan 4 2009, 05:45 PM']You've got it in one... I think OG is under the impression that you uploaded the vid to YouTube yourself.[/quote] Oh sorry, I assumed you had done that. I didn't notice it was the venue's videos. If you do upload stuff you can then edit the description text. That's where you want a hot link. It just makes it easier for people who watch your vid to go straight to your website. I guess you could suggest to the venue video person that they add in a link to their website at [url="http://www.shorethingacoustic.co.uk/"]http://www.shorethingacoustic.co.uk/[/url] and yours as well (and the other artisist they have videos for) it makes commercial sence all round It was quite hard to find the Shore Thing Acoustic website so they could probably do with the links OG Edited January 4, 2009 by OldGit Quote
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