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  1. phoxis
    Member

    I have recorded some gameplay videos of the Valve Portal game. I have uploaded some videos in vimeo.com , but just now came to know that vimeo.com does not allow uploading gameplay videos, because they think thay are not 'creative' (which i do not agree) . I have the videos in mp4 with h264 encoded, at 720x576 res, 25fps , 1500Kbps . I want the viewers to view the videos as large and as clear as possible, and thats why i selected vimeo.

    At this moment of time i am not in a place to subscribe to VideoPress, so please suggest another video service, which is free, where i can upload these videos and still maintain good quality.

    The blog I need help with is phoxis.org.

  2. phatpast
    Member

    Why not use youtube? You can try Veoh, LiveLeak, Flixya, VideoSift, Ovguide, and/or MegaVideo.

    Hope this help.

  3. raincoaster
    Member

    So, phatpast, do you have shortcodes to embed those videos on a WordPress.com blog?

  4. thesacredpath
    Member

    We're waiting for the answer phatpast.

  5. sl1k
    Member

    I suggest using Youtube for two reasons large viewer base and easy embedding with your WP.com blog

  6. phoxis
    Member

    I am currently started to upload them in youtube (with my limted bandwidth) . It would be the best if it was allowed in vimeo.com, because the video quality is better than youtube.

    For the viewer base, i will be using the videos to use it with wordpress.com blog, and i am not focusing for people to come in through youtube search and see from there (although they can).
    I have checked out viddler but the quality disappointed me.

    What i want is a video service where i can upload the gameplay videos legally, and which will preserve the maximum possible quality of the source file i upload. Keeping a good viewing size (640x480) vimeo is delivering very good quality video output.
    Another thing is my videos are of very short length mostly less than 1 min, and some 2 mins , and probably one 3 mins, thats all. Total size of the mp4 files is about 275MB.

    So shall i continue with YouTube ? or you have some other suggestion, which fulfils my needs

  7. raincoaster
    Member

    You could (if it's in your budget) get the Videopress and space upgrades and upload them here. Check http://disembedded.wordpress.com as I know he's done a LOT of videos and has very high standards.

  8. phoxis
    Member

    The main problem is i do not have any payment media except cash, so i cannot buy any service at any time. I can spend 2700Rs a year for the VideoPress Subscription, but the problem is my blog is not video oriented, and would have mostly text content. I guess that the only videos which would be in my blog is these 18 ~ 19 files totalling 20 mins appx. So i have to pay the 2700Rs once a year to keep only these videos alive (and also have to pay the 500Rs + 500Rs for the domain mapping and registration) , which does not have much quality post value.

    Actually it would have been the best if i had a VideoPress subscription because then all the stuffs could be centralized, and also i like the VideoPress videos and the videoplayer too.

    I think till i decide about the videopress upgrade, i should upload the current videos to youtube. I have tested youtube videos in my blog, it is okay i think.
    Thanks for the suggestions.

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