YouTube and MetaCafe are extremely popular video hosting websites that millions of people enjoy browsing on a daily basis. MySpace can even fit into that mold as well. A lot of people that visit these sites have thought about creating their own video website, strictly for videos, or even adding videos to their existing site. There are three ways to add a video to a website.
1. Anyone that wishes can upload their own videos to already existing sites such as YouTube. Once you do that you can copy and paste the embed code onto your site. This technique will save you time and money. It also does not require you to create your own video player/encoder.
2. There are free open source players available if you want to have your own branded video player on your website. The videos are uploaded to a server and then converted to FLV format. This is done with an encoder application.
3. A dedicated server is required for opening your own video sharing site such as YouTube. This server will help you convert videos. You also need an encoder. With this option you can sell advertising space on the video player. It will also allow users to upload their own videos directly to a branded video player.
The staff at Golden Web Design offers a variety of services for assisting you in opening your own video sharing site. We can convert a ton of formats to the FLV format while also restricting the length of any uploaded video. We can also control the buffer length of the video player. Our company also offers features for looping, thumbnail creation and full-screen. We can provide your site with comments, reviews and video rating features. These would be very popular with your users.
If you have any questions about the Video Website Design and Development Services that Global Web Design offers, please contact us today for more information.
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