Show HN: Vittyo, Roll your own video store

Post by jon_dahl » Thu, Jul 29, 2010, 9:31 PM UTC

ivanzhao wrote: post #19

jon_dahl wrote: post #18

Congratulations! Love the design and the simplicity. What do you use for video encoding?

We tried many solutions, currently using Zencoder.

Post by csytan » Thu, Jul 29, 2010, 11:05 PM UTC

chedigitz wrote: post #20

ivanzhao wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

just like Vimeo, we are trying to target at the "indie" and more serious group of video makers than YouTube, by providing them lots more room of customization and personal branding. the focus is very different: Vimeo and YouTube are more like a hub, while we try to be a service.

Thanks! guys for helping me understand a lil bit more. We are currently in the YouTube Rentals program, may have to test it out and see how some of our content performs on your platform. Once we finish, off course. Keep coding!

Post by ivanzhao » Fri, Jul 30, 2010, 12:43 AM UTC

mr_twj wrote: post #24

Just to make sure: can the customer download content, not just stream it? Thanks.

Post by csytan » Fri, Jul 30, 2010, 4:40 AM UTC

mr_twj wrote: post #26

ivanzhao wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Right now it's only streaming, but the purchase will be recorded and the viewer can stream it as many times as she likes. It's easy to do the downloading option but less secure in terms of piracy issues.

Why not make it an option (for the content producer)? A lot of filmmakers generate income from stock footage on the side as well. You guys could undercut the stock footage monopoly. Just a thought from a prospective client. Thanks.

Post by ivanzhao » Fri, Jul 30, 2010, 3:21 PM UTC

uurayan wrote: post #28

What percentage of the sales are you guys taking or is there a monthly fee?