Video on Instagram

Post by LAMike » Thu, Jun 20, 2013, 6:24 PM UTC

mattquiros wrote: post #75

I think people are missing the point here if we're judging Instagram on the grounds of innovation alone. What's exciting about this is that Vine seems to be the only startup that got the formula of "Instagram for video" right, and now we're seeing them being surprise-attacked by a relatively unexpected competitor that has a far bigger user base and launches on Android and iOS at the same time. I don't even think ther…

Post by dopamean » Thu, Jun 20, 2013, 6:27 PM UTC

josh2600 wrote: post #26

Sigh... Instagram talks a good game, but I find this to be more unimaginative dreck. Look, I get it, you need to clone Vine to stay competitive, but it's not new or a re-imagining of the video paradigm. Most of these social startups promise unique experiences based on new forms of social interaction, but really only deliver more ways to watch cats dance on the internet. Bring on the hardcore technology like better Et…

Post by archivator » Thu, Jun 20, 2013, 6:32 PM UTC

Post by samstave » Thu, Jun 20, 2013, 6:33 PM UTC

psbp wrote: post #51

onedev wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You don't think their stabilization technology is imaginative?

How does this compare with Youtube Capture's stabilization? I haven't used either. *If this is any indication youtube's is pretty good, but not as seamless: http://googleresearch.blogspot.com/2012/05/video-stabilizati... Though we haven't seen a video comparison yet.

Post by misiti3780 » Thu, Jun 20, 2013, 6:35 PM UTC

minikites wrote: post #49

Maybe this is me projecting, but I feel like it's way more difficult to create a good video than it is to create a good photograph. I see lots of great images on Instagram and a lot of terrible videos on Vine. I hope my Instagram feed doesn't fill up with terrible videos.