2- Start transcoding both into one video instead of two like it is now, so when I seek I have both timed up
correctly
3- Use your own video player (goes with #1)
4- Modify homepage to be more "imgur" like- Move the browse button off of the "get started" page to the homepage.
5- Get a video ad network in place (many to choose from- integration takes about a hour) and start profiting from embeds
I know the argument on using youtube. Its easy, its free, they have a ad program you get a cut of. Its still worth it to roll your own if you get this to take off- You want to be "the easiest way to share your replay"
Thanks for the input. Yea I went YT cuz I dont have much time/$ to invest now, unlimited vid length in YT is hard to pass up to get an idea off the ground.
I made it flexable however, that if it takes off I can switch to a diff vid streaming provider.
At least, are there hooks into the YouTube player to know where the stream is at? Can we then keep the progression synced? For myself, at one point, one of the videos needed to buffer and got the two out of sync.
Both video adverts and traditional banners can be a lot more expensive on that, depending on the situation. In my line of work, for example, I never see banners for less than $0.003/view, and $0.02/video advert is considered cheap.
As to whether advertising can cover streaming costs - yes it can, certainly when it comes to gaming content.
1- Ditch youtube
2- Start transcoding both into one video instead of two like it is now, so when I seek I have both timed up correctly
3- Use your own video player (goes with #1)
4- Modify homepage to be more "imgur" like- Move the browse button off of the "get started" page to the homepage.
5- Get a video ad network in place (many to choose from- integration takes about a hour) and start profiting from embeds
I know the argument on using youtube. Its easy, its free, they have a ad program you get a cut of. Its still worth it to roll your own if you get this to take off- You want to be "the easiest way to share your replay"