Paul Styler wrote:Hi !
I think it will be very useful to add ability to generate gallery from uploaded videos - the same way that X3 do with images.
Yes, we will add this.
But I would like to emphasize the many pitfalls with self-hosted video:
1. You need to
always encode in correct audio codec, H.264 video codec, and mp4 format to make sure your video will display in all browsers.
2. If your server has 2MB upload limit (which is normal on shared servers), then you will have to upload larger video files by FTP.
3. Imagevue can NOT create a preview image from your videos, so this would have to be done manually somehow.
4. Unlike Youtube/Vimeo, your video will be a single bitrate. Maybe not appropriate for small, or slow devices.
5. Unless your server is really fast, it is likely that your server does not serve videos very well.
Considering the above, I really don't see how anyone would need to do self-hosted video instead of using a professional service like Vimeo, who outputs multiple formats and multiple bitrates, at high speeds, depending on the device and connection. As mentioned, basic implementation will be added.