Thank you all for this wonderful advice. This is what I needed to move in the correct direction. Best Carey On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 2:11 PM, Sven Kielhorn <etownsven at gmail.com> wrote: > ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. > ** If you did, we all thank you. > > > > Hi Carey, > > No need for such a large file. There are compression options without > loosing significant quality. I should mention that every time you compress a > file the lower the quality, so you need to find the sweet spot. > > I would also recommend Handbreak, additionally you may want to try the > following parameters for optimal web delivery: > > H.264 codec at size 1280×720, bit rate 3000-5000 kbits/sec, key frame every > 30 frames, AAC at 128kbps in stereo for sound. > > Hope this helps > > Sven Kielhorn > eTown Videos > Creative & Marketing Director > www.etownvideos.com > 413-324-1130 > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 7, 2011, at 9:22 AM, Shalini Bahl <shalini at iam-bc.com> wrote: > > ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. > ** If you did, we all thank you. > > > > <pastedGraphic.tiff> > > > You could reduce the size of the video, which is what i did using Handbrake > and it worked really well for me. Uploaded an originally 7 gigs movie on > Vimeo after conversion. > > > > > *Shalini Bahl*, Phd, CA > Founder and Principal Consultant > iAM Business Consulting > 592 Main Street > Amherst, MA 01002 > http://iam-bc.com > > Contact Me <http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=10990762&locale=en_US&trk=tab_pro><http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=10990762&locale=en_US&trk=tab_pro> > <linkedin.png><http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=10990762&locale=en_US&trk=tab_pro><http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=10990762&locale=en_US&trk=tab_pro> > <http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=10990762&locale=en_US&trk=tab_pro> > <facebook.png> <http://www.facebook.com/iAM.Business.Consulting><http://www.facebook.com/iAM.Business.Consulting> > <http://www.facebook.com/iAM.Business.Consulting><twitter.png><http://twitter.com/shalinibahl><http://twitter.com/shalinibahl> > <http://twitter.com/shalinibahl><blogger.png><http://mindfulmarketers.blogspot.com/> > <http://mindfulmarketers.blogspot.com/> > > > > <http://mindfulmarketers.blogspot.com/> > ** <http://mindfulmarketers.blogspot.com/>*Happiness is the measure of > your success in life, which is the biggest business you will ever run…How > successful are you? <http://mindfulmarketers.blogspot.com/>* > > On Mar 7, 2011, at 8:37 AM, Carey Baker wrote: > > ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. > ** If you did, we all thank you. > > > Good Morning HTers > > Looking for advice on video with WordPress. What are the ways of sharing > large size (5-8 gigs) video on a Wordpress site? Is VideoPress the only way? > How much bandwidth do I need to allow? Should I load on a dedicated server > and stream from there? Im familier with Youtube and Vimeo premium service. > Are there any free (open source option) or is it just all premium options. > > Thanks very much. > > -- > Carey Baker > Midnightson Designs > 413.265.7116 > <http://www.midnightsondesigns.com>http://www.midnightsondesigns.com > <carey at midnightsondesigns.com>carey at midnightsondesigns.com > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: <http://www.hidden-tech.net> > http://www.hidden-tech.net > <Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net>Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: <http://www.hidden-tech.net> > http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > -- Carey Baker Northampton, MA 413-265-7116 Twitter: @MSonDesign www.midnightsondesigns.com www.linkedin.com/in/careybaker www.neabundance.com/blog_ne -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20110310/51aaeb7d/attachment.html