A client gave me a 15 minute movie that they wanted uploaded to their site. The problem with such a long video is that it needs to be streamed, or else the user has to wait until a good portion is downloaded before they can view it. But adding streaming Flash video demands some Flash programming skills and the Flash software, from what I understand.

I decided to try to use one of the free online video sites. First I tried YouTube. The movie was rejected because of its length. Photobucket was even more restrictive in its size limitations. Then I did a search for “unlimited video hosting,” or something like that, and Google Video came up.

Google Video allows you to host videos with unlimited size and length! I don’t know why more people don’t use Google Video. Not only that, the embeddable player is prettier and less gaudy than the YouTube player, in my opinion.

The only limitation with Google Video is that you can’t upload Flash videos. But that’s not a major problem since you can easily convert Flash to Windows Media files with one of the free file conversion services like Zamzar.

I guess people like YouTube for its social aspect and community. But if you need to make a longer movie easily accessible, I highly recommend that you try Google Video!

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Some of you may have noticed that I added a Finetune player in the right-most sidebar. Why? Only because I LOVE Finetune. As opposed to the other online music services, it actually lets you choose the songs you want to hear, as opposed to guessing what songs you like based on songs or artists you choose. I put together a playlist of my favorite songs on Finetune, and I love listening to it. You know how fun it is when your favorite song comes on the radio? Well, with Finetune you only hear your favorite songs.

I put the player on this blog for fun. It may not be there for long, since it really has nothing to do with this blog except the fact that the player can be embedded on it. But if you love music, and you have very specific taste, take a look at Finetune and put together a playlist – it’s a lot of fun.

This post was originally published at Embed Finetune in your blog on WP Garage - WP Garage - wordpress tricks, hacks, and tips.

This media player plays everything:

This version supports those types of files: rm, rmvb, ra, rv, ram, smil, smi, rtsp, rpm, asf, wm, wma, wmv, wax, wvx, ogg, ape, avi, mid, midi, wav, mms, m3u, asx, mov, qt, mqv, m4v, m4a, m4b, mpeg, mpg, m1s, m1v, m1a, m75, m15, mp2, mpm, mpv, mpa, flc, fli, cel, aiff, aif, aifc, cdda, bwf, rts, 3gp, 3gpp, 3g2, 3gp2, au, snd, ulw, smf, kar, qcp, sdv, gsm, amr, caf, amc, mp4, sdp, pdf, fdf, xfdf, xdp, xfd, gif, jpg, jpeg, bmp, png, xpm, dir, dxr, dcr, cst, cct, cxt, w3d, fgd, swa, swf, spl, mp3, flv, rtmp, rbs, xml, rss, xspf, atom.

This version also supports YouTube, Ifilm, VSocial, TuDou Video, atomFilms, BrightCove, YoQoo, 5 Show, 6Room, Mofile TV, OuOu, www.yijian.com, tvix.cn, ku6.com, biku.com, uume.com, cnboo.com, kuho.com, v.blog.sina.com.cn, quxiu.com, 56.com, v.wangyou.com, v.9you.com, maidee.com, pomoho.com, ROX.com.cn, imeem.com, gofish.com, veoh.com, GameTrailers.com, Evil Chili, Wildko, Yikers Videos & Games, Red Balcony Videos & Games, Live Video, Odeo Audio, Revver, MetaCafe, MySpace, GoEar, Break, Stupid Videos, Viddler, DailyMotion, I’m Vlog, RockYou, SevenLoad, MyVideo.de, Clipfish.de and Google Video.

CoolPlayer 9 for WordPress>>

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