Viddler
Encyclopedia
Viddler is an interactive online video platform for uploading, sharing, enhancing, tagging, commenting on, and forming groups around videos. Viddler no longer provides a free service for non-commercial
users and now requires all users to choose one of the three paid plan options. Paid service includes support, a customizable player, the ability to create a private community, detailed analytics, priority encoding, HD encoding, iTunes support, branding and control over advertising, including a revenue-sharing option.
, was founded in November 2005 by Robert Sandie (President) and Donna DeMarco (Vice President). Viddler was created by a team of developers, designers and architects from companies such as RackSpace
, IBM
and Macromedia
. Viddler.com launched in December 2006 with the in-line commenting and tagging features.
and social networking site. It allows its audience to interact with other users' videos by posting timed tags and timed comments inside of them. Audiences can also use a web cam
to record a video response. Once content is on Viddler’s server, it can be set private, public, or available to the uploader's friends. Users can share videos on other social networking sites or by embedding them in a blog or e-mail
message. There is also a Viddler WordPress
plugin that simplifies the process of posting a video to a WordPress blog
. Viddler’s API wrappers come in many common languages, including Java, PHP, and Ruby.
In April 2008, the company launched an application for Facebook, created by lead social developer Kyle Slattery. It replicates the majority of functionality from Viddler.com into Facebook. The Facebook app displays the user's videos and the daily highlights and latest videos from Viddler.
Supported input file format
s include .avi .dv .mov .qt .mpg .mpg2 .mpeg2 .mpeg4 .mp4 .3gp .3g2 .asf .wmv .flv.
Paid customers can choose between a full player and a simple player. The full player includes timed comments, video comments, timed tags, a post-roll screen, custom color scheme, custom clickable logo and permalink, and share/embed, while the simple player offers only the custom color scheme, custom clickable logo and permalink, and share/embed. Both players offer optional advertising that allows users to control the ad selection and revenue share with their users. An unlimited number of videos can be uploaded. Videos usually cap at 500 MB, but an increase in the cap is offered for a fee.
Non-commercial
Non-commercial refers to an activity or entity that does not in some sense involve commerce, at least relative to similar activities that do have a commercial objective or emphasis...
users and now requires all users to choose one of the three paid plan options. Paid service includes support, a customizable player, the ability to create a private community, detailed analytics, priority encoding, HD encoding, iTunes support, branding and control over advertising, including a revenue-sharing option.
History
The company, headquartered in Bethlehem, PABethlehem, Pennsylvania
Bethlehem is a city in Lehigh and Northampton Counties in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 74,982, making it the seventh largest city in Pennsylvania, after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Erie,...
, was founded in November 2005 by Robert Sandie (President) and Donna DeMarco (Vice President). Viddler was created by a team of developers, designers and architects from companies such as RackSpace
Rackspace
Rackspace US, Inc. is an IT hosting company based in San Antonio, Texas. The company also has offices in Australia, the United Kingdom, The Netherlands and Hong Kong, and data centers operating in Texas, Illinois, Virginia, the United Kingdom, and Hong Kong in late 2008...
, IBM
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
and Macromedia
Macromedia
Macromedia was an American graphics and web development software company headquartered in San Francisco, California that produced such products as Flash and Dreamweaver. Its rival, Adobe Systems, acquired Macromedia on December 3, 2005 and controls the line of Macromedia...
. Viddler.com launched in December 2006 with the in-line commenting and tagging features.
Features
Viddler is a video hosting serviceVideo hosting service
A video hosting service allows individuals to upload video clips to an Internet website. The video host will then store the video on its server, and show the individual different types of code to allow others to view this video...
and social networking site. It allows its audience to interact with other users' videos by posting timed tags and timed comments inside of them. Audiences can also use a web cam
Webcam
A webcam is a video camera that feeds its images in real time to a computer or computer network, often via USB, ethernet, or Wi-Fi.Their most popular use is the establishment of video links, permitting computers to act as videophones or videoconference stations. This common use as a video camera...
to record a video response. Once content is on Viddler’s server, it can be set private, public, or available to the uploader's friends. Users can share videos on other social networking sites or by embedding them in a blog or e-mail
E-mail
Electronic mail, commonly known as email or e-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients. Modern email operates across the Internet or other computer networks. Some early email systems required that the author and the recipient both be online at the...
message. There is also a Viddler WordPress
WordPress
WordPress is a free and open source blogging tool and publishing platform powered by PHP and MySQL. It is often customized into a content management system . It has many features including a plug-in architecture and a template system. WordPress is used by over 14.7% of Alexa Internet's "top 1...
plugin that simplifies the process of posting a video to a WordPress blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
. Viddler’s API wrappers come in many common languages, including Java, PHP, and Ruby.
In April 2008, the company launched an application for Facebook, created by lead social developer Kyle Slattery. It replicates the majority of functionality from Viddler.com into Facebook. The Facebook app displays the user's videos and the daily highlights and latest videos from Viddler.
Supported input file format
File format
A file format is a particular way that information is encoded for storage in a computer file.Since a disk drive, or indeed any computer storage, can store only bits, the computer must have some way of converting information to 0s and 1s and vice-versa. There are different kinds of formats for...
s include .avi .dv .mov .qt .mpg .mpg2 .mpeg2 .mpeg4 .mp4 .3gp .3g2 .asf .wmv .flv.
Paid customers can choose between a full player and a simple player. The full player includes timed comments, video comments, timed tags, a post-roll screen, custom color scheme, custom clickable logo and permalink, and share/embed, while the simple player offers only the custom color scheme, custom clickable logo and permalink, and share/embed. Both players offer optional advertising that allows users to control the ad selection and revenue share with their users. An unlimited number of videos can be uploaded. Videos usually cap at 500 MB, but an increase in the cap is offered for a fee.