Speaking to one of the founders a couple years ago, they were never really about videoblogging and long-tail content. They were made for major corporations and large viewerships.
On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 12:47 PM, Irina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > this is because it costs too much money and doesnt bring any in, right? > > > On 3/29/08, Bill Cammack <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <billcammack%40gmail.com>> > wrote: > > > > Here we go again. :) > > > > This message came through from VideoEgg, which I would never have > > heard of, except you were forced to use them to upload stuff to > > Current.TV. > > > > Same deal, earlier notice so people can get their videos. > > > > Bill > > http://BillCammack.com > > > > Attention: my.videoegg.com users > > > > It is with our sincerest regret to inform you that we will be closing > > the doors on the Videoegg Publisher Platform and related services at > > http://my.videoegg.com/. You can download all of your content from our > > servers, so be sure to stop by our site to reclaim your belongings. > > > > Our last day of service will be May 31, 2008. Account creation and > > video uploading are already disabled. > > > > We understand that you may have some questions and direct you to our > > updated FAQ to find the answers to common questions. It's been a great > > ride, so let's enjoy these last months together, reminisce about how > > far we've come, and finish strong with some awesome video blogging. > > > > Thank you for your participation and for your support of Videoegg. > > It's been a pleasure working with you. > > > > Best regards, > > > > Videoegg Staff > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com > > <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com><videoblogging% > 40yahoogroups.com>, > > > "Steve Watkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Yeah. There are threads appearing on stage6 forums about where > > people are moving to, > > > the scramble has begun. > > > > > > eg: > > > > > > http://www.stage6.com/forum/712/19420/ > > > > > > Things that would have been attractive about stage6 were quality, > > res & filesize limits, > > > existing familiarity with Divx format and/or having hardware that > > played it. Also as divx > > > files are avi, and avi is still a popular format for certain > > sections of users, divx may have > > > been favoured for offline playability on Windows. > > > > > > So there are opportunities for video hosts to win these sorts of > > potential content creator > > > users over. If you are a video host who has been testing higher res > > h264-based flash > > > playback privately, now might be a good time to whack it out as an > > alpha or beta whilst > > > the world of 'who does high quality best' is in shift following the > > disappearance of stage6. > > > Or highlighting any existing high-res, long clip, divx compatibility > > or other attractive > > > features also makes sense. > > > > > > I guess a few sites support the uploading of divx, do any others > > make use of the divx stuff > > > for embedded video playback of this stuff in browser? > > > > > > Unfortunately it sounds like some of stage6's features also made it > > a more attractive > > > destination for people pirating material in full length at high > > quality in a format some > > > really prefer, so they had quite a lot of problems with this. I also > > just read that there was > > > some sort of server compromise earlier this year, some defacement > > and compromise of > > > user account details. > > > > > > As usual I probably make the mistake of being a bit too net & vlog > > centric when criticising > > > DivX and writing them off. Stage6 ended up being a giant pain in the > > ass for them, and its > > > unclear if the bad will generated by the closing of stage6 will mean > > the whole episode did > > > more harm than good in the end. Meanwhile they make their mooney by > > doing things with > > > hardware player companies. I still think h264 will squeeze them here > > over time, but as > > > DivX playback support has recently been added to some games > > consoles, the brand is still > > > alive enough for companies to fork out for certification, and so > > people will still create & > > > convert to that format, and it has a future. Plus if they are > > intending to do a new DivX that > > > uses stuff from h264, they could survive longterm. > > > > > > I wonder if DivX will look to other areas to nurture legitimate uses > > for DivX as a format > > > that people obtain video in, or whether they will just give up on > > that side of things. Before > > > stage6 existed I used to say they needed more legit divx content, > > now we've come full > > > circle and they dont want to pay the large costs to do that anymore, > > and I dont know how > > > easy it will be for them to get many 3rd parties to use their > > format. Still despite all my > > > years of hope regarding h264, theres a long way to go for > > simplifying the computer video > > > format muddle, not so clearcut as the recently concluded blueray vs > > hd-dvd battle. I can > > > make it sound like h264 is god by mentioning its use in both those > > formats, but from what > > > I understand most HD titles on disc have used VC1 the Microsoft > > codec, rather than h264, > > > although both are supported by blueray & hddvd players. > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > Steve Elbows > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com > > > <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com><videoblogging% > 40yahoogroups.com>, > > "Bill Cammack" <billcammack@> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Unfortunate. > > > > > > > > Eggs in Baskets, people. Have redundant copies of your material on > > > > the net or at least on local storage. > > > > > > > > Bill > > > > http://BillCammack.com > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In > > > > videoblogging@yahoogroups.com<videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com><videoblogging% > 40yahoogroups.com>, > > > "Steve Watkins" <steve@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Yeah from what Ive heard there is some backlash about this, far > too > > > > little notice, not very > > > > > reasonable, and no pathway to transfer the videos to another > > service. > > > > > > > > > > Its a shame, DivX stuff in the browser was quite good although Ive > > > > long been negative > > > > > about its chances of success compared to other formats. DivX > bought > > > > Mainconcept last > > > > > year, who make h264 encoder & decoder software, so I thought they > > > > had some strategy for > > > > > the future to remain relevent, but if nobody is using DivX on the > > > > web and they closed their > > > > > own platform then I see them slipping further into irrelevance. > > > > > > > > > > There was some rumor that stage6 closed down rather than surviving > > > > as a seperate entity, > > > > > because the DivX board couldnt agree ownership percentages for the > > > > new entity. What a > > > > > waste! > > > > > > > > > > And people on stock forums wonder why their shares dont perform > too > > > > well. Without a > > > > > successful strategy to keep their format relevent, I think DivX > will > > > > just be a memory within > > > > > 5 years. > > > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > > > > > Steve Elbows > > > > > > > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com<videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com> > <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com>, > > > "schlomo rabinowitz" > > > > <schlomo@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > I think its sad. They have been good to people in their > > > > community; even > > > > > > offering random gigs along the way. > > > > > > What I dont like is that the user only have 3 days to get their > > > > vids off the > > > > > > site before it shuts down. That seems a little too quick as I > > imagine > > > > > > stage6 has known that things were going to end up dark for a > while > > > > now. It > > > > > > just seems so abrupt. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 5:13 PM, Renat Zarbailov <innomind@> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Despite the quality and speed of DIVX HD for streaming, > > > > compared to > > > > > > > FLV, I never trusted myself to upload any vids to Stage6. > > > > Encoding to > > > > > > > DIVX has always been error-prone and that was the only > > reason why I > > > > > > > stayed away from it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Renat > > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Schlomo Rabinowitz > > > > > > http://schlomolog.blogspot.com > > > > > > http://hatfactory.net > > > > > > AIM:schlomochat > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > http://geekentertainment.tv > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > -- Schlomo Rabinowitz http://schlomolog.blogspot.com http://hatfactory.net AIM:schlomochat [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
