It seemed an obvious choice to go with Vimeo to use its embeds as my video portfolio, after all, you need high quality for portfolio pieces. So forked out the $80 to upgrade to Vimeo Plus (5GB per week limit) as just one of my videos pushed me over the free account limit of 500 MB per week.
Had an issue starting off with sound-video falling out of synch. But generally I was happy with the video quality and mused on Twitter/Facebook, “all good in Vimeo land now and quality is so much better than YouTube.”
This drew the attention of video intake producer for CBC Vancouver Charlie Cho, who replied, “But is Vimeo better than YouTube HQ? Not in this random case:”
You Tube Click HQ button
video vs.
I would say that’s a tough call, but I am giving a slight edge to Vimeo for the crispness of its edges. That is assuming that both these videos were uploaded at the same file size.
YouTube allows files of 1GB in size and 10 minutes long, so it’s a better deal than Vimeo for a free account. Vimeo does not have a maximum file size for uploads, but having a 500MB max per week means the maximum file size is really 500MB. I was unable to find any ‘upgrade to pro’ feature for YouTube, let me know if you hear anything about that feature (or lack thereof).
Still, YouTube is tops in terms of users, and on this side-by-side comparison for video sharing sites.
I will continue to post to both YouTube and Vimeo for now … until the next best thing comes along. What is your preferred site for video?
Hello Liz
I agree with you.. on posting both in Youtube and Vimeo
When I need to get something up fast, I use Youtube.. 99% of the time it seems to have lower quality but it processes much faster.
When I have something more important to upload or something that has been shot in low light, I use Vimeo… Vimeo seems to smooth out everything and make it look more refined.. it makes the lighting brighter also
However Vimeo ( I don’t have a pro account, although I should prob think about getting one ) can take a long long long time in processing videos
I can’t wait to see how a Pro Account would be… it would be fantastic I bet, but more people recognize Youtube it seems
Thanks Liz for your post!
I uploaded one video to Vimeo+ and YouTube. The quality on Vimeo is better with a chance of a better audience of better educated users.
I also like the “1 Minute Video”, a chance to have unedited video to gain an audience. Just recently, I recorded an Irish Music Jam Session & will splice together digital video and titles created on iWork Pages for the Gregorian PubServ Channel, with syndication via BlipTV.
Methinks that YouTube compresses too much of the video, hence Vimeo is my choice, especially Vimeo Plus.
Liz?
With Vimeo Plus, it’s 5 GB per week & worth it. The $59.95 per year is worth it.
April?
This also applies to you as well.