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Have you considered the possibility that online video encoding is only a partial solution to a greater problem? Why do people want to encode videos? What do the
by rudasn 16y ago
Have you considered the possibility that online video encoding is only a partial solution to a greater problem? Why do people want to encode videos? What do they do afterwards?
Have you considered providing an API for developers and reduced prices for "bulk encoding" (on a monthly basis let's say).
Even if you just want to do the encoding part (it's OK to want to do one thing and do it well) others may want to use your service to build theirs. It's another revenue channel for you.
- senko 16y agoGood questions. > Why do people want to encode videos? My assumption: Because they either want to watch them on some gadget of theirs (eg. smartphone), or they want to "give" the video to someone (colleague, friend, etc - so not neccessarily sharing in the tweet/post on youtube/vimeo sense). To address this, Encode gives them a video page url they can share / retype in their gadget or use to preview, instead just a download link to the media file. > Have you considered providing an API for developers and reduced prices for "bulk encoding" (on a monthly basis let's say). This is exactly what Zencoder does (as well as several others). They're awesome at doing this and have a great API - if you're a developer in need of something like this, you should definitely take a look. Encode is basically a trimmed-down Zencoder for the casual / average Joe user.