Comments on: MotionBox Sold to Snapfish http://www.thejohnsonblog.com/2010/07/12/motionbox-sold-to-snapfish/ Ramblings of a Computer Geek and his Wife... Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:38:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kurt http://www.thejohnsonblog.com/2010/07/12/motionbox-sold-to-snapfish/comment-page-1/#comment-68355 Kurt Mon, 19 Jul 2010 02:34:37 +0000 http://www.thejohnsonblog.com/?p=1397#comment-68355 It is really sad that HP purchased a company that offered such a great product to elimate the competition and offered a product that was so inferior It is really sad that HP purchased a company that offered such a great product to elimate the competition and offered a product that was so inferior

]]> By: EJ http://www.thejohnsonblog.com/2010/07/12/motionbox-sold-to-snapfish/comment-page-1/#comment-68354 EJ Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:50:20 +0000 http://www.thejohnsonblog.com/?p=1397#comment-68354 Vimeo Plus it is. Commencing 10GB of uploading. Vimeo Plus it is. Commencing 10GB of uploading.

]]> By: EJ http://www.thejohnsonblog.com/2010/07/12/motionbox-sold-to-snapfish/comment-page-1/#comment-68350 EJ Sat, 17 Jul 2010 01:18:45 +0000 http://www.thejohnsonblog.com/?p=1397#comment-68350 I still haven't made my mind up on a replacement, but here are the leaders (positives and negatives listed: Vimeo ------------ + Affordable ($60/year) + No video time limit - 5GB/week uploads + HD video + Embedding + Great reputation, reliable SmugMug -------------------- + HD support - 10 Minute video limit +/- I just got a tweet saying they upped the limits to 1GB per video + I'm already a Power user, so it wouldn't cost more Pixorial.com ----------------- + Affordable ($25/year) + "No time limit on videos"...but - 800 MB file limit Roll my own ----------------- This is tempting, a combination of Amazon S3 for storage and bandwidth and JWPlayer for viewing on my blog. - Time/effort - not fixed cost, storage expense grows over time -- no easy "private" sharing w/ family That's it for now. My search continues. I still haven’t made my mind up on a replacement, but here are the leaders (positives and negatives listed:

Vimeo
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+ Affordable ($60/year)
+ No video time limit
- 5GB/week uploads
+ HD video
+ Embedding
+ Great reputation, reliable

SmugMug
——————–
+ HD support
- 10 Minute video limit
+/- I just got a tweet saying they upped the limits to 1GB per video
+ I’m already a Power user, so it wouldn’t cost more

Pixorial.com
—————–
+ Affordable ($25/year)
+ “No time limit on videos”…but
- 800 MB file limit

Roll my own
—————–
This is tempting, a combination of Amazon S3 for storage and bandwidth and JWPlayer for viewing on my blog.
- Time/effort
- not fixed cost, storage expense grows over time
– no easy “private” sharing w/ family

That’s it for now. My search continues.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.thejohnsonblog.com/2010/07/12/motionbox-sold-to-snapfish/comment-page-1/#comment-68343 Jeff Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:12:54 +0000 http://www.thejohnsonblog.com/?p=1397#comment-68343 Keep me posted. Vimeo was 2nd to motionbox for me, haven't signed up for anything yet. Haven't considered youtube, didn't htink it had privacy features. I know it has a 10 minute limit. Keep me posted. Vimeo was 2nd to motionbox for me, haven’t signed up for anything yet.

Haven’t considered youtube, didn’t htink it had privacy features. I know it has a 10 minute limit.

]]> By: shoo http://www.thejohnsonblog.com/2010/07/12/motionbox-sold-to-snapfish/comment-page-1/#comment-68341 shoo Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:59:45 +0000 http://www.thejohnsonblog.com/?p=1397#comment-68341 I've uploaded a few videos, but since recently acquiring an HD camera I've been sticking with YouTube because it's free, no limit on uploads, and you stream HD. I’ve uploaded a few videos, but since recently acquiring an HD camera I’ve been sticking with YouTube because it’s free, no limit on uploads, and you stream HD.

]]> By: EJ http://www.thejohnsonblog.com/2010/07/12/motionbox-sold-to-snapfish/comment-page-1/#comment-68340 EJ Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:56:01 +0000 http://www.thejohnsonblog.com/?p=1397#comment-68340 That's the one I am leaning toward right now. I would have thought it would be a more crowded space by now, I'm really surprised. Have you any personal experience with it? That’s the one I am leaning toward right now. I would have thought it would be a more crowded space by now, I’m really surprised.

Have you any personal experience with it?

]]> By: shoo http://www.thejohnsonblog.com/2010/07/12/motionbox-sold-to-snapfish/comment-page-1/#comment-68339 shoo Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:53:29 +0000 http://www.thejohnsonblog.com/?p=1397#comment-68339 A close 2nd that I can think of is Vimeo. With a premium subscription you get unlimited HD streaming and uploading. I however don't think they off iPhone playback. They do have a HTML5 player. A close 2nd that I can think of is Vimeo. With a premium subscription you get unlimited HD streaming and uploading. I however don’t think they off iPhone playback. They do have a HTML5 player.

]]> By: Lutz Berger http://www.thejohnsonblog.com/2010/07/12/motionbox-sold-to-snapfish/comment-page-1/#comment-68338 Lutz Berger Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:45:32 +0000 http://www.thejohnsonblog.com/?p=1397#comment-68338 you are so right! GGRRRR - and looking for an alternative, too! HELP! you are so right! GGRRRR – and looking for an alternative, too! HELP!

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