When Apple released the generation of MP4 players with the Nano iPod as its vanguard, Steve Jobs was essentially saying, music is no longer the definitive edge in the competition; it has become the basic. Video music is. This new development also aptly applies to the online entertainment industry, which has seen a dramatic rise in the quality and quantity of video streaming services.
YouTube, a titan in the video streaming and sharing service, affects all types of video file uploading and sharing and embedding from and to users. The fresh clips of music or simply funny advertisements seen on personal blogs and web sites could well be attributes of this undisputed leader in the industry.
On the other hand, YouSendIt provides an entirely separate way of video uploading and sharing. While any netizen could search out and view uploaded videos on YouTube, perhaps only designated individuals to whom uploaders of videos send the links could download the files. I still remember the YouSendIt buzz when the service inaugurated years ago, instantly solving the size limits of e-mail attachments.
And when even PhotoBucket starts to offer its video hosting service, the world knows that Steve Jobs is right. Video images seem to boast an omnipotent power of visual entertainment, and information, that meets the eyes. Almost all search engines have developed their video search attribute, from the pioneers of Yahoo! and Excite to the giant newcomer Google Video.
I am happy with all these emerging features of the web to the extent that they make bigger the huge pool of information available to almost anyone with an Internet connection (I say almost as in a few countries the web is strictly controlled by the government and certain sensitive information might well be censored). From special television broadcasts to in-demand reality TV shows, from high school class records to personal travel tapes, everything could be uploaded, searched, downloaded and viewed.
However, I am not quite pleased when it comes to the fourth essential of visual images, viewing. Many sharers are empowered with little more than their limited video phones. Many others are mere amateurs even with the latest Sony gadgets. Not only uploaders but also distributor sites are at "blame". PhotoBucket truncates videos of more than a minute length. Though YouTube and YouSendIt do not place such stringent restrictions on videos uploaded, the long transfer of those huge files is likely to be disrupted along the process, resulting in crooked images unpleasant to the eyes.
Well, I'm sorry I have no suggestion to how the distribution limitations could be overcome. But there is too much to say on how the uploading limitations could, or rather, the pre-uploading process of it.
Shaky images from video phones or shaky hands on video camcorders could be considerably improved with video editors, the developed softwares that work on the contrast and brightness feel of the clips. Many of them go beyond the crude adjustment of video quality, that on smoothing images. The AV DVD Player-Morpher could effectively transform your home videos into lively animated clips of special visual effects. And if you pay a visit to Audio 4 Fun homepage, you would be aghast at their galore of softwares that empower not only your video images but also the sound attributes and the dubbing voices. I have tried their video editors and music morphers on Google video clips and trust me when I say they work real fine.
Sometimes overinvestment could be good: the huge capacity of undersea fiber-optic cables has enabled cheap and easy streaming of audios and videos across the globe via the Internet, a great leap forward to the new age of online entertainment and information services.
And may I add, that this powerful rubric of information technology is, indeed, multi-layered; while the pervasive spread of broadband Internet connection and the affordability of advanced computer units have formed an omnipresent global community of net users, it is the engineered programs and softwares that effectively empower this growing community, bringing forth the contemporary experience of online entertainment.
About the Author:
Josh Nowell is a Media Morpher writer keen on technology development and how it enriches our experiences in life.
He could be contacted at media@audio4fun.com (attention to Josh Nowell).
