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Offline notaclue

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Host for Video
« on: August 10, 2004, 16:22 »
Hopefully I should be going on a trip soon & am looking at borrowing a digital camcorder to take with me. Iv got video edtiting software which i want to add background music too etc. Then, so the other people on the trip can see the vid I would like to put it on the net.

I do not have a website or anything & currently use 'photobucket' & other simmilar hosts for any pics but I was wondering if there are any that will hosts videos for free?

Or is there some other way I can do this.

Thanks!
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Re:Host for Video
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2004, 16:51 »
Hmmm...  That's a pretty tall order!

Video files in any format are usually quite large.  You'll need webspace with a hosting provider which allows video streaming, while allowing you the bandwidth needed for people to view them.

Is it all beginning to sound a bit expensive now?  Why not burn the video to CD and post it, instead?  You'll save money and won't burst your brain building and maintaining a website.
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Re:Host for Video
« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2004, 22:10 »
I'd quite like a website. Iv got dreamweaver,fireworks & flash to design pages with.
What do I need to do & how much will it cost?
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« Reply #3 on: August 12, 2004, 22:16 »
Hi. I don't know if you have 56k dial-up or ADSL but Plusnet offer 250mb of webspace with their ADSL acounts. Hosting is £1 per month.
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Re:Host for Video
« Reply #4 on: August 13, 2004, 00:14 »
Do you know how big this video is going to be, in mbs or gbs ?
Storage capacity is one thing, bandwith is another thing altogether.
If you had a 50mb vid file on and ten people downloaded it one day that may well excede your monthly bandwith limit  :(
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Offline notaclue

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« Reply #5 on: August 15, 2004, 22:00 »
No idea how long it will be sorry. I would think about an hours worth of filming after editing possibly. The last time we took a VHS camcorder & I made copys but its a bit old & the battery life is poor. Next time Im hoping to borrow / buy a digital one.
I suppose at least then I can make DVD copys of it.

Im on wannado broadband current speed @ 576.0kbps.How will I know what my monthly bandwidth is?

Plusnet seems a good thing
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« Reply #6 on: August 15, 2004, 22:30 »
Dunno mate but I can check for you
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« Reply #7 on: August 15, 2004, 22:42 »
Ok. Basic cost is:-
512k - 10x faster   - Download a 5MB file in less than 2 minutes £14.99    
 
1Mb - 20x faster   - Download a 5MB file in less than 1 minute £23.99    
 
2Mb - 40x faster   - Download a 5MB file in less than 30 seconds £31.99  

These include 1gb bandwidth then it's £1.59 per gig extra up to 5gig at £6.00.
Then Premier account, add £7 for unlimited bandwidth which is what I have. Must use my own webspace instead of Sandra's :P

Hope this helps. If you go for Plusnet don't forget to meantion me as a referer ;)  
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« Reply #8 on: August 15, 2004, 23:35 »
N hours worth of decent quality video would be at least 1 gig maybe 2gig so you would exceed your monthly allowance on No 6s basic plan as mentioned, as soon as one person downloaded it  :(

Are you sure that the bandwith you are talking abou is for webspace No 6 or for the normal ADSL usage  ???
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« Reply #9 on: August 16, 2004, 10:55 »
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Are you sure that the bandwith you are talking abou is for webspace No 6 or for the normal ADSL usage???


Ah, never thought of that :-[ :'(. I have posted a ticket on website explaining exactly what was required by Notaclue and I will post result as soon as info becomes available
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Re:Host for Video
« Reply #10 on: August 16, 2004, 12:19 »
Thanks No.6
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« Reply #11 on: August 16, 2004, 12:57 »
Bandwidth is directionaly proportionate to webspace eg; if webspace=250mb then bandwidth is 250mb
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Re:Host for Video
« Reply #12 on: August 16, 2004, 13:25 »
Presumably thats per month ?
So you would have to split the vid into 4 chuncks, use 1 months allowance to upload setion 1 and then say 4 people could get it over the next 4 months and then upload section 2 and repeat the process over a total of 20 months, so I think its a no no on any webspace provided free by any ISP  :(

I cant remember how much storage/bandwith we get from the host that pals is on, can anyone,(Adept), let us know  ;)
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« Reply #13 on: August 16, 2004, 13:57 »
Quote from: Sandra on August 16, 2004, 13:25

Presumably thats per month ?


No, that's daily.We're not all on Pipex :P ;D
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« Reply #14 on: August 16, 2004, 14:12 »
Oh you could do it over 3 weeks then  :)
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