Setting up a Link

[Mark Suszko]

If they want it bad enough, there are plenty of ways to get it no matter what you try.

One popular low-tech method that helps is to superimpose a large, partially-transparent logo “bug” or a time code window right across the middle of the frame, or in a corner but so big that cropping it out leaves an unusable shot. Watermarking the video like this renders it unusable for any commercial purpose but leave it visible enough for a client to make a determination about the program content.

When they start demanding a “clean” copy, you demand the money up-front:-)

[Perry Cheng]

Or make it small enough that can not be reproduce to a DVD. e.g. 320×240 (usually this is what the web video is anyway.)

Perry

[Ralph Hajik]

Hi Mark & Perry,

Thanks for the information. What I think I need to do is to get myself set up with a server,correct? Without a server, I can’t apply a link into my postings so someone can click on it to view a web video from my computer or guide them to a file to view my pictures. Is this right?

Ralph

[Mark Suszko]

I’m not at all an expert in this area, but yes, you need to “host” the finished piece on a server. This is what YouTube and those other similar services do. You can do that from your own computer if it’s connected to the web 24/7 but I wouldn’t recommend that.

If it’s for business, you’ll want to set up an account with a provider that will host the file for you and have enough bandwidth/ capacity to serve many multiple streams of the thing simultaneously. If you just tried to do that from home, only a handful of people would be able to see it any any particular time, the rest would get some kind of error message and probably you’d lose the sale/contact.

[Ralph Hajik]

Hi Mark

Thanks for your information and now I’ll have to work on a host.

Ralph Hajik
Westmont, Il

[Mike Velte]

Make sure your host has video MIME settings or video will only download and not play.
I have used fatcow.com for years.

https://www.video2stream.com

[Ralph Hajik]

Hi Mike,

Thanks for the details which is very important for a beginner like me. That’s what makes the whole forum worth while.
Thanks Creative Cow.

Ralph

[Peter Perry]

I’m not sure if it’s what you need but checkout Slingbox. It is a way to monitor a signal over the web, live.
Peter