Just when it appeared that the online video industry was moving toward a video standard, with H.264 video playback in HTML5 – more chaos ensued with Google’s announcement of its plans to phase out support for H.264 in its Chrome browser , in favor of open source formats like its own WebM or Theora.

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Google Chrome To Drop H264 – How Will This Affect You?

Producer Ridley Scott’s YouTube movie, “Life In A Day,” which we’ve talked about before , is anything but a traditional Hollywood film.  It was shot by thousands of amateurs, has only a loose plot or theme, and will be released online instead of in theaters.  But there is one choice Scott and his director, Kevin Macdonald, have made that is very Hollywood–the movie trailer

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Ridley Scott’s Life In A Day YouTube Movie Gets A Trailer

Vimeo has always been a home for creative individuals and independent filmmakers.  In fact, they’ve almost gone out of their way to avoid courting just any video creators, specifically focusing on members of the artistic community

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Vimeo Increases Upload Limits To 5GB For Paid Members

There’s a joke I have heard several variations of over the last several years.  Question: How do you know when a new tech idea has fully taken hold?  Answer: When Microsoft puts out a competing product.

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Microsoft To Launch Internet-Ready Set Top Box, Windows TV, At CES?

Xtranormal has been getting a lot of good press lately, and was even featured in a recent YouTube blog post about free and easy ways to create your own holiday video greetings.  But if that blog post were written today, it would come with a bit, fat warning for readers that Xtranormal is no longer free .  The company has announced a new pricing structure that puts most of their formerly-free services behind a pay wall. It’s a bit of interesting timing, since the company is riding a wave of good publicity.  NPR’s report says Xtranormal is over 2 million users strong now, having jumped up from its total in June of 500,000–likely propelled by the popularity of  Tiny Watch Productions’ iPhone vs HTC Evo video (warning: bad language in that clip).  Actually, this might be the perfect time to announce a pricing structure, with the company’s name in the headlines and new users surging. The pay scale is a points-based system, with users able to purchase blocks of 1200 points for a mere $10.  Different background scenery, characters, and other add-ons will each have their own set price in points ranging from 75 to 150.  It’ll also cost you 100 points just to publish your video–which is required if you actually want anyone else to see it

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Free Video Cartoon Animation Tool, Xtranormal, No Longer Free

Back in July, YouTube poured $5 Million back into the source of their success:  the users.  Specifically, the video giant created YouTube Partner Grants, a grand fund intended to help independent YouTube Partners level the playing field with the deep-pocketed major brands.  At the time, I praised the company for investing in its users. And now I have to praise them again . YouTube has announced a similar new venture that will bring a Merry Christmas to many Partners indeed–$1,000 for new camera equipment.  Sweet! The good news is that some Partners will be getting $1,000 credit vouchers for B&H Photo , which they can use to purchase any sort of gear they may need.  It might be a camera, audio equipment, or lights.  Whatever they want.  Now that’s a pretty good Christmas present

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YouTube Gives Partners A Christmas Bonus For New Video Gear

It was a busy week here at ReelSEO. While Mark was away the mice played and wrote and watched a lot of video (some of them even Christmas related)

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ReelSEO Weekly News Reel 18 December, 2010 – The Brno Edition

Last week we talked about Google’s Zeitgeist presentation, which details the 2010 year in search behavior around the world, and now little brother is getting in on the year-end action.

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The Year’s Most-Watched YouTube Videos & Viral Clips

YuMe offers all manner of video advertising options from something as simple as a branded players and overlay banner ads on top of video to more interesting and interactive offerings. Today they announced three new in-stream video ad units: Lights Out, SideKick, and Expanded View.While some may believe that ads are dead and won’t be

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YuMe Expands Video Ad Offering, Interactivity

In a seriously ridiculous turn of events, Reuters reports that three studios in Hollywood are looking at ways to stifle Netflix. I know right?! They apparently don’t want to profit along with Netflix in regards to DVD rentals and streaming video online. In the article, they failed to name which Senior executives at three of

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Netflix Too Big for Britches Says Some Hollywood Studios