Comments on: AP Online Video Network debuts improved player http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/12/ap-online-video-network-debuts-improved-player/ Where TV Finds the Future Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:48:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Sam http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/12/ap-online-video-network-debuts-improved-player/#comment-698901 Sam Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:46:03 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/12/ap-online-video-network-debuts-improved-player/#comment-698901 Wow, thanks for the excellent information! Wow, thanks for the excellent information!

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]]> By: Safran http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/12/ap-online-video-network-debuts-improved-player/#comment-94723 Safran Wed, 13 Dec 2006 20:14:41 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/12/ap-online-video-network-debuts-improved-player/#comment-94723 Upfront Disclosure: I consulted on this project. But I only consult on projects that fascinate me. Now, I will say that I like that the AP's video project gives sites the impetus to Think Video. Can they improve the quality of those stories? Absolutely? Are they trying? Yes. Bottom line: There are now hundreds of sites that have video that didn't, and I consider that a huge step. I'm very happy to see the Flash implementation, and especially happy to see the Nav bar switch to a non-traditional listing. Where it used to be a "Nation/World/Business/Blah/Blah" format, they now lead with Top Video. There are limited choices up top, and ShowBiz, SciTech and Caught on Tape are among them. That's a BIG leap for a traditional org like the AP. It's absolutely important that they move forward with local news uploads now. Upfront Disclosure: I consulted on this project. But I only consult on projects that fascinate me.

Now, I will say that I like that the AP’s video project gives sites the impetus to Think Video. Can they improve the quality of those stories? Absolutely? Are they trying? Yes. Bottom line: There are now hundreds of sites that have video that didn’t, and I consider that a huge step.

I’m very happy to see the Flash implementation, and especially happy to see the Nav bar switch to a non-traditional listing. Where it used to be a “Nation/World/Business/Blah/Blah” format, they now lead with Top Video. There are limited choices up top, and ShowBiz, SciTech and Caught on Tape are among them. That’s a BIG leap for a traditional org like the AP.

It’s absolutely important that they move forward with local news uploads now.

]]> By: Irwin Fletcher http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/12/ap-online-video-network-debuts-improved-player/#comment-94569 Irwin Fletcher Wed, 13 Dec 2006 16:42:35 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/12/ap-online-video-network-debuts-improved-player/#comment-94569 No, I dont want to be spoon fed.. I just want actual VIDEO.. not video still images labeled as video... No, I dont want to be spoon fed..

I just want actual VIDEO.. not video still images labeled as video…

]]> By: Barney Lerten http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/12/ap-online-video-network-debuts-improved-player/#comment-94019 Barney Lerten Wed, 13 Dec 2006 07:31:13 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/12/ap-online-video-network-debuts-improved-player/#comment-94019 We have the AP videos play on our site, and they include pre-roll ads - sometimes even 30 secs., while we keep our native pre-rolls to 15 secs max - that's long enough! (We get their videos via hosted Customnews but didn't go with their full-meal system, at least yet, for various reasons I now dimly recall, including requirements about how to promote their video segments out front, when we want to stress the LOCAL videos of course. When they go to this local video option, it'll be worth looking at. Can't ever afford to sit on one solution in today's Web climate;-) We have the AP videos play on our site, and they include pre-roll ads - sometimes even 30 secs., while we keep our native pre-rolls to 15 secs max - that’s long enough! (We get their videos via hosted Customnews but didn’t go with their full-meal system, at least yet, for various reasons I now dimly recall, including requirements about how to promote their video segments out front, when we want to stress the LOCAL videos of course. When they go to this local video option, it’ll be worth looking at. Can’t ever afford to sit on one solution in today’s Web climate;-)

]]> By: Dan http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/12/ap-online-video-network-debuts-improved-player/#comment-93966 Dan Wed, 13 Dec 2006 05:59:52 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/12/ap-online-video-network-debuts-improved-player/#comment-93966 And another thing... from the sales perspective, people are going to be looking at that AP video web box longer, with the ads on the bottom. People will look down at that stuff and even click on it I bet. Contrast that to the sites that put a commercial before or after a clip that you HAVE to sit through. I like seeing ads around the video clips, not in them. Plus, people can clip on the ads that sit below a story and go buy something. You can't do that with ads in the video box with the story. Dan And another thing…
from the sales perspective, people are going to be
looking at that AP video web box longer, with the
ads on the bottom. People will look down at that stuff
and even click on it I bet. Contrast that to the sites that
put a commercial before or after a clip that you HAVE
to sit through. I like seeing ads around the video clips,
not in them. Plus, people can clip on the ads that sit
below a story and go buy something. You can’t do that
with ads in the video box with the story.

Dan

]]> By: Dan http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/12/ap-online-video-network-debuts-improved-player/#comment-93965 Dan Wed, 13 Dec 2006 05:54:52 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/12/ap-online-video-network-debuts-improved-player/#comment-93965 I prefer the more real approach without the heavy handed editing local and national TV does. They give us 5 or 10 seconds of stuff that really could last longer. You can always fast forward through the AP stuff if you want. Irwin just wants to be spoon fed news, with the story angle decided on my editors. He can always get that on the evening news on nets or local. This AP video gives us a choice, which I like. And it works on my Intel Mac. Imagine that :) Dan I prefer the more real approach without the heavy
handed editing local and national TV does.
They give us 5 or 10 seconds of stuff that really
could last longer. You can always fast forward
through the AP stuff if you want.
Irwin just wants to be spoon fed news, with the story
angle decided on my editors. He can always get that
on the evening news on nets or local.
This AP video gives us a choice, which I like.

And it works on my Intel Mac. Imagine that :)

Dan

]]> By: Irwin Fletcher http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/12/ap-online-video-network-debuts-improved-player/#comment-93541 Irwin Fletcher Tue, 12 Dec 2006 21:43:51 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/12/ap-online-video-network-debuts-improved-player/#comment-93541 How about they actually start having VIDEO instead of the newspaper version of video... which seems to be still images that float around and have boring voices provide narration.. When I click on VIDEO, I EXPECT VIDEO... The AP product is awful... which I guess is good news for folks running TV websites... How about they actually start having VIDEO instead of the newspaper version of video… which seems to be still images that float around and have boring voices provide narration..

When I click on VIDEO, I EXPECT VIDEO…

The AP product is awful… which I guess is good news for folks running TV websites…

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