Streaming video software is accessible to everybody for a fair price. Why not use it, when you need to illustrate something? To show your point? This article will bring you further inspiration about how to do so.
One of the great things about streaming video is that your visitor can click the button to start the video, and he doesn’t have to wait more than a few seconds, before it runs.
A few years ago, he would have had to wait until the entire film was downloaded, which could take hours back then with a 14400 baud modem.
Streaming video was a revolution, but you had to have special servers and special software to run those videos. This is no longer the case, since streaming video software can simulate true streaming and do the job almost just as well.
Since it’s so easy to put up a video player on your site or blog, why not use it, when you need to make a point?
Many find it easier to show something or to tell something than to write about it. You can get a Flip cam for $150, maybe even cheaper, so this should also be within your reach. Those small cams are easy to use. In fact, you only have to turn them on, click the big, red button, and you’re recording. After you’ve done, plug the camera in your USB port, and transfer the video to your computer.
Your streaming video software will take care of the next step.
Depending on your choice of application, you’ll probably only need to browse to your video file, and create a custom sized player. The software will make it possible to stream the video, and you should get the HTML code, ready to copy and paste to your site or blog.
What can you illustrate on your site?
This obviously depends on what kind of home page you’re running, but it could be everything, from how to put a worm on the line, ready to go fishing, or how to knit that special pattern, which looks so good on a jumper.
It could also be a description of the fish that got away from you, or little Tony telling his first joke.
Video has come to stay. Just ask your kids, if they would rather read a book or watch a movie. Instead of writing or putting a picture up to illustrate something, you would get much higher success, if you’re utilizing a video.