For this assignment, using Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox as my web browsers, I viewed the trailer for Toy Story 3. Viewing the trailer on the following video streaming sites, Youtube, Hulu, Joost, Fancast, and OVGuide I was able to identify the strengths and weaknesses of each site. The results can be found in the following paragraphs.
Youtube:
Youtube is one of the streaming sites that I use on a daily bases. It is a great place to look for old movies, show clips, trailers, music videos, and more. Youtube is the number one video sharing website with over 300 million accounts. The site is run using Adobe Media Player showing videos in Standard Quality, HQ, and HD format. Youtube is very user friendly, allowing for easy access to their website and the videos streamed to it. Anyone can visit the site, look up a clip from one of their favorite shows for example, and rate/comment on the video, find similar video clips, share the video with friends and family through social networking sites such as facebook, twitter, or blogger, or mark for later if they have a free Youtube account. As for the Toy Story 3 trailer, the video was very pleasing to watch. I was able to embed the clip with no problem. Some clips however, are not embeddable. In those situations one can simply share the video. There was no advertisement before this particular video, the two minute clip loaded with no problem, and ran smoothly for the entire time. However, with the pros comes some cons, but not too many in my perspective. The main problem that users have with Youtube is that they can't view full episodes of shows/newly released movies. Even though there are no advertisements in the beginning of all the clips one views, there are some every so often as one watches clips continuously or watches a full length movie. Pop-up ads can also be found throughout the viewing of a video. Overall, Youtube is one of my favorite sites that provides people with the ability to watch and share video clips for free.
Youtube:
Youtube is one of the streaming sites that I use on a daily bases. It is a great place to look for old movies, show clips, trailers, music videos, and more. Youtube is the number one video sharing website with over 300 million accounts. The site is run using Adobe Media Player showing videos in Standard Quality, HQ, and HD format. Youtube is very user friendly, allowing for easy access to their website and the videos streamed to it. Anyone can visit the site, look up a clip from one of their favorite shows for example, and rate/comment on the video, find similar video clips, share the video with friends and family through social networking sites such as facebook, twitter, or blogger, or mark for later if they have a free Youtube account. As for the Toy Story 3 trailer, the video was very pleasing to watch. I was able to embed the clip with no problem. Some clips however, are not embeddable. In those situations one can simply share the video. There was no advertisement before this particular video, the two minute clip loaded with no problem, and ran smoothly for the entire time. However, with the pros comes some cons, but not too many in my perspective. The main problem that users have with Youtube is that they can't view full episodes of shows/newly released movies. Even though there are no advertisements in the beginning of all the clips one views, there are some every so often as one watches clips continuously or watches a full length movie. Pop-up ads can also be found throughout the viewing of a video. Overall, Youtube is one of my favorite sites that provides people with the ability to watch and share video clips for free.
Hulu:
Another one of my favorite sites, Hulu, is used mainly for watching full length shows and old/unknown featured movies. Hulu, is very similar to Youtube in the features that it offers to users and can be accessed by anyone with internet. Hulu is run using Adobe Media Player, and unlike specific network websites such as FOX, Hulu allows for a faster loading time and better quality sound and video viewing. Along with the embedding and sharing abilities that the site offers, Hulu also allows the user to watch the entire season of a show with their auto-play button, view the video in full screen, dim the lighting of your desktops background for better viewing, and search for memorable clips within the video using the caption tab. Hulu takes a different approach to advertisement, and splits up the shows/movies into segments. This allows the site to place a 30 second to a one minute clip in for a company/product. A new feature added to the advertisement clips is a "does this ad relate to you" button, which gets rid of later clips that may not pertain to the user. Even though the movie selection isn't the best, Hulu is a great place to catch up on missed episodes or seasons, and discovers movies you have never heard of.
Another one of my favorite sites, Hulu, is used mainly for watching full length shows and old/unknown featured movies. Hulu, is very similar to Youtube in the features that it offers to users and can be accessed by anyone with internet. Hulu is run using Adobe Media Player, and unlike specific network websites such as FOX, Hulu allows for a faster loading time and better quality sound and video viewing. Along with the embedding and sharing abilities that the site offers, Hulu also allows the user to watch the entire season of a show with their auto-play button, view the video in full screen, dim the lighting of your desktops background for better viewing, and search for memorable clips within the video using the caption tab. Hulu takes a different approach to advertisement, and splits up the shows/movies into segments. This allows the site to place a 30 second to a one minute clip in for a company/product. A new feature added to the advertisement clips is a "does this ad relate to you" button, which gets rid of later clips that may not pertain to the user. Even though the movie selection isn't the best, Hulu is a great place to catch up on missed episodes or seasons, and discovers movies you have never heard of.
Joost:
A site that I have not used before is Joost was a very simple website to navigate as for searching for the videos you are looking for. Joost however, does not offer a huge selection of choices once you search for your preferred video. Other than being able to share the video on a social network or through email, I feel that Joost doesn’t have a lot to offer and has more bad than good. It was hard to find how to embed a clip, and the site seems very cluttered with advertisement in the background, on the sides, and before the videos. Joost focuses more on movie trailers, behind the scenes music videos, and clips of shows. The quality of the Toy Story 3 trailer that I chose wasn’t good compared to the other streaming sites, even though it is run off of Adobe Media Player. I don’t think I would use Joost in the future unless the quality of the videos was updated.
A site that I have not used before is Joost was a very simple website to navigate as for searching for the videos you are looking for. Joost however, does not offer a huge selection of choices once you search for your preferred video. Other than being able to share the video on a social network or through email, I feel that Joost doesn’t have a lot to offer and has more bad than good. It was hard to find how to embed a clip, and the site seems very cluttered with advertisement in the background, on the sides, and before the videos. Joost focuses more on movie trailers, behind the scenes music videos, and clips of shows. The quality of the Toy Story 3 trailer that I chose wasn’t good compared to the other streaming sites, even though it is run off of Adobe Media Player. I don’t think I would use Joost in the future unless the quality of the videos was updated.
Fancast:
Fancast, was also a new site that I had not previously viewed. I found that the site was very similar to Hulu and offered just as much if not more for users. The site is well organized making it easier to find full length movie, TV episodes and even what is on TV for the night, which allows you to view the previously aired episode. All the other options such as sharing, embedding, rating/commenting, and full screen clear viewing of videos using Adobe Media Player, are offered on Fancast and are easy to operate. For embedding, all one needs to do is chose the video they want to embed, click the embed button below, and copy and paste the text to their chosen location. The advertisement for this site is sometimes shown in the beginning and along the top and side as small text sidebars. One different feature that I liked was that if you exited out of Fancast before finishing a video, you could go back to the site, click on the same video, and resume play. Overall, I really liked Fancast and will use it in the future. Highly recommend.
Fancast, was also a new site that I had not previously viewed. I found that the site was very similar to Hulu and offered just as much if not more for users. The site is well organized making it easier to find full length movie, TV episodes and even what is on TV for the night, which allows you to view the previously aired episode. All the other options such as sharing, embedding, rating/commenting, and full screen clear viewing of videos using Adobe Media Player, are offered on Fancast and are easy to operate. For embedding, all one needs to do is chose the video they want to embed, click the embed button below, and copy and paste the text to their chosen location. The advertisement for this site is sometimes shown in the beginning and along the top and side as small text sidebars. One different feature that I liked was that if you exited out of Fancast before finishing a video, you could go back to the site, click on the same video, and resume play. Overall, I really liked Fancast and will use it in the future. Highly recommend.
Anivide:
Anivide is a streaming site that is geared more towards viewing anime videos only. For the Toy Story 3 trailer specifically, I was unable to find a clip for. I did however notice that for a few other searches such as The Office, I was able to find a video, but it sent me to other streaming sites. Anivide does not allow for embedding videos, but one can share with others through email. Seeing that the links directed me to the Hulu website, I would say that Anivide is operating off of Adobe Media Player. The site overall, was a little confusing and hard to navigate. I would suggest the site to someone who wants to specifically watch anime or connect with others who do.
Web Browsers:
All the browsers I feel worked the same and didn't show any differences. I usually use Internet Explorer because that is what I have on my computer, but I have used Google Chrome and Mozilla Fox before. All supported the video streaming sites of choice and none had trouble loading. I do believe that the quality of your computer also contributes to how successful you are at loading a video so all can't be put on the Web Browser.
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