What do people think of Vimeo as a streaming site for longer, HD videos where playback quality (not market reach) is the main priority? Assume I'm using Plus or Pro.
I was told they're considered the "quality" leader but I'm having some doubts.
1. I tried to join a few days ago and when I log on it says it sent a confirmation email to my email address, which it displays. But I never got one, even checking my spam filter. I know they have my right address because if I copy-and-paste the address they show in my profile to the "To:" fields of my gmail account it arrives fine. So I went to their Help forum and they have huge, long threads of other people with the same complaint dating back years with promises from Vimeo saying they're aware of the problem and looking into it.
2. I can't fast-forward Vimeo videos in Firefox, but I can in IE. Since Vimeo is a major site for longer HD videos the ability to fast-forward may be important to some viewers. On their Help forums Vimeo has preen promising a fix for this any day now since 2009! The other major video sharing sites don't have this problem on FF. It's no good saying to not use FF because we have no control over what our viewers are using to watch our videos.
Both of these things suggest that Vimeo is being run like somebody's hobby instead of a serious company. I hope I'm wrong about this impression because I'd love an alternative to YouTube, but how else can I explain it?
Thanks in advance for your opinions or experiences.
I was told they're considered the "quality" leader but I'm having some doubts.
1. I tried to join a few days ago and when I log on it says it sent a confirmation email to my email address, which it displays. But I never got one, even checking my spam filter. I know they have my right address because if I copy-and-paste the address they show in my profile to the "To:" fields of my gmail account it arrives fine. So I went to their Help forum and they have huge, long threads of other people with the same complaint dating back years with promises from Vimeo saying they're aware of the problem and looking into it.
2. I can't fast-forward Vimeo videos in Firefox, but I can in IE. Since Vimeo is a major site for longer HD videos the ability to fast-forward may be important to some viewers. On their Help forums Vimeo has preen promising a fix for this any day now since 2009! The other major video sharing sites don't have this problem on FF. It's no good saying to not use FF because we have no control over what our viewers are using to watch our videos.
Both of these things suggest that Vimeo is being run like somebody's hobby instead of a serious company. I hope I'm wrong about this impression because I'd love an alternative to YouTube, but how else can I explain it?
Thanks in advance for your opinions or experiences.