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Can I share a vid.ly via Twitter? Of course you can. In fact, we think this is a great use of Vid.ly because so much consumption of these services happens on mobile phones… and many current video views are lost because the videos are not properly formatted for all devices before posting. You can simply Read more
For each Vid.ly URL generated, we provide you with the javascript embed code for that unique Vid.ly. All you need to do is put this code in your HTML and you're done. We will detect what browser the end user is using to view your video and serve up the correct video for that platform. Read more
Vid.ly was designed and built for video content publishers and mobile application developers who want to maximize their audience by enabling their videos to play for everyone on every platform… but, don't want to manage the complexities and costs of running their own infrastructure to accomplish this.
Over the past couple of years, we've heard a common theme from many of our Encoding.com customers: “Can you just take my source videos and make them work for everyone across all platforms?” Yes, we can. Video made possible with Vid.ly.
It's so simple that my mother has created a few Vid.lys. You tell us where your source video is located and we do all the heavy lifting from there. We will give you a unique Vid.ly URL and the embed code for each source video. You can share the Vid.ly URL across Facebook, Twitter and Read more
The JW players is a versitile tool for allowing your encodes to play the optimal version of your video in the correct browser. The JW player team put out a great article summarizing how to embed HTML5 as default with a flash fallback. http://www.longtailvideo.com/support/jw-player/jw-player-for-flash-v5/16000/embedding-with-default-html5-mode-selected
Interested in retrieving view stats for your Vid.lys? We have just the thing for you! You can use the GetStatistics call to the API to return the following data: Vid.ly's GetStatistics will return following data for a individual vid.ly or system wide: System wide: Or if you need to narrow it by certain URL then Read more
Vid.ly is a universal video service delivered within a single short url and embed code.The vid.ly service seamlessly integrates a HTML5 video player, Flash video player, transcoding, storage, delivery, and device detection. When you chose the vid.ly preset within the Encoding.com UI, Watch Folder, or API we automatically transcode your source video into 24 different Read more
If you're a current Encoding.com customer, utilizing our API to create content, try adding this to the mix: You're create a URL that can be accessed via any browser with the correct, optimized version served up whether its a mobile, ipad or browser. Have more questions about Vid.ly? Perhaps…what's it all mean? Look no further: http://m.vid.ly/user/
Want to update an existing Vid.ly URL with new source content. Very simple! Via the PRO API you can use the UpdateMedia action along with the shortlink and you're ready to roll. Take a look at the following example: You'll want to wait to receive a notify back from the API that the media has Read more