[Web4lib] Saving in the "cloud"

[Leo Robert Klein]

YouTube has recently allowed for Closed Captioning which is helpful for 
patrons with screen-readers.  Depending on the project, this might also 
be an important consideration when selecting online video services.

LEO

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David Kemper wrote:
> Interesting review of Vimeo.
> 
> Hasn't YouTube recently upgraded to accept HD video? Widescreen?
> 
> What about DailyMotion?
> 
> David
> 
> On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 11:20 AM, Patricia F Anderson
> <patriciafanderson at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I've had numerous complaints from disabled patrons about Vimeo. They
>> have urged us to consider dual hosting if we really feel obligated to
>> go with Vimeo. The disabled patrons who've talked with me have found
>> YouTube more accessible. Our video producers have found the video
>> quality superior with Vimeo. For myself, I have found Vimeo quality
>> unstable, especially sound quality, but I suspect it has to do with
>> streaming larger files over a less than ideal quality network
>> connection.
>>
>>  - Patricia Anderson, pfa at umich.edu