Widescreen Video and Vimeo.com

I did a bit of poking around, and finally figured out how to upload 16 x 9 video. I also found out that only certain video hosting services will host widescreen video in its full format, and not 'letterbox' it (16x9 video in a regular 4x3 box with black strips top and bottom). Vimeo.com is one such service.

Vimeo is easy to use, they have lots of features, and their support guys were a great help. You can upload 250 MB worth of video per week, control access to each clip, tag and index the clip, and even format your embed code properties.

The also have an API which I am looking forward to playing with. My goal is to use a service like Vimeo to upload, convert and host my videos, and then create a nice video library page on my site, with my brand etc, using their API.

The conversion to flash video comes out awesome. I uploaded the video below that I created a while back, and it came out great...

It's worth the time to play with if you are looking for a good video hoster, and has been rated highly by internet video experts alike.