How can I get a 40 minute video posted online?

September 11, 2009 9:33 AM

Online hosting recommendations for a 40 minute video to be displayed on a website?

Asking for a coworker - he's made a website for his nephew to get into college sports. He has a video of his nephew playing - a 40 minute highlight reel on DVD that he'd like to host online somewhere and post a link to it from the kid's website and allow streaming (like a YouTube video window). Apparently the current host doesn't have a video hosting option. Strikes me as odd, but I didn't follow up.

He expects not lots of views, a few coaches and recruiters from whatever schools, and he has to do this somewhat cheaply and easily (so no akamai/brightcove or S3/cloud DIY stuff).

I didn't know that Google videos no longer allows long videos to be uploaded, and every other video site I could think of to check has a 10 minute time limit. I'm out of ideas. What do you think?

posted by anti social order to technology (8 comments total)

Apparently the current host doesn't have a video hosting option. Strikes me as odd, but I didn't follow up.

A streaming server is different than a web server (huge bandwidth hog) so it's not that unusual.

Streaming Video Providers Comparison Chart

Many are unlimited-length.
posted by rokusan at 9:37 AM on September 11

One option would be to split the video into 10 minute segments, post to youtube, and use a link to a playlist you've created of the videos playing in order.
posted by utsutsu at 9:51 AM on September 11

Viddler
posted by COD at 10:20 AM on September 11

I believe MySpace/Facebook allow a 30-minute video upload. Might work if he can trim it a bit.
posted by cmgonzalez at 10:29 AM on September 11

Tell him to trim that thing down under ten minutes (if not under five), post it on Youtube, and embed it on his site.

There's no way a college coach or recruiter is going to watch a forty-minute highlight film (online, at that) for one kid.
posted by Doofus Magoo at 10:43 AM on September 11

I have personally used Blip.tv quite a bit, and give it a strong recommendation.
posted by jbickers at 11:49 AM on September 11

Vimeo works; their free limit is 500 meg per file, not a time limit.
posted by Pronoiac at 12:12 PM on September 11

Archive.org will work, if the vid is CC licensed (I assume it's all original content.)
posted by ChurchHatesTucker at 6:20 PM on September 11