Videos, its Types and Features

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In todays world of technology, Internet is used by almost everyone with Live videos, sound, animations. Internet has also made it possible to watch television as well thus, making it even more interactive then before. eCommerce Business, Social Networking etc are being used by people in their websites to make it more interactive and appealing.

It was a time when websites were made with some simple static pages for information purpose with a fix background and flat colors. There is a drastic change found in the website developed these days. Nowadays, video clippings constitute an integral part of theoverall design of the newly built websites.

Use of Video clips

With broadband services used today, it is easy to view videos in the websites. Hence, more and more people prefer uploading videos and making it a part of their website. Another advantage of video clips in a website is that, it explains what the website is all about i.e. if it is a company website; visitor can view the video to know about their company with more clarity in a short span of time. This new trend has given a new web culture popularly known as the clip culture.

A website dedicated only for Videos somewhere in 2005 was You Tube followed by many other websites like Google Video, MSN Video, Yahoo and Shockinghumor! Later Videos became most popular thing to be watched by most of the people on internet. Today, online videos have become the order of the day.

Online videos from different sources

The content in the videos can be of various kinds. Web videos can be of different types like depict moments of great importance, any performance, humor , any oddity, if any, to name a few. Videos related to sports, television programs, film tailors also supply material for these online videos. Additionally, Music videos, News videos, historical videos and movies are the most reliable sources for these video clippings.

Different and latest mode of video recording

Normally, videos are recorded through high resolution Camcorders and good sound recording. With high resolution, increases the clarity of the video. But with increasing technologies, nowadays videos are also uploaded through Mobile, Digital Camera and web Cam. Good resolution, high mega pixels, high end sound recording tools of these digital formats give a good picture quality and audible videos which are made from advanced camcorders.

Types of web videos

Veoh, Dailymotion, Blip.tv, VideoEgg, etc are some of the most popular online video sharing sites. Most of the websites have their own videos. Websites often have videos of their own. For instance, business websites have videos demonstrating their products, values of the company and services. Internet has also made it possible to share videos with one another online which made videos explore online. People started uploading their own videos and expressing themselves. These web videos became the next stop shop of expressing free will of the new generation.

Below are the Characteristic of web videos

• Most of the Videos are available for free.
• The most commonly used format is Flash video. Apart from these, RealMedia, Quicktime or DivX and Windows Media Video are other popular formats.
• Videos can be of Poor technical quality though not all if they are uploaded in the web by private individuals.
• It offers a platform of absolute expression as there is no pressure of censorship and these are generally used in Web 2.0 sites and weblogs.
• Advertising is used in Web video to make good revenue in which it is hosted.

Both, business and individuals have greatly benefited with the rise of the web video thus making it interactive in nature as web videos are very much appealing to the human eye. The online demonstration of the company through website makes it very much live. On the other hand individuals express themselves by uploading their own videos. Videos of News, Sports and movie are very much informative and a good source of entertainment as well. The only drawback of uploading videos by some individuals is that it consists of vulgar and obscene elements. These should be taken care off. Despite such drawbacks which had an impact on the society as a whole, web videos are in huge demand and are growing at a good rate in the world of web.