At least with some hosts, you can put your own video files up without having to go through a site like YouTube. The advantage (in addition to no branding) is that you can use better quality video files -- if you have the space and bandwidth to stream them.
Also, I have a program suite called Swish that includes the ability to make Flash video (which is what YouTube uses), which isn't as nice as .MOV or .WMA, but vastly reduces the bandwidth needed to stream it. So, you can, in effect, be your own YouTube.
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Date: 2008-03-10 04:00 pm (UTC)Also, I have a program suite called Swish that includes the ability to make Flash video (which is what YouTube uses), which isn't as nice as .MOV or .WMA, but vastly reduces the bandwidth needed to stream it. So, you can, in effect, be your own YouTube.
ETA: The URL for SWishZone video conversion: http://www.swishzone.com/index.php?area=products&product=video
The SwishZone suite is a lot cheaper than Adobe Flash, but has a lot of the same utility.