“If you’ve ever wondered what YouTube would look like if its videos were in high-definition,” Godinez said, “well, they’d probably look a lot like what you can find on Vimeo.”
The new site is free to users, who can upload their videos onto the site. Viewers with a fast Internet connection can simply click on videos to view without downloading. Videos play directly in the browser.
“While watching YouTube or Google video feels like someone smeared Vaseline in your eyes,” Godinez said, “Vimeo videos more than hold there own in fullscreen mode.
“Vimeo’s real benefit right now is making it easier to share home videos with friends and family,” he added.
Godinez speculates that eventually all major video-hosting sites will offer a high-definition option; based on the numbers of videos that are currently being videos that are watched online, which he says are in the billions, any innovation is likely to be adopted by competing websites quickly.
While most of the content currently on Vimeo is amateur home videos, as well as music and nature clips, Godinez said that Vimeo offers the potential for videographers to “shine” in high definition.
For more information, visit the Vimeo.com website.
