I can remember when Vimeo didn't suck. It used to be fast; even on my free account. They really need to work that out. Now that Youtube has great HD support and better recompression than ever, Vimeo needs to watch its back. Not to mention the fact that YouTube video's are up and ready almost immediately. They are transcoding while they are going up. It's really quite incredible. I understand that Vimeo does not have the resources that GOOGLE does, but that's no excuse. Today I uploaded a 7 minute clip. Vimeo tells me it will start in 90 minutes. It's already been over two hours. That means that from the time I upload my 7 minute video to the time I can watch it is going to be well over 5 hours. Sorry Vimeo, I used to love your site. I still like it a lot. But love, no so much anymore.
That's why I got a plus account, they're pretty cheap. I like vimeo's player, as it is very customizable for embedding, and you don't have to wade through piles of total shite videos to find one you like.
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