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Originally Posted by spunky99
my members enjoy the fact they can download the videos for themselves.. so we're sticking with that  |
And to that, I would say...I agree with what members like. It's what we conditioned them to do back when internet speeds would allow streaming. You HAD to download back then. So now it's expected.
But here is what I did. First I spent the last few months working on streaming and then stopping the continued theft of the streaming.
Finally got that accomplished 100%
So my next step? I put downloadable .wmv's back in! That's right. Once I stopped them dead cold from downloading and got complete control of it...I re-uploaded .wmv's for every scene.
But here's the kicker...They are watermarked in all 4 corners HEAVY. The resolution is small. And the encode rate is just barely enough to make the downloaded version "decent"
It's more than enough for any member to download to his hard drive and keep. But if he tries to upload that low bit rate .wmv to a tube site...it's gonna be re-encoded to a .flv and look like shit.
Now if the member wants to watch the scene in a high quality high bit rate in instantaneous streaming with the full ability to move anywhere within the movie and start viewing it immediately at that point...then all they have to do is just watch the movie in the members area the way it should be.
My members are LOVING this. Once I put these low bit rate small size .wmvs' in for them to download a couple of days ago...they now feel like they are getting something extra. Which they ARE.
To me this is the perfect solution. I give my members a downloadable version forever, and all the while keep the high quality version protected and only available in the members area.
The content retains it's value and the members are happy.