New Vimeo Features
Got an email today about some changes at Vimeo.
- 5 GB uploads
- Custom URLs
- Embeds default to HD (Plus users only) — this is the best news, IMO
- Hide the Activity Module from your home page
Three of these features are described in this Vimeo blog post.
The one I like best is that, if you’re a Vimeo Plus member and you have uploaded HD versions of your videos, you can set them to always play in High-definition (1280×720 or 1920×1080) rather than SD (standard definition, 640×480).
You’d think that if you uploaded HD video then your viewers would automatically see them in their full resolution, but Vimeo didn’t do it this way originally. Your videos would display in SD by default, with a little ‘HD’ button there to switch it to the better format. Problem was, the HD button gave most people the impression that the video was already set to display in HD. There was nothing there to indicate that you needed to manually enable it. It was misleading, and a lot of people complained about it. With good reason, I think. But now, you can go to your settings page and set HD playback as the default.
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