Vid.ly Introduces More Streamlined Video Streaming

Vid.ly allows video streaming on any mobile device, regardless of compatibility issues.

Padmini Harchandrai|Jan 25, 2011, 15:11:28 IST

Video streaming and sharing across multiple devices just got a little easier. Vid.ly is a new service from Encoding.com that allows video to be playable across multiple devices. All you have to do is upload the video once, and it does "the heavy lifting for you". The service transcodes the video into 14 formats so it's compatible across multiple devices. Vid.ly also provides a short URL (helpful to the Twitter/text message folk) and when the link is clicked, the version that's compatible with the device being used is streamed. These videos can also be embedded on web pages, with the same end purpose. Vid.ly will stream the video that is compatible with the device you're viewing the page with.

And we thought HTML5 was a lifesaver. Please!Encoding.com isn't stopping there either. It's just getting started and in a few months, will unveil a pro version that will even offer API access. Their website is a little sluggish and barely responsive but as soon as we're able to do a full test of the service, we'll do an update telling you what we think.

By Padmini Harchandrai

Paddy does not, we repeat, definitely does NOT belong in the category of Mac-head (yeh right!). She does get excited by her iPhone and her iMac and her iPod Nano and her Macbook and Bali's iPad and her future iHouse (patent pending). Ok, so maybe her head is a little bit forbidden fruit shaped. She likes shooting video (iPhone 4 camera zindabad!) and editing montages (Final Cut Pro zindabad!), whether the scene calls for it or no. In her spare time, she's either kicking it on stage with KB the keyboard or kicking butt at Taekwondo.