Demandforce has launched their new website with our video, the video outlines how their service works and what benefits their customers will gain from Demandforce. To view the video click here for animation styles page. We also created a loop-able video that they could use as digital signage for trade shows.

2 Billion Views

Google this week has made some major announcements to shake up the online video community. Seven months ago YouTube reached 1 Billion views a day, this week they are announcing TWO BILLION views a day. If you had any questions about where online video is going, this is your answer.

VP8

Also google bought VP8 (a video codec) a little while back for $150 million, they have released as open source. This comes in the wake of Apple and Adobe trading punches over the future of online video formats. I think it will take a while to see where the market lands but I will tell you one thing; anytime there are multiple paths on the web the designers suffer having to design for both such as the dreaded IE6 which most JUST laid to rest.

Google TV

During Google’s IO conference they announced Google TV. Basically you will be able to watch Internet video on your TV using Google’s powerful search with a set-top box. In the past few years I think people have started to want a smart TV where they can surf the web, check their email, social media site, and watch TV all in one neat device. Like when BlueRay and HD-DVD were introduced we are about to see clashes over how we view entertainment, but unlike BlueRay and HD-DVD this might spell the beginning of end to physical media.  This is possible as Netflix has shown us.

YouTube also turned 5!

Within two weeks our best practices guide for online video has become our number one way people find VJIX organically. To make sure these guests see video, I have put a small 1MB video on each page in the sidebar. This way they are greeted with information they need, and some “eye candy”!

This week has had a lot of ups and downs for Adobe the makers of Flash as well as other essential programs for designers such as Photoshop and After Effects.

To start with the good news, Adobe released Creative Suite 5 or CS5. This is by far one of the biggest updates I have seen in 10 years of video postproduction. For me the nicest update is After Effects becoming completely 64-Bit. No more 8 or 16-bit effects that have been around for 10 years, what an amazing transformation! It is like putting a Mustang engine in a Ford Fiesta = Lightning Fast.

The bad news is Apple stated they will not support Flash on their mobile devices, ever. Then Microsoft said it would not ship IE9 with Flash. Each is gearing their new products to HTML5 for video playback, which is good and bad. The good is with HTML5 content distributors can easily embed video into their webpage with simple HTML tags. The bad news is not all browsers use HTML5 like IE6 and IE7.

In the long run HTML5 video embedding will be a big deal, right now Flash is on 99%+ off all computers. The safest thing to do (if you get Lots of traffic from iPhones and iPads) is make a mobile site devoid of Flash interaction.

We are starting a guide for best practices to create online video for business.
Click here to learn the basic rules of any good video production.

These are short tips to make sure you don’t screw up your video! Check back often and feel free to request a topic that will help you to produce a business marketing video.

Our first year out and we landed a Telly Award for Use of Animation. The Telly Awards receives over 13,000 entries annually from all 50 states and countries around the world from companies large and small including Comcast Entertainment Group, Clear Channel, Chicago Tribune, Disney and many more.

To win an awards in the same group as these companies in a honor for us.

SearchAndShare.org posted our video on their landing page yesterday, their service should be officially launching soon. Check it out below or on the portfolio page.

ValueAppeal contacted me about making Google TV ads from their original online video. We created four versions and we also cut a :60 radio spot for their campaign.

iTickmark released their new product AuditConfirmations, our video can be found on the landing page and the Video Tour page. This is our first 2D and I am really proud how it came out! Watch the video below or on the portfolio page.

LessAccounting redesigned their interface and added a new video greeting for their future customers; an excellent way to kick off the new year! Watch the video below or on the portfolio page.