Here’s a compilations of most Web 2.0 controllers. If I forget any major web 2.0 video site, post the link in the comment and I’ll add them here.
Google Video: One of the best. Subtle, soothing and very functional.
Yahoo Video: Nicely done with purple theme.
AOL Video: So much wasted space.
Blip.tv: Plain but simple and clear enough.
imeem: Also plain but I like this one better as blank area (white) is transparent so it’ll blend in with your webpage color.
YouTube: Great for 50 inches monitor.
Metacafe: Slightly over the top but pretty functional.
Veoh: Clean. I dislike detached controller but this one works well.
SelfCastTV: Serious abuse of drop shadow.
GameTrailers: Pretty sleek and functional but a little too thin.
GameVideos: Bizarre composition, not very functional.
Stupid Videos: Pretty good with clear composition.
DivX Video: Not my type but it works. Bar thumb is a little too abstract.
College Humor and Vimeo: Very over the top but inline with their website brand, it just looks out of place when embedded in other webpage.
Break.com: Subtle but video time is almost unreadable.
Unknown: Not sure who this belongs to but it is one of the most professional design next to Google Video.
Edit: Additional controllers below
JibJab: I like the clean structure and somewhat modern design of UNIX OS UI.
MotionBox Classic Mode: Nice and roomy.
MotionBox New Mode: Pretty innovative with new controller design although it might will scare away some people.
MySpace: Surprisingly nice design for a site like MySpace.
Which controller is your most/least favorite?
GameVideos is by far the worst.
Google Video isn’t bad. Blip.tv’s looks pretty nice, I’ve never hear of ’em.
Yeah, I haven’t heard of too many of these sites either. I think the Blip.tv one is the best; small and concise. But most of them are really pretty poor.
you missed http://vimeo.com, but it uses the same controller as CollegeHumor, since it’s the same company.
The last one is one of the macromedia default skins. “Professional” indeed :P
I’ve always admired Google Video’s player design. Many other companies are lacking simple features, such as total video times and current play time. I’m surprised how many have left those 2 simple things just to save on space.
One of Y! Videos player’s downfall is showing how much content has been loaded/buffered already, so it’s always a guess.
Good collection though, definitely nice to see them back to back. I like that YouTube is experimenting with many different ideas, but at the same time, there’s really very brand consistency with each new version so far. Of course, I’m not sure if they’re worried about that at this point.
Dimitry
Whoa, it’s 2am and I’m already a gonner.
– Y! Videos downfall is that they DONT show how much content has been loaded
– YouTube has LITTLE brand consistency
Sorry for mistakes
Dimitry
I like Macromedia’s (the last one), and blip TV.
fyi… blip TV uses a modified version of this
the blip one is HOT.
We’re by no means a major web 2.0 video site, but you can find our own video controller design at http://fngtps.com/2006/08/my-compu...
Google wins! wouldn’t it be possible to use a grease/creammonkey script to replace these players with your own, so you could create a sleeker design?
They’re all pretty crappy. I have to say blip.tv wins because it hurts me the least.
dont forget pornotube.com and xtube.com ;)
jibjab.com also has a 2.0 media player, check out that mouse over video action
http://jibjab.com/JokeBox/JokeBox/...
There’s another video service called motionbox (link), their video player is really cool ;-)
The youtube controller you posted is only when you embed the video on a site that is not youtube… they have a different controller when you are actually viewing the video on their site.
Interesting, YouTube’s internal controller is actually not bad.
I can’t understand why they didn’t use similar composition as internal one but with fewer features rather than giving them the fisher-price treatment.
Jeremy S., I’m aware about those two sites but I’m not interested in bringing pornography into my weblog. Thanks anyway :)
I’m a big fan of Google’s controller. Almost no wasted space compounded by nice looking buttons. Some of them are way over the top.
Google video is definately the most versatile.
What the heck was AOL and Youbube thinking??
You may want to check out the video player for myspace.com as they now have their own competing video section:
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?...
Very nice idea for an article. Kudos.
The ‘unknown’ is the default video player in flash used when creating your own flash project. When you want add a movie in flash, you can select player controls, this is one the the default designs you can use. Then just export and add to your website.
check out the video players at:
http://mundofox.com/videos
http://canalfx.tv/la/videos
Unknown: Not sure who this belongs to but it is one of the most professional design next to Google Video.
Thats the basic flash MX media player skin.
You forgot Brightcove. I love how their player looks on my blog.
We use a similar one to yahoo over at http://painfultv.com. Check it out!
Here is web 2.0 player that I came across, deserves to be checked out http://nookeet.com
Here is one more, that is plain and simple, yet web 2.0 style.
See it in music section or video section: http://kodomusic.com
StashSpace is a long form home video sharing and video storage site that offers video editing, video capture, and video transfer.
Check them out at http://stashspace.com
My fave is Google Video!!! :) Its simple, yet very versatile… Do you know how to embed video using thins one?
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