We tried waiting for the video host we wanted. Turned out, building one was faster.
Peace of mind, a branded player, a distraction-free platform, and a monthly cost that can scale with you?
We couldn’t find one—but here’s how we got to building one.
Peace of mind, a branded player, a distraction-free platform, and a monthly cost that can scale with you?
We couldn’t find one—but here’s how we got to building one.
Gangnum Style broke YouTube.
The apocalypse didn’t happen (those Mayans got us good!)
We ran an animation studio.
We had loads of clients—marketers and course creators mostly. We were pumping out videos like Pixar for marketing.
But a couple of distinct needs for video hosting stumped us:
For course creators, we knew right away that YouTube wasn’t up to snuff. They needed control over every aspect—from security against downloads to an ad-free, brand-free environment.
So, we tried Vimeo. At first, we were stoked. Until…we weren’t. Like you, we noticed that Vimeo started changing. Increasing complexity, hidden bandwidth charges (we won’t say intentionally, but it didn’t feel great).
Wistia seemed pretty good on the course features, but plans starting at $100/mo wasn’t exactly a scalable price for those just launching.
And there was still the gaping security problem. No other hosts used HLS encryption.
Even with the password protection, people could still download any video they wanted with as few as two clicks.
This seemed like a problem we could tackle head on.
See, here’s the thing.
We launched small in 2013 (we were Vooplayer then), but the crazy thing is that not much has changed.
Ten years later, these gaps are still there with the other hosts.
-YouTube offers no protection for course creators
-Vimeo, little flexibility with uploads and monthly payments, and
-Wistia is still too expensive for the value
That’s why with each weekly release, we’ve kept our goal front and center:
To be the video host that keeps filling the gap.
We follow the business model that we searched for as content creators:
We release updates every week, and communicate with our community continually.
Actually, when you email support…about 80% of the time, you’ll get a direct response from our founder, Bill.
We’re a small dedicated team who’s been at this for ten years.
And we’re excited for you to try us for the next ten.
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"Great customisations, analytics, and support"
I like the analytics feature the best, so I can track and follow up hot leads. However the support was also amazing. If you are after a video player that is highly customisable in terms of visual performance and functionality and can benefit from detailed analytics then consider Spotlightr. Highly recommended.
It has been difficult for me to find a good video player that looks professional, it is easy to use and fast enough. I have tried with four before (including Youtube, where I did not like the advertising). And it addition I can AB test videos in lading pages or blog posts to keep improving.
It has been difficult for me to find a good video player that looks professional, it is easy to use and fast enough. I have tried with four before (including Youtube, where I did not like the advertising). And it addition I can AB test videos in lading pages or blog posts to keep improving.
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Love it. If you are a video creator, saves you a ton of time and gives you lots of marketing options for your videos.