Stage6.com shutting down... at DVinfo.net

Brian W. Smith · February 25th, 2008, 09:11 PM

Did see any posts here...

http://www.stage6.com

I liked it over Vimeo, since what you uploaded was what you saw.

not converted to 23.97 fps.

oh well.

Emre Safak · February 25th, 2008, 09:23 PM

Imagine if you used them to host all your videos and you missed the three-day notice...

Mark Utley · February 26th, 2008, 01:09 AM

That's really too bad, Stage6 was great.

Loney Childress · February 26th, 2008, 01:11 AM

Sucky, I just started using it recently.

Bill Busby · February 26th, 2008, 05:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Loney Childress

Sucky, I just started using it recently.

Same here.

I started this thread but I guess I was "shut down"... my post went poof! :))

Greg Boston · February 26th, 2008, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Bill Busby

Same here.

I started this thread but I guess I was "shut down"... my post went poof! :))

Sorry about that Bill, I merged a second thread with yours and doing a read through, it made more sense from a continuity stand point to have just the one proclamation of the death of Stage6. The merge function puts the posts in chronological order. Your thread was certainly relevant, but I was trying to prevent two separate threads on the same subject in two different forums.

You also in started it in Video Industry News where it should be.

Hope you understand and there was certainly no malice intended.

-gb-

Bill Busby · February 26th, 2008, 07:36 AM

Greg, no harm no foul :)

Dylan Pank · February 26th, 2008, 09:07 AM

Stage6's problem was that it allowed users to set their own parameters (that and needing to install it's own dedicated plug in). That meant uploaders could push the quality settings off the scale in order to preserve as much quality of the original as possible. However viewers woudl spend most of their time watching a "buffering" logo.

Say what you like about Vimeo, or let alone Youtube (or blipTV or Veoh, etc), the compromises they impose are designed to give the viewers a hassle free experience - "Give me convenience or give me death" as the Dead Kennedys said...

Stage6 had the potential to be a great service, and I get the feeling that as comapny in general, DivX are on the side of the angels (well, at least on the side of content creators) but I'm not surprised it's being switched off...

Brian W. Smith · February 26th, 2008, 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dylan Pank

Stage6's problem was that it allowed users to set their own parameters (that and needing to install it's own dedicated plug in). That meant uploaders could push the quality settings off the scale in order to preserve as much quality of the original as possible. However viewers woudl spend most of their time watching a "buffering" logo.

Say what you like about Vimeo, or let alone Youtube (or blipTV or Veoh, etc), the compromises they impose are designed to give the viewers a hassle free experience - "Give me convenience or give me death" as the Dead Kennedy's said...

Stage6 had the potential to be a great service, and I get the feeling that as comapny in general, DivX are on the side of the angels (well, at least on the side of content creators) but I'm not surprised it's being switched off...

So you have to install an proprietary Adobe Flash plugin for the others. I don't remember having a choice to install a non Adobe Flash plugin.

Nothing was wrong with the Divx plug in. Worked great.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02...age6_shutdown/

They had an explosion in viewers from Oct to Jan 08.. nice problem to have.
But not when you aren't bringing in the cash.

Dylan Pank · February 26th, 2008, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Smith

So you have to install an proprietary Adobe Flash plugin for the others. I don't remember having a choice to install a non Adobe Flash plugin.

The flash plugin also opened up vast amounts of other web material. Websurfing is pretty difficult these days if you don't have flash, even if you never watch a second of FLV video.

Quote:

Nothing was wrong with the Divx plug in. Worked great.

but it was a plug in that only really worked with one website! Flash on the other hand was on 90% of computers even before Youtube.

Quote:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02...age6_shutdown/

They had an explosion in viewers from Oct to Jan 08.. nice problem to have.
But not when you aren't bringing in the cash.

...And not when your content "appears to be ripped from Japanese animé films and TV shows." - All take down notice & lawsuit bait once the viewers and advertisers started rolling in.

Like i said, it's not the service or the software that was a problem, it was that they allowed users to upload 90 minute 3MB/s vids.

February 25th, 2008, 09:11 PM	#1
Brian W. Smith Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 66	Stage6.com shutting down... Did see any posts here... http://www.stage6.com I liked it over Vimeo, since what you uploaded was what you saw. not converted to 23.97 fps. oh well.

February 26th, 2008, 01:09 AM	#3
Mark Utley Major Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 479	That's really too bad, Stage6 was great. __________________ Mark Utley

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Dylan Pank Major Player Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Portsmouth, UK Posts: 611	Stage6's problem was that it allowed users to set their own parameters (that and needing to install it's own dedicated plug in). That meant uploaders could push the quality settings off the scale in order to preserve as much quality of the original as possible. However viewers woudl spend most of their time watching a "buffering" logo. Say what you like about Vimeo, or let alone Youtube (or blipTV or Veoh, etc), the compromises they impose are designed to give the viewers a hassle free experience - "Give me convenience or give me death" as the Dead Kennedys said... Stage6 had the potential to be a great service, and I get the feeling that as comapny in general, DivX are on the side of the angels (well, at least on the side of content creators) but I'm not surprised it's being switched off... Last edited by Dylan Pank; February 26th, 2008 at 12:54 PM.

February 25th, 2008, 09:23 PM	#2
Emre Safak Trustee Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brookline, MA Posts: 1,447	Imagine if you used them to host all your videos and you missed the three-day notice...

February 26th, 2008, 01:11 AM	#4
Loney Childress New Boot Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pahrump, NV Posts: 24	Sucky, I just started using it recently.

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Bill Busby Major Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 959	Greg, no harm no foul :)