Vittyo
Web and SaaS
video store builder
SHOW HN2010
How HN took it
6 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 2 critical, out of 17 comments about the project. Thread score +0.27.
Design: 3 for, 0 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Clean, simple design
From 3 comments
Congratulations! Love the design and the simplicity. What do you use for video encoding?
jon_dahl on HNNice, I like the simplicity.
patrickaljord on HNNice one Chris & Ivan! Love the simplicity also.
wiredfutureman on HN
Good streaming performance in demos
From 1 comment
I found that it did little to no buffering when I tried the demo films. What kind of connection are you using?
jlgosse on HN
Objections
Competition from YouTube and Vimeo
From 1 comment
Looks pretty cool, congrats! My main concern is how do you plan to compete with YouTube? They offer a rentals marketplace which may still be in beta. Also, they have serious…
chedigitz on HN
Buffering and stuttering for some viewers
Streaming-only, no downloads
From 2 comments
Just to make sure: can the customer download content, not just stream it? Thanks.
mr_twj on HNRight now it's only streaming, but the purchase will be recorded and the viewer can stream it as many times as she likes. It's easy to do the downloading option but less secure…
ivanzhao on HN
Requests
Custom domains instead of vittyo.com subdomains
From 2 comments
I love the idea, have thought about doing something similar in the past. It looks like all the stores are hosted as subdomains of vittyo.com. It would nice to run a vittyo store…
saturdayplace on HNThanks, it's in the works :)
csytan on HN
Option to let producers allow downloads
From 2 comments
Why not make it an option (for the content producer)? A lot of filmmakers generate income from stock footage on the side as well. You guys could undercut the stock footage…
mr_twj on HNThis is officially on the roadmap. Cheers :-)
csytan on HN
Questions
How is revenue taken: percentage or monthly fee
From 1 comment
What percentage of the sales are you guys taking or is there a monthly fee?
uurayan on HN
Which video encoding service is used
From 1 comment
Congratulations! Love the design and the simplicity. What do you use for video encoding?
jon_dahl on HN
Alternatives named
YouTube rentals
From 1 comment
Looks pretty cool, congrats! My main concern is how do you plan to compete with YouTube? They offer a rentals marketplace which may still be in beta. Also, they have serious…
chedigitz on HN
Vimeo
From 1 comment
just like Vimeo, we are trying to target at the "indie" and more serious group of video makers than YouTube, by providing them lots more room of customization and personal…
ivanzhao on HN