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Performance
Pricing:Free
Design and usabilityVery Good: 83
Ease of file uploadVery Good
Embedded player designSuperior
User-selectable video thumbnailYes
Embedded player viewing optionsEmbedded in page, full-screen.
Users can download videoYes, site converts files to small QuickTime files for download.
Overall Web site designVery Good
Documentation and supportVery Good
Performance Good: 76
Video qualityGood
Audio qualityVery Good
Processing speed (post-upload availability delay )Fair
Features Good: 78
File size/length limits100MB/Any length
Storage limit per userUnlimited
Acceptable file types and formats for uploadQuickTime, MPEG, .mpg, .mp4, .wmv, .asf, .avi (including DivX), .3gp, .3g2
Site converts files to:QuickTime and Flash 8, resized to 480 by 360 pixels; 3:2 and 16:9 resolutions also accepted, but letterboxed
Revenue-sharing detailsCompulsory advertising within video. Ad revenue split 50/50. You also earn 20% of ad revenue for sharing videos by other Revver members (the remaning revenue is split 50/50 between the video maker and Revver).
Video sharing options (social networking)Embedded video code (Flash and QuickTime, with and without JavaScript); page/profile permalink; one-click email, IM, social networking links; RSS feed, customizable Revver embedded video link widget
Support for upload via cell phone No
Ability to make videos privateNo
Embedded player supports wide-aspect video without letterboxingNo
High-definition supportNo
Online video editing capabilitiesNo
Supports playlist creationYes
Supports customizable user channel/profile pageYes