VdoCipher's secure video hosting platform, one of the best vimeo alternative, enables educators, publishers and marketers to host their video content online for business use. Our award-winning DRM creates multiple layers of security. These include secure video storage, encrypted video streaming, backend authentication and dynamic watermark, ensuring that your videos are completely secure from illegal downloading. A large number of our customers have shifted from other video hosting sites. This is mostly because the feature-set of many other online video platforms does not completely satisfy customers' requirements. We are committed to ensuring that your transition from another OVP to VdoCipher is smooth and seamless.…
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WordPress course plugin to make course website – Sensei tutorial
Building a course website in WordPress is a great way to monetize your education content. It is being done quite effectively by individuals and companies across the globe. In this blog post we shall walk you through the steps necessary to install the very useful Sensei WordPress course plugin. Using Sensei, you can set up WordPress to sell online courses. By using the plugins features and integrating them with secure VdoCipher's online video player, you can sell online courses to your target audience more effectively. The quality and security of videos is the USP for most companies that wish to sell…
Redirected: Setting desired bitrate for video playback for multiple devices
This method is applicable for videos playing on Flash player. Our HTML5 video player by default selects the best video stream based on user's network conditions (adaptive streaming). This blog references our API version v2. For details on using this feature with our API v3 please visit the Server API Docs Different devices and internet speeds require different video bitrate to be served. Based on device type and your viewer connection, some of you may opt to initiate video streaming at a particular bitrate. You may want to provide playback at a certain quality or constrain network data for users.…
Load video files from public ftp server
Videos upload from local computer can be a tedious job unless you have a very good upload speed. Often our customers have to upload TBs of content from their public servers. Here we list two methods of load videos directly from your servers to your VdoCipher account. Option 1: FTP upload This option requires your server to expose ftp access from public servers. Go to your dashboard and choose import from FTP. Enter the server ip, username and password to login to your server. You shall see a list of files on your home account of ftp server. Navigate to the…
Redirected: Adding videos from URL
You can easily add videos saved in your server to your vdocipher account. All you need is a publicly accessible link to the media file. This videos will be ready to use in your vdocipher dashboard. Import URL API call: POST https://api.vdocipher.com/v2/importURL?url=<url_encoded_link> PostData: clientSecretKey=CLIENT_SECRET_KEY Replace the CLIENT_SECRET_KEY with the API key provided on sign-up. Returns: { id: "---------------", status: "Queued" } The returned data can be either XML or JSON. This will tell you the id of the newly created video. Note that after adding, it can take up to five to fifteen minutes for the video to…
Setting up lighting for video recording
How to set up the right lighting for video recording session? A professional video recording done in a studio looks great compared to a simple recorded video. By following some simple tips on lighting for video recording, one can create a professional video at home or office. The right lighting makes the video more engaging by pulling the viewer's attention towards the subject. A proper lighting for video recording also helps the person make eye contact with the camera. It shows your professionalism and credibility while giving a great viewer experience. [caption id="attachment_51" align="alignnone" width="640"] Top View of 3 point…