Vimeo Vs YouTube

Vimeo provided a spectacular video show mapped to the windows of their HQ building on W 18th St.

With YouTube, there's a greater possibility of becoming famous.  With Vimeo, there's a greater chance you'll be discovered by the experts.

I never turn down an excuse to come to NYC.  Living in DC, NYC is practically a hop, skip and a jump away.  And when Vimeo provided me with a free pass to their Inaugural two-day Video Festival at their headquarters in NYC, it was too good of a deal to turn down.

I learned everything you ever wanted to know about the DLSR from this video pioneer himself, Phillip Bloom, learned how to arrange my viewer, canvas and timeline on Final Cut by award winning producer, Abba Shapiro, and that an Ipod 4 or Touch can shoot HD 720 video up to 30 frames per second.

So what is Vimeo, my friends asked.  And then the obligatory question, how's it different than YouTube.
Both are great and YouTube can give you greater visibility. But Vimeo is more creative and overall more talented allowing you to see really cool videos.  With YouTube, there's a greater possibility of becoming famous.  With Vimeo, there's a greater chance you'll be discovered by the experts.

I learned many important things, and suddenly realized that there was so much I simply didn't know.

So what was the purpose of this two-day festival.  It was not to spotlight a new piece of equipment or to emphasize a new form of editing.

The Closing Party was simply the best party I've ever attended. Period.

The purpose of the Vimeo Video Fest was to highlight the creative potential of you and "me."  Vimeo wants to showcase innovative, original and creative video regardless of genre, technique, background or budget.

Vimeo didn't just spotlight what was new, they wanted us to explore what was next.  So who's going to win out years from now. Neither both products can collaboratively coexist.