Forums / Projects / Vimeo vs You Tube, The question

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I like both sites. Youtube gives more exposure and has some features this site is lacking while this site has other advantages like better video quality, groups and other things.

I agree with laffer35. Vimeo is amazing especially for HD users but Youtube is great too. In a Web 2.0 world using multiple services is no stretch.

I use to upload to youtube. This site rocks for HD users, youtub added their version of HQ but it is the same size. I figure this site will surpass the tube in good time, it is better on many things. The only thing vimeo is lacking is users.

youtube seems like a kids site to me, what do you guys think?

I prefer vimeo (not only for videoquality reasons) - youtube is kind of a playground for people who grabbed videoclips somewhere - a lot of crap lying around there.
vimeo seems to adress to a more creative type of people... lack of users - no deal in my opinion - you really want to have all those youtube-spammers here? vimeo is quality, not quantity - which really matters i think

Agree with you all, especially Phil, I go to youtube if there's a random clip I know I want to see, & I come to vimeo for interesting, quality videos & inspiration. The comments here are constructive, on youtube they're pointless, childish digs, often unrelated to the video at all.

1 I HATE seeing my videos butchered by the youtube encoder

2 Youtube users are some serious morons on average

3 Vimeo has a much more artistic mature community

Sure youtube may have more eyeballs but they are eyeballs I could do without. If you want to see the latest and greatest video of some guy getting hit in the balls or something youtube is your kind of place.

I go to youtube if i want to hear a sertant song or if I want to laugh at stupid things. Vimeo is a collection of hard work. Not work-work because its fun.

Amazing videos are created here. (A short love story)
Odd experances are shared there. (IE:geting hit in nuts)

Though I would love to put the work into amazing videos like seen on vimeo, I simply use this service as a great place to show my family high quality videos of the kids, etc. I think Vimeo could have a market for more everyday videos too, not to the extreme Youtube has gone though.

The only thing You Tube has over Vimeo is a larger audience. I agree with others that You Tube's quality stinks, and that many videos are extremely amatuerish. Ihope Vimeo stays where it is at (quality videos and image), vs quantity. In short, I think that You Tube is a fad for people that don't appreciate artictic work.

youtube is where id go for the quick viral videos of the moment. or maybe to find some obscure video that was taken before the internet was invented. or something you missed on tv. vimeo is my home for original creative videos. i have a youtube account, but it just cant measure up to the quality of vimeo.

i allways go to utube

I think YouTube has a lot of content, but Vimeo is definitely for those who care about quality, like I do. The only thing I see wrong with Vimeo is that it limits the size of your upload. That's fine but I wish they would let your unused MBs rollover to the next week.

Vimeo has a certain richness to it.
maybe the clean slick interface that I love
or the creative minds and talent availible for inspiration
Or maybe its the lack of mindless 14 year olds screaming "I LOVE HANNAH MONTANA", Ya thats it ;)