This is one of the most challenging website created of the year in 2010.
The obstacles we encountered and how we overcame them were;
- Problem: Easy way to post video. Solution: Discovered a theme and plugin that allows the customer to upload videos easily. First, upload to vimeo, then embed URL into page. Then published to the portfolio page.
- Problem: Remove Ads on YouTube to not promote other businesses. Solution: We purchased an annual package to remove these ads to have clean video on website. Vimeo had this option, while YouTube did not.
- Problem: A simple method for companies clients to see film in progress for proofing purposes. Solution: Found a video Plugin that makes it simple to load video(s) to a page. It was suggested to password protect these pages so that only clients may have access to them. This was a simple solution to avoid the hassle of uploading video to FTP site. Also, through FTP a link is provided, although, limited security through email transit. It was important to protect the privacy as much as possible.
- Problem: Creating a simple design similar to previous website which was done in Flash. Solution: Created a couple of different layouts, one that was more “edgy” while the other was in keeping with the current website at the time. It was important to keep the video as the highlighted feature, so the second or the more “edgy” layout did not work in this case.