Coming May 2008
Not much longer, stay tuned..

Why aren’t you launched yet!

So, following our first delay to May 6th, we’re now switched to “May 2008″.

This is for a multitude of reasons.
Firstly, our (previous) lead programmer liked to keep us guessing by vanishing for days at a time - making it near impossible to communicate any changes to him. I’m not sure if he’s even aware that we’ve switched to Vreel.net. We’re currently working with a highly regarded coder team, in order to avoid any further delays and dissapointment.

Secondly, this thing has literally exploded since we started up - following the green light we got from DivX, we got a huge amount of attention - and a couple of servers based in the US just wasn’t going to cut it anymore. Limelight Networks approached us with a contract with thousands of servers all over the world at 1.8TB/s+ connectivity - which we just couldn’t turn down. This does add on a small workload, and will slightly lengthen the testing process - but we shouldn’t be looking at any sort of dramatic time increase here.

And finally, we’re in the process of speaking with advertisement partners. As any videophile in the world can tell you, streaming HD video eats bandwidth like there’s no tomorrow - and rather than collapse under our own debt within a month, we’d prefer to find a solution which will allow us to run freely, without having to shut down most of our servers, or forcing a paid subscription.

We’d like to further apologise to everyone for the delay - there’s not too long left. Hang in there.

http://vreel.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1

Еще вчера сайт назывался “DivXit.net”, сегодня уже VReel.net.. Посмотрим, что из этого получится и сколько продержиться… Сайт будет полностью новый, т.е. без старых видео со Stage6, но на той же DivX платформе, а это не может не радовать.

Q: Will [Vreel] have the video database that Stage6 used to have?
A: No, Vreel is simply using the DivX codec & webplayer

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Q: Will [Vreel] require a paid registration?
A: No, we do not intend on charging for any of our services.

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Q: Will you offer a download service?
A: A download system is in place, but this will not be active on day 1.

VReel.net / Questions & Answers

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I’m Tom (aka Spinner), a Stage6 user and an employee of DivX, Inc., the company behind the service. I’m writing this message today to inform you that we plan to shut down Stage6 on February 28, 2008. Upload functionality has already been turned off, and you’ll be able to view and download videos until Thursday.

I know this news will come as a shock and disappointment to many Stage6 users, and I’d like to take a few moments to explain the reasons behind our decision.

We created Stage6 with the mission of empowering content creators and viewers to discover a new kind of video experience. Stage6 began as an experiment, and we always knew there was a chance that it might not succeed.

In many ways, though, the service did succeed, beyond even our own initial expectations. Stage6 became very popular very quickly. We helped gain exposure for some talented filmmakers who brought great videos to the attention of an engaged community. We helped prove that it’s possible to distribute true high definition video on the Internet. And we helped broaden the Internet video experience by offering content that is compatible with DVD players, mobile devices and other products beyond the PC.

So why are we shutting the service down? Well, the short answer is that the continued operation of Stage6 is a very expensive enterprise that requires an enormous amount of attention and resources that we are not in a position to continue to provide. There are a lot of other details involved, but at the end of the day it’s really as simple as that.

http://www.stage6.com/blog/107/

Классико, йопт… эээ.. тобишь “ня!”

Фильмег 1hr 27min

http://stage6.divx.com/

Вот это, я понимаю, видео сайт что надо!!! Обалденное качество!!! Сначала придется проинсталить DivX Plugin, но оно того стоит! Всякие ютубы, рутубы и т.д. сосут в сравнении!!!