Now you're convinced that Amazon S3 is the hosting solution for your media, why exactly do you need eZs3?
- We take you through the whole process, from upload to embed.
One of the main reason we built eZs3 was to make our lives easier.
In the process of supporting numerous different websites, clients were moving towards hosting their media files of S3, and for us, that meant using one tool to upload files, manually programming javascripts for each individual file, and then uploading everything to the website.
This was a super-labour-intensive process as I'm sure you can imagine.
eZs3 not only allows us to automate most of that process, but it's so simple to use, that our clients can do it themselves!
- Edit your players at any time!
eZs3 allows you to go back and edit your players at any time.
Any changes that you make, will automatically be applied to the players that you have embedded on any of your websites. Control the style of your media from one place!
- You determine the quality you're media is displayed at!
eZs3 is not like the free media hosts such as YouTube and Metacafe. We do not automatically convert your video to another format which reduces the quality of playback.
The file you embed on your page, is the same file, thus the same quality as the file you uploaded to S3 in the first place.
- You retain ownership of your content!
Uploading your content to free hosts generally means you grant other users the rights to embed and use YOUR content on their own websites!.
With eZs3, since you're actually using your own hosting account, you retain complete ownership of anything you upload, which also gives you the freedom to move to other services in the future if you so choose.
- You control any branding on your media!
When you upload files to free hosts like YouTube and Metacafe, they automatically add their branding to your files. With eZs3, this is NOT the case.
When you embed files in your website using eZs3, you get to decide what branding (if any!) is added to your content.
- Use your media to drive traffic.
eZs3 allows you to embed clickable links directly into the players you create, meaning you can drive your viewers once they've finished viewing the media.
This is particularly useful if you're promoting an affiliate product, or advertising your own service - drive your viewers directly to your sales page!
- Track your media marketing status!
eZs3 automatically tracks the number of times your media files have been viewed, and the number of times any embedded links have been clicked.
This allows you quickly and easily see which videos on which pages of your website have had the biggest effect on your media marketing efforts.
- We're not the middleman!
The contract for your hosting requirements is between you and Amazon, eZs3 is just a means of getting the most out of the low-cost hosting.
This means that there is no minimum fee for your storage and transfer costs (don't pay for something you don't use), and there are no extortionate fees for any extra volume you use, or service cut-off when you go over you allotted limits.
- Spruce up your eBay auctions!
eZs3 creates simple code that you can use to embed audio and video directly into your eBay auctions - and include a link back to your site!
If a picture paints a thousand words, a video paints a thousand pictures! - make your auctions stand out and increase your sales!
And Last but Not Least ...
- We're Approachable!
As with all software, there's going to be times when you have problems. We have in place with screencast video tutorials, forums and direct contact forms, lots of ways you can contact us to get help, and we'll always try to reply as soon as possible!
Also, if you have a killer feature that you think would make eZs3 even better, let us know and we'll add it to the Ultimate Wishlist!
