Where can AMVs be hosted for free?

Frosty555 · Post by **Frosty555** » Mon Jan 27, 2003 10:52 am

I've already searched here and found several threads regarding this issue, however no answers were posted. Perhaps none exist. Oh well. Here's my breakdown

An AMV Shareable Web Host Must Give You:
Ability to upload MPGS or AVIs
+50 megs of storage space
+3 gigs monthly
No Filesize Limits
Free.

Anyway, these are the places I've found so far:
Moobies.net --> These guys just have so much potential, but their ftp upload doesn't work!

NerdCities.com --> 100 megs, no limits on size or bandwidth! What more could you ask for? Well, maybe a working sign up page...

Spaceports.com --> No filesize limits. You get 20 megs to start and you can apply for more. Problems? Well, most of the time they don't accept an application that says "i wanna host my AMV".

Streamload.com--> These guys specifically SAY that you can share your anime videos with them! Isn't that great? Downsides? Well, you kinda need to pay for it too.

Fanimenation.com--> They are so close to being what I'm looking for. But they only let you send them zip files, and their upload service is temporarily down for the next 2 months.

AnimeMusicVideos.org--> You guys! The perfect place to put your video... except you don't upload, you link. Oook, well... a good place to ADVERTISE your video! Yay!

IS THERE NO PLACE ON THE INTERNET WHERE YOU CAN HOST!?

priuscomet · Post by **priuscomet** » Mon Jan 27, 2003 11:26 am

LOL!

that's pretty funny....

if you really want something free...then you're gonna have to search for a loooooooooooong time or wait for a looooooooooooong time or have a really really goooooooooooood friend.

otherwise....
http://hosthype.com/?hosthype=hosting/plans.html

http://www.animeconnection.net/

Chao · Post by **Chao** » Mon Jan 27, 2003 1:38 pm

AnimeMusicVideos.org--> You guys! The perfect place to put your video... except you don't upload, you link. Oook, well... a good place to ADVERTISE your video! Yay!

This is your lucky day. Check the Golden Donut section of the forums for details on AMV's hosting solution.

KLin · Post by **KLin** » Mon Jan 27, 2003 2:16 pm

There's another downside to moobies.net in that your video will be reencoded into .WMV format if it isn't already. It's definately a smaller file size, but there will be a loss of quality as a result.

Streamload isn't extremely expensive, although it's not a free way to distribute your files. I pay them about 5 dollars a month, as there's no way I can download more than 1 gigabyte worth of videos in a month due to my limited HDD space. But yeah, Streamload is mainly for /storage/ not really for distribution.

So, as mentioned before, your only real option is to wait for the Golden Donut to get really up and running where everybody can upload for free, and that will be in effect all the sooner if more people donate. (Even if it's just 1 dollar for the entire year.

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MAS PRODUCTIONS · Post by **MAS PRODUCTIONS** » Mon Jan 27, 2003 3:21 pm

As soon as I seen the topic these words came to mind:

No such thing as a good free host. Creating Anime Music videos is a thankless expensive hobby. Was you understand this everything will be alright.

nailz · Post by **nailz** » Mon Jan 27, 2003 3:40 pm

first thing I thought of was the sticky thread at the top of the page that clearly deals with this question.

MAS PRODUCTIONS · Post by **MAS PRODUCTIONS** » Mon Jan 27, 2003 3:45 pm

Indeed it does.

Ean · Post by **Ean** » Mon Jan 27, 2003 9:17 pm

I try to help some people out with hosting since I have WAY too much space to spare on my server. I don't even come close to my host's bandwidth limit of 50 gigs/month, *sigh*... All anyone has to do is ask me and I'll try to see what I can do (at least until the Golden Donut is up and running)... oh well...

Bushido Philosopher · Post by **Bushido Philosopher** » Tue Jan 28, 2003 2:12 am

FREE + SOMETHING GOOD = NOT GONNA HAPPEN

SOMETHING GOOD = TOTAL CASH IN WALLET - ALL CASH IN WALLET

well let's see.....divide by the sqare root of x+4 divided by the number of ways to make fun of a moron......*jibberish*

Nothing good is free....this is the real world.

Didn'y your mommy teach you any better?

BigDude · Post by **BigDude** » Tue Jan 28, 2003 2:21 am

It IS posible to get free hosting. Its usually either: not enough space or too little bandwidth. Ive spent almost a year looking for free space, and then i found it! www.imagestation.com The ONLY downside is: the videos cant be any bigger than 40MB, other than that its perfect!