Swarmify SmartVideo

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3 stars
3 stars
Posted: Jul 8, 2020

Great idea, poor execution

I love the idea of this service. Make my videos load faster, and avoid the youtube branding? I'm in!

Unfortunately the Wordpress integration leaves so much to be desired.

1. Swarmify's player is ugly. Your options are limited if you want to customize it, and it defies conventions that other video players use, like a transparent play button, or seeking through the video.
2. The closed captions integration is rough. It automatically pulls the auto-generated captions, instead of the official subs you upload to Youtube. Then it displays the captions on the left side of the video, instead of bottom-center.

So many issues still with the integrations of this product. The actual service seems to work well, but not with my Wordpress site. I should've used Wistia or Vimeo.

Wish I figured it out while I could still refund. Oh well.

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