Video is a visual presentation, usually a moving picture which is accompanied by sound. With the technical advancement in Internet technology and broadband connections, a lot number of webmasters include videos on their websites.
Nowadays, Internet users are less and less willing to read the text, video is an excellent way to bring one’s message across. Be it a demonstration of the software or testimonial, a filmed lecture or just something funny or intriguing, people enjoy watching movies.
Web Videos are either filmed videos taken with a camera or are screen-capture videos where the action on a computer screen is recorded.
Web Video is a live-action video over the Internet, as opposed to "traditional" broadcast methods like Television or Film. Web video is most often delivered via a web browser, using the Adobe Flash Player or alternative such as RealPlayer or Apple QuickTime.
The most popular web video website in the world is YouTube, but the nature of the medium means that anyone with a connection with enough bandwidth, domain name, a server, and can offer a video for streaming or for download.