My colleague Beth Jones recently wrote a post on Miro, a new and slick video application for internet users. Miro is a free application that allows you to store your favourite internet videos for example podcasts and video RSS feeds, all you need is a fast, reliable internet connection.
Miro, developed by the Participatory Culture Foundation, is totally free to download and unlike the small screen size found on its competitor’s sites, Miro allows videos to be viewed in high quality, full screen mode. The way Miro stores and manages videos is a highlight of the application, creating a library (similar to itunes) which holds your videos for five days unless you specify for it to be held for longer. This automatic flushing of the videos stops the library from clogging up - this is particularly useful when using the automatic grab function which saves all of the videos from your favourite channels.
Some of the features available on Miro include: access to the Miro guide (a directory of channels which you can subscribe to); online video search; your local video library; new content which has completed downloading but which you haven’t yet watched; and a view of what’s currently being downloaded. You can also subscribe to your favourite ‘channels’ (Channels are Miro’s name for RSS feeds) allowing new videos to automatically be downloaded into your account and you can also make playlists of your favourite clips.
Steve O'Hear, editor of last100 has some useful tips on using Miro and a review of the application on his blog, which any new Miro user should check out.
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