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Daniel Hayek locked this topic on Aug 5, 2009 because issue resolved. Thanks for your patience everyone.

Blake Whitman 4 months ago

Hi Guys,

We are aware of the problem and are looking into it asap. Sorry for the trouble, we will update this thread as soon as we have corrected the problem. Thanks for your patience.

UPDATE: This issue should be resolved now. Please post any further issues in this thread and we will monitor is closely.
Jonathan Saunders 4 months ago

All my videos that I embed into my sites have stopped working across the board. They worked a few hours ago, now NONE do and I have changed no settings, am I Plus member, have allow HD embedding activated and plenty of HD plays left.....

There is no reason this should ever happen.

Please explain and correct ASAP.

sample not working:
iliketotellstories.com/2009/07/air-conditioner-in-my-hotel-room.html

sample working:
vimeo.com/5671230

I pay to be able to embed, why would it work on Vimeo and not where I allow?
smialek 4 months ago

same here: smialek.net myspace.com/smialek from Poland
Christopher White 4 months ago

Its a shame nobody here has a direct number to one of the staff, if they are in bed im sure a shock and a half is in store when they see all the posts in the forum.
guvnrDOTcom 4 months ago

SOLUTION?

This is a quote from ow.ly/j8eO, regarding this problem ...

"Vimeo have been trying to save on server costs very recently. For example, a couple of weeks ago they mentioned they were dropping the option of retaining the original uploaded user video - for non-Plus members - to save space. Hey, fair play, I thought. In fact, I didn't even know they kept that before!

"It sounds like they've moved to a different, cost-saving set of servers, but haven't configured the paths properly, else maybe are just waiting for some settings to propagate. If so, either issue could have been avoided but, hey, we all make mistakes."

Hope that helps. the_guv from guvnr.com
Sandy Buller 4 months ago

I have the same problem.
Beyondjazz 4 months ago

I'm affected too, all video's on my site (both from us and from others) are not working.
Peter Snell 4 months ago

Same is happening to me
nightwash 4 months ago

got the same problem on video.nightwash.de
duckrabbit 4 months ago

same at duckrabbit.info/blog
Robbie Veldwijk 4 months ago

same at: robbieveldwijk.wordpress.com and veldwijkproductions.nl... What are they doing?

I am really not amused about this...
Seventies Distribution 4 months ago

same on our site, this is ridiculous we just upgraded to vimeo plus too, really not happy about this
Ouais gros 4 months ago

What's the problem ? This is my work !!!
alastair Humphreys 4 months ago

although it is not helpful to do so I am going to say "me too"!

Looks like a blip somewhere...
Nathan Rightnour 4 months ago

same with me!!!
nathanrightnour.com

this is really going to hurt their credibility, AND MINE! This is my Work!
hamish dudley 4 months ago

Wish i didnt have to but I am going to join this club to.
VJRUSSIA 4 months ago

vjrussia.ru - same trouble. I had to delete all posts with vimeo video from front page. :(
Freedom Comunicazioni 4 months ago

Me too, me too. Maybe it's a techinical issue...
porg.tv 4 months ago

porg.tv as well. we need it to function properly! help! :)
Chris Marquardt 4 months ago

I'm seeing the exact same issue with all my videos. I'm not aware of any wrong doing on my side. Could you please have a look into this?
MonNuage 4 months ago

same for me...
haldern pop televisions 4 months ago

same ;)
Chicagonista 4 months ago

It was all working fine for me yesterday...and noticed that none of my video are showing now either.
Quidgest 4 months ago

the same with our blog

quidgest.com/blog
diluvio 4 months ago

please please, we need it function, we have posted only our videos
EnlightenMeNYC 4 months ago

Me too!!!

enlightenmenyc.com
Content Award Vienna 2009 4 months ago

same with me.
contentaward.at/

please fix it, vimeos!
Borja Uría 4 months ago

the same that all! im confused i pay for plus and now.. :S
Andriy Pryymachenko 4 months ago

Same here. I hope you guys solve this problem...

peredova.com/reel.html
Antoine Martin 4 months ago

Same on antoinemartinprod.com !!!
shoottheplayer.com 4 months ago

Me too:

shoottheplayer.com
KMi 4 months ago

I am guessing as there are so many of us with the same complaint that there is a bigger issue, lets just hope a vimeo representative acknowledges this thread sometime soon
Windy City CrossFit 4 months ago

Same here
Sensitive Mind 4 months ago

Same problem sensitivemind.it
Marco h 4 months ago

an same as my site: linksjugend-solid.de
HYPAgrafika 4 months ago

Yeah mine too. hypagrafika.com.au
Harrison Blum 4 months ago

To quote Michael Jackson: "You are not alone, I am here with you."
What's going on?
rleiria 4 months ago

Same problem here
Learning 2 Live 4 months ago

Me too - not taking it personally... lol
Fiona Goldfinch 4 months ago

Mine aren't working either!
MDXTV 4 months ago

Same here, but hopefully they will be aware and working on it as I write!
Maxime 4 months ago

same at ilovethisgame.fr
Other/Other/Other 4 months ago

Afraid the same is happening here - no embeds are working. Glad its not just us!
::vtol:: 4 months ago

take a rest guys!!! Hope all will be fixed in a moment!)))
guvnrDOTcom 4 months ago

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.. er, having the same problem at guvnr.com
Media Voices 4 months ago

same here-nothing- presuming since so many people are having same issue its a technical issue. Pretty disturbing though, we have potential funders viewing our site with no videos there. Makes us look really lame..
Stamatis Yachting 4 months ago

yep! It is the same everywhere! Can we please have an answer why?
The Project 4 months ago

Okay so at least it's not just me!
X9 4 months ago

i thought that too....
Security Media Publishing 4 months ago

aaargh...
85 Design 4 months ago

Same here! very strange. "This video cannot be played on this site" Please help Vimeo.
mikeford 4 months ago

Oi WHATS GOING ON? Mines not workin either!

Angry face
Matt Ward 4 months ago

Same for me usurp-records.com
Mark Brocking 4 months ago

This is Rediculous!!!! Two angry faces!!!!
Grapefrugten 4 months ago

Same here on my wordpress blog - grapefrugten.dk :/
Greenpeace in Nordic 4 months ago

yep, same for us
smialek 4 months ago

same here: smialek.net myspace.com/smialek from Poland
lafonoteca.net 4 months ago

I think nobody said it before... me too!!
o3media 4 months ago

Same to me! Mine were working properly yesterday!

has anyone noticed how many angry people has a smiling face at left? so funny xDDD
bside 4 months ago

Ha, I didn't notice until you pointed it out but now it's all I can see.
Chilli Chilli Wa 4 months ago

Whats going on here... got the same problem with my videos on chilliwa.com.
Why isnt anyone from the Vimeos responding?
Is this a youtube-sabotage hack? ;)

Please... tell us whats going on.
Wired Creative Video 4 months ago

Me too. Pretty angry.
The Happybox Family 4 months ago

Ack, I just realized that the Staff hours are 3 hours away. Hopefully this will be solved by the time I wake up.
Jukka Tallinen 4 months ago

My videos keep bouncing on and off when refreshing.. some available, some not.. jukkatallinen.com/jt/motion/
Can Turanlı 4 months ago

same problem here. buzla.com/sohbetler
The Architecture Foundation 4 months ago

Same here! Please fix soon!....
Hochzeitsfotograf Pesikan 4 months ago

same problem here. pesikan.de
Unseen-TV UK 4 months ago

Yeah, this is not good for our business. Vimeo, you need to get this sorted, and quick.
Prodrift 4 months ago

prodriftseries.com - its making us look silly at this stage? PLease FIX
Proud Creative 4 months ago

We are also experiencing inconsistencies on our embedded playback, please address this issue.
Can Turanlı 4 months ago

I understand that there are staff hours, but this is not a personal issue, somebody should be checking the site and help center, regularly. Otherwise, there are at least 2 hours it to be solved?
First Light 4 months ago

ah were getting the same problem as well, any news on why it's broken :(
Freakpyromaniacs 4 months ago

Well thats nice to read. I thought i was the only one and uploaded a movie 3 times (990MB per time) and know this is the probem. pfffff
ujjwal utkarsh 4 months ago

didNT know so many other ppl are facing the same problem!!!

i thought it was only me and presumed it will be fine in some time... but it didNT get fine :(
Blendid 4 months ago

Us too! But knowing Vimeo is should be fixed soon right :-)
manuela callea 4 months ago

Is anybody able to answer?
Warrior X-Fit 4 months ago

Not working here either. Has anyone heard from customer support?
MrJam Centro Moderno de Música 4 months ago

Same for me. Where is the customer support?
Mick Walker 4 months ago

Same issue!? Anyone from Vimeo reading this thread?????
Raquel Rolnik 4 months ago

mine too :(
Alexandre Arsac 4 months ago

J'ai le même problème sur mon blog ( hhttp://utopiie.com/blog/category/videos/ ) =/
Corporate Creatures™ 4 months ago

No not yet. It's only 06h50 in the morning in NY. I think they are still waking up, while our websites are all offline now. PLEASE wake someone up!
Destiny Center Church 4 months ago

Now that I know I'm not the only one... I'm sure it will get worked out. Must be a glitch. Vimeo, help us out here. :)
Bruce Wiggins 4 months ago

Tick tock, tick tock......
Bruce Wiggins 4 months ago

Oh yeah, You Tube is FREE!
Family First 4 months ago

Same thing here. Please fix it soon. I don't want to have to use the YouTube videos. Your quality is so much better. familyminute.com/blog
seth wulsin 4 months ago

I have the same problem.
sethwulsin.arloartists.com
Ouais gros 4 months ago

Same here ouaigros.blogspot.com
MrJam Centro Moderno de Música 4 months ago

Come on, wake up and fix it!!!! YouTube is knocking to my door :-)
Proud Creative 4 months ago

proudcreative.com/pr_syfy_01.html

This is getting a little tedious. Surely someone from Vimeo is paying attention.

A simple note that the problem is being attended to would suffice.
James Willamor 4 months ago

Looks like either they did a massive blacklisting of sites for some reason, or some embedding of video is down across the board. We just started getting the same error message; "this video cannot be played on this site"
Blake Whitman 4 months ago

Hi Guys,

We are aware of the problem and are looking into it asap. Sorry for the trouble, we will update this thread as soon as we have corrected the problem. Thanks for your patience.

Blake
Can Turanlı 4 months ago

No blacklisting because they allow some of the videos work and some others not in the same domains.
Can Turanlı 4 months ago

at least a staff :)
Prashanna Jayaseelan 4 months ago

I hope this gets fixed today...
ben murtagh 4 months ago

so many angry types, give a fuck, shit happens, servers go down, vimeo rules, if you're small-minded enough go elsewhere and leave this place for the good guys.
Veloz Media 4 months ago

PLEASE HELP! Thanks guys...
CanalDocumental TV 4 months ago

Same for us - canaldocumental.tv - , we hope you can solve the problem really soon, today.
Brick Mansion 4 months ago

Its back! WAHEY!
Nathan Rightnour 4 months ago

fixed. phew.
MrJam Centro Moderno de Música 4 months ago

Thanks guys,
mine is already working right now!!!!!

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