Abstract: A video email system and service for subscriber composed of (1) video email software residing on a subscriber's electronic device (110); (2) a server maintained by a provider to manage each subscriber's account and to stream the video on demand to an email recipient (120); and (3) a recipient computer capable of translating a pre-determined video file format and receiving email using any standard email program (130). The service enables a subscriber using the video email software to send a digital video made with any camera and converted by the pre-determined video file format to a recipient having a standard email program through the service provider's server. The server receives the video and sends a gateway email to the recipient with a frame for viewing the video. The server streams the video to the recipient upon demand of the recipient.