Abstract: The system and method preferably provides a toolbar to use in a network browser. The toolbar is preferably integrated within a suitable browser program graphical interface as a browser toolbar having its own toolbar graphical interface. The toolbar enables a video file to be selectively uploaded from a publisher computer to a service provider. An HTML video snippet is generated from the video file received from the publisher computer. The HTML video snippet enables access to the stored video file via a browser. The HTML video snippet is distributed to the publisher computer for placement in a publisher web page so as to enable the HTML video snippet to be selected via a browser, In response to the selection of the HTML video snippet, the video data file is played on the networked computer.

Abstract: The system and method provides a web site publisher tool to use on a web site that converts a video data file to an HTML video snippet. The video file is distributed to a networked computer by delivering a snippet conversion module to a partner computer, where the snippet conversion module is copied into a partner web page. The video file is received from a publisher computer using the snippet conversion module from the partner web page. An HTML video snippet is generated from the stored video file received from the publisher computer, and the HTML video snippet is used to access the stored video file. The system and method distributes the HTML video snippet to the publisher computer, and the publisher places the HTML video snippet in a publisher web page that the networked computer accesses and receives. A browser renders the HTML video snippet as the uploaded video file.