According to the ancient proverb all good websites need a good TV advert. So we made one. It was shot last summer, before EdinburghMenus.com actually went live, but we didn’t get round to editing it as we had more important things to do like, erm, finishing the site.

When we did get the site live, we didn’t think we had enough footage to put the ad together and it was forgotten about. Well, it turns out we did have enough footage - just - so we’ve thrown something together.

The music is “I’m So Happy” by the 10 man Edinburgh-based ska outfit, Bombskare. Used with their permission, of course - thanks guys!

Hope you like it. Here’s the YouTube version - pretty rubbish quality - you can download higher quality versions below.

The video was shot on a Canon DSLR and put together in full HD 720p widescreen. If you want to see it in its full glory, we’d highly recommend downloading the full version. You’ll need the DivX codec installed on your machine to view it (the excellent VLC player should definitely play it if you’re not sure).

• 720p DivX (26.6mb)

We’ve also created a bunch of other versions of the advert optimised for various platforms - knock yourselves out.

• Windows Media Player (9.0mb; good if you don’t have the DivX codec)
• Video IPod (4.0mb)
• Sony PSP (4.1mb)
• Mobile phone (low) (0.9mb; for old phones that don’t play MP4 video)
• Mobile phone (high) (2.3mb; for new phones that play MP4 video)

Now, anyone got a few hundred grand spare so we can stick this on prime-time ITV? Failing that, please email the link to this blog article or the YouTube video around your friends to spread the word!

This entry was posted on Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 and is filed under marketing.
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