I’ve posted a few times about how to use Google Video or YouTube to post your videos on your website or blog.
Michael Pollock has written an excellent article on how to use the free Riva Flash video encoder to create your own videos and put them on your blog using the FLV video player without needing to rely on a third party service.
Here’s an example:
While on the subject of video, a good example of what can be achieved cheaply and cost effectively is at Rocketboom.
For the small minority interested in video codecs, there’s quite an interesting demo of the differences at the Flash Video FAQ website.