On Jan 19, 2008 5:02 AM, Martijn Dashorst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A streaming version is not necessary IMO. We are looking for options to put
I don't expect you to use the google video version in any final thing -- I was merely uploading it to their site so that it is more convenient to review it. > the vids on our main site. It just takes time to do so :) Naturally. > If you still want to put it on a shared service, you might want to check > revver.com, they have IMO higher quality video streaming but it still is > compressed, and I'm not sure how your screencast would be converted... > > Martijn > > > On 1/19/08, Michael Chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Jan 18, 2008 4:58 PM, Martijn Dashorst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > BTW, I have to really look not to start typing in the video, it just > > looks > > > too much like a real eclipse window... > > > Martijn > > > > > > > Well, I was tinkering at the beginning to ensure I got the best > > quality I could get, because you can always convert to a lower-quality > > format but you can't go the other way. For what it's worth, it looks > > totally unreadable when I stream it from Google Videos, which I > > suppose is expected. (You can see the shape of the eclipse window, but > > the resolution is too low, so the text becomes unreadably blurry.) > > Considering how popular screencasts have gotten, I'm actually kind of > > surprised the Windows Media Screen codec that Microsoft made years ago > > isn't more popular -- if it was, I'd suspect this kind of quality > > wouldn't require such a large file. > > > > > > > > On 1/18/08, Martijn Dashorst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi Michael, > > > > > > > > I've just been able to take a look. First let me extend our gratitude > > for > > > > you taking up the task. It is really some tough work to create a > > screen cast > > > > (I know, I've done a couple). > > > > > > > > > > > > If anyone else thinks your screencast is OK, then I'm fine with > > signing > > > > off. > > > > I suspect this will require me to make a streaming version > > available... Google Videos probably will be useful for that. Of > > course, I plan on still uploading to the other locations as well, so > > that you guys have access to the higher-resolution copy. > > > > > > > > > > If you can muster the energy to do just one other take, this is what > > I'd > > > > like to improve: > > > > - create pauzes when you explain at a high level what you are going > > to do > > > > - tell folks what you are doing when you do it (synchronize the left > > and > > > > right brain hemispheres ;) > > > > At this point, I think it's unlikely that I'll claim a third task by > > Monday (we'll see-- who knows?) so I may as well do this first one > > "right", so to speak. :) > > > > > > I found it hard to track the planning (you were explaining about the > > > > bookmarkable links and menu), and see that you are creating a page. It > > > > seemed out-of-sync and was quite distracting. > > > > > > > > I don't know if you've noticed, but I record the audio separate from > > the video, so shifting the audio and/or video around should be easy > > enough. (Notice how this version doesn't show the system clock in the > > corner... this is intentional. :) ) That's why you don't hear me > > clacking on my keyboard in the background. Just in case you were > > wondering. > > > > > > > > > > Again, thank you for your efforts and energy. The cast is good, I just > > > > want to make it perfect :) > > > > > > > > > > > > Martijn > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 1/18/08, Michael Chang < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > A new version of the screencast has been uploaded. Hopefully it > > > > > addresses Martjin's concerns. This file should play on most > > computers > > > > > -- it uses MPEG-4 (not h.264) video and MP3 audio in an AVI > > container. > > > > > > > > > > The video is 20.4 MB in size. > > > > > > > > > > > > http://rapidshare.com/files/84627136/MarkupInheritenceVideoV2.avi.html > > > > > (rapidshare) > > > > > http://webhome.idirect.com/~rgh/wicket/MarkupInheritenceVideoV2.avi > > > > > (alternate download location) > > > > > > > > > > Anyone who would like a text copy of what I was saying can follow > > > > > along at > > http://webhome.idirect.com/~rgh/wicket/MarkupInheritence.txt > > > > > > > > > > Comments -- even acknowledgments -- would be appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Michael Chang > > > > > > > > > > Please note that not all formatting may be preserved in > > > > > Office/Word/Powerpoint documents sent to me. Please use OpenDocument > > > > > (not Open XML), HTML, and RTF where possible. See > > > > > http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > > > > Thank you. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Buy Wicket in Action: http://manning.com/dashorst > > > > Apache Wicket 1.3.0 is released > > > > Get it now: http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/wicket/1.3.0 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Buy Wicket in Action: http://manning.com/dashorst > > > Apache Wicket 1.3.0 is released > > > Get it now: http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/wicket/1.3.0 > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Michael Chang > > > > Please note that not all formatting may be preserved in > > Office/Word/Powerpoint documents sent to me. Please use OpenDocument > > (not Open XML), HTML, and RTF where possible. See > > http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > Thank you. > > > > > > -- > > Buy Wicket in Action: http://manning.com/dashorst > Apache Wicket 1.3.0 is released > Get it now: http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/wicket/1.3.0 > -- Michael Chang Please note that not all formatting may be preserved in Office/Word/Powerpoint documents sent to me. Please use OpenDocument (not Open XML), HTML, and RTF where possible. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html Thank you.
