Re: Correction Re: [DDN] comparison of video blogging compression techniques
Yeah, I noticed that soon after sending it out. I corrected it on my blog but hadn't gotten around to sending a note to the list, so thanks for being on top of it. ac Dave Pentecost wrote: Hi Andy Others may have caught this. But you got my attention when your post listed the extreme compression example as 292 bits. Wow! Actually, I show 288 kB once I downloaded it. Good work! Dave On 4/25/06, Andy Carvin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everyone, One of my video blog viewers asked me for an explanation of various quicktime compression techniques I use to make my online videos smaller for different audiences. I've just published my response: http://www.andycarvin.com/archives/2006/04/andys_video_blogging.html In this demonstration, I start with a 10 megabyte video shot in avi format, 30 frames per second, 640x480 pixels, 16 bit stereo. I then produced seven compressed versions of it, including ones that utilize varying frame rates, screen sizes, compression codecs, and audio compression. The most compressed version I created is 97% smaller than the original avi video, and is potentially quite suitable for video blogging in low-bandwidth situations around the world. Some examples: Original uncompressed video (10 megs): http://www.andycarvin.com/video/demo-nocompression.avi Significant compression (1.8 megs, 82% reduction): http://www.andycarvin.com/video/demo-3ivx.mov Extreme compression (292 bits, 97% reduction): http://www.andycarvin.com/video/demo-3ivx8bit160.mov Here's a chart featuring all of the videos and their settings: http://www.andycarvin.com/compressiontable.html Anyway, I hope this is useful for those of you exploring the world of video blogging. thanks, andy -- -- Andy Carvin acarvin (at) edc . org andycarvin (at) yahoo . com http://www.digitaldivide.net http://www.andycarvin.com -- ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. -- The Daily Glyph http://www.gomaya.com/glyph Usumacinta http://www.gomaya.com/dams Cell 917 312 9733 ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. -- -- Andy Carvin acarvin (at) edc . org andycarvin (at) yahoo . com http://www.digitaldivide.net http://www.andycarvin.com -- ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] employment: Global Voices seeks Persian/Dari editor
fyi... Please contact Rachel if you are interested, as I am not involved in the selection process. -andy Original Message Subject:[GV-Authors] Job vacancy! Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 14:13:21 +0100 From: Rachel Rawlins [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: Rebecca MacKinnon [EMAIL PROTECTED] We're looking to hire a Persian translator/editor to join the team here at Global Voices (http://www.globalvoicesonline.org). The job is to: - monitor blogs written in Persian (and Dari if possible - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dari); - post a small number of links to the most interesting blog entries each day, giving a short indication of what they contain but without needing to translate the entire entry; - write two longer posts each week giving an overview of blog discussions either by region or theme or interest with translated excerpts of the blog entries; - liaise with the appropriate regional editor/s and the managing editor about coverage of countries in their region/s; - attend fortnightly editorial meetings via IRC; - This obviously requires fluent Persian and good written English together with a knowledge of blogging and internet technology. The job is part-time. If you are interested in applying for the position please send me an e-mail me detailing your relevant experience and/or qualifications at either [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. Or if you know anyone who might be interested please pass this mail on! Closing date a very swift 7 May. Thanks! Rachel --- Rachel Rawlins www.globalvoicesonline.org AIM: RachelRawlins1 MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype: rachelrawlins Blog: www.frizzylogic.org http://www.frizzylogic.org -- -- Andy Carvin acarvin (at) edc . org andycarvin (at) yahoo . com http://www.digitaldivide.net http://www.andycarvin.com -- ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
Re: [DDN] Open Source Computer Asset inventory/help desk application
Howdy, you can find discussion of one at: http://www.mguhlin.net/blog/archives/2005/11/entry_658.htm The product is Liberum - http://www.liberum.org/ Miguel Guhlin Director, Instructional Technology TCEA TEC-SIG Vice President San Antonio, Texas Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Blogs to Read: Mousing Around: http://www.mguhlin.net/blog TechLearning.com: http://www.techlearning.com/blog - Original Message From: Kinyua Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 11:45:49 PM Subject: [DDN] Open Source Computer Asset inventory/help desk application Dear All, I am looking for an open source computer asset management/helpdesk application that I can use within my project. I have some that I am evaluating (mainly from sourceforge). Is there anyone out there who has successfully implemented a computer asset management application? I would be interested in comparing notes. Martin Kinyua [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] using the internet for consumer advocacy
hi Digital Divide Network community - check out the way the internet can be used for consumer advocacy. http://digg.com/technology/When_Good_Phones_Go_Bad_2 - phil complacency is also an option. (though less effective.) -- Phil Shapiro [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/pshapiro http://philsrssfeed.blogspot.com http://www.his.com/pshapiro/stories.menu.html Wisdom starts with wonder. - Socrates Learning happens through gentleness. ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] video blogging class overview
hi DDN community - for those who might be thinking about teaching a class on video blogging, appended below is an overview of a 4 session (4 times 1.5 hours) class i'm teaching on video blogging in takoma park, maryland. feel free to use this in whatever way helps you. the first session of the class went very well last night. here's a 20-second video we created for an imaginary product one of the students thought up -- frozen lizard pops. as a group, we brainstormed what the text of this commercial and who in the group would be saying which parts of the text. http://www.writersforliteracy.org/videobloggingclass1.mp4 all of the students in this class were pretty astounded at the short amount of time between when we were brainstorming this commercial to when we were viewing it on the web. they left the class with a feeling of empowerment -- of possibilities. it was a fun class to teach. it's useful to note that i don't yet have a video blog myself. i have the component skills for creating a video blog, though. - phil Video Blogging Class Takoma Park Recreation Department Phil Shapiro, Instructor [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] What we'll be learning in this class - Some basics in shooting and editing video using free video editing software - iMovie (Macs) or Windows Movie Maker II (Windows XP.) How to export video to create video files that are viewable on the web. (MPEG-4 video format is the most recommend format. It is viewable by all computers - Windows, Macintosh and Linux.) How to upload your videos to the Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org) which provides free web hosting. How to set up your blog using Blogger.com (owned by Google.) Blogger is a free service used by millions. Connecting your blog with the video that you have uploaded. Telling people how they can subscribe to your video blog. (using iTunes or FireAnt) Resources - Video Blogging Tutorial http://www.freevlog.org Blogger (http://www.blogger.com) Cyberduck (free file transfer program for Mac OS X.) http://www.cyberduck.ch FileZilla (free file transfer program for Windows) http://www.apple.com/itunes http://fireant.tv In this class we'll also be covering which features to look for in a digital camcorder. * Microphone input jack. * 16 x 9 video format. We'll also talk about the possibilites of using your digital still camera for video blogging. (The Sony Cyber-shot digital cameras shoots nice video for putting on the web.) Sample videos to check out on the web. http://www.archive.org/details/juanwilliamsonmarshall Http://www.archive.org/details/multimediastorytelling http://www.archive.org/details/PhilShapiroMrCappucciTribute2 http://www.archive.org/details/woodyspeaks http://macpropodcast.com/ Can you create an audio podcast from the audio portion of your video blog? Most definitely yes. What is the Feedburner service and how do we use it? http://feedburner.com/ * Tips for publicizing your video blog. * Privacy concerns. Encouraging and managing your video blog public feedback. -- Phil Shapiro [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/pshapiro http://philsrssfeed.blogspot.com http://www.his.com/pshapiro/stories.menu.html Wisdom starts with wonder. - Socrates Learning happens through gentleness. ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] CTCs, Immigration and the next Civil Rights Movement
Friends, We've been having an interesting discussion on the listserv of the Chicago Chapter of CTCNet regarding tracking usage of labs/computers for reporting to funders and general management of, or planning for operations. As many of you are aware, Chicago is a city with a strong and diverse Immigrant community, active at the forefront of the civil rights movement. Demonstrations protesting specific congressional legislation drew crowds on a scale that surprised everyone in Chicago and across the country. Further marches and events are planned for May Day, and there is expectation of similar strong turnout. It was noted in discussion that at CTCs serving Immigrant and Ethnic communities that there is a great probability for an undercount of people served if we rely upon sign-in sheets. Some centers have a log-in procedure to track use of their services. Does that force the issue? The reasons for an undercount or a potential disincentive to utilize a lab where data is overtly collected, even if only Identity data are easily understood in the Immigrant and Ethnic context. Mistrust of Government, and fear of any processes or mechanisms that require documentation is grounded in history and in the realities of the current political climate where legislation making it illegal to offer support to the undocumented almost became law. So, even those who are documented will be reluctant, and perhaps staff/volunteers will have their share of concern. Yet, we have commitments to our funders. We are accountable for the resources we're using and we need some mechanism by which we can demonstrate impact. For CTCs receiving public funding, this is of greater urgency, as we are accountable to Govt. and to the people. Citizen groups in Chicago concerned about efforts to bridge the Digital Divide organized to survey existing CTCs on the West side. They wanted to know for a fact whether the CTCs were doing what they said they were doing in terms of making services available to the community. Aside from Immigrant communites relation to Governement and authority there is always room for healthy mistrust of any institutional practice, not to mention need for public input and scrutiny over programs that are there to help the community. As activists taking the digital divide seriously, we are responsible to each other to engender and maintain a climate of credibility and respect for practitioners in our field. A public questioning of practices that uncovers a problem either in regard to money or persons served jeopardizes funding for all of us, and can undermine the continuation of particular funding streams. As separate organizations we need to be able to track data so that we can plan our programs, make the case to potential funders, and report to current funders. As a field of practice we would like to rely upon standardized, credible data by which we can make the general policy case in favor of supporting investment in our communities. The question is, as a field of practice, how can we shape the standards for collection of data in a way that we protect to the best of our abilities the interests of the communities, families and individuals we serve? What data do we need to collect to demonstrate effective use of our centers and the public use of technology? Can we shape a statement on data practice that balances these needs? I trust there must be creative means of tracking and aggregating usage that protects privacy and identity, within reason, and with sufficient verifiability for Govt and other funders and for utility in research and policsy discourse. How can we effectively advance that aim? Who is ready to take the lead on this? We should work with policy leaders, civic activists and the funding community (which includes govt. entities), taking a proactive stance on these issues which boil down to a question of civil rights. The issues of the Immigrant Civil Rights Movement educates us in a way to very general Civil Rights questions. What affects the Immigrant and Ethnic communities is a very deep political issue in any society, and we should reach out in the spirit of social justice that led us to establish our centers and to work and volunteer in this field. Best Regards to all, Michael Maranda Michael Maranda President, The Association For Community Networking (AFCN) http://www.afcn.org Executive Director, CTCNet Chicago Chapter http://www.ctcnetchicago.org Co-Chair, Illinois Community Technology Coalition (ilCTC) http://www.ilctc.org Vice President, CAAELII http://www.caaelii.org ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
