Big news for Ogg: it's being supported natively in the next Firefox (here is my video-centric post): http://www.getmiro.com/blog/2008/07/firefox-to-support-open-video-format-in-next-release/
And if you're curious about the state of FOSS codecs/tools for audio and video, I highly recommend: http://wiki.transmission.cc/index.php/FOSS_CODECS_OVERVIEW On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 11:33 AM, Matthew J. Agnello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Very good list. In fact, I might go looking for a good compressor for > Ogg Theora. That's something I don't currently use but certainly > should. > > // Matt > - -- > Matthew J. Agnello > http://hungryfilmmaker.com/ > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (Darwin) > Comment: http://getfiregpg.org > > iD8DBQFIkyzb7MtGbmxmMyMRAhYRAJ4rzJ8ToYjT2W2uJSvcaig06NyxQgCeKkeR > Hv+j4rL9bMvGGV/bcASprhQ= > =k6gu > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 10:57 AM, Brian Rowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> Great list, very practical. Your point 1 on USE your Fair Use rights is >> right on target. NPO's that I work with are often scared to take that >> "risk" and end up missing out on great outreach opportunities. >> >> -Brian >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 10:52 AM, Kevin Driscoll <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > wrote: >> >>> Nice, comprehensive post, Nelson. >>> >>> Another great resource is Make Internet TV from PCF: >>> http://makeinternettv.org/ >>> >>> Kevin >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 9:15 AM, FreeCulture.org - Students for Free >>> Culture <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> >>> wrote: >>> > Writes Nelson Pavlosky on our blog: >>> > >>> > During my time interning at [SPARC][1] this summer, I've been working >>> on >>> > getting them involved with online video in a free culture compatible >>> > fashion. In an effort to make sure they remain ideologically pure and >>> > practically well-guided, I've written up a "best practices for online >>> > video" document for them (republished below) which contains all of the >>> > goals I think an organization should pursue when >>> > creating/publishing/using video online. >>> > >>> > What do you folks think? Anything I missed? Anything you disagree with? >>> > If other SFC members and the Internet at large agree that these are >>> good >>> > practices that SFC should follow, perhaps this could be adopted as an >>> > official SFC document? >>> > >>> > ### Best Practices for Online Video >>> > >>> > * **Exercise your fair use rights -** If you don't use it, you lose >>> > it! When you need to quote something or reference something, do it, >>> > don't be scared. Just follow the Center for Social Media's "[Code of >>> > Best Practices in Fair use for Online Video][2]". >>> > >>> > * **Open content licenses -** Make it obviously legal to share, cut up >>> > and remix your content. Use a [Creative Commons][3] license that allows >>> > for remixing. (All current CC licenses allow for sharing, at least for >>> > noncommercial purposes.) >>> > >>> > * **Encourage remixing -** Provide a copy of the video in an >>> > uncompressed, unedited form somewhere. This can make it easier for >>> > people to reuse your content in future projects. >>> > >>> > * **Provide a copy in an open video format -** Use the [Ogg Theora][4] >>> > video format! It's an open standard, meaning we know exactly how it >>> > works, and it is not patent-encumbered, meaning we don't know of any >>> > patents that would prevent you from using it however you want, and >>> > nobody can force you or anyone else to pay royalties for the >>> "privilege" >>> > of using the format. See [Xiph.org's page on Theora's benefits][5] and >>> > [why Ogg Theora matters for internet TV][6]. [Blip.tv][7] allows you to >>> > upload in Ogg Theora and it will attempt to play Theora videos in your >>> > browser using the [Cortado java video applet][8] (see the [Inquirer >>> > article][9] on this). >>> > >>> > * **Provide multiple formats -** That said, you should try to provide >>> > as many video formats as practical. Give people options, in case they >>> > have trouble playing or using one or more of your formats. Just make >>> > sure one of those options is always an open format. >>> > >>> > * **Open source video editing - **When possible, capture and edit your >>> > videos with open source tools, and promote those tools to others. >>> > Unfortunately, it is currently difficult to do FOSS video editing on >>> Mac >>> > OS X. It is slightly easier to do it on Linux with tools such as >>> > [Kdenlive][10], [Kino][11], and [Cinelerra][12], and Linux >>> distributions >>> > dedicated to working with multimedia such as [Ubuntu Studio][13]. Also, >>> > the next version of [VLC media player][14], 0.9, is expected to make it >>> > easy to do screencasting / screen capturing on any platform, with a >>> nice >>> > GUI / wizard to walk you through the process. >>> > >>> > * **Open source media server -** Use open source software to serve up >>> > your video. This is easy if you are video podcasting: any blogging >>> > software that produces a [web feed][15] with [enclosures][16] will do, >>> > such as [Wordpress][17]. In fact, with Wordpress, all you have to do is >>> > link to your video file in a format WordPress knows about (MP3 and MP4, >>> > from quick testing). This automatically packages the video in an >>> > enclosure in your RSS feed so that anyone with a smart feed reader can >>> > automatically download the video. The [Podpress][18] plugin for >>> > Wordpress should make this even easier. An open source media server for >>> > streaming video can be a bit more complex. The option I am helping >>> SPARC >>> > pursue at the moment is [ePresence][19], an apparently mature open >>> > source project which unfortunately requires a Windows computer at the >>> > moment, but which is supposed to be migrating to Linux in the distant >>> > future. >>> > >>> > * **Open source client -** People should be able to view the video >>> > using 100% open source software, and you should encourage them to do >>> so. >>> > [Miro][20], a free / open source internet tv and video player, is great >>> > for podcasting. As for streaming media, just make sure it plays in >>> > [VLC][21]. >>> > >>> > * **Offer a downloadable format -** Sometimes people want to access >>> > video while not connected to the Internet. Offering a download link >>> lets >>> > people with slow connections watch your high resolution video through >>> > the power of delayed gratification. Also, letting people download your >>> > stuff aids distributed preservation. >>> > >>> > * **Decentralized distribution system -** Services like Youtube offer >>> > convenience, but we at Students for Free Culture believe any one player >>> > monopolizing video distribution is bad. It's good to preserve options >>> of >>> > self-hosting and self-aggregating available, and to use them in >>> parallel >>> > with other distribution methods. >>> > >>> > * **Redundancy and long-term preservation -** Post your video to >>> > multiple locations so if one goes down it will still be available. Be >>> > especially sure to use the [Internet Archive][22], as that is meant for >>> > long-term preservation. ([Blip.tv][23] will crossload video to the >>> > Internet Archive for you.) >>> > >>> > * **Provide good metadata -** Tags and other descriptors can make it >>> > easier for people to find your video. Thumbnails can make it easier to >>> > skim through your content (automatically provided by Internet Archive). >>> > Categorize! Annotate! >>> > >>> > * **Write out a transcript -** Gives you more googlejuice / makes your >>> > site more attractive to search engines! Also more accessible for the >>> > disabled. >>> > >>> > * **Provide feeds and other ways to subscribe to your content -** If >>> > people like what you have, make it easy for them to get further >>> updates. >>> > >>> > * **Bookmarking / social networking / embedding -** make it easy for >>> > people to save the location of a video, and to share it with others. >>> > Naturally, try to support open source tools when possible, such as the >>> > [Connotea][24] scholarly bookmarking software. >>> > >>> > [1]: http://www.arl.org/sparc/ >>> > >>> > [2]: >>> http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/resources/publications/fair_ >>> > use_in_online_video/ >>> > >>> > [3]: http://creativecommons.org/ >>> > >>> > [4]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theora >>> > >>> > [5]: http://theora.org/benefits/ >>> > >>> > [6]: >>> > http://maketelevision.com/log/why_ogg_theora_matters_for_internet_tv >>> > >>> > [7]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blip.tv >>> > >>> > [8]: >>> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortado_(software)<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortado_%28software%29> >>> > >>> > [9]: http://www.theinquirer.net/en/inquirer/news/2006/05/31/bliptv- >>> > to-become-an-open-youtube-alternative >>> > >>> > [10]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kdenlive >>> > >>> > [11]: >>> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kino_(software)<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kino_%28software%29> >>> > >>> > [12]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinelerra >>> > >>> > [13]: http://ubuntustudio.org/ >>> > >>> > [14]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player >>> > >>> > [15]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_feed >>> > >>> > [16]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_Enclosures >>> > >>> > [17]: http://wordpress.org/ >>> > >>> > [18]: http://www.mightyseek.com/podpress/ >>> > >>> > [19]: http://epresence.tv/ >>> > >>> > [20]: http://www.getmiro.com/ >>> > >>> > [21]: http://www.videolan.org/ >>> > >>> > [22]: http://www.archive.org/details/movies >>> > >>> > [23]: http://blip.tv/ >>> > >>> > [24]: http://www.connotea.org/ >>> > >>> > URL: >>> http://freeculture.org/blog/2008/07/31/best-practices-online-video/ >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > Discuss mailing list >>> > [email protected] >>> > http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> )_)_)_)_)_)_ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Discuss mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Brian Rowe >> Legal Intern >> Creative Commons >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> (206) 335-8577 (Cell) >> >> Access To Justice Technology Principles >> www.ATJWeb.org >> >> Freedom for IP >> www.FreedomforIP.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > >
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