what a great idea cari. i might just do that! :) On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 10:36 PM, Cari Machet <[email protected]> wrote:
> wow - you should try contacting the guy he would love to hear that i > am sure - i have had some minimal contact with him and he is great > > On 9/22/12, victoria waghorn <[email protected]> wrote: > > mpeg streamclip has saved my life so many times.... > > > > On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 6:45 PM, Cari Machet <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> + 1 on what flick wrote > >> > >> but i would ad that you can use mpeg stream clip to transcode bizaare > >> files > >> > >> http://www.squared5.com/ > >> > >> and i like much more than yousendit - which screwed up my mac so i had > >> to kick it off - > >> > >> we transfer - is great - it is web based > >> > >> sorry i cannot get the link i am in russia and google is routing me > >> some weird place when i try > >> > >> On 9/22/12, victoria waghorn <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > hihi > >> > > >> > so i run a crowd sourced film festival in australia [15Mb of FAME] and > >> it's > >> > all onsite so we deal with physical submissions over the lead-up > >> > duration > >> > of a couple of days of footage which is then collated and edited over > >> > 48 > >> > hours or so... it's a rather mammothian task as the festival while not > >> > enormous involves well over 5000 bodies. thankfully not that many > >> > submit > >> > footage... > >> > > >> > we deal with raw files [mpeg4/mov files] from mostly phones and it's > >> just a > >> > direct upload of data via USB etc with a team of uber punk monk peeps > >> > managing it onsite. it's all rather hectic. > >> > > >> > looking forward to seeing/hearing about your project further. > >> > > >> > here's what we did in the first year... > >> > > >> > http://www.15mb-of-fame.tv/ > >> > > >> > On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 2:35 AM, flick harrison > >> > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> > > >> >> Interesting question. > >> >> > >> >> 1. GETTING THE FILES > >> >> > >> >> Yousendit or Dropbox might be good ways to get the files, the size > >> limits > >> >> are better on dropbox. But any files you get from other people add > to > >> >> your > >> >> own quota so you'd have to be really organized to get everything > >> >> happening > >> >> without maybe confounding your senders. > >> >> > >> >> I would think a self-hosted blind-drop FTP server, i.e. a one-way web > >> >> interface so they could send you raw files. Never set one up but > I've > >> >> seen > >> >> them. In any case - if web interface is too hard to do then you have > >> >> to > >> >> expect the shooters to understand FTP. > >> >> > >> >> You could ask people to post full-quality versions on youtube and > then > >> >> rip > >> >> the files with some sort of youtube downloading plugin. This would > be > >> >> clunky and usually results in (BIG!) quality loss. > >> >> > >> >> Vimeo would work, since there's an option to leave the full-quality > >> >> file > >> >> as a download link for anyone who sees the video. You can > >> >> password-protect > >> >> videos there so they aren't available to the general public. But > then > >> >> folks would have to sign up for a vimeo account and understand how to > >> get > >> >> a > >> >> reasonable-quality file on there (max 1 HD upload per week, 500Mb > >> >> total > >> >> files per week, thus more headaches). > >> >> > >> >> But, for instance, can shooters on an ipad really send you the > >> >> full-quality master footage? Or are they limited to BS options like > >> >> "Share > >> >> -> Youtube, Facebook, etc" which bypass the file system altogether? > >> It's > >> >> the result of the War on General Purpose Computing. > >> >> > >> >> 2. USING THE FILES > >> >> > >> >> This is trickier - I've done BYO gigs with kids, where everyone and > >> >> sundry > >> >> had a different file wrapper and codec and frame rate and file size > so > >> >> on. > >> >> Premier or FCP should probably eat them all and crap out a movie but > >> >> I > >> >> did > >> >> encounter the odd Chinese kid with an .mtv format or something no one > >> had > >> >> ever heard of except them. > >> >> > >> >> AND if they are sending the files, better hope they understand the > >> >> file > >> >> structure for stuff like AVCHD, and get them to send the whole > >> >> "PRIVATE" > >> >> folder and that kinda thing. Etc etc. > >> >> > >> >> The deal is that even with good pre-production discussions between > two > >> >> people, surprises crop up - so sending out a call to the general > >> >> public > >> >> is > >> >> asking for trouble. But I'm interested in the same kinds of projects > >> >> so > >> >> please let me know how it develops! > >> >> > >> >> Good Luck! > >> >> > >> >> -Flick > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> ** WHERE'S MY ARTICLE, WORLD? > >> >> *http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Flick_Harrison > >> >> > >> >> ** FLICK's WEBSITE: http://www.flickharrison.com * > >> >> > >> >> [image: Zero for Conduct - Flick's > >> >> News]<http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ZeroForConduct/~6/1> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> FrameWorks mailing list > >> >> [email protected] > >> >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > victoria waghorn > >> > -------------------- > >> > founder // filmmaker > >> > punk monk propaganda > >> > a. the corner shop > >> > 144 henderson rd > >> > alexandria. NSW > >> > e. 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