[videoblogging] Re: Vloggercamp Who is going?
Yes! That sounds like a blast! Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS http://www.lofistl.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Richard (Show) Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Also, I'm not sure how we would do "sessions", as in people give > presentations ... not only no shelters, but no electricity. > > No youtube, be we could have a lot of fun tubing down the river. > > ... Richard > > On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 3:31 PM, Richard (Show) Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Yes, Bill and I talked about coming to Rolla and camping - this is 90 miles > > from St. Louis. > > > > The plus side is that we have friends that have some beautiful land on the > > Little Piney River. > > > > The problem is that this would be totally primitive camping - no cabins, no > > electricity, and definitely no internet. > > > > Would people be up for that? > > > > ... Richard > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 5:48 AM, Bill Streeter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Well yes, there are KOA's but we were thinking a better alternative > >> would be hanging with Richard and Maureen in nearby Rolla--that would > >> be for folks who are booked but can't cancel their travel. And I'm > >> sure Heath and David Meade would be down for that too. > >> > >> I think, I'm gonna cancel it. I wouldn't blame anyone for not signing > >> up at this point. Sorry for your trouble. > >> > >> I'm sending the money back to those who already paid. > >> > >> Bill Streeter > >> > >> --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com , > >> "Jan McLaughlin" > >> > >> wrote: > >> > > >> > Why do you need 35 people to sign up to cover expenses? > >> > > >> > If only 10 or 15 come, host it differently. > >> > > >> > There's KOA - <http://www.koa.com/where/mo/13107/> and 3 of 'em near > >> > St. Louis. Let folks make their own reservations / share a kabin - > >> > yeah - in the KOA lexicon 'cabins' are 'kabins'. > >> > > >> > They even got free wireless in most of 'em. > >> > > >> > Cook / shop for yourselves. No need to 'plan' that. > >> > > >> > Just a thought. > >> > > >> > Jan > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Jan McLaughlin > >> > Production Sound Mixer > >> > air = 862-571-5334 > >> > aim = janofsound > >> > skype = janmclaughlin > >> > > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Richard (Show) Hall > > http://richardshow.org > > > > > -- > Richard (Show) Hall > http://richardshow.org > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
[videoblogging] Re: Vloggercamp Who is going?
Nope. It was more like we were down 30. If we had 30 or even 20 registered I would have kept registration open longer. But with only 5, it was hard to imagine that another week would have made a difference. I was trying to do this with no sponsorship so 35 was the minimum to pay for the facility and hire the cook in advance. I was trying to pull this thing off just about right at cost. Which I thought would a cool thing to do. I'm disappointed but what are you gonna do? You try things, some work out, some don't. Not a big deal. We're probably gonna do something fun in STL that weekend anyway, so if you still want to come you're welcome to. It's just not gonna be what we thought it was. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "missbhavens1969" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Oh lord love a duck. > > Tell me it wasn't because you only had 34 and were down one man. I > dragged my ass to this cafe for lack of home internet (or electricity, > for that matter) JUST so I could register. No, seriously, I just got > here with my laptop. > > I am much vexed. > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Streeter" wrote: > > > > Well yes, there are KOA's but we were thinking a better alternative > > would be hanging with Richard and Maureen in nearby Rolla--that would > > be for folks who are booked but can't cancel their travel. And I'm > > sure Heath and David Meade would be down for that too. > > > > I think, I'm gonna cancel it. I wouldn't blame anyone for not signing > > up at this point. Sorry for your trouble. > > > > I'm sending the money back to those who already paid. > > > > Bill Streeter > > > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Jan McLaughlin" > > wrote: > > > > > > Why do you need 35 people to sign up to cover expenses? > > > > > > If only 10 or 15 come, host it differently. > > > > > > There's KOA - <http://www.koa.com/where/mo/13107/> and 3 of 'em near > > > St. Louis. Let folks make their own reservations / share a kabin - > > > yeah - in the KOA lexicon 'cabins' are 'kabins'. > > > > > > They even got free wireless in most of 'em. > > > > > > Cook / shop for yourselves. No need to 'plan' that. > > > > > > Just a thought. > > > > > > Jan > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Jan McLaughlin > > > Production Sound Mixer > > > air = 862-571-5334 > > > aim = janofsound > > > skype = janmclaughlin > > > > > >
[videoblogging] Re: Vloggercamp Who is going?
Well yes, there are KOA's but we were thinking a better alternative would be hanging with Richard and Maureen in nearby Rolla--that would be for folks who are booked but can't cancel their travel. And I'm sure Heath and David Meade would be down for that too. I think, I'm gonna cancel it. I wouldn't blame anyone for not signing up at this point. Sorry for your trouble. I'm sending the money back to those who already paid. Bill Streeter --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Jan McLaughlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Why do you need 35 people to sign up to cover expenses? > > If only 10 or 15 come, host it differently. > > There's KOA - <http://www.koa.com/where/mo/13107/> and 3 of 'em near > St. Louis. Let folks make their own reservations / share a kabin - > yeah - in the KOA lexicon 'cabins' are 'kabins'. > > They even got free wireless in most of 'em. > > Cook / shop for yourselves. No need to 'plan' that. > > Just a thought. > > Jan > > > > -- > Jan McLaughlin > Production Sound Mixer > air = 862-571-5334 > aim = janofsound > skype = janmclaughlin >
[videoblogging] Re: Vloggercamp Who is going?
We have 5 people who have registered. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Irina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > SO > whats the count RIGHT NOW bill
[videoblogging] Re: Vloggercamp Who is going?
We need 35 people to register to make this happen. We don't have nearly that number yet--I think maybe 10 so far. So if you guys think we should I can extend the registration by about a week. People can even register after that too, but we need at least 35 to commit at least a month in advance because we aren't taking any sponsorship money for this. Everything will be paid for from the registration funds, and we're operating pretty much at cost. At this point I don't see it happening unless we get about 25 more people to sign up. Don't get me wrong, I really want to do this. But I can't afford to hire the chef and pay for the camp if no one shows up. We can still make it happen if you want, but I need you help getting the word out and getting people signed up soon. Does anyone have any better ideas? Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, John Coffey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Who is going to Vloggercamp? I've already booked my airline tix to St Louis. Don't leave and Demanda Condom hanging! > > John Coffey > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
[videoblogging] Re: Motion 3 vs After Effects CS3
I would say that unless you are going to do some hardcore motion graphics Motion should suit you fine. You ca do a lot of really amazing stuff with Motion. But AE is still the tool of choice for pros but probably not worth getting unless you really need some of the advanced features, as it would require not just an investment in $ but also a big investment in time learning to use it well. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Verdi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Does anyone have experience with these two? I imagine that AE is > better but I'm wondering if the new 3D capabilities of Motion 3 will > be enough (since it come with final cut studio which I'm already > getting) and another $1000 for AE won't be necessary. What will I be > missing out on if I only get Motion? > Thanks, > Verdi > > -- > http://michaelverdi.com > http://freevlog.org > http://nscape.tv >
[videoblogging] Re: Motion 3 vs After Effects CS3
I would say that unless you are going to do some hardcore motion graphics Motion should suit you fine. You ca do a lot of really amazing stuff with Motion. But AE is still the tool of choice for pros but probably not worth getting unless you really need some of the advanced features, as it would require not just an investment in $ but also a big investment in time learning to use it well. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Verdi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Does anyone have experience with these two? I imagine that AE is > better but I'm wondering if the new 3D capabilities of Motion 3 will > be enough (since it come with final cut studio which I'm already > getting) and another $1000 for AE won't be necessary. What will I be > missing out on if I only get Motion? > Thanks, > Verdi > > -- > http://michaelverdi.com > http://freevlog.org > http://nscape.tv >
[videoblogging] Re: Vlogger Camp!
We won't need a generator. There will be power, in fact the facilities are fairly modern, the dining hall even has AC. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, John Coffey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've got a generator I can bring. > > "Nathan L. Witt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Man this sounds like a > great idea! Especially since I can easily drive > this. I'm thinking merit badges and kumbaya! Whose with me? Also I'm > totally cool with unplugging from the internet, but I don't have any > extra batteries for my camera, will there be electricity? I assume > there would be if there will be a FCP workshop. All my thoughts are > just spilling out because this is so exciting! I'm going to inventory > my boy scout gear now. > > --Nathan > http://www.nathaner.com/vlog > > > > > > Jimmy CraicHead TVVideo Podcast about Sailing, Travel, Craic and Cocktails www.jchtv.com > > - > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it > now. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
[videoblogging] Re: Vlogger Camp!
Yes, while cell service is spotty, and there won't be any Internet. The facilities are modern with power and everything. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Nathan L. Witt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Man this sounds like a great idea! Especially since I can easily drive > this. I'm thinking merit badges and kumbaya! Whose with me? Also I'm > totally cool with unplugging from the internet, but I don't have any > extra batteries for my camera, will there be electricity? I assume > there would be if there will be a FCP workshop. All my thoughts are > just spilling out because this is so exciting! I'm going to inventory > my boy scout gear now. > > --Nathan > http://www.nathaner.com/vlog >
[videoblogging] Re: Vlogger Camp!
Yes, while cell service is spotty, and there won't be any Internet. The facilities are modern with power and everything. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Nathan L. Witt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Man this sounds like a great idea! Especially since I can easily drive > this. I'm thinking merit badges and kumbaya! Whose with me? Also I'm > totally cool with unplugging from the internet, but I don't have any > extra batteries for my camera, will there be electricity? I assume > there would be if there will be a FCP workshop. All my thoughts are > just spilling out because this is so exciting! I'm going to inventory > my boy scout gear now. > > --Nathan > http://www.nathaner.com/vlog >
[videoblogging] Re: Vlogger Camp!
Vlogger Camp should be very wet. FYI Anheuser Busch is HQ in MO. Ain't nothing dry here. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Tim Street <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Do they have beer there or is it a dry county? > > > On Jan 3, 2008, at 5:43 PM, Bill Streeter wrote: > > > Sorry, it's not in a city, it's in the country, in Missouri. Just > > north of Columbia. All the info > > is at Vloggercamp.com (including maps and links to photos) > > > > Bill Streeter > > LO-FI SAINT LOUIS > > www.lofistl.com > > www.billstreeter.net > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Lisa Rein" wrote: > > > > > > sorry if i missed it somewhere - but what's the city on this? > > > > > > thanks, > > > > > > lisa > > > > > > > Yeah Vlogger Camp. For those of you who may have missed it on > > Twitter, > > > > well go here and > > > > see what it's all about: http://vloggercamp.com there is a wiki > > > > (http://vloggercamp.pbwiki.com/FrontPage) and a twitter account > > too > > > > (http://twitter.com/vloggercamp). This is gonna be happening on > > August > > > > 7-10 so it's still a > > > > ways out so not all of the details are in place yet. So > > subscribe to the > > > > vloggercamp.com rss > > > > feed, or follow on twitter for regular updates and > > announcements. Should > > > > be a good time! > > > > > > > > Bill Streeter > > > > LO-FI SAINT LOUIS > > > > www.lofistl.com > > > > www.billstreeter.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Lisa Rein > > > > > > http://onlisareinsradar.com > > > http://www.lisarein.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
[videoblogging] Re: Vlogger Camp!
Sorry, it's not in a city, it's in the country, in Missouri. Just north of Columbia. All the info is at Vloggercamp.com (including maps and links to photos) Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Lisa Rein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > sorry if i missed it somewhere - but what's the city on this? > > thanks, > > lisa > > > Yeah Vlogger Camp. For those of you who may have missed it on Twitter, > > well go here and > > see what it's all about: http://vloggercamp.com there is a wiki > > (http://vloggercamp.pbwiki.com/FrontPage) and a twitter account too > > (http://twitter.com/vloggercamp). This is gonna be happening on August > > 7-10 so it's still a > > ways out so not all of the details are in place yet. So subscribe to the > > vloggercamp.com rss > > feed, or follow on twitter for regular updates and announcements. Should > > be a good time! > > > > Bill Streeter > > LO-FI SAINT LOUIS > > www.lofistl.com > > www.billstreeter.net > > > > > > > Lisa Rein > > http://onlisareinsradar.com > http://www.lisarein.com >
[videoblogging] Re: Vlogger Camp!
Sorry, it's not in a city, it's in the country, in Missouri. Just north of Columbia. All the info is at Vloggercamp.com (including maps and links to photos) Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Lisa Rein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > sorry if i missed it somewhere - but what's the city on this? > > thanks, > > lisa > > > Yeah Vlogger Camp. For those of you who may have missed it on Twitter, > > well go here and > > see what it's all about: http://vloggercamp.com there is a wiki > > (http://vloggercamp.pbwiki.com/FrontPage) and a twitter account too > > (http://twitter.com/vloggercamp). This is gonna be happening on August > > 7-10 so it's still a > > ways out so not all of the details are in place yet. So subscribe to the > > vloggercamp.com rss > > feed, or follow on twitter for regular updates and announcements. Should > > be a good time! > > > > Bill Streeter > > LO-FI SAINT LOUIS > > www.lofistl.com > > www.billstreeter.net > > > > > > > Lisa Rein > > http://onlisareinsradar.com > http://www.lisarein.com >
[videoblogging] Vlogger Camp!
Yeah Vlogger Camp. For those of you who may have missed it on Twitter, well go here and see what it's all about: http://vloggercamp.com there is a wiki (http://vloggercamp.pbwiki.com/FrontPage) and a twitter account too (http://twitter.com/vloggercamp). This is gonna be happening on August 7-10 so it's still a ways out so not all of the details are in place yet. So subscribe to the vloggercamp.com rss feed, or follow on twitter for regular updates and announcements. Should be a good time! Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net
[videoblogging] Re: Forget Apple TV - What about the Nintendo Wii ??
Thats fine for creating video, but I the issue here is watching video, even streaming video needs to be cashed somewhere while it's being streamed from the Internet, it seems that thats the problem with the Wii. As near as I can tell there isn't any way to create and post video from the Wii. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Scoble" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >That would be the lack of storage problem Eric Rice referred to in a > >different post. The Wii has no place to buffer video files (other than the > >very limited storage). When you run out of space for buffering video it > >barfs. > > > > It's funny. I'm using http://www.qik.com <http://www.qik.com/> now and it > doesn't need ANY local storage. Just throws all the bits up to a server. > > > > Why couldn't that be used with the Wii? > > > > Robert > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
[videoblogging] Re: Forget Apple TV - What about the Nintendo Wii ??
Thats fine for creating video, but I the issue here is watching video, even streaming video needs to be cashed somewhere while it's being streamed from the Internet, it seems that thats the problem with the Wii. As near as I can tell there isn't any way to create and post video from the Wii. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Scoble" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >That would be the lack of storage problem Eric Rice referred to in a > >different post. The Wii has no place to buffer video files (other than the > >very limited storage). When you run out of space for buffering video it > >barfs. > > > > It's funny. I'm using http://www.qik.com <http://www.qik.com/> now and it > doesn't need ANY local storage. Just throws all the bits up to a server. > > > > Why couldn't that be used with the Wii? > > > > Robert > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
[videoblogging] Re: Apple TV dead?
I got a Mac Mini instead of the Apple TV. Much more versatile, but still far from perfect. For instance you should be able to browse for new content from your couch, you can't you need to add the content to another computer in your house to get it to your TV. Thats the main issue I've had with it. It would also be cool if they added a YouTube widget to it (a la the iphone) so you can browse and watch that stuff from your couch too. One behavior they must have overlooked when they were designing this was the channel surfing mentality--thats the main way most people have learned to look for new video content over the years--kicked back, on the couch, flipping channels. Until someone comes up with something that is as good as that for internet video, they will fail. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Brook Hinton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Had it not required me to buy some gawdawful widescreen LCD TV I can't > afford and have it sit there all ugly and shiny on my wall I would > have considered buying an Apple TV. I like the concept. But my 25 year > old 4:3 TV hidden away in a cabinet looks better, even w/the low res > of letterboxing, then any widescreen TV I could ever afford. > > I like the concept of Appletv > Not having it work with Ye Olde Tv Set may have been a big mistake. > > Brook > > On 12/22/07, Steve Rhodes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > this is sort of a refrain for me this time of year, but wait until macworld > > > > It may be they will introduce a new model then. And they don't have a > > ton of inventory, so they're not promoting it. > > > > Though it would have made sense to introduce a new model before xmas > > > > On the other hand, jobs has said it is an experiment > > > > Anyway, we may soon see > > > > -- > > Steve Rhodes > > > > http://flickr.com/photos/ari/ photos > > > > http://ari.typepad.com > > > > http://tigerbeat.vox.com blogs > > > > http://del.icio.us/tigerbeat interesting articles & sites > > > > http://twitter.com/tigerbeat > > > > > -- > ___ > Brook Hinton > film/video/audio art > www.brookhinton.com > studio vlog/blog: www.brookhinton.com/temporalab >
[videoblogging] Re: Forget Apple TV - What about the Nintendo Wii ??
Hey Frank, I've had a Wii for a while now and it's not the best platform for watching Internet mainly because I think that there is some memory limitation to it. If you try to watch a bunch of youtube videos in a row or a longer form video on Google Video it will crash after about 20 or 30 minutes. I'm not sure why this is, but I suspect it's a memory issue. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Frank Sinton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I just saw this chart - makes me think the path to the TV will not be > through the Apple TV, but rather through the Wii (or PS3 or XBox360): > > http://www.vgchartz.com > > Has anyone experimented with online video on the Nintendo Wii? Looks > like i will have a Wii in a few days. :) Building a Wii interface for > Mefeedia may be a pet project over the holidays. Anyone else have one > and watch online video? > > Regards, > -Frank > > http://www.mefeedia.com - Discover the Video Web >
[videoblogging] Re: the inevitable conversation about what we're doing
Robert, Generally it's true that this is a really great community that helps each other get better. I'm not sure what you saw in this conversation that made you think otherwise. I mean it's hardly a childish flame war, and I've seen my share of those over and over again in the nearly 20 years I've been having conversations online--and I'm sure you have too. These are for the most part legitimate questions and concerns raised in good faith and discussed openly and honestly. So it's really hard for me to understand what you are talking about here. You surely know that some of the conversations that are hardest to have are the ones that are often the most important. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Scoble" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Interesting how the videoblogging community eats its own. It's too bad. Two > years ago I thought this was a really great community where we help each > other get bigger and better. But I don't hold those opinions anymore. This > kind of stuff is EXACTLY why I don't participate here much anymore. > > > > Let me know when it changes and I'll be back. > > > > Robert Scoble > > > > ### > > > > _ > > From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Bill Cammack > Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 4:27 PM > To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [videoblogging] Re: the inevitable conversation about what we're > doing > > > > 64 comments and counting. > > http://www.hummingc <http://www.hummingcrow.com/2007/12/21/new-media/> > row.com/2007/12/21/new-media/ > > --- In videoblogging@ <mailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com> > yahoogroups.com, "Jay dedman" wrote: > > > > Every 6 months or so, someone starts a conversation about what we're > > doing with videoblogging. > > how we make make a living. > > how we express ourselves. > > how we remain independent. > > how we become artists and/or businesspeople. > > > > Cheryl started the conversation on her blog. > > She took time to write her ideas and show examples. > > http://www.hummingc <http://www.hummingcrow.com/2007/12/21/new-media/> > row.com/2007/12/21/new-media/ > > Let's keep the conversation over there so its in one place. > > > > Jay > > > > -- > > http://jaydedman. <http://jaydedman.com> com > > 917 371 6790 > > Video: http://ryanishungry <http://ryanishungry.com> .com > > Twitter: http://twitter. <http://twitter.com/jaydedman> com/jaydedman > > Photos: http://flickr. <http://flickr.com/photos/jaydedman/> > com/photos/jaydedman/ > > RSS: http://tinyurl. <http://tinyurl.com/yqgdt9> com/yqgdt9 > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
[videoblogging] Lo-Fi Saint Louis hits 200!
I just thought I'd let you all know that I just posted my 200th episode. Which might not sound like a lot to some of you, but it's a milestone for me. I can't believe I cranked out 200 of those things. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS http://www.lofistl.com http://www.billstreeter.net
[videoblogging] Re: re:Casey's thread: Dan McVicar, AFTRA, and independent producers
What is a professional production company? That's easy, one that is doing it for hire and is getting paid. Vloggers and podcasters that are doing stuff for fun and as a hobby aren't professionals, strictly speaking. Which is not a slight on the quality of their work--but we all know that there are many people in this space that aren't motivated by making money and never will be interested in it. What is at issue here is when companies are hiring people to produce video content for the web (and they will only do that because they believe that there will be some profit in it) then the terms of the contracts can either be negotiated one on one or collectively through a union. Which one do you think will result in the most favorable terms for the most people? Yeah there will always be that top 10% that will always be able to write their own ticket and get anything they want in a contract, but there will also be the ones that will be hired to cover a conference or an event or a beat--and those are the ones that will benefit the most from organizing. In Hollywood and Television most of the "stars" usually support collective bargaining because many of them benefited from it on their way up, and most of them understand that fame is often fleeting and they may benefit from it again. Unions are hardly perfect, but they're one of the best ways to protect rights and guard against abuse. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Gena" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What you say seems ok, but what happens if Google/YouTube, Blip or the > other online distribution places sign agreements with the unions that > could eventually push out non-union and non-commercial productions? > > Currently we have the choice to say "Bugger off, I don't need you." > > If the online distribution joints are collecting revenue and braking > off a piece for the union wouldn't the unions at some point force or > make it known that they would "prefer" union talent in as many web > based productions as possible? > > I don't know how to say this correctly but theoretically the union > could tell you (Actor McVicar) to stop your production because you > (Producer/Vlogger) are not paying union dues as an actor. > > It goes back to the question what is going to be considered a > professional production? Is a one person vlogger exempt but if you > have three or more working together that makes it a production > company? This could set the precedent that allows the other > entertainment unions jump in. > > I have too many questions about this. Gut feeling it seems like a > creativity killer in the making. > > Gena > http://outonthestoop.blogspot.com > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "danielmcvicar" > wrote: > > > > Hi Everybody, > > I've been a member of SAG and AFTRA for decades, and sometimes serve > > on committees in preparing for negotiation. > > > > It is my observation that this is a new area for unions, producers, > > performers and distributors of media. The business models are being > > disrupted. > > > > The union has always been there to protect performers from abusive > > work conditions, to improve pay and conditions, and has also taken the > > responsibility for insuring performers. > > > > Regarding net video, the union doesn't know what to do yet. There are > > some plans in place that allow producers of net video to be brought in > > under AFTRA rules that are not very expensive. They would be similar > > to lowbudget film deals. > > > > Really, it is at what point does the video become professional, and is > > distributed in a way that makes money. You may always operate outside > > the union, if you are an independent producer, but there may be > > limitations in using union members or in distributing videos through > > union signatories. That is the same in preexisting video and film > > formats. > > > > There are more shared points that the union would have with producers > > and distributors of content. One in particular is piracy, and the > > violation of copyright. I have suggested that in the coming > > negotiation with the networks and producers for the AFTRA contract, > > that the performer and union retain their right to sue Youtube or > > another entity that profited illegally from their work and image. > > This would be an adjustment in language, because the current release > > transfers copyright to the producer, and it is the producer's > > responsibility to seek damages
[videoblogging] Promote your vlogs on LO-FI SAINT LOUIS
I'm coming up fast on my 200th episode so I thought it would be fun to get some videos from the community to help celebrate and you can promote your own thing to my viewers at the same time--sooo if you want send me a 15 sec video saying something like "congratulations on 200" (or some such) and pitch your own thing or whatever, just keep it simple and keep it under 15 sec. I'll need them by Wednesday Oct 10th. Email me off list if you need info on how to send it to me. Thanks so much. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net
[videoblogging] Re: YouTube suspends Vloggers account for Fair Use.
Looks like Antonio won against KSDK! His account and his 500+ videos have been reinstated, read about it here: http://www.pubdef.net/2007/10/pubdef-wins-fight-with-ksdk- youtube.html Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Streeter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A local St. Louis video blogger, Antonio French, has had all his > videos pulled from YouTube after a Local TV station sent a take down > notice to YouTube. The video they sent the take down notice was a > report that he had posted where they promised a follow up to a story > about an alderman on the take and then didn't. Antonio French had > posted this video to show how answers were promised and then posted > the follow-up report to show that the question of who the alderman > was, was never answered. To me it looks like a clear case of fair > use because he was using the videos to comment and critique them. > You can read more about what has happened to the rest of his videos > on his blog at http://pubdef.net > > A word about Antonio French He started his blog Pub-Def as a > newspaper reporter frustrated by the lack of depth in local > political reporting in St. Louis. He started posting videos to his > blog after he saw what I was doing with Lo-Fi Saint Louis. His > reporting is very good and has broken several stories that have been > followed up in both local and national main stream media. He's > become an important source of information on the activities of local > government and a vocal critic of local main stream media. He doesn't > really make much money with Pub Def (short for Public Defender) but > the cost overhead of doing it is so low that he doesn't really need > to make that much money at it. He's exactly the kind of grass roots > journalist that our little media revolution has made possible. > > He's currently moving all his videos to Blip.tv (something I > suggested he do months ago.) But I can understand why he wanted to > continue to use YouTube because it's so well known and has so much > traffic. > > Anyway I thought that this story was relevant to the discussion here > especially in light of the Hip-Hop Violinist story, as some of the > circumstances are similar. > > If you get a moment go check out some of the work he's doing at Pub- > Def and if you have any ideas about how he might go about dealing > with this issue I'm sure he would be open to hearing them. But I > also wanted to introduce him to the group (he's not a participant > here) because I think that the kind of work he is doing is really > important. > > Bill Streeter > LO-FI SAINT LOUIS > www.lofistl.com > www.billstreeter.net >
[videoblogging] Re: A Video Middle Class?
You are correct. However the world of advertising is a whole other business that requires different skills than just making good videos. And while it's certainly possible for a videomaker to go their own way and develop this business, it may not be ideal for them to do that. If you look around at a lot of the most commercially successful video blogs almost none of them trying to develop advertising business for themselves, they are outsourcing it to agencies with expertise in this area. And it can really come down to a matter of taking the time to track down ad revenue actually takes time always from the creative process and many would gladly split the revenue to not even have to deal with it. And then if there is some journalistic component of your video blog then there is the whole conflict of interest issue when it comes to advertising. In the print media there has been a long standing "church/state" division between the revenue side of things vs. the editorial side(not always true in practice, I know but at least there is are basic rules that are generally accepted). So if a videoblogger considers himself to be a kind of journalist, then I would say that being involved in selling ads for his/her blog is a less than ideal situation. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Charles Iliya Krempeaux" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey Jay, > > On 9/25/07, Jay dedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I just read this good blog post: > > http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070923-barrier-bustin- internet-may-lead-to-a-music-industry-middle-class.html > > > > The premise is that there is a burgeoning class of musicians are > > forming direct relationships with their fans. This cuts out the > > agency middle men...and all the high costs of promotion. Independent > > musicians can then hope to make a living by selling their own music > > and doing live performances. > > > > Reading the article, I wonder if you could apply the same logic to > > online video. Do independent video makers need to rely on advertising > > modelscontinuing the same relationship to a bloated middle man? Or > > will a different relationship develop between people watching and the > > people who make the stuff they want to watch? > > Does advertising necessarily mean there being a "middle man"?! I.e., > does advertising really mean there has to be a "middle man"? > > Video markers could develop relations with advertisers themselves. > Picking and choosing who they do and don't want to deal with. And > approving and disapproving what ads they do and don't show. > > > See ya > > -- > Charles Iliya Krempeaux, B.Sc. <http://ChangeLog.ca/> > > > Vlog Razor... Vlogging News > http://vlograzor.com/ >
[videoblogging] Any developers interested in making a "DIGG this" Podcast FeedFlare?
I just thought I would put this out there in case there is a developer listening that might like to take this on. Feedburner has a Feedflare API that allows you to add little functions to your feed items. One of these items is "Digg this", which submits that particular item to digg. Thats fine for news items, BUT Digg has this separate Podcast directory that picks up items off an RSS feed and automatically lists them as they become avaiable. You can Digg an entire feed (or Podcast) or you can digg individual items in the feed. Either way, as far as I can tell there is no Feedflare that allows you to Digg an item thats already listed in the Digg podcast directory. The Digg flare that I can find will only submit the item as a new news item. So not being a developer myself, and knowing that there are some on this list. I was wondering if maybe some of you might consider developing such a thing based on the Feedburner API. Here is the Feedburner feedflare developers page: http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/developers/feedflare I dunno maybe this isn't possible for some reason? If it is, I know a lot of people would find this most useful. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net
[videoblogging] Re: YouTube suspends Vloggers account for Fair Use.
Fair Use is in the law, Sec. 107 of Title 17 of the US code. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Heath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > the real problem is that there is no law that protects or > enforces "fair use", it's simply a precedent put forth by the courts > and unless it IS law, sooner or laterfair use will be a thing of > the past.. > > Heath > http://batmangeek.com > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Jan McLaughlin" > wrote: > > > > Interesting turn of events for folks who have critical things to > say about > > media issues. > > > > One net result: Even if critical speech / thought abides by all > terms of > > Fair Use, DCMA terms chill the critical voice. > > > > But only if the critical thinkers allow themselves to be chilled. > > > > Perhaps opening disclaimer cards that state precisely why the video > is Fair > > Use would help. > > > > Jan > > -- > > The Faux Press - better than real > > http://feeds.feedburner.com/WburgtvFallFilmFest - Fall Film Fest > > http://fauxpress.blogspot.com > > http://wburg.tv > > aim=janofsound > > air=862.571.5334 > > skype=janmclaughlin > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > >
[videoblogging] Re: YouTube suspends Vloggers account for Fair Use.
Yes actually Jackson West did a story about it on NewTeeVee you can read that here: http://newteevee.com/2007/09/19/local-station-journalist-fight-over-youtube-clips/ and the video in question is there too. Bill Streeter --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "bordercollieaustralianshepherd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Is the video back up anywhere that we can see what all the fuss is about? > > Reads like fair use. The station has used his videos on their > newscasts. Now that's Damning evidence. or "Damn, that is evidence". > > What I did see that I do not recall in other cases is that YouTube's > takedown notice where the video used to be, states the name of the > party requesting the order: > > "This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by > Multimedia KSDK, Inc" > > Now I like that, very fair. No one asked me, but I think if YouTube > started prosecuting > > I searched to find cases that were prosecuted under Section 512(f) > <http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap5.html#512> > (f) Misrepresentations. - Any person who knowingly materially > misrepresents under this section - > > (1) that material or activity is infringing, or > > (2) that material or activity was removed or disabled by mistake or > misidentification, > > shall be liable for any damages, including costs and attorneys' fees, > incurred by the alleged infringer, by any copyright owner or copyright > owner's authorized licensee, or by a service provider, who is injured > by such misrepresentation, as the result of the service provider > relying upon such misrepresentation in removing or disabling access to > the material or activity claimed to be infringing, or in replacing the > removed material or ceasing to disable access to it. > > > I found mention of a couple but ... > > Is there one clearing house style site (maybe I missed it on Chilling > Effect) where prosecutions are tracked or documented? Maybe a wiki? > > Seems like a lot of videos are getting removed from Youtube (and > others) recently > Results 1 - 100 of about 426,000 over the past month for videos > removed from Youtube. (0.24 seconds) > <http://www.google.com/search?as_q=videos+removed+from +Youtube&hl=en&num=100&btnG=Google +Search&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=&as_ft=i&as_filetype=&as_qdr=m&as_nlo=&as_nh i=&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=&as_rights=&safe=images> > Ok it is a results total, but there are references to thousands of > videos removed at one time. > > Does anyone know if these take downs are tracked? The companies hired > to find copyrighted materials for the movie and music biz should be > publicized and contact information easy to locate. This would IMO > ensure that due diligence is performed on their part. If a company is > doing more harm than good their copyright take down requests should be > scrutinized. In other words, if these companies have a consistent > track record, the request should be assumed accurate. If a company is > doing poorly say a 60% (might be too low) accuracy or less then peer > review would seem a fair addition to the process before a takedown occurs. > > Thoughts from the group or did I just crush this thread? > > Curious mind wants to know. > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Streeter" wrote: > > > > Well I agree that there are problems with the law, especially the > > DMCA, but really with this issue specifically it's not the law that > > is the problem, it's the way it's implemented and enforced. Fair Use > > is the law too, but it often gets pushed aside or over looked by > > over zelous enforcement of copyright. > > > > Bill Streeter > > LO-FI SAINT LOUIS > > www.lofistl.com > > www.billstreeter.net > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Brook Hinton" > > wrote: > > > > > > Important to note that this isn't so much a problem with YouTube > > as it is a > > > problem with THE LAW, which blip and everyone else also has to > > deal with. > > > > > > "Copyright infringement is your best entertainment value" --- > > Negativland > > > > > > > > > > > > ___ > > > Brook Hinton > > > film/video/audio art > > > www.brookhinton.com > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > >
[videoblogging] Re: YouTube suspends Vloggers account for Fair Use.
Well I agree that there are problems with the law, especially the DMCA, but really with this issue specifically it's not the law that is the problem, it's the way it's implemented and enforced. Fair Use is the law too, but it often gets pushed aside or over looked by over zelous enforcement of copyright. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Brook Hinton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Important to note that this isn't so much a problem with YouTube as it is a > problem with THE LAW, which blip and everyone else also has to deal with. > > "Copyright infringement is your best entertainment value" --- Negativland > > > > ___ > Brook Hinton > film/video/audio art > www.brookhinton.com > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
[videoblogging] YouTube suspends Vloggers account for Fair Use.
A local St. Louis video blogger, Antonio French, has had all his videos pulled from YouTube after a Local TV station sent a take down notice to YouTube. The video they sent the take down notice was a report that he had posted where they promised a follow up to a story about an alderman on the take and then didn't. Antonio French had posted this video to show how answers were promised and then posted the follow-up report to show that the question of who the alderman was, was never answered. To me it looks like a clear case of fair use because he was using the videos to comment and critique them. You can read more about what has happened to the rest of his videos on his blog at http://pubdef.net A word about Antonio French He started his blog Pub-Def as a newspaper reporter frustrated by the lack of depth in local political reporting in St. Louis. He started posting videos to his blog after he saw what I was doing with Lo-Fi Saint Louis. His reporting is very good and has broken several stories that have been followed up in both local and national main stream media. He's become an important source of information on the activities of local government and a vocal critic of local main stream media. He doesn't really make much money with Pub Def (short for Public Defender) but the cost overhead of doing it is so low that he doesn't really need to make that much money at it. He's exactly the kind of grass roots journalist that our little media revolution has made possible. He's currently moving all his videos to Blip.tv (something I suggested he do months ago.) But I can understand why he wanted to continue to use YouTube because it's so well known and has so much traffic. Anyway I thought that this story was relevant to the discussion here especially in light of the Hip-Hop Violinist story, as some of the circumstances are similar. If you get a moment go check out some of the work he's doing at Pub- Def and if you have any ideas about how he might go about dealing with this issue I'm sure he would be open to hearing them. But I also wanted to introduce him to the group (he's not a participant here) because I think that the kind of work he is doing is really important. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net
[videoblogging] Re: Fwd: Portable Informer #8 - Winners Announced
WHOO HOO!! I didn't even know that there were prizes!! Adobe CS3? Wow I'm still using CS1! Thanks to everyone who voted for me. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Cammack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Congrats, Bill. :D > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Irina wrote: > > > > BIL STREEETT > > > > -- Forwarded message -- > > From: Portable Film Festival > > Date: Sep 16, 2007 7:06 PM > > Subject: Portable Informer #8 - Winners Announced > > To: irinaslutsky > > > >Having trouble reading this newsletter? Click > > here<http://portablecontent.cmail2.com/e/246207/86dtd5j/>to see it in > > your browser. > > You are receiving this newsletter because you signed up from our web > > > site<http://portablecontent.cmail2.com/l/246207/86dtd5j/www.portablef ilmfestival.com>. > > Click here <http://portablecontent.cmail2.com/u/246207/86dtd5j/> to > > unsubscribe. [image: Portable Film Festival > > > Newsletter] <http://portablecontent.cmail2.com/l/246207/86dtd5j/www.portablefilmf estival.com> > > [image: > > spacer image] > > Informer # 8: The Hoppers and the Finish Line > > > > Well folks, it was fast, competitive, gruelling and not without its > dirty > > tricks and truly humbling moments but the 2007 Portable Film Festival > > competition has concluded and a handful of victors have emerged from the > > mass of online hopefuls. > > > > In this very warm and salubrious informer we announce the winners of the > > much-coveted Portable Hoppers and we unveil our shiny new project for > > aspiring online Spielbergs entitled the Portable Screen Academy. > > > > So slip off your slippers, clean the toothpaste from your screen and get > > ready for the golden Thanks Giving Day turkey that is this Portable > > Informer. > > > > *In this Informer:* > > > >- Top Hoppers <#11511378b08d1c3f_1> > >- Spreading the Word of Portable <#11511378b08d1c3f_2> > >- Portable Party - Melbourne Pics <#11511378b08d1c3f_3> > >- Portable Screen Academy Submissons Now Open <#11511378b08d1c3f_4> > > > > Top Hoppers > > > > > > Like drunk red-neck parents that name their children after one night > stands > > and obscure brands of tequila only found south of the border, we too > named > > our gong of gongs in such fashion and promptly forgot where the > inspiration > > came from. It could have been Denis Hopper's cameo on > > > Entourage<http://portablecontent.cmail2.com/l/246207/86dtd5j/www.yout ube.com/watch?v=mf6UfWaJMs8>a > > little while back that sparked our binge but more likely it was > > > this<http://portablecontent.cmail2.com/l/246207/86dtd5j/en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Hopper_%28spacecraft%29>inspiring > > piece of Russian technology that really set our minds on fire and > > made it all happen. We'll never know and we're not losing sleep over it. > > > > All historical amnesia aside, the Hoppers have become the Portable Film > > Festival's grand accolade to its most talented film and video producers. > > There's something to be said for those who are brave enough to put their > > work online for the whole world to see and critique and the following > > winners deserve our respect and applause for putting it on the line and > > extending their careers that little bit further. > > > > * *[image: Lo-Fi st Louie Image] > > > > Hopper Award Look At Me > > > > Lo Fi St. > Louie<http://portablecontent.cmail2.com/l/246207/86dtd5j/portablefilm festival.com/video.php?video=105>by > > Bill Streeter, United States > > > > Bill Streeter's weekly foray into St Louis underground culture has > awarded > > him this year's *Look At Me* *Hopper Award*. Handicapped by a range of > > medical problems at the start of the festival brought on by Nikkho, the > > Portable Film Festival video engine, Bill's patented online serial > surged > > ahead in the final weeks of the festival competition to pick up the > > inaugural *Hopper*. > > > > Congratulations Bill, we've got an Adobe Creative Suit Collection and a > > hundred dollar Threadless voucher cushioned within a Crumpler bag > sitting in > > the Portable headquarters with your name on it. > > >
[videoblogging] Re: Legal Issues: Copyright, Licensing, Ownership?
All of these things are negotiable with who ever is hiring you or contracting with you. These contracts typically deal with all these issues, who-what-where-for how long and in what mediums. And if you are getting a lot of offers and they represent some significant income then yes you need an agent and/or a lawyer to look at these things for you. My attorney Colette Vogele has a regular podcast on this topic (http://www.rulesfortherevolution.com/) and if shes available you can probably hire her too, http://www.vogelelaw.com An agent and a lawyer can be the same person, but basically the difference between the two is that the lawyer will examine and advise on the legalities of a contract and an agent will negotiate on your behalf. But the basic answer to your question is that any and all of these terms are negotiated. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Mark Schoneveld" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I would like to take a moment to start this discussion, obviously a very important one to > independent creators in this new media marketplace. I don't think I completely > understand how it works. Great content is scarce and the more hype and buzz around the > medium, the more the best creators will be sought out. I'm already being approached on > all angles to make custom content, sell content I've already made and I feel like I need to > play catchup before I give away the ship. > > First of all, is there a good guide online already? Good legal blogs? Has anyone covered > these topics in depth? > > I have questions that need answering. For example, if you 'license' your Internet TV show > to someone, what are some typical rights you grant? How much are they worth? Can you > limit the amount of time your give someone exclusivity? If you do grant some kind of > exclusivity, what prevents you (or someone else) from uploading it to YouTube? Is there a > licensing model that might allow content to be uploaded to multiple sites? In that case, > who 'owns' it? What do you grant to a 'sponsor'? > > Maybe someone can shed light on how a production studio licenses shows to television? > How does that work? > > Obviously, this is just the tip of the iceberg. And these might be million dollar questions. > Any media lawyers in the house? You blogging? What are your experiences? > > Maybe I need an agent. :) > > Thanks, y'all! > > Mark* > http://thepovertyjetset.com > http://cheapdatesphilly.blogspot.com > http://livemusicjournal.blogspot.com >
[videoblogging] Re: BlogTV new interface
I plan on doing some more experimenting with live stuff too. I tested out Ustream.tv and I kinda like them, but I'm open to trying others. I was wondering if anyone has noticed a big difference in streaming quality from one service or another. Because, one comment I got a lot was "the stream was gittery" or the audio was out of sync I happen to think that that would be the case with most streaming services but I don't know. It could also have something to do with my connection or the amount of movement in the frame. If you want to see how the first "Live-Fi Saint Louis" went check it out here: http://lofistl.ning.com/video/video/show?id=814862%3AVideo% 3A9325 I had a friend doing camera for me (a DVX100 piped into my MacBook Pro via firewire) but the audio was from the MacBookPro because for some reason I couldn't get the audio from the camera to work with the flash interface without it crashing the browser. I tend to think that that was a Flash bug more than anything. But the audio turned out good none the less. We also rolled tape on the camera so that we have a good quaity record of the show--clips of which will appear on my vlog. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "jonny goldstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yep, I've interacted with the blogtv people too, and they were very nice. > > As of right now, all these services have glitches. > > So far, for my purposes, I like operator11.com most, but I'm not 100% > content with them either. > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Jeffrey Taylor" > wrote: > > > > At Vlog Europe, they were EXTREMELY responsive as we had "birthing > pains" in > > the morning. The problems were fixed fast, and they do have someone > on-call > > at all times. Any problems we had were with bandwidth and issues on > our end, > > not theirs. > > > > Their UI does need some work many of the areas that Jonny mentions, and > > there are some "freeze" problems as the number of users increases, but I > > think they're on par with about everyone out there with their own set of > > weaknesses and strengths. And in the realm of intent to serve the > customer, > > they're great. > > > > Full Disclosure: BlogTV was a sponsor of Vlog Europe. > > > > > > On 12/09/2007, jonny goldstein wrote: > > > > > > Here's what I think makes the difference for me as a producer as to > > > which live streaming video service I choose to use: > > > > > > Customer service---are they responsive? Do they fix problems fast? > > > > > > Reliability---does it all work? > > > > > > Capacity---how many simultaneous viewers does it allow? > > > > > > Features that work well with each other---For example blog.tv allows > > > split screen, but only archives one of the screens. That sucks to > > > offer a feature, but then don't support it with another feature > > > > > > Ability to embed it all in your own web page > > > > > > I want to brand my show, not have it be in their branded environment. > > > All the services allow you to embed video. Fine. But don't they also > > > allow me to embed their chat room at the same time? > > > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com > , > > > "kfirpravda" wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I have a chat today with my BlogTV contacts. They launched today > a new > > > > interface, and I wrote about it here - > > > > > > > > > > > http://pravdam.com/2007/09/11/blogtv-new-homepage-signals-content- discovery-as-main-differentiation/ > > > > > > > > what's your opinion re the differentiation in this market? does > > > > content discovery make the difference? Personally, I think that > > > > branding is the key. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Jeffrey Taylor > > President and COO, Kinooga > > Mobile: +33625497654 > > Skype: thejeffreytaylor > > Googlechat/Jabber: thejeffreytaylor@ > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > >
[videoblogging] Re: Last Next To Heaven of Season 1
Thats awesome Rob, congratulations on a fine acomplishment. I didn't really realize that you were doing those weekly. I enjoyed them. Now given the nature of this project--which is basically creating new stories out of found footage and naration (for those who don't know.) I'd be curious to know if you think that you've improved your editing and story telling skills because of it. I'd also like to know which piece you found particularly challenging, and which peice are you most proud of? Also ... does anyone at the archive know about your project? It seems that they might be interested. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Rob Parrish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey All, > > I posted the first Next To Heaven on September 19, 2006, and today I > post the 52nd. A year's-worth of weekly short movies made from > archive.org's public domain footage pretty impressive, if I do say > so myself. I had a great time making NTH, and I think I learned a > thing or two as well. > > Please check it out and if you don't know NTH, you're in luck -- 52 > entertaining and/or disturbing videos await you! > > http://www.nexttoheaven.net > > Rob >
[videoblogging] Re: what program do you use for "subscirbe to updates" on Word Press?
OK Yeah thats what the RSS Feed is for. For instance, if I wanted to read your blog on a regular basis I would just subscribe to your RSS Feed in Google reader. I check my reader several times a day for new posts in blogs and news I like and I read them there--all in one place. That way I don't have to jump from site to site to read the blogs I follow, or to check which ones have been updated. There are lots of other tools for this too. Even some browsers have RSS readers built into them. Most of the videobloggers here depend on RSS to deliver their content to RSS readers or things like iTunes or Miro or Fireant. MeFeedia is an online RSS media agregator. If you manage your feed with Feedburner you can track how many subscribers you have and see if someone is republishing your content via an RSS feed. There is also a service there that will let people subscribe to a feed via email. I personally don't like to get updates via email as my mailbox is too cluttered to begin with so RSS is a better solution for me. But I can understand that some people like getting email updates so that option is there for them too. If you want to know more about RSS and what it is and how to best use it check out the wikipedia entry on it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(file_format) Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Ed Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Bill sorry for the confusion and thanks for taking the time to clarify > it. Let me try to explain what I am looking for. Periodicly, I update my > posts, or people post comments to my site, so at that point part of the > content is new or updated. Right now unless someone checks back on the > site, they will not know there is new content. I am told there is some > software you can to a wordpress 2.2 blog that allows site visitors to sign > up for email notification that the site content has been updated. So if > they enter their email address into the system, they will get an email > notifying them of the change. So this software add on to the blog that > allows people to register for notification of updates is what I am looking > for. I currently have a RSS feed on the site, and perhaps this serves a > similar function. I am sorry I do not understand how RSS feeds work, so I > can't comment on that. OK Bill thanks again for asking and please feel free > to have a peek at the blog in question if that would help, it is at: > http://www.conductknockoutbroadcastinterviews.com/blog/ Ed > > On 9/7/07, Bill Streeter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I'm not clear on what you are talking about. You mean an RSS feed? Or > > a subscribe by email service? If you use Feedburner you can activate > > an email option so that people who choose can get updates via email. > > Not sure if this is what you are talking about ... > > > > Bill Streeter > > LO-FI SAINT LOUIS > > www.lofistl.com > > www.billstreeter.net > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com , > > "Ed " wrote: > > > > > > Hi, I have Word Press 2.2 and would like to add a "subscribe to > > > updates" on my blog. Can you recommend a Word Press compatible > > > program for this? Thanks, Ed Smith > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
[videoblogging] Re: what program do you use for "subscirbe to updates" on Word Press?
I'm not clear on what you are talking about. You mean an RSS feed? Or a subscribe by email service? If you use Feedburner you can activate an email option so that people who choose can get updates via email. Not sure if this is what you are talking about ... Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Ed " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, I have Word Press 2.2 and would like to add a "subscribe to > updates" on my blog. Can you recommend a Word Press compatible > program for this? Thanks, Ed Smith >
[videoblogging] Re: new RyanIsHungry.com with Show-In-A-Box awesomeness
IE for Windows 6.x, I'm a Mac user but I use a PC on my day job with only IE installed thats where I saw it. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Jay dedman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 9/4/07, Bill Streeter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Just a slight bug report on this. I just looked at it in IE for > > Windows and the side bars are stacked on top of each other instead > > of side by side and some of their content is underneath the posts at > > the bottom of the page. I know IE is a pain in the ass when it comes > > to CSS as I am having my own problems with it on my site. I wish I > > could just ignore IE but unfortunately they're still a major player > > in the browser arena. > > thanks for the catch. > what version of IE? > Mac/PC? > > you can email me offline. > > jay > > -- > http://jaydedman.com > 917 371 6790 > > **check out the new look: ryanishungry.com** >
[videoblogging] Re: new RyanIsHungry.com with Show-In-A-Box awesomeness
Just a slight bug report on this. I just looked at it in IE for Windows and the side bars are stacked on top of each other instead of side by side and some of their content is underneath the posts at the bottom of the page. I know IE is a pain in the ass when it comes to CSS as I am having my own problems with it on my site. I wish I could just ignore IE but unfortunately they're still a major player in the browser arena. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Watkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Wonderful features, stunning visual design :) > > Woo, the videopres features look like a vital set of features that, > combined with vpip and all the other elements, certainly mean this > ShowInaBox is evolving into far more than than a mildly pumped-up > wordpress. > > It is more than a tad glorious to see such an open project within this > community. I missed those early days when there were more projects > here on this list that were being thrown together and shared, > something rather lost when things like FireAnt went more closed and > commercial. Now I dont need to slump sadly on a nostalgia cushion, I > can worship at the shrine of ShowInABox and all the fine humans who > have made it happen. > > Open Source, its one of the saner ideas humans have had in our > lifetimes, and I sing glorious praise to those who have melded it with > videoblogging for the betterment of all who may want it. > > Wow that site is such a great demonstration of the power of a really > strong design to add the final polish to a cool set of features. ++9 > on the niceometer. > > Cheers > > Steve Elbows > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Cammack" > wrote: > > > > Great Design! :D > > > > Nice work, Cheryl, on the two sidebars! > > > > -- > > billcammack > > http://realfans.tv > > > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "ryanne hodson" > > wrote: > > > > > > hey all > > > > > > we're proud to announce our site re-design, not only because it > > looks darn > > > cool > > > it also has a lot of cool functionality that the crew at > > > http://ShowInABox.tv have been building. > > > > > > http://ryanishungry.com > > > > > > these are our new, fancy SIAB features: > > > > > > > > >- Sidebars! Yes we finally have sidebars! Two of them! > > >- Related and Recent Videos Plug-In, part of the Video Press Suite > > >(soon to be public). > > >- An Ogg Theora <http://www.theora.org/theorafaq.html#10> Video > > option > > >and RSS feed <http://feeds.feedburner.com/ryanishungry/ogg> for all > > >you FOSS <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOSS> fans > > >- A blog category <http://ryanishungry.com/category/blog/> so > we can > > >keep you updated on cool stuff in good old fashioned TEXT (and > > sometimes > > >revlogged video)! > > >- Share code so you can re-blog easily! > > >- Fancy new Hire Us <http://ryanishungry.com/hire-us/> page with > > video > > >pop ups of videos we got paid money for and some that we did > for fun! > > >- New Design by Cheryl <http://hummingcrow.com/>! > > > > > > check it out! > > > go subscribe! > > > http://ryanishungry.com/subscribe/ > > > > > > if you want to be a part of building Show In A Box > > > joins the email list here: > > > > > > http://groups.google.com/group/show-in-a-box > > > > > > cheers! > > > -ryanne and jay > > > > > > -- > > > Me > http://RyanEdit.com > > > Twitter-->http://twitter.com/Ryanne > > > Documenting Green >http://RyanIsHungry.com > > > Educate > http://FreeVlog.org > > > iChat/AIM > VideoRodeo > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > >
[videoblogging] Re: Jason Calacanis thinks you'll love Mahalo Follow
I would contend that legitimate concepts don't need to spam. And yes this is spam, it has no relation to Videoblogging and it's a promotional message, not part of a conversation about videoblogging. Jason hasn't come by to apologise or even follow up on the message so I assume that he just sent this out to eveyone in his address book. Not that he was much of a participant in this community to begin with. His main contributions being conversations he had with a few vloggers here that he thought "important" enough to engage in the period shortly after Vloggercon. He's a drive-by participant at best. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Sull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > yeah but... chill out. > you all have received much wore spam. > and jason is a member of this group, even if only during "promotional > periods" > regardless, i'd rather be notified about a legitimate concept such as mahalo > rather than the thousands of true spam examples. lighten up. > > automation does not equal spam. it may be less than desirable, but it aint > spam. > at least not this time. > > sull > > On 8/27/07, Andrew Baron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Exactly. Kinda sad to see that they have resorted to this to try and > > get people to the site. > > > > > > On Aug 27, 2007, at 3:22 PM, Bill Streeter wrote: > > > > > It's spam because he's using this list to promote something that is > > > not even remotely related to the subject of this list. Spam doesn't > > > have to be robot generated to be spam. Spam are unsolicited > > > promotional emails period. > > > > > > Bill Streeter > > > LO-FI SAINT LOUIS > > > www.lofistl.com > > > www.billstreeter.net > > > > > > --- In > > > videoblogging@yahoogroups.com , > > "bordercollieaustralianshepherd" > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Not spam though it looks like it. He is the owner or at least their > > > > best employee. > > > > > > > > *Please Note: Mahalo full-time staff are not eligible to win > > > contest > > > > prizes > > > > > > > > http://greenhouse.mahalo.com/leaderboard/ftg > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com , > > jason@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Jason Calacanis (jason@) has invited you to try Mahalo Follow, a > > > > browser extension for Firefox that helps you find better search > > > > results. You can download the extension here: > > > > > > > > > > http://greenhouse.mahalo.com/Special:FollowDownload?id=9 > > > > > > > > > > Mahalo is a human-powered search engine that creates organized, > > > > comprehensive, and spam-free search results for the most popular > > > > search terms. Mahalo's search results only include great links. > > > > > > > > > > Mahalo results are amazing and the Mahalo Follow browser > > > extension > > > > lets you see human-powered results right next to Google and Yahoo's > > > > results so you can judge for yourself! > > > > > > > > > > All you have to do is install Mahalo Follow and continue to use > > > your > > > > current search engine. Mahalo Follow will make sure you never miss > > > > great Mahalo results. > > > > > > > > > > Here's the link again: > > > > > http://greenhouse.mahalo.com/Special:FollowDownload?id=9 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Learn more about Mahalo: www.mahalo.com/Mahalo_FAQ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
[videoblogging] Re: Great article on niche TV feat. Irina
Thats awesome! I got some new press this week too: http://stlmag.com/media/St-Louis- Magazine/September-2007/How-Lo-Can-You-Go/ Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Wil Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118826244105210468.html > > "Web TV's niche programs win sponsors" > > "Marketers are finding it hard to buy enough space on traditional TV > networks' Web sites, which stream some network prime-time programs. > Ad space is available alongside the user-generated videos that draw > millions of visitors to video-sharing sites like YouTube, but > advertisers are wary about sponsoring videos that might be > embarrassing or risqué. YouTube's new ad format, unveiled last week > to intense advertiser interest, limits ads to videos from selected > partners. > > > As a result, niche Web programs like "Geek" -- and others on subjects > ranging from comic-book news to fast cars and fashion -- are > attracting the attention of some big marketers." > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
[videoblogging] Re: Jason Calacanis thinks you'll love Mahalo Follow
It's spam because he's using this list to promote something that is not even remotely related to the subject of this list. Spam doesn't have to be robot generated to be spam. Spam are unsolicited promotional emails period. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "bordercollieaustralianshepherd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Not spam though it looks like it. He is the owner or at least their > best employee. > > *Please Note: Mahalo full-time staff are not eligible to win contest > prizes > > http://greenhouse.mahalo.com/leaderboard/ftg > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, jason@ wrote: > > > > Jason Calacanis (jason@) has invited you to try Mahalo Follow, a > browser extension for Firefox that helps you find better search > results. You can download the extension here: > > > > http://greenhouse.mahalo.com/Special:FollowDownload?id=9 > > > > Mahalo is a human-powered search engine that creates organized, > comprehensive, and spam-free search results for the most popular > search terms. Mahalo's search results only include great links. > > > > Mahalo results are amazing and the Mahalo Follow browser extension > lets you see human-powered results right next to Google and Yahoo's > results so you can judge for yourself! > > > > All you have to do is install Mahalo Follow and continue to use your > current search engine. Mahalo Follow will make sure you never miss > great Mahalo results. > > > > Here's the link again: > > http://greenhouse.mahalo.com/Special:FollowDownload?id=9 > > > > > > Learn more about Mahalo: www.mahalo.com/Mahalo_FAQ > > >
[videoblogging] Re: Slikstr---has anyone heard of this company?
Yes they are a parody of a Web 2.0 start-up. Not a real company. Think of it as a multi-platform performance art/comedy routine. I dig what they are doing, and part of what makes it fun is that they can be easily confused for a real company. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, jay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Slikstr seems to be a fake company created as part of > a mockumentary called "Office 2.0." More info here: > > http://listcultures.org/pipermail/videovortex_listcultures.org/2007- April/55.html > > -jay > illdoctrine.com > > > --- robdimenno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm new to the group (and videoblogging in general). > > I recently sent > > a video resume to a company called Slikstr, after > > they put up a video > > on YouTube for a job opening. From what I can tell, > > their claim to > > fame is that they are the first ever "user created > > company", but I > > have yet to figure out what it is that they do other > > than being a Web > > 2.0 startup with VC backing. I got a call back for > > an interview and I > > wanted to check with the group and see if anyone > > might shed some > > light. Thanks in advance. > > > > Rob Dimenno > > http://thebobbydpage.blogspot.com/ > > > > > > > > _ ___ > Park yourself in front of a world of choices in alternative vehicles. Visit the Yahoo! Auto Green Center. > http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/ >
[videoblogging] Re: Loren Feldman, 1938 Media, and blip.tv
Blip doesn't have to answer to anything he does as long as he didn't use your service to do something illegal or violate someone elses rights or violate anything else in your TOS. I would point the person to your TOS and aske them to point out specifically what terms his post might have violated. If the post isn't violating any of the TOS, then there really isn't anything you can do or should do about it. And yes I agree the best response to speech you find offensive is more speech--or in this case no speech, since obviously the whole point of what he's doing is to call attention to himself. The worst thing you can do to him is ignore him. I won't reward that kind of behavior by ingaging him in some kind of a "conversation" about it. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Charles Hope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The storm has reached blip.tv now. > > Yesterday, Loren Feldman, the author of a controversial video, decided to use > blip as his host. A few hours later we received a letter warning us of > potential damage to our brand. I responded that speech should be countered with > speech, not censorship. What do you think? Here's the e-mail exchange... > > http://tinyurl.com/2cjy4g >
[videoblogging] Re: Marriage
Thats awesome Josh. Thanks for sharing. Here's to wishing a long and happy life for you guys! Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Josh Leo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't usually promote videos here on the list but over the past 2+ years, > this group has become an important part of my life. So I thought i would > share another important part of my life with you... > > My Wedding and more: > > http://tinyurl.com/2yntxf > > > it isn't the whole wedding (thought i did have 4 cameras filming it) but it > is a nice taste of what happened that week... > > thanks > > -- > Josh Leo > > www.JoshLeo.com > www.WanderingWestMichigan.com > www.SlowLorisMedia.com > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
[videoblogging] Re: Loren says this group should be ashamed
He's a comedian now? Huh. Learn something new everyday. I wonder what his comedy is like. He should post videos of his comedy, people might like that. I think people like the funny. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "missbhavens1969" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > more than an idiot comedian. >
[videoblogging] Re: Loren says this group should be ashamed
Yes I am a contractor at Podtech. I'm not an employee, and I don't speak for them, nor do they speak for me. It's very likely that he is working under a similar agreement. And if his contract is anything like mine there are very few circumstances where they can say anything about his content. And frankly I wouldn't want them to. I don't believe in censorship. I don't know if he has a "billing" above me or below me. Hard to tell. And hardly relevant. I have no control how my content is placed on their site, and I don't really care, to be honest. I get most of my traffic through my own channels. Although I'm pretty sure that my content takes a lot more time thought and resources that his to produce, and as a result is more entertaining and interesting to watch. But thats hardly relevant either. I never found anything in his schtick all that funny or compelling. I really don't think anything he's said is worth all the attention he's gotten here. I don't know because I rarely if ever watch his stuff. As near as I can tell his expertise is pretty much just bomb throwing. Which isn't really much of a skill if you ask me. It's really not that hard to turn on a web cam and say some stupid shit to get people all pissed off. My point is that he's pretty irrelevant. Not worth the time at all to discuss anything he says. He's just another dude with a web cam and an opinion. Just ignore him, you'll feel better, and he'll continue on in obscurity. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "danielmcvicar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > C'mon Bill, who are you kidding. 1938media has billing above you at > Podtech, a private media company and network with sponsors and shows. > > You are in there eating with the trolls. > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Streeter" wrote: > > > > Loren who? What are you talking about? Is Loren a group troll or > > something? What did I miss? Why should we care what this "Loren" > > that you speak of thinks, says or does? Is he in charge of > > something? What makes him relevant? > > > > Seriously, are we really gonna talk about every fool with an opinion > > that says something stupid in a video? Why should we care? Youtube > > is full of nutcases with webcams saying stupid shit. Are we gonna > > talk about all of them too? > > > > Don't feed the trolls. > > > > Bill Streeter > > LO-FI SAINT LOUIS > > www.lofistl.com > > www.billstreeter.net > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Watkins" > > wrote: > > > > > > In his latest video, Loren provides a sort-of-explanation about his > > > recent videos, and then launches a scathing attack on this group. > > > > > > Complains about: > > > > > > Groupthink > > > Nobody emailing him > > > Nobody making a video about it or taking other action, all talk > > > Not having any balls > > > People trying to get podtech to censor him. > > > > > > > > > Now personally I have a trackrecord of talking about groupthink > > here, > > > and sometimes going against the grain. I therefore share some of > > his > > > concerns about this stuff, but I am rather unsure of the specifics > > of > > > what he was trying to prove, Im not sure Ive learnt anything new > > so I > > > resent his suggestion that he has proved something to the gullible > > herd. > > > > > > He talks of the potential of what social media could really be used > > > for, but doesnt go into any detail, so I am left guessing as to > > > whether he means the same sorts of things I feel are possible, and > > > often complain arent really happening. > > > > > > Persoanally I freely admit to having no balls, and of being mostly > > all > > > talk, and rarely making videos, so those complaints dont bother me, > > > but are probably unfair to a lot of other people here. > > > > > > And I think this whole thing was a pretty crappy example of > > > groupthink. Not everybody here has expressed the same opinion by a > > > long shot, and I think there have been much better examples of > > > groupthink in the past. The best examples of groupthink Ive seen > > are > > > when everyone jumps on a bandwagon and starts attacking something > > > without learning the facts first, its happened here to one degree > > or > > >
[videoblogging] Re: New Version of iMovie
I didn't realize you edited anything Robert. The new iMovie looks cool, but hardly a replacement for Final Cut Pro ... not for professional editing anyway. If you barely edit anything then you probably didn't ever need FCP anyway. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Scoble" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The new iMovie rocks. I'm hoping I can switch over to it. Much nicer editing > there than in Final Cut Pro. > > Robert > > -Original Message- > From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Steve Garfield > Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 2:07 PM > To: Videoblogging > Subject: [videoblogging] New Version of iMovie > > Just took a quick look at the new iMovie that was announced today. > > Info here: > http://www.apple.com/ilife/imovie/ > > Totally new interface to make making movies easier. > > One thing I noticed was this: > > "The YouTube connection. > > Is your YouTubeT audience clamoring for more? Send your movie > directly to your YouTubeT account from iMovie so others can enjoy it, > rate it, and leave comments for the director." > > We've been asking Apple for this feature for years. Actually, we've > been asking for a BlogThis! feature to allow posting to any blog, but > sending directly to YouTube makes it so easy for people to get > started with videoblogging. > > Since I've been using iMovie a lot more recently, I'll be interested > in trying this out at the Apple Store to see if it can speed up my > workflow. Redoing the iMovie application can only be a good thing. > > --Steve > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links >
[videoblogging] Re: Loren says this group should be ashamed
Yes that's my point. I really don't understand all the attention that he got from this group to begin with. He's a link bater and a troll. He says stupid shit to get attention and that doesn't require a lot of creativity or skill. I think we can all agree that certain words are offensive. No need to give undue attention to those that use them just to get attention. It's sorta like replying to a spam email, and we all know not to do that. (I hope!) The only way to hurt a troll is to ignore it. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Watkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well that attitude would certainly save a lot of time, and would also > counteract the fact that this hole thing does seem to be a deliberate > publicity stunt, possibly. > > But as we've been talking about this on the group for days, I thought > Id draw attention to the fact he's finally got round to offering more > context, and attacked this group to boot. > > Bu yeah personally if Id been the only person who saw his technigga > video, I doubt Id have mentioned it here, try to resist attention > seeking behaviour of all kinds, not always easy. > > Cheers > > Steve Elbows > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Streeter" wrote: > > > > Loren who? What are you talking about? Is Loren a group troll or > > something? What did I miss? Why should we care what this "Loren" > > that you speak of thinks, says or does? Is he in charge of > > something? What makes him relevant? > > > > Seriously, are we really gonna talk about every fool with an opinion > > that says something stupid in a video? Why should we care? Youtube > > is full of nutcases with webcams saying stupid shit. Are we gonna > > talk about all of them too? > > > > Don't feed the trolls. > > > > Bill Streeter > > LO-FI SAINT LOUIS > > www.lofistl.com > > www.billstreeter.net > > >
[videoblogging] Re: Loren says this group should be ashamed
Loren who? What are you talking about? Is Loren a group troll or something? What did I miss? Why should we care what this "Loren" that you speak of thinks, says or does? Is he in charge of something? What makes him relevant? Seriously, are we really gonna talk about every fool with an opinion that says something stupid in a video? Why should we care? Youtube is full of nutcases with webcams saying stupid shit. Are we gonna talk about all of them too? Don't feed the trolls. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Watkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In his latest video, Loren provides a sort-of-explanation about his > recent videos, and then launches a scathing attack on this group. > > Complains about: > > Groupthink > Nobody emailing him > Nobody making a video about it or taking other action, all talk > Not having any balls > People trying to get podtech to censor him. > > > Now personally I have a trackrecord of talking about groupthink here, > and sometimes going against the grain. I therefore share some of his > concerns about this stuff, but I am rather unsure of the specifics of > what he was trying to prove, Im not sure Ive learnt anything new so I > resent his suggestion that he has proved something to the gullible herd. > > He talks of the potential of what social media could really be used > for, but doesnt go into any detail, so I am left guessing as to > whether he means the same sorts of things I feel are possible, and > often complain arent really happening. > > Persoanally I freely admit to having no balls, and of being mostly all > talk, and rarely making videos, so those complaints dont bother me, > but are probably unfair to a lot of other people here. > > And I think this whole thing was a pretty crappy example of > groupthink. Not everybody here has expressed the same opinion by a > long shot, and I think there have been much better examples of > groupthink in the past. The best examples of groupthink Ive seen are > when everyone jumps on a bandwagon and starts attacking something > without learning the facts first, its happened here to one degree or > another in the past. But the thing with Feldmans video was that > watching the video was about the only fact available. I take his point > that maybe some people could of thought to ask him, if they wanted to > form their own independent conclusions, but with something like this > does someone really need to do anything other than watch the video to > form an opinion? > > I would guess that not everybody here wants podtech to censor him, I > certainly dont, and therefore I dont think its a great example of > groupthink at all. Especially as numerous people have made lengthy > posts where they ponder his motives, whether he was using it to make > some other point, so how can he claim that everybody fell for it? Just > because the group may seem to Feldman to be one large mash of people > with a collective stupid brain, doesnt make it so, if he is too lazy > to look at the subtle differences in peoples opinions then pah. Its > the same phenomenon as racism really isnt it, lumping everyone > together under one label in the mind? > > Cheers > > Steve Elbows >
[videoblogging] Re: Bloggers Consider Forming Labor Union
They're talking about professional bloggers organizing. Which means bloggers that are paid to blog for a company or organization like say Weblogs Inc. (AOL) or something like Gawker Media. Ostensibly the people who would care if they withdrew their labor would be the ones who found their labor valuable enough to pay for it to begin with. Makes sense to me. Organized labor can generally be a good thing in the long run. Helps to keep everybody honest. And speaking of collective bargaining, Hollywood is getting ready for a possible writers strike soon over labor issues regarding writer's compensation for Internet distribution. The outcome of which should be interesting. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Gary Short" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Umm, who would care if they withdrew their labour? > > On Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:05:52 -, bordercollieaustralianshepherd wrote > > <http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070806/unionized_bloggers.html?.v=2> > > > > Organizing is a good idea to me. This focuses on the written word bloggers but IMO no > > reason that video should not be part too. I would definitly particapate. > > > > <http://tinyurl.com/3d6835> > > Bloggers Consider Forming Labor Union > > Monday August 6, 9:24 am ET > > By Ashley M. Heher, AP Business Writer > > <http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070806/unionized_bloggers.html?.v=2&printer= 1> > > Left-Leaning Bloggers Debate Forming Labor Union > > CHICAGO (AP) -- Do bloggers need their own Norma Rae? > > In a move that might make some people scratch their heads, a loosely formed coalition of > > left-leaning bloggers are trying to band together to form a labor union they hope will help > > them receive health insurance, conduct collective bargaining or even set professional > > standards. > > > > The effort is an extension of the blogosphere's growing power and presence, especially > > within the political realm, and for many, evokes memories of the early labor organization of > > freelance writers in the early 1980s. http://tinyurl.com/3d6835> > > > > > > -- > Gary Short > http://www.garyshort.org > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
[videoblogging] Re: Replacement Cheap DV -Mine is MIA
Gena, The closest thing you might find to one of those is MicroCenter at 2645 Elston Ave. About 15 minutes from downtown, there is also a store called Helix on Jackson and Racine (I think) downtown that rents and sells cameras, but they probably won't be as cheap: http://www.helixphoto.com/home.html but check them out anyway. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Gena" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, I'm in downtown Chicago for BlogHer. > I have either left my Panasonic DV Cam home or it has been liberated by > the Airline Pirates Association, Baggage Claims division. > > Is there a store like "Frys" or "J&R" in Chicago where I can get a > cheap but functional DV cam? > > Eyster Dyson, Amy Sederis and Elizabeth Edwards are gonna be here as > well as a 750 other great ladies. I love my Xacti but I need to do the > right thing. If it is under $350. > > Help. > > Gena >
[videoblogging] Re: Batch video convert automation
Yeah I am often surprised how many FCP users don't use compressor. I'm not sure why that is. I might also point out that it tends to work best if you output an uncompressed QT file first then put that into Compressor. I say that because FCP gives you an "export to compressor" option but that ties up FCP and makes it unusable untill Compressor is done with it-- which could be hours. Best to export the QT first then let Compressor work it over in the background then you can get on to your next project in FCP. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Wil Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ahh, I have FCP, I didn't realise it could do that - I will > investigate. Thanks!! > > Wil > > > On 26 Jul 2007, at 16:29, Bill Streeter wrote: > > > If you are using Final Cut Pro you can use Compressor to do this > > (although for the Windows Media file you'll also need Flip4Mac > > installed) You can basically cue up all the versions of a file > > you'll need and let 'er rip. > > > > Bill Streeter > > LO-FI SAINT LOUIS > > www.lofistl.com > > www.billstreeter.net > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Wil Harris wrote: > > > > > > Hey guys, > > > > > > I'm looking to create an automated workflow to convert a single > > > episode of a video podcast into different versions. Eg: > > > > > > 1. Take a 1280x720 QuickTime master file > > > 2. Spit out versions with file formats and dimensions suitable > > for: > > > iPhone / iPod / iTunes / Apple TV > > > Xvid/Divx (desktop clients) > > > PSP > > > Zune / Windows Media Player > > > > > > I'm working on a Mac. Any suggestions? > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Wil. > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
[videoblogging] Re: Batch video convert automation
Oh and one other option I might add, there might be an Automator script that can do this with Quicktime Pro--and if not it might not be that big of a deal to set one up, but I don't know I've never done it, I just know it's possible. This would be the cheaper option if you don't have FCP. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Wil Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey guys, > > I'm looking to create an automated workflow to convert a single > episode of a video podcast into different versions. Eg: > > 1. Take a 1280x720 QuickTime master file > 2. Spit out versions with file formats and dimensions suitable for: > iPhone / iPod / iTunes / Apple TV > Xvid/Divx (desktop clients) > PSP > Zune / Windows Media Player > > I'm working on a Mac. Any suggestions? > > Cheers, > > Wil. >
[videoblogging] Re: Batch video convert automation
If you are using Final Cut Pro you can use Compressor to do this (although for the Windows Media file you'll also need Flip4Mac installed) You can basically cue up all the versions of a file you'll need and let 'er rip. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Wil Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey guys, > > I'm looking to create an automated workflow to convert a single > episode of a video podcast into different versions. Eg: > > 1. Take a 1280x720 QuickTime master file > 2. Spit out versions with file formats and dimensions suitable for: > iPhone / iPod / iTunes / Apple TV > Xvid/Divx (desktop clients) > PSP > Zune / Windows Media Player > > I'm working on a Mac. Any suggestions? > > Cheers, > > Wil. >
[videoblogging] Re: compressing for iPhone
I've heard that. But if you own Final Cut Studio you shouldn't need it. Compressor works great and is also much faster than QTpro. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Lan Bui" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Any mac users up for spending $23.32 on VisualHub will find that the default iPhone > settings will work great. Much faster compression than QT Pro, maybe not as good looking > though. > > iPhone settings work good with AppleTV too, and you can tweek them to fit what you > preferred bitrate, size, two-pass... Some settings may break it working on the iPhone > though. > > From apple: > > iPhone Video formats supported: > > H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps > 640 by 480 pixels > 30 frames per second > Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps > 48kHz, stereo audio > in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats > > H.264 video, up to 768 Kbps > 320 by 240 pixels > 30 frames per second > Baseline Profile up to Level 1.3 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps > 48kHz, stereo audio > in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats > > MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps > 640 by 480 pixels > 30 frames per second > Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps > 48kHz, stereo audio > in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats > > The first option seems to be the best if you customize your settings in QT Pro or Visual > Hub, because is looks good and will play on iPhone and AppleTV. I sold my iPod so I can't > test it on video iPods. > > -Lan > www.LanBui.com > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Jay dedman" wrote: > > > > has anyone tried to compress a video specifically for the iPhone? > > how do videos look on the phone? > > > > just fishing for experience. > > > > Jay > > > > -- > > Here I am > > http://jaydedman.com > > 917 371 6790 > > > > Check out the latest project: http://politicalvideo.org > > 500 hours of George Bush speeches > > Search, download, use > > >
[videoblogging] Re: compressing for iPhone
I was talking about the Zune, not the iPhone. I know several people with an iPhone but I don't know anyone with a Zune. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, John Coffey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey Bill, I'm using it! Just can't get it to use my > wifi. Stuck on Edge...just like dial up. > > --- Bill Streeter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Yeah yer right, but it's hard to get excited about > > something that > > nobody is using. > > > > Bill Streeter > > LO-FI SAINT LOUIS > > www.lofistl.com > > www.billstreeter.net > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Heath" > > wrote: > > > > > > >Don't know if they > > > > play on a Zune though ... but then again I'm not > > so sure I care > > if > > > > they play on the Zune. > > > > > > Bill! you scamp youc'mon you should want your > > stuff to be > > played > > > on as many things as possible! ;) > > > > > > Heath > > > http://batmangeek.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > A page designed specifically for the iPhone > > might be a good > > idea, > > > > since you have to zoom in on a page to see links > > etc on an > > iPhone. > > > > It might be nice to have a page that is designed > > so no zooming > > is > > > > necessary to click movie links. > > > > > > > > Bill Streeter > > > > LO-FI SAINT LOUIS > > > > www.lofistl.com > > > > www.billstreeter.net > > > > > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Jay > > dedman" > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > has anyone tried to compress a video > > specifically for the > > iPhone? > > > > > how do videos look on the phone? > > > > > > > > > > just fishing for experience. > > > > > > > > > > Jay > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Here I am > > > > > http://jaydedman.com > > > > > 917 371 6790 > > > > > > > > > > Check out the latest project: > > http://politicalvideo.org > > > > > 500 hours of George Bush speeches > > > > > Search, download, use > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jimmy CraicHead TVVideo Podcast about Sailing, Travel, Cocktails and other good Craichttp://www.jchtv.com/ > > > > _ ___ > The fish are biting. > Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. > http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/arp/sponsoredsearch_v2.php >
[videoblogging] Re: compressing for iPhone
Yeah yer right, but it's hard to get excited about something that nobody is using. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Heath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Don't know if they > > play on a Zune though ... but then again I'm not so sure I care if > > they play on the Zune. > > Bill! you scamp youc'mon you should want your stuff to be played > on as many things as possible! ;) > > Heath > http://batmangeek.com > > > > > > A page designed specifically for the iPhone might be a good idea, > > since you have to zoom in on a page to see links etc on an iPhone. > > It might be nice to have a page that is designed so no zooming is > > necessary to click movie links. > > > > Bill Streeter > > LO-FI SAINT LOUIS > > www.lofistl.com > > www.billstreeter.net > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Jay dedman" > > wrote: > > > > > > has anyone tried to compress a video specifically for the iPhone? > > > how do videos look on the phone? > > > > > > just fishing for experience. > > > > > > Jay > > > > > > -- > > > Here I am > > > http://jaydedman.com > > > 917 371 6790 > > > > > > Check out the latest project: http://politicalvideo.org > > > 500 hours of George Bush speeches > > > Search, download, use > > > > > >
[videoblogging] Re: compressing for iPhone
I tested my videos out at the Apple store. I clicked on the qt version link in the vPIP interface that I use on my site and the movie downloaded and played automatically in full screen--and looked great. From everything that I've read anything that will play on an iPod or Apple TV will play on an iPhone. My trick is to compress for the ipod and change the extension from M4V to the more universal MP4 and they play on every device I've tested on. Don't know if they play on a Zune though ... but then again I'm not so sure I care if they play on the Zune. A page designed specifically for the iPhone might be a good idea, since you have to zoom in on a page to see links etc on an iPhone. It might be nice to have a page that is designed so no zooming is necessary to click movie links. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Jay dedman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > has anyone tried to compress a video specifically for the iPhone? > how do videos look on the phone? > > just fishing for experience. > > Jay > > -- > Here I am > http://jaydedman.com > 917 371 6790 > > Check out the latest project: http://politicalvideo.org > 500 hours of George Bush speeches > Search, download, use >
[videoblogging] Re: Hey PodTech - What's up with Lan's image?
No it doesn't meet any criteria at all for fair use. >From http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html: "... The 1961 Report of the Register of Copyrights on the General Revision of the U.S. Copyright Law cites examples of activities that courts have regarded as fair use: "quotation of excerpts in a review or criticism for purposes of illustration or comment; quotation of short passages in a scholarly or technical work, for illustration or clarification of the author's observations; use in a parody of some of the content of the work parodied; summary of an address or article, with brief quotations, in a news report; reproduction by a library of a portion of a work to replace part of a damaged copy; reproduction by a teacher or student of a small part of a work to illustrate a lesson; reproduction of a work in legislative or judicial proceedings or reports; incidental and fortuitous reproduction, in a newsreel or broadcast, of a work located in the scene of an event being reported." Copyright protects the particular way an author has expressed himself; it does not extend to any ideas, systems, or factual information conveyed in the work. The safest course is always to get permission from the copyright owner before using copyrighted material. The Copyright Office cannot give this permission. When it is impracticable to obtain permission, use of copyrighted material should be avoided unless the doctrine of "fair use" would clearly apply to the situation. The Copyright Office can neither determine if a certain use may be considered "fair" nor advise on possible copyright violations. If there is any doubt, it is advisable to consult an attorney." Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Laura Moncur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > After looking at the poster, I'm wondering if it doesn't fall into the > "fair use" category. It was a faded background image and it wasn't the > only photo on the poster. > > Don't let this go to court, Lan. You might lose everything. >
[videoblogging] Re: On a more positive note... my vlogroll
Found the plugin: http://www.websitehostingiq.net/blogroll-page- plugin/ Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Streeter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thats a great idea Rupert. I was thinking of moving my vlog/blog > roll to another page as well--I recently discovered a plugin that > will keep Wordpress's link management functionality in place to do > this rather than managing it manually. I don't have the link handy > for it at the moment but will post it when I do ... > > Bill Streeter > LO-FI SAINT LOUIS > www.lofistl.com > www.billstreeter.net > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Rupert wrote: > > > > ... oh, and if any of you have the time to return the favour by > > updating your vlogrolls with my new URL, I'd really appreciate it. > > Most of the descriptions, I've taken from your vlog profiles - or > > cobbled together from things you've said. For most of those who > > haven't said anything about themselves on their sites, I've just > used > > a simple note. It's taking quite a lot of time to set up :) > > R > > > > On 10 Jul 2007, at 13:23, Rupert wrote: > > > > I'm building a vlogroll on my site as a separate page, with a short > > description for each vlog. > > > > http://twittervlog.tv/?page_id=152 is the actual URL, or use the > > "Videoblogs I Watch" link in my header bar. > > > > I'm subscribed to everything listed here. Now subscribed by > email :) > > > > I've only just started the page and it's not complete yet, but I > > thought you could help me build it by sending me your vlogs. > > > > Have a look - if you're not there, or if you'd like to provide a > > better description, let me know. Or if you can see anything that I > > haven't included that you want to tell me about. Email rupert at > > twittervlog dot tv > > > > Thank you! > > > > Rupert > > http://twittervlog.tv/ > > > > http://feeds.feedburner.com/twittervlog/ > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > >
[videoblogging] Re: On a more positive note... my vlogroll
Thats a great idea Rupert. I was thinking of moving my vlog/blog roll to another page as well--I recently discovered a plugin that will keep Wordpress's link management functionality in place to do this rather than managing it manually. I don't have the link handy for it at the moment but will post it when I do ... Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Rupert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ... oh, and if any of you have the time to return the favour by > updating your vlogrolls with my new URL, I'd really appreciate it. > Most of the descriptions, I've taken from your vlog profiles - or > cobbled together from things you've said. For most of those who > haven't said anything about themselves on their sites, I've just used > a simple note. It's taking quite a lot of time to set up :) > R > > On 10 Jul 2007, at 13:23, Rupert wrote: > > I'm building a vlogroll on my site as a separate page, with a short > description for each vlog. > > http://twittervlog.tv/?page_id=152 is the actual URL, or use the > "Videoblogs I Watch" link in my header bar. > > I'm subscribed to everything listed here. Now subscribed by email :) > > I've only just started the page and it's not complete yet, but I > thought you could help me build it by sending me your vlogs. > > Have a look - if you're not there, or if you'd like to provide a > better description, let me know. Or if you can see anything that I > haven't included that you want to tell me about. Email rupert at > twittervlog dot tv > > Thank you! > > Rupert > http://twittervlog.tv/ > > http://feeds.feedburner.com/twittervlog/ > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
[videoblogging] Re: .mov for ipod?
My question is why not make them MP4's too, and skip MOV? It's easy to convert MV4's to MP4's just change the file extension. I set compressor up to output ipod comtatible files with the MP4 extension rather than the M4V so they will play back within a browser window without any problems and I don't have to change the file extension manually. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Josh Leo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have created two feeds for my vlog > an ipod compatible feed of .mov and m4v files > and an HD feed of mp4 files > > I would like to have the ipod compatible files to just be mov's and not > m4v's > does anyone know how to make a large (like the size i have now of 640x360 > .mov file that works on the ipod > right now i am just using compressor to make my mv4 > i also have visualhub but it doesnt make .mov's > > -- > Josh Leo > > www.JoshLeo.com > www.WanderingWestMichigan.com > www.SlowLorisMedia.com > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
[videoblogging] Re: July - My Month of Youtube
I've been thinking along the same lines. I was a regular user of YouTube a long time ago, I used to use it as my quick and easy way of converting stuff to flash so everyone could view it. I sorta stoped using it for the most part until recently. I decided to start posting some of my archives there. There are things that I really dig about it. Although I do get the feeling that some of the really popular people there have figured out how to game it in some way that I haven't quite cracked yet. I think that some people use bots etc to post bulletins etc to get a lot of views. YouTube is beta testing a new layout that seems like it should encourage people to explore more of a particular users movies. I noticed that I can have one very popular movie on there and it will have little or no effect on how many views the rest of my videos get. One video in particular has gotten over 300,000 views there (because it's been featured) but I have several that have gotten less than 1000 views, and almost everything I have there has been up for over a year. So anyway if this experiment is to go forward what are everyones user names or URLS there? I'm rabid and my URL is http://www.youtube.com/lofistl add me as a friend there and I'll add you back. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS http://lofistl.com http://billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Rupert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yay! > Yeah. I'm interested in reaching out to a wider base of people... > but Verdi's right. What really turns me on is finding out if I can > connecting with these people the way I connect on my own Blog. It's > a larger investment of time, but it's what I love, so it's worth it. > I'm kind of interested in the stats thing at a basic level - the same > level that I was with starting Twittervlog a couple of months ago. > Every viewer that's not my mum is a bonus. But if you play - find > other people whose stuff you like and really make some friends - you > give and and you get on a more rewarding level than just number of > views. The thing that's grown most at Twittervlog is not the video > views - it's the comments. And the friends I've made. > So. > Glad I'm in good company as I start at big boys' school :) > > Rupert > http://twittervlog.blogspot.com/ > http://www.twitter.com/ruperthowe/ > http://feeds.feedburner.com/twittervlog/ > > > On 28 Jun 2007, at 19:37, Michael Verdi wrote: > > For me at least this has nothing to do with assessing where my videos > get > more views. I don't expect that just because the videos are there > they'll > get watched by a significant amount of people. You have to play - watch > video, comment on them - engage people. Like Rupert said, I'm > interested in > "explore[ing] the communities there, make a few friends, find like > minded > people and cool videos and have FUN." > > - Verdi > > On 6/28/07, Shawn Carpenter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I have been cross posting my videos over there from Veoh. They get > > less views then on Veoh. They get far less then my videos over on > > blip. I still use blip mainly because their encoding is second to > > none and I want the best quality possible for posting to my blogs and > > other places. > > > > Putting the show out on YT and the others is just to get a few more > > viewers that I would not otherwise get by just posting to blip alone. > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com 40yahoogroups.com>, > > Rupert wrote: > > > > > > So. I'm going to have a little experiment in July. I'm going to > > > copy all new Twittervlog posts onto Youtube. > > > > > > I've never really made the effort to post on YouTube, and have > > > complained here before about how I'm turned off by how nasty > everyone > > > is there, about the rating system, the visible number of views and > > > how ugly and uncustomisable it is. It's always seemed to me to have > > > very little friendmaking and social networking going on there. Just > > > a lot of people shouting LOOK AT *ME*! > > > > > > I'm not very interested in making money, being famous or getting > > > millions of views. I just want to have fun making films, connect > > > with the kind of people who will like my stuff, get to know > people - > > > and maybe evangelise a little about videoblogging & online video. > > > > > > These have always been my justifications for not bothering with
[videoblogging] Re: need a videocamera recommendation: good in low light, price <$300
Hey Deirdré, I don't think a sub $300 cam thats good in low light exists. When you buy a more expensive camera part of what you are paying for is better low light performance and all the things that make it possible (larger ccds, better optics etc). Some of the lower end Canons and Sonys have pretty good low light performance but they are priced just above the $300 mark. Check camcorderinfo.com for some pretty good reviews and sample footage of most of the cameras available now. They do extensive low light testing too. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS http://lofistl.com http://billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Deirdre Straughan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Any suggestions? > > -- > best regards, > Deirdré Straughan > > living & travelling in Italy > (and other Countries Beginning with I) > www.beginningwithi.com > Check out my latest blog post: My Potter > Predictions<http://www.beginningwithi.com/oped/potterpredictions.html > > Blogsigs.com <http://www.blogsigs.com>, Link your own blog posts. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
[videoblogging] Re: Fwd: Your Short Films On Grouper
I get a message like this almost every week from some service or another. Just goes to show that at some point it won't be long until there will be more of these video sharing sites than there are videos to share on them. Have we reached critical mass yet? I can't wait for the bidding wars for talent. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS http://lofistl.com http://billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, ryan junell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > what do you guys think? should I spend two full time weeks > recovering, preparing, and uploading everything I've ever made to > sony? > > > > > > >Subject: Your Short Films On Grouper > >Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:40:54 -0700 > >From: "Julianna Jackson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >Dear Ryan, > > > >I saw your video, Lester Sleeps Over, and I thought it was awesome. > >Great work! I would love to have your short films on Grouper. My > >name is Julianna and I am a member of the Content Team at Grouper > >Networks (www.Grouper.com) and our company was recently acquired by > >Sony Pictures Entertainment. > >As the online video division of Sony Pictures, Grouper is leading > >the next generation of user-generated video production. As part of > >that effort, my team is recruiting talented producers like yourself > >into our community so that we can present you with several > >opportunities in the areas of content and syndication. > > > >A first step in working together is for you to simply sign-up on our > >site and upload your work. Once your work is uploaded, shoot me an > >email, so I can manually mark it to be featured. Please do not use > >any copywritten music/footage in your work as we will not be able to > >feature it. iWe have many pathways to future content and we're > >adding more everyday. > > > >The following are the best specs for uploading to our site: > >File type: MOV > >Video Codec: AVC/h.264 > >Audio Codec: AAC/48.000 kHz > >OR > >File type: WMV > >Video Codec: WMV9 > >Audio Codec: WMA9 > >AND > >Bitrate: 800kbps > >Framerate: Native frame rate, up to 30fps > >Interlacing: De-interlaced/ Progressive Scan > >File size for 4x3: 640x480 (NTSC) or 768x576 (PAL) > >File size for 16x9: 854x480 (NTSC) or 1024x576 (PAL) > > > >If you have any questions, please feel free to email me. We'd love > >to have you sign on to Grouper and get your content in the spotlight! > >Looking forward to hearing from you, > > > > > >Sincerely, > >Julianna Jackson > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >A Sony Pictures Company > > > >A Sony Pictures Entertainment Company > > > -- > ryan junell > > junell.net > slomohorror.com >
[videoblogging] Re: Most famous vblogger
Yeah I didn't mean to suggest he isn't *known* but having been seen by an audience of 20,000 isn't exactly *famous* in a traditional sense. My larger point is that fame is relative. If I were to ask my co-workers or my family who he was, it's very likely that none if any would have heard of him. On the other hand I did hear some random guy talking about Ask a Ninja in the coffee shop the other day ... that was sorta surprising to me. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS http://lofistl.com http://billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Stephanie Bryant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ze Frank was the closing keynote speaker at the annual STC conference this > year, approx. 20,000 attendees of professional technical writers. So, um, > he's *known.* > > --Stephanie > > On 6/20/07, Bill Streeter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I think Markus was talking about Times person of the year issue where > > they named the person of the year as "you." > > > > Are your friends familuar with YouTube? That's videoblogging. When you > > talk about things like "most famous" etc. Those are hard things to > > quantify. There are Videobloggers like Zefrank who is very famous in > > some circles but is virtually unknown in others. And he never did put > > his stuff on YouTube and yet the most popular YouTubers probably get > > way more views than he ever did--and it's very likely that few on this > > list had ever heard of them. What I'm saying is "fame" is relative. > > Some of us are "famous" to a few--which sounds like an oxymoron, but > > it's true in a way. But thats the world we live in now--even > > conventional definitions of what seem like simple things like "fame" > > don't really mean anything anymore. So what I'm saying is that your > > question isn't an easy one to answer. To someone not familuar with > > internet video none of us doing this is famous in the least. > > > > Bill Streeter > > LO-FI SAINT LOUIS > > http://lofistl.com > > http://billstreeter.net > > > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "oovooworld" wrote: > > > > > > Well yes I'd heard I was mentioned but I was hoping someone else was > > > kicking around with half the skill...its a lot of pressure to live > > > with you know... > > > > > > I don't know how I missed that issue of Time. Was it the same one > > that > > > had the article reviewing George Bush's new pioneering green policy? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Stephanie Bryant > Author, Videoblogging for Dummies > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.mortaine.com/ > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
[videoblogging] Re: Mac Questions
Final Cut Express is really very good and a good place to start. You might want to check to see if Apple is still offering the deal where you get FCE for $100 when you buy a new Macbook or Macbook Pro. Thats a really good deal--that is ... if they are still offering it. The biggest difference between the MacBook and the MBP is the graphics card which is usefull when doing stuff in programs like Motion where a lot of the video rendering is done by the graphics card. If you aren't doing a lot of work that requires Apple Core image processing then a Macbook with FCE will do you just fine. Apple says that Finalcut Studio isn't compatible with the Macbook but thats mainly because Motion won't run on it. Most of the other programs in the package will run just fine on the Macbook. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS http://lofistl.com http://billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Chuck Leggett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Laura Moncur" > wrote: > > > > I am switching from my PC to Mac and I'm trying to decide if the new > > MacBook Pros with the NVidia video chips are worth an extra $1000. > > Have any of you noticed a big difference between the MacBook Pros and > > the normal MacBooks? > > The MacBook uses VRAM that is shared with the system's memory, so I > would consider maxing the RAM on the MacBook. Otherwise, the Pro has a > FW800 connector, DVI output, a bigger screen, etc. Either computer is > a winner. > > > > > It takes forever to render a DVD on my PC using Adobe Premiere > > Elements and I'm hoping to streamline the process. > > Rendering time depends on different things, the processor speed being > one of the important ones. Any new computer with a Core 2 Duo chip > will speed up the process. > > > > > Additionally, is Final Cut Pro worth the extra $600 or should I just > > go with Final Cut Express or even iMovie/iDVD? I am having a hard time > > justifying the expense to my husband. Can you give me any ammunition? > > > > Start with iMovie and see if it meets your needs. It worked great for > me until I wanted to layer video tracks, so I bought FC Express. For > my needs, I could not justify the cost of FC Pro. > > > BTW: the following link is for a humorous video I made when I first > got my MacBook Pro. http://tinyurl.com/2urbco > > > Chuck > > Chuck's Vlog > http://runchuckrun.blogspot.com >
[videoblogging] Re: Most famous vblogger
I think Markus was talking about Times person of the year issue where they named the person of the year as "you." Are your friends familuar with YouTube? That's videoblogging. When you talk about things like "most famous" etc. Those are hard things to quantify. There are Videobloggers like Zefrank who is very famous in some circles but is virtually unknown in others. And he never did put his stuff on YouTube and yet the most popular YouTubers probably get way more views than he ever did--and it's very likely that few on this list had ever heard of them. What I'm saying is "fame" is relative. Some of us are "famous" to a few--which sounds like an oxymoron, but it's true in a way. But thats the world we live in now--even conventional definitions of what seem like simple things like "fame" don't really mean anything anymore. So what I'm saying is that your question isn't an easy one to answer. To someone not familuar with internet video none of us doing this is famous in the least. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS http://lofistl.com http://billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "oovooworld" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well yes I'd heard I was mentioned but I was hoping someone else was > kicking around with half the skill...its a lot of pressure to live > with you know... > > I don't know how I missed that issue of Time. Was it the same one that > had the article reviewing George Bush's new pioneering green policy? >
[videoblogging] Re: Hey PodTech - What's up with Lan's image?
Yes I agree. My experience with Podtech and my license agreement with them has been very positive. At the same time I consider Lan to be a friend and I'm sorry that this has become such a problem. I hope there is a resolution to this soon. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Jay dedman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > This smells like so much Business As Usual, that its a perfect news piece > > for a Monday at the office all the way down to the typical buck-passing > > to Podtech's accounting dept. > > The more things change, the more they stay the same. > > There are a bunch of people on this list who get funding from Podtech-- is > > this a typical reflection of how they work? > > ryanishungry.com content partners for Podtech where we've license our > videos to them for a year. > our experience with Podtech has been totally hands off. > we make the video, they keep up their end of the bargain. No problems at all. > > Ive talked to Lan about Podtech using his photo without permission, > and the treatment he's received since. It's superbad way to treat > people, especially really noisy bloggers in a tight community. And the > money involved is minuscule compared to what they have. > > The lack of communication is a real problem. > podtech needs to join the conversation. > > Jay > > > > > > > -- > Here I am > http://jaydedman.com > > Check out the latest project: http://politicalvideo.org > 500 hours of George Bush speeches!! > Search, download, remix!! >
[videoblogging] Re: cell phone picture blogging options
Yes you can moblog from a cell with flickr. I do it frequently. Also you can post videos to the web from your cell via blip and youtube. Basically it just involves emailing the photo or movie from your phone to the service of your choice via a special email address. Bill Streeter www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, eric gunnar rochow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > i'm curious about the different ways one can have a blog/gallery of > cell phone still pictures and would like to hear from you all about > what you use or have heard of. my ideal would be a wordpress plug in, > but one could also use flicker. ? thx, eri.c > > http://gardenfork.tv > http://ericrochow.com >
[videoblogging] Re: Pixelodeon Success!
We all were wondering why you weren't there Heath. You really should have been there. There really isn't any way to quantify the value of hanging with people in real space. Besides, it's Hollywood--you would have loved it. I want to see you at the next big event Heath, no excuses. Don't tell me you can't do it. Bill Streeter www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Heath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have been catching some of the vids from the event and it looks > like everyone had a great time(sigh)... > > So listen who wants to come to Cincinnati and just hang out with the > Batman Geek, think of it as a retreat, no panels, no speakers, just > vloggers getting toghether brainstorming, sharing ideas and > projects. I will drive it, if you wanna camp we have multiple > campground, hotels?, plenty of those. So..? > > Heath > http://batmangeek.com > http://aroundcincinnati.net > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "David Howell" > wrote: > > > > I'll second, third or fourth this. > > > > It was great finally meeting all of you and seeing you in 3D. The > screenings that I was able > > to attend were, in the words of Rupert Howe, "quite fantastic!". > > > > Thank you to everyone I met for being so nice to me. It was really > hard to leave the > > gathering at the Castle on Sunday evening. Would have loved to have > stayed one more > > day. > > > > Wanting to hold on to what I experienced this weekend for as long > as possible. > > > > David > > http://www.davidhowellstudios.com > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Streeter" wrote: > > > > > > Yes it was a great event. Thanks to everyone who worked so hard > to > > > make it all work. It's always fun to get together with everyone. > > > > > > The thing that I really loved about this was it was all about the > > > work--the end product of what we all do. Well done. I wish I > could > > > have seen all the programs but the ones I did catch were really > fun. > > > And nothing beats the experience of seeing this stuff in a real > > > cinema environment with a bunch of people at the same time-- just > > > watching--with no interuptions. > > > > > > And thanks to everyone who came to my mashup screening. I was > happy > > > to see it so well attended. Hope you enjoyed it. > > > > > > Bill Streeter > > > LO-FI SAINT LOUIS > > > www.lofistl.com > > > www.billstreeter.net > > > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Tim Street" wrote: > > > > > > > > Hey I only got to swing by to chat and scarf some free food and > > > drinks for an hour or so on > > > > Sunday but I wanted to say thanks to Zadi Steve and Jay for > > > helping the community and > > > > putting on such a great event at such a wonderful venue. > > > > > > > > I had to work most of the weekend so I didn't see a single > session > > > as I was too busy "working > > > > the room" when I was there but everyone I spoke with was really > > > impressed with the Keynotes > > > > and the sessions. > > > > > > > > I also heard the parties were great and I saw some Twitters > about > > > a BBQ pool party with > > > > Jackson West and http://mickipedia.com/ that sounded like it > would > > > make a great session for > > > > next year. > > > > > > > > Thanks again and if anyone has any video video links from the > > > sessions, please share. > > > > > > > > > >
[videoblogging] Re: Pixelodeon Success!
Yes it was a great event. Thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make it all work. It's always fun to get together with everyone. The thing that I really loved about this was it was all about the work--the end product of what we all do. Well done. I wish I could have seen all the programs but the ones I did catch were really fun. And nothing beats the experience of seeing this stuff in a real cinema environment with a bunch of people at the same time--just watching--with no interuptions. And thanks to everyone who came to my mashup screening. I was happy to see it so well attended. Hope you enjoyed it. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Tim Street" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey I only got to swing by to chat and scarf some free food and drinks for an hour or so on > Sunday but I wanted to say thanks to Zadi Steve and Jay for helping the community and > putting on such a great event at such a wonderful venue. > > I had to work most of the weekend so I didn't see a single session as I was too busy "working > the room" when I was there but everyone I spoke with was really impressed with the Keynotes > and the sessions. > > I also heard the parties were great and I saw some Twitters about a BBQ pool party with > Jackson West and http://mickipedia.com/ that sounded like it would make a great session for > next year. > > Thanks again and if anyone has any video video links from the sessions, please share. >
[videoblogging] Re: Introducing a new vlog "Arounc Cincinnati"
I still need to sit down and really watch your first episode--I caught a little of it right before I left Pixelodeon--but what I saw looks great. It does my heart good to hear that I might have inspired this. Thanks Heath. Inspiring creativity in others is a great reward. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Heath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello everyone - I just wanted to share with you this new vlog I have > started called "Around Cincinnati" www.aroundcincinnati.net Basicly > it is an internet show that highlights some of the cool people, > places, things and events happening in and around Cincinnati. Hence > the catchy title. I have been wanting to do something like this for > a while and after some encourgement from Bill over at LoFi St. Louis, > I deceided to take the plunge. I am still working on a few things, > like a neat intro and outro but the first episode is up and ready for > millions of viewers! (hey a guy can dream right?) > > I am hoping the show will have an "arty" flavor as I plan on focusing > the show toward the various arts going on, including independent > film. I have no idea where it will go, I just want to have some fun > and maybe show you all that I really do like stuff other than Batman! > > Heath > http://aroundcincinnati.net > http://batmangeek.com > > By the way the new show is Ipod friendlyI hope if someone could > check that out for me, that would be great! Thanks again. >
[videoblogging] Pixelodeon Arrivals?
Is there a page on the Wiki somewhere for people to post when they are arriving etc. I just wanted to see if anyone was arriving around the same time I am so that maybe we could share a ride or something from the Airport. My flight lands at 8:50pm on Friday at LAX. Anyone coming in about that time? Anyone want to pick me up at the Airport? Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net
[videoblogging] Re: question about wide angle lenses
The lens I use is a .45 and it's pretty good because I don't get a lot of vignetting around the edges which can be a problem with some of the cheaper lenses. Of course it probably helps that I got a lens that was too big for the camera and use a step ring to attach it. My camera has a 43mm threaded lens and thats an odd size so there aren't too many options for lenses. So I got a 52mm and use a 52 to 43 step ring (cost about $8 or so) to connect it to the camera. Works great. A wide angle lens is definately one of my must have accesories ... That and a monopod. One other advantage to shooting with a wide angle lens besides making it possible to shoot in smaller spaces is that it makes hand held shooting seem smoother because the camera movements aren't quite as pronounced as when you are shooting through a telephoto lens. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Heath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I see...what number do you use Bill? I got a .5X but I think I would > like it a bit wider than that, but I am having trouble finding ones > less than .5X at least here and on ebay at the moment, but maybe I am > searching wrong.. > > Heath > http://batmangeek.com > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Streeter" > wrote: > > > > Actually it's the other way around. The larger the number the less > > wide it is. So a .9 is less wide than a .45 and a .35 is wider > still. > > A 1.0 is not wide at all. Think of it as reverse telephoto numbers. > > Telephotos are messured in number of times of magnification 1x 2x > 10x > > etc. So wide angle lenses are the same. Only they are magnifying in > > reverse. > > > > Bill Streeter > > LO-FI SAINT LOUIS > > www.lofistl.com > > www.billstreeter.net > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Heath" wrote: > > > > > > Ok, I am looking at getting a wide angle lens for my Panasonic > > > camcorder, I know it's 37mm but I am seeing things > like .7X, .5X, .45X, > > > etc. what do those mean? Is that how "wide" it goes and the > larger the > > > number the "wider" the angle (does that make sense?) Anyway help > would > > > be appreciated!!! > > > > > > Heath > > > http://batmangeek.com > > > > > >
[videoblogging] Re: question about wide angle lenses
Actually it's the other way around. The larger the number the less wide it is. So a .9 is less wide than a .45 and a .35 is wider still. A 1.0 is not wide at all. Think of it as reverse telephoto numbers. Telephotos are messured in number of times of magnification 1x 2x 10x etc. So wide angle lenses are the same. Only they are magnifying in reverse. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Heath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ok, I am looking at getting a wide angle lens for my Panasonic > camcorder, I know it's 37mm but I am seeing things like .7X, .5X, .45X, > etc. what do those mean? Is that how "wide" it goes and the larger the > number the "wider" the angle (does that make sense?) Anyway help would > be appreciated!!! > > Heath > http://batmangeek.com >
[videoblogging] Re: Is there a listings for pixelodeon?
Paul, You would know if any of your stuff was being shown by now as all of the curators have been contacting everyone whos work is being shown to get master files and permission to present them. So if no one has contacted you then none of your videos have been chosen for screening. Don't feel bad, none of my stuff is being shown either. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Paul Knight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > Is there someway of finding out without actually coming to California > again for the weekend, who is on show and if I can watch on line > somewhere? > > Paul Knight > > PS only want to know, if any of mine are to shown, it's just that I > can't remember being asked, and I don't want to vote for myself on > the wiki. >
[videoblogging] Re: camera advice
Yes I agree that the XL2 is way too big. And yeah the interchangeable lenses is an inticing concept, but honestly very few people who buy this camera ever get another lens for it. And the lenses are really expensive anyway. Some cost almost as much as another camera. I prefer a small camera for a lot of reasons. Any of the others are good choices. I've shot with all of them. The Sony probably does slightly better in low light than the others. Last year I got a Panasonic AG- DVC30 which is very often overlooked. I love it and for what I do it was a better choice than the bigger and more expensive DVX100. It has more options with frame rates and even has an IR shooting mode. It shoots 30P (but not 24P--which is way over rated anyway IMO) I also got the XLR breakout box which connects to the camera with some kind of mini XLR jack. Over all I've been very happy with it and never once wished I got a DVX100. One thing though you might want to consider is going with one of the HD equivelents of these. I sorta wished I had gone that route now, and probably will upgrade before the end of this year. You can still shoot or capture in SD, with most of them and you won't be wishing you had got an HD cam after you already blew your budget on an SD cam. Also Camcorderinfo.com is a great resource for camera reviews with test footage etc. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "josheklow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm shopping around for a new camera for vlogging as well as other video projects. I've been > looking at the Canon XL2, the Panasonic DVX100B, and the Sony PD170. I'm going to be > trying these cameras out before I make any purchase, but I figured that this group would be a > good source of advice on these or other cameras. >
[videoblogging] Re: Why Joost?
I think the Joost guys are pretty smart. With their track record anything they put their hand to is gonna generate interest. And If you think about it the market for UGC video content sites is getting pretty saturated. The market that is being underserved in the online space is the mainstream media. They don't want to share their content like UGC because it cheapens their brands, and puts them at a competitive disadvantage. So the boys at Joost are putting their brains and buzz mucle into developing a platforum that appeals to the MSM and solves these problems for them. Joost gives the MSM a digital way to deliver their content in a way that doesn't put them next to the YouTubers, Vloggers and Podcaster rable and gives them control over where their content is viewed and count the viewers. My prediction: Joost will fail. Mostly because of all the above. It's a dumb terminal that isn't much smarter than a TV with no PVR. But the Joost guys will make out like bandits in their failing because the market they're serving, the MSM has tons of cash to throw at them. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Drew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm working on an article I hope to publish tomorrow on my weblog about aggregators like > Joost and I was hoping to get some feedback from anyone who has any expectations for > Joost. > > I will not be surprised if Joost winds up becoming a staple video distribution point for many, > but as of now, I can not see it. We have seen dozens of these roll out similarly with money > and popular founders yet they all seem to offer the same thing. And most are not catching > any sparks. > > Isn't Joost the new Brightcove and wasn't Brightcove the new Akimbo which was the new > TiVo? > > I dont mean to rag on any companies here, Im just wondering why the party would suddenly > be over at Joost. You can buy relationships to match advertisers and content partners but > where will the audience come from? > > Any ideas? >
[videoblogging] Re: Advice on an affordable/portable monopod.
This is the one I have, http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/314122- REG/Bogen_Manfrotto_676B_676B_Digi_Monopod.html Supports up to 10lbs. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Jonathan Bloom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Can it handle a Sony HD camera or SLR camera? I'm using a DCR- TRV330 > right now, but later on it needs to be able to handle a large camera. > > On 5/14/07, Bill Streeter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Rox, > > > > No, mine doesn't have that feature but I can see where that might be > > useful. I have used it to shoot myself, and it works very well for > > that too. Mine is pretty simple; a collapsible pole that you can > > mount a camera on. It's not just useful as a light weight and very > > mobile camera stabilization tool, but also it can be used to get > > over the heads of crowds or just really high angles. > > > > Bill Streeter > > LO-FI SAINT LOUIS > > www.lofistl.com > > www.billstreeter.net > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Roxanne Darling" > > wrote: > > > > > > Bill, does yours allow you to angle it back so you can film > > yourself > > > with more than an arm's distance? Or do you use it for a stabilizer > > > only? > > > > > > Secret Cameraman made me one that I can anchor against my waist and > > > walk with the camera aimed back toward me. It's basically a > > > telescoping shower curtain rod with a tripod bracket (recycled > > form an > > > old broken tripod) attached. We can make use of the swivel head so > > it > > > can be used a single leg stand or angled back as "me-pod" or > > whatever > > > you might call it. Nonetheless, it's nice to know about backups. > > > > > > FWIW, I showed it in this episode: > > > http://www.beachwalks.tv/2007/02/18/beach-walk-360-loose-ends/ > > > > > > Aloha, Rox > > > > > > > > > > > > On 5/14/07, Bill Streeter wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes monopods are a great and deceptively simple solution. I > > think a > > > > lot of people dismiss them because the concept is so simple. I > > use a > > > > bogan which is a really good brand and you can get one for like > > $30 > > > > from B&H or someplace like that. I love it, and never leave home > > > > without it. > > > > > > > > Bill Streeter > > > > LO-FI SAINT LOUIS > > > > www.lofistl.com > > > > www.billstreeter.net > > > > > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Jonathan Bloom" > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Does anyone have any advice on a good affordable and portable > > > > monopod? > > > > > I did some video at VON and it turned out a little shaky and > > one of > > > > > our viewers suggested I get a monopod. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > -Jonathan Bloom > > > > > http://thenameiwantedwastaken.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Roxanne Darling > > > "o ke kai" means "of the sea" in hawaiian > > > 808-384-5554 > > > > > > http://www.beachwalks.tv > > > http://www.barefeetshop.com > > > http://www.barefeetstudios.com > > > http://www.inthetransition.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > -Jonathan Bloom > http://thenameiwantedwastaken.com >
[videoblogging] Re: Advice on an affordable/portable monopod.
Rox, No, mine doesn't have that feature but I can see where that might be useful. I have used it to shoot myself, and it works very well for that too. Mine is pretty simple; a collapsible pole that you can mount a camera on. It's not just useful as a light weight and very mobile camera stabilization tool, but also it can be used to get over the heads of crowds or just really high angles. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Roxanne Darling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Bill, does yours allow you to angle it back so you can film yourself > with more than an arm's distance? Or do you use it for a stabilizer > only? > > Secret Cameraman made me one that I can anchor against my waist and > walk with the camera aimed back toward me. It's basically a > telescoping shower curtain rod with a tripod bracket (recycled form an > old broken tripod) attached. We can make use of the swivel head so it > can be used a single leg stand or angled back as "me-pod" or whatever > you might call it. Nonetheless, it's nice to know about backups. > > FWIW, I showed it in this episode: > http://www.beachwalks.tv/2007/02/18/beach-walk-360-loose-ends/ > > Aloha, Rox > > > > On 5/14/07, Bill Streeter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes monopods are a great and deceptively simple solution. I think a > > lot of people dismiss them because the concept is so simple. I use a > > bogan which is a really good brand and you can get one for like $30 > > from B&H or someplace like that. I love it, and never leave home > > without it. > > > > Bill Streeter > > LO-FI SAINT LOUIS > > www.lofistl.com > > www.billstreeter.net > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Jonathan Bloom" > > wrote: > > > > > > Does anyone have any advice on a good affordable and portable > > monopod? > > > I did some video at VON and it turned out a little shaky and one of > > > our viewers suggested I get a monopod. > > > > > > -- > > > -Jonathan Bloom > > > http://thenameiwantedwastaken.com > > > > > > > > > > -- > Roxanne Darling > "o ke kai" means "of the sea" in hawaiian > 808-384-5554 > > http://www.beachwalks.tv > http://www.barefeetshop.com > http://www.barefeetstudios.com > http://www.inthetransition.com >
[videoblogging] Re: Advice on an affordable/portable monopod.
Yes monopods are a great and deceptively simple solution. I think a lot of people dismiss them because the concept is so simple. I use a bogan which is a really good brand and you can get one for like $30 from B&H or someplace like that. I love it, and never leave home without it. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Jonathan Bloom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Does anyone have any advice on a good affordable and portable monopod? > I did some video at VON and it turned out a little shaky and one of > our viewers suggested I get a monopod. > > -- > -Jonathan Bloom > http://thenameiwantedwastaken.com >
[videoblogging] Re: Test my blog - is this set up correctly?, thanks.
So are you hand coding this whole thing yourself? Why not use blogging software like Wordpress or Blogger? It'll be a lot easier for you in the long run. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Daryl Urig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Can someone test my blog and see if things are set up correctly? > > any suggestions are appreciated. > > see it here: > > http://www.darylurig.com/daryl-Urig-Video-Blog.html > > > Thanks, > > Daryl >
[videoblogging] Re: Camera Motor Sound
Well thats A solution but I wouldn't call it the EASIEST solution. Not having your mic attached to your camera should solve the problem, and it's certainly easier than recording dual system audio. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Daniel Geduld" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Easiest way to fix it is to record the sound to a separate source and synch > it later. Just use a clapper, or even a shot of a person clapping, and line > up the sound of the clap with the picture. This is how it was done in films > for years and, despite what some editors claim, it's really easy, especially > in a digital setup when you can see the waveform. > > On 5/7/07, Jonathan Bloom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > My footage always has some motor sound in the audio everytime I > > record. I'm using a Sony DCR-TRV330 and Final Cut Express. Is there a > > way to fix it or is it a problem with my camera? > > > > -- > > -Jonathan Bloom > > http://thenameiwantedwastaken.com > > > > > > > > -- >Daniel J. Geduld > Audio: http://www.everyonesvoice.com > Video: http://www.flyingsquidstudios.com > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
[videoblogging] Re: Code Of Conduct for Bloggers
The right of free speech (in the US anyway) can only be violated by the government. Meaning it would be unconstitutional for the government to regulate speech. You are allowed to regulate speech within your own domain--you own house, business, blog, or publications you own or control. Sometimes social pressure is extended to certain people/organizations to stifle or not restrict certain speech within their own domain--but that's social pressure, not force of law by a government. There is a big difference. Example: some political blogs might delete comments made by people with opposing views, there isn't anything "illegal" about this--it might be viewed as intelectually dishonest and people might complain, but no ones rights are violated. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Heath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I know, I don't understand how deleting a comment from a blog > amounts to an attack on "free speach". I have deleted comments, they > where all spam comments, but I still deleted them. Did I violate the > spammer's free speach? If you go by some's definition, I just did. > > I understand the fear is that there will be no dialogue but how can > you have a real dialogue when you sometimes don't even know who you > are talking to? > > Heath > http://batmangeek.com > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Charles Iliya Krempeaux" > wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > It's funny how the definition of the word censorship has been > > changing. AFAICT, it used to be about Freedom, but it changed into > a > > (forced) Right. > > > > I.e., it used to be about Government NOT using coercion against you > when you > > "spoke". But now it's about forcing people to listen to you when > you > > "speak". (Like forcing people to keep comments on their blog, etc.) > > > > > > See ya > > > > On 4/9/07, tony.katz wrote: > > > > > > From the New York Times > > > > > > http://tinyurl.com/38c8lx > > > > > > It's nice to know that MSM is only two weeks behind the times. > > > > > > Tony Katz > > > http://www.talkshowonthego.com > > > http://www.aweli.com > > > > > > -- > > Charles Iliya Krempeaux, B.Sc. > > > > charles @ reptile.ca > > supercanadian @ gmail.com > > > > developer weblog: http://ChangeLog.ca/ > > > _ _ > _ > > Make Television > http://maketelevision.com/ > > > > > _ _ > _ > > Cars, Motorcycles, Trucks, and Racing... > http://tirebiterz.com/ > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > >
[videoblogging] Re: democracy player - newbie question
Not a bad question--one of the purposes of this list is for newbie questions. Actually I think the premise of your question is slightly off. Blip doesn't "use" the Democracy Player, you use the Democracy Player to get Blip.tv content. You can also use other aggregators like FireAnt and iTunes to get Blip.tv content. If you subscribe to a Blip feed directly in iTunes and configure ipod to automatically sync podcasts then your Blip.tv content will make it to your ipod as podcasts. I should also point out that this only works when the original content is in an ipod compatible format. Blip.tv doesn't require all their users to submit or publish iPod compatible files so not everything from blip will necessarily work on your ipod. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Gromik Tohoku <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > Blip.tv uses democracy player as a distribution for > videoblog films. > > I was wondering once I download a movie via democracy > player, can I upload it on my iPod? > > sorry this is a really newbie question. > > Thanks for providing an answer, > sincerely > Nicolas > > > Gromik Nicolas > Tohoku University > Sendai, Japan > fax=81-22-7647 > > http://www.filmedworld.com/page.php?3 > http://nag-productions.blip.tv/? > http://sendai-city-tourism-tohoku-university.blip.tv/ > http://eflresources.wikispaces.com/ > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com >
[videoblogging] Re: Apple TV
The real question is have you watched LO-FI SAINT LOUIS on Apple TV yet? Huh? Didn't think so. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Tim Street" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So has anyone got your mits on an Apple TV yet? > > Do you like it? > > Have you watched Rocket Boom or Ask a Ninja on Apple TV? > > Have you resized your videos to fit on Apple TV? > > Has Steve Garfield figured out a way to broadcast live on Apple TV from his cell phone yet? >
[videoblogging] Re: Local TV Covers my Vlog
I think I got some traffic out of it but it's hard to track because they didn't actually link back to my vlog. Which was an oversight on the part of the web management people according to the reporter who did the piece--and they still haven't fixed it yet. It would have been nice to see it linked when the story was actually posted--especially since the anchor said on air that it would be linked after the story ran... morons. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Wow, just wow. > > First, Congrats again bill! > > I wonder if you'll get more local viewers out of it? > > Second... flash... not windows media player, not real player... I can > actually play it in my browser. Wow, we've come a long way in the last > two years. Now all they need is some sharing features like source and > a downloadable mp4 in their RSS feed so I can revlog it. > > Third... wow again... it's actually not BAD... in fact I don't want to > go crazy but it's maybe even a good representation of vlogging. > > BTW, what was with the washed out colors... that was just weird... > it's like the hole thing was digitized by putting a camera on the TV > screen. The macintosh video was completely white. :) > > Finally, that hillary clinton video... I still haven't seen it... but > what's funny is that WASN'T just some vlogger... it was created and > then leaked by a PR guy at a major political PR firm that does work > for Obama among others. It's a complete misrepresentation of > vlogging, but I just think it's funny. Mainstream media goes out to > report on vlogging and ends up reporting on their own echo chamber. > Are we even here? > > -Mike > mmeiser.com/blog > mefeedia.com > > On 3/24/07, Richard (Show) Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Bill, > > > > This is really a nice news piece. > > > > Congratulations, and good luck with your bungalow > > > > ... Richard > > > > On 23 Mar 2007 05:02:47 -0700, Bill Streeter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Our local Fox afiliate did a story about my vlog and vlogging in > > > general last night. It's online now you can see it here: > > > http://tinyurl.com/yvwjhw > > > > > > Bill Streeter > > > LO-FI SAINT LOUIS > > > www.lofistl.com > > > www.billstreeter.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Richard > > http://richardhhall.org > > Shows > > http://richardshow.org > > http://inspiredhealing.tv > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > >
[videoblogging] Re: Local TV Covers my Vlog
Yeah that Becky Queen Of Carpets thing is a St. Louis TV legend. She's been doing those things for years apparently. She used to be really overweight, and she used to have another woman doing those commercials with her, Wanda I think. It was kinda before my time, I've only lived here for 6 years or so. But yeah I was kind of surprised at how well it came out. I kinda gave the guy an earfull about the disruptive tech angle so maybe that gave them a nudge in the right direction. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Adam Quirk, Wreck & Salvage" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Becky's going CRAZY! I love overly enthusiastic carpet store commercials. > Must be a midwest thing. > > That was a pretty good piece huh? They didn't oversimplify it like most > news outlets tend to do. > > On 3/23/07, johnleeke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Bill: > > > > Cool coverage! > > > > What's that you were drinking? > > > > John Leeke > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Adam Quirk > Wreck & Salvage > 551.208.4644 > Brooklyn, NY > http://wreckandsalvage.com > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
[videoblogging] Local TV Covers my Vlog
Our local Fox afiliate did a story about my vlog and vlogging in general last night. It's online now you can see it here: http://tinyurl.com/yvwjhw Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net
[videoblogging] Re: my two cents
YES! These are all things I've heard from them. I would also add that a lot of filmmakers enjoy the scarcity of their medium. They aren't all that interested in everyone being able to do what they do- -some are horrified by the idea. They often (and I'm making generalities here) are elitists who don't think that everyone should make moving pictures or just ANYONE should have an equal chance to be seen. Some others are luddites who have a strong distaste for anything digital. And others are old technology fetishists who think that actual FILM is the greatest imaging technology ever invented and refuse to lower themselves to working in mere "video." Yup. Thats pretty much the case. Not for all, but many of them. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.garagepunk.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Adrian Miles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > around the 20/3/07 Steve Watkins mentioned about [videoblogging] Re: > my two cents that: > >--- In > ><mailto:videoblogging% 40yahoogroups.com>videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, > >"Jan McLaughlin" > > wrote: > >> > >> Hell, I can't even get filmmakers to vlog. Or YouTube (as verb) either. > > > >Im fascinated by this sort of phenomenon, have you been able to delve > >into any of the reasons why this seems to be the case? Its certainly > >something that surprised me, I imagined some huge surge of thousands > >of people who are involved with other creative or arts stuff, , gettng > >excited about using internet video to showcase their work. It happens, > >but nowhere near ont he scale I pictured. > > film makers fetishise film (or video) and so are much like authors in > 1995 when the web first came to attention (to them). So a film maker > wants to > > a) maintain control over the viewer (my work is 22 minutes and you > really should see the whole 22 minutes - what do you mean they might > go somewhere else? what do you mean they might actually be able to > rearrange *my* vision??) > > b) like the author regards publication (a book) as the top of their > tree, film professwional sees TV broadcast, cinema or festival > screening as same. > > c) like authors, real writing happens on white pages, serially > ordered, between covers. You are special to get there. Real film > makers produce real programs/shorts/features that are serially > ordered between credits. You are special to have your work > made/selected. On the net anyone can do it, therefore the lowest > common denominator rules, and I am not part of that (I'm a film maker > after all). > > d) I own your screen. I own all of it. On the net you own your > screen. I couldn't possibly show my film at 320 x 240, or heck, even > 640 x 480. > > e) the quality is too bad (this is result of bad compression but was > an issue once upon a time). > > f) it might get stolen (of course if you don't put it online and you > are lucky enough to get into a festival, your work might be screened > once at the wrap party, once at your own premiere, and once at the > festival...) > > There are other reasons but I find the easiest way to explain it to > others (which I've done a few times in papers and conference > presentations) is that if you think about how authors responded to > the web in 1995 (you mean everyone can read my work? cool? hold on, > links, you mean they can go elsewhere? and you mean my beautiful > perfect structure should be granular with links inside, no way) is > much the same problem confronting trad. professional video and film > people right now. > -- > cheers > Adrian Miles > this email is bloggable [ ] ask first [ ] private [x] > vogmae.net.au >
[videoblogging] Re: Video editing on Linux?
Try VLC again. I don't have much experience with it on Linux, but I've used it on Windows quite a bit and it handles most MOV's and MP4's (including h264) well. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Howdy all, > > > Great thread! > > I was happy to find it however old. > > Does anyone know what the best video plugins are for Firefix on Linux? > > > Some detail... > > I had a spare intel box sitting around and put Ubuntu on it, I'm so > pleased that as an experiment I've decided to use it as my primary > desk workstation for the time being. > > Ironicly the only problem I have is I can't find any good plugins. > > Currently I have the totem media player plugins installed. These > function very poorly if at all for most video types. > > I tried the VLC plugins as VLC is the best media player on any > platform and I've been using it for years. However, for some reason > they didn't work. > > I'm about to go back and give VLC a second try though. > > I'm hoping some linux guru will pop up and say there's some package > that everyone swears by. > > Until then, I'll be googling around the web desperately looking for > some good video plugins for linux. > > BTW, the Flash and Real Player plugin's work great. > > I just can't play MOV's, MP4's and other downloadable formats. > > -Mike > mmeiser.com > mefeedia.com > > On 2/26/07, Bill Streeter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have hope that this: http://ubuntustudio.org/ will be the great > > opensource media creation Linux distro--but we'll see ... I need to > > get a PC so I can test this out when it's ready. > > > > Bill Streeter > > LO-FI SAINT LOUIS > > www.lofistl.com > > www.billstreeter.net > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Tom Gosse wrote: > > > > > > On Saturday 24 February 2007 08:14 pm, Nox Dineen wrote: > > > > I'm swapping back to Linux on my laptop, and although I'll keep > > > > Windows on my desktop (my main video editing machine), I will be > > using > > > > the lappy to do some video stuff when I'm away from home. > > > > > > > > I'm wondering of anybody here uses Linux, and if so what you're > > using > > > > to edit video. I never did find anything decent for photo or > > video > > > > work (GIMP just doesn't cut it for me, I'm a Photoshop girl). > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Nox > > > > > > -- > > > Tom Gosse > > > hermit@ > > > > > > I'm using Linux as my primary operating system now. My Windoze > > machine died, > > > I lost a lot of video editing software and I can't afford $300 to > > $500 to > > > upgrade to Vista. > > > > > > Here is a link to a site about movies on Linux: > > http://linuxmovies.org > > > > > > From what I've read, and I haven't read everything, there are no > > programs for > > > Linux that compare to Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, or > > Apple's Final Cut > > > Pro. The really good programs used by the big studios in > > Hollywood are all > > > proprietary software developed especially for them. I've just > > installed Kino > > > but haven't had a chance to play with it yet. > > > > > > I don't think Linux will have any really good video editing > > programs for the > > > average user for quite some time. For one thing, the installed > > base of home > > > desktop users is too small. Because Linux is a more efficient OS > > it doesn't > > > have a lot of routines that automatically install and tweak > > programs for the > > > user. You need to get "under the hood" and do a lot of tweaking > > on your own. > > > That's more work than the average user wants to do. As one friend > > of mine > > > put it: he want's to edit video, not learn how to program the Bash > > shell. > > > > > > Good luck, and keep us posted on how goes your editing on Linux. > > > > > > Tom Gosse > > > hermit@ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > >
[videoblogging] Re: New words for the vlogging world??
I just spent the weekend with Scoble and I can confirm that yes he does celebrate his ability to bite the heads off live chickens. But then again, so did Ozzy Osborn so, I guess he has that in common with rock stars. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Scoble" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Geek is the new rock star. > > > > In Silicon Valley we celebrate our geekiness. > > > > Robert > > > > _ > > From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of humancloner1997 > Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 10:55 AM > To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [videoblogging] New words for the vlogging world?? > > > > I know wse've had spirited debates on "vlogging vs videoblogging" on > this list. I prefer the former but sometimes use the latter when I > think the listener/reader might not understand 'vlogging'. > > A friend who is somewhat hostile to my focus on Internet video called > me a "vididiot" yesterday. He even suggested I might be a "vidiact" > (meaning a video addict). > > I had to admit I lived in a "vidcentric" world and participated from > time to time in what might be called the "vidocracy" of the Yahoo > discussion group. > > All languages grow through the creation of new words. Time Magazine > created the term "yuppie" several years ago. "Fanvid" is an accepted > term on the Internet. > > My friend worried that I might someday become a "geek". My response > was that I was a slow learner but hoped I might achieve that 'status' > in twenty or more years. > > His response was that "geek" was not a label to be embraced, that it > came from an old carnival term which meant "the one who bit off the > head of a live chicken". > > anyone have any thoughts and/or suggestions for new terms we might > start using in this new world of videoblogging? > > Randolfe (Randy) Wicker > Hoboken, NJ 07030 > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
[videoblogging] Re: Austin THIS Weekend?
Opps posted this to the wrong group! I know pretty much who is going from here! I meant to post this to ... um never mind ... haha! Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Streeter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Anyone here gonna be in Austin this weekend? I figure a fair number of > you are going to be there next weekend, but I'm going to the > Film/Interactive part of SXSW which is this weekend. So if anyone else > is going give me a ring! (email me offlist at bill[at]lofistl.com for > my cell#) > > Bill Streeter >
[videoblogging] Austin THIS Weekend?
Anyone here gonna be in Austin this weekend? I figure a fair number of you are going to be there next weekend, but I'm going to the Film/Interactive part of SXSW which is this weekend. So if anyone else is going give me a ring! (email me offlist at bill[at]lofistl.com for my cell#) Bill Streeter
[videoblogging] Re: Test a video on you phone/handheld?
Adam, I tested the new mobile URL and it worked fine. I downloaded the 3gp file and it played on my Samsung A707. I don't know the OS, it's not Win Mobile though. And I used the Opera min browser. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Adam Quirk, Wreck & Salvage" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Definitely going to have to find a different approach. > > Thinking we're just going to link to this instead: > http://wreckandsalvage.com/mobile > > Thanks for testing Lan. > > On 3/7/07, Lan Bui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > While it was loading I was text for everything. After it loaded > > everything disappeared to a black screen with just a white 1 pixel bar > > across the top. It took over a minute to load because I am using EDGE > > on the cingular network (slow speed) and the page was over 300k. Have > > you thought about having less stuff on it (once it works)? > > > > Treo 650/Palm OS 5 > > > > -Lan > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Adam Quirk > Wreck & Salvage > 551.208.4644 > Brooklyn, NY > http://wreckandsalvage.com > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
[videoblogging] Re: Tracking videobloggingweek2007 videos
Maybe something like this could be done with Yahoo pipes? Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Josh Leo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Steve Garfield and I were just discussing the best way to track the videos > produced for videoblogging week 2007. > > Last year the problem with technorati was that it took forever for the posts > to actually go through their system and be collected. > > adding tags is the logical idea but we need the tagging system to grab the > media, repackage it into a feed and make sure that it is up to date at least > to the hour. > > any other ideas? > any services/sites already do this? > > we could have a wiki and have people add their posts there, but i doubt > everyone would do it and it would be nice to get an RSS feed out of it all. > > any developers wanna new project? > > -- > Josh Leo > > www.JoshLeo.com > www.WanderingWestMichigan.com > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
[videoblogging] Re: Looking for Creative Commons logo trailer
Yeah the link to the files has been gone for a while now. Seems to have disapeard about the time Yahoo did it's "upgrades" to the groups. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "David King" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm logged in to groups, and there's no Files folder. database and Links - > but no Files. > > David > > On 3/8/07, Jan McLaughlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hmmm - guess I was automatically logged in as moderator. > > > > In any event, all the files should be available in the left sidebar under > > 'files'. > > > > The first folder in 'files' is the one that contains the cc pieces. > > > > Let me know how that goes. > > > > Jan > > > > > > On 3/8/07, David Howell <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > wrote: > > > > > > I get a "You are not a moderator of the group videoblogging." page > > > there. Has that section been closed to use commoners? > > > > > > David > > > http://www.davidhowellstudios.com > > > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com , > > "Jan McLaughlin" > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/files/CC% 20TAGS/ > > > > > > > > There's the link to the extant collection. > > > > > > > > If you've got a cc trailer, kindly consider uploading it to share > > > with the > > > > group :) > > > > > > > > Jan > > > > > > > > On 3/8/07, Mike Moon wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I'm looking for Creative Commons logo or video trailer to add to my > > > > > vlogs. Perhaps something that show's my > > > > > "Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike" usage. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > Mike > > > > > http://vlog.mikemoon.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > The Faux Press - better than real > > > > http://fauxpress.blogspot.com > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > The Faux Press - better than real > > http://fauxpress.blogspot.com > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > -- > David King > davidleeking.com - blog > http://davidleeking.com/etc - videoblog > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
[videoblogging] Re: help watching on tv
Opps sorry didn't see this when I posted. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Cammack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Richard (Show) Hall" > wrote: > > > > Maureen and I always watch vlogs on TV using the iPod. > > > > My iPod quite working ... very sad ... tried the reboot thing, > that's worked > > before a zillion times > > > > I thought I'd connect the mac book pro using audio and s-video, but no > > s-video on mac book pro. > > > > > > -- > > Richard > > http://richardhhall.org > > Shows > > http://richardshow.org > > http://inspiredhealing.tv > > <http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY- APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wo/StoreReentry.wo? productLearnMore=M9267G%2FA> > > "The Apple DVI to Video Adapter was designed to allow Mac Pro (with > ATI X1900 XT), MacBook Pro, Mac mini and Power Mac G5 users to connect > the DVI port to an S-video or Composite video device such as TVs, VCRs > or overhead projectors with S-Video or RCA (Composite) connectors. The > Apple DVI to Video Adapter is designed to work with the DVI port on > the Mac Pro (with ATI X1900 XT) MacBook Pro, Mac mini and Power Mac G5 > systems only. > > Use a separate DVI to VGA Adapter for VGA video out for Mac Pro, > MacBook Pro, Mac mini or Power Mac G5 (included with all Mac Pro, > MacBook Pro, Mac mini or Power Mac G5 systems or available for order > as a standalone kit). > > Important: > Requires Mac Pro (with ATI X1900 XT), MacBook Pro, Mac mini or Power > Mac G5 with DVI port." > > -- > Bill C. > http://ReelSolid.TV >
[videoblogging] Re: help watching on tv
Try an Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter. I use something simular to this with my MacMini. Here is the link to it in the Apple Store: http://store.apple.com/1- 800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID? mco=4D24B4AB&nplm=M9319G%2FA Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Richard (Show) Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Maureen and I always watch vlogs on TV using the iPod. > > My iPod quite working ... very sad ... tried the reboot thing, that's worked > before a zillion times > > I thought I'd connect the mac book pro using audio and s-video, but no > s-video on mac book pro. > > Maybe it would work with AV cable for iPod by sticking it in the ear phone > jack ... nope > > Maybe I could burn stuff to dvd and watch ... not too good of an option > > Ok, I admit it, actually tonight I was going to watch an episode of lost I > got from iPod store in .m4v > > I can't believe that would work in my dvd player. > > Quicktime pro didn't seem to want to convert that file into anything else, > maybe copy protection, I don't know. > > ... any ideas apprecaited ... richard > > -- > Richard > http://richardhhall.org > Shows > http://richardshow.org > http://inspiredhealing.tv > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
[videoblogging] Re: blog vs youtube & myspace
Here are the good things about YouTube; They've brought self-video publishing to the masses--literally, by making it dead simple to post video to the web. They made it easy to share (but not remix unfortunately) videos we love with embed codes. They've done a lot of this in a social way, with comments, buddy lists, playlists, groups and even video commenting and RSS feeds. Sure there are some problems with YouTube, but we should really appreciate it for what it is. They've attained a lot of the goals that early vloggers set out to do in the beginning.; to get as many people as possible communicating with each other via video on the Internet. The early problems with their terms of service kinda sucked (which I still believe are due to lazy lawyering and and over reliance on boiler plate), and I am still not a big fan of their player. But ultimately they've accomplished a lot and have moved this whole thing forward more than a lot of us have. I ain't no YouTube hater. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Eric Rice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Actually, I'd admit, I raged on YouTube back in the day when it opened on this list, and > have had a change of opinion seeing how the market responded... Videoblogging Yahoo > Group, circa probably, what, early 2005? My account is from June and I was a bit late to > the YT party then, since their TOS was horrible back then. > > That's part of the reason I bailed from the list for a while, it felt so judge, jury, and > executioner about vlogging. Like we are the center of the universe or something since > have coherent conversations. > > We're not. We just suffer from the same problem that 3248734928347298 web 2.0 > startups in the bay area here suffer from. We think our shit don't stink and that unwashed > Walmart mass culture doesn't matter because *we* might object to it. > > The Horror! > > ER > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Watkins" wrote: > > > > There was some talk in this group about youtuber's that I thought was > > a bit snobbish a while ago, because it made me rant, but it was > > probably only mild and it can be hard to seperate criticism of the > > service with those using it sometimes. > > > > But on a certain level I would not be surprised if the 'brand > > repputation' of youtube can heavily influence the reputation of > > someone posting there. I could forsee plenty of exceptions, a show > > that gets enough attention will be talked about in terms of itself, > > that its on youtube is incidental. And this just re-inforces the fact > > that one off clips, copyrighted stuff, other popular 'viral' videos > > without a strong identity of their own are what will link most > > strongly to the word 'youtube'. > > > > If there is any snobbishness around, I suppose its bourn from some > > peoples high expectations and ideals about what videoblogging would be > > used for. What I could describe as the 'liberal intellectual' wing > > could understandably make such noises sometimes. Reminds me of the old > > days of British broadcast television... > > > > First there was the BBC, which was (and remains) very paternalistic. > > Lots of corporate agenda's focussed on their role in society as a > > public service, and lots of intellectual thinking on how the medium > > could be used for the masses to better themselves. Resulting in lots > > of high-brow programming that could be a bit stuffy. > > > > Then along came the first commercial channel, ITV, which didnt mind > > putting on lots of cheap popular entertainment, which got very high > > viewing figures, gave a lot of people what they wanted, but was > > regarded by the aforementioned BBC patriarch's as 'vulgar'. > > > > I guess its not a new phenomenon, and 'class' still matters, > > unfortunately, no matter if everyone pretends it doesnt mean anything > > anymore. vlogtellectuals vs youtube, bbc vs itv, music hall vs opera > > and stuff like that. > > > > Plus humans are dead good at noticing differences. What seperates us, > > why are they different, they seem like a different tribe. Even > > something like using webcams as the norm rather than DV cams can > > create a funny sort of divide and noticable difference. I have to be > > careful here too because class may play a role in that - for poorer > > humans, webcams are a lot more accessible. > > > > Anyway I just ca
