[videoblogging] Re: how to do stop motion
Virtualdub, for your windows pc, will load frames, play and save them as avi movies. You just need to name them like picture0001.jpg, picture0002.jpeg, etc, and load them into virtualdub. So I read in an unofficial virtualdub forum. Here somewhere... http://forums.virtualdub.org/ --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Heath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know this has been dicussed before and I know how to do it with a video camera, but I think that there is a way to take digital still and then combine them to create stop motion as well. Is that correct? and if so could someone please point me into the right direction? I am on a PC not a mac. Thanks! Heath http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com
Re: [videoblogging] congrats to blip - one to watch
ive been watching them for years now ever since that fate full train ride On 14 Mar 2007 17:09:58 -0700, Jen Simmons [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Congrats to everyone at blip.tv for being named one of the 100 IP communications companies to watch in 2007 by Pulver! http://pulver.com/pulver100/ http://pulverblog.pulver.com/archives/006604.html - Jen _ Jen Simmons [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jensimmons.com http://milkweedmediadesign.com 267-235-6967 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: Panoramic
All 100 or so of our online video interviews are in a 640x368 format at http://vidlisting.com/interviews.asp http://vidlisting.com/interviews.asp . Tony --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Lan Bui [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That looks really cool. Super wide format looks very cinematic. I feel like 320x240 is too small for visuals; and that is what video blogging is about. If you don't have visuals then why not just blog or podcast? -Lan www.LanBui.com On Mar 14, 2007, at 2:54 PM, Loiez D. wrote: Hi all, I am thinking about new formats for videos and i am trying to work in 960 x310 ( 16/9 - 1/3 ) I made 2 short examples here http://xi-vlog.loiez.org/2007/03/sometimes.php http://xi-vlog.loiez.org/2007/03/attila_bouvier_bernois.php I work on a mac and FCP My questions is ; What is the best way to work in panoramic format ? With the new computer screen do you think that it could be a good way ? Is the 320x240 has been ? thx Loiez [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] re: flash video
Thanks for all of your responces since I originally posted this question. I guess my real question was why not use flash to publish a video using a .swf file? I thought 80 - 90% of the computers had the flash plug in in their browser to play a swf file. Would this not be easier than having to save your video file in so many different versions so everyone can play what you post, in one post? Daryl
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Panoramic
I've been using 640 x 480 for my QuickTime files. On 3/15/07, marforton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All 100 or so of our online video interviews are in a 640x368 format at http://vidlisting.com/interviews.asp http://vidlisting.com/interviews.asp . Tony --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com, Lan Bui [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That looks really cool. Super wide format looks very cinematic. I feel like 320x240 is too small for visuals; and that is what video blogging is about. If you don't have visuals then why not just blog or podcast? -Lan www.LanBui.com On Mar 14, 2007, at 2:54 PM, Loiez D. wrote: Hi all, I am thinking about new formats for videos and i am trying to work in 960 x310 ( 16/9 - 1/3 ) I made 2 short examples here http://xi-vlog.loiez.org/2007/03/sometimes.php http://xi-vlog.loiez.org/2007/03/attila_bouvier_bernois.php I work on a mac and FCP My questions is ; What is the best way to work in panoramic format ? With the new computer screen do you think that it could be a good way ? Is the 320x240 has been ? thx Loiez [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- -Jonathan Bloom http://thenameiwantedwastaken.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] re: flash video
Daryl, Some other people like will give you different and probably better answers about why people use anything other than Flash, and views about quality/downloadability versus streaming, etc. I'll stick to the Flash version / compatibility thing because I happen to have the numbers to hand. It's true that most people have *A* version of Flash - but it's a question of what version and how techie your audience are. Adobe say 98% of computers have Flash player. Something like 90-95% worldwide have Flash 7, which is what YouTube plays on, but it uses an old compression format and isn't very good quality. So a lot of people might like to provide a higher quality (say Quicktime) alternative if streaming with Flash 7. Flash 8 and the new Flash 9 offer *much* better quality, but far fewer people in the general population have them. Flash 9 has only 56% penetration in 'Mature Markets' (rich countries). That's less than Quicktime or Windows Media Player or even Real. See: http://www.adobe.com/products/player_census/flashplayer/ version_penetration.html and http://www.adobe.com/products/player_census/flashplayer/ (These are optimistic, and I think they've made a mistake in their Emerging Markets Flash 9 figure) To use a Blip.tv video, a lot of people will have to download an updated player - and even though it's only a couple of meg, it's too much for many non techie people. I'm amazed how many of my family and friends (in their 30s!) call me up and say It tells me I need Flash 9 player, so I couldn't see it. or You'll have to install it next time you're round. The phone call has involved more time and effort than clicking the link to install Flash 9, but they don't know that. They're used to clicking a YouTube link and seeing the video, no effort. Giving all the formats means you widen the options for your audience. Just one reason to do this is so that they can set an aggregator such as iTunes to download high quality QT files and use them in things like iPods. I watch most vlogs on an iPod at the moment, travelling between clients on the tube and bus. (No doubt I'll soon get mugged.) It's possible to convert a flv file to iPod and transfer it, but too much hassle. This way, they just come in automatically. By using a program like VisualHub, you can do multiple format conversions, upload them to Blip (who let you upload multiple versions) and give your audience the choice. Then, if you see some formats are not getting enough hits to justify the effort, stop providing them. Rupert Rupert http://www.fatgirlinohio.org http://www.crowdabout.us/fatgirlinohio/myshow/ On 15 Mar 2007, at 13:19, Daryl Urig wrote: Thanks for all of your responces since I originally posted this question. I guess my real question was why not use flash to publish a video using a .swf file? I thought 80 - 90% of the computers had the flash plug in in their browser to play a swf file. Would this not be easier than having to save your video file in so many different versions so everyone can play what you post, in one post? Daryl [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] re: flash video
Rupert, thanks for comments. With flash you can add navigation buttons if you want to have a little more than a video, you can have an interactive video. Also, with flash you can save out a quicktime and still have some of the navigation capabilaties. Coming from a flash perspective, as I am, what kind of file formats would you make available on your vblog site to keep the most viewers happy? I am working on a mac so would probably use Imovie to to video editing, and also have pc accessability. Daryl
[videoblogging] silly survey - help
Maybe not silly, if you have 1 minute to reply you would be of great help and depply appreciated. I´m trying to find out about what kind of internet access people have and how much they pay for it. What data am I looking for? Speed and bandwidht limitations, how much is charged (sometimes dificult because internet is bundled with other services). Take my own answers and start from there. where/ISP - Lisboa, Portugal/ONI speed - 4Mbps traffic included - 12Gb per month (if I use more I´m charged 1,5 per Gb). price - 29,89 for internet and phone (phone calls charged separatelly). How about you? You can answer here, probably others in this group are curious about your answers, or you can email me at miglsd(at)gmail(dot)com. Thanks, Miguel.
Fwd: [videoblogging] re: flash video
Daryl, I think, in the end, everyone agrees that Flash keeps most viewers happy. And i agree about the advanced features it offers - I have already professed my love for the buttons they've built into their flash players over at http://crowdabout.us and I think there's room for a whole lot more where that comes from. I also work on a Mac, so I'd say to you that it's easier to provide Quicktime and FLV - I just output in Quicktime and send it to Blip.tv who convert it to a flv file automatically. They also allow an automated cross-posting over to your blog with both formats linked. I want to make them available as wmv as well, but haven't got round to it. But then I only post about once a month, and mainly for my friends and family, and although I still get a few hundred passersby from somewhere or other, it's not a big deal. If it were my business or if I were trying to get a big audience, I'd probably make the effort to provide all sorts of formats including 3gp like Rocketboom Galacticast and many more. Rupert Rupert http://www.fatgirlinohio.org http://www.crowdabout.us/fatgirlinohio/myshow/ On 15 Mar 2007, at 15:27, Daryl Urig wrote: Rupert, thanks for comments. With flash you can add navigation buttons if you want to have a little more than a video, you can have an interactive video. Also, with flash you can save out a quicktime and still have some of the navigation capabilaties. Coming from a flash perspective, as I am, what kind of file formats would you make available on your vblog site to keep the most viewers happy? I am working on a mac so would probably use Imovie to to video editing, and also have pc accessability. Daryl [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Re: how to do stop motion
I've tried a few different programs for stop motion, and they're all very similar. Honestly, as long as they have onion-skinning you're golden, and every one I've used has that feature. The biggest challenge with this stuff is patience. One thing that helped me out immensely was this article about basic animation principles: http://www.stopmotionanimation.com/handbook/9.htm The biggest, most helpful tip for me was #5: Ease-In Ease-Out. Also alternately known as *Slow-in* and *Slow-out*, or *Acceleration* and * Deceleration*. Whatever you call it, it refers to the tendency things have to start and stop moving gradually. Example; a man is going to sprint (he got tired of playing ball I guess, or maybe he hit a home run). He doesn't just hit full speed instantly and then stop on a dime - unless he's the Roadrunner! He'll build up speed gradually and then slow down gradually at the end. The same applies to any object set in motion... a car, a bird, or even a bouncing ball. Applied to stop motion, this means when something is moving from one place to another, its first few movements should cover very short distances, grow incrementally bigger, then incrementally smaller again as it reaches it's stopping point, ending up with a nearly unnoticeable movement before it completely stops. Here's my latest attempt at this frustrating but incredibly fun art form (may not be safe for work, depending on where you work): *http://tinyurl.com/23bfur *Good luck, AQ On 3/15/07, Brad Hood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Virtualdub, for your windows pc, will load frames, play and save them as avi movies. You just need to name them like picture0001.jpg, picture0002.jpeg, etc, and load them into virtualdub. So I read in an unofficial virtualdub forum. Here somewhere... http://forums.virtualdub.org/ --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Heath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know this has been dicussed before and I know how to do it with a video camera, but I think that there is a way to take digital still and then combine them to create stop motion as well. Is that correct? and if so could someone please point me into the right direction? I am on a PC not a mac. Thanks! Heath http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com 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: flash video
Hi Daryl, I know this conversation has kind of gotten far afield of the original question, but most of it is relevant to some degree or another. As a content creator, I prefer Flash .flv because of the additional flexibility it gives me in using so many other services that support flash video. But as a consumer of video online, I just want what I want, when I want it, without hassle. So, knowing that this is the attitude of everyone who encounters my content, I do try to provide multiple formats so that I can capture as many new people as possible. BUt among the formats I offer for my vlog through blip.tv (which will host the original version, as well as a flash version, if you set it to) I usually upload an mp4, and ALWAYS have them transcode it and offer the .flv as well. Blip.tv will cross-post to my vlog, and they use a flash player (swf) to play my video (.flv) so it is pretty no-hassle. Unless you have people, like Rupert mentioned, who are hesitant to update Flash Player on their computers...Mom, are you reading this??? Carter http://crowdabout.us --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Rupert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Daryl, Some other people like will give you different and probably better answers about why people use anything other than Flash, and views about quality/downloadability versus streaming, etc. I'll stick to the Flash version / compatibility thing because I happen to have the numbers to hand. It's true that most people have *A* version of Flash - but it's a question of what version and how techie your audience are. Adobe say 98% of computers have Flash player. Something like 90-95% worldwide have Flash 7, which is what YouTube plays on, but it uses an old compression format and isn't very good quality. So a lot of people might like to provide a higher quality (say Quicktime) alternative if streaming with Flash 7. Flash 8 and the new Flash 9 offer *much* better quality, but far fewer people in the general population have them. Flash 9 has only 56% penetration in 'Mature Markets' (rich countries). That's less than Quicktime or Windows Media Player or even Real. See: http://www.adobe.com/products/player_census/flashplayer/ version_penetration.html and http://www.adobe.com/products/player_census/flashplayer/ (These are optimistic, and I think they've made a mistake in their Emerging Markets Flash 9 figure) To use a Blip.tv video, a lot of people will have to download an updated player - and even though it's only a couple of meg, it's too much for many non techie people. I'm amazed how many of my family and friends (in their 30s!) call me up and say It tells me I need Flash 9 player, so I couldn't see it. or You'll have to install it next time you're round. The phone call has involved more time and effort than clicking the link to install Flash 9, but they don't know that. They're used to clicking a YouTube link and seeing the video, no effort. Giving all the formats means you widen the options for your audience. Just one reason to do this is so that they can set an aggregator such as iTunes to download high quality QT files and use them in things like iPods. I watch most vlogs on an iPod at the moment, travelling between clients on the tube and bus. (No doubt I'll soon get mugged.) It's possible to convert a flv file to iPod and transfer it, but too much hassle. This way, they just come in automatically. By using a program like VisualHub, you can do multiple format conversions, upload them to Blip (who let you upload multiple versions) and give your audience the choice. Then, if you see some formats are not getting enough hits to justify the effort, stop providing them. Rupert Rupert http://www.fatgirlinohio.org http://www.crowdabout.us/fatgirlinohio/myshow/ On 15 Mar 2007, at 13:19, Daryl Urig wrote: Thanks for all of your responces since I originally posted this question. I guess my real question was why not use flash to publish a video using a .swf file? I thought 80 - 90% of the computers had the flash plug in in their browser to play a swf file. Would this not be easier than having to save your video file in so many different versions so everyone can play what you post, in one post? Daryl [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: how to do stop motion
These have been some great tips and resources, Thanks everyone. Time..wish I had it in a bottle Heath http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Adam Quirk, Wreck Salvage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've tried a few different programs for stop motion, and they're all very similar. Honestly, as long as they have onion-skinning you're golden, and every one I've used has that feature. The biggest challenge with this stuff is patience. One thing that helped me out immensely was this article about basic animation principles: http://www.stopmotionanimation.com/handbook/9.htm The biggest, most helpful tip for me was #5: Ease-In Ease-Out. Also alternately known as *Slow-in* and *Slow-out*, or *Acceleration* and * Deceleration*. Whatever you call it, it refers to the tendency things have to start and stop moving gradually. Example; a man is going to sprint (he got tired of playing ball I guess, or maybe he hit a home run). He doesn't just hit full speed instantly and then stop on a dime - unless he's the Roadrunner! He'll build up speed gradually and then slow down gradually at the end. The same applies to any object set in motion... a car, a bird, or even a bouncing ball. Applied to stop motion, this means when something is moving from one place to another, its first few movements should cover very short distances, grow incrementally bigger, then incrementally smaller again as it reaches it's stopping point, ending up with a nearly unnoticeable movement before it completely stops. Here's my latest attempt at this frustrating but incredibly fun art form (may not be safe for work, depending on where you work): *http://tinyurl.com/23bfur *Good luck, AQ On 3/15/07, Brad Hood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Virtualdub, for your windows pc, will load frames, play and save them as avi movies. You just need to name them like picture0001.jpg, picture0002.jpeg, etc, and load them into virtualdub. So I read in an unofficial virtualdub forum. Here somewhere... http://forums.virtualdub.org/ --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Heath heathparks@ wrote: I know this has been dicussed before and I know how to do it with a video camera, but I think that there is a way to take digital still and then combine them to create stop motion as well. Is that correct? and if so could someone please point me into the right direction? I am on a PC not a mac. Thanks! Heath http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com 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: How often do you post new videos?
Thanks everyone for your reply. I was worried that I may be posting too much per week and causing people to lose interest. I won't ever do a post just to one, because I always have something to say! --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, amani_c [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm posting about two videos a week depending upon content gathered and time. Sometimes they're interview segments, and if I'm doing something fun I'll produce and news styled episode. The Urban Reporter www.myurbanreport.com http://myurbanreport.blip.tv --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, David Howell taoofdavid@ wrote: Ditto. Whenever I have something to say. Whenever the mood strikes me. Whenever I have the time. I shoot a lot of video. The percentage of video I shoot that actually makes it to my site is rather small in comparison. My videos generally range anywhere from 2 minutes to 15 minutes in length. Some post every day. Some once a week. Some once a month. Like Jan said, there are no rules. Whatever works best for you is the way to go. The reality is if your stuff is interesting enough to people, they'll keep coming back to watch it no matter how often or how little you post a video. David http://www.davidhowellstudios.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jan McLaughlin jannie.jan@ wrote: No rules. Depends on what YOU want. If you want a big following, look at who's big. Rocketboom Ze do 3 minutes five days a week. I think that's a successful format. Proven. Me, I do whatever I want. Whatever I've time for. Jan On 3/14/07, Mike Moon mgmoon@ wrote: I normally do a vlog every couple days, say 3-5 a week. Generally they are 2:30-5:00 minutes long. But that's the nature of my vlog, it's a video blog, a video diary. Mike http://vlog.mikemoon.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Shawn Carpenter spcbrass@ wrote: This is something I would really like to know. For me I do a big show once per week (5-7 minutes) and now I am doing a 30 second mobile video each day (the quality isn't so hot though, but it is what it is!) What I want to know is how often everyone puts up a new video or how many you post per week, and also teh approximate length of your videos? I want to get a good ballpark figure so that I know what a good number would be for me! Thanks! Shawn C. http://spcbrass.blogspot.com http://loudtourtv.blip.tv Yahoo! Groups Links -- The Faux Press - better than real http://fauxpress.blogspot.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: silly survey - help
I am using Videotron in Canada. OUr package includes Cable, Phone internet for $100 per month. We have extra movie packages and a LD calling package added to the cable and phone. My high speed access is 7 Mbps I get 20 GB of downloads every month and 10 GB of uploads Shawn C. http://spcbrass.blogspot.com http://loudtourtv.blip.tv --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, miglsd27 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Maybe not silly, if you have 1 minute to reply you would be of great help and depply appreciated. I´m trying to find out about what kind of internet access people have and how much they pay for it. What data am I looking for? Speed and bandwidht limitations, how much is charged (sometimes dificult because internet is bundled with other services). Take my own answers and start from there. where/ISP - Lisboa, Portugal/ONI speed - 4Mbps traffic included - 12Gb per month (if I use more I´m charged 1,5 per Gb). price - 29,89 for internet and phone (phone calls charged separatelly). How about you? You can answer here, probably others in this group are curious about your answers, or you can email me at miglsd(at)gmail(dot)com. Thanks, Miguel.
[videoblogging] my footage from SXSW now online
While in Austin, I asked a bunch of people what I love most about the web is... http://www.veoh.com/videos/v302385akhAYWmJ Of course, I only scratched the surface. I wish I had a chance to interview 10x as many people. But so glad I got to meet the people I did!! -Halcyon, PinkBroadcasting.com friend of Veoh [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: flash video
Daryl, you mention that you would also have pc accessability while working with flash. Would the new Mac with the Intel chip that can run Windows qualify as pc accessability. I'm planning on buying a second computer. I considered a good pc but then decided the new Mac with the Intel chip would work just as well. I edit with iMovie but like programs like Microsoft Word in the PC. However, since switching to Mac, I view the PC as a slowly dying dinosaur. Is there any reason I should consider getting a top of the line pc instead of a new Intel Mac? Money is not an important consideration. I never worked with video on a PC because my old PC didn't have the strength. Randolfe (Randy) Wicker --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Daryl Urig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rupert, thanks for comments. With flash you can add navigation buttons if you want to have a little more than a video, you can have an interactive video. Also, with flash you can save out a quicktime and still have some of the navigation capabilaties. Coming from a flash perspective, as I am, what kind of file formats would you make available on your vblog site to keep the most viewers happy? I am working on a mac so would probably use Imovie to to video editing, and also have pc accessability. Daryl
Re: [videoblogging] how to do stop motion
http://www.michaelverdi.com/video/parties.mov http://www.michaelverdi.com/video/fashion.mov These are two stop-motion pieces (first one NSFW) that Jen Simmons and I did by just shooting stills on a digital camera and setting the still frame duration to 1/10 of a second. Software with onionskinning would have made it much easier but it's not required. - Verdi On 3/15/07, Heath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: These have been some great tips and resources, Thanks everyone. Time..wish I had it in a bottle Heath http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Adam Quirk, Wreck Salvage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've tried a few different programs for stop motion, and they're all very similar. Honestly, as long as they have onion-skinning you're golden, and every one I've used has that feature. The biggest challenge with this stuff is patience. One thing that helped me out immensely was this article about basic animation principles: http://www.stopmotionanimation.com/handbook/9.htm The biggest, most helpful tip for me was #5: Ease-In Ease-Out. Also alternately known as *Slow-in* and *Slow-out*, or *Acceleration* and * Deceleration*. Whatever you call it, it refers to the tendency things have to start and stop moving gradually. Example; a man is going to sprint (he got tired of playing ball I guess, or maybe he hit a home run). He doesn't just hit full speed instantly and then stop on a dime - unless he's the Roadrunner! He'll build up speed gradually and then slow down gradually at the end. The same applies to any object set in motion... a car, a bird, or even a bouncing ball. Applied to stop motion, this means when something is moving from one place to another, its first few movements should cover very short distances, grow incrementally bigger, then incrementally smaller again as it reaches it's stopping point, ending up with a nearly unnoticeable movement before it completely stops. Here's my latest attempt at this frustrating but incredibly fun art form (may not be safe for work, depending on where you work): *http://tinyurl.com/23bfur *Good luck, AQ On 3/15/07, Brad Hood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Virtualdub, for your windows pc, will load frames, play and save them as avi movies. You just need to name them like picture0001.jpg, picture0002.jpeg, etc, and load them into virtualdub. So I read in an unofficial virtualdub forum. Here somewhere... http://forums.virtualdub.org/ --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Heath heathparks@ wrote: I know this has been dicussed before and I know how to do it with a video camera, but I think that there is a way to take digital still and then combine them to create stop motion as well. Is that correct? and if so could someone please point me into the right direction? I am on a PC not a mac. Thanks! Heath http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com Yahoo! Groups Links -- Adam Quirk Wreck Salvage 551.208.4644 Brooklyn, NY http://wreckandsalvage.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- http://michaelverdi.com http://spinxpress.com http://freevlog.org Author of Secrets Of Videoblogging - http://tinyurl.com/me4vs
[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
RE: [videoblogging] congrats to blip - one to watch
I'll never forget that train ride, Randy :) -Original Message- From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of RANDY MANN Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 5:32 AM To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [videoblogging] congrats to blip - one to watch ive been watching them for years now ever since that fate full train ride On 14 Mar 2007 17:09:58 -0700, Jen Simmons [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Congrats to everyone at blip.tv for being named one of the 100 IP communications companies to watch in 2007 by Pulver! http://pulver.com/pulver100/ http://pulverblog.pulver.com/archives/006604.html - Jen _ Jen Simmons [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jensimmons.com http://milkweedmediadesign.com 267-235-6967 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links
Re: [videoblogging] Re: flash video
Randy, I'm a Mac fan and have both PC Macs (PowerPC G4 x2). One of my many freelancing jobs is helping people sort out their computer problems. I don't think the PC is a slowly dying dinosaur. PCs are here to stay because people like what they know. You could look at Mac's transition to Intel as a slow convergence towards a world of oneness where both exist together in a compatible PC world. Macs are now really just smart-looking high-spec PCs, with a slightly different OS. Vista has learnt from and copied OS X in its appearance and functionality.The next computer I'm going to buy is not a Mac - I've had too many hard drive failures on my G4s and my iPod to love Apple hardware any more. It's all about features. I have all the design and editing software I need on Mac already, but what I want from PC is Windows Media Center - integrated TV, HDR, Video on demand, Podcasting, RSS, Music, blah blah blah. This is traditional Mac territory, but Vista has done it better this time. Apple TV is seriously short on features. Rupert http://www.fatgirlinohio.org http://www.crowdabout.us/fatgirlinohio/myshow/ On 15 Mar 2007, at 17:39, humancloner1997 wrote: Daryl, you mention that you would also have pc accessability while working with flash. Would the new Mac with the Intel chip that can run Windows qualify as pc accessability. I'm planning on buying a second computer. I considered a good pc but then decided the new Mac with the Intel chip would work just as well. I edit with iMovie but like programs like Microsoft Word in the PC. However, since switching to Mac, I view the PC as a slowly dying dinosaur. Is there any reason I should consider getting a top of the line pc instead of a new Intel Mac? Money is not an important consideration. I never worked with video on a PC because my old PC didn't have the strength. Randolfe (Randy) Wicker --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Daryl Urig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rupert, thanks for comments. With flash you can add navigation buttons if you want to have a little more than a video, you can have an interactive video. Also, with flash you can save out a quicktime and still have some of the navigation capabilaties. Coming from a flash perspective, as I am, what kind of file formats would you make available on your vblog site to keep the most viewers happy? I am working on a mac so would probably use Imovie to to video editing, and also have pc accessability. Daryl [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: flash video
Reasons people in general would buy a PC: Cost (I know its not an issue for you but its a large reason that the PC isnt dying out significantly, and that most people I know dont even look at a Mac before buying a PC) 3D gamers probably want better graphics cards than most Macs dont have Certain other specific hardware may not run on Mac They havent seen or dont like OS X, or they dont know that windows works on Intel macs. They dont like Apple for some other reason, or there just doesnt seem to be a Mac with the right spec for them available. For your needs it sounds like a Mac would be a great fit. Parallels desktop will run things like Word very nicely, and if you needed higher performance for video editing or games or something, then Bootcamp works well. The Intel Macs are effectively at least 90% standard PC hardware so the performance should be about the same as an equivalently spec'd PC. Even Vista works mostly fine on the Macbooks, just have to fiddle about with drivers a bit and it really helps if you bung at least 2GB of RAM in whatever Mac you get. Did you ever see the demo Michael Verdi (I think) did of Parallels feature where you can have Windows programs appear in windows as if they were within OSX, with things like dragdrop working. Its wild and really starts to blur the lines. Maybe a good idea to wait till Leopard comes out before buying a new Mac, as I dont think it can be very far away now? Not that Leopard seems to have any 'killer' must-have features from what Ive seen, but inevitably software that needs Leopard will appear at some point. Cheers Steve Elbows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, humancloner1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Daryl, you mention that you would also have pc accessability while working with flash. Would the new Mac with the Intel chip that can run Windows qualify as pc accessability. I'm planning on buying a second computer. I considered a good pc but then decided the new Mac with the Intel chip would work just as well. I edit with iMovie but like programs like Microsoft Word in the PC. However, since switching to Mac, I view the PC as a slowly dying dinosaur. Is there any reason I should consider getting a top of the line pc instead of a new Intel Mac? Money is not an important consideration. I never worked with video on a PC because my old PC didn't have the strength. Randolfe (Randy) Wicker
[videoblogging] have you used the videblogging syllabus??
I am in the process of putting together some paperwork for Temple University, and I would like to be able to list all the professors + people who've used the teaching resources that I posted online at http://teaching.jensimmons.com/videoblogging, especially anyone who has used it to teach a similar class at another university or college. So if that's you -- will you shoot me an email and let me know when / who / were? thanks, Jen Jen Simmons [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jensimmons.com http://milkweedmediadesign.com 267-235-6967 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: flash video
I dont think the PC is dying either. Its not impossible that Windows could die one day in the future, but as you pointed out, the Mac is mostly PC hardware these days. The ever changing set of standards for different bits that make up PC hardware, and make it 'PC compatible' is not going anywhere from what I can see. Here in the UK Apple had hardly any presence or market share or even brand awareness, until the last few years (eg they opened the second UK apple store just under 2 years ago). Until I got into VJing I didnt know anybody at all with a Mac. Now I have 3 Macs, and one reason for this is that I love how quiet they are. I love my macbook because it has no fans on the base, but then again maybe Apple products dont always live as long as PCs because Apple have different thermal standards maybe? Just speculation, My oldest Mac is not 2 years old yet and Ive been blessed with no failures so far, but they will certainly be harder to salvage when something goes wrong than the average PC. So anyways Im interested in Ruperts opinions of the Windows Media Center thang, why he thinks it is right. I havent tried it much but I was under the impression it was mostly compatible with wmv,a nd whatever microsofts format is for recording digital tv. So I assumed media of other formats has to be converted to be watched, which is an instant turnoff for me. Have I got this detail all wrong? I dont think a comparison between a computer with windows media center on it, and Apple TV, is comparing like for like. The equivalent Apple thing would be a full mac computer (eg mac mini) with front-row on it, and the Apple TV is more like what Microsoft promote as 'windows media center extenders'. These are devices such as the Xbox360 that are connected to the TV and can play media that is stored on the Windows Media Center computer, via network. Although I think they need to stream it live, wheras the Apple TV has a hard drive? Still at the end of the day personally it comes back to how loud the hardware is, and what formats it can support. As I got on quite well with eyeTV for recording, id probably get a mac mini, use eye-tv, itunes frontrow on it, and then use VLC to support more formats. Granted this is still too fiddley as only frontrow really has the right UI designed for distance TV use, but even if I went for a PC solution I think Id end up looking for 3rd party stuff I guess, to deal with format issues. Remote control is another issue, I think I prefer Apples simplistic approach, although it has limitations. Been experimenting with getting Wii remote to work with computers, seems more stable flexible on PC than Mac at the moment unfortunately, but really enhances the possibilities of what interaction if feasible from a distance with a remote, great stuff, and makes a full-blown computer with net surfing etc as well as media playback, an attractive thing to connect to a tv. Its a shame the Wii itself doesnt handle a wider range of media and have some nice storage options, as its dead quiet, probably doesnt use too much power, is small and the remote rocks. The web browser for it is interesting and the news/weather aggregators are very nice ways to interact with watch data from a distance. Youtube works on it (flash 7 in browser) but thats about the only commonly used vlog format I think I can watch on the Wii. Cheers Steve Elbows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Rupert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Randy, I'm a Mac fan and have both PC Macs (PowerPC G4 x2). One of my many freelancing jobs is helping people sort out their computer problems. I don't think the PC is a slowly dying dinosaur. PCs are here to stay because people like what they know. You could look at Mac's transition to Intel as a slow convergence towards a world of oneness where both exist together in a compatible PC world. Macs are now really just smart-looking high-spec PCs, with a slightly different OS. Vista has learnt from and copied OS X in its appearance and functionality.The next computer I'm going to buy is not a Mac - I've had too many hard drive failures on my G4s and my iPod to love Apple hardware any more. It's all about features. I have all the design and editing software I need on Mac already, but what I want from PC is Windows Media Center - integrated TV, HDR, Video on demand, Podcasting, RSS, Music, blah blah blah. This is traditional Mac territory, but Vista has done it better this time. Apple TV is seriously short on features. Rupert http://www.fatgirlinohio.org http://www.crowdabout.us/fatgirlinohio/myshow/ On 15 Mar 2007, at 17:39, humancloner1997 wrote: Daryl, you mention that you would also have pc accessability while working with flash. Would the new Mac with the Intel chip that can run Windows qualify as pc accessability. I'm planning on buying a second computer. I considered a good pc but then decided the new Mac with the Intel chip
[videoblogging] Re: flash video
Wow, just when I thought I'd finally reached a decision, you have totally changed everything. I started with Mac OX Tiger. In the past, I've had two crashes with Windows that were time consuming and expensive and disastrous. I'm thinking about starting a podcast because I like interviewing. I've also been interested in the discussion about the Windows media center, watching vlogs on the TV, etc. Is there a resource on the Internet that really discusses the Vista versus Mac features in greater detail? Thanks for the quick response and helpful observations. Randolfe (Randy) Wicker --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Rupert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Randy, I'm a Mac fan and have both PC Macs (PowerPC G4 x2). One of my many freelancing jobs is helping people sort out their computer problems. I don't think the PC is a slowly dying dinosaur. PCs are here to stay because people like what they know. You could look at Mac's transition to Intel as a slow convergence towards a world of oneness where both exist together in a compatible PC world. Macs are now really just smart-looking high-spec PCs, with a slightly different OS. Vista has learnt from and copied OS X in its appearance and functionality.The next computer I'm going to buy is not a Mac - I've had too many hard drive failures on my G4s and my iPod to love Apple hardware any more. It's all about features. I have all the design and editing software I need on Mac already, but what I want from PC is Windows Media Center - integrated TV, HDR, Video on demand, Podcasting, RSS, Music, blah blah blah. This is traditional Mac territory, but Vista has done it better this time. Apple TV is seriously short on features. Rupert http://www.fatgirlinohio.org http://www.crowdabout.us/fatgirlinohio/myshow/ On 15 Mar 2007, at 17:39, humancloner1997 wrote: Daryl, you mention that you would also have pc accessability while working with flash. Would the new Mac with the Intel chip that can run Windows qualify as pc accessability. I'm planning on buying a second computer. I considered a good pc but then decided the new Mac with the Intel chip would work just as well. I edit with iMovie but like programs like Microsoft Word in the PC. However, since switching to Mac, I view the PC as a slowly dying dinosaur. Is there any reason I should consider getting a top of the line pc instead of a new Intel Mac? Money is not an important consideration. I never worked with video on a PC because my old PC didn't have the strength. Randolfe (Randy) Wicker --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Daryl Urig daryl@ wrote: Rupert, thanks for comments. With flash you can add navigation buttons if you want to have a little more than a video, you can have an interactive video. Also, with flash you can save out a quicktime and still have some of the navigation capabilaties. Coming from a flash perspective, as I am, what kind of file formats would you make available on your vblog site to keep the most viewers happy? I am working on a mac so would probably use Imovie to to video editing, and also have pc accessability. Daryl [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: flash video
Thanks Steve, I find what you say especially fascinating. I just wonder how far off is the new Leopard Mac? My current Mac Tiger has two internal 500 GB hard drives, one external 1000 GB (terabyte?) drive and room for one more 1000 GB drive. I really don't have to worry about space since I can always find some stuff to put back on tape. I have been reading comments about Vista. Most focused on Vista's requirement for room. I'll watch Verdi's video. A friend of a friend got Parallel had trouble with it. When he contacted Apple, even though it was/is advertised on their site (in a sidebar), they claim it is not their product and wouldn't help him with it. That was a surprise to me and a bit disappointing. Randolfe (Randy) Wicker Hoboken, NJ 07030 www.RandyWickerReporting.blogspot.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Steve Watkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Reasons people in general would buy a PC: Cost (I know its not an issue for you but its a large reason that the PC isnt dying out significantly, and that most people I know dont even look at a Mac before buying a PC) 3D gamers probably want better graphics cards than most Macs dont have Certain other specific hardware may not run on Mac They havent seen or dont like OS X, or they dont know that windows works on Intel macs. They dont like Apple for some other reason, or there just doesnt seem to be a Mac with the right spec for them available. For your needs it sounds like a Mac would be a great fit. Parallels desktop will run things like Word very nicely, and if you needed higher performance for video editing or games or something, then Bootcamp works well. The Intel Macs are effectively at least 90% standard PC hardware so the performance should be about the same as an equivalently spec'd PC. Even Vista works mostly fine on the Macbooks, just have to fiddle about with drivers a bit and it really helps if you bung at least 2GB of RAM in whatever Mac you get. Did you ever see the demo Michael Verdi (I think) did of Parallels feature where you can have Windows programs appear in windows as if they were within OSX, with things like dragdrop working. Its wild and really starts to blur the lines. Maybe a good idea to wait till Leopard comes out before buying a new Mac, as I dont think it can be very far away now? Not that Leopard seems to have any 'killer' must-have features from what Ive seen, but inevitably software that needs Leopard will appear at some point. Cheers Steve Elbows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, humancloner1997 rhwicker@ wrote: Daryl, you mention that you would also have pc accessability while working with flash. Would the new Mac with the Intel chip that can run Windows qualify as pc accessability. I'm planning on buying a second computer. I considered a good pc but then decided the new Mac with the Intel chip would work just as well. I edit with iMovie but like programs like Microsoft Word in the PC. However, since switching to Mac, I view the PC as a slowly dying dinosaur. Is there any reason I should consider getting a top of the line pc instead of a new Intel Mac? Money is not an important consideration. I never worked with video on a PC because my old PC didn't have the strength. Randolfe (Randy) Wicker
RE: [videoblogging] New words for the vlogging world??
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]
Re: [videoblogging] Re: flash video
Sorry to mess wit yo hed :-) What you should really do is get Linux. Just kidding. I haven't seen a direct comparison resource yet but I haven't really really looked - and SO much of it is subjective and will be argued over passionately by Mac lovers and Mac haters (it's the Mac factor that polarises - you don't really get PC lovers in the same way) - often the discussions online are about as informative as people debating who's the best sports team. More and more it's just a matter of taste and comfort, I think, rather than which is better. I still like my Macs (although maybe my love has died), and I've suffered from Dell, Toshiba and Sony hard drive failures too, so you can't win. All crashes on any computer are disastrous and time consuming, even if you've backed up. The thing about Apple, though, is they are getting a bad rep for failing just after the warranty runs out... so you pay a lot for Apple Care - and then you hear horror stories about Apple Care refusing to cover stuff, even though you've paid. I personally have had both very bad and very good Apple customer service in the last 12 months. One of the reasons I'd never get rid of Mac completely is Final Cut Pro, which I know really well and which runs really well on my Macs. But... you know... you hear some pretty good things about Premiere and Vegas from people in this Group, too. If I lost everything in a fire, would I replace with Macs...? Probably only because I feel safe with FCP and I don't know the others. If there was a solid Linux editing app that people raved about, I think I might take the plunge and switch to that just on principle... because I don't really like the way either Microsoft or Apple do business. As far as Vista, all I've had is a few short plays on some of my clients' new computers, and it seems like a good fusion of OS X and XP. But I don't *really* know enough yet. It's the most important thing to bear in mind when you're buying a new PC now. There's poor driver support for old devices, and it's very hungry, so you need a high-spec PC, but even basic Macs have always been quite high spec to do the things they do (and subsequently perceived as over-priced, because the entry level is expensive). Maybe the days of cheap, grinding PCs are coming to an end - and maybe that's what Microsoft and the hardware manufacturers want. Most of the people I see who are being driven mad by slow computers (XP AND OS X) are suffering as a result of being sold too little RAM (usually 256MB) at the start. As for upgrading to Vista on an old PC... life is too short. Hope that's confused you sufficiently. Good luck. :) Rupert http://www.fatgirlinohio.org http://www.crowdabout.us/fatgirlinohio/myshow/ On 15 Mar 2007, at 19:12, humancloner1997 wrote: Wow, just when I thought I'd finally reached a decision, you have totally changed everything. I started with Mac OX Tiger. In the past, I've had two crashes with Windows that were time consuming and expensive and disastrous. I'm thinking about starting a podcast because I like interviewing. I've also been interested in the discussion about the Windows media center, watching vlogs on the TV, etc. Is there a resource on the Internet that really discusses the Vista versus Mac features in greater detail? Thanks for the quick response and helpful observations. Randolfe (Randy) Wicker --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Rupert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Randy, I'm a Mac fan and have both PC Macs (PowerPC G4 x2). One of my many freelancing jobs is helping people sort out their computer problems. I don't think the PC is a slowly dying dinosaur. PCs are here to stay because people like what they know. You could look at Mac's transition to Intel as a slow convergence towards a world of oneness where both exist together in a compatible PC world. Macs are now really just smart-looking high-spec PCs, with a slightly different OS. Vista has learnt from and copied OS X in its appearance and functionality. The next computer I'm going to buy is not a Mac - I've had too many hard drive failures on my G4s and my iPod to love Apple hardware any more. It's all about features. I have all the design and editing software I need on Mac already, but what I want from PC is Windows Media Center - integrated TV, HDR, Video on demand, Podcasting, RSS, Music, blah blah blah. This is traditional Mac territory, but Vista has done it better this time. Apple TV is seriously short on features. Rupert http://www.fatgirlinohio.org http://www.crowdabout.us/fatgirlinohio/myshow/ On 15 Mar 2007, at 17:39, humancloner1997 wrote: Daryl, you mention that you would also have pc accessability while working with flash. Would the new Mac with the Intel chip that can run Windows qualify as pc accessability. I'm planning on buying a second computer. I considered a good pc but then
[videoblogging] re: flash video
Does anyone else have formats they would recomend for video blogging? On the mac PC question. I would go Mac. Always had a mac and you can always have a pc for the things you can't do on mac. Mac's have been reliable to me, I don't download lots of junk and do lots of experimenting, so that cuts me down from getting viruses and such. And they really don't design many viruses for macs, there are not enough of them to make it worth while. Just cazy designers like me. Daryl
[videoblogging] re: flash video
Does anyone else have formats they would recomend for video blogging? On the mac PC question. I would go Mac. Always had a mac and you can always have a pc for the things you can't do on mac. Mac's have been reliable to me, I don't download lots of junk and do lots of experimenting, so that cuts me down from getting viruses and such. And they really don't design many viruses for macs, there are not enough of them to make it worth while. Just cazy designers like me. Daryl
Re: [videoblogging] New words for the vlogging world??
I think we're all just film-makers. You don't have to be a 'professional' any more. You're making films. Like a writer writes. Or a musician musicianifizes. To classify according to the distribution method is almost irrelevant, now, because it's the norm. I've quoted it before, but here's Francis Ford Coppola in 87/88: To me the great hope is that now these little 8mm video recorders and stuff have come out, some... just people who normally wouldn't make movies are going to be making them, and - you know - suddenly, one day, some little fat girl in Ohio is going to be the new Mozart - you know - and make a beautiful film with her little father's camera...corder - and for once the so-called professionalism about movies will be destroyed... Forever... Well, forget the Mozart part - we didn't need a Messiah to change people's attitudes, we needed the distribution methods to change. And now it's the norm for films to be shown online, so ideas of labelling us according to blogging, vlogging, web, net or youtube have less meaning. and don't help you find types of content any more. We're just filmmakers. What TYPE of films you make... fiction, animation, documentary, magazine shows, autobiographical, confessional, reality TV, instructional... now that's another matter :-) Rupert http://www.fatgirlinohio.org http://www.crowdabout.us/fatgirlinohio/myshow/ On 15 Mar 2007, at 17:54, humancloner1997 wrote: 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] Newbie YouTube capture question
I know this must have been asked many times before, but what's the EASIEST and free way to capture YouTube video and put it into a power point. Thanks guys--i appreciate the advice. Z On 15 Mar 2007 10:55:51 -0700, Mike Hudack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'll never forget that train ride, Randy :) -Original Message- From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com [mailto:videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of RANDY MANN Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 5:32 AM To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [videoblogging] congrats to blip - one to watch ive been watching them for years now ever since that fate full train ride On 14 Mar 2007 17:09:58 -0700, Jen Simmons [EMAIL PROTECTED]jensimmons%40gmail.com wrote: Congrats to everyone at blip.tv for being named one of the 100 IP communications companies to watch in 2007 by Pulver! http://pulver.com/pulver100/ http://pulverblog.pulver.com/archives/006604.html - Jen _ Jen Simmons [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jensimmons.com http://milkweedmediadesign.com 267-235-6967 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Re: flash video
On 15 Mar 2007, at 18:34, Steve Watkins wrote: So anyways Im interested in Ruperts opinions of the Windows Media Center thang, why he thinks it is right. I havent tried it much but I was under the impression it was mostly compatible with wmv,a nd whatever microsofts format is for recording digital tv. So I assumed media of other formats has to be converted to be watched, which is an instant turnoff for me. Have I got this detail all wrong? Steve, MS doesn't provide support out of the box, because they're evil bastards, but Windows Media Player will play MP4 if you download a decoder pack. So it's a relatively small hack. This is from the Windows Media Player multimedia file formats support page: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316992#34 Windows Media Player does not support the playback of the .mp4 file format. You can play back .mp4 media files in Windows Media Player when you install DirectShow-compatible MPEG-4 decoder packs. DirectShow-compatible MPEG-4 decoder packs include the Ligos LSX-MPEG Player and the EnvivioTV. http://www.ligos.com (http://www.ligos.com) http://www.envivio.com/products/ But no Quicktime, of course, under any circumstances, ever. Which is a drag. What's wrong with these people? Why can't they all just hold hands and be friends. If we all held hands, no one would be able to make a fist. I'm interested in my opinion, too :-) -- I haven't actually used WM Center yet, but the way I look at it, this is what the public will use if they use anything, so I'm intrigued... and I think Apple have shot themselves in the foot by not integrating TV and Hard disk recording. EyeTV is not integral to Front Row - you have to buy and install separately, and from the sound of the reviews of the latest version, it's a pain to use the remote to switch back between EyeTV and Front Row. Idiocy. Plus, WMC seems to make it easier to play one thing through your TV while using your PC as usual on your monitor. Whereas a Mac Mini or iMac solution is a dedicated media machine. Another attraction for the general non-techie public. As you say, comparing Apple TV and WMC is not like for like - but it was a golden opportunity for Apple. Who REALLY wants a box for hundreds of pounds that only lets them play their iTunes music and videos through their TV...? It's a gadget, not a utility. Comparing the Windows Media Center extender with the Apple TV, you seem to get almost full WMC functionality through the extender, even if it's an XBOX360 (which is useful in its own right). I don't know... I just don't *get* Apple TV - but I'm probably wrong. I have to say - I never thought I'd be advocating Microsoft in an online forum, particularly one devoted to media. Where did it all go wrong? I worked at MTV a few years ago, and the head of advertising had a poster of a blue-eyed blonde teenager on his wall, with a man in a suit standing on her shoulder and climbing into her ear. The caption was The MTV Generation: Get Inside Their Heads. Dark days. But I think that's what I want to do - get inside the heads of those people who will be starting to use V.o.D. on their couches, and WMC is the way that I think it might go. I want to see if it's possible to set it up in a way that my wife will like using it, the way she loves Sky+. A funny kind of inverse early-adopting. Rupert http://www.fatgirlinohio.org http://www.crowdabout.us/fatgirlinohio/myshow/ On 15 Mar 2007, at 18:34, Steve Watkins wrote: So anyways Im interested in Ruperts opinions of the Windows Media Center thang, why he thinks it is right. I havent tried it much but I was under the impression it was mostly compatible with wmv,a nd whatever microsofts format is for recording digital tv. So I assumed media of other formats has to be converted to be watched, which is an instant turnoff for me. Have I got this detail all wrong? I dont think a comparison between a computer with windows media center on it, and Apple TV, is comparing like for like. The equivalent Apple thing would be a full mac computer (eg mac mini) with front-row on it, and the Apple TV is more like what Microsoft promote as 'windows media center extenders'. These are devices such as the Xbox360 that are connected to the TV and can play media that is stored on the Windows Media Center computer, via network. Although I think they need to stream it live, wheras the Apple TV has a hard drive? Still at the end of the day personally it comes back to how loud the hardware is, and what formats it can support. As I got on quite well with eyeTV for recording, id probably get a mac mini, use eye-tv, itunes frontrow on it, and then use VLC to support more formats. Granted this is still too fiddley as only frontrow really has the right UI designed for distance TV use, but even if I went for a PC solution I think Id end up looking for 3rd party stuff I guess, to deal with format issues. Remote control
Re: [videoblogging] Newbie YouTube capture question
Someone write up the answer...and we can put it on the group's wiki. Its a good question. Jay -Original Message- From: Zachary Braiker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:40:04 To:videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Subject: [videoblogging] Newbie YouTube capture question I know this must have been asked many times before, but what's the EASIEST and free way to capture YouTube video and put it into a power point. Thanks guys--i appreciate the advice. Z On 15 Mar 2007 10:55:51 -0700, Mike Hudack [EMAIL PROTECTED]: mailto:mike%40blip.tv wrote: I'll never forget that train ride, Randy :) -Original Message- From: videoblogging@: mailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com [mailto:videoblogging@: mailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of RANDY MANN Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 5:32 AM To: videoblogging@: mailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [videoblogging] congrats to blip - one to watch ive been watching them for years now ever since that fate full train ride On 14 Mar 2007 17:09:58 -0700, Jen Simmons [EMAIL PROTECTED]: mailto:jensimmons%40gmail.com comjensimmons%40gmail.com wrote: Congrats to everyone at blip.tv for being named one of the 100 IP communications companies to watch in 2007 by Pulver! http://pulver.: http://pulver.com/pulver100/ com/pulver100/ http://pulverblog.: http://pulverblog.pulver.com/archives/006604.html pulver.com/archives/006604.html - Jen _ Jen Simmons [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jensimmons.: http://jensimmons.com com http://milkweedmedi: http://milkweedmediadesign.com adesign.com 267-235-6967 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/4It09A/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/lBLqlB/TM ~- Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[videoblogging] Re: flash video
All the rumouring about Leopard suggests it will be out this month or next month. The last major update to Tiger just came out the other day. And apparently Apple have kept some of its best new features a secret, so they can do they proper 'wow' thing on launch. But Ive no idea what those features might be. So I guess your current Mac is a Mac Pro? Ive never had one of those, but I hear there may be an 8 cpu core edition coming soon, and that theres a new version of final cut that is going to want fast hardware. Your graphics card choices are also a bit more flexible if you are talking Mac Pro. Even if you dont use such things for games, increasingly Apple's creative apps are coming to use such hardware, think the next final cut has a 'hardware accelerated' version, not sure of detail. To be fair Apple arent going to tech support Parallels because it isnt their product, they cant support all the software written by 3rd parties, and in this case the support from the people who actually make it seems quite good. And Bootcamp doesnt officially support Vista I dont think, but maybe this will change with Leopard, and in practice Vista can work, Ive got it here on the cheapest macbook I could get my hands on, but witht he RAM upgraded to 2gb. Meanwhile I have windowsXP installed to work with parallels inside OSX, which I use for microsoft office etc. Im still not sure what I think of Vista. I certainly like it, I like that theyve made icons bigger and generally it looks nice at high resolutions. The 'aero glass' stuff is not bad but Im not sure its worth the 3d graphics power it uses. Still even though quite a lot of the design changes are inspired by OS X no doubt, it still doesnt really look or feel like OS X to me, so Im not sure how much more it will appeal to Mac users than Windows XP did, time will tell. I think maybe I prefer having a sidebar for widgets than the dashboard thing of Apple, but then again Im just not sure. Ive always preferred the fonts on the Mac, and maybe one reason I like it is that it doesnt remind me of my day job working with Windows PCs a lot :D --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, humancloner1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Steve, I find what you say especially fascinating. I just wonder how far off is the new Leopard Mac? My current Mac Tiger has two internal 500 GB hard drives, one external 1000 GB (terabyte?) drive and room for one more 1000 GB drive. I really don't have to worry about space since I can always find some stuff to put back on tape. I have been reading comments about Vista. Most focused on Vista's requirement for room. I'll watch Verdi's video. A friend of a friend got Parallel had trouble with it. When he contacted Apple, even though it was/is advertised on their site (in a sidebar), they claim it is not their product and wouldn't help him with it. That was a surprise to me and a bit disappointing. Randolfe (Randy) Wicker Hoboken, NJ 07030 www.RandyWickerReporting.blogspot.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Steve Watkins steve@ wrote: Reasons people in general would buy a PC: Cost (I know its not an issue for you but its a large reason that the PC isnt dying out significantly, and that most people I know dont even look at a Mac before buying a PC) 3D gamers probably want better graphics cards than most Macs dont have Certain other specific hardware may not run on Mac They havent seen or dont like OS X, or they dont know that windows works on Intel macs. They dont like Apple for some other reason, or there just doesnt seem to be a Mac with the right spec for them available. For your needs it sounds like a Mac would be a great fit. Parallels desktop will run things like Word very nicely, and if you needed higher performance for video editing or games or something, then Bootcamp works well. The Intel Macs are effectively at least 90% standard PC hardware so the performance should be about the same as an equivalently spec'd PC. Even Vista works mostly fine on the Macbooks, just have to fiddle about with drivers a bit and it really helps if you bung at least 2GB of RAM in whatever Mac you get. Did you ever see the demo Michael Verdi (I think) did of Parallels feature where you can have Windows programs appear in windows as if they were within OSX, with things like dragdrop working. Its wild and really starts to blur the lines. Maybe a good idea to wait till Leopard comes out before buying a new Mac, as I dont think it can be very far away now? Not that Leopard seems to have any 'killer' must-have features from what Ive seen, but inevitably software that needs Leopard will appear at some point. Cheers Steve Elbows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, humancloner1997 rhwicker@ wrote: Daryl, you mention that you would also have pc accessability while working with flash. Would the new Mac
Re: [videoblogging] Newbie YouTube capture question
If you Google 'Download Youtube videos' and choose one of many sites that let you do it and tell you how to do it I have used http://www.videodl.org/ in the past, I think. If you're on a Mac, you can then take the resulting downloaded flv file and convert it to a Quicktime playable MP4 file in, for instance, iSquint, which is a free video converter - http:// www.isquint.com/ If you're on a PC, you need to convert to an AVI or WMV - powerpoint won't play Quicktime (a recurring theme this evening). I just found this for you - it's free. http://media-convert.com/ Then insert the converted MP4 (Mac only), AVI or WMV file into the Powerpoint slide. Badabing. If you're a little bit tech-minded, there's a better option for grabbing the flv files in the first place. Joshua Kinberg has made a free Greasemonkey script which makes the downloading of the flvs supereasy, and which will hopefully make him rich in his next life. You first need to install the Greasemonkey extension in Firefox. More details at http://www.joshkinberg.com/blog/archives/2005/11/ greased_google.php Bon chance Rupert http://www.fatgirlinohio.org http://www.crowdabout.us/fatgirlinohio/myshow/ On 15 Mar 2007, at 20:40, Zachary Braiker wrote: I know this must have been asked many times before, but what's the EASIEST and free way to capture YouTube video and put it into a power point. Thanks guys--i appreciate the advice. Z On 15 Mar 2007 10:55:51 -0700, Mike Hudack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'll never forget that train ride, Randy :) -Original Message- From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com [mailto:videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging% 40yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of RANDY MANN Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 5:32 AM To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [videoblogging] congrats to blip - one to watch ive been watching them for years now ever since that fate full train ride On 14 Mar 2007 17:09:58 -0700, Jen Simmons [EMAIL PROTECTED]jensimmons%40gmail.com wrote: Congrats to everyone at blip.tv for being named one of the 100 IP communications companies to watch in 2007 by Pulver! http://pulver.com/pulver100/ http://pulverblog.pulver.com/archives/006604.html - Jen _ Jen Simmons [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jensimmons.com http://milkweedmediadesign.com 267-235-6967 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: flash video
Cheers for the info. My fear is that what plays through media center is not exactly the same as what can be made to play through windows media player. I have sucessfully watched mp4 through windows media player, by installing a codec, and back in the days where I was always ranting about mpeg4 h264, I hoped that there would be plenty of less obscure ways that people could watch mp4's without quicktime or VLC, on windows. This was part of my call for people to consider using .mp4 not .mov and to get away from the idea that .mp4 is an Apple or quicktime specific format. In the end the player encoder that comes with nero burning rom suite of software proved to be a good alternative, but thats going way off topic as its nothing to dow ith media center or media player. So, need to check whether you can actually play all formats you have directshow codecs for, in media center, and that its not limited by file extension or something. Certainly I wouldnt expect the media xtender part of the xbox360 to be able to handle anything other than wmv, which is where the M$ solution starts to stink for me. I share your opinion on the Apple TV, I think its one of Apple's riskiest products in the last few years, but it did seem like a good fit with all the video theyve started selling on itunes. I think I was underimpressed with its maximum resolution, considering the emerging HD age, and I cant see it selling in huge numbers like ipods do. It either needs to do more, or cost less. Wit their current design they probably cant make it all that much cheaper, so it will remain on the fringes to a certain extent, or maybe not and I am s wrong. Im glad they are giving it a try anyway. Meanwhile I think microsoft have been trying to get onto set-top-boxes connected to televisions for very many years. Think they probably had trouble finding enough partners, getting the price right etc. There must be something good about media center PC's because I know a few people that use them, but I think Microsoft hoped in the past to conqeur this market from a different direction. Most Media Centers are being bought as new PC's with that capability, coming with the TV card and the remote and that version of Windows, and which traditionally were at the more expensive end of the PC market. Costs seem to have dropped and the software improved over the years, so now there are sub £400 media center PC's, so maybe it will catch on more. Plus Media Center stuff is included with some versions of Vista, so more people might build their own. I wonder how the range of purchasable video content that has DRM compatible with media center, compares to the apple tv. As I worry about the energy outlook in the future, I suppose I should factor that into my thinking. So I should not like solutions that require a PC to be on somewhere else at the same time to stream content to the extender. I guess the ipod would class as about as low powered a device as you can get to give a reasonable TV video watching experience, although these issues are rather overshadowed by the large wattage of many of todays large televisions. So maybe I shouldnt be trying to watch stuff on a big screen at all if I care that much! Cheers Steve Elbows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Rupert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 15 Mar 2007, at 18:34, Steve Watkins wrote: So anyways Im interested in Ruperts opinions of the Windows Media Center thang, why he thinks it is right. I havent tried it much but I was under the impression it was mostly compatible with wmv,a nd whatever microsofts format is for recording digital tv. So I assumed media of other formats has to be converted to be watched, which is an instant turnoff for me. Have I got this detail all wrong? Steve, MS doesn't provide support out of the box, because they're evil bastards, but Windows Media Player will play MP4 if you download a decoder pack. So it's a relatively small hack. This is from the Windows Media Player multimedia file formats support page: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316992#34 Windows Media Player does not support the playback of the .mp4 file format. You can play back .mp4 media files in Windows Media Player when you install DirectShow-compatible MPEG-4 decoder packs. DirectShow-compatible MPEG-4 decoder packs include the Ligos LSX-MPEG Player and the EnvivioTV. http://www.ligos.com (http://www.ligos.com) http://www.envivio.com/products/ But no Quicktime, of course, under any circumstances, ever. Which is a drag. What's wrong with these people? Why can't they all just hold hands and be friends. If we all held hands, no one would be able to make a fist. I'm interested in my opinion, too :-) -- I haven't actually used WM Center yet, but the way I look at it, this is what the public will use if they use anything, so I'm intrigued... and I think Apple have shot themselves in the foot by not integrating TV and Hard disk
[videoblogging] Wiki
Jay, I hadn't checked out the Wiki for a long time. It's great. Could be even more great if there was more contribution, and there could be lots more. I realise http://videoblogginggroup.pbwiki.com/ isn't a hard URL to remember, even if i hadn't just bookmarked it. But it slips my mind. I read this group by email, and so I never see the link on the Group home page. I don't suppose Yahoo offer any option to customise the email sidebar to add a link apart from Visit Your Group? I guess that if they did, you would have already. Rupert http://www.fatgirlinohio.org http://www.crowdabout.us/fatgirlinohio/myshow/ On 15 Mar 2007, at 21:59, Jay Dedman wrote: Someone write up the answer...and we can put it on the group's wiki. Its a good question. Jay -Original Message- From: Zachary Braiker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:40:04 To:videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Subject: [videoblogging] Newbie YouTube capture question I know this must have been asked many times before, but what's the EASIEST and free way to capture YouTube video and put it into a power point. Thanks guys--i appreciate the advice. Z On 15 Mar 2007 10:55:51 -0700, Mike Hudack [EMAIL PROTECTED]: mailto:mike%40blip.tv wrote: I'll never forget that train ride, Randy :) -Original Message- From: videoblogging@: mailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com [mailto:videoblogging@: mailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of RANDY MANN Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 5:32 AM To: videoblogging@: mailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [videoblogging] congrats to blip - one to watch ive been watching them for years now ever since that fate full train ride On 14 Mar 2007 17:09:58 -0700, Jen Simmons [EMAIL PROTECTED]: mailto:jensimmons%40gmail.com comjensimmons%40gmail.com wrote: Congrats to everyone at blip.tv for being named one of the 100 IP communications companies to watch in 2007 by Pulver! http://pulver.: http://pulver.com/pulver100/ com/pulver100/ http://pulverblog.: http://pulverblog.pulver.com/archives/ 006604.html pulver.com/archives/006604.html - Jen _ Jen Simmons [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jensimmons.: http://jensimmons.com com http://milkweedmedi: http://milkweedmediadesign.com adesign.com 267-235-6967 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] New words for the vlogging world??
sure. except film is not part of it ;) maybe tape and hard drive cylinders, but no film. i hear you and its always been true. thats why i have always disagreed with the whole 'vlog as genre' idea. vlog is just blogging videos. nothing more than that. any video. of course people will have many labels for themselves since many will tend to always be applicable. i dont think those who make video to communicate... for messaging or video conversations consider themselves filmmakers though. sull On 3/15/07, Rupert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think we're all just film-makers. You don't have to be a 'professional' any more. You're making films. Like a writer writes. Or a musician musicianifizes. To classify according to the distribution method is almost irrelevant, now, because it's the norm. I've quoted it before, but here's Francis Ford Coppola in 87/88: To me the great hope is that now these little 8mm video recorders and stuff have come out, some... just people who normally wouldn't make movies are going to be making them, and - you know - suddenly, one day, some little fat girl in Ohio is going to be the new Mozart - you know - and make a beautiful film with her little father's camera...corder - and for once the so-called professionalism about movies will be destroyed... Forever... Well, forget the Mozart part - we didn't need a Messiah to change people's attitudes, we needed the distribution methods to change. And now it's the norm for films to be shown online, so ideas of labelling us according to blogging, vlogging, web, net or youtube have less meaning. and don't help you find types of content any more. We're just filmmakers. What TYPE of films you make... fiction, animation, documentary, magazine shows, autobiographical, confessional, reality TV, instructional... now that's another matter :-) Rupert http://www.fatgirlinohio.org http://www.crowdabout.us/fatgirlinohio/myshow/ On 15 Mar 2007, at 17:54, humancloner1997 wrote: 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] -- Sull http://vlogdir.com (a project) http://SpreadTheMedia.org (my blog) http://interdigitate.com (otherly) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] my footage from SXSW now online
halcyon this is great -- can you submit this for the seagate contest here is the entry button http://vloggiesshow.com/ everyone else too -- any footage from sxsw! On 3/15/07, Halcyon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While in Austin, I asked a bunch of people what I love most about the web is... http://www.veoh.com/videos/v302385akhAYWmJ Of course, I only scratched the surface. I wish I had a chance to interview 10x as many people. But so glad I got to meet the people I did!! -Halcyon, PinkBroadcasting.com friend of Veoh [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- http://geekentertainment.tv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] New words for the vlogging world??
:D you're right! i used to shoot on film - but now, by my own definition, i'm a minisdmemorycard-maker. i guess that's progress...? what i *should* have said, to avoid pompously labelling everybody, is that *i tend to think* of the people i watch online as filmmakers. 'directors', 'videographers', 'documentary makers', 'producers' - none of those old terms fit for me like filmmaker does. but that's my personal thing, because this is kind of what i always dreamed film- making would become, back when i chose to attend film festivals full of badly acted, pretentious, overlong short films made by 'film- makers', with all the bullshit perceived restrictions on what a short film should be. i see more creativity and truth hacked together from the odds and ends of people's days, and from scripts that now *have* to engage with an audience, than i think i ever did any any one of those endless bloody festivals. and i include my own films in that. i love you all :-) Rupert http://www.fatgirlinohio.org http://www.crowdabout.us/fatgirlinohio/myshow/ On 15 Mar 2007, at 21:37, sull wrote: sure. except film is not part of it ;) maybe tape and hard drive cylinders, but no film. i hear you and its always been true. thats why i have always disagreed with the whole 'vlog as genre' idea. vlog is just blogging videos. nothing more than that. any video. of course people will have many labels for themselves since many will tend to always be applicable. i dont think those who make video to communicate... for messaging or video conversations consider themselves filmmakers though. sull On 3/15/07, Rupert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think we're all just film-makers. You don't have to be a 'professional' any more. You're making films. Like a writer writes. Or a musician musicianifizes. To classify according to the distribution method is almost irrelevant, now, because it's the norm. I've quoted it before, but here's Francis Ford Coppola in 87/88: To me the great hope is that now these little 8mm video recorders and stuff have come out, some... just people who normally wouldn't make movies are going to be making them, and - you know - suddenly, one day, some little fat girl in Ohio is going to be the new Mozart - you know - and make a beautiful film with her little father's camera...corder - and for once the so-called professionalism about movies will be destroyed... Forever... Well, forget the Mozart part - we didn't need a Messiah to change people's attitudes, we needed the distribution methods to change. And now it's the norm for films to be shown online, so ideas of labelling us according to blogging, vlogging, web, net or youtube have less meaning. and don't help you find types of content any more. We're just filmmakers. What TYPE of films you make... fiction, animation, documentary, magazine shows, autobiographical, confessional, reality TV, instructional... now that's another matter :-) Rupert http://www.fatgirlinohio.org http://www.crowdabout.us/fatgirlinohio/myshow/ On 15 Mar 2007, at 17:54, humancloner1997 wrote: 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] -- Sull http://vlogdir.com (a project) http://SpreadTheMedia.org (my blog) http://interdigitate.com (otherly) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: New words for the vlogging world??
But couldnt a text blog be considered a genre of writing? I mean if the context delivery mechanism of the work affects the length, style content of the work, then does that create new genre's? Or maybe at least it has the capacity to create new genre's. I mean Id probably agree that videoblogs themselves are not one genre as there are so many diffeent types, and that possibly many of the types are not new genre's made possible only after vlogging came to exist. 'personal video, talk to the camera, filming self' stuff shown on tv many years before vlogging. But then again there were some people vlogging years before the term came to exist. Wasnt there a discussion here some weeks ago abut words like movie? I meant to reply at the time that maybe the word movide is not so used in everyday life by people in the UK compared to USA. We tend to use the words cinema and film more, although this may have diminished somwhat in the last decade as our main satellite provider's channels were named sky movies for years. I never learnt any Latin or anything at school, so I dint realise till the other day that video means 'to see'. So whatever else we can easily disagree on in terms of definition being correctly used, hopefully video is broad enough to stand the test of time. Same goes for television I guess, it seems to mean 'far sight' or something like that. Like I said Im a dunce on these languages so I might be all wrong. I decided the other day that the word multimedia is good for the sort of stuff Im interested in, and that I shouldnt refrain from usng it just cos its been around a while and has no buzz. Are there any lessons from history we can use to make guesstimates? eg are there any words that were heavily used on the internet in the past, that have met an early grave? In terms of the mass adoption of words into the common language, I still dont know many people in wider life that recognise the words blog or vlog, and indeed an amusingly refreshing number of people that have never heard of youtube! Cheers Steve Elbows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, sull [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: sure. except film is not part of it ;) maybe tape and hard drive cylinders, but no film. i hear you and its always been true. thats why i have always disagreed with the whole 'vlog as genre' idea. vlog is just blogging videos. nothing more than that. any video. of course people will have many labels for themselves since many will tend to always be applicable. i dont think those who make video to communicate... for messaging or video conversations consider themselves filmmakers though. sull On 3/15/07, Rupert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think we're all just film-makers. You don't have to be a 'professional' any more. You're making films. Like a writer writes. Or a musician musicianifizes. To classify according to the distribution method is almost irrelevant, now, because it's the norm. I've quoted it before, but here's Francis Ford Coppola in 87/88: To me the great hope is that now these little 8mm video recorders and stuff have come out, some... just people who normally wouldn't make movies are going to be making them, and - you know - suddenly, one day, some little fat girl in Ohio is going to be the new Mozart - you know - and make a beautiful film with her little father's camera...corder - and for once the so-called professionalism about movies will be destroyed... Forever... Well, forget the Mozart part - we didn't need a Messiah to change people's attitudes, we needed the distribution methods to change. And now it's the norm for films to be shown online, so ideas of labelling us according to blogging, vlogging, web, net or youtube have less meaning. and don't help you find types of content any more. We're just filmmakers. What TYPE of films you make... fiction, animation, documentary, magazine shows, autobiographical, confessional, reality TV, instructional... now that's another matter :-) Rupert http://www.fatgirlinohio.org http://www.crowdabout.us/fatgirlinohio/myshow/ On 15 Mar 2007, at 17:54, humancloner1997 wrote: 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] -- Sull http://vlogdir.com (a project) http://SpreadTheMedia.org (my blog) http://interdigitate.com (otherly) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Re: flash video
They *say* that what works in the Player works in the Center, and their troubleshooting guide certainly gives that impression... but we'll see. As for the energy saving thing... I thought I was being good by multitasking the one computer rather than having separate Mac Mini or PC. Oh God, I have so many devices on right now. I'm going to turn them off and go to bed in moral despair. Goodnight :-) Rupert http://www.fatgirlinohio.org http://www.crowdabout.us/fatgirlinohio/myshow/ On 15 Mar 2007, at 21:25, Steve Watkins wrote: Cheers for the info. My fear is that what plays through media center is not exactly the same as what can be made to play through windows media player. I have sucessfully watched mp4 through windows media player, by installing a codec, and back in the days where I was always ranting about mpeg4 h264, I hoped that there would be plenty of less obscure ways that people could watch mp4's without quicktime or VLC, on windows. This was part of my call for people to consider using .mp4 not .mov and to get away from the idea that .mp4 is an Apple or quicktime specific format. In the end the player encoder that comes with nero burning rom suite of software proved to be a good alternative, but thats going way off topic as its nothing to dow ith media center or media player. So, need to check whether you can actually play all formats you have directshow codecs for, in media center, and that its not limited by file extension or something. Certainly I wouldnt expect the media xtender part of the xbox360 to be able to handle anything other than wmv, which is where the M$ solution starts to stink for me. I share your opinion on the Apple TV, I think its one of Apple's riskiest products in the last few years, but it did seem like a good fit with all the video theyve started selling on itunes. I think I was underimpressed with its maximum resolution, considering the emerging HD age, and I cant see it selling in huge numbers like ipods do. It either needs to do more, or cost less. Wit their current design they probably cant make it all that much cheaper, so it will remain on the fringes to a certain extent, or maybe not and I am s wrong. Im glad they are giving it a try anyway. Meanwhile I think microsoft have been trying to get onto set-top-boxes connected to televisions for very many years. Think they probably had trouble finding enough partners, getting the price right etc. There must be something good about media center PC's because I know a few people that use them, but I think Microsoft hoped in the past to conqeur this market from a different direction. Most Media Centers are being bought as new PC's with that capability, coming with the TV card and the remote and that version of Windows, and which traditionally were at the more expensive end of the PC market. Costs seem to have dropped and the software improved over the years, so now there are sub £400 media center PC's, so maybe it will catch on more. Plus Media Center stuff is included with some versions of Vista, so more people might build their own. I wonder how the range of purchasable video content that has DRM compatible with media center, compares to the apple tv. As I worry about the energy outlook in the future, I suppose I should factor that into my thinking. So I should not like solutions that require a PC to be on somewhere else at the same time to stream content to the extender. I guess the ipod would class as about as low powered a device as you can get to give a reasonable TV video watching experience, although these issues are rather overshadowed by the large wattage of many of todays large televisions. So maybe I shouldnt be trying to watch stuff on a big screen at all if I care that much! Cheers Steve Elbows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Rupert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 15 Mar 2007, at 18:34, Steve Watkins wrote: So anyways Im interested in Ruperts opinions of the Windows Media Center thang, why he thinks it is right. I havent tried it much but I was under the impression it was mostly compatible with wmv,a nd whatever microsofts format is for recording digital tv. So I assumed media of other formats has to be converted to be watched, which is an instant turnoff for me. Have I got this detail all wrong? Steve, MS doesn't provide support out of the box, because they're evil bastards, but Windows Media Player will play MP4 if you download a decoder pack. So it's a relatively small hack. This is from the Windows Media Player multimedia file formats support page: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316992#34 Windows Media Player does not support the playback of the .mp4 file format. You can play back .mp4 media files in Windows Media Player when you install DirectShow-compatible MPEG-4 decoder packs. DirectShow-compatible MPEG-4 decoder packs include the Ligos LSX-MPEG Player and the EnvivioTV. http://www.ligos.com (http://www.ligos.com)
Re: [videoblogging] my footage from SXSW now online
The contest looks fun, Irina. alas, It kinda depresses me that the publishing instructions are beyond my technical prowess. Yet another thing about sxsw that makes me feel behind the tech curve. :( I'm sure I can figure you out by the deadline. Your interviews are a hoot, though! Sorry I never got back to your booth. -h On 3/15/07, Irina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: halcyon this is great -- can you submit this for the seagate contest here is the entry button http://vloggiesshow.com/ everyone else too -- any footage from sxsw! On 3/15/07, Halcyon [EMAIL PROTECTED] halcyon%40cockybastard.com wrote: While in Austin, I asked a bunch of people what I love most about the web is... http://www.veoh.com/videos/v302385akhAYWmJ Of course, I only scratched the surface. I wish I had a chance to interview 10x as many people. But so glad I got to meet the people I did!! -Halcyon, PinkBroadcasting.com friend of Veoh [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- http://geekentertainment.tv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] March 20th--Friends of Alive in Baghdad Viral Promo videos
Hi, Great to see many of you at SXSW. Very inspiring!!! Now very tired and have no voice! :) A few weeks back, a few friends (Kent Nicholls, Invisible Engine, Mickipedia, yours truly and some non vlogging types) of Alive in Baghdad got together to make some funny videos to encourage folks to donate equipment and money to AIB. We will be launching these videos on March 20th, which is the anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, and are seeking to have these videos featured by as many video sites as we can. We would love to have as many friends participate as we can and would be delighted to have you all involved! We have made 12 little videosand one large compilation of all of our videos. They are silly little viral videos--NOT AIB videos--if they suit your site, or you'd like to show some support on March 20th by linking to the vids or to AIB itself, we'd be thrilled! And, of course, if you know major media types who might be interested, we'd be delighted. It looks like we will be featured on all the major sites on the 20th, and it would be great to get some more viewers and perhaps some donations to Alive In Baghdad. If you are interested in checking out the videos or would like more details on who is already participating or anything else, please send me an email individually and I will send you an invite to view a rough-cut compilation of the videos in a private section of YouTube. You will then receive an invite from OnlineVideoShare (or the answers to your questions). Thanks so much! Hope you enjoy the vids! Cheers, Sarah Szalavitz 310 927 9663 _ Rates near 39yr lows! $430K Loan for $1,399/mo - Paying Too Much? Calculate new payment http://www.lowermybills.com/lre/index.jsp?sourceid=lmb-9632-18226moid=7581 Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/kOt0.A/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/lBLqlB/TM ~- Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[videoblogging] Screencasting for Nonprofits Primer
Hi all, I've put together a wikitation for a screencasting session at the nonprofit tech conference next month -- It's here: Primer http://screencastingprimer.wikispaces.com/primer Resource List http://screencastingprimer.wikispaces.com/resourcelist Examples http://screencastingprimer.wikispaces.com/tour.trick.tip.tutorial I've found a lot of fab screencasts - from the AIB to FreeVlog to Hans On - but was wondering what other extraordinary screencasts are out there? Beth Kanter Beth's Blog http://beth.typepad.com
[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]
RE: [videoblogging] Re: New words for the vlogging world??
Hey, I thought we had an agreement: what happens at SXSW stays at SXSW! :-) I did have a chicken when I was a kid (in first grade we hatched her). She pecked me on the lip. I named him Pecker. True story. I bought her chicken feed from a place (Cali Bro's grainery in Cupertino) that now is Symantec's headquarters. Little known useless facts about me. It's almost like reading Twitter! :-) Robert _ From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Streeter Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 6:15 PM To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Subject: [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 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Re: New words for the vlogging world??
So Twitter was the big winner at sxsw but has anyone used it for things other than party and bar hopping? Sent from my BlackBerry wireless handheld. -Original Message- From: Robert Scoble [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 15 Mar 2007 18:29:10 To:videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [videoblogging] Re: New words for the vlogging world?? Hey, I thought we had an agreement: what happens at SXSW stays at SXSW! :-) I did have a chicken when I was a kid (in first grade we hatched her). She pecked me on the lip. I named him Pecker. True story. I bought her chicken feed from a place (Cali Bro's grainery in Cupertino) that now is Symantec's headquarters. Little known useless facts about me. It's almost like reading Twitter! :-) Robert _ From: videoblogging@: mailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com [mailto:videoblogging@: mailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bill Streeter Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 6:15 PM To: videoblogging@: mailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com Subject: [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 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/lOt0.A/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/lBLqlB/TM ~- Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: [videoblogging] Re: New words for the vlogging world??
So Twitter was the big winner at sxsw but has anyone used it for things other than party and bar hopping? Yes. Read http://www.techmeme.com/070315/p84#a070315p84 It's the most controversial (and fastest growing) Web service I've seen since instant messaging came on the scene back in 1996. It's the lamest, stupidest, littlest, thing you've ever seen. But I am addicted. Mostly cause most of my friends and coworkers and employees and bosses are on it. Robert
Re: [videoblogging] Re: New words for the vlogging world??
Hmmm could make a good “How to Twitter” episode... Sent from my BlackBerry wireless handheld. -Original Message- From: Robert Scoble [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:01:45 To:videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [videoblogging] Re: New words for the vlogging world?? So Twitter was the big winner at sxsw but has anyone used it for things other than party and bar hopping? Yes. Read http://www.techmeme: http://www.techmeme.com/070315/p84#a070315p84 .com/070315/p84#a070315p84 It's the most controversial (and fastest growing) Web service I've seen since instant messaging came on the scene back in 1996. It's the lamest, stupidest, littlest, thing you've ever seen. But I am addicted. Mostly cause most of my friends and coworkers and employees and bosses are on it. Robert Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/hOt0.A/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/lBLqlB/TM ~- Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[videoblogging] Re: Newbie YouTube capture question
I learned from the cool kids at foureyedmonsters.com how to do it. Check out their tutorial. http://foureyedmonsters.com/youtube-to-fcp/ I%20learned%20from%20the%20cool%20kids%20at%20foureyedmonsters.com%20ho\ w%20to%20do%20it.%20%20Check%20out%20their%20tutorial.%20%20http://foure\ yedmonsters.com/youtube-to-fcp/ The key for you might be the zamzar part. Their free file conversion service MIGHT include a video format that is powerpoint compatible. Good luck. On 15 Mar 2007, at 20:40, Zachary Braiker wrote: I know this must have been asked many times before, but what's the EASIEST and free way to capture YouTube video and put it into a power point. Thanks guys--i appreciate the advice. Z [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: New words for the vlogging world??
In Cincinnati Ohio, you are still just a geek, trust me (talking about myself here) Heath http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com --- 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]
Re: [videoblogging] Re: New words for the vlogging world??
geek nerd dork Sent via CrackBerry -Original Message- From: Heath [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 15 Mar 2007 19:44:18 To:videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Subject: [videoblogging] Re: New words for the vlogging world?? In Cincinnati Ohio, you are still just a geek, trust me (talking about myself here) Heath http://batmangeek7.: http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com blogspot.com --- In videoblogging@: mailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com, Robert Scoble [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Geek is the new rock star. In Silicon Valley we celebrate our geekiness. Robert _ From: videoblogging@: mailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com [mailto:videoblogging@: mailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of humancloner1997 Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 10:55 AM To: videoblogging@: mailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com 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] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/hOt0.A/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/lBLqlB/TM ~- Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[videoblogging] Tripod for Sport Studio
Hey all, I was wondering if anyone would be able to recommend a tripod head for suitable for sport use. We are putting together a budget and needs list for our instructional DVD. One of the things we really need is a good fluid head and stable platform. Anyone have any advice? Cheers, Ron Watson On the Web: http://pawsitivevybe.com http://k9disc.com http://k9disc.blip.tv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: my footage from SXSW now online
Halcyon - Love your stuff from SXSW! I shot a bunch of stuff for iklipz (most of which we're still in the middle of editing) that focused on the film side of things, so I liked watching what the interactive peeps had to say. Here are the links we've posted so far. -Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) interview: http://www.iklipz.com/MovieDetail.aspx?MovieID=77e4213b-6490-4be9- 8924-ec3d0d9de448 -Elvis Annabelle interview with Blake Lively (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants) and Max Minghella (Art School Confidential): http://www.iklipz.com/MovieDetail.aspx?MovieID=72cdf00e-7baa-45c4- b470-d2330c82fa06 -Interview with Mike Mills (Does Your Soul Have a Cold?/graphic designer): http://www.iklipz.com/MovieDetail.aspx?MovieID=cc8a1cfc-e342-408a- 9fb4-4708b4eaf5f7 Tamara Krinsky www.iklipz.com/TamaraKrinsky --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Irina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: halcyon this is great -- can you submit this for the seagate contest here is the entry button http://vloggiesshow.com/ everyone else too -- any footage from sxsw!
[videoblogging] Re: New words for the vlogging world??
Rupert, I agree that we are all filmmakers. Indeed, even some of the old 8mm and hi-8 cameras have created amazing films like 51 Birch Street (and another documentary that someone used to tell the story of his life growing up). However, filmmaker is not specific enough. We're all (mostly) Americans also. Filmmaker really doesn't describe the new no-gatekeepers, even-copyrights-be-damned, relatively- uncensored, free-speech-stage we are using at this time. We are living in a special time, like the 1960s, which some day soon may well be only those warmly-remembered good old days. In the 1960s 1970s, friends and employees used to sit in front of my shop in Greenwich Village and smoke grass openly. Those days are long gone. There were wild strip sex shows all over NYC. No more! You could set up tables on the street (as I did) and demand the local Police be investigated for refusing to investigate a murder or other crime. We are in the Wild West Days of Internet video. Wait and see! The Status Quo folks will soon have your videos deleted for having a few bars of copyrighted music 'intruding' on a scene and/or for your refusal/inability to produce signed (perhaps notraized) releases from people walking by in the background. I think we are media pioneers, people in the street documenting all kinds of things without a permit. Is Josh Wolf just another 'media person'? If he was, he wouldn't be sitting in jail. Loose Cameras and/or Unregulated Media-makers and/or Internet Video Agitators describe us better than filmmakers. Filmmakers have been around since the late 19th Century. We are the new media of the 21st Century. I'd embrace some new term like vidist before I'd embrace filmmaker as a description of myself. My friend said that anyone could create new words. All you have to do is simply throw them out and (sometimes) people will just pick them up and start using them. I think fanvid is an excellent example of that. Fanvids simply did not exist and were virtualloy impossible until videoblogging enabled everyone to participate in the world of Internet video. Vloggingly yours, Randolfe (Randy) Wicker Hoboken, NJ --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Rupert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think we're all just film-makers. You don't have to be a 'professional' any more. You're making films. Like a writer writes. Or a musician musicianifizes. To classify according to the distribution method is almost irrelevant, now, because it's the norm. I've quoted it before, but here's Francis Ford Coppola in 87/88: To me the great hope is that now these little 8mm video recorders and stuff have come out, some... just people who normally wouldn't make movies are going to be making them, and - you know - suddenly, one day, some little fat girl in Ohio is going to be the new Mozart - you know - and make a beautiful film with her little father's camera...corder - and for once the so-called professionalism about movies will be destroyed... Forever... Well, forget the Mozart part - we didn't need a Messiah to change people's attitudes, we needed the distribution methods to change. And now it's the norm for films to be shown online, so ideas of labelling us according to blogging, vlogging, web, net or youtube have less meaning. and don't help you find types of content any more. We're just filmmakers. What TYPE of films you make... fiction, animation, documentary, magazine shows, autobiographical, confessional, reality TV, instructional... now that's another matter :-) Rupert http://www.fatgirlinohio.org http://www.crowdabout.us/fatgirlinohio/myshow/ On 15 Mar 2007, at 17:54, humancloner1997 wrote: 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: Newbie YouTube capture question
Zachary, I don't know what computer you are on. I have a complicated description on how to do this with a PC on my Mac but don't have the URL. I'll send it to you in a video email. I personally use Snapz ProX which costs some money but enables you to capture anything, video or still photo, that appears on your computer screen. I use it all the time because I like to capture JPop Music Videos and then burn them to DVDs (after downloading them into my camera from iMovie). However, the videos on YouTube are not the best quality because they use flash. I get much better captures from videos on Veoh. Randolfe (Randy) Wicker Hoboken, NJ --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Zachary Braiker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know this must have been asked many times before, but what's the EASIEST and free way to capture YouTube video and put it into a power point. Thanks guys--i appreciate the advice. Z On 15 Mar 2007 10:55:51 -0700, Mike Hudack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'll never forget that train ride, Randy :) -Original Message- From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging% 40yahoogroups.com [mailto:videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging% 40yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of RANDY MANN Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 5:32 AM To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging% 40yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [videoblogging] congrats to blip - one to watch ive been watching them for years now ever since that fate full train ride On 14 Mar 2007 17:09:58 -0700, Jen Simmons [EMAIL PROTECTED]jensimmons%40gmail.com wrote: Congrats to everyone at blip.tv for being named one of the 100 IP communications companies to watch in 2007 by Pulver! http://pulver.com/pulver100/ http://pulverblog.pulver.com/archives/006604.html - Jen _ Jen Simmons [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jensimmons.com http://milkweedmediadesign.com 267-235-6967 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
