[videoblogging] Easy code generator for High Quality YouTube embeds
I've created a tool which generates the right HTML code to embed High Quality YouTube videos. Instead of you having to fiddle around altering the code yourselves with the code I posted here last night. Most people I've told today seem pretty indifferent - but it makes a phenomenal difference to the quality of the video. If you play the two versions of Epic FU I've embedded on http:// twittervlog.tumblr.com/ together, you can see that difference for yourselves, especially in shots of Zadi in the studio. The colours and resolution are better than you get with a Blip flash player. And you get to use YouTube without sacrificing quality. Anyway, for anybody who does see the difference and wants it, my embed code generator is here: http://www.twittervlog.tv/high-quality-youtube-embed-generator.html Rupert http://twittervlog.tv Begin forwarded message: From: ruperthowe [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: June 25, 2008 1:32:08 AM PDT (CA) To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Subject: [videoblogging] How to embed high quality MP4 versions of YouTube videos! Reply-To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com I've been reading about how to make YouTube videos look really good. There's quite a good article here: http://tinyurl.com/6lz636 BUT the most useful thing I discovered was how to link to and embed the High Quality MP4 versions that you can toggle to watch on the site. If you're posting/linking to a YouTube video, add fmt=18 to the end of the URL and it'll play in HQ. Doesn't work for embeds, but I found a way to cheat it: add ap=%2526fmt%3D18 to the end of both URLs in the embed code and it'll embed as a High Quality MP4 video. NO MORE SHITTY YOUTUBE EMBEDS! http://tinyurl.com/5c9e3h [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] setting a preview image - why so difficult in viddler?
I am trying to set a preview image in Viddler. It's not easy. When I upload a video, Viddler auto sets an image, usually a frame that is 5 to 6 seconds into the video. Setting a new preview image does not seem to work. I have repeatedly clicked on the + icon and then set thumbnail. But the change never shows in the Viddler player on the web page. Is there a trick that I can do in iMovie to avoid the problem on Viddler? is there a work around in Viddler? I've looked around and have not seen much written on the topic. What are the technical reasons for why this is an issue? is this issue true across most hosted video sites? Still pretty new to video editing and the tricks to making it just right. Thanks. Alex. Alex Williams iterasi/podcast hotel
[videoblogging] Re: Decline in posts to this group.
No doubt. Pioneers in uncharted territory. Completely. When I got here in '06, a few years after the pioneers started doing what they were doing, the daily messages and the archives were absolutely invaluable for me as far as figuring out what to do, how to do it and how not to reinvent the wheel. While twitter was the obvious destruction of this list, this list is still the FOUNDATION for the relationships that people have carried to practically-real-time communication on status update sites. There's no reason to send a message to this list, hope somebody looks at it and then hope they send another email back when you can post a question to twitter, and one of your followers might respond to it within 5 minutes. This list is a MAJOR reason I knew who to follow on twitter in the first place. Anyway... Wanted to +1 what Schlomo was saying. Bill Cammack http://billcammack.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, schlomo rabinowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One thing about this list that will never change is that this was the place where the pioneers in uncharted territory would discuss videoblogging. The list may not have high educational content now, but the archives are filled with it. For those that can understand this: This list is like The Well. Very few people think about The Well anymore, but its place in history is undisputed. And there are sexier people on this list than that were on The Well in its early days:) -- Schlomo Rabinowitz http://schlomolog.blogspot.com http://hatfactory.net AIM:schlomochat [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Easy code generator for High Quality YouTube embeds
Thanks for that Rupert, that's really helpful. Robin 2008/6/26 Rupert [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I've created a tool which generates the right HTML code to embed High Quality YouTube videos. Instead of you having to fiddle around altering the code yourselves with the code I posted here last night.
Re: [videoblogging] Easy code generator for High Quality YouTube embeds
Yay Rupert! Brook Hinton film/video/audio art www.brookhinton.com studio vlog/blog: www.brookhinton.com/temporalab [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Essay on Photographers' Rights
http://www.maximumsorrow.com/writing/whyineverprintmyphotos.html I have encountered the police dozens of times while taking photos in America. Once, while photographing houses at night, a squad car with blazing searchlights swarmed me for questioning as a pair of officers physically restrained a bath-robed homeowner who was screaming at me from a nearby yard, there he is, that's him! He was taking photos of my boat! I have been tailed by white security vans around the perimeters of office parks, had my ID examined at length on manicured lawns, been shouted at from moving vehicles, had my license plate number written down by dads and various men wearing sunglasses, and waited patiently in parking lots for my background to be checked via police radio. The police here in NYC are under considerable pressure from higher-ups to play the part of Big Brother. And since it's the biggest tourist city in America, it makes it even more difficult for them to figure out who is an enemy combatant and who is taking pictures to show Grandma. I'd be interested to hear some other folks ideas of privacy vs. artists' rights. Once you had kids, did it change? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Essay on Photographers' Rights
That is awesome Adam, thanks for posting it. I'm totally in the Life is Richer Thanks to Cartier-Bresson camp here. Ironically, France now has some of the most restrictive laws regarding public photography in the western world. C-B could not work there now. I believe the documentation, analysis and artistic interpretation of unstaged human public activity is essential for the advancement of art, life, and knowledge. Speaking subjectively, my world would be infinitely poorer, both spiritually and intellectually, without the work that has been done in this area. I would also be a far lesser person - this is the work that reminds us of our humanity, our connection to other human beings, and our fleeting existence in time as mortals on earth. The faces and gestures and actions revealed and captured (and even interpretively altered altered in some cases) in this work are the real core of understanding humanity, revealing or provoking aspects of life that words alone - even in those sciences of human and social behaviour - or staged simulations, lack the capacity to grasp. All of that said, the age of hypercommercialization, infinite digital reproduceability and humans as property is making me question my own perhaps unconscious role in supporting systems I despise through work of this sort. I've just started a project (not a vlog though) on the subject which I'm designing partly to attack my own views on this subject and force me to think about them more deeply. That's my pretentious take on it. It goes beyond rights for me. Now I'll shut up before I start ranting and raving about walled communities and the decline of public space and on and on.. Brook On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 8:56 AM, Adam Quirk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.maximumsorrow.com/writing/whyineverprintmyphotos.html I have encountered the police dozens of times while taking photos in America. Once, while photographing houses at night, a squad car with blazing searchlights swarmed me for questioning as a pair of officers physically restrained a bath-robed homeowner who was screaming at me from a nearby yard, there he is, that's him! He was taking photos of my boat! I have been tailed by white security vans around the perimeters of office parks, had my ID examined at length on manicured lawns, been shouted at from moving vehicles, had my license plate number written down by dads and various men wearing sunglasses, and waited patiently in parking lots for my background to be checked via police radio. The police here in NYC are under considerable pressure from higher-ups to play the part of Big Brother. And since it's the biggest tourist city in America, it makes it even more difficult for them to figure out who is an enemy combatant and who is taking pictures to show Grandma. I'd be interested to hear some other folks ideas of privacy vs. artists' rights. Once you had kids, did it change? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- ___ Brook Hinton film/video/audio art www.brookhinton.com studio vlog/blog: www.brookhinton.com/temporalab [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] phili based video bloggers, interns and designers wanted
Hi, A phili based web video company is looking for interns- do you have final cut or design experience? Web savvy? Also looking for show producers to pitch original content and great ideas. Good starting place for video bloggers who want to make original shows and get paid. Please email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Many thanks, Marc Boxser
Re: [videoblogging] Easy code generator for High Quality YouTube embeds
Awesome! Especially since most of my Video Bathroom is filled with YouTube videos. Who else uses tumblr? Mine is: http://schlomo.tumblr.com One thing I love about tumblr is how people are using the service. Obviously, most are re-blogging, but many are not. And, like they tell me in all the Social Network books, its good to Follow each other. I want to be a follower of you! On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 11:11 PM, Rupert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've created a tool which generates the right HTML code to embed High Quality YouTube videos. Instead of you having to fiddle around altering the code yourselves with the code I posted here last night. Most people I've told today seem pretty indifferent - but it makes a phenomenal difference to the quality of the video. If you play the two versions of Epic FU I've embedded on http:// twittervlog.tumblr.com/ together, you can see that difference for yourselves, especially in shots of Zadi in the studio. The colours and resolution are better than you get with a Blip flash player. And you get to use YouTube without sacrificing quality. Anyway, for anybody who does see the difference and wants it, my embed code generator is here: http://www.twittervlog.tv/high-quality-youtube-embed-generator.html Rupert http://twittervlog.tv Begin forwarded message: From: ruperthowe [EMAIL PROTECTED] rupert%40fatgirlinohio.org Date: June 25, 2008 1:32:08 AM PDT (CA) To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com Subject: [videoblogging] How to embed high quality MP4 versions of YouTube videos! Reply-To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com I've been reading about how to make YouTube videos look really good. There's quite a good article here: http://tinyurl.com/6lz636 BUT the most useful thing I discovered was how to link to and embed the High Quality MP4 versions that you can toggle to watch on the site. If you're posting/linking to a YouTube video, add fmt=18 to the end of the URL and it'll play in HQ. Doesn't work for embeds, but I found a way to cheat it: add ap=%2526fmt%3D18 to the end of both URLs in the embed code and it'll embed as a High Quality MP4 video. NO MORE SHITTY YOUTUBE EMBEDS! http://tinyurl.com/5c9e3h [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Schlomo Rabinowitz http://schlomolog.blogspot.com http://hatfactory.net AIM:schlomochat [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: Easy code generator for High Quality YouTube embeds
Tested the code... Works like a charm. Thanks Rupert! Good job. On another note, (please forgive me...) Does anyone know of a fast AVI to WMV converter that produces great looking youtube vids with good looking youtube thumbnail image? I just used a trial version of MS Expression Encoder 2 and all the thumbnail images are looking like abstract art :) Take a look http://youtube.com/user/thetruthisproject Thanks Renat Zarbailov of Innomind.org --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Rupert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've created a tool which generates the right HTML code to embed High Quality YouTube videos. Instead of you having to fiddle around altering the code yourselves with the code I posted here last night. Most people I've told today seem pretty indifferent - but it makes a phenomenal difference to the quality of the video. If you play the two versions of Epic FU I've embedded on http:// twittervlog.tumblr.com/ together, you can see that difference for yourselves, especially in shots of Zadi in the studio. The colours and resolution are better than you get with a Blip flash player. And you get to use YouTube without sacrificing quality. Anyway, for anybody who does see the difference and wants it, my embed code generator is here: http://www.twittervlog.tv/high-quality-youtube-embed-generator.html Rupert http://twittervlog.tv Begin forwarded message: From: ruperthowe [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: June 25, 2008 1:32:08 AM PDT (CA) To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Subject: [videoblogging] How to embed high quality MP4 versions of YouTube videos! Reply-To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com I've been reading about how to make YouTube videos look really good. There's quite a good article here: http://tinyurl.com/6lz636 BUT the most useful thing I discovered was how to link to and embed the High Quality MP4 versions that you can toggle to watch on the site. If you're posting/linking to a YouTube video, add fmt=18 to the end of the URL and it'll play in HQ. Doesn't work for embeds, but I found a way to cheat it: add ap=%2526fmt%3D18 to the end of both URLs in the embed code and it'll embed as a High Quality MP4 video. NO MORE SHITTY YOUTUBE EMBEDS! http://tinyurl.com/5c9e3h [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re:Essay on Photographers' Rights
NYPD does seem to be going off the deep end, but so too do the people that are calling the cops. If you look at my flickr set you'll see photos of houses, cars, people, and streets. Never have I ever been harassed for snapping a picture. It's out in public, if I can see it I can photograph it. You cannot prevent me from doing so unless it's a top secret installation.
[videoblogging] Wordpress Theme Generator
Hey all Thought some of you may want to play with this: http://www.yvoschaap.com/wpthemegen/ An online form that will generate your own Wordpress template. I havent used it as I'm on blogspot, but maybe you can make something cool. Curious about what people come up with. -- Schlomo Rabinowitz http://schlomolog.blogspot.com http://hatfactory.net AIM:schlomochat [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re:Essay on Photographers' Rights
And while they're at it, no bums on cakes: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/7474968.stm
Re: [videoblogging] Easy code generator for High Quality YouTube embeds
i'll follow you. wherever you go, wherever you are, there i am. http://sull.outputs.it is tumblr. On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 2:56 PM, schlomo rabinowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Awesome! Especially since most of my Video Bathroom is filled with YouTube videos. Who else uses tumblr? Mine is: http://schlomo.tumblr.com One thing I love about tumblr is how people are using the service. Obviously, most are re-blogging, but many are not. And, like they tell me in all the Social Network books, its good to Follow each other. I want to be a follower of you! On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 11:11 PM, Rupert [EMAIL PROTECTED]rupert%40fatgirlinohio.org wrote: I've created a tool which generates the right HTML code to embed High Quality YouTube videos. Instead of you having to fiddle around altering the code yourselves with the code I posted here last night. Most people I've told today seem pretty indifferent - but it makes a phenomenal difference to the quality of the video. If you play the two versions of Epic FU I've embedded on http:// twittervlog.tumblr.com/ together, you can see that difference for yourselves, especially in shots of Zadi in the studio. The colours and resolution are better than you get with a Blip flash player. And you get to use YouTube without sacrificing quality. Anyway, for anybody who does see the difference and wants it, my embed code generator is here: http://www.twittervlog.tv/high-quality-youtube-embed-generator.html Rupert http://twittervlog.tv Begin forwarded message: From: ruperthowe [EMAIL PROTECTED]rupert%40fatgirlinohio.orgrupert% 40fatgirlinohio.org Date: June 25, 2008 1:32:08 AM PDT (CA) To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.comvideoblogging% 40yahoogroups.com Subject: [videoblogging] How to embed high quality MP4 versions of YouTube videos! Reply-To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.comvideoblogging%40yahoogroups.comvideoblogging% 40yahoogroups.com I've been reading about how to make YouTube videos look really good. There's quite a good article here: http://tinyurl.com/6lz636 BUT the most useful thing I discovered was how to link to and embed the High Quality MP4 versions that you can toggle to watch on the site. If you're posting/linking to a YouTube video, add fmt=18 to the end of the URL and it'll play in HQ. Doesn't work for embeds, but I found a way to cheat it: add ap=%2526fmt%3D18 to the end of both URLs in the embed code and it'll embed as a High Quality MP4 video. NO MORE SHITTY YOUTUBE EMBEDS! http://tinyurl.com/5c9e3h [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Schlomo Rabinowitz http://schlomolog.blogspot.com http://hatfactory.net AIM:schlomochat [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- sull.outputs.it [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
