[videoblogging] Which cheapo Mini HD Camcorder would you buy today?
I'd love your take on the best cheap Mini HD camcorder. Here are the contenders as far as I can tell (please add on your fave if you prefer it over these) - Flip Ultra HD - Flip Mino HD - Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG10 - Kodak Zi6 I admit I like the pistol grip form factor of the Xacti and prefer both the Kodak/Xacti because you can use your own memory card. BUT, I've watched videos' on Vimeo where the Flips having better video quality and low light performance. What about sound quality? The Flip's seem to do poorly in this area? Thanks Julian
[videoblogging] Re: Which cheapo Mini HD Camcorder would you buy today?
LOL. Bill - you know that's exactly what I've been tossing and turning about! I know I need/want the 30fps mobile video of the iPhone 3GS but I love the idea of HD from watching all that pretty footage on Vimeo. I'd like to do both but the misses would have my head! :-) Julian --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Julian Seery Gude jul...@... wrote: I'd love your take on the best cheap Mini HD camcorder. Here are the contenders as far as I can tell (please add on your fave if you prefer it over these) - Flip Ultra HD - Flip Mino HD - Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG10 - Kodak Zi6 I admit I like the pistol grip form factor of the Xacti and prefer both the Kodak/Xacti because you can use your own memory card. BUT, I've watched videos' on Vimeo where the Flips having better video quality and low light performance. What about sound quality? The Flip's seem to do poorly in this area? Thanks Julian
[videoblogging] Let's chat about the Open Video Conference....
I'm surprised we're over a week out and people haven't brought back their takes to the list, but Lauren G. just put up a blog post with her take: http://laurengalanter.com/2009/06/30/open-video-round-up/ What did the other attendees think about the Conference, and what is there to tell people beyond the video tag and OGG Theora? I'll chime in later, but I just wanted start the conversation. -- Jeffrey Taylor 912 Cole St, #349 San Francisco, CA 94117 USA Mobile: +14157281264 Fax: +33177722734 http://twitter.com/jeffreytaylor http://organicconversations.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: Which cheapo Mini HD Camcorder would you buy today?
Friend has a Flip Ultra HD, and it does a LOT better in low light than my Cannon HF-100. As for sound it seems ok, but he mainly puts it in situations where the volume is a bit too much: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChBKTVYB0kY (achem, me on bass) Jarod the seldom poster. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Julian Seery Gude jul...@... wrote: I'd love your take on the best cheap Mini HD camcorder. Here are the contenders as far as I can tell (please add on your fave if you prefer it over these) - Flip Ultra HD - Flip Mino HD - Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG10 - Kodak Zi6 I admit I like the pistol grip form factor of the Xacti and prefer both the Kodak/Xacti because you can use your own memory card. BUT, I've watched videos' on Vimeo where the Flips having better video quality and low light performance. What about sound quality? The Flip's seem to do poorly in this area? Thanks Julian
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Which cheapo Mini HD Camcorder would you buy today?
Mark my words... iPhoneHD. iPhone 3GS video chipset already handles 720p, so it's a matter of time :P Kevin Lim Cyberculturalist http://theory.isthereason.com This email is: [ ] bloggable[X] ask first [ ] private email locator: ╔╗╔═╦╗ ║╚╣║║╚╗ ╚═╩═╩═╝ On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 10:08 AM, Julian Seery Gudejul...@exceler8.com wrote: LOL. Bill - you know that's exactly what I've been tossing and turning about! I know I need/want the 30fps mobile video of the iPhone 3GS but I love the idea of HD from watching all that pretty footage on Vimeo. I'd like to do both but the misses would have my head! :-) Julian --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Julian Seery Gude jul...@... wrote: I'd love your take on the best cheap Mini HD camcorder. Here are the contenders as far as I can tell (please add on your fave if you prefer it over these) - Flip Ultra HD - Flip Mino HD - Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG10 - Kodak Zi6 I admit I like the pistol grip form factor of the Xacti and prefer both the Kodak/Xacti because you can use your own memory card. BUT, I've watched videos' on Vimeo where the Flips having better video quality and low light performance. What about sound quality? The Flip's seem to do poorly in this area? Thanks Julian
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Which cheapo Mini HD Camcorder would you buy today?
Hey Jarod,
Great example - I think the video looks and sounds pretty good for a
live performance. But screw video, let's talk about your bass and your
band! I plugged in my headphones, clicked on the HD button on YouTube
and really enjoyed you guys! Great tune. Must go practice guitar now.
Julian
On Jul 1, 2009, at 10:37 AM, Jarod Dixon wrote:
Friend has a Flip Ultra HD, and it does a LOT better in low light
than my Cannon HF-100.
As for sound it seems ok, but he mainly puts it in situations where
the volume is a bit too much:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChBKTVYB0kY
(achem, me on bass)
Jarod the seldom poster.
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Julian Seery Gude
jul...@... wrote:
I'd love your take on the best cheap Mini HD camcorder.
Here are the contenders as far as I can tell (please add on your
fave if you prefer it over these)
- Flip Ultra HD
- Flip Mino HD
- Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG10
- Kodak Zi6
I admit I like the pistol grip form factor of the Xacti and prefer
both the Kodak/Xacti because you can use your own memory card. BUT,
I've watched videos' on Vimeo where the Flips having better video
quality and low light performance. What about sound quality? The
Flip's seem to do poorly in this area?
Thanks
Julian
---
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jul...@exceler8.com {561} 584-9088 {skype} exceler8
chief exceler8or @ exceler8 Corporation ~ www.exceler8.com
editor @ LOCAL Na8ion ~ www.LOCALNa8ion.com
Learn more about me: http://www.google.com/profiles/JulianSeeryGude
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[videoblogging] Re: Which cheapo Mini HD Camcorder would you buy today?
I figured that clip would show how it does in a poorly lit situation. That
place (obviously) has just a bit of red lighting which my normally awesome
Cannon just hates.
Only thing I dislike about the flips is it's form factor - but that's just my
preference. I find the Xacti's more comfortable.
iPhone at 720 would be fantastic!
Jarod
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Julian Seery Gude jul...@... wrote:
Hey Jarod,
Great example - I think the video looks and sounds pretty good for a
live performance. But screw video, let's talk about your bass and your
band! I plugged in my headphones, clicked on the HD button on YouTube
and really enjoyed you guys! Great tune. Must go practice guitar now.
Julian
On Jul 1, 2009, at 10:37 AM, Jarod Dixon wrote:
Friend has a Flip Ultra HD, and it does a LOT better in low light
than my Cannon HF-100.
As for sound it seems ok, but he mainly puts it in situations where
the volume is a bit too much:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChBKTVYB0kY
(achem, me on bass)
Jarod the seldom poster.
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Julian Seery Gude
julian@ wrote:
I'd love your take on the best cheap Mini HD camcorder.
Here are the contenders as far as I can tell (please add on your
fave if you prefer it over these)
- Flip Ultra HD
- Flip Mino HD
- Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG10
- Kodak Zi6
I admit I like the pistol grip form factor of the Xacti and prefer
both the Kodak/Xacti because you can use your own memory card. BUT,
I've watched videos' on Vimeo where the Flips having better video
quality and low light performance. What about sound quality? The
Flip's seem to do poorly in this area?
Thanks
Julian
---
Julian Seery Gude
jul...@... {561} 584-9088 {skype} exceler8
chief exceler8or @ exceler8 Corporation ~ www.exceler8.com
editor @ LOCAL Na8ion ~ www.LOCALNa8ion.com
Learn more about me: http://www.google.com/profiles/JulianSeeryGude
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: Which cheapo Mini HD Camcorder would you buy today?
I just recently bought the Xacti CG10. It's a nice little camera. I shot my latest video on it - http://www.disposablemedia.ca No filters on that video and the audio is as is. Only thing I did with it was cross-fades. I'm not a fan of the Flips. Hate the brick style form factor. The pistol grip on the Xacti is great though. If you're going to edit the footage you shoot in FCP or FCE from the Xacti, you have to convert the files to Apple Intermediate Codec first. I think iMovie can edit the files without doing anything to them. David http://www.disposablemedia.ca --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Julian Seery Gude jul...@... wrote: I'd love your take on the best cheap Mini HD camcorder. Here are the contenders as far as I can tell (please add on your fave if you prefer it over these) - Flip Ultra HD - Flip Mino HD - Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG10 - Kodak Zi6 I admit I like the pistol grip form factor of the Xacti and prefer both the Kodak/Xacti because you can use your own memory card. BUT, I've watched videos' on Vimeo where the Flips having better video quality and low light performance. What about sound quality? The Flip's seem to do poorly in this area? Thanks Julian
Re: [videoblogging] Let's chat about the Open Video Conference....
Thanks for posting my writeup, Jeffrey, and for stimulating discussion here. Two things I got excited about were - 1) giving developers of FOSS video editing apps feedback and advice about UI, workflows and the like. They really need video creators to tell them what they want and need. I know Ryanne and Verdi talked with a few of them (and gave a great presentation on the same). 2) how remixing continues to become more mainstream, especially fan remixes and mashups - most notably evidenced by John McIntosh's Buffy/Twilight mashup - which is getting really popular. ( http://www.rebelliouspixels.com/2009/buffy-vs-edward-twilight-remixed) It also got me thinking about what else we can do to really help people become more video-literate in general. Lauren Galanter www.laurengalanter.com www.linkedin.com/in/laureng 610-761-4435 On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 10:32 AM, Jeffrey Taylor thejeffreytay...@gmail.comwrote: I'm surprised we're over a week out and people haven't brought back their takes to the list, but Lauren G. just put up a blog post with her take: http://laurengalanter.com/2009/06/30/open-video-round-up/ What did the other attendees think about the Conference, and what is there to tell people beyond the video tag and OGG Theora? I'll chime in later, but I just wanted start the conversation. -- Jeffrey Taylor 912 Cole St, #349 San Francisco, CA 94117 USA Mobile: +14157281264 Fax: +33177722734 http://twitter.com/jeffreytaylor http://organicconversations.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Tangent, a crowdfunding experiment
Hey all, I just launched a new project called Tangent. It's a bit more coherent than things I've made in the past. It's a history series that shows how all things past, present, and future are related and reciprocal. The pilot episode shows how credit cards are related to the Pledge of Allegiance, Eisenhower, and the Interstate Highway System. http://tangent.ws The show is only half the news though. I'm also crowdfunding the production budget. I've split the show up into $10 shares, kept 51%, and am selling off the other 49% to individual investors. These investors will potentially profit from any ad revenue or licensing fees the show makes over the next 2 years. I've laid it out in fairly simple terms here: http://tangent.ws/funding So if you have some extra loot lying around (and really who doesn't these days), I'd love your support. I'm going to be busting my ass to get this thing spread across the web, and glad-handing my way into as many distribution deals as possible. So it may actually be possible to make some money off this thing. No promises though. Also, if you have any press contacts that may be interested in this sort of crowdfunding/microfinancing story, please send them my way. Ok, AQ http://tangent.ws http://wreckandsalvage.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Tangent, a crowdfunding experiment
nice, adam! On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 2:23 PM, Adam Quirk qu...@wreckandsalvage.comwrote: Hey all, I just launched a new project called Tangent. It's a bit more coherent than things I've made in the past. It's a history series that shows how all things past, present, and future are related and reciprocal. The pilot episode shows how credit cards are related to the Pledge of Allegiance, Eisenhower, and the Interstate Highway System. http://tangent.ws The show is only half the news though. I'm also crowdfunding the production budget. I've split the show up into $10 shares, kept 51%, and am selling off the other 49% to individual investors. These investors will potentially profit from any ad revenue or licensing fees the show makes over the next 2 years. I've laid it out in fairly simple terms here: http://tangent.ws/funding So if you have some extra loot lying around (and really who doesn't these days), I'd love your support. I'm going to be busting my ass to get this thing spread across the web, and glad-handing my way into as many distribution deals as possible. So it may actually be possible to make some money off this thing. No promises though. Also, if you have any press contacts that may be interested in this sort of crowdfunding/microfinancing story, please send them my way. Ok, AQ http://tangent.ws http://wreckandsalvage.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] The Question of Freedom at the Open Video Conference
FYI http://rhizome.org/editorial/2739 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Tangent, a crowdfunding experiment
Thanks Sull. And thanks for doing all the legwork for me when I was researching crowdfunding :) http://crowdfunding.pbworks.com/ On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 2:40 PM, Michael Sullivan sullele...@gmail.comwrote: nice, adam! On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 2:23 PM, Adam Quirk qu...@wreckandsalvage.com wrote: Hey all, I just launched a new project called Tangent. It's a bit more coherent than things I've made in the past. It's a history series that shows how all things past, present, and future are related and reciprocal. The pilot episode shows how credit cards are related to the Pledge of Allegiance, Eisenhower, and the Interstate Highway System. http://tangent.ws The show is only half the news though. I'm also crowdfunding the production budget. I've split the show up into $10 shares, kept 51%, and am selling off the other 49% to individual investors. These investors will potentially profit from any ad revenue or licensing fees the show makes over the next 2 years. I've laid it out in fairly simple terms here: http://tangent.ws/funding So if you have some extra loot lying around (and really who doesn't these days), I'd love your support. I'm going to be busting my ass to get this thing spread across the web, and glad-handing my way into as many distribution deals as possible. So it may actually be possible to make some money off this thing. No promises though. Also, if you have any press contacts that may be interested in this sort of crowdfunding/microfinancing story, please send them my way. Ok, AQ http://tangent.ws http://wreckandsalvage.com [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]
[videoblogging] Re: Tangent, a crowdfunding experiment
Looks cool. Reminds me of that TV show Connections. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connections_(TV_series) Always loved it! Great idea on pulling people in as investors to fund it. Good luck with the project! David http://www.disposablemedia.ca --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Adam Quirk qu...@... wrote: Hey all, I just launched a new project called Tangent. It's a bit more coherent than things I've made in the past. It's a history series that shows how all things past, present, and future are related and reciprocal. The pilot episode shows how credit cards are related to the Pledge of Allegiance, Eisenhower, and the Interstate Highway System. http://tangent.ws The show is only half the news though. I'm also crowdfunding the production budget. I've split the show up into $10 shares, kept 51%, and am selling off the other 49% to individual investors. These investors will potentially profit from any ad revenue or licensing fees the show makes over the next 2 years. I've laid it out in fairly simple terms here: http://tangent.ws/funding So if you have some extra loot lying around (and really who doesn't these days), I'd love your support. I'm going to be busting my ass to get this thing spread across the web, and glad-handing my way into as many distribution deals as possible. So it may actually be possible to make some money off this thing. No promises though. Also, if you have any press contacts that may be interested in this sort of crowdfunding/microfinancing story, please send them my way. Ok, AQ http://tangent.ws http://wreckandsalvage.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Tangent, a crowdfunding experiment
I added your project and text from the about page. On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 2:51 PM, Adam Quirk qu...@wreckandsalvage.comwrote: Thanks Sull. And thanks for doing all the legwork for me when I was researching crowdfunding :) http://crowdfunding.pbworks.com/ On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 2:40 PM, Michael Sullivan sullele...@gmail.comsulleleven%40gmail.com wrote: nice, adam! On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 2:23 PM, Adam Quirk qu...@wreckandsalvage.comquirk%40wreckandsalvage.com wrote: Hey all, I just launched a new project called Tangent. It's a bit more coherent than things I've made in the past. It's a history series that shows how all things past, present, and future are related and reciprocal. The pilot episode shows how credit cards are related to the Pledge of Allegiance, Eisenhower, and the Interstate Highway System. http://tangent.ws The show is only half the news though. I'm also crowdfunding the production budget. I've split the show up into $10 shares, kept 51%, and am selling off the other 49% to individual investors. These investors will potentially profit from any ad revenue or licensing fees the show makes over the next 2 years. I've laid it out in fairly simple terms here: http://tangent.ws/funding So if you have some extra loot lying around (and really who doesn't these days), I'd love your support. I'm going to be busting my ass to get this thing spread across the web, and glad-handing my way into as many distribution deals as possible. So it may actually be possible to make some money off this thing. No promises though. Also, if you have any press contacts that may be interested in this sort of crowdfunding/microfinancing story, please send them my way. Ok, AQ http://tangent.ws http://wreckandsalvage.com [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]
Re: [videoblogging] Tangent, a crowdfunding experiment
I just launched a new project called Tangent. It's a bit more coherent than things I've made in the past. It's a history series that shows how all things past, present, and future are related and reciprocal. The pilot episode shows how credit cards are related to the Pledge of Allegiance, Eisenhower, and the Interstate Highway System. http://tangent.ws Did you use Wordpress to create this site? Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://jaydedman.com http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790
[videoblogging] Re: Let's chat about the Open Video Conference....
We made a video about the subject for http://visionontv.org this is part one: http://plugandplay.visionon.tv/ Part 2 coming soon. Hamish
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Let's chat about the Open Video Conference....
very relevant: http://lists.whatwg.org/htdig.cgi/whatwg-whatwg.org/2009-June/020620.html On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 4:08 PM, hamish ham...@undercurrents.org wrote: We made a video about the subject for http://visionontv.org this is part one: http://plugandplay.visionon.tv/ Part 2 coming soon. Hamish Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Let's chat about the Open Video Conference....
very relevant: http://lists.whatwg.org/htdig.cgi/whatwg-whatwg.org/2009-June/020620.html Good find. Ill add some context to Tim's link. Because the different browsers cant agree to support the same codecs, video creators must fight to figure out how to work across all browsers if they want to use the video tag in html 5. Apple refuses to implement Ogg Theora in Quicktime by default (as used by Safari), citing lack of hardware support and an uncertain patent landscape. Google has implemented H.264 and Ogg Theora in Chrome, but cannot provide the H.264 codec license to third-party distributors of Chromium, and have indicated a belief that Ogg Theora's quality-per-bit is not yet suitable for the volume handled by YouTube. Opera refuses to implement H.264, citing the obscene cost of the relevant patent licenses. Mozilla refuses to implement H.264, as they would not be able to obtain a license that covers their downstream distributors. Microsoft has not commented on their intent to support video at all. Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://jaydedman.com http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Tangent, a crowdfunding experiment
Yeah, it's a theme called TV Elements. I just added the Download link on the bottom left of the video, and integrated an Amazon shopping cart on the http://tangent.ws/funding page Sent via dynamic wireless technology device -Original Message- From: Jay dedman jay.ded...@gmail.com Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 15:44:50 To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [videoblogging] Tangent, a crowdfunding experiment I just launched a new project called Tangent. It's a bit more coherent than things I've made in the past. It's a history series that shows how all things past, present, and future are related and reciprocal. The pilot episode shows how credit cards are related to the Pledge of Allegiance, Eisenhower, and the Interstate Highway System. http://tangent.ws Did you use Wordpress to create this site? Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://jaydedman.com http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790 Yahoo! Groups Links
Re: [videoblogging] Let's chat about the Open Video Conference....
I'm surprised we're over a week out and people haven't brought back their takes to the list, but Lauren G. just put up a blog post with her take: http://laurengalanter.com/2009/06/30/open-video-round-up/ What did the other attendees think about the Conference, and what is there to tell people beyond the video tag and OGG Theora? I'll chime in later, but I just wanted start the conversation. The conference confirmed several things I already thoughtand introduced some surprises. Many people discussed the need for independent creators to become more decentralized. As we see more and more free commercial hosting sites close down, creators need to think about hosting their own content IF they care about it lasting online. Many people just throw a video up like disposable graffiti, but others will want to make sure their videos live on. So archiving is a big issue. Creators (me included) are still confused as to what the video and canvas tags will do for our own creativity. We need more examples to get inspired by the fact that we can now use video in html like any other element. No more trapped in a player. If you could make videos do anything, what would you want to do? Here are some links to see where we're at. Sull says he's share his experiments. - http://people.mozilla.com/~prouget/demos/ - http://blog.mozbox.org/ - http://blog.mozbox.org/post/2009/04/12/Firefox-35%3A-a-new-experiment-with-Canvas-Video The codec wars rage on. Still a lot of confusion among creators why they should care about Ogg/Theora instead of flash, mp4, or h264. What is an open source codec? Tim linked to a good explanation here: http://lists.whatwg.org/htdig.cgi/whatwg-whatwg.org/2009-June/020620.html A FOSS (free and open source) standard helps innovation. The most surprising thing was the state of FOSS video editors. I had no idea how far they had come along the past 3 years. I learned that much work has been put into building the libraries, transcoders, etc. Now each project is more just dealing with interface. This is a huge win. Pitivi ( http://www.pitivi.org) and VLC (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/) are the main ones we saw. Unlike the editors we all use, you can throw any codec into it, and the program should know how to play it. I'm still a couple years from dumping iMovie/FCP, but I like the idea of more capability rather than less. All in all, the train rolls on. Commercial companies has baked in a lot of innovation and provided stability to web video...while the greassroots continue to do the advanced research and push the envelope of what we want to do. Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://jaydedman.com http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Tangent, a crowdfunding experiment
Yeah, it's a theme called TV Elements. I just added the Download link on the bottom left of the video, and integrated an Amazon shopping cart on the http://tangent.ws/funding page Site really looks good. Conspiracy theories or truth? You decide. Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://jaydedman.com http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790
Re: [videoblogging] Let's chat about the Open Video Conference....
Great post Jay. Some thoughts below... On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 5:07 PM, Jay dedman jay.ded...@gmail.com wrote: I'm surprised we're over a week out and people haven't brought back their takes to the list, but Lauren G. just put up a blog post with her take: http://laurengalanter.com/2009/06/30/open-video-round-up/ What did the other attendees think about the Conference, and what is there to tell people beyond the video tag and OGG Theora? I'll chime in later, but I just wanted start the conversation. The conference confirmed several things I already thoughtand introduced some surprises. Many people discussed the need for independent creators to become more decentralized. As we see more and more free commercial hosting sites close down, creators need to think about hosting their own content IF they care about it lasting online. Many people just throw a video up like disposable graffiti, but others will want to make sure their videos live on. So archiving is a big issue. We need to be decentralized but centralized. We need to be semantically centralized but physically decentralized. People use YouTube because that's where they can find an audience. We need a YouTube of independent video -- something that can aggregate an audience without relying on one legal/physical choke point. Creators (me included) are still confused as to what the video and canvas tags will do for our own creativity. We need more examples to get inspired by the fact that we can now use video in html like any other element. No more trapped in a player. If you could make videos do anything, what would you want to do? Here are some links to see where we're at. Sull says he's share his experiments. - http://people.mozilla.com/~prouget/demos/ - http://blog.mozbox.org/ - http://blog.mozbox.org/post/2009/04/12/Firefox-35%3A-a-new-experiment-with-Canvas-Video The codec wars rage on. Still a lot of confusion among creators why they should care about Ogg/Theora instead of flash, mp4, or h264. What is an open source codec? Tim linked to a good explanation here: http://lists.whatwg.org/htdig.cgi/whatwg-whatwg.org/2009-June/020620.htmlA FOSS (free and open source) standard helps innovation. As that post on WHATWG points out, the FOSS codec theora, according to Apple, isn't actually free of legal constraints (Apple sites patent issues). Perhaps Apple is using this as a smokescreen since they can't easily support theora on the iPod so it makes no sense for them to push the codec... But there do seem to be both legal and structural issues (the hardware decoder issues) that are preventing big vendors (Apple, MS) from adopting the codec. And though Google put it in Chrome, they still won't commit to using video with theora on YouTube. The most surprising thing was the state of FOSS video editors. I had no idea how far they had come along the past 3 years. I learned that much work has been put into building the libraries, transcoders, etc. Now each project is more just dealing with interface. This is a huge win. Pitivi ( http://www.pitivi.org) and VLC (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/) are the main ones we saw. Unlike the editors we all use, you can throw any codec into it, and the program should know how to play it. I'm still a couple years from dumping iMovie/FCP, but I like the idea of more capability rather than less. All in all, the train rolls on. Commercial companies has baked in a lot of innovation and provided stability to web video...while the greassroots continue to do the advanced research and push the envelope of what we want to do. Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://jaydedman.com http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Let's chat about the Open Video Conference....
As that post on WHATWG points out, the FOSS codec theora, according to Apple, isn't actually free of legal constraints (Apple sites patent issues). Perhaps Apple is using this as a smokescreen since they can't easily support theora on the iPod so it makes no sense for them to push the codec... But there do seem to be both legal and structural issues (the hardware decoder issues) that are preventing big vendors (Apple, MS) from adopting the codec. And though Google put it in Chrome, they still won't commit to using video with theora on YouTube. This is the discussion of codec nerds, but I would put money down that Apple/Nokia are using scare tactics when it comes to the submarine patents of Ogg/Theora. It's bulll-shit. Michael Dale, who I have crazy respect for, lays it down here: http://metavid.org/blog/2007/12/11/the-attack-against-ogg-theora-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-proprietary-web/ As the WHATWG email points out (http://lists.whatwg.org/htdig.cgi/whatwg-whatwg.org/2009-June/020620.htmlA), all is takes is for Google Chrome to adopt Ogg/Theora to prove it's not a big deal. It's all about strategy. Google didnt have any issues taking in Youtube's copyright problems because they felt it was a win. The main point for all creators to understand is this: H264 and Flash feel very free (as in cost) to us. But for developers of browsers or editing software, there is a cost to be able to use those codecs. So the cost comes in headaches and lack of innovation. This is why 50% of the emails on this list are always about compression... and why your x camera files dont work on your y editing program on your z operating system. Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://jaydedman.com http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Let's chat about the Open Video Conference....
ah man! they removed the video element from latest draft? i'll have to read up on this later. that's annoying news. hopefully the browsers keep supporting it though. On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 4:16 PM, t. whid email.t.w...@gmail.com wrote: very relevant: http://lists.whatwg.org/htdig.cgi/whatwg-whatwg.org/2009-June/020620.html On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 4:08 PM, hamish ham...@undercurrents.orghamish%40undercurrents.org wrote: We made a video about the subject for http://visionontv.org this is part one: http://plugandplay.visionon.tv/ Part 2 coming soon. Hamish Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Let's chat about the Open Video Conference....
i feel like i'm voting for nader all over again ;) On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 7:17 PM, Michael Sullivan sullele...@gmail.comwrote: ah man! they removed the video element from latest draft? i'll have to read up on this later. that's annoying news. hopefully the browsers keep supporting it though. On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 4:16 PM, t. whid email.t.w...@gmail.com wrote: very relevant: http://lists.whatwg.org/htdig.cgi/whatwg-whatwg.org/2009-June/020620.html On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 4:08 PM, hamish ham...@undercurrents.orghamish%40undercurrents.org wrote: We made a video about the subject for http://visionontv.org this is part one: http://plugandplay.visionon.tv/ Part 2 coming soon. Hamish Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Let's chat about the Open Video Conference....
ah man! they removed the video element from latest draft? i'll have to read up on this later. that's annoying news. hopefully the browsers keep supporting it though. No, the video element still exists. But the standards body is not recommending a specific codec that will be standard. So each browser seems to be choosing the codec that is most politically convenient. http://lists.whatwg.org/htdig.cgi/whatwg-whatwg.org/2009-June/020620.html Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://jaydedman.com http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Let's chat about the Open Video Conference....
i see. ok. A codec agnostic implementation of the *video* tag is next to worthless. A simple javaScript libraryhttp://metavid.ucsc.edu/blog/2007/06/07/html5-video-the-future-is-now/could accomplish the same thing. Codec agnostic video tag represents no significant difference from the object/embed tags that we already have today. If web developers cant count on a given codec being supported the video tag is likely to go nowhere fast. If that approach is taken video will remain a second class web citizen wrapped up in proprietary encapsulations. The whole point of the w3c is to promote/develop interoperablehttp://www.w3.org/technologies. In the current browser environmenthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_web_browsersnon-free implementations are simply *not interoperable*. The w3c would be going against their own positionhttp://www.w3.org/Consortium/Patent-Policy-20040205/#def-essentialand obsoleting themselves in the process if they take the codec agnostic approach. via http://metavid.org/blog/2007/12/11/the-attack-against-ogg-theora-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-proprietary-web/ On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 7:23 PM, Jay dedman jay.ded...@gmail.com wrote: ah man! they removed the video element from latest draft? i'll have to read up on this later. that's annoying news. hopefully the browsers keep supporting it though. No, the video element still exists. But the standards body is not recommending a specific codec that will be standard. So each browser seems to be choosing the codec that is most politically convenient. http://lists.whatwg.org/htdig.cgi/whatwg-whatwg.org/2009-June/020620.html Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://jaydedman.com http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 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:videoblogging-dig...@yahoogroups.com mailto:videoblogging-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: videoblogging-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[videoblogging] How to let people easily publish a private file?
Help! I need to let some people upload videos, which they will then embed on a members-only Wordpress blog. The people publishing the files can't use FTP to upload the files to a private server. So I need them to be able to upload to a free video sharing site like Blip or YouTube. BUT they don't want the videos to be discoverable by random internet users via search or browsing. They only want them to be seen where they're embedded, by the members of the site. What's the best way to let them upload a video which can only be seen where it's embedded, not by random users browsing/searching on the video sharing site. Do any of the hosting/sharing sites offer this kind of service? Rupert http://twittervlog.tv
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Let's chat about the Open Video Conference....
A codec agnostic implementation of the *video* tag is next to worthless. A simple javaScript libraryhttp://metavid.ucsc.edu/blog/2007/06/07/html5-video-the-future-is-now/could accomplish the same thing. Codec agnostic video tag represents no significant difference from the object/embed tags that we already have today. If web developers can’t count on a given codec being supported the video tag is likely to go nowhere fast. If that approach is taken video will remain a second class web citizen wrapped up in proprietary encapsulations. The whole point of the w3c is to promote/develop interoperablehttp://www.w3.org/technologies. In the current browser environmenthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_web_browsersnon-free implementations are simply *not interoperable*. The w3c would be going against their own positionhttp://www.w3.org/Consortium/Patent-Policy-20040205/#def-essentialand obsoleting themselves in the process if they take the codec agnostic approach. via http://metavid.org/blog/2007/12/11/the-attack-against-ogg-theora-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-proprietary-web/ Verdi posted about how you can code the page with the video elementusing fallbacks for the different browsers: http://reports.graymattergravy.com/2009/06/02/video-tag-embed-with-fallbacks/ The obvious question is: why not just embed a stupid-simple flash video? Well, I'm still looking to see if using the video tag will allow for more creative possibilities. Maybe it can just be more than a static video in a page. Still not a whole lot in the wild yet, but this is cool: http://blog.gingertech.net/2009/06/12/cool-html5-video-demos/ Ive heard other people say they may just do video experiments with a warning: you must use Firefoc 3.5 to see this project. Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://jaydedman.com http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790 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:videoblogging-dig...@yahoogroups.com mailto:videoblogging-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: videoblogging-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [videoblogging] How to let people easily publish a private file?
What's the best way to let them upload a video which can only be seen where it's embedded, not by random users browsing/searching on the video sharing site. Do any of the hosting/sharing sites offer this kind of service? http://blip.tv/faq/pro Sometimes you don't want the whole world to see your videos. As a pro account user, you can mark your videos as 'hidden'. Hidden videos don't show up in blip.tv's indexes and searches, or in any RSS feeds. On the blip.tvsite, only you and other registered blip.tv users who you list as contacts can see your hidden videos.* If you want to share the videos with other people who aren't blip.tv users, you can post them to an external site.* Finally, you can password-protect your hidden videos, so that they can only be watched by people who know the password. Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://jaydedman.com http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] How to let people easily publish a private file?
blip pro has feature to hide uploaded videos. never tried it but i assume those videos could be embedded. they are just not listed on the site. else, you could play with apache and referrer/ip restrictions. On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 8:08 PM, Rupert rup...@fatgirlinohio.org wrote: Help! I need to let some people upload videos, which they will then embed on a members-only Wordpress blog. The people publishing the files can't use FTP to upload the files to a private server. So I need them to be able to upload to a free video sharing site like Blip or YouTube. BUT they don't want the videos to be discoverable by random internet users via search or browsing. They only want them to be seen where they're embedded, by the members of the site. What's the best way to let them upload a video which can only be seen where it's embedded, not by random users browsing/searching on the video sharing site. Do any of the hosting/sharing sites offer this kind of service? Rupert http://twittervlog.tv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Which cheapo Mini HD Camcorder would you buy today?
I just recently bought the Xacti CG10. It's a nice little camera. I shot my latest video on it - http://www.disposablemedia.ca No filters on that video and the audio is as is. Only thing I did with it was cross-fades. I'm not a fan of the Flips. Hate the brick style form factor. The pistol grip on the Xacti is great though. I agree that the flip cameras are good and cheap. Great recommendation especially for someone buying a camera for an organization. But the new Xacti CG10 is almost as inexpensive: http://bit.ly/r4lu8 As everyone says, the pistol grip is really the thing. I also love how the camera turns on immediately on flipping open the screen. Its the perfect pocket camera. Takes great photos as well. Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://jaydedman.com http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Which cheapo Mini HD Camcorder would you buy today?
I'm intrigued by the price/performance of Xacti CG10. Several wins for it, including video directly importable into iMovie without any conversion (true?). One distinguishing feature between low-cost (Flips) vs. mid-ranged HD cameras is the image stabilization (IS) feature. Xacti CG10 cheats by using digital stabilization (is it still decent?). An optical IS feature would be a big deal if you enjoy shooting casual video handheld. Kevin Lim Cyberculturalist http://theory.isthereason.com This email is: [ ] bloggable[X] ask first [ ] private email locator: ╔╗╔═╦╗ ║╚╣║║╚╗ ╚═╩═╩═╝ On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 9:15 PM, Jay dedmanjay.ded...@gmail.com wrote: I just recently bought the Xacti CG10. It's a nice little camera. I shot my latest video on it - http://www.disposablemedia.ca No filters on that video and the audio is as is. Only thing I did with it was cross-fades. I'm not a fan of the Flips. Hate the brick style form factor. The pistol grip on the Xacti is great though. I agree that the flip cameras are good and cheap. Great recommendation especially for someone buying a camera for an organization. But the new Xacti CG10 is almost as inexpensive: http://bit.ly/r4lu8 As everyone says, the pistol grip is really the thing. I also love how the camera turns on immediately on flipping open the screen. Its the perfect pocket camera. Takes great photos as well. Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://jaydedman.com http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Which cheapo Mini HD Camcorder would you buy today?
I'm intrigued by the price/performance of Xacti CG10. Several wins for it, including video directly importable into iMovie without any conversion (true?). I know the Flip video needs conversaion before bringing into iMovie. Ryanne made a screencast here: http://freevlog.org/content/imovie-updating-and-importing Cant be sure of the new Xacti till i get it, but the current round of Xactis import directly into iMovie and FCP. Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://jaydedman.com http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Which cheapo Mini HD Camcorder would you buy today?
Jay, thanks for the video example of the Xacti CG10.
Video footage looks very nice. I handled one in Radio Slack today and
it felt great. Very impressed that this is a sub $200USD camcorder. I
figure it would be pretty functional mobile rig when paired up with an
EyeFi SDHC Wireless Card for wireless uploading at home and at
hotspots. For that matter, with tethering available to many people now
on Nokia phones and recently the iPhone it could be a nice mobile
combo for short HD videos.
Julian
On Jul 1, 2009, at 9:15 PM, Jay dedman wrote:
I just recently bought the Xacti CG10. It's a nice little camera.
I shot my latest video on it - http://www.disposablemedia.ca No
filters on that video and the audio is as is. Only thing I did with
it was cross-fades.
I'm not a fan of the Flips. Hate the brick style form factor. The
pistol grip on the Xacti is great though.
I agree that the flip cameras are good and cheap. Great recommendation
especially for someone buying a camera for an organization.
But the new Xacti CG10 is almost as inexpensive: http://bit.ly/r4lu8
As everyone says, the pistol grip is really the thing. I also love how
the camera turns on immediately on flipping open the screen. Its the
perfect pocket camera. Takes great photos as well.
Jay
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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Which cheapo Mini HD Camcorder would you buy today?
David, Saw your digital photographs. Your Xacti CG10 seems to add a lot of image sharpening, so it feels like edgy HDR. Did you post-process them? No matter the camera, you've got great sense of composition. :) Kevin Lim Cyberculturalist http://theory.isthereason.com This email is: [ ] bloggable[X] ask first [ ] private email locator: ╔╗╔═╦╗ ║╚╣║║╚╗ ╚═╩═╩═╝ On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 9:52 PM, David Howelltaoofda...@gmail.com wrote: I'm no where near a good photographer however I'm pretty impressed with the images the CG10 takes. I took these today with it here in town - http://bit.ly/18tp57 I had the camera set on widescreen. There's also a setting for 4:3 ratio at a higher resolution than what these are. Still...pretty good. I shot a bunch of video while I was there as well. We'll see what I can come up with from what I got. David http://www.disposablemedia.ca --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman jay.ded...@... wrote: I just recently bought the Xacti CG10. It's a nice little camera. I shot my latest video on it - http://www.disposablemedia.ca No filters on that video and the audio is as is. Only thing I did with it was cross-fades. I'm not a fan of the Flips. Hate the brick style form factor. The pistol grip on the Xacti is great though. I agree that the flip cameras are good and cheap. Great recommendation especially for someone buying a camera for an organization. But the new Xacti CG10 is almost as inexpensive: http://bit.ly/r4lu8 As everyone says, the pistol grip is really the thing. I also love how the camera turns on immediately on flipping open the screen. Its the perfect pocket camera. Takes great photos as well. Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://jaydedman.com http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790
Re: [videoblogging] Let's chat about the Open Video Conference....
What did the other attendees think about the Conference, and what is there to tell people beyond the video tag and OGG Theora? I'll chime in later, but I just wanted start the conversation. This Australian artists did a good round up of the conference: http://thequality.com/people/michela/weblog/archives/002830.html Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://jaydedman.com http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790
[videoblogging] Re: Which cheapo Mini HD Camcorder would you buy today?
I added a little contrast to the images as the sun was really blowing out everything. Not much more than that though. Thanks David http://www.disposablemedia.ca --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Kevin Lim brainop...@... wrote: David, Saw your digital photographs. Your Xacti CG10 seems to add a lot of image sharpening, so it feels like edgy HDR. Did you post-process them? No matter the camera, you've got great sense of composition. :) Kevin Lim Cyberculturalist http://theory.isthereason.com This email is: [ ] bloggable[X] ask first [ ] private email locator: âââââ¦â â`ââ£â`â`ââ âââ©ââ©ââ On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 9:52 PM, David Howelltaoofda...@... wrote: I'm no where near a good photographer however I'm pretty impressed with the images the CG10 takes. I took these today with it here in town - http://bit.ly/18tp57 I had the camera set on widescreen. There's also a setting for 4:3 ratio at a higher resolution than what these are. Still...pretty good. I shot a bunch of video while I was there as well. We'll see what I can come up with from what I got. David http://www.disposablemedia.ca --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman jay.dedman@ wrote: I just recently bought the Xacti CG10. It's a nice little camera. I shot my latest video on it - http://www.disposablemedia.ca No filters on that video and the audio is as is. Only thing I did with it was cross-fades. I'm not a fan of the Flips. Hate the brick style form factor. The pistol grip on the Xacti is great though. I agree that the flip cameras are good and cheap. Great recommendation especially for someone buying a camera for an organization. But the new Xacti CG10 is almost as inexpensive: http://bit.ly/r4lu8 As everyone says, the pistol grip is really the thing. I also love how the camera turns on immediately on flipping open the screen. Its the perfect pocket camera. Takes great photos as well. Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://jaydedman.com http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790
[videoblogging] Re: Which cheapo Mini HD Camcorder would you buy today?
I'm no where near a good photographer however I'm pretty impressed with the images the CG10 takes. I took these today with it here in town - http://bit.ly/18tp57 I had the camera set on widescreen. There's also a setting for 4:3 ratio at a higher resolution than what these are. Still...pretty good. I shot a bunch of video while I was there as well. We'll see what I can come up with from what I got. David http://www.disposablemedia.ca --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman jay.ded...@... wrote: I just recently bought the Xacti CG10. It's a nice little camera. I shot my latest video on it - http://www.disposablemedia.ca No filters on that video and the audio is as is. Only thing I did with it was cross-fades. I'm not a fan of the Flips. Hate the brick style form factor. The pistol grip on the Xacti is great though. I agree that the flip cameras are good and cheap. Great recommendation especially for someone buying a camera for an organization. But the new Xacti CG10 is almost as inexpensive: http://bit.ly/r4lu8 As everyone says, the pistol grip is really the thing. I also love how the camera turns on immediately on flipping open the screen. Its the perfect pocket camera. Takes great photos as well. Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://jaydedman.com http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790
[videoblogging] Re: Which cheapo Mini HD Camcorder would you buy today?
One other thing. For the manual control freak, there are a tons of manual settings on this camera. You can use it in full automatic mode or make everything manual. I havent seen a small camera like this that has manual focus before. I was very happy to find that out :) It certainly is impressive and feature rich for the price point. David http://www.disposablemedia.ca --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, David Howell taoofda...@... wrote: I added a little contrast to the images as the sun was really blowing out everything. Not much more than that though. Thanks David http://www.disposablemedia.ca --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Kevin Lim brainopera@ wrote: David, Saw your digital photographs. Your Xacti CG10 seems to add a lot of image sharpening, so it feels like edgy HDR. Did you post-process them? No matter the camera, you've got great sense of composition. :) Kevin Lim Cyberculturalist http://theory.isthereason.com This email is: [ ] bloggable[X] ask first [ ] private email locator: âââââ¦â â`ââ£â`â`ââ âââ©ââ©ââ On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 9:52 PM, David Howelltaoofdavid@ wrote: I'm no where near a good photographer however I'm pretty impressed with the images the CG10 takes. I took these today with it here in town - http://bit.ly/18tp57 I had the camera set on widescreen. There's also a setting for 4:3 ratio at a higher resolution than what these are. Still...pretty good. I shot a bunch of video while I was there as well. We'll see what I can come up with from what I got. David http://www.disposablemedia.ca --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman jay.dedman@ wrote: I just recently bought the Xacti CG10. It's a nice little camera. I shot my latest video on it - http://www.disposablemedia.ca No filters on that video and the audio is as is. Only thing I did with it was cross-fades. I'm not a fan of the Flips. Hate the brick style form factor. The pistol grip on the Xacti is great though. I agree that the flip cameras are good and cheap. Great recommendation especially for someone buying a camera for an organization. But the new Xacti CG10 is almost as inexpensive: http://bit.ly/r4lu8 As everyone says, the pistol grip is really the thing. I also love how the camera turns on immediately on flipping open the screen. Its the perfect pocket camera. Takes great photos as well. Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://jaydedman.com http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Which cheapo Mini HD Camcorder would you buy today?
Great shots and only a half hour from my house..:-0 The inner Harbour that is... Mark ---Original Message--- From: David Howell Date: 01/07/2009 7:20:28 PM To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Subject: [videoblogging] Re: Which cheapo Mini HD Camcorder would you buy today? One other thing. For the manual control freak, there are a tons of manual settings on this camera. You can use it in full automatic mode or make everything manual. I havent seen a small camera like this that has manual focus before. I was very happy to find that out :) It certainly is impressive and feature rich for the price point. David http://www.disposablemedia.ca --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, David Howell taoofda...@... wrote: I added a little contrast to the images as the sun was really blowing out everything. Not much more than that though. Thanks David http://www.disposablemedia.ca --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Kevin Lim brainopera@ wrote: David, Saw your digital photographs. Your Xacti CG10 seems to add a lot of image sharpening, so it feels like edgy HDR. Did you post-process them? No matter the camera, you've got great sense of composition. :) Kevin Lim Cyberculturalist http://theory.isthereason.com This email is: [ ] bloggable [X] ask first [ ] private email locator: â•â•—â•â•â•¦â•— â•`â•šâ•£â•`â•`â•šâ•— â•šâ•â•©â•â•©â•â• On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 9:52 PM, David Howelltaoofdavid@ wrote: I'm no where near a good photographer however I'm pretty impressed with the images the CG10 takes. I took these today with it here in town - http://bit.ly/18tp57 I had the camera set on widescreen. There's also a setting for 4:3 ratio at a higher resolution than what these are. Still...pretty good. I shot a bunch of video while I was there as well. We'll see what I can come up with from what I got. David http://www.disposablemedia.ca --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman jay.dedman@ wrote: I just recently bought the Xacti CG10. It's a nice little camera. I shot my latest video on it - http://www.disposablemedia.ca No filters on that video and the audio is as is. Only thing I did with it was cross-fades. I'm not a fan of the Flips. Hate the brick style form factor. The pistol grip on the Xacti is great though. I agree that the flip cameras are good and cheap. Great recommendation especially for someone buying a camera for an organization. But the new Xacti CG10 is almost as inexpensive: http://bit.ly/r4lu8 As everyone says, the pistol grip is really the thing. I also love how the camera turns on immediately on flipping open the screen. Its the perfect pocket camera. Takes great photos as well. Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://jaydedman.com http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: Which cheapo Mini HD Camcorder would you buy today?
Wha!? You live here in Victoria? That's awesome! We should go out shooting some time :) David http://www.disposablemedia.ca --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Actor Mark actorma...@... wrote: Great shots and only a half hour from my house..:-0 The inner Harbour that is... Mark ---Original Message--- From: David Howell Date: 01/07/2009 7:20:28 PM To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Subject: [videoblogging] Re: Which cheapo Mini HD Camcorder would you buy today? One other thing. For the manual control freak, there are a tons of manual settings on this camera. You can use it in full automatic mode or make everything manual. I havent seen a small camera like this that has manual focus before. I was very happy to find that out :) It certainly is impressive and feature rich for the price point. David http://www.disposablemedia.ca --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, David Howell taoofdavid@ wrote: I added a little contrast to the images as the sun was really blowing out everything. Not much more than that though. Thanks David http://www.disposablemedia.ca --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Kevin Lim brainopera@ wrote: David, Saw your digital photographs. Your Xacti CG10 seems to add a lot of image sharpening, so it feels like edgy HDR. Did you post-process them? No matter the camera, you've got great sense of composition. :) Kevin Lim Cyberculturalist http://theory.isthereason.com This email is: [ ] bloggable [X] ask first [ ] private email locator: ââ¢Ã¢â¢âââ¢Ã¢â¢Âââ¢Â¦Ã¢â¢â ââ¢`ââ¢Å¡Ã¢â¢Â£Ã¢â¢`ââ¢`ââ¢Å¡Ã¢â¢â ââ¢Å¡Ã¢â¢Âââ¢Â©Ã¢â¢Âââ¢Â©Ã¢â¢Âââ¢Â On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 9:52 PM, David Howelltaoofdavid@ wrote: I'm no where near a good photographer however I'm pretty impressed with the images the CG10 takes. I took these today with it here in town - http://bit.ly/18tp57 I had the camera set on widescreen. There's also a setting for 4:3 ratio at a higher resolution than what these are. Still...pretty good. I shot a bunch of video while I was there as well. We'll see what I can come up with from what I got. David http://www.disposablemedia.ca --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman jay.dedman@ wrote: I just recently bought the Xacti CG10. It's a nice little camera. I shot my latest video on it - http://www.disposablemedia.ca No filters on that video and the audio is as is. Only thing I did with it was cross-fades. I'm not a fan of the Flips. Hate the brick style form factor. The pistol grip on the Xacti is great though. I agree that the flip cameras are good and cheap. Great recommendation especially for someone buying a camera for an organization. But the new Xacti CG10 is almost as inexpensive: http://bit.ly/r4lu8 As everyone says, the pistol grip is really the thing. I also love how the camera turns on immediately on flipping open the screen. Its the perfect pocket camera. Takes great photos as well. Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://jaydedman.com http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
