[videoblogging] Re: In search of pioneering v-loggers!

[Chuck]

I went out and bought a Sony HDR-HC1 within a few months of Amanda
Congdon mentioning it on Rocketboom.  Although I've dabbled in
podcasting and a touch of vlogging since 2005 on, I've known early on
that I wanted to be on the production end of things (and NOT in front
of a camera) and that's even now just barely maturing enough to pay me
enough to live on (don't try this at home!).  If you describe that as
vlogging - please count me in!

Chuck

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, sydney idunno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> Hello all.� I'm looking for vloggers who were active members of this
group during the years 2004 to 2006.� I'm embarking on an ambitious
project that will hopefully end up being a vlogumentary about vlogging
and I'd like to be about, for, and by vloggers.� 
> 
> I've been vlogging for about two years now. I'm a teacher and I'm
fascinated by the future ramifications of vlogging and online
communities that use vlogs as their primary method of communication.
> 
> Please let me know if you're interested in being interviewed or if
you have resources you can steer me toward...that would be great.
> 
> Here's a video I've put out to some of the sites I'm a part of.�� 
> Calling all Vlogging Pioneers!
> �
> Take care!
> Syd
> 
> 
> 
> __
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around 
> http://mail.yahoo.com 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

[videoblogging] Re: Free Beer to the person who can explain the steps of recording

[Chuck]

I don't agree with your logic that mastery of the free tool needs to
take place before you purchase a better one.

If you're on a PC, buy Camtasia.  Simple as that.  Seriously.

I like cabernet.

:-)

Chuck

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Jennifer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> So I've been pulling my hair out for weeks and just when I think I 
> get close to having my 24 minute tutorial online for my team to 
> see...something stops me DEAD in my tracks.
> 
> I'm trying to record my audio and video (great quality not needed) 
> of my screen (outlook, excel, browser, etc) so that my team can 
> start taking more tasks off my plate.
> 
> I would prefer to stick with CamStudio for now.  I have 20 different 
> people telling me to use 20 different software products and until I 
> can figure out how to use the free one, I'm not going to start 
> plunking down $300 a whack.
> 
> I've been through  every HOW TO RECORD SCREENS video on YouTube, 
> Revver, SHOWMEDO etc and I have come to a few conclusions:
> 
> 1. CamStudio will work just fine for what I need
> 2. The AVI file it produces is too large and I heard that it depends 
> on the codec involved.
> 3. I'm clueless on the best compression method at this point and 
> again I'm under the impression that using the same codec is 
> important.
> 4. If I export to a SWF, audioacrobat can take it but bloats it up 
> ten time bigger than original
> 5. If I export it to WVM it's all fuzzy and I lose the ability to 
> see the text.
> 
> I've redcued my screen reso to 800x600 before recording and tried to 
> keep the end result at 640x480.  I've tested both WMV, SWF, FLV and 
> all come with issues.  I've tried Reply, CamTasia, Media Manager 9, 
> ViewletCam, Windows Movie Maker, VideoLAN/VLC, QuickTime, Windows 
> Media Encoder, and now I've forgotten and have to start the cycle 
> over again.
> 
> Why can't anyone say "Set the  to , and the ___ to " and 
> give me a step by step from start to finish?  Again, FREE BEER to 
> whoever can explain this.  
> 
> Disclaimer, FREE BEER may be exchanged for cold hard cash.
>

[videoblogging] You Can't Handle the Pump!

[Chuck]

Here's a funny little clip we made to promote our show:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI06KpTDD-w

There's one little frame I should have clipped that I didn't catch in
editing, but it's too late - the tweets have already been amended
twice.  Three times and the host will kill me.

What do you think?

Chuck

[videoblogging] Re: Standard Contract template for services?

[Chuck]

I made this in Quicken Legal Business Pro 2007 using bogus names.

I am not liable in any way should you or anyone choose to use this in
part or in whole...

Good luck,

Chuck

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[videoblogging] Re: WNYC is looking for a web/radio producer

[Chuck]

To quote the great poet, Homer J. Simpson - d'oh!

Been using email since elm and lynx and I send a personal reply to a
newsgroup.

moron.

I must be getting old...bear with me.

Chuck

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Chuck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi Lisa,
> 
> I just left you a message.  I'm a NYC area web show producer.
> 
> I produce two shows in current rotation and two more are in the works.
> 
> Here are my two shows you can see right now:
> 
> http://chucktv.ning.com
> 
> http://mogulus.com/livestock
> 
> I'd love to chat.
> 
> Chuck
> 
> --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "noel hidalgo"  wrote:
> >
> > We're also hiring a studio tech guru engineer, but one thing at a
time -
> > Do you know a web producer/editor to work on this great new
> > progressive tv/web show? We need a sharp writer.
> > 
> > GRITtv with Laura Flanders is looking for someone as smart, radical
> > and engaged as you are, with great computer skills, to run our blog
> > and update Laura's site. It's an indie-media-level-paid gig, but with
> > health insurance.
> > 
> > We're going to be a subdomain of FireDogLake in about a week; we're
> > posting bits of the show on their main page now.
> > http://firedoglake.com/author/5923/
> > http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/22/grittv-war-inc/
> >
>
http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/21/grittv-roundtable-working-more-earning-less/
> > 
> > www.grittv.org lists the links and upcomings and last week on type
> of stuff.
> > This is a content position - writing short blog entries with
> > hyperlinks on tight daily deadlines has to be second nature, along
> > with turning around a Blip file and embedding it in a WordPress site.
> > Bonus points for familiarity with Final Cut Pro, but not crucial.
> > 
> > It's a great show, and a very fun workplace for the right person. How
> > often can one get a salary to work on politically interesting media?
> > We're hoping to find someone through our personal networks, because
> > the wide-open-mind politics end of it is so crucial - please send
> > anyone you know for the gig our way. The opening is immediate, but we
> > need to find The Right Person...
> > 
> > 
> > We're also showing people's short videos and doing a docs-in-progress
> > segment GOT DOCS? if you know anyone making work . . .
> > cheers
> > LisaG
> > --
> > Lisa Guido
> > Producer
> > 212 871-8254
> > 917 573-2282 mobile
> > The Laura Flanders Show
> > 641 6th Avenue
> > 4th Floor
> > NYC, NY 10011
> > www.lauraflanders.com
> >
>

[videoblogging] Re: WNYC is looking for a web/radio producer

[Chuck]

Hi Lisa,

I just left you a message.  I'm a NYC area web show producer.

I produce two shows in current rotation and two more are in the works.

Here are my two shows you can see right now:

http://chucktv.ning.com

http://mogulus.com/livestock

I'd love to chat.

Chuck

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "noel hidalgo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> We're also hiring a studio tech guru engineer, but one thing at a time -
> Do you know a web producer/editor to work on this great new
> progressive tv/web show? We need a sharp writer.
> 
> GRITtv with Laura Flanders is looking for someone as smart, radical
> and engaged as you are, with great computer skills, to run our blog
> and update Laura's site. It's an indie-media-level-paid gig, but with
> health insurance.
> 
> We're going to be a subdomain of FireDogLake in about a week; we're
> posting bits of the show on their main page now.
> http://firedoglake.com/author/5923/
> http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/22/grittv-war-inc/
>
http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/21/grittv-roundtable-working-more-earning-less/
> 
> www.grittv.org lists the links and upcomings and last week on type
of stuff.
> This is a content position - writing short blog entries with
> hyperlinks on tight daily deadlines has to be second nature, along
> with turning around a Blip file and embedding it in a WordPress site.
> Bonus points for familiarity with Final Cut Pro, but not crucial.
> 
> It's a great show, and a very fun workplace for the right person. How
> often can one get a salary to work on politically interesting media?
> We're hoping to find someone through our personal networks, because
> the wide-open-mind politics end of it is so crucial - please send
> anyone you know for the gig our way. The opening is immediate, but we
> need to find The Right Person...
> 
> 
> We're also showing people's short videos and doing a docs-in-progress
> segment GOT DOCS? if you know anyone making work . . .
> cheers
> LisaG
> --
> Lisa Guido
> Producer
> 212 871-8254
> 917 573-2282 mobile
> The Laura Flanders Show
> 641 6th Avenue
> 4th Floor
> NYC, NY 10011
> www.lauraflanders.com
>

[videoblogging] Re: videographer for new media expo

[Chuck]

Hi Kathryn,

I'm interested.  Can you please send me his contact info?

Thank you very much,

Chuck
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"A good plan violently executed right now is far better than a perfect
plan executed next week."
- George S. Patton

"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
- Albert Einstein



--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Kathryn Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> Hi guys,
> 
> My podcamp nyc co-organizer John Havens is looking for someone to  
> shoot and edit video of him at this years new media expo.  It is a  
> paid gig and if you are interested I will send you all the details  
> off group, but in short he's looking for three hours of so of  
> footage, both preparing and presenting his presentation, which he  
> then needs  edited down into a few shorts and one long vid for  
> promotional purposes.
> 
> Could be a great way to cover your expenses to the expo... if you  
> want more details let me know!
> 
> best,
> 
> Kathryn
> 
> 
> synchronis.tv's inaugural series "35" is available on itunes.
> 
> Kathryn Velvel Jones
> synchronis.tv
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 917-992-2217
> 
> synchronis.tv's production of "35" is co-produced by
> The Digital Film Academy
> New York and Istanbul
> The Digital Film Academy
> Join the Evolution
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

[videoblogging] Re: someone is upset about being filmed.. they are blaming me

[Chuck]

when I was a part of the audience of a CNBC show last summer ("The 
Big Idea") I had to sign two pages of legalese stating I consented to 
being broadcast.

I noticed in a pic once online that Jeff Pulver had a big sign near 
his camera that said something to the effect "By sitting in this 
room, you consent to being broadcasted"

crazy how litigous our society has become, but a worthwhile subject 
for videobloggers to ponder.  A small cardboard sign is annoying, but 
could save a lot of fuss later on.

Chuck

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
> 
> i haven't been very present on this list for a while, but I just 
got an
> extremely rude email from someone (who didn't sign off but their 
email
> address is [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> maybe someone knows them. Anyway, they are complaining about a 
video that
> was posted from vlogeurope 2006, if someone know anything about 
this or was
> responsible please feel free to step up. email copied below.
> be well
> 
> duncan
> 
> 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] to me
> show details 18:15 (3 hours ago)
> Reply
> 
> Hi Duncan,
> I saw the video about vlogeurope 2006 where somebody recorded while 
I was
> confidentialy speaking is still online.
> 
> Do you usally recorderd when people don't know?
> 
> I think this is not correct because we where standing outside and 
we were
> short but confidentialy speaking.
> If you want recorded or make some question JUST ASK BEFORE .
> 
> You go around Europe talking about video, but I don't think really 
this is
> the correct way to shot videos.
> 
> I don't care about what we were speaking, I say nothing wrong, 
maybe my
> english not soo good but the way you did it is SHIT.
> I also made a video about vlogeurope but not that kind, my camera 
was always
> visible.
> 
> Please REMOVE that video or i will tell to blip.tv, is too much 
time is
> online now.
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> http://duncanspeakman.net
> http://29fragiledays.blogspot.com
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

[videoblogging] Re: Fwd: How to repair a corrupted MPEG4 file?

[Chuck]

Download the trial version of "expression encoder 2" and try to 
import it.

I had a FLV with a strange codec (techsmith) last week that I 
couldn't open with ANYTHING.

I was messing with expression encoder 2 just to familiarize myself 
with it and expression blend.

As a lark, I tried to import the FLV and it worked.

It's worth a try.

http://www.microsoft.com/expression/try-it/default.aspx

Chuck

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Steve Garfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>
> Forwarded for Christopher Penn:
> 
> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> > Christopher Penn asked the following question:
> > ---
> > How to repair a corrupted MPEG4 file?
> >
> > I have a file I shot with an Xacti CG65 that's an H.264 MPEG4 
file.  
> > When I go to launch it in Quicktime or VLC, I get this error:
> >
> > "An invalid public movie atom was found in the file."
> >
> > Does anyone know how to repair/recover this kind of file? It used 
to  
> > be with MPEG1 and MPEG2 movies, you could simply slice off the 
first  
> > X bytes of the movie, but MPEG4 is a container format, so it's 
not  
> > headerless.
> >
> > I've done the basic Google thing and all of the tips and answers  
> > found so far  have not worked. Packages I've tried to open the 
file  
> > with and failed so far include:
> >
> > iMovie
> > Final Cut Pro
> > VLC
> > Quicktime
> > VisualHub
> >
> > Thanks for any insights you can offer!
> >
> > Christopher S. Penn | cspenn [ at ] gmail [ dot ] com
> >
> > The Blog: www.ChristopherSPenn.com
> > The Speaker: www.AwakenYourSuperhero.com
> > The Radio: www.MarketingOverCoffee.com
> > The Money: www.FinancialAidPodcast.com
> > The Conference: www.PodCamp.org
> > The Link: www.LinkedIn.com/in/cspenn
> > ---
> >
> > View question:
> > 
http://www.linkedin.com/e/7TLoM8QrxK0ysPLfp7jHe4y5xJO347z15Qr8/blk/558
599022_2/0QejgTcj8ObPwSd3gOcyZNtChxbOYWrSlI/advq/
> > Answer question:
> > 
http://www.linkedin.com/e/7TLoM8QrxK0ysPLfp7jHe4y5xJO347z15Qr8/blk/558
599022_2/0QejgTcj8ObPwSd3gOcyZNomhxbOYWrSlI/adaq/
> > Reply privately:
> > 
http://www.linkedin.com/e/7TLoM8QrxK0ysPLfp7jHe4y5xJO347z15Qr8/blk/558
599022_2/39vcz8MejARe3kRbPgVd3sNcz8Le3oQd38ObT5MsChxbOYWrSlI/adrpq/
> 
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

[videoblogging] Re: Links to website inside video

[Chuck]

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/tutorials/hreftracks.html

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Bookmarts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I know this has been discussed in the past, and I should have paid 
attention to it then, but I 
> did not and now need to know how to create a link inside a video to a 
website. For example, 
> if there is an acknowledgment of a supporting company and you want to 
make that 
> company's website accessible from the credits in the video how is 
that link created?
> I use Final Cut Express, a Mac, and QuickTime to create my videos. 
> 
> Thanks,
> Michael
> http://www.poetryvlog.com   (now in its second year)
>

[videoblogging] Live broadcast this Thursday btw US and Ireland

[Chuck]

Live broadcast this Thursday btw US and Ireland on http://chucktv.ning.com

Dublin, Limerick and Waterford (in Ireland) are broadcasting their Open Coffees 
this Thursday 
and we'll conduct a live interview beginning at 7:15 a.m. NYC time between NYC, 
Dublin, 
Limerick and Waterford and learn all about it from Maryrose Lyons and others! 
More details to 
come...

Here's  the event link for those who want to attend the event in person in 
Ireland:

http://brightspark-consulting.com/blog/?p=457

[videoblogging] Re: Where my travel bloggers/videobloggers at?

[Chuck]

Hi Amanda,

I'm a producer and host and I was talking last night with a 
entrepreneur I know about a similar type of show (although this one we 
were discussing would probably be a lot wilder).  This guy travels all 
the time and would probably be an excellent candidate.  Let me know if 
you'd like me to make an introduction.

Chuck

-- 
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--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Amanda Congdon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>
> Got a question for this group: do you know any bloggers/videobloggers
> that are really solid in the travel space?  Things like airline tricks
> of the trade, travel gear, rental car insight, how to get upgraded 
perks  
> at hotels, etc.
> 
> Trying to help out my friend with a project... could be a really 
great  
> opportunity for the right person. 
> 
> Please contact me directly if you've any suggestions.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Amanda
>

[videoblogging] Re: wordpress: Rever/Podpress plugin conflict

[Chuck]

wp plugin conflicts are a nightmare

I had a conflict with the Revver plugin and EasyPayPal a while back and 
I had to stop selling subscriber access to the site (which EasyPayPal 
lets you do - phenomenal plugin).

feel your pain.  only advice is you might want to hire a wp guru and 
rebuild the site from bare metal back up sans the Revver plugin.

This guy can probably do it for you for like $200

http://www.voiceoftech.com/swhitley/

tell him Chuck Boyce referred you to him.

Good luck,

Chuck

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "travisdmathews" 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I recently started a wordpress VLOG (www.travisdmathews.com) and I am
> using the Rever plugin to play my videos. I like the look and
> functionality of Rever, but after hours of headaches I realize that
> there is a conflict between it and the podpress plugin. I'm not a code
> person so I don't want to spend further time tweaking it for fear of
> losing my mind or just messing something up.
> 
> Is there an alternative to Rever that anyone might recommend,
> something that maintains a clean, simple look...the opposite of 
youtube.
> 
> thanks
> Travis
>

[videoblogging] live NOW (was Re: live interview tomorrow with Microsoft's James Clarke)

[Chuck]

apologies for technical issues.

we are set to stream in a few minutes live from Redmond at Microsoft


--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Chuck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>
> Tomorrow morning at about 10:45 a.m. PST I will be interviewing 
James 
> Clarke.
> 
> James Clarke is one of the program managers responsible for 
Microsoft 
> Expression Media Encoder.
> 
> The interview will be broadcast live on chuck tv
> 
> -- 
> Chuck Boyce
> http://chucktv.ning.com/
> 
> phone: +1.347.284.6148
> 
> IM/chat:
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>

[videoblogging] live interview tomorrow with Microsoft's James Clarke

[Chuck]

Tomorrow morning at about 10:45 a.m. PST I will be interviewing James 
Clarke.

James Clarke is one of the program managers responsible for Microsoft 
Expression Media Encoder.

The interview will be broadcast live on chuck tv

-- 
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http://chucktv.ning.com/

phone: +1.347.284.6148

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[videoblogging] Re: slightly off topic, what did you use to build website?

[Chuck]

I don't use a tool.  I use ning.com

ning is free and VERY flexible and you can create a beautiful site 
faster than anything else I've come across. (I've built two sites 
with ning:  http://chucktv.ning.com and 
http://breakroom.SQLServerDVD.com )

wordpress is also great, but requires more investment of time.  I'm 
developing a site right now with a beautiful theme created by Michael 
Verdi:

http://themes.graymattergravy.com/spacey/

I'm also playing with the revolution magazine theme:

http://www.revolutiontheme.com/themes/revolution-magazine

Chuck
-- 
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phone: +1.347.284.6148

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--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Ed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Can anyone recommend a free or low cost program to build a website. 
> Adobe Dreamwever is $399 which is more than I want to spend on a one
> shot use.  OK, thanks for your help, Ed Smith.
>

[videoblogging] Re: UK Internet Ad Spend Up 38%, to Overtake TV in '09

[Chuck]

here's a tinyurl:

http://tinyurl.com/5j7skh

Chuck
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Chuck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> fyi:
> 
> "UK Internet Ad Spend Up 38%, to Overtake TV in '09"
> 
> http://www.marketingvox.com/uk-internet-ad-spend-up-38-to-overtake-tv-
> in-09-037987/?camp=rssfeed&src=mv&type=textlink
> 
> h/t http://twitter.com/Damiano
>

[videoblogging] UK Internet Ad Spend Up 38%, to Overtake TV in '09

[Chuck]

fyi:

"UK Internet Ad Spend Up 38%, to Overtake TV in '09"

http://www.marketingvox.com/uk-internet-ad-spend-up-38-to-overtake-tv-
in-09-037987/?camp=rssfeed&src=mv&type=textlink

h/t http://twitter.com/Damiano

[videoblogging] Re: Camcorder recommendation

[Chuck]

You can use your existing DV camera and external mic with Flash Media 
Encoder and Mogulus.  

http://www.mogulus.com/wiki/index.php/Use_Flash_Media_Encoder_or_On2_F
lix_live_Encoder_with_Mogulus

You can stream live to your blog (and anywhere else you or anyone 
wants via embed windows) and Mogulus lets you record what you stream 
to re-use for your later subsequent (non-live) programming.

Your students could also be producers and you could all collectively 
work together as a production team and share cameras, devices, and 
content between you team.

http://www.mogulus.com/channels/produce

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.

Chuck Boyce
-- 
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phone: +1.347.284.6148

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--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, L Velasquez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>
> Hi, 
> 
> I am very frustrated and thought perhaps some folks here might be 
able to
> recommend a few camcorder options for me to considerI figured 
this might
> be a common question, so I did look through the archive for 
responses...but
> some of my needs are a bit different and I thought it best to ask 
(again,
> sorry).  
> 
> I WOULD VERY APPRECIATIVE of any help, honestly, I am very 
frustrated with
> my search. 
> 
> I need a camera for recording classroom presentations and for my 
blog.  I
> would like to use an external mic so the sound quality is good--so 
the
> camcamera needs to have external mic input.
> 
> I would like to be able to record a fair amount (16 - 5 minute 
presentations
> --about 80-100 minutes of material). But I need to be able to 
record and
> then access the clips quickly during the class.  I would like (if 
possible)
> to be able to offer them to the students at the end of the day as 
well, if
> possible, but I can't take a bunch of time to do that.
> 
> I also need the ability to easily find the different presentations 
for
> playback so we can review during class via a TV output...so I need 
ability
> to output to TV (need RCA audio out)...
> 
> Also, I do have a blog for my business and I would like to record 
myself for
> blog entries. 
> 
> For the classroom the quality doesn't have to be all that great, 
for my blog
> I would like at least better than average quality.
> 
> I would be grateful for some opinions/thoughts/comments...
> 
> I should mention that I ALREADY OWN AND USE a SONY Handycam DCR-
TRV38
> --which is an older mini-DV tape camera, it has external mic and 
also
> firewire connection to my MAC..it works fine...EXCEPTI can't go 
back to
> individual student presentations (I need to review in the order they
> presented   AND I can't easily give  INDIVIDUAL presentations to 
each of the
> students to play.
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks again for any help you can provide.
> 
> 
> Frustrated in Cherry Hill (aka Lisa)
>

[videoblogging] Re: Live internet video questions and thoughts

[Chuck]

I strongly suggest you try Mogulus with Flash Media Encoder (FME).  
Obviously, the things that make for good recorded video hold true for 
live as well (effective lighting, good white balance, good manual 
focusing, appropriate camera exposure, good audio, etc...)

FME on it's own is interesting in and of itself - but FME 
hosting 'aint cheap.  Mogulus (at least now while in Beta) is free.

I did a lot of research and settled on FME over the tricaster after a 
cost/benefit assessment.  Even at that, FME hosting cost me a lot.  
(I never got out of test with FME hosting as it was so expensive.)  

Mogulus is great.  I just streamed an IT conference in Ireland live 
and plan to stream some more content from Microsoft in Redmond next 
week.

So far, I'm of the opinion that using FME with Mogulus is unbeatable 
for live quality streaming.

Chuck
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--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Watkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>
> This group doesnt seem like quite the right place to talk about live
> video, can anybody recommend active communities that talk about and 
do
> such things? 
> 
> Im still a bit disappointed by the video & audio quality of some of
> the live stuff Ive watched, even if its not via mobile phone, any
> thoughts on which service is the best in this regard?
> 
> I still love vlogs but I cannot deny there is still a powerful thing
> that comes from live video, especially when there is live text chat 
at
> the same time. Sharing the eternal now with others is good for the 
soul?
> 
> And even when it comes to pre-recorded stuff, shows etc, I stil find
> stuff being on at a certain time or on a regular schedule has 
appeal.
> I mean I love all the power and flexibility that videoblogs, video
> search, aggregating etc bring, but I do find I miss some aspects of 
tv
> (not the shows though). Almost the only time I watch TV these days 
is
> live stuff. I dont know if there's any mileage in a lot of vlogs 
being
> shown in a back-to-back tv channel format, where people can tune in 
to
> see a new episode for the first time at a certain time, perhaps with
> live chat between creators and audience?
> 
> Anyways I wanted to talk more about technical aspects of live video,
> such as providing very affordable but sophisticated realtime camera
> mixing, special effects, video overlays and all manner of other 
stuff,
> but on a low budget. Quartz Composer is my tool of choice, and
> sometime late last year I think I was even offering to try to make
> some effects for the excellent Camtwist software, but I failed 
pretty
> badly, didnt have enough time and I realised I wasnt so good with
> Quartz Composer as Id hoped I was. But now Ive spent months with
> Quartz Composer and am a little better at it. And I started watching
> some live video and saw some bloke who was doing interactive 
gameshow
> & karaoke. It was sort of naff but it had a certain charm, and he 
was
> really pushing his computer past the limits with lots of graphics 
that
> showed stuff. It set off ideas in my mind about how much better it
> could all be. And so here I am sprouting words about it without a
> clear agenda of where I am going with this.
> 
> Erm, what else? Oh yes, that there are VJ's (club type not MTV type)
> who are used to mixing video live and doing effects etc, and most of
> them dont have fulltime mega-money making possibilities from the 
VJing
> scene, but have equipment and expertise that could be a very
> profitable partnership for organisations or individuals who need 
some
> live video facilities on a tight budget. Still Im only speulating on
> this, could try asking on vjforums.com and see what the response is 
if
> curious.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Steve Elbows
>

[videoblogging] Re: new site

[Chuck]

wow!  thank you so much.

I need to give a shout out to Ian Isanberg from the NYC videoblogging 
community for really promoting Ning to me as a platform.

I come out of IT (and not even the glamourous part - I'm a Enterprise 
DBA by career).  It is easy for me to take a "roll your own" mindset 
and be hesitant of WYSIWYG kinda stuff.  I had heard of Ning as far 
back as last summer, I think, but it never struck me as anything 
worth paying attention to.  MAN was I wrong!  Ian strongly commended 
it to me and I started playing around with it.

I LOVE Ning.  I can recommend it to people here enough.  I have spent 
h-o-u-r-s working out the perfect word press set up, and Ning looks 
better than anything I ever did in word press and I am able to do so 
in a fraction of the time.

In a six degree of seperation thing, I even think I went to High 
School with Ning's CEO.  Strange.

Anyway - thank you VERY much.  You really made my day.

Please sign up and become a member.

Chuck

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Sheila English" 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hey Chuck!
> 
> I love the site! I went to glance at it and got stuck there for 
> almost an hour. lol
> 
> Sheila
> 
> --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Chuck"  
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Everyone,
> > 
> > I'm starting a new site around my video feed.  It will sometimes 
be 
> > live and usually about digital media - but with me, you never 
know, 
> we 
> > might end up talking about Ben Franklin.
> > 
> > Anyway, it's brand new and very humble, but you're most welcome 
to 
> join 
> > and I'd love to have your company:
> > 
> > http://chucktv.ning.com
> > 
> > Take care,
> > 
> > Chuck Boyce
> >
>

[videoblogging] who is doing Digital Media in Ireland? want to be on chuck tv?

[Chuck]

I'm in Dublin next week interviewing people making it happen in the 
Digital Media world in Ireland (and I'm also filming the Irish 
Microsoft Technology Conference).  

I will try to stream live the Digital Media discussions at 
http://chucktv.ning.com if I can.

any suggestions of who I should talk to?

are you a Digital Media person in Ireland?

If so and you're able to make it to Dublin next week, please contact me.

Chuck Boyce
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

[videoblogging] new site

[Chuck]

Hi Everyone,

I'm starting a new site around my video feed.  It will sometimes be 
live and usually about digital media - but with me, you never know, we 
might end up talking about Ben Franklin.

Anyway, it's brand new and very humble, but you're most welcome to join 
and I'd love to have your company:

http://chucktv.ning.com

Take care,

Chuck Boyce

[videoblogging] Re: Fwd: Rush Limbaugh urges listeners to vote for Clinton

[Chuck]

It's all very strange.

Right wing talk radio is supporting turnout for Hilary.
Hilary is supporting John McCain.
The Rovian/Clintonian smear machines are working in concert to smear 
Obama.  

I guess both save $ on their "smear budgets" when they work 
together...

Kinda makes me like the guy just out of respect for how out of whack 
his candidacy has made the system...


--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Richard (Show) Hall" 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Yep ... My relatives in Texas, who live in a Republican district, 
got to the
> poles and found that virtually everyone was registering for the 
democratic
> primary.
> 
> Rush says ""Vote for Hillary. The strategy is to continue the chaos 
in this
> party.  Look, there's a reason for this ... Obama needs to be 
bloodied up.
> Look, half the country already hates Hillary.  That's good.  But 
nobody
> hates Obama yet ... "
> 
> ... Now that's the sort of logic, only a Rush Limbaugh listener 
would
> appreciate ...
> 
> On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 11:50 PM, Irina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> >   -- Forwarded message -
> >
> > Rush Limbaugh has asked Americans to vote for Hillary Clinton in
> > tomorrow's
> > primaries.
> >
> > Find new story at http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/
> > ___
> >
> > "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are 
always so
> > certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts."
> >
> > -Bertrand Russell
> >
> > ---
> > You are currently subscribed to the Columbia University Graduate 
School of
> > Journalism new-media-alumni list as
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Richard (Show) Hall
> http://richardshow.org
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

[videoblogging] Re: Crossposting Services: blip.tv & HeySpread

[Chuck]

LOL!

As a geek trying to turn entrepreneur I have great compassion on people 
building something great and then pondering the "how do I let people 
know about this???" challenge.

That site looks like some affiliate marketing service said to the 
client: we can sell anything!

I guess entrepreneurs need to learn to sell and fast before sinking 
and/or creating more unitended parody sites like this...

I feel their pain.

Chuck

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jill Golick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>
> I took a look at the VideoPostRobot site.  Talk about hard sell.  I 
> thought they were trying to sell me Ginsu knives for a second there.  
> It's $19.95 but there's something really sketchy about the site.  If 
> anyone's tried it, I'd like to hear about the experience.
>

[videoblogging] Re: Hourly rates for Video editing

[Chuck]

Check out Craigslist and find out what the market will bear for the 
area where your client is.  I have seen clients trying to pay anywhere 
from intern (free) to $17.50/hr to $30/hr in NYC which is a joke.  A #3 
at Mickey Dee's cost north of $8 in NYC...  

Anyway, anything less than $75/hr is a waste of time imo, but we'll see 
where all this goes.  There are a lot people willing to lose money to 
get experience, buzz...  

You may do better to approach with an entrepreneurial perspective and 
solve a problem for the client rather that trade skill for dollars.

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Richard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I am interested in getting feedback on suggested rates for a job I
> will be doing for a publisher. The job consists of getting finished
> video, a reviewing the video to get a number of 2 or 3 minute clips,
> that I will convert to flv format and / or Ipod video format. Also
> they want me to strip out the audio from one of the presenters
> (dressed rather flamboyantly) save as mp3 files. It's not the most
> exciting job, but I do not want to underbid this job.
> 
> Thanks.
> Richard
>

[videoblogging] Ultracart or other way of subscriber-only vlogging success?

[Chuck]

Hi All,

In the quest to monetize (a.k.a. "pay the rent") I have set up a great 
wp plugin (EasyPayPal - http://www.voiceoftech.com/swhitley/index.php/?
page_id=129) to allow subscribers to pay to see video content. Works 
great (you can see it here http://sqlserverdvd.com/on-demand/), but it 
is binary.  Either you can't see any content, or you can see all...I 
want to have access be more granular to permit discrete video purchases.

I'm thinking about using ultracart (http://www.ultracart.com/) and may 
now have to read up on cgi scripting a bit to interact with ultracart's 
API.

Has anyone used ultracart to facilitate secure vlogging or any other 
way of securing video to subscribers only?

Chuck

[videoblogging] Re: Which WP theme? ufo'splode? show in a box?

[Chuck]

I've always loved k2 - but not for video support reasons.  I just 
think it's an excellent infrastructure and it makes my life easier.  
(there are also some beautiful k2 styles and mods - 
http://k2.stikipad.com/docs/show/K2+Styles+and+Mods ...check out Vino 
Tinto. gorgeous work...)  So, I guess I have no suggestions, sorry.

I just wanted to thank you for reminding of the two great wp 
contributions.

chuck

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "wazman_au" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>
> Hi vloggers,
> 
> It's Waz from Crash Test Kitchen.
> 
> Right now I'm working on a new vlog project that will be built on
> WordPress and have multiple video formats on offer.
> 
> I'm wondering what's in, what's out, what's being deprecated as far 
as
> WP vlog themes are concerned.
> 
> Galacticast's ufo'splode theme looks closest to what I want - the
> horizontal bar of previous posts across the bottom is particularly
> perfect - but is this theme still being developed? They seem to be
> using the Blip flash player rather than their own, whereas the info 
at
> the following link seems to indicate it uses their own player 
picking
> up a .mov file - or am I misunderstanding?
> 
> http://wiki.vpip.org/index.php?title=Using_Vlogsplosion
> 
> Then there's this Show in a Box thing ... 
> 
> Of all the various plugins that allow you to add multiple enclosures
> and multiple RSS feeds, is there one that lets you have a SINGLE 
feed
> address, but detects what client is sucking on the other end of the
> feed and sends out the appropriate enclosure (mov, m4v, wmv etc)?
> 
> I suppose my wishlist is:
> 1) Latest post displayed with a big player in the middle of the 
page,
> with commenting
> 2) Thumbnails and maybe titles for earlier posts running 
horizontally
> underneath this
> 3) Simple handling of multiple video enclosures
> 
> I'm sure there are things I've forgotten...
> 
> Waz from CTK
> www.crashtestkitchen.com
>

[videoblogging] Re: Shaky Vlogger Need Imput

[Chuck]

I LOVE my stealth pod, but you 'aint fitting that puppy in a purse.

http://www.varizoom.com/products/supports/vzstealthpod.html

varizoom has some other great stuff, too.

add a LANC controller to your stealthpod and you are one dangerous 
new media force!

http://www.varizoom.com/products/controls/vzstealthlx.html

:-)

Chuck

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Gena" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>
> I have tripods but there are situations where I can't take them or
> environmental conditions were I wouldn't be able to get them in the 
door.
> 
> I would like a few affordable = under $250 steadycam or monopod
> suggestions. I've looked at the DIY steadycam but I'm not that
> mechanically inclined.
> 
> I need something portable that can fit into a large woman's purse 
(the
> purse being large, no me.) can be set up in under a minuet and can
> work with hard drive and mini records.
> 
> Gotta go to work. Will check back later this afternoon.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Gena
>

[videoblogging] Indie video producers needed 4 democracy

[Chuck Olsen]

Refugees from the mainstream media... vloggers... citizen journalists
and camera jockeys of all stripes.

We Want You Right Now!

We are The UpTake (http://theuptake.org), an emerging citizen-fueled
news gathering organization focusing on providing alternative coverage
of the 2008 political circus. We created live coverage of Iowa, New
Hampshire, Michigan and Nevada and are now gearing up for "Super Duper
Tuesday" on Feb 5. We're also looking for folks in South Carolina and
Florida, as Marc Boxser posted earlier.

If you live in a state with an upcoming primary or caucus, we'd love
you to help us pull off unprecedented citizen coverage of this event. 

Help us re-invent news media!

Drop a line to my peep Noah Kunin: noah.kunin [at] theuptake.org

Your very best friend,
Chuck

[videoblogging] Re: the inevitable conversation about what we're doing

[Chuck Olsen]

you guys suck

just kidding!

there have been a few bad apples in here, and drawn out terrible
back-and-forths that made me stop reading this group. that said,
the community is still here (or, there, or various places if we look).

cheryl colan's thread is proof that the videoblogging community
exists, and is sensitive and strong and passionate. however i prefer
to keep up with that community on Twitter for the most part.

all my very best of the season to you, each and every one.
-chuck

plug! working on the final ((?)) Vlog Santa going up soon:
http://vlogsanta.tv

[videoblogging] Re: Full Screen Flash 8 HD Video

[Chuck Olsen]

Hate to add the most useless comment ever,

but WOW that looks incredible.

[videoblogging] Re: bye MoveDigital

[Chuck]

I know that's the old name of MoveDigital.  Don't know the details.

Care to share?

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Sull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> remember Prodigem?
> 
> On Nov 8, 2007 11:46 AM, Chuck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> >   MoveDigital is no more. Thanks, Mark, for trying to bring a cool vision
> > to reality. I'm sad for
> > you, but know that you will be the better for this experience. Show me a
> > person with no
> > scars and I'll show you a person who's never tried.
> >
> > Chuck
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

[videoblogging] idea: a videoblog about NYC videobloggers by NYC videobloggers

[Chuck]

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7068586878&ref=nf

Hi Everyone,

I had an idea a while back to create a video blog that covered NYC 
videobloggers. The idea 
is already taking shape. I've Identified a partner (Jill - 
http://youtube.com/user/
xgobobeanx) and obtained the domain names videoblogNY.com and 
videoblogNewYork.com

A thought popped into my head TODAY that was inspired by some of the discussion 
at the 
meetup last week.

What if the NYC community owned and operated the site? This would help promote 
and 
foster the community while financially benefiting it.

What do you think?

Please Join the facebook group if you're interested and the conference call 
tonight at 10pm 
Eastern to discuss.

email me for conf call specifics...

Chuck

[videoblogging] bye MoveDigital

[Chuck]

MoveDigital is no more.  Thanks, Mark, for trying to bring a cool vision to 
reality.  I'm sad for 
you, but know that you will be the better for this experience.  Show me a 
person with no 
scars and I'll show you a person who's never tried.

Chuck

[videoblogging] Re:The IT room

[Chuck]

Yeah, I saw the Dell logo.  Relatively small, though.

I actually was reminded of The Institute for Backup Trauma with John Cleese:

http://www.backuptrauma.com/video/default2.aspx


--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Race" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Actually I think it's a Dell ad campaign or a rip off of The IT Crowd or
> both.
>

[videoblogging] latest MoveDigital blog post

[Chuck]

http://blog.movedigital.com/2007/11/06/tracking-progress-day-6-post-2/

I just learned MoveDigital will be operational until Thursday, November 8th 
unless we receive 
the balance of funds needed to keep the service up. The balance needed stands 
at $38,400. 
We are committed to reaching this goal but need your help.
By comparison, Citibank need $1 trillion. Future generations will need at least 
400 years to 
pay back federal debt of the United States.
But what is MoveDigital's business model? Is it sustainable? It's completely up 
to you.
Feel the power of the freedom?

Posted by Mark Smith on November 6th, 2007, 1:53 pm

[videoblogging] The IT room

[Chuck]

This looks like fun:

http://www.theitroom.com/

[videoblogging] Re: please consider giving MoveDigital some money TODAY

[Chuck]

I use them to quickly crank out a secure RSS feed and easily add files to it

They make it very easy to create media for mobile phones, too, and I've used 
that 
occasionally.

Most of all, I like how responsive they are to requests for new features and 
their honesty and 
transparency.  This is one company I'd like to see stick around.

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "michael_aivaliotis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:

> it. In my opinion, for the $99 level you can get your own shared
> server with domain name. Not sure what the benefit is really.

[videoblogging] Re: please consider giving MoveDigital some money TODAY

[Chuck]

Here is Mark's reply:

Chuck and Tim,

10% of MoveDigital trials become paying customers. We run cash positive on user 
acquisition even off of Google Adwords. We spend $35-50 to acquire users and 
they 
spend $72 within 3 months. We are running infrastructure negative because we 
need more 
paying users or more higher paying users. This is a viral, SEO issue. The 
service is 
incredibly fair from price and billing perspective. It is now even more so 
since we just 
turned the service into a co-op.

How do we make our money then? Two ways: ultimately from "software as a 
service" fees 
and from retail purchases of MoveDigital in conjunction with various storage 
devices. Our 
"decremental" billing patent enables us to operate the service unlike any other 
entity. The 
problem is the benefits of the patent are indistinguishable from incremental 
monthly 
billing services online because people fall for the sucker punch offers instead 
of opting to 
pay for what they use. But in retail the decremental model creates a 
substantial barrier and 
gives us a complete lock on that marketing channel. We have the patent on the 
prepaid 
phone card for bandwidth. We just need the market to catch up with us. Every 
gallon of 
milk you buy is on a prepaid basis. We just need to get people used to buying 
bandwidth 
in the same manner. You also ultimately have to assume people value having 
files over 
streaming. There is an interactive component to streaming which creates 
inherent 
advantages as it relates page views and advertising but for quality, 
portability and sharing 
files rule. I believe we do have to address the interactive component and that 
is why we 
built our embeddable player.

Today the ad model wins. It is so much more profitable to be paid for ads 
instead of 
bandwidth. As smart as Akamai looks they look pretty dumb next to Google. But 
as files 
approach higher quality levels the ad model begins to break because it's hard 
to cover the 
2GB delivery of a file to a thousand people on a CPM basis. That is why we are 
beginning 
to see the blended P2P CDN everywhere. It's mostly wishful thinking. The 
problem is this 
story is as old as Kontiki. Users are not willing to give up their upstream 
bandwidth and 
wreck their VOIP, etc... without some form of compensation. The easy solution 
is to stay 
away from longer form higher quality content but soon people are going to want 
to 
distribute the files from their HD camcorders in the same resolution the 
footage is 
captured in.

The long term reality is that our model works, the short term reality is that 
we are ahead 
of our window by a small amount of time. It's worth keeping the service up and 
I know 
MoveDigital obviously could benefit from Tim's wisdom.

Nominally we need $25K to take care of co-location provider but we really need 
the full 
$39K to completely zero out our payables. Other than that we are debt-free and 
own all of 
our gear.

I hope this helps and am available for further dialogue any time over the 
weekend.

Kind regards,

Mark

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Chuck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hey Tim,
> 
> What's wrong with them paying their rent?
> 
> They provide a great service.
> 
> I don't know what their biz model is.
> 
> I'll forward this to Mark and reply back with what he says.
> 
> Chuck
> 
> --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "tim@"  wrote:
> >
> > Hey Chuck,
> > 
> > What is their business model?
> > 
> > If we donate, how are they going to use the money to not just pay  
> > their rent - how are they going to be profitable?
> > 
> > Tim
> > 
> > Tim Street
> > Creator/Executive Producer
> > French Maid TV
> > The Viral Video of "How To's" by French Maids
> > http://frenchmaidtv.com
> > Subscribe for FREE at: http://www.frenchmaidtv.com/itunes
> > 
> > MY BLOG: http://1timstreet.blogspot.com/
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Nov 2, 2007, at 6:27 PM, Chuck wrote:
> > 
> > > MoveDigital is a great service that makes the lives of podcasters 
> and
> > > videobloggers MUCH easier. I learned about them through RocketBoom
> > > and have been a VERY happy customer.
> > >
> > > They are not a perfect company and can't do everything. But what
> > > they DO do, they do very well. I feel I have easily got my money's
> > > worth and I doubt any of their customers think any differently.
> > > Their prices are very affordable.
> > >
> > > They are in peril of going out of business due to failing to get
> > > their next round of funding. Having carried all of my belongings 
> out
> > > o

[videoblogging] Re: please consider giving MoveDigital some money TODAY

[Chuck]

Hey Tim,

What's wrong with them paying their rent?

They provide a great service.

I don't know what their biz model is.

I'll forward this to Mark and reply back with what he says.

Chuck

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>
> Hey Chuck,
> 
> What is their business model?
> 
> If we donate, how are they going to use the money to not just pay  
> their rent - how are they going to be profitable?
> 
> Tim
> 
> Tim Street
> Creator/Executive Producer
> French Maid TV
> The Viral Video of "How To's" by French Maids
> http://frenchmaidtv.com
> Subscribe for FREE at: http://www.frenchmaidtv.com/itunes
> 
> MY BLOG: http://1timstreet.blogspot.com/
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Nov 2, 2007, at 6:27 PM, Chuck wrote:
> 
> > MoveDigital is a great service that makes the lives of podcasters 
and
> > videobloggers MUCH easier. I learned about them through RocketBoom
> > and have been a VERY happy customer.
> >
> > They are not a perfect company and can't do everything. But what
> > they DO do, they do very well. I feel I have easily got my money's
> > worth and I doubt any of their customers think any differently.
> > Their prices are very affordable.
> >
> > They are in peril of going out of business due to failing to get
> > their next round of funding. Having carried all of my belongings 
out
> > of my office in a cardboard box during the Dot.Com days, I know 
how
> > that feels.
> >
> > PLEASE consider helping MoveDigital out. They are doing cool stuff
> > for vloggers and podcasters and they good folks. They need $39,000
> > by THIS Monday to keep going. I'm not made of cash but I scraped 
up
> > $100 to donate to them. I bet if you could do the same or less, it
> > could really help out. At a minimum, please pass on to those who
> > care about vlogging and podcasting that one of our own is in need.
> >
> > MoveDigital's PayPal ID is [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > Have a good day.
> >
> > Chuck Boyce, NYC
> >
> >
> > 
> 
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

[videoblogging] please consider giving MoveDigital some money TODAY

[Chuck]

MoveDigital is a great service that makes the lives of podcasters and 
videobloggers MUCH easier.  I learned about them through RocketBoom 
and have been a VERY happy customer.

They are not a perfect company and can't do everything.  But what 
they DO do, they do very well.  I feel I have easily got my money's 
worth and I doubt any of their customers think any differently.  
Their prices are very affordable.

They are in peril of going out of business due to failing to get 
their next round of funding.  Having carried all of my belongings out 
of my office in a cardboard box during the Dot.Com days, I know how 
that feels.

PLEASE consider helping MoveDigital out.  They are doing cool stuff 
for vloggers and podcasters and they good folks.  They need $39,000 
by THIS Monday to keep going.  I'm not made of cash but I scraped up 
$100 to donate to them.  I bet if you could do the same or less, it 
could really help out.  At a minimum, please pass on to those who 
care about vlogging and podcasting that one of our own is in need.

MoveDigital's PayPal ID is [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Have a good day.

Chuck Boyce, NYC

[videoblogging] video ringtons?

[Chuck]

these guys were just on CNBC:

http://www.vringo.com/

Chuck

[videoblogging] producer looking for NYC based talent for audio and video podcasts

[Chuck]

I can't believe how hard it is to get someone to go before a microphone and/or 
a camera!

I live in the NYC area, have a studio, and the ability to stream live video and 
audio and of 
course on-demand, etc.,etc.  On-location live is no problem, either.

What I would rather not do is be talent and tech at the same time (one is 
enough!).

If anyone on this list is local to NYC and is good in front of a camera or a 
mic and is into 
video and/or audio podcasting, please let me know.

Chuck Boyce
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

[videoblogging] Re:Flash FLV settings

[Chuck Boyce]

I'm all about quality (one of my sites features screencasts for database
geeks, so quality is key.  a screencast in full-screen on YouTube is
terrible quality due to their default flash rendering settings)

I am really intrigued by blip (and theur advertising model) and fully
support what they're doing, but I fear losing control over my FLV quality.

I don't know if blip allows you to upload your own FLV or if you must accept
their default rendering settings (and I don't know how those settings
compare with YouTube's)?

Anyway, that's my thinking and here's what I use:

872 kpbs max bitrate
framerate: 24
two pass

Chuck


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[videoblogging] Re: Embedding vs. Not

[Chuck]

My attitude is to empower the viewer.  I use an embed with a full 
screen button and let the viewer make the choice.

Chuck

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Brook Hinton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>
> I'm curious what others feel about the experience of watching video 
embedded
> in a blog / webpage of other content vs the old fashioned 
experience of just
> the movie opening in a new window. Like not even a pop up - a whole 
window.
> 
> Maybe its my emotional tie to a more theatrical world, but I am so 
much more
> focused on a piece when it is ALONE. I go to the actual sites for 
context,
> but when I click to play a video, I'm always so disappointed when 
it plays
> on the page, and even a little annoyed when its just a popup and 
all the
> other stuff is still in my visual field. The only exception is 
something
> like disco-nnect or some of the other hacky web art vlogs where the 
chaos of
> multiple looping windows is the whole point.
> 
> On the other hand I completely see the plusses of embedded video 
from an
> overall design perspective, and for video which is more about 
information or
> entertainment than primarily an aesthetic/conceptual experience I 
wonder if
> the surrounding visual and textual material can be a boon.
> 
> What do the rest of you find - as viewers and as creators? Or is 
the whole
> thing such a non issue to most that I'm just revealing my ever 
advancing age
> here?
> 
> Brook
> 
> ___
> Brook Hinton
> film/video/audio art
> www.brookhinton.com
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

[videoblogging] Re: Explain Word Press and plug ins for Video Blogging

[Chuck]

The wordpress community rocks.  You shouldn't have any problems 
getting help with wp.  You will have to speand several hours learning 
how to tweak wp the way you want it, but you'll find that's the case 
with anything worthwhile.

There are some REALLY nice things for vlogging in wordpress.

Case in point:

http://showinabox.tv/

I use FLV Embed and it's a beautiful thing:

http://www.channel-ai.com/blog/plugins/flv-embed/

Chuck

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Daryl Urig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Can someone explain to me WordPress and all of the plugins?
> 
> If I set up wordpress on my own server, and I want to use it for
> VideoBlogging, what plugins will I need?
> 
> Daryl
>

[videoblogging] anyone know how to use VLC as an encoder for Darwin Streaming Server?

[Chuck]

anyone know how to use VLC as an encoder for Darwin Streaming Server?

If so, do tell...a googling away and the documentation 'aint coming 
easy.

I have Vista and therefore I can't use either QT Broadcaster or 
Wirecast. Lame. (no pun intended)

I CAN however use VideoLAN (VLC) with Darwin Streaming Server.

Darwin Streaming Server is available for free with Dreamhost shared 
hosting and I would SO much rather give free a try before I shell out 
HUGE bucks for FMS hosting (although I do love Flash).

To totally digress, anyone used the Expression Encoder?  Need to get 
around to messing with Silverlight, but in the meantime just gotta get 
some media streamage kicking...

Chuckness

[videoblogging] Re: webcam recommendations for use with Flash Media Server hosting?

[Chuck]

That looks like a winner, my friend!  (also looks like it will 
support older CPUs which is key as this guy probably has an older 
machine)

I spoke to UVault today and they said that any webcam will work with 
FMS (not that they advise it, but they understood my situation).

I got a quickcam af that I will play tonight with to work out the how-
to, although I am now detoured using VLC and Darwin...

--- In 
videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "bordercollieaustralianshepherd" 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi Chuck
> 
> > I want to stream a biz partner live using Flash Media Server but 
the
> geographical distance is 
> > too great for me to be there with my prosumer camera, so I'd like 
to
> purchase a good 
> > webcam for him to use.
> 
> Broadband or DSL internet connection?
> 
> > Does anyone have any experience/expertise in using Flash Media
> Server hosting (like UVault 
> > and Influxis) and a web cam?
> 
> Might be able to help you but need to know more if you can share. 
> 
> Is this WebCam a stream, going live, and you are sharing the time,
> sorta like a anchor/newsroom (you are the technical director and on
> air personality) and field reporter (you friend) exchanging clever
> repartee? Then the show or clip is available to view 24/7 after the
> live event?
> 
> What will you use to punch the show? Is it a physical switcher 
(vision
> mixer) or software?
> 
> 
> 
>  
> > If so, can you make any suggestions.  Importantly, I doubt my biz
> partner's PC is that robust 
> > and while I really like the "Creative Live! Cam Optia AF" webcam, 
I
> fear his old PC might not 
> > be best suited for it - let alone any FMS compatabity issues there
> might be with it.
> 
> What is the guy using for a computer and do you know any of the 
specs?
> I lack server side knowledge. So take my recommendation with that in
> mind. What I think might work from what you have explained so far:
> <http://www.airlink101.com/products/aic250w.html>.
> 
> 
> 
> > 
> > Chuck
> >
>

[videoblogging] webcam recommendations for use with Flash Media Server hosting?

[Chuck]

Hi Everyone,

I want to stream a biz partner live using Flash Media Server but the 
geographical distance is 
too great for me to be there with my prosumer camera, so I'd like to purchase a 
good 
webcam for him to use.

Does anyone have any experience/expertise in using Flash Media Server hosting 
(like UVault 
and Influxis) and a web cam?

If so, can you make any suggestions.  Importantly, I doubt my biz partner's PC 
is that robust 
and while I really like the "Creative Live! Cam Optia AF" webcam, I fear his 
old PC might not 
be best suited for it - let alone any FMS compatabity issues there might be 
with it.

Any and all help MUCH appreciated.

Chuck

[videoblogging] Re: Owning a television...

[Chuck]

I used to be a No TV person, but I now have an HDTV.  I use it for 
Cable TV, as a monitor, and I use it with my Apple TV.

Chuck

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "beth_tilston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>
> I wanted to conduct a quick straw poll to see how many people here
> don't own a/don't watch 'normal' tv.  I was just reading a message
> from MissB where she comments on the fact that she doesn't have a tv.
>  I know Tanja from Freshtopia doesn't, I don't either.  It would be
> interesting to find out whether this is true of lots of people here,
> or just a few.  Is there any correlation between turning off your
> television and making the content yourself?  Just thought I would
> throw that question to the group.
> 
> Beth
>

[videoblogging] Re: Are You People Alive?

[Chuck]

Sorry for not being more careful in my speech.

I should have said I understand the city's concern - and I do.

Any rationale person does.

The law they wrote up is stupid and I the overall tenor of my post 
made that obvious.

I don't want to get a million dollar insurance policy to use a tripod 
and I don't want a terror cell recording intel to be used against us.

Have you thought of any ways to address both legitimate concerns?

I have not.

Chuck



--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "missbhavens1969" 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Sorry, but this is so lame.
> 
> Spirit of the law? There's no spirit in this law. This is just yet
> another restriction in a long list that threaten to choke the life 
out
> of this once-fair city of ours. If it's not one thing, it's 
another. I
> put this more in the same category as the new idiotic noise control
> laws (how the hell am I supposed to know when to run into the street
> to get an ice cream without the dulcet tones of Mr. Softee??) and 
old
> cabaret laws and no-booze-before-noon-on-Sunday type laws than an
> actual administrative concern for terrorism. They're using people's
> fear to push crap like this law.  Anyone who truly believes that 
we'll
> be safer because people can't film in groups in public is an idiot. 
As
> if a terrorist filming for only 29 minutes is less threatening than
> one filming for 31? This law is brought to you by the same folks who
> think "random" backpack searches will keep our subways safer. 
Please.
> 
> As for enforcement? No, of course they can't enforce this to the
> fullest, but that's not the point at all. All it takes for a single
> completely disastrous event is one hot-blooded cop and one family of
> brown tourists who speak no English. Just add a video camera and 
stir.
> 
> Watch it happen. 
> 
> Bekah
>  
> > The thing is - I can understand the spirit of the law.  I ride the
> >PATH  under the river all the time and I am always cognizant that
> >terrorists 
> > have already planned to blow it up and would love to do so and 
living 
> > in and near NYC, you know that it's just part of the deal that 
many 
> > people hate us and want to kill us.  I understand the need for 
> > vigilance.
> > 
> > The issue is enforcement.  Hassling film students next to a film 
school 
> > *BEFORE* the law even takes effect tells me that this law will 
NOT be 
> > enforced according to its spirit, but that its enforcement will 
likely 
> > be capricious.  I'm not hopeful...maybe I'm wrong.  We'll see.
> >
>

[videoblogging] Re: Are You People Alive?

[Chuck]

Richard, I really do respect and appreciate your passion, but no one 
needs to apologize for getting paid for their work or aspiring to.

You can't change the media or anything else if you are trapped in a 
cubicle or can't pay your rent.

Chuck

> What's happened to this group? It used to be about changing the media.
> What exactly is this group's purpose now? To get VC money.
> 

[videoblogging] Re: Are You People Alive?

[Chuck]

...my two cents on the subject are this (are you Irish, btw, 
Steve?  "tis"? must be...where are you from in IRL?):

I *have* decided not to videotape in NYC many times due to these lame 
policies (and I live 7 minutes away from NYC).

I've been stopped while part of a New York Film Academy film crew in 
Union Square by an enforcement officer who probably would have given 
the crew a hard time if it weren't for that the fact that I'm middle-
aged and know how to assert myself in those situations.  A few weeks 
earlier a different New York Film Academy film crew was hassled by an 
enforcement officer in Union Square AND **NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY HAS A 
CARTE BLANCHE PERMANENT PERMIT FOR UNION SQUARE**.

I mean, if film students get hassled shooting NEXT TO A **FILM SCHOOL** 
in a park where the school HAS A **PERMANENT PERMIT** - what chance 
does a video blogger have?

The thing is - I can understand the spirit of the law.  I ride the PATH 
under the river all the time and I am always cognizant that terrorists 
have already planned to blow it up and would love to do so and living 
in and near NYC, you know that it's just part of the deal that many 
people hate us and want to kill us.  I understand the need for 
vigilance.

The issue is enforcement.  Hassling film students next to a film school 
*BEFORE* the law even takes effect tells me that this law will NOT be 
enforced according to its spirit, but that its enforcement will likely 
be capricious.  I'm not hopeful...maybe I'm wrong.  We'll see.

[videoblogging] Re: Are You People Alive?

[Chuck]

I've signed it and I have a banner ad on my personal blog for it.  
Don't know what more I can do???

Chuck

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Bluestein" 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Nobody has mentioned the attack on the freedom to do what this group
> exists for. 
> 
> Today is THE LAST DAY to call Mayor Bloomberg's office to protest 
the
> new rules. 
> 
> Visit http://www.pictureny.org for the specifics including petition
> and contact information.
> 
> If this legislation passes, it will be illegal to to videotape for
> more than 10 minutes if you have a crew. That's 10min including 
setup
> and breakdown. 
> 
> If you are alone, you only get 30 minutes.
> 
> These rules would apply, if do not have a permit to videotape *AND*
> ONE MILLION DOLLARS in insurance.
> 
> This is an outrage. What I find equally outrageous is that this 
topic,
> mentioned on July 27 produced barely any discussion.
> 
> What's happened to this group? It used to be about changing the 
media.
> What exactly is this group's purpose now? To get VC money.
> 
> Disgustedly,
> Richard Bluestein
> insanefilms.com
> and a bunch of other shit
>

[videoblogging] Do you have talent, skills, and live near New York City?

[Chuck]

I'm sick and tired of watching people in Craigslist, etc. look to 
exploit "college kids" and interns.

I don't want to exploit anyone.  I have left a very successful gig as 
a database dude (https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=B7673B22-
B373-4094-AA24-9A70D7D5A670) and I have put all my chips in this 
game.  

If you live in the NYC area and and you *sincerely* want to succeed 
on your own terms - contact me.  I want to put together a small, 
lean, and effective production company.

I'm specifically hoping to find people with these skills:

camera
editing
sales
appreciation of the nature of viral phenomenom (not in a cheezy way, 
in a scientific way)

I'm inspired by what the BareNaked Ladies are doing and it gives me 
hope that we can succeed on our own terms on the strength of our own 
ideas and efforts.

[videoblogging] Re: the ugly truth about online video

[Chuck]

Absolutely.

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Cammack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:

> I agree, Chuck.  I'm not saying that people shouldn't do what they
> want to do and what they love to do and HOPE to get paid to do it. 
> I'm just saying it's more of a longshot than I've seen discussed in
> this group.
> 
> --
> billcammack
> http://reelsolid.tv
> 

[videoblogging] Re: the ugly truth about online video

[Chuck]

Bill,

I think your points are all spot on, but the landscape is nonetheless 
going to experience dramatic change over the next few years.  That 
doesn't mean the vlogging community will be the beneficiaries of that 
change.  Big money and big media are no doubt already planning 
strategies and those strategies don't involve any of us.

I think that being a video blogger now and establishing a presence 
early on is risky in light of the good points you make, BUT - the 
very nature of change and the "winner take all" dynamics of it will 
make **some** of us very profitable.  That's a *VERY* small 
percentage of us.

I'm reading the "Black Swan" right now by Nassim Taleb 
(http://www.comedycentral.com/motherload/?ml_video=86522) and I 
really think that this next few years will see some black swans in 
videoblogging.  I know I'd love to be one.

:-)

Chuck

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Cammack" 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Markus Sandy 
> wrote:
> >
> > Hey Bill,
> > 
> > Long time no see.  How's it going?
> > 
> > On Aug 2, 2007, at 3:29 PM, Bill Cammack wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > >  I seriously don't know why people expect videos about 
uninteresting
> > >  (except to "the audience of ten") topics to EVER be monetized.
> > 
> > 
> > sometimes things are of interest to an audience larger than 
expected.
> > 
> > For example, wasn't South Park originally a "christmas card" sent 
by 
> > some ad folks to a few people but it went viral within the 
industry?
> > 
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_park
> > 
> > admittedly not your typical case, but it happens
> > 
> > 
> > --
> > http://tools.ourmedia.org/blog
> > http://SpinXpress.com/Markus_Sandy
> > http://Ourmedia.org/Markus_Sandy
> 
> Hey Markus. :)
> 
> That's my point, exactly.  Not that there isn't any hope for 
something
> random to go viral or be seen as something worth funding... but 
rather
> that it's an anomaly.
> 
> To speak about these things as if they're "regular" or as if they're
> definitely going to happen at some point I think does a disservice 
to
> the community.  I keep seeing these posts that imply that everyone's
> going to get a piece of the pie, eventually... but even in the case 
of
> YouTube, it wasn't EVERYBODY that landed "partnership program" 
deals.
> 
> --
> billcammack
> http://reelsolid.tv
>

[videoblogging] Washington Post: "Out of the Theater, Into the Courtroom"

[Chuck]

It is very hard for me to feel sympathy for Old Media with nonsense 
like this:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-
dyn/content/article/2007/08/01/AR2007080102398.html

Chuck

[videoblogging] Re: the ugly truth about online video

[Chuck]

This made me recall what Bill Gates said back in January:

http://newteevee.com/2007/01/29/gates-tv-is-doomed/

Ad dollars to video is not going to change from TV overnight, but there 
WILL be a change over time and a significant one at that.

Chuck

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "caminofilm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>
> interesting article about predictions for online video advertising
> 
> http://mediabiz.blogs.cnnmoney.com/2007/07/27/the-ugly-truth-about-
online-video/
>

[videoblogging] Re: "Blank tape detected" in Premiere

[Chuck]

I've started using Premiere Pro CS3 with my HDR-HC1 and I have no 
such problems capturing (and I usually capture close to 60 minutes 
straight)?  My "scene detect" box is greyed out, though, which is 
weird...

I'm hoping to avoid capturing altogether soon by using On Location, 
but I just haven't had time to begin learning/using it.  Has anyone 
started using On Location?  It looks like a huge time saver.

Chuck

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "J. Rhett Aultman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>
> Guys,
> 
> When I dump a tape to Premiere, it sometimes stops in the middle of 
the
> capture process and says "capture stopped because blank tape was
> detected".  I've become used to this as a minor glitch that occurs 
once in
> a blue moon.  Lately, though, it's been happening a lot.  It seems 
to crop
> up once every two minutes of footage.  The footage itself is there, 
and if
> I back up to the beginning of the scene and capture again, 
everything's
> fine.  This is becoming an annoyance, though, and I'm afraid it 
might be a
> sign of impending equipment failure, which is something I can't 
afford. 
> The camera itself is only about a year old, and it hasn't seen 
heavy,
> regular use until about last March when Greentime began.
> 
> Does anyone have any experience with this error?  Is there 
something I
> need to do to help fix this?  I tried my head cleaner on my camera, 
but to
> no avail.
> 
> --
> Rhett.
> http://www.weatherlight.com/freetime
> http://www.weatherlight.com/greentime
>

[videoblogging] Re: building a demo vlog and need a 250x250 ad. can someone help me out?

[Chuck]

That's great, Lan.

:-)

Thank you very much!

Chuck

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Lan Bui" 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> http://www.noodlescar.com/images/stock/250x250ad.gif
> 
> Not sure if that is what you want...
> 
> hmm, did you need a video ad? If so I can whip one up real quick 
for you.
> 
> -Lan
> www.LanBui.com
> 
> 
> --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Chuck"  wrote:
> >
> > Hey everyone,
> > 
> > I'm drafting up a demo vlog and I need a 250 x 250 ad to throw in 
to it.
> > 
> > Can someone send me a URL if they know where I can find a 250 x 
250 ad?
> > 
> > Thank you very much,
> > 
> > Chuck
> >
>

[videoblogging] building a demo vlog and need a 250x250 ad. can someone help me out?

[Chuck]

Hey everyone,

I'm drafting up a demo vlog and I need a 250 x 250 ad to throw in to it.

Can someone send me a URL if they know where I can find a 250 x 250 ad?

Thank you very much,

Chuck

[videoblogging] Re: Rotating banner solution?

[Chuck]

I use AdRotator:

http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/wordpress-plugin-adrotator-
rotate-your-ads-including-adsense-dynamically/

Let me know what you think.

Chuck
--
Chuck Boyce
President, Chuck Boyce Solutions, LLC
chuckboycesolutions.com
+1.201.918.6404 p
+1.201.388.9147 m
+1.866.209.3054 f


--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "caminofilm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>
> I have added a banner to my wordpress vlog site www.overlander.tv, and
> was wondering if someone knows of a solution whereby I can rotate
> different banners when viewers click on different pages, much like the
> randomized header of the K2 theme I use? 
> 
> Mark
>

[videoblogging] Re: Screencast: Demystifying Web Analytics

[Chuck]

Thank you for this, Beth!

Chuck

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Beth Kanter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi Folks:
> 
> I just finished a screencast - a primer to understanding web 
analytics using
> google analytics.
> http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2007/06/new-screencast-.html
> 
> I included a wiki companion with lots of useful articles on the 
topic
> http://analytics.wikispaces.com/
> 
> Now, onto researching video analytics
> 
> Beth
> 
> 
> On 6/14/07, Steve Watkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >   I read on newteevee about this video analytics service just the 
other
> > day:
> >
> > http://newteevee.com/2007/06/12/vidmetrix-epidemiology-for-viral-
videos/
> >
> > That or alternatives would certainly be potentially useful for 
people
> > who put their videos on a variety of sites.
> >
> > If I was into this stuff myself Id probably take a close interest 
in
> > other things not directly related to the videos themselves, like 
how
> > many people link to your site, google pagerank, general buzz about
> > your stuff, number of comments on the site.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Steve Elbows
> >
> > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com ,
> > "Roxanne Darling" 
> >
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > I am looking forward to your filtering through all of the 
different
> > > choices Beth. We are in the early stages of this, and it is a 
very
> > > imprecise (and frustrating) activity.
> > >
> > > We've used GA, Urchin, Feedburner and now Blip for 
measurements. Along
> > > with cross-posting some stuff to YouTube.
> > >
> > > We hosted our videos on a separate media server (sep from the WP
> > > install) up until a month ago. We have found that GA and Urchin 
do not
> > > agree; many say GA under reports.
> > >
> > > On our media server, we have Urchin data that shows the actual 
data
> > > transferred per file type and per file path. We trust that more 
than
> > > hits or views as the TV Tonic service downloads media in 
multiple
> > > sessions that can generate wildly inflated numbers for some 
criteria.
> > > Seems that actual bandwidth tells us what files were being 
downloaded.
> > >
> > > The main thing is that all of these companies use their own
> > > (fluctuating) algorithms. So for example, one day they might 
count all
> > > requests for a file from iTunes, but the next day they might 
disregard
> > > all requests for the file after the first request, within a 24 
hour
> > > time period. (I heard this from a source.) Thing is, my Mom 
watches
> > > our show in iTunes. Whenever anyone comes over to the house, 
she shows
> > > them a few episodes too. From an aggregator's point of view, it 
may
> > > look like one person viewing same files multiple times. In 
reality it
> > > is more like the magazine sitting on the doctor's office coffee 
table
> > > - in fact more people are watching it.
> > >
> > > Feedburner went through one of these tweaks a while back and 
people
> > > saw their subscriber base change by 20-30% in 24 hours. :-)
> > >
> > > YouTube provides some stats on views, and there is also this 
service
> > > that is providing stats for YouTube, Metacafe, MySpace, Yahoo, 
Revver,
> > > and AOL video:
> > > http://www.tubemogul.com
> > > "TubeMogul is command central for those that publish and monitor
> > > online video, as well as for organizations that advertise within
> > > online video."
> > >
> > > My friends at Aweli are also working on an independent stats
> > > verification service; hopefully they'll chime in here too.
> > >
> > > Gathering data across so many services and then trying to find 
those
> > > who have republished our feed and provide no stats...is leading 
me to
> > > worry less and less about stats.
> > >
> > > After all, it's not so much about how many watched, but how 
were they
> > > affected by the media?
> > >
> > > Rox
> > >
> > >
> > > On 6/14/07, Beth Kanter  wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi Folks,
> > > >
> > > > I've been working on a screencast about web analytics in 
general
> > and google
> > > > analytics for nonprofits to measure mission - but with a 
focus on
>

[videoblogging] Re: Can I build you a video blog?

[Chuck]

Thanks, Harold.

That'd be great!  I'd love to get a contact.

If anyone has this gentleman's name, feel free to email it to me and 
I'll definitely owe you a beer.

Chuck
[EMAIL PROTECTED]


--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Harold Johnson" 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> There was a fellow at Pixelodeon who was sporting a name tag that 
read "Help
> Wanted" or something to that effect; anyone know who the fellow 
is/have his
> contact info.?  He sure seemed interested in commissioning some
> videoblogger(s) for some work...
> 
> Harold
> 
> On 6/25/07, Chuck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >   Hi Everyone,
> >
> > I, along with some friends and fellow Microsoft SQL MVP award
> > recipients, run a video blog for the SQL Server community called
> > ASKaSQLGURU.com
> >
> > It's great fun, but not quite profitable enough yet to pay all the
> > bills.
> >
> > In an effort to monetize my work with videoblogging, I've recently
> > launched a video blog consultancy practice headquartered in the 
NYC
> > area. I realize that many, if not most, on this list will not 
require
> > video blog consultancy. However, if there's anyone here that 
needs a
> > video blog, I'd be happy to build one for you. I'm pretty close 
to the
> > entry-level price as it is, but if you're on this list, I'll give 
you
> > 30% off.
> >
> > Please check out GETaVideoBlog.com if you're interested or 
contact me
> > (my contact info is below).
> >
> > Have a great day!
> >
> > Chuck
> > +1.201.388.9146
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> > chuck_boyce_jr (skype)
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

[videoblogging] Re: Can I build you a video blog?

[Chuck]

typo in that email.

my phone # is +1.201.388.9147

~Chuck

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Chuck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>
> Hi Everyone,
> 
> I, along with some friends and fellow Microsoft SQL MVP award 
> recipients, run a video blog for the SQL Server community called 
> ASKaSQLGURU.com
> 
> It's great fun, but not quite profitable enough yet to pay all the 
> bills.
> 
> In an effort to monetize my work with videoblogging, I've recently 
> launched a video blog consultancy practice headquartered in the NYC 
> area.  I realize that many, if not most, on this list will not 
require 
> video blog consultancy.  However, if there's anyone here that needs 
a 
> video blog, I'd be happy to build one for you.  I'm pretty close to 
the 
> entry-level price as it is, but if you're on this list, I'll give 
you 
> 30% off.
> 
> Please check out GETaVideoBlog.com if you're interested or contact 
me 
> (my contact info is below).
> 
> Have a great day!
> 
> Chuck
> +1.201.388.9146
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> chuck_boyce_jr (skype)
>

[videoblogging] Can I build you a video blog?

[Chuck]

Hi Everyone,

I, along with some friends and fellow Microsoft SQL MVP award 
recipients, run a video blog for the SQL Server community called 
ASKaSQLGURU.com

It's great fun, but not quite profitable enough yet to pay all the 
bills.

In an effort to monetize my work with videoblogging, I've recently 
launched a video blog consultancy practice headquartered in the NYC 
area.  I realize that many, if not most, on this list will not require 
video blog consultancy.  However, if there's anyone here that needs a 
video blog, I'd be happy to build one for you.  I'm pretty close to the 
entry-level price as it is, but if you're on this list, I'll give you 
30% off.

Please check out GETaVideoBlog.com if you're interested or contact me 
(my contact info is below).

Have a great day!

Chuck
+1.201.388.9146
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
chuck_boyce_jr (skype)

[videoblogging] Re: Mac Questions

[Chuck Leggett]

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Laura Moncur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> I am switching from my PC to Mac and I'm trying to decide if the new
> MacBook Pros with the NVidia video chips are worth an extra $1000.
> Have any of you noticed a big difference between the MacBook Pros and
> the normal MacBooks?

The MacBook uses VRAM that is shared with the system's memory, so I
would consider maxing the RAM on the MacBook. Otherwise, the Pro has a
FW800 connector, DVI output, a bigger screen, etc. Either computer is
a winner.

> 
> It takes forever to render a DVD on my PC using Adobe Premiere
> Elements and I'm hoping to streamline the process.

Rendering time depends on different things, the processor speed being
one of the important ones. Any new computer with a Core 2 Duo chip
will speed up the process.

> 
> Additionally, is Final Cut Pro worth the extra $600 or should I just
> go with Final Cut Express or even iMovie/iDVD? I am having a hard time
> justifying the expense to my husband. Can you give me any ammunition?
>

Start with iMovie and see if it meets your needs. It worked great for
me until I wanted to layer video tracks, so I bought FC Express. For
my needs, I could not justify the cost of FC Pro.


BTW: the following link is for a humorous video I made when I first
got my MacBook Pro. http://tinyurl.com/2urbco


Chuck

Chuck's Vlog
http://runchuckrun.blogspot.com

[videoblogging] Re: Vloggercon 2007

[Chuck Leggett]

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jen Simmons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> HEY!
> I'm a real-deal Washingtonian, 8th generation in fact, and I'm human.  
> And not one person in my family was a politician. Carpenters, bread  
> delivery truck loaders, phone company employees, construction  
> managers, teachers, mothers (bad ones, but that's a whole other  
> story).  There are a lot of humans who live in D.C.. And have nothing  
> to do with Washington Politics.
> 
> so DON'T KNOCK MY CITY! ;-)


I always thought you DC people were a bunch of animals! :p

Seriously though, I've always enjoyed my trips to DC. It would make a
great place for a convention.

I just wanted to throw New Orleans into the mix because:
1. it's a cool place to visit
2. it's near my home ;)

Chuck

[videoblogging] Re: Vloggercon 2007

[Chuck Leggett]

I agree it shouldn't be a factor. I stated it because one of the
arguments for having it in DC was the potential for traditional media
coverage.


--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Den 26.04.2007 kl. 17:14 skrev Chuck Leggett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> 
> > I believe traditional media will pick up on Vloggercon if held in New
> > Orleans.
> 
> Should this be a determining factor? Seems irrelevant to me. In my
little  
> world conferences are mainly about the people who attend, not the  
> journalists who may or may not write about it afterwards.
> 
> -- 
> Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen
> http://www.solitude.dk/ >
>

[videoblogging] Re: Vloggercon 2007

[Chuck Leggett]

Nothing is more depressing to me than watching a bunch of vlogs about
politics. DC is so overrun by media, that I don't think Vloggercon
will garner much press if held there.

Now if you want to be noticed, then the obvious place is New Orleans,
LA. Imagine flooding the vlogosphere with scenes/stories about the
rebuilding effort there post Katrina

Plus, there's a lot of interesting things to do/see in New Orleans.
Imagine discovering the French Quarter, or eating some of the best
food in the country, or seeing a swamp or alligator for the first
time! The culture is so unique in Southern Louisiana, you might
think you are in a foreign country.

Once you've seen a bunch of monuments and museums in DC, what else is
there?

How about something else, something real that is more humanizing? How
about vlogging real people in a real situation that demands the
nation's attention? 

I believe traditional media will pick up on Vloggercon if held in New
Orleans.

Chuck

[videoblogging] Re: more Joost invites available

[Chuck Leggett]

All of the invites have been claimed.


--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Chuck Leggett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> I've got four Joost invites left. Anyone who wants one, I need a name
> and email to setup the invite.
> 
> Send info to this email address:
> 
> runchuckrungmailcom
> 
> 
> Chuck
> 
> Chuck's Vlog
> http://runchuckrun.blogspot.com
>

[videoblogging] more Joost invites available

[Chuck Leggett]

I've got four Joost invites left. Anyone who wants one, I need a name
and email to setup the invite.

Send info to this email address:

runchuckrungmailcom


Chuck

Chuck's Vlog
http://runchuckrun.blogspot.com

[videoblogging] Re: Tilzy.tv Launch!

[Chuck Olsen]

Yes, I was impressed with the depth of the reviews.

Like, did somebody really watch my entire archives?
Poor thing. :-)

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Watkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I was extremely pleased to see a guide that pays more than just
> lipservice to the idea that it really is a guide, a site that takes
> time to write reviews about the material.

[videoblogging] Re: New blip.tv show player

[Chuck Olsen]

I'm really digging the new player.

However, right now my latest posted video is breaking
the player. It completed the Flash conversion, but
perhaps there is a secondary conversion happening
in the background just for the new player?

I'm going to try using the new player for my most
recent video (i.e. the MN Stories home page).
When that video becomes yesterday's video, I'll 
switch to the old embed method so the correct video
plays in the permalink.

Yes, it would be nice to specify which video plays
first for permalink purposes.

Also, there are some videos I don't want popping up
in the player - like the Justin.tv "sex video."
So I just labeled that video as "explicit content"
and it smartly is not included in the player videos.

All in all, GREAT job Blip.tv!

-chuck
http://mnstories.com

[videoblogging] Re: I've got 2 Joost invites... anybody want one?

[Chuck Leggett]

Both of my invites have been claimed.

Chuck


--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Chuck Leggett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> An email from Joost today informed me that I have 2 invites to use
> before tomorrow. If anyone is interested in one of them, please email
> me with your name and email address.
> 
> email to request joost invite:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> 
> Chuck's Vlog
> http://runchuckrun.blogspot.com
>

[videoblogging] Re: I've got 2 Joost invites... anybody want one?

[Chuck Leggett]

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Chuck Leggett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> An email from Joost today informed me that I have 2 invites to use
> before tomorrow. If anyone is interested in one of them, please email
> me with your name and email address.
> 
> email to request joost invite:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> 
> Chuck's Vlog
> http://runchuckrun.blogspot.com
>

email is:

runchuckrungmailcom

[videoblogging] I've got 2 Joost invites... anybody want one?

[Chuck Leggett]

An email from Joost today informed me that I have 2 invites to use
before tomorrow. If anyone is interested in one of them, please email
me with your name and email address.

email to request joost invite:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]


Chuck's Vlog
http://runchuckrun.blogspot.com

[videoblogging] Re: Frontline PBS Special Rocketboom/Amanda/vlogging

[Chuck Olsen]

I thought it was absolutely excellent - a great culmination
of many media ideas and changes of the last few years.

Watching the analysis of Trent Lott, Dan Rather/Powerline,
and Jeff Jarvis - I couldn't help but get a weird sense of Deja vu.
Had I seen this somewhere before? Oh yeah -- Blogumentary!

Uhh, except I didn't get a Dan Rather interview. :-)

[videoblogging] Re: Blogumentary on Google Video

[Chuck Olsen]

Well my stars, thanks for the kind words!



--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Jan McLaughlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>
> It's great, great, great.
> 
> Whoo-whoo.
> 
> Marvelously well done, Chuck.
> 
> Jan
> 
> On 2/4/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> >
> > Sweet chuck!  Can't wait to watch it!
> >
> > Thanks for sharing it!
> >
> > -Mike

[videoblogging] Re: What Would you do?

[Chuck Olsen]

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen" <[EMAIL 
PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>
> Schlomo makes Baby Jesus smile. Not an easy feat for a Jew! :o)

When I first read that, I thought you said "Not easy for a fat Jew! :o)"
WHEW!

I would make videos that make the Baby Jesus pee.

Like David, I think I'm already making the videos I want to make.
Nothing holding us back but evil time time time.

[videoblogging] Blogumentary on Google Video

[Chuck Olsen]

Speaking of copyright!

This week I put my entire documentary feature film online.
It's called "Blogumentary" and it documents the rise of political
and personal blogs, from the early days up through the
Iraq War and Dan Rather's downfall - not to mention a
bloggy love story or two. Think of it as a collection of
vlog videos woven together into a 65-minute film.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8920472176280937346
or: http://tinyurl.com/yv47ar

People have often asked me if they could watch the film online.
Up until now, no. There's a fair amount of copyrighted 
material in the film, particularly music. This is what's prevented
me from putting it online, trying to sell DVDs, or even promoting
it all that much.

Now, in the YouTube era, I'm not as worried. So I'm taking a chance
and putting the whole thing online, with the disclaimer that it's
intended for non-profit educational use only. I'm sincere about that;
I do hope this will make it easy for educators to show new media
and journalism students. That's probably the most likely audience.

If you're linking it on your blogs, feel free to link to blogumentary.org
which is the official site and has a bit more info. I've always intended
to make that site into a videoblog from the huge archive of interviews
I have, but there's no demand for that so I spend my time on my other
projects + client work. Someday, someday.

cheers,
chuck
mnstories.com

[videoblogging] Re: Jeff Pulver

[Chuck Olsen]

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Meiser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> So how about it jeff? Withdraw the contest, spend it all on courting
> vloggers to come and participate at the VON conference and sponsor it
> with a "vloghaus".
 
> What could be better than that?

I'll tell you what's better than that...

Me winning $25 grand!
 ;-)

[videoblogging] Re: Ikea

[Chuck Olsen]

Sounds the same as what H&R Block is doing with their contest.

(Oh no, more video contests!!)

I always wondered if the IKEA folks saw our video, IKEA Parking Lot:

http://www.mnstories.com/archives/2005/07/ikea_parking_lo.html

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Dean Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> 
> http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.san&s=54\
> 824&Nid=27059&p=416179
>  4824&Nid=27059&p=416179>
> 
> "Ikea has turned to a new kind of consumer-generated video network that
> designed to motivate consumers to interact with and create videos based
> on their brands. Unlike others who are treating user-generated content
> as advertising, PR or buzz marketing, the Ikea campaign is based on a
> very old marketing model: consumer promotion. The promotion, which is
> being hosted and managed by Shycast, any early stage company that is
> going public today with the Ikea campaign, is essentially a contest that
> offers $5,000 in cash to the user who creates the best online video on
> making a bed. Actually, the contest asks consumers to "break the rules"
> of bed-making."
> 
> &
> 
> "As of early this morning, moments after the campaign went live, Shycast
> had three video posts: One from Bill showing a bed "making itself; one
> from Steph, "making my bed;" and one from Robert J. Moore, asking
> whether, "you can see me" in his bed.
> The hope of Ikea and its agencies is that the campaign will prove to be
> more than just a test bed, and that it will catch on like wildfire,
> tapping a new undercurrent of competition in the user-generated video
> space."
> 
> 
> 
> How cool is this concept. If you are in the market for an advertising
> agency you should hire these guys now. I love it.
> 
> Cheers,
> Dean
> 
> http://deancollinsblog.blogspot.com/2007/01/ikea-gets-into-hot-bed.html
>  >
> 
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

[videoblogging] Re: Mike as a kid :)

[Chuck Olsen]

What a cuddly hackerboy you were/are!

Okay, tell me about your secret guv'mint work and kill me. Just know the 
conversation might 
be simulcast in a Flash meeting.

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Hudack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I would definitely have to kill you if I told you.  And with 2,500
> people on this list it would be a long, very messy job :)

[videoblogging] Re: John Edwards to Run for President (announcement on YouTube)

[Chuck Olsen]

Yes, more footage coming from NOLA. This day began for the Edwards
entourage in the early wee hours, in the devastated 9th ward of New Orleans.
>From there it was on to Des Moines Iowa for a town hall meeting and blogger
meetup, and now I'm in New Hampshire about to crash after a totally surreal
day that feels like 3 days. (3 awesome days!)

The announcement was your typical press event, my camera had nothing
unique to offer. So I interviewed Scoble on how he got involved and what
he thought of the whole thing and the process. I interviewed a vlogger from
North Carolina who was invited by the Edwards folks and was very excited
to be there. Lastly I found some church volunteers down the block from all
the Edwards hoopla, where the "real" work was going on -- they were
gutting a house of all it's moldy exoskeleton. They were working like mad
ripping it up, finding some remnants of the owner (beads, a moldy bible).
The guy giving me the tour was a big Rocketboom fan which I did not expect!

For what it's worth I'm convinced Edwards is a passionate, smart, authentic
person who would make a great president. He has some people on his team
I interviewed 3 years ago -- the people who made the Dean campaign
legendary for its use of technology to engage and make the campaign
"people powered." But now, it's evolved to include video and frankly
there's a better candidate.

cheers,
chuck

I've got a few bad phonecam photos and thoughts on my flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/blogumentary/

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "T Shey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> What was it like for you all to visit New Orleans? Any plans to post
> more footage from your trip, there or on Chuck's site? Ten years ago I
> was spending a lot of time in the ninth ward, and would love to see
> more accounts of how people are rebuilding.
> 
> Really interesting that you were the ones that posted his video
> yesterday -- more behind the scenes on that would be interesting.
> Oddly, the views on that video haven't picked up much, and it's not
> easy to find via a search yet. Four years ago, Edwards announced on
> the Daily Show -- now he's announcing on YouTube -- you'd think that
> YouTube would seize on this and promote it on their front page.
> 

[videoblogging] Re: Internet TV Conference & Expo - NYC 6/25-6/26 2007

[Chuck Olsen]

> The Internet TV Conference & Expo 2007  is the first event of it's
> kind, to be held at NYC's Roosevelt Hotel on June 25/26 2007.
> 
> http://www.itvcon.com/

Holy hyperbole! There's a lot of stuff there that makes me cringe, but
I've had experience with this one:

"Turn your editors and writers into television celebrities. How to include
Internet television content to magazine, newspaper, and online media
Websites. Traditional media Websites without video content will be obsolete 
overnight."

It's true that online video is big in the magazine world, and it makes sense.
I've made some cool videos for a magazine trying to make their editors
into web personalities. Suffice to say, just because you're a good print editor
doesn't mean you can be engaging in front of a camera. 

In fact the biggest mistake this particular magazine made at the outset was
in trying to be... television. They finally realized that trying to look like 
TV was
(a) way too expensive, and (b) ended up looking like bad television.

[videoblogging] Re: Are You Recommending HD Cameras Yet?

[Chuck Olsen]

Give it up for content y'al!

I certainly lust after an HD television. Our friend has a sweet 42" Panasonic
and we're always in awe of the HD experience.

So... what does that have to do with videoblogging? Not a whole lot today,
not something most vloggers need to worry about. But tomorrow is coming
quick.

Rocketboom has their stuff in HD. I shoot on a Sony HC1 which is small
and not very expensive. However I hardly ever edit in HD - I basically think
of it as a really good SD camera with sharp detail. But I've got that footage in
HD should I have an opportunity to show a video on TV, or in a theater, or
online.

Strangely enough, I'm considering ditching the HC1 for a Panasonic DVX.
I just love the 24p look, and the gamme curves (or whatever) that just look
fantastic.

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen" <[EMAIL 
PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>
> 1) Shoot using the cheapest camera you can find.
> 2) Embrace compression artifacts.
> 3) Rejoice, send me a link and spend the money you save on things that  
> actually matter (hint: it's not a green screen).
> 
> - Andreas
> 
> Den 18.12.2006 kl. 01:58 skrev Joshua Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> 
> > Not completely on topic, but not off either. I just posted an entry
> > on my blog. In a nutshell, I don't care about HD...just good content.
> >
> > http://www.joshpaul.com/?p=250

[videoblogging] Re: RSS as Relationship Tool

[Chuck Olsen]

Don't make me pee on your carpet dude. What's your beef?

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "taulpaulmpls" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Damn Chuck, here's where I whap you over the nose with a newspaper...
> 
> We need to talk.
> 
> 
> --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Chuck Olsen"
>  wrote:
> >
> > Here's my edited response to all this from 3vilvlog:
> > 
> > "We make money, you make money." Is that in an agreement someplace?
> > That should be front and center. Everyone wants our content these days,
> > and everyone wants it for free so they can make money off of it and we
> > get squat. So skepticism is a natural first response.
> > 
> > Here's a question I don't know the answer to: How does TV Guide work?
> > Who pays whom? Obviously a TV show or channel would be foolish to not
> > be included in a tv guide or online program guides. And obviously,
> in the
> > case of TV Guide, they make money off of that. In return, they bring an
> > audience. It's a tradeoff.
> > 
> > Same thing is happening right now in online video. Networks and guides
> > are popping up. At the outset we'll have a lot of them. Blip is
> trying to be
> > that for their own content, same with Revver, same with MySpace.
> Mefeedia
> > has always been a guide for vlogging, but I think they're lacking in
> > resources and interface. (But I still love you!)
> > 
> > I think Network2 can be a good, useful guide to online shows/vlogs/etc
> > and I personally *want* the stuff I produce to be linked and seen by
> more
> > people. And yes, if they make money, I want to make money.
> > 
> > 
> > Something that's never really been resolved: By the act of
> publishing with RSS
> > aren't we allowing this kind of usage? Aren't we saying, "spread my
> content"?
> >
>

[videoblogging] Re: RSS as Relationship Tool

[Chuck Olsen]

I'd be curious to hear why you think it's a bad idea?

Vlog networks are inevitable. PodTech is a podcast network of sorts.

There are a lot of people making "shows" that want to do that for
a living. Many of them spend all of their time making great content,
but have no time or perhaps expertise in business or infrastructure
or promotion. There are a lot of potential advantages for those folks
to band together, or otherwise be part of a larger network that can
do all of that for them and probably bring a bigger audience, too.

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Watkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Okay I soon foudn this on businessweek:
> 
> http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2006/10/
network2tv_vona.html
> 
> Oh how I am reassured, not...
> 
> "Here's where this gets really interesting: Pulver believes that, in
> 2007, we'll see the rise of a new TV network that will eventually
> compete with the likes of NBC, ABC and CNN. He believes that this new
> TV network will be Web-based. And he hopes it will be Network2.tv."
> 
> Is this an accurate statement about the goals of network2? I dont even
> know where to start with tearing this apart, I'm sure I'll get round
> to it soon.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Steve Elbows
> --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Watkins"  wrote:
> >
> > After further consideration I think part of the problem is that parts
> > of your messages and confirmation emails to people sound a bit
> arrogant. 
> >
>

[videoblogging] Re: RSS as Relationship Tool

[Chuck Olsen]

Here's my edited response to all this from 3vilvlog:

"We make money, you make money." Is that in an agreement someplace?
That should be front and center. Everyone wants our content these days,
and everyone wants it for free so they can make money off of it and we
get squat. So skepticism is a natural first response.

Here's a question I don't know the answer to: How does TV Guide work?
Who pays whom? Obviously a TV show or channel would be foolish to not
be included in a tv guide or online program guides. And obviously, in the
case of TV Guide, they make money off of that. In return, they bring an
audience. It's a tradeoff.

Same thing is happening right now in online video. Networks and guides
are popping up. At the outset we'll have a lot of them. Blip is trying to be
that for their own content, same with Revver, same with MySpace. Mefeedia
has always been a guide for vlogging, but I think they're lacking in
resources and interface. (But I still love you!)

I think Network2 can be a good, useful guide to online shows/vlogs/etc
and I personally *want* the stuff I produce to be linked and seen by more
people. And yes, if they make money, I want to make money.


Something that's never really been resolved: By the act of publishing with RSS
aren't we allowing this kind of usage? Aren't we saying, "spread my content"?

[videoblogging] Re: OOoh, Amanda's Up!

[Chuck Olsen]

And let's be honest - Winnie has a sweet rack.

KIDDING

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Josh Leo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> After Jerry left, I was forced to find a new cat-co-host. I searched all
> over and found some real talent with Winnie Cooper. As she grew she proved
> to be a fantastic partner.

[videoblogging] Re: OOoh, Amanda's Up!

[Chuck Olsen]

I'm sure the amount of money being spend on a weekly vlog show
might be shocking. But consider...

1) ABC needs to jump into online video and get an audience there. That's where 
the 
audience is going, so they need to learn and learn fast. Hiring someone of 
Amanda's 
stature is a high-profile way to do that. The costs of *not* getting involved 
and *not* 
learning how to earn an online audience probably far outweighs whatever they're 
spending. Survivial.

2) I'm personally glad it's a weekly show. I don't watch Rocketboom or any 
daily show 
every day. No time. Other people obviously do, but I tend to get my "fresh 
links" from 
TailRank, BoingBoing, etc. because it's less demanding of my attention and 
non-linear. 

If you found anny of that vaguely interesting, I posted more on my blog,
which peaked in 2004:

http://tinyurl.com/yhdaa5


--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, andrew michael baron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>
> On the topic of ABC's videoblog, I'm going to set aside all of the  
> technical problems everyone has already mentioned with the video  
> distribution and the ABC platform - the fact that there are no RSS  
> feeds, the comments are pre-approved and filtered (even when not  
> offensive), the video scrolls have been turned off, one is forced to  
> view long, irrelevant pre-roll ads that outlast many people's  
> curiosity and especially the closed platform with no mobile or local  
> potential.
> 
> In otherwords, the only difference between this video platform and  
> one from say, 1997, is that for this one, at least the video does  
> come on and plays.
> 
> Maybe they can hire someone who knows a thing or two about it.
> 
> I'm going to suggest that the greatest failure of this project  
> however has to do with the severely expensive resources that are  
> being used for a product that can be much more valuable for a mere  
> fraction of the effort and costs.
> 
> My question is, how much money did it take to produce this?
> 
> Also, if all of the effort only goes into a once-a-week show, how  
> effective and interested are the people behind the show to take so  
> much time and money to do so little?
> 
> For instance, we know they are probably paying Amanda a professional  
> salary. They are also paying two senior level producers for this.  
> Then there is at least one editor, a camera person (unless one of the  
> producers is a cameraman), lighting tech, audio guy, all with premium  
> 'ABC' salaries. I am just speculating, perhaps I have missed some.
> 
> In addition to that, the entity ABC needs to make revenue (beside the  
> people), yet they also have at least one rep that works with Amanda  
> besides the producers and other production staff. Surely they have  
> someone who works on the website if not a section of a team. Amanda's  
> agent needs a professional share. Amanda's manager too. They  
> obviously have a very aggressive PR team too (which they will  
> definitely need to drive people to the show). Lets not forget the  
> advertisers! They are the ones supporting this and because so many  
> people need to get paid such high salaries, the advertisers need to  
> get paid most of the real-estate of the website. In many ways, this  
> scenario is typical of one where the advertisers are way more  
> important than the show itself. The show is just a tool for ad sales  
> in the end, after all.
> 
> The point I want to make is, there are probably WAY too many people  
> needed to pull off this one 5 minute production exclusively for a  
> small flash file on one website.
> 
> A company like ABC should perhaps use their expensive resources to  
> produce content that needs expensive resources. Was there special  
> access gained? Was there need for expensive equipment? Travel  
> expenses? 3 producers?
> 
> No, there was no sign of any need for any of the above that I could see.
>

[videoblogging] Re: OOoh, Amanda's Up!

[Chuck Olsen]

First -- I want to say congrats to Amanda. It's very surreal
seeing her on ABCnews.com, sort of like the grownups left
the cameras and lights on and she snuck in and made a show.

I'm also tickled to see links to AAA shows I edited up there (Atrios, Vilsack, 
Jarvis).

As for rehashing Rocketboom... the community has spoken and said "No."

I'm very intrigued by all of this and have my own thoughts/insights. 
And I do understand why you'd be upset today Andrew.

However I fear any comment I make on that last offer to Amanda 
(and whether she quit or was fired) will have some legal significance in the 
future.
It'll also reopen the whole can of worms. We have the emails of the final 
proposal, and we all know things fell apart at the end.

Anyway, y'all are happier and more successful than ever going your separate
ways. Hopefully that will still be the case after the lawyers battle it out...

love,
chuck

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, andrew michael baron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>
> Great, easy.
> 
> Chuck, you are the man with the answer. It was the night before  
> Amanda posted her video. As our mediator, I told you I was going to  
> make a demand.
> 
> I said I was no longer negotiating and I demanded that Amanda come  
> into work on Monday and film a news day for Rocketboom.
> 
> Everything else was negotiable but that one demand I put on Amanda  
> was non negotiable.
> 
> So what happened? As a matter of fact she did not meet my demand,  
> gave up, as we expected she would, and that was it.
> 
> This was the third time she had quit and this time she quit for good.
> 
> End of story on that one.
> 
> 
> On Dec 13, 2006, at 2:39 PM, mariolibrandi wrote:
> 
> > Andrew,
> >
> > There is nothing to hide. Facts are facts. You made a mistake by
> > kicking us out and now you have to live with it. Good luck with the
> > lawsuit.
> >
> > And if you really want to share experiences, I am still waiting for
> > that $7,050 check.
> >
> > I've always said to Amanda that we should just have a public debate to
> > end this once and for all, that way we can show everyone the truth.
> >
> > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, andrew michael baron
> >  wrote:
> > >
> > > Amanda, I have always been outspoken about sharing my experiences
> > > with Rocketboom and this is no longer an exception.
> > >
> > > You can hide talking about it publicly, we see how that has led to
> > > your advantage. As long as no one speaks up, you continue to lie and
> > > mislead people about what you have done for "yourself". Meanwhile no
> > > one can learn from the problems you have created.
> > >
> > > As you know our lawyers ARE working on it. I hope your lawyer is
> > > listening when I say yet again, look here below how you have out
> > > right lied in saying I let you go.
> > >
> > > People should know that in order to do business in this field there
> > > is a need to protect oneself from this kind of atrocious behavior.
> > >
> > > Luckily I have, its just that I have previously been quiet about it
> > > for legal reasons myself.
> > >
> > > So now Im ready to share with everyone how I expect this will turn
> > > out and then we can talk about it, take wagers, and see what the
> > > judge has to say.
> > >
> > > In the end, we should all be in a better position to engage in
> > > creative partnerships.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Dec 13, 2006, at 12:57 PM, Amanda Congdon wrote:
> > >
> > > > Andrew, get a grip. Please.
> > > >
> > > > This
> > > >
> > > > http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?
> > > > q=rocketboom.com&url=rocketboom.com
> > > >
> > > > is not my fault.
> > > >
> > > > You made the decision to let me go. So I went.
> > > >
> > > > As for your outlandish claims about HBO and ABC, please contact my
> > > > lawyers. Let's do this the right way. And having a desk and a  
> > second
> > > > camera are not ideas you own. Those are conventions.
> > > >
> > > > Best to focus on your own show, I think. Or you can continue to
> > > > attempt to drag me down and write "emotional" emails to ABC but  
> > I'm
> > > > done talking about this publicly. Time to move on.
> > > >
> > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, andrew michael baron
> > > >  wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Jeeze, I have never been so offended.
> > > > >
> > > > > Its like Alice and Wonderland around here, somebody pinch me:
> > > > > http://www.dembot.com/011895.html
> > > > >
> > > > > On Dec 13, 2006, at 10:47 AM, CarLBanks wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > This gives me hope that I could be picked up one day.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >
> >
> >
> > 
> 
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

[videoblogging] Re: OOoh, Amanda's Up!

[Chuck Olsen]

thankyou thankyou thankyou!

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, sull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZuk99jFnN4
> 
> :)

[videoblogging] Re: I NEED HELP! (10,000 miles and 8 wishes)

[Chuck Olsen]

Amanda Congdon interviewed Paul about his bike trip around the country:

http://amandacongdon.com/roadblog/2006/11/02/paul-sanchez-ca/

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "aroundtheperimeter" 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Guys and Gals,
> 
> I have 21 diggs on my video right now and I just need a few more to
> make it to the front page.  If you check out my "10,000 miles and 8
> wishes" video I think you will digg it.
> 
> Here is the link:
> http://digg.com/videos_people/10_000_miles_and_8_wishes
> 
> I promise this video is worth watching.
> 
> Thanks for reading this post.
> 
> Feel free to email me at "solo ride@ gmail.com" no space between solo
> and ride.
> 
> 
> I look forward to talking with you all.
> 
> Paul Sanchez
>

[videoblogging] Re: vlog

[Chuck Olsen]

Uh-oh... do I have to remove you from the list of MN Vlogs now?? Nooo!

I've always been a proponent of the simplest, content-agnostic definition
of vlog: Video on a blog. A videoblog.

David, you're putting video on a blog so I'd say you fit the classic definition.

It gets a little blurry with YouTube and video podcasting.

* YouTube calls its users "broadcasters" and says it started as a 
  "personal video sharing service." Nevertheless, it has blog-like features.
   People can post videos over time and have a blog of sorts. Others
   can subscribe to your videos, though it is a closed system.

* Video podcasting, videocasting, what have you - these activities don't
  necessarily rely on a blog or even a web site. Content creators can make
  video for their subscribers on iTunes, Akimbo, Democracy, maybe TiVo.

These are all manifestations of a revolution in online video distribution. 
It's very exciting. And I'm sort of in the "who cares what you call it" camp.

I think vlog/videoblog have taken hold because the early adopters and
proponents used that term. It also happens to be easier to say and make
into a verb than the myriad alternatives.

I tend to think of myself as a filmmaker who chooses to distribute
my work in a vlog. Again, content-agnostic. However there's no doubt
the word vlog has some style connotations. "Vlog-style" -- holding the
camera with one hand pointed at yourself, talking to the camera, very
spontaneous and not over-produced. 

Long live vlog-style. :-)

-chuck

http://mnstories.com
http://vlogsanta.tv  (SEND MORE VIDEO QUESTIONS!)

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "David Howell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> So, ok...let me get this straight.
> 
> Is there is a push to define all websites with video content on them
> as a "vlog" and the creator/s of the site are "vloggers"? Or, are
> there certain and specific requirements that dictate that one site is
> a vlog and one site is a website with video?
> 
> Maybe, I joined the wrong Yahoo group? Does anyone know if there is a
> Yahoo group for web video content creators?
> 
> David
> http://www.davidhowellstudios.com

[videoblogging] Re: Vlog Santa returns

[Chuck Olsen]

Nope, no Schlitz deal... I barely had time to get the site up. :-)

Beer sponsorships often mean getting lots of free beer. Do I 
really need a basement full of Schlitz? Hmm, maybe. Maybe.

 
C'mon peoples, fire up your video cameras and ask Vlog Santa something!


[EMAIL PROTECTED]

He's sitting in his underpants just waiting for you. It's as gross as that 
sounds.

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Jan / The Faux Press" <[EMAIL 
PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I think product placement is definitely the wave of vlog sustainability
> future.
> 
> You got a deal with Schlitz?
> 
> If not, why not? Hrm?
> 
> XOXOX
> Jan

[videoblogging] Vlog Santa returns

[Chuck Olsen]

Aww geez... clear out the nitwits, Vlog Santa is back!

http://vlogsanta.tv

Vlog Santa is getting out of the house and talking to real
people on the street. Sometimes he gives them cans of Schlitz.
(Don't tell da cops)

But he still needs YOU to send him computer video questions
that he'll answer every week. You can suggest what Vlog
Santa should do when he leaves da house, too. 

Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
If you're sending a video question, use Blip.tv or YouSendIt.com .

Also, Vlog Santa needs money for more Schlitz so he'll do
personalized video greetings for $25 smackers. What a ripoff!
http://vlogsanta.tv/greetings.html

cheers,
chuck