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a good site with great people contributing How to get around Quicktime's H.264 gamma bug http://tr.im/pvc_aaqt264 ...readers submit additional tips for flawless H.264 Quicktimes http://tr.im/pvc_qt264bug Brightness Issues with H.264 QuickTime Movies www.tr.im/pvc_qt264bug ... developing the Kelvin Tile LED light, plus some other handy tips and tricks of light and color http://tr.im/pvc_led Dave (squashing threads since 2005)
[videoblogging] Re: Meet the elite!
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, joshuajcohen jos...@... wrote: 1) Limit on numbers - We wanted to limit the initial numbers of the IAWTV so we could create a nimble organization that in its inaugural years is capable of getting a lot accomplished. That includes designing an organizational structure that will address a lot of the online video community's concerns. In too many instances we've seen fledgling organizations buckle under the weight of their membership before they were ever able to really get off the ground. iawtv.org looks like a great start. I recognize many of the names and not all from this group. I understand agree somewhat, that limiting Who total numbers first invited in, allows for quicker organizing. Where size of membership will matter most is going to happen very soon though. Already New Media is the main focus of the studios production companies. A lot is happening as New Media relates to Union contracts. Some of it looks, at first read, to be reasonable and for the benefit of the Union members. But these contracts for the most part benefit the producer/distributor/production company/studio system more so than the writers, actors, crew etc. Buckling is going to happen regardless of size. Right now all might be hunky dory. I think though that bigger is better. Strength/Safety in numbers is going to give you a lot better an advantage, especially if you get to sit at the table to represent content creators (Producers). I think we have a great core group that's a well-balanced mix of independent content creators, executives, agents, and other creatives who are invested in the industry and its future. In the coming months they'll shape the way the academy grows and the induction process for new members. Content Creators should be titled as Producers unless they are employed/contracted by a Producer/Studio, given a script make no creative contribution. Otherwise, (if you read my post that preceded this thread) a content creator is likely to fall below the line on the budget, in the system, and left out of the revenue in the distribution chain. That being said, I would love to see more independent content creators represented as the IAWTV moves forward and if you have any suggestions on the types of, or specific people you'd like to see in the academy, please send them over. Oh yeah ... I got plenty of ideas. Can o worms your inviting in? Seriously though. Some on this list might protest I have been conspicuously absent, but I could bring a lot to iawtv.org] 2) International - Agreed, there admittedly isn't a whole lot of representation outside of the US at this moment, but hopefully that will quickly change (in fact, we're building in support for non-English language selections for next year's Streamy Awards). Having a little fun with this. I have no problem with international in the name. I have signed plenty of contracts that state the studio/production company owns my work product throughout the known unknown Universe. That (to me) seems infinitesimally more elitist to claim ownership of. Especially since we haven't been back to the moon for some time (he he he). 3) And to Jeffrey's point, ultimately the IAWTV is about providing legitimacy to and growing the web television space. I think an organization like this can have a much bigger voice than the sum of its parts and bring a lot more well-deserved recognition to the online video community as a whole, which I believe is good for everyone. The Web TV space has already been legitimatized. I'll refrain from using a word that rhymes to describe what you can prevent as an organization representing the interests of members. Moving forward, I also hope the IAWTV is able to accomplish a lot of what Jeffrey mentioned: best practices and labor standards and providing guidelines and resources for emerging talent. Definitely labor. Compensation, Pension, Health Welfare, Collective bargaining is a good thing to set minimums. It is important to know and base these on what the established unions, guilds associations have set work under. We all realize the IAWTV is a nascent organization within a burgeoning industry. If you have any suggestions on membership or roles you see that the academy could play, please get in touch. - Josh Thanks for the input invitation. I'd like to give this more thought first. _ Josh Cohen http://www.tilzy.tv joshuaATtilzyDOTtv --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jeffrey Taylor thejeffreytaylor@ wrote: Big pet peeve of mine when US orgs call themselves international in word,
[videoblogging] Contract Talks Between Actors, Advertisers at a Standstill
As the line blurs the focus is more toward online/mobile, the struggle (or whatever you want to call it) is the how how much. This is specifically about advertisements, but there is crossover to long short form productions, features music videos in this example. If (an actor) agrees to be exclusive for a campaign, that $1,500 will not be looking so good if the time span is 12, 18, 24 or more months. Everything is relative, and I have said it before, equipment costs have dropped but an individual's worth should increase in value over time if they are good at what they do. Undercutting rates drives down everyone's potential earnings. From adage.com/madisonandvine by Claude Brodesser-Akner http://tr.im/hj6P ...consider the plight of Camden Singer, 35, who has earned her living for the last seven years solely by starring in TV commercials in Los Angeles: She booked 15 commercials last year, 12 of them national broadcast spots. This year, however, she said things are slowing down, becoming more sporadic. Even more worrisome than the difference in the amount of work, Ms. Singer noted, is the type: Far less well-paying internet gigs can be found, even among advertisers who also shoot national broadcast TV spots. Ms. Singer recently booked two commercials for Walmart: One was for use solely online, the other for national broadcast. For her internet-only Walmart spot, Ms. Singer was paid a flat fee of $1,500 and held under contract for a year, meaning that she was not permitted to do any work for a competitor such as Target. But she also filmed a TV commercial in early December that Walmart broadcast nationally, and the difference in pay is astonishing: While Ms. Singer won't be allowed to shoot a TV commercial for a rival for 19 months, she has made $10,000 starring in a TV spot that has only been running nationally since February. She says it will likely earn her some $20,000 by the end of this year. And even after she's booked a national TV commercial, Ms. Singer said she lacks confidence in the accounting of their airings. You never know if it's going run, when and where it's going to run, and if you'll be paid correctly, she said. In the past, oversight by SAG (in her case) would ensure she was paid the proper and due amount. Understandably it is currently a little harder to track the web's eyeballs/plays. This is just one story. I don't have enough information to get on about the details. It (web ads/programing) will need clauses written in contracts that allow for flexibility (for all parties to renegotiate) as technology changes. I'm reminded of waitstaff and how the IRS requires restaurants to report revenue as a way to estimate minimum earnings made from tips. There is an analogy there but I may not used it in the best way.
[videoblogging] IATSE, AMPTP set negotiation date
If you create content you think what you do is has value, you might want to spend a little time getting up to speed on what is going on. You may not see immediately a direct impact, but considering that many of you were once social media purists (for the love of making videos) and now are looking to earn a living, there is plenty to take away from this information. Grabbing a few random links, but you'll have to do more digging on your own if this is of interest or you are concerned how it might impact you. http://www.400hours.com The Sixtieth Anniversary of the War for Warner Brothers http://tr.im/h6XY Iatse the Hollywood Locals http://tr.im/h6X6 What is NEW MEDIA and isn't this a good thing? http://tr.im/h6X8 IATSE GETTING THE `SAG' TREATMENT FROM AMPTP http://tr.im/h712 Does this mean you need to join a Union? No, but it is not a bad idea. Would an association be of benefit? It would certainly make it easier to have one voice rather than every wo/man for themselves. A few years ago, I tried to get my local IA to take a look at this group and more importantly see New Media not a threat but the next source of entertainmnt productions. Could they have organized video bloggers? Unlikely. What should have/could have happened, but was lost/missed was the chance to open dialogue, build mutual respect/participation and to ensure fair wages. If you work for a nickle today, don't be surprised when you are asked to work for a nickle (or less) tomorrow. Yeah, gear is getting cheaper, but your time is worth money, money doesn't buy what it used to. If you need a lesson on inflation, Google it. There are Unions for writers http://www.wga.org/ actors http://www.sag.org/home and you may fit into on of these groups more so than IA's technical crafts. Cool. Learn about what these groups are doing for their members. Think long term, not just today. Copyright ... Yeah Yeah Yeah ... . That is a whole other story/issue.
[videoblogging] Re: Recording Live audio from different locations
Besides a decent mic there is a need to work with your firewall from what it sounds (no pun) like. A lot of great info can be found on the http://www.conversationsnetwork.org/ The Conversations Network's forums. http://www.conversationsnetwork.org/forum/ mentioned on the site belowwhich is probably where I first discovered this if not on this list or another. The following video has information that's been a Must watch video I've recommended often. Covers system Skype preference settings. Hope this helps From Doug Kaye's Weblog http://www.blogarithms.com/ Skype for Interviews - A How-To Video After years of discouraging the use of Skype for interviews here at The Conversations Network, we're now saying a resounding Yes! Paul Figgiani and I have prepared this audiovisual presentation that covers all you need to know in order to get true broadcast-quality Skype recordings. http://tr.im/dkaye_skype ... --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jan McLaughlin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Brainstorming a bit. Seems to me that you might - via a desktop sharing application and Audacity (or whatever you're using to record audio on your computer) - be able to approach both 'live recording' and 'quality' together. Don't know if desktop sharing would have the same kind of audio compression / latency as Skype. Might be interesting to find out. Tried Gmail's audio / video chat recently and the audio quality was pretty darned good. None of the Skype echo or weird digital hash hesitations. If may be that Verdi and I both have good connections. I have FIOS. Maybe iChat or any other video conference app in combination with CamTwist (Google it), playing back the pre-recorded video in the chat window so you can sync the audio performance to the vid. What OS do each of you have? If the double-ender strategy appeals and you're bound and determined to use better-quality mics, I should think you wouldn't need 'recorders', but only a free recording application like Audacity, and a preamp or other bit of hardware to put between the mics and the computer, in order to get the mic signal where it needs to be to be 'heard' by the computer. Because of your post, I broke out a Shure FP-11 mic to line amp (new from Ebay for $135) and hooked it up with a dynamic headset mic and it's working okay - with a bit more hiss than I'd prefer - but still much better than the on-board MacBook Pro mic and associated computer noise well in the foreground of the background. Podcasters would be well placed to tell you which USB mics would get you the quality you need. I'm certain there are 'good' USB mics out there for well less than $100 a piece. You can certainly pick up a Shure SM57 or two used for less than $100 each. The Shure mic you later mention - the SM7B - for sure isn't in the budget you describe. The SM57's should be plenty good enough for the web, with the added benefit of rejecting most ambient room noise (like echo, refrigerators, air conditioners, traffic and the neighbors' argument). Another idea is that one or both of you may have a video camera handy to use as a mic, attached and recorded to the computer via fireware or USB. There IS the some time problem of camera noise associated with recording audio with inboard mics on video cameras, but it's usually not THAT much of a problem for lo-budge web purposes. Toward the lo-budget side, you can always write the story so that one (or both) of the characer's voice(s) are supposed to be 'futzed' - e.g., EQ'd so they sound as if they're on a telephone. Call me if you want, and I'll walk you through some more ideas. 862-571-5334 Better these discussions held in real time. Texting possibilities without knowing precisely what you have / want is not an efficient use of our time :) Jan On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 9:11 PM, Richard Amirault [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: - Original Message - From: Dom (snip) The video portion will utilize voice-over while our content plays beneath. We may also use animation or puppets along with our voices. Anyway, you can see that it would be less than ideal to have the voices at different qualities. Are there any tools for recording two audio streams live from two separate locations that don't involve thousands of dollars of audio equipment? Thanks folks! As suggested a double ender will work just fine. How low cost it is depends on what your definition of cost is. You will need quality recorders. A pair of Zoom H-2s will work great. Do not use anything like a digital voice recorder from Olympus or Sony. I'm not sure about the video aspect of this. Will you both need to see the video to comment on it? I would think that this may be a problem. You both need to see the same thing at the same time. Richard Amirault Boston, MA, USA http://n1jdu.org http://bostonfandom.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7hf9u2ZdlQ
[videoblogging] Re: Recording Live audio from different locations
Besides a decent mic there is a need to work with your firewall from what it sounds (no pun) like. A lot of great info can be found on the http://www.conversationsnetwork.org/ The Conversations Network's forums. http://www.conversationsnetwork.org/forum/ mentioned on the site belowwhich is probably where I first discovered this if not on this list or another. The following video has information that's been a Must watch video I've recommended often. Covers system Skype preference settings. Hope this helps From Doug Kaye's Weblog http://www.blogarithms.com/ Skype for Interviews - A How-To Video After years of discouraging the use of Skype for interviews here at The Conversations Network, we're now saying a resounding Yes! Paul Figgiani and I have prepared this audiovisual presentation that covers all you need to know in order to get true broadcast-quality Skype recordings. http://tr.im/dkaye_skype ... --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jan McLaughlin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Brainstorming a bit. Seems to me that you might - via a desktop sharing application and Audacity (or whatever you're using to record audio on your computer) - be able to approach both 'live recording' and 'quality' together. Don't know if desktop sharing would have the same kind of audio compression / latency as Skype. Might be interesting to find out. Tried Gmail's audio / video chat recently and the audio quality was pretty darned good. None of the Skype echo or weird digital hash hesitations. If may be that Verdi and I both have good connections. I have FIOS. Maybe iChat or any other video conference app in combination with CamTwist (Google it), playing back the pre-recorded video in the chat window so you can sync the audio performance to the vid. What OS do each of you have? If the double-ender strategy appeals and you're bound and determined to use better-quality mics, I should think you wouldn't need 'recorders', but only a free recording application like Audacity, and a preamp or other bit of hardware to put between the mics and the computer, in order to get the mic signal where it needs to be to be 'heard' by the computer. Because of your post, I broke out a Shure FP-11 mic to line amp (new from Ebay for $135) and hooked it up with a dynamic headset mic and it's working okay - with a bit more hiss than I'd prefer - but still much better than the on-board MacBook Pro mic and associated computer noise well in the foreground of the background. Podcasters would be well placed to tell you which USB mics would get you the quality you need. I'm certain there are 'good' USB mics out there for well less than $100 a piece. You can certainly pick up a Shure SM57 or two used for less than $100 each. The Shure mic you later mention - the SM7B - for sure isn't in the budget you describe. The SM57's should be plenty good enough for the web, with the added benefit of rejecting most ambient room noise (like echo, refrigerators, air conditioners, traffic and the neighbors' argument). Another idea is that one or both of you may have a video camera handy to use as a mic, attached and recorded to the computer via fireware or USB. There IS the some time problem of camera noise associated with recording audio with inboard mics on video cameras, but it's usually not THAT much of a problem for lo-budge web purposes. Toward the lo-budget side, you can always write the story so that one (or both) of the characer's voice(s) are supposed to be 'futzed' - e.g., EQ'd so they sound as if they're on a telephone. Call me if you want, and I'll walk you through some more ideas. 862-571-5334 Better these discussions held in real time. Texting possibilities without knowing precisely what you have / want is not an efficient use of our time :) Jan On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 9:11 PM, Richard Amirault [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: - Original Message - From: Dom (snip) The video portion will utilize voice-over while our content plays beneath. We may also use animation or puppets along with our voices. Anyway, you can see that it would be less than ideal to have the voices at different qualities. Are there any tools for recording two audio streams live from two separate locations that don't involve thousands of dollars of audio equipment? Thanks folks! As suggested a double ender will work just fine. How low cost it is depends on what your definition of cost is. You will need quality recorders. A pair of Zoom H-2s will work great. Do not use anything like a digital voice recorder from Olympus or Sony. I'm not sure about the video aspect of this. Will you both need to see the video to comment on it? I would think that this may be a problem. You both need to see the same thing at the same time. Richard Amirault Boston, MA, USA http://n1jdu.org http://bostonfandom.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7hf9u2ZdlQ
[videoblogging] Re: Easy implement pay-per-download?
Depends (IMO) what the PPV content is. Have you looked at Blip.tv for a solution? Plenty of examples of Free or cheap stuff to get viewers to buy premium content. The easiest and obvious is the cable TV model for PPV. Wrestling fans etc ... it works online too. I get lots of emails notifying me of free and Pay seminars available only online for example ... you just need to get outside the video blogging echo chamber. If your stuff is PG ... Amazon might work for you. In the late 90's there was a lot of Rap music videos shot with extra/bonus footage not available anywhere else but as a premium. Too Short is just one artist that comes to mind. There are work-around ... google video in combo with google apps and checkout as well a few other similar services might work for you. I think there might be a way to make U-Stream as a PPV too. Depends on what you are offering, vs TOS restrictions. Borderline racy/adult ... an incredible number of services ... just because an adult hosting service has porn doesn't mean you have to have porn content. Some of these companies have made a huge investment in their service, with lots of redundancy for relatively cheap cost. And when you start poking around you will discover they have ties to many mainstream, big name companies, but that as they say is a whole other story. Don't take my word for it, just do a little research (whois.net archive.org) and you'll see what I mean. If you are sharing space on one of these services, check to make sure that those other sites don't clash with your sense and sensibilities. A google search for Pay Per View Hosting might work for you. Then again ... who knows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm thinking of setting up part of my site with DVD-style extras... outtakes, behind the scene footage, etc. Are there any easy systems out there for implementing either pay-per-download clips or some kind of gated members area? Keeping in mind that, beyond cutting and pasting HTML, I have NO coding skills whatsoever... (I miss BitPass.) Thanks, Chris Burdick http://www.myspace.com/necropol http://penelopespantyhose.com
[videoblogging] May be of interest to some here
Call For Entries Issued for Filmmakers, Television Producers and Videographers by International Awards Competition, The Accolade Deadline: February 15 Information: www.TheAccolade.net Now in its sixth year, top-tier, international awards competition, The Accolade, announces its Call For Entries for filmmakers, television producers and videographers. The Accolade is a non-traditional, virtual venue. Awards go to those filmmakers, television producers and videographers who produce fresh, standout entertainment, animation and compelling documentaries. The Accolade is a showcase for cinematic gems and unique voices. It receives entries from all over the world including Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Hong, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Puerto Rico, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom and the United States. There are three levels of awards, all based on quality and creativity: Best of Show, Award of Excellence and Honorable Mention. No more than 15 percent of entries are granted Awards of Excellence. Best of Show honors are granted only if worthy productions are discovered. Notable artistic and technical productions are recognized at the Honorable Mention award level. Annually, a special award is given to a production that makes a significant contribution to social change or a humanitarian effort. Since The Accolade is not a traditional festival, viewership is attracted online through The Accolade's website, via targeted press releases directed to industry media and achieved with notifications to The Accolade's email database of more than 26,000 people including producers, distributors and buyers. The Accolade is an award recognized for its rigorous evaluation process by buyers and distributors; they are confident that winning productions are of high quality. The Accolade team works passionately to help worthy productions gain the publicity and distribution they deserve. Clips of the Best of Show productions are streamed on The Accolade Web site. Every filmmaker, television producer and videographer wants credibility associated with their work and buzz about their productions, and that is what The Accolade is all about. The goal of The Accolade is to help the winners of this coveted award achieve the recognition and distribution they deserve. Go to www.TheAccolade.net for rules and entry form. Thomas Baker, Ph.D., Competition Chairperson The Accolade Competition 7946 Ivanhoe Avenue, Suite 201 La Jolla, California 92037 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone: 858-454-9868
[videoblogging] Remember when someone here said something about paranoia ...
Okay ... this is a few weeks old. Maybe seen by many. Worth a repos ... Monday, December 31, 2007 by: Mike Adams On the heels of the RIAA's recent decision to criminalize consumers who rip songs from albums they've purchased to their computers (or iPods), the association has now gone one step further and declared that remembering songs using your brain is criminal copyright infringement. The brain is a recording device, explained RIAA president Cary Sherman. The act of listening is an unauthorized act of copying music to that recording device, and the act of recalling or remembering a song is unauthorized playback. The RIAA also said it would begin sending letters to tens of millions of consumers thought to be illegally remembering songs, threatening them with lawsuits if they don't settle with the RIAA by paying monetary damages. We will aggressively pursue all copyright infringement in order to protect our industry, said Sherman. In order to avoid engaging in unauthorized copyright infringement, consumers will now be required to immediately forget everything they've just heard ... MORE :-) http://www.newstarget.com/022437.html Permission is granted to make copies of this story, redistribute it, post it and e-mail it (please provide proper credit and URL) as long as you do not actually remember it because copying to your brain is now strictly prohibited. Any attempts to circumvent the memory-based copyright restrictions on this article will result in your brain imploding, causing such an extreme loss of cognitive function that your only hope for any future career will be running for public office.
[videoblogging] Re: Need Rockies stock footage
Hi Mark. I'd start with the US Parks Department and the State of Colorado first. http://home.nps.gov/pwr/directors-welcome.htm http://www.colorado.gov/ Also the Colorado Film Commission http://www.coloradofilm.org/ http://www.coloradofilm.org/locationcolorado-search.php to either acquire footage from them or the Colorado Tourism and Visitor Department (or equivalent, may be economic development http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/tour/index.htm#access). If the project you are working on places the state in a good light, you will likely be given the footage at a reduced rate or free. Be prepared to submit a script. You can counter that request with a concern for confidentiality but openness and honesty will get you farther. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, arizpgapro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone know of how I can buy chlorado Rockies videos that I am producing? I want to buy a CD or something that has footage of mountains that I COULD pass off as Rockieap video footage that I could use for Canadian and Coes, scenes of hiking, biking, skiing, outdoor scenes etc. EM me directly if you like at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks Mark
[videoblogging] Re: more of the same ... double take time
This turns out to be a Debunked story but sounds like the plan (RIAA) is to use the legal system to tie up multiple ends of the problem so that there would be a kind of circle of laws. The trouble with quick reads is mistakes happen in either the interpretation/understanding or the reporting is flawed. In this case the reporting was flawed I did not verify beyond a reading a repeat of the same story elsewhere. RIAA not suing over CD ripping, still kinda being jerks about it the big change from previous downloading cases is the RIAA's newfound aggressiveness in calling MP3s ripped from legally owned CDs unauthorized copies -- something it's been doing quietly for a while, but now it looks like the gloves are off. While there's a pretty good argument for the legality of ripping under the market factor of fair use, it's never actually been ruled as such by a judge -- so paradoxically, the RIAA might be shooting itself in the foot here, because a judge wouldn't ever rule on it unless they argue that it's illegal. Looks like someone may end up being too clever for their own good, eh? http://peaurl.com/8nfL Pawn Shops the Music on CD, junkyards of Today. Get ya some Cheap! --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, bordercollieaustralianshepherd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: adopt or adapt ... round and round like a dog chasing it's tail. then again, while we are bent over watching the pooch, the pony, ponies up behind... The main point of the story linked below: ...Jeffrey Howell, a Scottsdale, Ariz., man who kept a collection of about 2,000 music recordings on his personal computer, the industry maintains that it is illegal for someone who has legally purchased a CD to transfer that music into his computer. http://peaurl.com/X65n By Marc Fisher Washington Post Staff Writer ...As technologies evolve, old media companies tend not to be the source of the innovation that allows them to survive. Even so, new technologies don't usually kill off old media: That's the good news for the recording industry, as for the TV, movie, newspaper and magazine businesses. But for those old media to survive, they must adapt, finding new business models and new, compelling content to offer. The RIAA's legal crusade against its customers is a classic example of an old media company clinging to a business model that has collapsed. Four years of a failed strategy has only created a whole market of people who specifically look to buy independent goods so as not to deal with the big record companies, Beckerman says. Every problem they're trying to solve is worse now than when they started. Funny, but not funny, maybe ironic ... who knows.
[videoblogging] pretty neat
http://www.emtube.yoyo.pl/ This program is freeware. However, if you find it usefull you are more than welcome to make a donation to the author. emTube is an application for Symbian S60 3rd edition phones that allows you to: Search and browse videos on YouTube. Download selected videos onto your phone. Stream FlashVideo files directly from YouTube. Play local FlashVideo files. Other features: - Audio and position control during playback. - Normal and full screen (portrait and landscape mode) video playback. - Ability to use built in accelerometer to rotate video between portrait/landscape mode.
[videoblogging] Re: Projected ad spend for online video
A wealth of information: http://adage.com/images/random/digitalfactpack2007.pdf Don't hate the players, but pay close attention to the relationships! http://adage.com/images/random/mediafamilytree07.pdf --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Steve Watkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Im no expert on these things, but I tend to see a lot of different numbers when I look at this stuff, plenty of optimism, assumption and contradiction.
[videoblogging] This is gonna cause problems
At times I have done a little traveling ... the baggage rules and limits for carry on meant that we'd keep the cameras and exposed film or tape with us and everything else was checked. Having twenty or more batteries and chargers was not unusual. Lithium Batteries Banned From Checked Bags http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=205206086 I was unable to find any exceptions, will keep looking. But holy schnikies ... the only alternative I can think of is to fed ex in advance with a leap frog approach. Need 20 batteries while traveling. Better have 40 and always ship 20 in advance of arrival. I can not remember one time a battery of mine caught fire and I have owned a lot of batteries. Wild stuff, reminds me of the NY film permit law ... not enough forethought. This may not be of interest to anyone else here, but good info to keep in mind when you travel by air. Happy New Year
[videoblogging] Re: This is gonna cause problems
Jake - Steve Great link. Still big grey area as best I can tell. Most of the procumer cameras will have no problems. Making your own battery packs (if anyone here does) may require a new approach. A lot of Pro gear may not be a problem but I know first hand that confusion and over zealousness can and does happen. Nothing worse than arriving and learning your baggage is held in another state. THere are a lot of batteries that are 100Wh. Anyway, this is still new news and it will likely be a non issue in 4 months, but if you are traveling and do not want to be delayed, keeping this information in mind (You will only get stopped after you r checked bags are long gone) so that you are not turning over your batteries if you thought you could carry on more than allowed. Video Production (News, industrial, commercial and corporate) may not be so easy a deal. Going through an X-Ray may flag the bag for inspection. If I were producing a shoot that was traveling ... I would for the next couple of months at least explore alternatives. Thanks for the link. Dave --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Steve Watkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Its not quite that simple. This article explains quite well and links to the FA rules: http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/62899 So you can take lots of batteries as carry-on's, provided they are each below a certain capacity, and are packaged properly. This will be an inconvenience to some people. But as it is possible for lithium batteries to explode, I would not want the job of deciding what a reasonble balance between safety and convenience is. Cheers Steve Elbows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jake Ludington jake@ wrote: Lithium Batteries Banned From Checked Bags http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=205206 086 I was unable to find any exceptions, will keep looking. But holy First sentence of second paragraph: Instead, passengers will be required to take loose batteries with them in carry-on baggage, packed in plastic bags. Which basically makes this a non event. :) Jake Ludington http://www.jakeludington.com
[videoblogging] Re: SAG Actors in online video
http://www.sag.org/?q=node/1329 http://www.sag.org/files/documents/Internet%20Digest.pdf --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, michaelseanbecker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all! I'm new here, and to vlogging (at least from the production end). I've been doing an audio podcast for 2 years, and want to move into more video. I'm in planning for a scripted show, and the actors I want to use are SAG. Does anyone have any experience on using SAG actors as far as contracts go? I tried to contact SAG, but no one seems to have any idea what to do on this. Thanks, and Happy New Year! Michael Sean Becker Reel Horror Podcast http://www.reelhorror.com
[videoblogging] Re: Best craigslist alternatives when it comes to casting?
Hello Chris Free is tougher to come up with. Low cost may be able to direct you to alternatives. Off the top of my head (free), I would use local Colleges (drama departments) and small theatre companies as a start. LA411 http://www.la411.com/Production_Support/category-cid-50352.htm for example is in Cali. Every state has a film office and a site online, http://www.studio1productions.com/Articles/FilmCommission.htm and there is usually a list or link to crew (Casting). Casting directors might help you depending on what the project is you have in mind (PSA, charity, non profit) or you might get lucky and hitch up with someone that wants to make the opposite connection (video on the web). There are a lot of user groups on Yahoo. Several in each state (bulletin boards, and Meetup.com). Will try to add more later, but feel free to remind me with an email. Dave --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Craigslist has been very hit-and-miss lately for me... are there any other decent free alternatives for posting casting notices? Places that are popular, but not yet so popular that ads get buried as quickly as they do on CL? Just curious... Chris
[videoblogging] more of the same ... double take time
adopt or adapt ... round and round like a dog chasing it's tail. then again, while we are bent over watching the pooch, the pony, ponies up behind... The main point of the story linked below: ...Jeffrey Howell, a Scottsdale, Ariz., man who kept a collection of about 2,000 music recordings on his personal computer, the industry maintains that it is illegal for someone who has legally purchased a CD to transfer that music into his computer. http://peaurl.com/X65n By Marc Fisher Washington Post Staff Writer ...As technologies evolve, old media companies tend not to be the source of the innovation that allows them to survive. Even so, new technologies don't usually kill off old media: That's the good news for the recording industry, as for the TV, movie, newspaper and magazine businesses. But for those old media to survive, they must adapt, finding new business models and new, compelling content to offer. The RIAA's legal crusade against its customers is a classic example of an old media company clinging to a business model that has collapsed. Four years of a failed strategy has only created a whole market of people who specifically look to buy independent goods so as not to deal with the big record companies, Beckerman says. Every problem they're trying to solve is worse now than when they started. Funny, but not funny, maybe ironic ... who knows.
[videoblogging] Re: what about the artists?
Wow! That gave me goose bumps and chills (as in chilling). Where the hell was I looking. Never crossed my radar (no pun intended) and that is really unusual considering it was even covered by I am assuming 60 minutes and Fox. Next, I am off to learn more about this project. Wow again. That trailer could have been 30 mins long and it would have gone by just as quickly, there were so many images distracting from the many questions and feelings I had watching/listening. Entertainment or a disturbing look at the warehousing of people. Reminds me of so many things, concentration camps being just one. The experiments in the 40's, 50's and 60's. University studies. Timothy Leary, Communes. Whoa ... in Japan (I have read) hotels are like the pods, a place to sleep (basically like a compartment on a train). Damn that was/is just too damn big brother/meets plantation owner or some other horror. And yes, GOOD stuff. Is there a Study or Paper published or to accompany this release? If I learn more or find more links I will gladly post them. Thanks --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: we talk about crass commercialism taking weaving itself through mediawhat about if artists were in control? http://www.vimeo.com/457221/ Josh Harris' experiments from 1999-2000 are funny to see now. lots of big thinking. Jay -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790 Professional: http://ryanishungry.com Personal: http://momentshowing.net Photos: http://flickr.com/photos/jaydedman/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/jaydedman RSS: http://tinyurl.com/yqgdt9
[videoblogging] Re: Interactive Video
That sounds really cool. Looking forward to seeing what you have. I have in the past worked on some interactive projects done for training (medical, mechanical, corporate, military). These were once distributed on 12 laser discs. Now on DVD and online (though I have not worked on any of these) the stuff is more like a video game than the old click here. Immersive is where I think the next big frontier is ... yuck yuck yuck ...seriously though, there is a lot of info online and I have seen a lot of interactive Flash sites (Neon Bible http://www.beonlineb.com/click_around.html was mentioned here recently) that are just scratching the potential. This may seem to be a comment on the behavior of those here ... http://www.effekt-etage.de/2007/ Merry Christmas Oh and Andrew ... you may not have seen my email to you (spam filter maybe) ... The studios will not disappear. http://www.adobe.com/flashon/ Dave --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Michael Verdi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm working on an interactive narrative video project that I'm putting together in Flash. The idea is that as each video plays (there are 6) links become available at specific points. The viewer is free to watch all the videos back to back and then follow links, click on links as they appear (automatically pausing the video) and to go back and re-watch videos. It's not groundbreaking in terms of functionality and, like I suspected, it's pretty hard to do which is probably why we don't see many people doing it. Others on this list like Adrian Miles have used LiveStagePro (which I don't think is around anymore?) to do similar things in QuickTime. I've also seen Josh Paul do some crazy stuff in QuickTime too. So I wanted to start a thread listing examples of interactive projects out there and the tools used to create them along with their relative merits. I'll have stuff to show and more to offer after I get this project done (due Monday evening). Right now I can say this: I learned a little Flash action scripting back in 2001 - 2003 (before video in Flash) and haven't used it since. Much of that is coming in handy now but overall I'm finding it a lot harder to pick up than HTML and CSS. The good news is that it looks like you can do some pretty cool stuff - cooler than what I'm doing on this project. Thanks, Verdi -- http://michaelverdi.com http://freevlog.org http://nscape.tv
[videoblogging] Re: Interactive Video
wow these guys are doing a lot with interactive http://www.effekt-etage.de/ This demo is for National Geographic Biblica http://www.effekt-etage.de/s4642.html Looks cool ... many more to view. All in German that I watched.
[videoblogging] Re: Movies v TV (was...My Amends...)
Yes, this is better said than I could have ... stick together. Be supportive. Be honest. Be yourself. and Blah Blah Blah... Stickman! Posse! Goomba! To both you and Steve W, good stuff. D Yeah ... I got your back ANY DAY. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Ron Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One of the reasons that I talk about this here is because I think there is power in this group. There is power and understanding. I believe there are people here who will watch your back and have the capability to do it. blah, blah blah... I could go on all day... Cheers,
[videoblogging] Re: the inevitable conversation about what we're doing
Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays everyone! Thank you.
[videoblogging] Re: FLV Video hotspots to monetize online vidz
Yeah, there are a couple others ... There was also a member of this group that had a demo link posted of a idea s/he had to do multiple product placements. Do a few searches or someone here may have a link handy. I think I posted at least one recently on this list but I could be wrong. Whatever it is, it is in Beta. Also check past episodes of the Gravity on Phil Campbell's http://www.Socialninja.tv. He is using Viddler but there may be a past Gravity that covered linkable flash recently or one that is in the works. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Renat Zarbailov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Guys, I am not talking about overlays. I am talking about hotspots assigned visually and not intrusively indicating that user can click on it to learn more. Look closely at the examples I found... http://www.flashloaded.com/flashcomponents/hotflashvideo/ http://www.asterpix.com/help/learnmore/creating/ For instance the hotFlashvideo allows simultaneous multiple elements within a scene of a video to be hovered over/hyper-linked. Is this kick ass or what? :) I just wonder if there's more robust approach to this.. Anyone else? --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Chumley metaflibble@ wrote: Yeah, I use the blip overlay ads option on my main site player. It appears in the first minute or so and you can close it if you so choose. You can check it out here http://www.cultofuhf.com if you want to see an example. It has seemed to work for the most part. Rev. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman jay.dedman@ wrote: Has anyone ever dealt with embedding URL hot-spots in FLV video? I think this is the best approach to monetize an online show via product placement that allows the end-user to click on the product featured and have a new tab pop up without stopping the show. I did some searchin' and found the following; http://www.flashloaded.com/flashcomponents/hotflashvideo/ http://www.asterpix.com/help/learnmore/creating/ Any suggestions/comments are highly appreciated. I think blip, videoegg already allow for these ads that you can click while it's playing. Anyone have an example? I think the difficult thing for a lot of creators is not the technology, but making deals with sponsors they would feel comfortable pimping. Jay -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790 Video: http://ryanishungry.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/jaydedman Photos: http://flickr.com/photos/jaydedman/ RSS: http://tinyurl.com/yqgdt9
[videoblogging] Re: videoblogging to Antarctica
Noel I am impressed. A bold and brave adventure. Getting there is half the trip. Concerned about your return. Is that guaranteed with a paid in full ticket OUT? I can be misunderstood ... I am not kidding ... Like the project, envy the adventure, but seriously ... can imagine the difficulty you may encounter trying to hitch a ride back. That my friend in cyber space is not only a portion I will want to watch but one I WISH YOU ALL SUCCESS with NO PROBLEMS - in fact I hope it is so boring (the video of your return) it puts me to sleep. Good luck and godspeed. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, noel hidalgo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: have you ever wanted to visit antarctica? well, i'm just a few steps away and am filling a daily video journal on my hitchhiking to antarctica attempt. i've filed day 1, and am working on day 2 while i'm kicking out the jams and recording day 3's content... i hope all y'all like it and give me feedback... http://luckofseven.com/vlog/episode_28 cheers! noel -- join me on a trip around the world! http://ontheluckofseven.com noel hidalgo [ skype ] nonecknoel [ twitter ] http://twitter.com/noneck [ email/jabber/aim ] noel[a]noneck.org http://www.dopplr.com/traveller/noneck http://www.couchsurfing.com/people/nonecknoel
[videoblogging] Job: News Channel 5 -Internet Reporter/Producer NASHVILLE, TN
Job Code: 2008 Division: News Channel 5 Location: NASHVILLE, TN US Travel Involved:0-10% Job Type: Full Time Job Level: Entry Education: Bachelors Degree Category: Broadcasting, Information Systems, News https://landmarkcom.ats.hrsmart.com/cgi-bin/a/applyonline.cgi Position Summary: NewsChannel 5 Network is seeking an Online Reporter/Producer for NashvilleEdge, a dynamic website targeting an audience in their 20's. Candidate must be competitive, a self-starter, a team player and understand how their activities affect the company's overall profitability. The job includes producing written stories, video, and still photography for online use, and marketing of online stories to increase traffic. In addition to significant administrative responsibilities, the successful candidate will attend area events to generate site content, and must serve as a professional representative of the NewsChannel 5 Network in the community. Areas of content focus will include the local entertainment scene, the music industry, charity events, local businesses and organizations, and other topics which may be of interest to the target audience. Essential Functions: Produce written stories, video, and still photography for online use Attend and cover community events Assist Editor with keeping site content fresh and relevant Site administration duties Cultivate sources for site content Encourage and monitor user generated content Create unique marketing strategies to drive traffic Self promote work online Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Preferred: Working knowledge of HTML, Photoshop, and nonlinear editing software Proven experience producing polished, professional stories on video Skills in MTV-style video editing, particularly fast-paced, dynamic story production Track-record in a team-based environment Note: This job analysis describes the nature of this position, but is not an exhaustive list of duties. Additional duties may be assigned as needed. WTVF is an Equal Opportunity Employer Requirements: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required: Strong technical expertise, with understanding of interactive technology, social networking sites, and Web 2.0 technology. Ability to generate original story ideas Ability to execute and follow up on assigned story ideas Experience meeting tight deadlines and performing under stress Strong in creative thinking and problem-solving Ability to lift 40 pounds Have a valid driver's license Local travel required using personal vehicle Bachelors degree and minimum 1 year experience as a working journalist
[videoblogging] Re: Point Of View mounted cameras.
Some of the challenges I face are water droplets on the lens, Cheap, Quick and dirty solutions... RainX on an inexpensive but quality filter. UV would be my first suggestion ... cheap. Some problems with this ... backlight especially at night can reveal the silicon ... it is a Test it First for the application. Next is forced air across the lens plane ... think of those places where you walk into an open doorway and pass through a curtain of air ... used this to shoot straight up into a rain storm. Will really work best on a stationary camera position, but some creative thinking might overcome that limitation. The speed/velocity of this air has to exceed the force of the rain or water spray ... I used a Squirrel Fan and a funnel to channel the air into a narrower outlet. My friend is giving me a small Orik (spelling) portable vacuum, I think it is battery operated ... reversing the motor on something like this with a tube and flange is one idea that comes to mind to attempt a backpack device. sun direct into the lens, Didn't your mom tell you not to look at the sun? This is the hardest to overcome ... A ND filter maybe in combo with a pola. A lens shade or hood is really the ticket, but it can add drag and stabilization difficulty, bit like sticking a cup out the window of a moving car ... could add a couple of vent holes MAYBE. Now you could try to make it work for you ... Star filter for example ... gives a pattern ... Gradient (Think CSI Miami) But these are not cheap cheap, so your next problem will mean costs of broken filters. http://www.tiffen.com/color_grad_filters_pics.htm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db4M3x8EJ9U damage from wipeouts Crash Cams - on movies there is a crash camera housing ... weight is an issue ... could look into modifying a couple of teh small pelican cases ... I love this companies stuff http://pelican.com/home.php lots of footage to edit as the cams are turned on and left running till the battery runs flat or the tape or SD card fill up. WiFi - to edit deck/DVR combo. http://ls.cinematography.net/read/?forum=cml-hd-prosumer (member site, donation accepted - well worth it) I will look at your site later. But the quick peek, I am impressed.
[videoblogging] Re: Hulu's Owned by NewsCorp?
Two Networks, One Cup? Video is From MSNBC, 11/30 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/12/03/olbermann-reads-irreveren_n_75154.html or http://preview.tinyurl.com/3xx4qk Fox/NBC = Hulu --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Ron Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Did I hear that right on TV? Hulu's owned by Rupert Murdoch? I just heard that NBC ported their stuff from iTunes to Hulu NBC Direct, and tehy mentioned that Hulu's owned by News Corp. I tend not to have any dealings with Murdoch properties, and they require an user/PW to look, so I thought I'd pass. Do any of you who follow these developments have any thoughts on this? Ron Watson http://k9disc.blip.tv http://k9disc.com http://pawsitivevybe.com/vlog http://pawsitivevybe.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: Hulu's Owned by NewsCorp?
From: http://www.takebackthemedia.com/owners.html Well, where's the rest of the Corporate Media Cartel investing to control internet media? Anybody? Disney? Viacom? http://www.cjr.org/resources/ GE and Viacom are listed in a drop down menu. Pretty wild ... Cheers, Ron Watson http://k9disc.blip.tv http://k9disc.com http://pawsitivevybe.com/vlog http://pawsitivevybe.com
[videoblogging] Re: Adding Transcripts To Video
This is one of those it should be much easier moments. I found this to be real interesting as a way to add captions, titling, transcript, because it looks good, has two way of analyzing the video and they had it online SO FAST! http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2007/11/28/us/politics/20071128_DEBATE_GRAPHIC.html#video John thought it might be http://www.veotag.com/ It seems like I was down this path once before. Before I knew even less than I know now ... I think the way QT Pro works is it makes a image file (might be a PICT cannot remember) but what ever it was (QT 5 or 6) it worked for accessibility only. In other words, it was a lot of work for a good reason (helps the deaf) but it can't be read by search engines. I thought someone had a solution here .. may have been a work around ... I searched the archive for quicktime pro + transcript + search + engine but I am using the wrong search term Take a look at these ... I'll keep digging to learn more about the NYT's example. http://ncam.wgbh.org/webaccess/magpie/ http://www.webaim.org/ http://www.webaim.org/techniques/captions/quicktime/caption_file.php This guy is the caption king when you do a search using caption or closed caption http://joeclark.org/ --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Hayden Black [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey All, Quick question - how do you add a transcript to a video using quicktime pro? I don't want it to actually show up in the video itself - just in the metadata as I hear this helps with keyword proliferation. Cheers, Hayden http://www.abigailsteendiary.com http://www.goodnightburbank.com
[videoblogging] Interesting: Transcript scrolls with video
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2007/11/28/us/politics/20071128_DEBATE_GRAPHIC.html#video How was this done? Has anyone done this or seen this Scroll with Video anywhere else? I guess that there is some kind of code in entered into Flash to trigger it. I am most impressed by how quickly this was done. Does anyone know if there is a tutorial or other tip/trick site (Adobe or third party) that explains the process? Is there a name for this? The Times is calling it interactive. I see some interactivity is possible using the Jump To Sections of Transcript. But is Interactive the correct term?
[videoblogging] Re: Affiliate programs - was: I Love Talking Books Is Our Newest Website
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Markus Sandy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One of the reasons I like Ironweed is that they share back to the creators (although, sometimes this is a distributor and so how rev share happens in that case depends on the agreement with distributor). I also like that they organize and associate each release with an actionable causes and sponsors such as Breast Cancer Action or Mother Jones. I like this too. Noticing that several manufactures/corporations are starting to promote products with a portion of profit/retail price benefiting a cause. Some can be kinda funny match ups or use awkward copy in the pitch. The only thing I find wrong with this model is that the corporation is gaining a tax deduction. Perfect world ... the charitable intent is not motivated just to gain customers, increase/promote public relations. Often on this list I see people working on projects that (IMO) would make perfect partners. http://marblejars.com for instance. I think it is a unique and clever idea. Partnering with folks on this list that sell a product or service could help promote Robert's Marble Jar effort by putting Marbles in a Charity Only jar in the customers name (the Charity Jar or the Marbles are Branded with the Biz Name - like a banner exchange - and the customer can then place those Marbles in the jar of a Charity they choose. This is off teh top of my head and meant only as a way to spark a discussion. IW has an affiliate program. They pay something like $8 for each subscription referred and $2/month for up to a year for each month the referral stays a subscriber. I have no idea how this compares to other programs (the one at ILTB mentioned 15%, which is pretty close to IW's rate). I know some folks on this list are Dreamhost affiliates. How is that working out for you? I like affiliate programs ... I think customer loyalty rewards will be a bigger model in the near future. Some companies do this already, but there is so much more that can be done along these lines that will attract and retain. For big traffic sites this seems like it could be worth while, but when I talk with friends about the idea, few seem to think it is worth the trouble just for a few bucks. One thought I had for IW, was to make it so affiliates could designate that collected fees be donated to causes they want to support. This could save some payment fees and lots of small contributions could add up to something significant. I look at a site like Marble Jars and it seems like it would make a good start as a solution to that few seem to think it is worth the trouble I was wondering about offering trailers on the IW site that people could embed or remix for use on their own site and that optionally channels affiliate earnings to designated non-profit. Sparked my imagination ... mash up a bunch of drinking while driving clips for a M.A.D.D. charitable donation. Wide shots of landscapes, nature, scenery and vistas for Keep America Beautiful or domestic animals for a pet adoption charity. Does that kind of affiliate model seem interesting to anyone here? Yeah it does ... look forward to reading other's opinion Thanks for any feedback. Markus
[videoblogging] Re: New way to review for school subjects?
cool ... --- masterymaze wrote: Hi I am new to this group, and thank you for the invitation! I am interested in learning from the group. I am a teacher and creator of video podcast review lessons which I call masterycasts. Students listen to these short 5-7 minute review lessons in various school subjects. They download them from my website at www.masterymaze.com and play them repeatedly to obtain mastery. A couple of questions. Second-- Any suggestions on how to grow the audience? I believe in free open sharing of these and all educational materials. That is my goal here. Yeah, ... Give One Get One (GoGo) http://www.laptop.org/en/children/ You are already willing to create these masterycasts not only for your students but others. Could these same shorts be translated to different languages and be educational/interesting? Great way to connect students to other cultures. You could get students interested/motivated to create masterycasts specifically for use on/with the One Laptop Per Child for other countries. So many ideas ... Geography, politics, economics, diplomacy, import export, micro loans, ... man I cannot type fast enough ... twitter was something I was thinking would make a great language translator ... then came across this site the other day http://www.italki.com/ French, Italian, Russian language students (all grades) could participate ... something like this, would IMO be so worthy of mention, you may not be able to handle too much publicity/focus These podcasts have transformed my classroom! I bet! I can imagine sister classrooms around the world, exchanging these masterycasts almost like kids trade poke'man cards or (dang, a circle) aggie (or agate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marbles) How to make a ! Math Tips and Tricks! Students in teh mid west (farm and livestock/4-H) Planting or Animal husbandry. call em knowledge nuggets ... like gold ... precious ... I'll leave it there for now, and will add more later ... getting to ahead of myself. Thanks. Sue
[videoblogging] Re: If the Winnies were not enough... Vlogalicious
--- gabe_perardua [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some ideas for discussions we have thought of are: - How to create a public fund for vlogging projects from the EU. - An inverted panel of service providers, so that instead of them telling you their new features, you all tell them what you want and need. This could be an event all to itself. - How to break into new areas of the world with your content, like Asia, Africa, South America, etc. Inverted panel for this too. I drives me nuts how difficult it is to do something (legally) with many countries. I wanted to send shipping containers full of auto parts that can be used for purposes other than for cars ... alternator with a fan blade to build low cost 12VDC wind power... Salvage the auto bulbs and sockets for lighting. Hit the brick wall!!! ... then I learn about someone that has a scam running shipping container after container out of this country... no problem for this guy... he is working a loop hole according to my source. So this would be of interest to me, assume it would be a big attraction for many. - Improving your own skills in editing, filming and sound by getting master class workshops from D.P.s and editors, etc. and more... Like this too. Willing to share my knowledge with others. That is how I learned ... Each One Teach One ... There is a website www.vlogalicious.com for more info (although it's just started) and a wiki link on the site for ideas and information. Nice looking site ... Let me know what you all think, good or bad... I know a number of people HATE awards events, but for me I feel it's more of a celebration that is a great excuse to get together and one that hopefully can inspire new and old more. Yeah, awards too often feel/look like backslapping. I don't hate them so much when it is something like a Pulitzer or Nobel ... Your list of categories http://vlogalicious.com/?page_id=18 I like, and think that the criteria should be expanded on. For instance... Political Get Polictical @ Vlogalicious'08#8243; Vlogs that expose important matters happening in the world today. Maybe I missed a more detailed description, but IMO the bar should be raised pretty high to differentiate a Vlogalicious from the rest. Political Get Political @ Vlogalicious'08#8243; Individuals or groups producing daily Vlogs that expose or ___ governments and businesses that ___, enhancing the lives and empowering people to ___ __ impacting the decision makers to correct or __ important matters happening in the world today. I am not a writer and I am certainly not you. It is your site. I just think that a much more detailed requirement for each category would ensure that the cream rises to the top. Cheers, GabeMac www.vlogalicious.com
[videoblogging] Charity and a service
First: This site is a creation of and run by a friend (Michael Airington aka Ester Goldberg http://www.nowlive.com/member.asp?id=100235123 http://www.estegoldberg.com/) of mine. I DO not get any money or gain anything by passing this on. I think that it is a good site, great idea, and relevant to the last couple of threads I replied to. The site is http://www.reelgreetings.com/ From the About page: ...ReelGreetings is a greeting company providing a one-stop solution for the important people in your life. At ReelGreetings.com, you can personalize your greetings, set up a calendar reminding you of special occasions, customize your account and even keep track of those closest to you. Whether that be your best friends, a lover, your family, a mentor, or someone you like to joke around with. They are running a few promotions one of which is tied to a charity Bobbi Billard http://www.reelgreetings.com/Greetings/?v=133rt=category Adrian Adrianne Curry is also participating on http://www.reelgreetings.com/Greetings/?v=132rt=category Michael Airington is a comedian, writer/producer, his style and audience are for adults as are these video greetings. His shows air on NowLive.com and Adrianne Curry is a regular contributor/collaborator on his shows as well as Host of her own NowLive.com program http://www.nowlive.com/member.asp?id=100202345. I don't know very much about Bobbi except that she too has a show http://www.nowlive.com/member.asp?id=100205676 Inexpensive gift and helps a cause. http://www.reelgreetings.com/ Regardless of your opinion about the content/subject matter there is a lot that can be learned and utilized. Hats off to anyone and everyone that makes a difference!
[videoblogging] Re: shoulder support for handheld camera - would you buy this prototype
Great start, and unique. There are a lot of folks looking for a solution. I have a few bookmarked but I don't have a lot of time this morning ... here is a good place to start looking (one shoulder mount in particular) and you may find other cool things too (I am not an employee nor do I make any money from them... http://www.filmtools.com/im20haglshsu.html Some of the stuff is a bit extreme, designed to accommodate a wide variety of cameras and configurations (long lens, matte box, additional batteries, audio, external LCD monitor, pistol grip, dual pistol grips, cables, transmitter you get the idea a monster rig). I'll check back and add if I see anything missed by others offering suggestions --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, caminofilm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Shoulderlander: Solid, dependable, strong. For those who don't want to muck around with wobblyshot. Made from lightweight aluminium and anatomically correct cushion foam, the Shoulderlander gives you the support you need when the going gets tough - an extra long wedding service, a long winded speech. And as illustrated, can still be connected to your favourite tripod, once the dust has settled http://www.overlander.tv/2007/the-shoulderlander-shoulder-support-for-a-canon-xh-a1/ The Travelander (in development) The Travelander is a lightweight version of the Shoulderlander, for those who crave the open road. Just chuck it in your backpack, and hit the road, jack! You CAN have it all, a free and easy lifestyle AND steady shots! I developed these for my own use...do you think people would buy such a simple effective shoulder support if I started mass producing them??
[videoblogging] Re: shoulder support for handheld camera - would you buy this prototype
Did not expect you to reply so quick, I couldn't let it go, so I dropped into add two more to give you an idea of what is out there. Simple is better ... I like what you started... get a patent to protect you if you put a lot of time, money and effort into it.. http://www.zacuto.com/ http://www.dvtec.tv/id27.html --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Mark Shea [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the link. some of these shoulder mounts are quite expensive. I designed the 'shoulderlander' mainly because I wanted a set up similar to my old XL1, a shoulder support AND the ability to connect to a tripod. My design really only helps you steady your shots, use it as a third arm...and rest your right arm bordercollieaustralianshepherd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Great start, and unique. There are a lot of folks looking for a solution. I have a few bookmarked but I don't have a lot of time this morning ... here is a good place to start looking (one shoulder mount in particular) and you may find other cool things too (I am not an employee nor do I make any money from them... http://www.filmtools.com/im20haglshsu.html Some of the stuff is a bit extreme, designed to accommodate a wide variety of cameras and configurations (long lens, matte box, additional batteries, audio, external LCD monitor, pistol grip, dual pistol grips, cables, transmitter you get the idea a monster rig). I'll check back and add if I see anything missed by others offering suggestions --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, caminofilm caminofilm@ wrote: The Shoulderlander: Solid, dependable, strong. For those who don't want to muck around with wobblyshot. Made from lightweight aluminium and anatomically correct cushion foam, the Shoulderlander gives you the support you need when the going gets tough - an extra long wedding service, a long winded speech. And as illustrated, can still be connected to your favourite tripod, once the dust has settled http://www.overlander.tv/2007/the-shoulderlander-shoulder-support-for-a-canon-xh-a1/ The Travelander (in development) The Travelander is a lightweight version of the Shoulderlander, for those who crave the open road. Just chuck it in your backpack, and hit the road, jack! You CAN have it all, a free and easy lifestyle AND steady shots! I developed these for my own use...do you think people would buy such a simple effective shoulder support if I started mass producing them?? - Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. Make Yahoo! your homepage. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Peek in on all the action
TV on the net like you may never see again. WGA strike live http://www.nowlive.com/comboplayer/NewComboPlayer.aspx?id=50649 Nerd revenge http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgCPHy3agO4
[videoblogging] Re: Disgusting article about viral video marketing
Imagine that. Posting comments to your own videos or using lists to generate false/fake debate and/or to direct traffic to a video. Hate the game, so impressed with the player. What bugs me ... he gamed it in a direction that is counter to what I THINK is THE WAY people should conduct their lives/business. Oh and that he pulled it off, gets paid ... yeah ... that bugs me too. Right place, Wrong time. If you look into other things he and his partner are involved in you may not think so harshly of him. Redeeming qualities ... I think this guy would make a great addition to the Videoblogging community. Then again, maybe he, or someone on the payroll, is already a member. In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Frank Sinton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: except that this guy is a TA at Stanford! Is this what our Nation's Best are being taught nowadays?
[videoblogging] Re: ARTICLE - Web Video: Move Over, Amateurs
Joanna Shields of Bebo is quoted in that article as saying As more and more interesting content from major media brands becomes available ... ... from the few Mega Media Conglomerates REALLY? I've got 1,000 channels and find it extremely difficult to find anything interesting to watch. There're gobs and gobs of stultifying treacle and palaver, but very little that qualifies as 'interesting.' And there sure doesn't seem, ever, to be 'more and more' of it. Rather, it seems there's ever less and less spread thinner and thinner and reheated, rehashed and re-served. I almost stopped reading here, then I felt a bit foolish, your thoughts are about a sticky subject, any attempt by me to persuade you to continue or elaborate or expand or provide examples or expound or evangelize or preach or persuade would be ass kissing In the same article we're told Tom Green is a professional. REALLY? His comedy bores me. Ask a Ninja is funnier as is Unleashed and many other amateur internet programs. So, maybe Tom Green is the amateur and the creators of those shows are the professionals. Tom Green, Tome Greens, Tom Greene, hello hello hello ... Tom Grenius!! The man is a comedic/technological/freaking GENIUS. I hope the networks have a whole lineup of shows just like Tom Green Yeah, that's it. You and me, we are the professionals. Whether you consider yourself a content creator or producer or videographer or vlogger or any other name that describes what you do making videos for online consumption, you are a professional if you want to be. And here's how: I do, I really do ... closing eyes. Professional as we use it today is a co-opted, bastardized term, roughly meaning expert or someone who gets paid for something. Thus, you are a professional clown if you get paid for being a clown, much like the anchors on your nightly network news program. And, if everyone you know calls you an ass, then you're a professional ass because you're really expert at it. Do compliments count as credibility toward the designation Professional? Originally, to be a professional, one needed to be a member of the learned arts, namely divinity, law, and medicine. And for a long time after that, a professional was anyone who passed a rigorous qualifying exam of mental skill. Thus, if you were a doctor, lawyer, CPA, engineer, or actuary, you were a professional, but you couldn't be a professional garbage man. It was a status designation. Wow, you just marginalized a small but growing segment of the scientific community. Garbage is no longer a 7 letter word, or something that sparks snickering or nausea ... I think you should rethink who you want to single out here ... just saying But that's all changed now. You're a professional at what you get paid for. Thus, Tiger Woods is a professional golfer because he gets paid to golf and a NYC sanitation worker is a professional sanitation engineer. And if you have ever made $.01 from blip.tv or any other revenue sharing video site or you're just really good at it (and aren't we all?) then you're a professional whatever you want to call it. Perhaps you or a loved one needs certification issued by a self certified, certificate issuer, if so, seek no more. I never mentioned it here before but ... if you send me proof of earnings (yes it's true even One Red Cent) from any site that payed you and $49.95 (plus Shipping handling and all applicable taxes), I will send you a beautiful (suitable for framing) anything you want to be certified as a professional. You won't find an offer online from me, like that anywhere ... I guarantee that However you fill in that blank, I hope you don't fill in content creator. That term is impersonal and abstract. We're artists, storytellers, diarists, filmmakers, journalists, videographers, photographers, what have you. Content creator suggests some awful bladder hooked up to hoses, ingesting material and extruding content. Hey ... Bladder. Kidney. Whatever ... I made this joke first ... remember? Two girls One cup ... metaphor for Consumerism Recycled Content come on ... don't let this David Casting guy distract you with his clever observation and well written post. Where did they find those Two Girls? Oh and this week at WalledMart buy One Cup, Get the Second Cup Free, That's like getting 50% off two cups!! Enjoyed the read --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Sull sulleleven@ wrote: i agree with the opposing perspectives in this thread what also came to mind is that as soon as life's catastrophic events occur, suddenly it will be realized again the power of the so-called user-gen content. user-gen does not HAVE to mean teens expressing and working their personalities to each other on youtube. user-gen does not have to mean silly prank videos. user-gen does not have to mean strip-tease or dancing or
[videoblogging] Re: Counting views in Facebook?
Facebook is not built for you? Facebook is not your friend? Facebook is a database for sale? Facebook is LAME? Facebook is a _? How might you tap into that info? Pony up the fee ... http://www.facebook.com/business/contact.php --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jason McCabe Calacanis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why on earth doesn't facebook let you count the views on your videos?!!? (i.e. we put our videos here: http://www.facebook.com/video/?oid=18176448560 and have no idea if these are seen by 10 folks or 10,000). Lame! Folks are complaining about it here: http://www.facebook.com/video/?oid=18176448560 Hello Facebook?! j
[videoblogging] Re: Writer's changing the game through the web
Now this is funny Studios were also fretting about their image Some were concerned that the union, using blogs and YouTube to publish its message, was succeeding in painting them as greedy. Painting or A pig is a Pig Language and words ... gotta love/hate spin http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-diary17nov17,0,3341466,full.story?coll=la-headlines-calendar I like Big Balls (nod to the creator) and mine occasionally intimidate. yeah, the net is really just a bunch of wires and conspiracy nuts Keep on Splicing, Dicing and telling the truth. http://preview.tinyurl.com/3dmy7n cryptic image Dave --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Writers and Studios are going back into negotiation. The article says that they are feeling the burn from all the bad exposure from the web. http://tinyurl.com/252bkt jay
[videoblogging] Re: Easy Idea for NaVloPoMo
The reactions are so funny ... I could only imagine because of teh music that it might be something like a wedding or other normal scene and ... maybe someone puked, then another ... retching is contagious Gotta give them some credit for originality ... in this game of getting eyeballs and ad dollars ... I am not sure if this is a sad commentary on consumerism ... or maybe I am way wrong and this is a new kind of Survivor pilot reality TV mix ... BM meets ER ... BM'ER coming in 2008 on Fox Maybe it is a cautionary tail ... the future MTV Jack ASS ... Xtreme Recycling ... I have been told my posts can be too long ... I'll get to the nitty gritty ... http://www.2girls1cup.com/advertising.html If you are interested in bringing some traffic to your website, consider advertising with 2girls1cup.com The real stories ... What did the Want Ad read ... Wanted two actresses with experience/no experience ...? Where was the Want Ad placed? What was for dinner the night before? who will be first to advertise (besides fling)? Exactly how much crack did it take? Who cleaned up afterwards? Is the Number One fan, a fan of number two too, or the only fan? Was an exhaust fan used in the making of Two Girls One Cup? --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, pdelongchamp [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So...um...has anyone heard of the youtube phenominon of vlogging your reaction to watching '2 Girls 1 Cup' for the first time? Three things I want to mention. 1. Definitely watch the reaction videos below, they're very funny. 2. DO NOT WATCH 2 GIRLS 1 CUP! 3. *If* you do watch it, you *HAVE* to vlog yourself watching it for the first time. See below for details on where to find it. These are a couple of my favourite reaction videos, they may contain vulgarity but are otherwise safe for work. 2 Girls 1 Cup Reaction #1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtRzf_ZcM0U 2 girls 1 cup reaction http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI3Km0y1jWs So *if* you do decide to watch it, you can't be mad at me. It's your own fault. Do not watch this for the first time without vlogging your reaction. To watch the very unsafe for work video go to http://www.2girls1cup.com (I repeat, NSFW) and if you vlog yourself, even it's it's for NaVloPoMo, post your video in this thread. Oh and go search youtube for more reaction videos. There are hundreds. Each is priceless.
[videoblogging] Re: Need outdoors/tourism stock footage cd
US Parks and Recreation http://www.nps.gov/findapark/index.htm --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, arizpgapro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I want to buy some stock footage video for a Colorado tourism site I am working on. I need footage of ski, outdoor activites like rafting, etc. Does anyone know of a cd or something I could buy...or even a site I can subsribe to? Thanks Robert
[videoblogging] Re: Easy Idea for NaVloPoMo
It is pretty gross, save your eyes and mind ... One thing I am convinced of, this video 2 girls 1 cup is a metaphor for the crap that is consumed by the masses... --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Susan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David, I'm right there with you man. I'm incredibly curious though... maybe this will be Saturday's video for me. Susan http://vlog.kitykity.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, David Meade meade.dave@ wrote: the reaction videos are hilarious ... but I'm not sure I want to put myself through whatever they've been through. :-) On Nov 15, 2007 11:59 PM, Patrick Delongchamp pdelongchamp@ wrote: ...i meant to say phenomenon Yahoo! Groups Links -- http://www.DavidMeade.com
[videoblogging] Re: WGA Strike
and another take http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzRHlpEmr0w ;-) --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jan McLaughlin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's an unbroken link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a37uqd5vTw On 11/13/07, nmcdevo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This video was posted on the LA Producer list about the strike - it's all here in tell-tale talkin' by taped titans.. .. = = === So, why are screenwriters so angry and picketing in Hollywood? Watch this video and you'll see. http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=8a37uqd5vTw Yahoo! Groups Links -- The Faux Press - better than real http://feeds.feedburner.com/diaryofafauxjournalist - RSS http://fauxpress.blogspot.com http://wburg.tv aim=janofsound air=862.571.5334 skype=janmclaughlin [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: Bored
Info about Yahoo! Groups in Beta http://feedback.yahoo.com/homepage/?prop=groupsbeta Worth a look ... offer a suggestion or two As you may have already noticed, we just rolled out a release today that contains the much anticipated Library feature. This feature is the photos, files, and links solution that we've been working on. Key improvements over the files, photos, and links features on Classic Groups include: - MODERATION: You're now able to moderate all types of content posted to the Library, not just photos as in Classic Groups. However, in this release moderation is a bit like pregnancy. It's either all the way on (for all three types of content and for everyone in the group) or all the way off. We're not yet able to offer the ability to moderate (or unmoderate) specific members the way we do with messages. The setting to turn moderation on, as well as default settings for the Library, can be found, not surprisingly, in Management. - FOLDER PERMISSIONS: You now have the option to make any folder public (so that anyone can see what's inside, including non-members), member only, or moderator only (But note, you can't put a folder with less restrictive permissions inside one that is more restrictive). And you can separately decide who can contribute to a folder: members or moderators only. - NESTED FOLDERS: You can now nest folders within folders for photos as well as links and files ( happy Frank? :) ). - MIXED MEDIA FOLDERS: No more segregation of photos in one place, files in another, and links in a third. Now you have the option to mix different types of media about a subject in a single folder. - SORT: You can now sort items in a folder by file type, title, name, file size, and date posted. - INTEGRATED MESSAGE ATTACHMENTS: Attachments posted in messages (using the web interface) are now stored in a Media from Messages folder bringing all these attachments together in a single place and enabling copying from one folder to another. - IMPROVED UPLOADER SLIDE SLOW: It's now faster and easier to upload files and photos, and it's easier and more fun to view the photos once they're online. - DRAG DROP: You now have the option to move files from one folder to another (or to copy from the Media from Messages folder) through a desktop like drag and drop interface. But along with these improvements, there are also some features that are not yet implemented. They include: - The ability to automatically notify members when you add an item to the Library. - The ability to create private folders that only one person can contribute to. - The option to give members the ability to create folders. - The option to copy files from one folder to another. A big thank you to the all Groups team members who have been have been hard at work on this one! It's a biggie. But that's not all that is happening today: the release also includes a number of other important bug fixes and changes including: - Restoring the ability to send attachments via email in the same way you can on Classic Groups (although these attachments will not (yet) be stored on the site, in the way they are on the Beta if you post via the web). - Fixing the bug that has been causing multi-word message searches not to work (though searching by email address still doesn't work, even for moderators). - Enabling members to update the display of their age, gender, and location (as well as profile image and name) directly from the Preferences page. - Fixing the Customization bug that causes the page to hang when you try to edit new modules without first publishing them. - Restoring the masking of email addresses in the message archive in the same way it is done today on Classic Groups. - Further tightening the Messages section to get more content onto the page. - The return of the ability to view messages headers (view source on Classic). - Making the link for promoting a member to moderator or owner status more visible. - Some renaming for clarity including conversations back to messages and Moderator Actions to Approve-Ban-Promote-Fix.
[videoblogging] Re: Advice on how to get to 100-250k views a day (quickly)?
Jason Wow ... I just caught up with the whole thread ... damn you! Damn You Jason ... LOL Well I stand by my ideas, but must give you a big nod for self promoting in such a sly way ... Of all of the crap I threw your way ... and having learned this AINT your first BBQ ... I would work the Thank You angle. Thanks for letting me play Dave
[videoblogging] Vlog this! - One Laptop per Child
http://www.laptopgiving.org ... a reminder from One Laptop per Child about our limited-time Give One Get One program. Starting Monday, November 12 at 6:00am EST, you will be able to donate one XO laptop to a child in the developing world and also receive a laptop for the child in your life, by visiting http://www.laptopgiving.org or calling toll-free 1-877-70-LAPTOP. Give One Get One is the only time we are making the revolutionary XO laptop available to the public. For a donation of just $399 ($200 of which is tax-deductable), you will be giving the gift of education. Additionally, T-Mobile is offering donors one year of complimentary access to T-Mobile HotSpot locations throughout the United States, which can be used from any Wi-Fi-capable device, including the XO laptop. ...the program begins on November 12. Until then, thank you for your interest in OLPC. We hope you'll join us in our mission to bring education and connection to children in even the most remote regions of the globe.
[videoblogging] Re: Who hosts adult sites?
check this company alchemy.net. let us know how it goes. Should be good to go, many well known companies are hosted or connected to it, so it must be legitimate. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, greentvgirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a dilemma. We have a very large nudist group who wants a website rightfully proclaiming nudists are very green-minded. Yet, I cannot find anyone who will host their site because it is Adult oriented. Anyone have any ideas who will host an adult site as there are 154,000 active members who wish to share their ways to decrease the human footprint and many have some great ideas besides reducing clothing wear, dry cleaning and the obvious. Thanks and wishing all a great one! Lori [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[videoblogging] Forwarding a post from another group
I have a new Samson C01U USB Studio Condenser Microphone for sale. It comes with: --software drivers (Mac PC) --recording software (Cakewalk Sonar LE) --table-top swivel mic stand --10-ft USB cable-instruction manuals, and --beautiful chrome-like carrying case Great for podcasting, voiceover, music recording, vocals, any acoustic audio!!! Basically brand new. It was purchased in April 2007, assmembled once, but never used. Original price - $170. To make an offer, contact me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks! Jennifer P.S. -- The C01U features a large, 19mm ultra thin diaphragm capsule with an onboard high quality Analog-to-Digital converter and USB output. Compatible with any computer based Digital Audio Workstation.
[videoblogging] Re: Full Screen Flash 8 HD Video
Nice find - I am having connection issues, big/several buffering breaks but looked good when playing in full screen mode (between buffering) There is a controller and it has a menu. Click it and you'll get two other trailers (Bee Movie Bucket List) and a link to email the creator. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Bill Cammack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Looks great to me. :) Full-Screen Flash 8 HD Video = http://tinyurl.com/2g9ndq -- Bill Cammack http://CammackMediaGroup.com
[videoblogging] OT - One worth looking into - the other just cool
I have not used this, my router is an older d-Link but the source of this tip is Tech Republic. Turn a $60.00 router into a uber router. http://content.techrepublic.com.com/2346-1035_11-170500.html?tag=nl.e099.dl110707 Installation and download here: http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Installation#Is_your_router_supported.3F Projection anywhere (there is water). ...anything you can see on a computer screen can now float in the air http://www.fogscreen.com/en/
[videoblogging] Re: WGA Strike: Why Writers Must Win (Forbes Article)
An idea ... If you sympathize with the WGA (workers rights - fair wages, in general. Unions in particular) call your cable/satellite TV provider. Tell them that you do not want to pay a premium for reruns, old movies, JUNK, and cancel the service. Be clear! You are canceling until the strike ends and new programing (not the stuff pulled from shelves in desperation) is back on. Period Exclamation Point (Your vocal punctuation, dear reader if you so choose to be dramatic). http://unitedhollywood.blogspot.com/ --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, nmcdevo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: from Forbes.com Labor Why The Writers Must Win Lacey Rose, 11.07.07, 6:00 AM ET Hollywood scribes had to strike, and now they have to prevail. When 12,000 Hollywood writers traded pencils for picket signs this week, they took a huge risk. Even riskier: not striking. Losing to the studios now could doom their union as television gives way to the Internet.
[videoblogging] Re: WGA Strike: Why Writers Must Win (Forbes Article)
http://www.thenation.com/special/bigten.html http://www.mediachannel.org/ownership/chart.shtml Who Owns The Media http://www.google.com/search?hl=ensa=Xoi=spellresnum=0ct=resultcd=1q=who+owns+the+mediaspell=1 They own everything ... almost ... There is a great George Carlin skit http://tinyurl.com/362b8r Proclamation (as opposed to disclaimer): I am a Union member ... ... and so ... canceling my service. Solidarity.
[videoblogging] Re: The IT room
Yeah, but what is the capuchin monkey's name? IT simians to me that Simone (the chick in the sweater), Bruno, (the vertically challenged), and the Three Heros/Wise Men/Geeks are unfairly getting all the attention This looks like fun: http://www.theitroom.com/
[videoblogging] another pay per view site
http://www.youperview.com/home/faqs From their FAQ page: You're a talented and creative person. You have knowledge and experience that others will gladly pay to see. Videos released on the Internet have had thousands of views and some have had over 50 million views. Forget about giving away your valuable video content for free and forget about complicated ad share programs that don't pay you nearly enough! Sell your video at the price you choose, whether it's $0.25 or $99.99, its your choice. You make 100% of your price. YouPerView will give viewers a free snippet-preview of your video. If they like it, they'll buy it.
[videoblogging] Re: DVD duplicators and printers
This may be of interest to others http://duplication.discmakers.com/action/ProjectDesignerView Going for a retail ready DVD or CD as an example (no shipping and tax included in price): 100 units Full Color DVD DVD Style DVD Case Slip Cellophane Wrap 1-day Rush = $5.51 each Order a 1000 and you are around 3.40 each (add shipping and tax and you get close to 4.00) Still cheap for a one day turn around ... go with a 5 day turn around and you are under 3.00 each for a DVD that is sale/promo ready. Loose the shrink wrap and Cardboard slip case and the cost is under 2.30 each with tax and shipping. Locally several people have set up duplication service ... nice idea to support the locals ... may cost more, but you build a relationship that might save you in the future. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, andrew L. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Does anyone have suggestions for all-in-one dvd duplicator machines or positive/negative reviews? thanks, andrew -- andrew lynn | media worker | 518-573-7947 - troy new york | http://www.breathingplanet.net
[videoblogging] It is official (kinda/sorta): vlog - video blog - vlogging
Synergy: Bono Vlogs For NBC Nightly News From SNL Set ...Hello, my name is Bono, and I'm a rock star — so begins today's rather unusual video blog from NBC Nightly News http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/11/02/synergy-bono-vlogs-for-n_n_70981.html
[videoblogging] Re: Smart videobloggers- look here!!
Congrats on getting Holiday Inn interested/backing your idea/web site. Would like to know more of how you pitched it, what kind of back and forth you may have had to do before nailing down a Go For It and would really like to know other details that would be labeled None of your Business ... curiosity ... but will never ask specifics. America's Smartest Web Show is a big leap ...name wise ... I think that you may end up with a mirror site America's Dumbest Entries but I base that only on what gets passed around as viral hits ... ie...eye diarrhea ... I do think that if Holiday INn promotes this even half hardily you may have a hit on your hands... Good luck --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Annaliza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Make your video a part of America's smartest web show. We're on a quest to find out about all the unsung smart ideas across this country. This means anything from great inventions and business ideas to the smartest place to shop, eat and just get the best local tour. Visit hiexpress.com/thesmartshow to learn more
[videoblogging] Re: First Outdoor Video Just Posted
Pat Blip's Flash link http://blip.tv/file/456785 works great, the link http://s3.video.blip.tv/027959517/AsMyWorldTurnsTV-Episode07PartOneFirstOutdoorVideoPost369.mp4 that is a redirect from the image is a very very very slow load/download. You are getting there. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Patrick Cook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everyone: On 10/31/07, David Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Pat, Yeah... unfortunately, one cant even right click and download the video. If I were you, rather than think about it, I'd just get a Blip account and be done with it. As your site stands right now, no one can watch your stuff. Okay everyoneLet's try this again (This time with the video on BlipTV). Once again, here's the URL http://asmyworldturnstv.blogspot.com/2007/09/episode-07-part-01-first-outdoor-video.html I've even got a text link to the episode page on BlipTV, which defaults to the Flash version in case the Quicktime version becomes a problem. I'll change over the rest of the episodes and the RSS Feed (Thank goodness for FeedBurner as I dunno where I'd be without 'em) later on today after I've taken my morning shower (Yeah I'm a late riser, what can I say? :D). In any case - HOPEFULLY I've put this issue to rest now. :D Lemme know what ya'll think now, ya hear... :D *LOL!* Cheers :D -- Pat Cook Denver, Colorado PODCASTS - AS MY WORLD TURNS - Blogger Page - http://asmyworldturnstv.blogspot.com/ BlogTV Page - http://www.blogtv.com/Shows/20453 PAT'S REAL DEAL VIDEO BLOG - http://patsrealdeal.livejournal.com/ PAT'S HEALTH MEDICAL WONDERS VIDEOCAST - http://patshealthmedicalwondersvideocast.blogspot.com/ YOUTUBE CHANNEL - http://www.youtube.com/amwowttv/ THE PAT COOK SHOW - http://www.livevideo.com/thepcshow THE PAT COOK SHOW (Video Podcast) - Blogger Page - http://thepctvshow.blogspot.com/ - BlogTV Page - http://www.blogtv.com/Shows/19924
[videoblogging] Ga Ga over Google
http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/29/googles-response-to-facebook-maka-maka/ the way Google plans to compete is by using the Web as the platform instead of trying to lock developers into Google's own platform. One way it will do that from the start is by creating two-way APIs so that any app created for Google can be taken to other Websites.
[videoblogging] Google-powered phones
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119369951717475558.html?mod=hps_us_whats_news The Google-powered phones are expected to wrap together several Google applications -- among them, its search engine, Google Maps, YouTube and Gmail email -- that have already made their way onto some mobile devices. The most radical element of the plan, though, is Google's push to make the phones' software open right down to the operating system, the layer that controls applications and interacts with the hardware. That means independent software developers would get access to the tools they need to build additional phone features.
[videoblogging] Re: First Outdoor Video Just Posted
Hi Pat You might want to provide both URL options (a RSS and a stream). Nothing against you, I avoid downloading what I cannot (first) see. http://tinyurl.com/34cvqt I searched Pod O for your show and this result returns page with a player for each episode. I watched two episodes #8 and #7. Episode confusion or time travel? You are right about the video quality, very impressive for a 100 bucks. Outweighs the minor audio problems (and inside there were none except for the echo). One tip ... take a bathroom break before you start rolling (pun intended). I am guilty of not knowing much more about you. I had, prior to today, watched a couple of your shows and met you in a few of the Flashmeetings ... I assumed (on occasion) that you drank which is not the kind of respect (damn I wish I could still pound and carry on a conversation) you deserve. None of my BUSINESS but I think you would make a great host/instructor to help others with disabilities master video and blogging. Maybe that is what you do already and I need to take the time to watch more of your work. I have to ask ... people are people ... when you were rolling around talking to what appeared to be to yourself did you get more looks than normally? Keep your chin up ... Be safe out on the road ... nothing but admiration from me. Dave --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Patrick Cook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everyone: On 10/30/07, Rupert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, I went to the Blogger page and clicked the thumbnail. Got a Podomatic login page. I just tried again. Still the same. Rupert Did you all RIGHT click to DOWNLOAD it or did you left click to try to play it within the browser? Remember, it's an MP4 video and MP4s aren't as easily recognized in the browser plugin. Also, one other thing that is noteworthy, the URL posted is the _DOWNLOAD_ URL. That means THE ONLY thing you can do IS download it. There's a SEPERATE URL that's used for streaming videos. I don't know why this is though. Is there anyone from Pod-O-Matic on here who can better clarify this than I just did? The reason I *don't* post both URLs is to avoid ANY chance of confusing the RSS Feed, but I suppose I could so on the Blogger page if need be (And if people prefer it). Sorry to see you're having troubles :( Hope that clears things up as well. :D Cheers :D -- Pat Cook Denver, Colorado PODCASTS - AS MY WORLD TURNS - Blogger Page - http://asmyworldturnstv.blogspot.com/ BlogTV Page - http://www.blogtv.com/Shows/20453 PAT'S REAL DEAL VIDEO BLOG - http://patsrealdeal.livejournal.com/ PAT'S HEALTH MEDICAL WONDERS VIDEOCAST - http://patshealthmedicalwondersvideocast.blogspot.com/ YOUTUBE CHANNEL - http://www.youtube.com/amwowttv/ THE PAT COOK SHOW - http://www.livevideo.com/thepcshow THE PAT COOK SHOW (Video Podcast) - Blogger Page - http://thepctvshow.blogspot.com/ - BlogTV Page - http://www.blogtv.com/Shows/19924 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Pat Cook Denver, Colorado PODCASTS - AS MY WORLD TURNS - Blogger Page - http://asmyworldturnstv.blogspot.com/ BlogTV Page - http://www.blogtv.com/Shows/20453 PAT'S REAL DEAL VIDEO BLOG - http://patsrealdeal.livejournal.com/ PAT'S HEALTH MEDICAL WONDERS VIDEOCAST - http://patshealthmedicalwondersvideocast.blogspot.com/ YOUTUBE CHANNEL - http://www.youtube.com/amwowttv/ THE PAT COOK SHOW - http://www.livevideo.com/thepcshow THE PAT COOK SHOW (Video Podcast) - Blogger Page - http://thepctvshow.blogspot.com/ - BlogTV Page - http://www.blogtv.com/Shows/19924
[videoblogging] Re: Human readable contracts
Another to add as a bookmark http://www.docstoc.com/ ...docstoc is a user generated community where you can find and share professional documents. Find free legal documents and free business documents. Upload your documents for all the world to share. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The past year, we've been discussing human-readable contracts and release forms. Jon Phillips from Creative Commons has started a side project that does exactly this: http://www.ownterms.org/ OwnTerms is designed as a repository for boilerplate legal documents: those that every web site, startup, or entrepreneur needs but doesn't want to draft in a lawyer for. Too often, these documents are simply copied and pasted from another site, with references changed where needed — and while the copyright status of legal documents is unclear, the cost and trouble of defending a suit for copyright infringement wouldn't be worth the effort. He's got a wiki that outlines what documents they want to make available: http://ownterms.pbwiki.com/ And a mailing list if you want to participate: http://lists.ownterms.org/listinfo.cgi/discussion-ownterms.org Jay -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790 Video: http://ryanishungry.com Twitter: http://tinyurl.com/2aodyc RSS: http://tinyurl.com/yqgdt9
[videoblogging] Re: Brief early view of Apple Leopard for videobloggers
Once bitten Twice shy I am sitting on a upgrade to Leopard, ain't gonna install for at least a month. Already reading about people having some problems and in response Apple issued a patch. Don't read this as complaining ... but OS updates and OS upgrades have taken their toll here. http://tinyurl.com/345o23 news articles. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Bill Cammack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I hear that. The only things I'm interested in about Leopard are the new iChat features and the ability to remotely control desktops. -- Bill Cammack http://reelsolid.tv --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Steve Watkins steve@ wrote: Its a nice OS but at this stage doesnt have much of particualr note to vloggers, unless you use iChat in which case some of its new features might be useful. Photobooth also records video now, and front row is part of the OS now, although I havent checked to see if any of its podcasting features are improved. If you use Adobe Premiere or After Effects you probably need to avoid Leopard for a while as I think Adobe need to issue new updates for them to make them compatible. On a fast mac with a clean install Leopard is very nice, and things like Motion 3 seem faster to me. Quickview and coverflow for video files may also be handy for some if you like that sort of thing. But be warned that some features like iChat special effects are disabled by Apple on older Macs, including all PowerPCs I believe, which isnt going down too well. Also it may eat more RAM. So probably not too many reasons to rush to upgrade, and it remains to be seen whether Core Animation will lead to a new breed of sexy apps, as there dont seem to be any apps that use this stuff yet. Cheers Steve Elbows PS. If you have Leopard and an Intel Mac, you might want to check out some iChat/photobooth effects that I butchered together in Quart Composer at the weekend, to try to make up some peoples disappointment that Apple removed some of the effects that were demod ages ago. Others have now joined in and started to offer effects too. Here is the thread, got way more attention than anything else Ive ever said or done lol: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=376295
[videoblogging] Re: Can anybody tell me....
Oh baby baby! The tiny copyright Pirate Boogie! http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=3777322 Okay it is agreed, no one is paying attention to local cable access, one reason that copyrights are not enforced in that medium. Where it is enforced, it is a bit like the old West, Bounty Hunters, surfing for violations ... gotta produce in order to get paid ... http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=3777651page=1 Twenty eight people, mostly friends and family, had viewed the YouTube video by June, when mom Stephanie Lenz said she received an e-mail from YouTube informing her that her video had been removed from the site at the request of Universal Music Publishing Group, the recording industry's largest label, and warning her that future copyright infringements on her part could force the Web site to cancel her account. Be joyous and celebrate the confusing double standard ... MTV asking for trouble ... RECORD CONCERTS? Come on, that is blatent. http://yourhere.mtv.com/ Send us your photos, videos and reviews -- right from the show. http://tinyurl.com/2g9626 Verizon Wireless, the leading wireless company with the most reliable wireless voice and data network, announced today that its customers are the first in the nation that can record video with their wireless phones and upload the videos directly to YouTube using an easy to remember number -- YTUBE (98823) Is it against the law to encourage people to break the law? I think it is. Is it against the law to profit from the people that have broken laws? I think it is. A person that stands on the ground encouraging someone to commit suicide (break the law), is that person breaking the law. I think so. Yup, I think a smart lawyer will prove me right ... but until then ... allow them to set precedent, feed their ravenous greed with video uploads ... quickly and easily upload their (your) short mobile videos to YouTube over Verizon Wireless' high-speed wireless broadband network by simply sending their message to YTUBE (98823). Videos will post live in just minutes; standard messaging rates apply. (oh yeah, here too, you have to pay to play) encourage others to do the same ... http://tinyurl.com/298j6t This is a link to AOL's video portal FAQ. ATT is offering more mobile data services such as messaging, music and video to boost sales growth as prices of phone calls drop. Rebel Yell http://www.lyricsfreak.com/b/billy+idol/rebel+yell_20018406.html How this current mess came about, is the history/evolution of the industry. Most copyright/IP theft was businesses stealing from business (the studios/labels). As technology changed the majors failed to Adapt, Improvise, Overcome. They wanted MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE Absolutely. I'm *ALL* for people getting their royalties. If you make a film, you either have to not use music at all, make the music yourself, pay someone to score the film for you, have music 'donated' to your project or pay whomever created the music you want to use. The question, however, becomes how BROAD is the CAST? :) What makes a video on YouTube that has 6 views a broadcast? Yes... Technically it's a BROADcast, because people all over the world COULD view it if they wanted to... except they don't. Why should a 6-view video on YouTube be held to a higher standard than a home video that's shown in a local recreation center or church basement or at someone's house over the holidays? Because there was the POTENTIAL for hundreds or thousands or millions of views? Related to all this, i know we all would like to use our favourite bands on our videos but if they have copyright, or signed it away, and we don't have a licence ot use it, we can't. ... Because we are BROADcasting? Regardless of how un-watched our videos are or how un-listened-to our podcasts are? The fact that there's the *potential* for millions of computer-owners to view our content makes us broadcasters as opposed to home-movie-makers or hobbyists? I guess this is my main question... How these lines become drawn, and by whom. What makes a video about a cat a broadcast? What makes someone sitting in front of a webcam in a double-wide talking about heading out to get some smokes from the general store a show? Why should someone doing a character video on YouTube that uses a section of Peace Sells be held to the same standards as someone doing a documentary, television show or feature film? Not to derail my own thread :D ... but this was an issue with VCRs. VCRs allowed people to record shows and watch them whenever they wanted, or collect them or take them to a friend's house that doesn't have that channel. They also allowed people to fast-forward through commercials that advertisers paid to have seen by the masses. Eventually, they created VCRs that automatically cut out commercials entirely. Why should someone *not* record shows they want to watch? The technology's there. They paid for the
[videoblogging] Re: another argument for Net Neutrality laws
Slipping a fast one in. This meeting was just announced earlier FCC Localism Hearing Oct. 31, 2007, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Room TW-C305 following open commission meeting FCC, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, D.C. 20554 http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-277560A1.pdf FCC Localism Hearing to be Held in Washington, DC, on October 31st Washington, DC – The Federal Communications Commission today announced it will hold its sixth localism hearing on Wednesday, October 31, 2007. The hearing will be held in the Commission Meeting Room, Room TW-C305, at 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. Audio/Video coverage of the meeting will be broadcast live with open captioning over the Internet from the FCC's Audio/Video Events web page at www.fcc.gov/realaudio --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Will there be a time when corporate-owned internet providers start choosing what goes through their networks? Some believe it's happening now, and they seem to have legal right to do it. Comcast, one of the biggest US internet providers, is showing signs of limiting P2P networks. *http://tinyurl.com/yv7ddg *The problem here is that anti-regulation advocates can't promise that there is competition in bandwidth providers. So it makes it impossible for us to vote with our dollars. In a perfect free market, customers would be free to pack up in leave Comcast for greener and more open broadband pastures, but the competitive landscape in the US doesn't always provide that kind of choice. More than a few Comcast customers are faced with the choice of Comcast or dial-up, leaving them with the Hobson's choice of hoping their data packets can evade Comcast's traffic shaping police or not having broadband service at all. Jay -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790 Video: http://ryanishungry.com Twitter: http://tinyurl.com/2aodyc RSS: http://tinyurl.com/yqgdt9 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: Patrick Power 196, 007
Brook, nice find. Andreas, lucky for you, he reached out and you replied. Sorry to read that it never went further. There were a lot of folks doing their own thing. On AOL (and the other services ... compuserve?) there were a few ways to post to a personal page, videos that were stored elsewhere. To bad Archive cannot access (or was unable to archive) those personal sites. I think a lot of trailblazing stuff was lost. Makes you wonder what will happen in the future to the data of today. Especially on free sites. http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.patrickpower.com/ Like you said, archive.org will take you back to 99 through 07. Otto is very cool. This is another cloud piece http://www.patrickpower.com/clouds9902.html Most of his site is still on his server. The naming scheme is not friendly, but with a little poking around it becomes clear. http://www.patrickpower.com/alley/movs/alley91002.html http://www.patrickpower.com/frogkittytiger/swfs/frogkittytiger100205.swf http://www.patrickpower.com/elmaview/ http://www.patrickpower.com/elmaview/movs/elmaview082504.mov http://www.patrickpower.com/buckets/ TURN VOLUME DOWN FIRST http://patrickpower.com/moonlapse/ http://patrickpower.com/moonlapse/movs/moonlapse.mov Not sure how, or if it would be easy without (a bit of work), but this would make a nice collection for a tribute page (on YouTube or Blip, Maybe on Marbles), with any revenue going to the family. I'd be willing to chip in with a couple of uploads. Just a idea
[videoblogging] Re: Vlogger, journalist, blogger... what should i call myself?
Title: Producer/Editor/Journalist Media Outlet: Online/New Media Health, Robotics(?), Measurement Automation Instrumentation, LAVA, NI, Reporter One or all I think fit what you do. If you are attending a conference that matches these (I got it looking at your current focus/interest vids) You could try asking Revver to add their credibility, but looking at your work, I'd say it stands on it's own merit. Anyone that watches this should see imediatly that you are serious about your work. Good luck. and is so they can put it on the badge. I have no idea. I never thought of this before. Any suggestions? My Video http://one.revver.com/collections/show/187441 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: Ideal video-ad platform for an online show
I can imagine ... but Total speculation follows Google today more so than with any other product they bought or created looks to/could be headed in this direction with the recent purchase of Jaiku http://www.jaiku.com/ Combining what they already have in their bag o tricks with Jaiku, Google will not only know a lot about you, now they will know where you are (in addition to a lot more from how you use the Social Network). Goog-411 Google Maps GPhone Adsense/Adwords Jaiku Google Search YouTube All of this looks really promising (at the same time scary). Don't Be Evil ... Gotta have faith ... --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Renat Zarbailov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was wondering if anyone knows a solution, aside from Brightcove and Blip, that will enable the video content provider to host his own videos that can have auto-modular pre-roll, mid-roll, and post- roll clickable video ads. In other words here is a scenario that would really hit home for a show content provider; 1.The end-user visits the site, presses play in the Flash player. The system is intelligent enough to figure out where the end-user is located in the world by his IP address, points all video ads that are local to that end-user. If the end-user logs-in in Brazil, all the video ads are served from Brazilian local video ad providers. Also if the show's original language is English, right away the end- user is presented with large message that pauses the show asking in Portuguese Watch in Portuguese? Yes/No. Of course when the content provider is publishing the content he will have to provide multiple language audio streams, just like DVD movies approach. 2. Somewhere along the show the end-user is presented with a mid- roll video ad that the creators of the show approve of. So say if the creators of the show actually tested a product or service only then they allow the video ads to run, in other words complete control over ad serving. As well as ad expiration. It's like a flash streaming server software/ad-serving engine that works as a package providing the show creators complete control over hosting/publishing, plus it install like wordpress on a web host server. Allowing to choose the video resolution and bandwith beyond 320 X 240, and 500kbps. Therefore all the ad revenues go to the show creators. Any comments/suggestions are truly appreacited Thanks Renat
[videoblogging] Re: Steve Garfield: How It All Began at
Flux Rostrum Nice Dig the Mohawk and the Short bus. Line of fire in the gauntlet footage, gutsy. Have you met (not run into) the Hug Mobile? Guessing you are more of an any way the wind/news blows/goes there you are, then by strict itinerary. Oh man ... real freedom ... I like the name, the concept, the execution. I'd have to say, you are The First First - The One One of a kind and today's, yesterday, Boston News-Letter of video blogging. Got a bunch of questions and much to share, look forward to seeing your progress. Dave --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, ~ FluxRostrum [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Howdy all, Actually there was alot of video blogs prior to 2004. However, the most common term for them was that'll take too long NOT NEARLY as catchy as a video blog. The most common term for those attempting this feat back then was whataya nuts... not nearly as effective a term as Vlogger to use when trying to get an interview. Also, I think the distinction of whether you use blogging software to produce what is essentially a blog is a little nit picky. http://www.fluxview.com/v/Fluxview-News-Video-2001.htm In 2004, I was already vlogging from a van down by the Revere. http://www.fluxview.com/v/MyCurrentGig_FluxRostrum.mov check out my current production facility... http://mobilebroadcastnews.com/blog/5 Solidarity, ~FluxRostrum http://MobileBroadcastNews.com ~ shhh... VLOG~FLUX~ http://FluxRostrum.BlogSpot.com Nawlins~ http://NOTVcollective.org GBC~ http://GlassBeadCollective.org Old School~ http://Fluxview.com ~~~ NOTICE: Due to Presidential Executive Orders, the National Security Agency may have read this email without warning, warrant, or notice. They may do this without any judicial or legislative oversight. You have no recourse nor protection save to call for the impeachment of the current President. ~~~ 3a. Re: Steve Garfield: How It All Began at Posted by: David Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] taoofdavid65 Date: Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:23 pm ((PDT)) The beauty of being honest and forthcoming. I was just thinking that you might want to take the first step in providing truthful information since they were your words to begin with. Hey...it's your conscience. Not mine. David http://www.davidhowellstudios.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Steve Garfield steve@ wrote: There's always blog comments where you could link to this post if you think things need to be clarified. The beauty of blogging. :-) --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, David Howell taoofdavid@ wrote: That's cool. I generally get confused by what people actually say in an interview that a large amount of people view and what they meant to say. Those issues are rarely revisited in an interview done after the fact for clarification. Do you think that the Viral Veoh will post a follow-up interview to clarify what you meant to say? No worries either way. David http://www.davidhowellstudios.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Steve Garfield steve@ wrote: --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, David Howell taoofdavid@ wrote: Hey Steve, interesting interview. I was unaware that you started in public access. Yeah, I did that for a long time... In the interview, why did you say there werent any videoblogs in 2004? Did you mean as of January 1st, 2004 that there werent any videoblogs? Did you mean sites that only had video as their content in 2004? What I meant was that on January 1, 2004 I decided to figure out how to put video on a blog and did it. I was unaware of anyone else having ever tried to do it. I'd never seen video on a blog. Adrian Miles was experimenting in 2003 and you'll see his entry on Wikipedia. If you look at the Vlogumentary Wiki, there seemed to be some people making vlogs in 2004. http://vlogumentary.pbwiki.com/2004. You also said those of us that already had videoblogs in 2004 only tried it and didnt continue on. Were you just referring to members of the Yahoo Videoblogging list as the only ones that continued on? I was just talking about January 1, 2004 and earlier. Lots of people started videoblogs after that date and continue posting video to blogs. You also said in the interview that Final Cut and the MacBook Pro came out in 2004? Before you started your site? By the way, I believe the Canon GL2 came out in 2002. What I'm referring to was the fact that I personally was able to get FCP, a Mac laptop and GL/2 prior to 1/1/04, and have the technology in house and available to produce video on a blog. Lastly. You said, in the interview, that you coined the term videoblog. This site, http://poddev.comitar.com/2006/08/ says you called it a video podcast. On your site, you called it a
[videoblogging] New stuff from a Flash showcase
This was posted to another group. Upcoming stuff in Flash. http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2007/10/03/adobe-max-chicago-sneak-peeks/ The guy (Peter Elst) has a lot to say on his blog, may be worth a bookmark to some. http://www.peterelst.com/blog/
[videoblogging] Dim Dee DimDim
Disclaimer: I did not imagine this first. I only trimmed the article ... I am not pretending I wrote it. I get newsletters from various industries (this is from eweek). The article is about a new service called DimDim a Free web Conferencing app built on Flash, It is in Beta and has limitations (especially compared to Operator11, ustream, etc). No two way interaction unless you count using the telephone, but there is a link to an open source page on Sourceforge It is Windows and Linux friendly (no Mac ...bastards). Anyway, thought it would interest youz guyz. http://etech.eweek.com/content/web_technology/free_and_easy_web_conferencing.html?kc=EWKNLEND101207STR3 ...at Dimdim.com http://www.dimdim.com/, host and access basic Web conferences for free. Based on Flash, no extra plug-ins are required. The entire engine is open source and can be downloaded and run for free by any business... Dimdim.com is a beta and has its fair share of limitations. ... It is possible to add custom logos to meetings and use specialized buttons for joining meetings. While attendees use standard Flash, presenters need to install a special plug-in... The bugs: Inviting people: add their e-mails to a list, but adding people after creating a meeting, the people already on the list get another e-mail(s) inviting them to the meeting. Changing a meetings time: According to the author Dimdim wouldn't let (him) start the meeting, saying it was still scheduled for the later time. ability to use audio and video. presentation, one person speaks and everyone else listens, ...if the intention is to have a back and forth audio meeting, then Dimdim wouldn't work as well, with much of the attendee discussions garbled or out-and-out unintelligible. For these types of meetings, a standard phone conference line used in conjunction with Dimdim would probably work better Must be a way to tweak the source code to allow something like the FlashMeeting. yeah? ...In its current beta state, Dimdim also lacks ... the important ability to record a Web conference meeting *** I could be mistaken, but I seem to remember that on my old Mac, a stream meeting would cache (as long as I set the cache in Firefox to a size large enough and teh meeting was not real long. I did see someone mention here a stream recorder *** ... while a free hosted version will remain, a for-purchase enterprise version will also become available that includes all of the support and advanced features needed for enterprise-class conferencing ...The open-source version is currently in alpha but has some interesting aspects to it, including an integration tool kit and prebuilt integrations into other products such as SugarCRM... For Information on the open-source version of Dimdim. http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=176809 There may be other/better things that are Open Source, just thought I'd share what came my way.
[videoblogging] Re: What is online video worth - contract info
Good morning Mark Is it too soon to say Congratulations? How did your meeting with the TV station turn out? The videos I have watched of yours are very good, did you get a deal that you are happy with? If so when will your work start appearing on their site and will they also broadcast your episodes? Curiosity I could ask a million questions but don't want to be nosey. I know you cannot talk specifics about a contract but would like to learn more about your experience if you don't mind sharing. One question I do have: From my research, you can expect $1000-$400 per video for an online deal related to just one region (country ie not listing your videos on competitors sites.) What range did you mean to write? --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Mark Shea [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From my research, you can expect $1000-$400 per video for an online deal related to just one region (country ie not listing your videos on competitors sites.) Mark Shea [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think the only company, in my neck of the woods that would have been in a similar position, would be lonely planet (who recently sold to BBC worldwide) who I know have struck up similar deals with particular websites. You could have a point about the three months thing. It allows me to pull out if a competitor makes a better offer. Did anyone see the Kevin Sites 'round the world's trouble spots' vlog yahoo funded? Roxanne Darling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2 cents: - have a lawyer review it before you sign - a year is a very long time in my book; i would start at 3 months at a time (it protects both parties) especially considering the exclusivity of this deal - brand building is nice but it's not food - straight talk can really tease out ulterior motives - you probably get to start because they are used to having traditional media attorneys draft these things. have fun! rox On 10/4/07, Jen Simmons wrote: Are they asking you to get EO (Error and Omission) insurance? What other costs might you have to deliver your content to them? Be sure to factor that in — EO costs a lot of $$$. Or better, insist they cover the EO / liabilities (for things like someone suing 'cause your video about dating features a guy who was cheating on his wife and his wife left him so now he blames your video...TV lawyers spend years dreaming up such crazy liabilities) jen Jen Simmons http://milkweedmediadesign.com Yahoo! Groups Links -- Roxanne Darling o ke kai means of the sea in hawaiian 808-384-5554 http://www.twitter.com/roxannedarling http://www.beachwalks.tv http://www.barefeetshop.com http://www.barefeetstudios.com Yahoo! Groups Links - Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web links. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] - Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos more. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: Acoustic echo control
There is a fix, but it is not as much fun as shooting it right the first time. Okay fun is not the right word, and kidding you about doing it right is wrong. Loop it! loop it!, the solution is to loop it! Basically you are rerecording (ADR http://tinyurl.com/28hmvh all the dialogue and adding sound effects (Foley http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foley_artist). It is a second chance but not easy. Some people (actors) don't like it at all. For the future shoots, grab a good recording of each location's ambient noise. Tip/trick explained - Room Tone http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_Tone --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, J. Rhett Aultman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey guys! You guessed it. We're back with another production-related question. We've been learning to use this new condenser boom-mounted mic in our videos and we love the freedom it's offering us, but we're also noticing that it picks up a fairly heavy amount of acoustic echo when our voices bounce off of the walls and floor. I'm sure people on here have faced this issue before, so would some of you veterans pass on your wisdom on either removing the acoustic echo or preventing it? I've been trying a mixture of notch filters and a bass boost on the editing console, but the results haven't satisfied me. Most of the Google searches I do on this only deal with telephony, so I haven't found good resources yet. -- Rhett. http://www.weatherlight.com/greentime http://www.weatherlight.com/freetime
[videoblogging] Re: I'm Baack - With A Problem
Man I wish I lived near other members of this group. This post (and this one too Problem with flash compression)remind me of this past summer. Has summer really passed that fast? After reading Gena's detailed post, I don't have anything to add to it. I am bookmarking it though. Looks like a solid solution to keep handy as reference. It did get me thinking ... I wasn't able to access the manufacturer's manual section of their site. I did find specs on a Ritz Camera page. http://www.ritzcamera.com/product/EP5439600.htm I am assuming you were using the USB port but... Interfaces/Ports: 1 x USB , 1 x Audio/Video Output The (audio/video) outputs? Could you import using a devise like the Hollywood DV Bridge? --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Gena [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is a tricky little rascal. I seriously think it is a missing codec issue. The thing is .asf is a old standard M$ codec. (Yeah, I know, it is actually a wrapper) I've run a number of tests: Played it with my Windows Media Player 11 - No problem. Windows Movie Maker 2 No problem, played the video and it was fine. Ulead Video 9 and imported the file - played with no problems. Imported into SwishVideo without problem. Imported into Serif Movie Plus 5 without problem. So I got to messing around with a few conversion programs. I installed one called MediaConvert. It is freeware but I don't like software that tries or needs to connect to the Internet to function. Anyway before I yanked it off my system I did have it do a properties check: Downloads\IMAG0003.ASF Format : Windows Media File size: 9.19 MiB PlayTime : 1mn 28s Bit rate : 867 Kbps Video #0 Codec: FFmpeg MPEG-4 Codec/Info : Microsoft MPEG-4 (hacked MS MPEG-4) Bit rate : 816 Kbps Width: 640 pixels Height : 480 pixels Aspect ratio : 4/3 Resolution : 24 bits Audio #0 Codec: ADPCM Codec/Family : ADPCM Codec/Info : Intel ADPCM Bit rate : 32 Kbps Channel(s) : 1 channel Sampling rate: 8000 Hz So the codec that you seem to need is the FFmpeg MPEG-4 Now I checked my video codecs from the XP Device Manager and I don't have that codec. I do have the legacy video codecs from Microsoft and the DivX codec I downloaded a trial copy of Xilisoft Video Converter. That seems to work on the .asf files. I just have short samples of .asf (lost a bunch in a crash or two) so it did work but the samples was too short to evaluate properly. I tried it on an .avi and it worked fine. So if you download to test make sure you record longer than 6 minutes cuz it cuts off after 5. Anything shorter and it does a percentage that can't be viewed. Options: 1. Can you take the camcorder back where you got it? It is a pain in the tushie to have to go through this just to work with the video file. 2. Another option is to download another codec pack - From Codec Guide http://www.codecguide.com/ the K-Lite Codec Pack Full should back fill the missing codec one way or another. Or you could download DivX Player/Codec and see if that does the trick, it is free and might be compatible with the hacked format. 3. Test out http://www.xilisoft.com/video-converter.html and see if that does the trick for you. If it does and you can't bogard the camcorder it might be a good idea to purchase it and save yourself some additional angst. 4. I really didn't like the interface to MediaCorder but you might feel different. I didn't transcode with it cuz I couldn't figure out how to do that in under 10 minutes. http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/ 5. From the Vitual Dub forum came this tip: Windows Media Encoder 9 will produce videos with MS's ISO MPEG-4 v1 codec (fourcc MP4S). This option is only available if you choose constant bitrate (CBR) encoding for the video. Here's a brief walkthrough (if you have time to read it). I'll assume you have your original video file ready. Start Windows Media Encoder. You'll get the wizard. Pick convert a file. Select your file, then for How do you want to distribute your contents pick 'File Archive'. Click next a couple more times. UNCHECK begin converting when i click finish. Then click finish. Now click on properties. Sources pick what you want to include/exclude (video and/or audio). Now for the compression tab click on edit then click on new (under import/export). Type a name. Video should be CBR by default. Just pick ISO MPEG-4. Set your framerate at the bottom (depending on what your player supports). Then click on add and add a bitrate. You can use K and M to shorten (for example 400 K, or 10 M). Then set your audio format, video size, frame rate, buffer size, video smoothness, and keyframe interval to your own liking. Click apply, then click start encoding. That's all I got for you
[videoblogging] Re: Above and beyond...35's incredible production team
And your posting this ... the definition of A Cass Act --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, synchronistv [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All! I am a very new member to this fantastic group... my name is Kathryn Jones... I know some of you already... but for those of you I don't know , I just finished production on 35, the first ever web drama to stream live on the internet... using three panasonic dvx 100's, mixed in real time via a TriCaster studio we shot 10 episodes over a 12 night period, and streamed live from September 17th -30th of this year at 9 pm est. It was the most challenging thing I have ever done, emotionally, creatively, physically intellectually... and it was incredibly rewarding. One of the best parts of my experience was the opportunity to work with some truly remarkable people, people I highly highly recommend and think this group should know about. First of all, you all know Jan McLaughlin.. WOW... Jan was our production sound mixer and is a consummate professional. Our shoot was especially challenging for any sound mixer as we were treading entirely unknown territory and found out the hard way that the technology we were using was especially unfriendly to high quality sound production. Jan worked tirelessly to discover and fix the sound inconsistencies that live streaming created (often a new technical issue each night) , and then to provide me with great tracks for our archives. I can not recommend this wonderful woman enough... she would be an asset paved in gold on any video shoot and is a pure joy to have on a set. http:// fauxpress.blogspot.com/ Secondly, Andrew Lipson... Andrew was our technical director extraordinaire and tri-caster pro. To say we would not have had a shoot without Andrew is the understatement of the century. His unending knowledge, his years of experience, his boundless positive energy, his calm and his problem solving abilities each came into play night after night after night. I am so grateful to have had Andrew on our shoot and can not recommend him enough. Thirdly, Marcus Lehmann, our dp...not only is he a great dp, Marcus is a joy to have on a set. Obviously our budget was miniscule which meant Marcus often took on the roles of grip, gaffer and dp alike. and then on load out, who was hand scrubbing the stairs? Marcus! What a pure pleasure to work with. I am totally indebted to him. http:// www.marcuslehmann.com/ Fourthly, another group member, Brian Gonzalez as you all know Brian is a Director/ cinematographer, but he came on our set because we needed an AD... hardly a rewarding position for a director/cinematographer, even so, Brian ran that set like clockwork. His input was invaluable and presence on our set irreplaceable. http://www.taxiplasm.net/ Fifthly (is that a word?) Rich McGrath, a PA whom I found on Craig's list, Rich became Andrew's right hand man in the tech booth. A coder and video expert by trade Rich soon became a critical member of our staff. He is incredibly knowledgeable, hard working, dedicated, and once again a joy to have on our staff. Should any of you be looking for any staff and think Jan, Andrew, Marcus, Brian or Rich might be just the person you are looking for I hope you won't hesitate to contact me... and I will be happy to extoll in further detail... and put you in touch! And lastly...thanks so much to all of you for your incredible support through this process (I heard via Jan and Brian that you guys were wonderful).. I am so honored to be a part of this group! all my best! Kathryn Velvel Jones http://www.synchronis.tv
[videoblogging] Re: Above and beyond...35's incredible production team
I was trying to be brief and complementary. So I will go into full praise mode. Read on ... I cannot tell you how many people I have worked for over the years. I have a real good (and fond) memory(s) of those I have worked WITH. I caught as many episodes as I could of 35, missing only the last 3 or 4 live. The show, the risk, the execution, the actors, the team, the triumph over technical difficulties, pushing the limits, the disturbing plot, the physical and logistical feat (three stories and exterior), the fun, all seemed to enjoy working with one another, the investment (time money), the QA's - interactive, the open willing honesty sharing details about the show and how/what equipment they were using, allowing everyone to have a voice, are some of the reasons. Made a few jokes (in the chat) when things were not going absolutely smooth, and it was (along with the gentle ribbing of other's) taken in the way it was meant ... comic relief/Kompassionate Kidding. In other words, received like friends. Sent a small donation and received a very nice Thank You in reply. Not a form letter or one sentence heartfelt (NOT!) quickie reply that leaves you wondering why they bothered. No, got a email that was professional (in a home-style NY way), and an unexpected surprise. Taking the time to sit down, write a post, praising the crew by name and expanding on it, not just listing names, but including specifics about their job, links to their sites, promoting them. Heck the riff raff (PA) she found on Craig's List (kidding Rich McGrath, PA's seldom get anything but coffee and abuse), is included. This doesn't happen often enough. Not every job ends in hugs and kisses. Some jobs end with a BIG thanks (wrap party)and that IS the end of it. Might get a little swag, I have a closet full of clothes and jackets and two file boxes full of trinkets. I might have a hundred thank you letters. Maybe half personally addressing me (as opposed to Dear Crew Member) and 1/4 to a 1/3 that were commending me for my service(s) or a specific contribution (silly to serious). My posts tend to have plenty of sarcasm sprinkled in but I did not intend to imply anything other then ... to take the time to publicly thank the crew of 35 was above and beyond the norm. A Class Act. And I really mean that, no joking around. That said, hope you enjoy my attempt at a humorous ... Disclaimer: No nightmares, resemblance to people I know living or dead, uncomfortable feelings I may have had watching 35, influenced my praise. No members of the production crew are relatives. I do not know any of the actors. Nor, to the best of my knowledge have I ever been to the location where 35, the first ever web drama to stream live on the internet using three panasonic dvx-100's, mixed in real time via a TriCaster Studio and where all 10 episodes were shot over a 12 night period, and streamed live from September 17th -30th of this year at 9 pm est. Neither has Jan McLaughlin http://fauxpress.blogspot.com/, Andrew Lipson, Marcus Lehmann www.marcuslehmann.com/ Brian Gonzalez http://www.taxiplasm.net/ or Rich McGrath, compensated me in any way, shape or form to include their names in this disclaimer in an attempt to add NetCred and higher rankings in search engines to boost their careers. Looking forward to v35.1 --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Adam Quirk, Wreck Salvage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This statement is confusing on a couple levels: On 10/7/07, bordercollieaustralianshepherd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And your posting this ... the definition of A Cass Act I will 2nd the original points about Jan and Brian. Good peoples. Congratulations on the production, sounds like a lot of work and a lot of fun. -- Adam Quirk Wreck Salvage 551.208.4644 Brooklyn, NY http://wreckandsalvage.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: Xacti Disassembly Assistance?
Hmm, tiny particles? Small, like dust? Or larger, looks like flakes? Tough to clean. I do not know how the optics work on the Xacti but... Really small stuff usually is not a problem unless you are shooting macro or the depth of field is close. Even then it is not always obvious as long as the lens is not getting hit (direct light is a lens flare, ambient light backlights the speck). Flagging lights to camera reduces this, so does a matt box to a degree. I know the Xacti doesn't come with a lens hood/extender (forget what it is called at the moment) but you could make one from any number of things (imagination the limit). But to answer your question, try a vacuum. This will work maybe. When you put the hose on the front of the lens start slow, don't want to pop the lens, just create enough suction that if there is a slight air leak, it will draw the particle (hopefully) out totally or at least to the far sides of frame. Even lenses from rental houses can have tiny particulates inside/between the glass (lenses/optics). The stuff inside the lens doesn't always effect the image like dust, a speck or worse a srcatch on the outside would. And even then, you do not see the speck, it just ends up kinda making the image not as crisp. You can hold the end of a paper clip close to your own eye and focus on a object 20' or more away. Same thing happens with the lens. Taking a lens apart is usually done on a bench and there is a lot to even the simplest of lenses in the way they are positioned/calibrated interdependent. That is not too say it cannot be done, just that Auto Focus might not work right or at all. Manual focus less problematic but focal length and focus could get whack or no longer have the correct range. Flakes are a different story. Any number of things could be happening, moisture, defect, damage. depending on where/large it is. Flake(s) may not present a problem, but will likely get worse in time. See if others with the Xacti have the same camera and this issue. To solve it ... try the vacuum, might be lucky to wedge it to the side of frame. If it is the recorded image (and you see it in the viewfinder) has a speck on it, and that is what you meant, then likely your chip has the dust or dirt directly on it or a couple of pixels have gone bad. Taking the camera apart might work, but wow, that is a bold move, unless the camera is N/G (no good) because of this speck. To test this.. If the speck stays in one place as you zoom/focus then it is behind the optics and in front of the chip. To sum it up... If it is small dust, it is something you can work around. Call it character, a built in watermark, your calling card. It should be almost imperceptible to most people viewing your work. Hope the vacuum solves it for you. It would suck if you had to replace your camera. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Mike Moon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My Xacti C40 has particles between the lenses. Anyone seen any instructions to take apart an Xacti? I haven't posted here lately, but I'm still around. Pool is down, leaves are falling and hockey season started. :) Mike http://vlog.mikemoon.net
[videoblogging] Re: EVDO at Podcamp Boston?
http://evdomaps.com/ don't know but this might be of help. If not the best resource today a link to bookmark for the future. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, jonny goldstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey folks, I'm hoping to do a live video webcast demo at Podcamp Boston. I'm not sure I'll be able to get good enough connectivity off what I'm sure will be severely overtaxed wifi. I'm thinking EVDO might be a good work around. Anyone had any experience using EVDO a The Boston Convention and Exhibition Center? I don't want to promise a live video demo if I'm not confident I can have the connectivity to make it happen, so any ideas welcome.
[videoblogging] Re: webcam recommendations for use with Flash Media Server hosting?
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] Re: help needed
Internet Archive. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Heath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do you remember those old film leader that would have the 3,2,1 countdown? does anyone have that as an avi or .mov file? Or does anyone know where I can get one? Thanks Heath http://batmangeek.com
[videoblogging] Re: help needed
http://sjc-v128.sjc.youtube.com/get_video?video_id=vtIjA2d6ct4 Try that --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Brian Richardson - WhatTheCast? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have it somewhere ... But you should be able to find it at archive.org in the Prelinger Archives. On Fri, 5 Oct 2007 9:14 am, Heath wrote: Do you remember those old film leader that would have the 3,2,1 countdown? does anyone have that as an avi or .mov file? Or does anyone know where I can get one? Thanks Heath http://batmangeek.com Yahoo! Groups Links Brian Richardson - http://siliconchef.com - http://dragoncontv.com - http://whatthecast.com - http://www.3chip.com
[videoblogging] Re: help needed
Hi Heath BatDude, if that link to the leader failed you, it did me too. Not sure what the deal is, nothing I have, allowed me to work with it. That is the second file I ran into that stops the conversion from YouTube. Argghhh. Curses, distracted again by buggy stuff Anyway, http://www.freshdv.com/downloads/counting_leader.mov That one works really well, good quality, and size. This is the other version http://www.freshdv.com/downloads/counting_leader.mpg --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Heath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks everyone! Heath http://batmangeek.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Dennis Poulette Drpoulette@ wrote: HYPERLINK http://www.archive.org/details/BLACKandWHITE_countdown_leaderhttp: //www.ar chive.org/details/BLACKandWHITE_countdown_leader HYPERLINK http://www.archive.org/details/Countdow1960http://www.archive.org/ details/ Countdow1960 _ From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Heath Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 8:11 AM To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Subject: [videoblogging] help needed Do you remember those old film leader that would have the 3,2,1 countdown? does anyone have that as an avi or .mov file? Or does anyone know where I can get one? Thanks Heath HYPERLINK http://batmangeek.comhttp://batmangeek.-com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.1/1051 - Release Date: 10/5/2007 12:27 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.1/1051 - Release Date: 10/5/2007 12:27 PM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: What is online video worth - contract info
Hi Just as I finished writing my reply, I checked todays posts. You got a lot of great input. So here is the bare bones of what I was originally going to write. I have a hypothetical question local tv station contact you and want exclusive rights to your videos, in your country, for one year, to list on there online site. This means you can't list your videos on local sites that they see as competition (other tv station sites, newspaper sites) Lets say they ask you to name your price. If you have produced these videos with your own funds, and know that to do them commercially would cost anything from $1500-$3000 per video WHAT DO YOU CHARGE THE TV STATION TO LIST YOUR VIDEOS EXCLUSIVELY ON THEIR SITE IN YOUR COUNTRY? local or country? 10,000 people or 1.5 million potential viewers? They host the videos, you just hand them your prior work completed, no re-edits, tweaks, nothing ... A prominent logo/link credits you? Exclusive right to do anything and everything with your videos? Bare minimum - One big package deal = 10% (or less) of what you determine cost plus a profit (15% +/- additional) equals. You get some say in how, where, who, what, is done with your work. Do you charge all of what it would cost to make them commercially? Or do you take into consideration the advertising revenue they may make from your content over a year, and charge more...or less? Local - $300-$400 each video/year Country - $300-$XXX.XX each video/year Over X number of views you share in revenue Lot more to this. Do the math, revenue potential from another site like Blip or YouTube. It is a numbers game, need to know how many people see your stuff now. What is the ad structure ... blah blah blah Or does one take into account that, due to this tv station being the biggest in your country, the publicity in itself, will be beneficial to your brand Is the video online AND a part of their broadcasts? Broadcast will get you some new views if they are directing to you. If it all stays on their site, it really does nothing for you. Where is online video at? Can we get the money that we charge to do commercial work? TV stations work with a staff. You are handicapped by people that give their videos away just to be seen. You are in the middle. Average TV station will bundle the production with the ad time buy. So a ballpark estimate of cost to produce a 30 second spot is $200.00 - $600.00. Whether they are in the field or on stage, they might shoot for 30 mins or 8 hours and still cut a 30 sec spot. To match what a TV station's cost might be: Local - $1000.00 - $1800.00+ each video/year 4 or 5 min video Country - $1000.00 - $.00+ each video/year In both cases I am talking about video (product) you have already shot. If you start producing for them, it costs what it costs. Basically with shows completed, you are doing the same thing Getty images or a video library does. Selling/pricing determined by end use. In general, all things relative, Video that is produced for the web by a video production company is priced the same as video for broadcast. I really need to know...and soon...hypothetically :) Get an agent/rep or contact a local ad agency. You need to have someone on your side negotiating this. IMO what you want to establish is a way to license this to other affiliates of the network or to any other interested party. Oh, and add the cost of representation to the price you establish. Do you see what I mean? Sell your show to 9 other affiliates and you get whole (cost plus profit). Sell to 80 and you are in business.
[videoblogging] twitter spaz
http://funkatron.com/index.php/site/comments/spaz_a_twitter_client_for_mac_os_x_windows_and_linux/ This was included in a newsletter from Adobe, thought some of you might want a look. Best Community Application, HTML Spaz.AIR Developed by Ed Finkler http://www.adobe.com/newsletters/edge/september2007/articles/article1/index.html?trackingid=BHUMJ Spaz is a desktop client for Twitter: the global community of friends and strangers answering one simple question: What are you doing? Ed Finkler developed Spaz.AIR (aka Spaz) using HTML and JavaScript along with the Spry and jQuery JavaScript frameworks. I have 12 years' experience designing for the web, so the idea of using HTML and JavaScript to develop a desktop application was very appealing to me, said Ed. With Spaz, you get all the functionality of Twitter.com in a desktop client. Feature highlights include multiple themes, user-defined CSS overrides, and event sounds using the Tokyo Train Station soundset. You can also view updates from the community, as well as direct messages, replies, and the public timeline. Plus, Spaz will auto-refresh the timeline you are viewing and offers directory listings of users you're following, and vice versa. Spaz is available as freeware. Anyone with a Twitter account and Adobe AIR installed can download and start using it right away.
[videoblogging] Re: New here
You are a gem. What an Unselfish reason to get involved in video blogging. You might want to take this idea to the guys that did goog411 or Viddler or Mogulus or Blip and get some help (dollars support). http://www.google.com/goog411/ Speech recognition already in their bag-o-tricks. http;//blip.tv There is a video interview (I wish I had teh link handy) where the CEO explains that Blip is not just a service but a active participant in the development of new ideas. http://mogulus.com/ This is a crazy idea, but I can imagine hiring a bunch of folks that can do ASL Interpreting and building a network of freelancers that do channel's on Mogulus. Heck I can imagine doing it on Blip etc... Mogulus comes to mind because (like some others) you can mix other souces in for a real time translation. http://www.viddler.com/ has a comments feature. Not exactly a way to share or do ASL the way I think you are thinking. So a Deaf Blogger posts and uses ASL, types a transcript (exact or rough) and then others (deaf and hearing) could comment. Just throwing out my NOT ASKED FOR for 2 cents ... no wonder so few answer my requests/questions ... :-) If I had the money I'd love to give it to you. I am not the most prolific in the group, but would be more then willing to help you make this happen. Good luck to you in this and whatever else you put your mind ( spirit) to. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, alisonbryanuk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hiya I've just joined this group, following a link from Marc Canter's blog. Thanks Marc. I am so pleased that this group is in existence. I live in the UK, and I'm no techie, just an end user who is really interested in how the net can be utilised better. Specifically on video blogging, this is just the thing that I've been looking for in relation to Deaf people. Blogging is a great tool, but it relies on written English / other written languages, which can make it inaccessible for Deaf people. For some time, I've wanted to see video blogging ... whereby the entries are simply videos, which inevitably are signed by the Deaf person. This would be a huge advancement in terms of Deaf people collectively having a voice plus empowerment. Traditionally they've been at the mercy of organisations, which = paternalistic. I like the idea how blogs can be individual yet collective / interelated, and an great opportunity to record grass root opinion. I am aware this would take up an enormous amount of bandwidth, plus server space .. so I question how realistic this dream is. Deaf people are starting to use web chat rooms such as camfrog.com but this is obviously a chat room, and blogs are a different animal. Ideally, I would like to see blogging software such as MT, Blogger etc, create video blogs and its not just uploaded files to a standard blog. If that makes any sense? So that's why I'm here. Alison
[videoblogging] Online video players could become new vehicle for malicious code
The summit is streamed here: http://www.gtisc.gatech.edu/summit1007_webcast.html Online video players could become new vehicle for malicious code October 02, 2007 08:13 EDT http://www.kgan.com/template/inews_wire/wires.national/2ab946c6-www.kgan.com.shtml ATLANTA (AP) -- While computer users are getting smarter about spotting suspicious e-mails, hackers are looking for sneakier ways to spread malicious codes. .A report by Georgia Tech says that online video players could be come the next target for hackers. Experts say hackers have moved from sending spam to embedding unwanted codes in images or disguising them as documents. And they think the next logical step is to target media players, like the ones used to watch YouTube videos. They're also worried about the security of blogs, wikis and social networking sites.
[videoblogging] new - Hubpages/question - what is used
Hubpages is another site that has a revenue potential. http://hubpages.com/ Question... What is this site using for the design/layout? http://hubpages.com/
[videoblogging] Re: Advice about Lavalier mike
Hey Kfir In case you are ordering that lav online or by phone, it is not wireless. It has a cord/cable. Good mic for under $50.00 (US). There is good info if you search the messages. Under $100.00 the choices are few. $100 - $500 and you have a better selection. The other day I was looking for an answer and ran across this company Gemini Sound (geminidj.com), they do DJ gear. Some of the options Gemini - http://www.geminidj.com/ux16.html Nady - http://www.nadypro.com/cat_wireless_microphone.cfm Shure - http://www.shure.com/ProAudio/Products/index.htm Azden - http://www.azdencorp.com/shop/customer/home.php?cat=29 Sennheiser - http://www.sennheiserusa.com/newsite/category.asp?transid=cat50 AKG - http://www.akg.com/ Telex - http://www.telex.com/ Big tip - You want more than one channel. Deciding between UHF/VHF will depend on where you will use it most often. UHF is good if you are in several different cities. You or others around you will have more wireless mics on at the same time or there is a lot of radio signals around (stations, dispatching etc) VHF is cheaper but the down side is every one likes cheap, so you may have others on your same freq. TV signals and other stuff is on VHF too so cities and towns (metro areas) are not the best place for VHF. If you are out in the country or suburbs there might be less interference. Used is a good option. If you locate a good source (ebay is always worth a shot) look for a deal on a wireless system with a Lavalier and a handheld mic. You will be glad you have it. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Kfir Pravda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Following Kent's advice on the importance of audio, I am looking for an affordable leveler microphone. I bought some audio equipment in the past, and got a bit burned with buying things that were not exactly what I need. For a set of a news room, outdoor interview and such, I thought of buying the following microphone: AUDIO TECHNICA ATR-35S Lavalier Microphone It is relatively cheap, wireless is not a must, and I read good reviews about it. Did anyone here buy this microphone? Do you have any other recommendation for a lavalier microphone? Thanks! Kfir Pravda E: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Blog: www.pravdam.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: Miro
Wait until after the first of the new year And yet I'm still planning on buying an iphone. :) -Mike mefeedia.com mmeiser.com/blog
[videoblogging] Re: [OT] Technologies of Persuasion online course with Douglas Rushkoff @ Maybe
Great tip, cool subject(s)/instructor (Philip Dick Rushkoff) for a class, and timely topic sophisticated influence techniques. In case you (or anyone else) have not seen these , a couple of vids at PBS w/: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cool/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/persuaders/
[videoblogging] Feedback and opinion on this converged advertising solution
This company just caught my eye http://www.advertizer.net/. It is a part of this company http://www.greenlightwireless.net I was looking for a way to make a bunch of older sites PDA friendly. http://www.greenlightwireless.net/skweezer/default.aspx with little to no fuss. Then I saw this http://www.greenlightwireless.net/products/skweezer_pl.aspx Think this would be the better way to deliver work by branding it with your vlog or a company name? It looks like google but instead your logo or name is ON IT. Thought it was worth sharing. Anyone here have input or experience with them or a similar service?
[videoblogging] sorta like the hollywood bridge
Whata week. This will be available middle of next month. Designed www.pinnaclesys.com. The Pinnacle Video Capture for Mac OS X 10.4 is a USB device (2.0 or 1.1 port) with onboard MPEG-4 compression and hardware video encoding will run you $99.99. Captures video for iTunes, iPod, iPhone, or Apple TV from any analog source ... camcorder, set-top box (record TV shows), game console (record gameplay) or VCR. Inputs include S-Video, Composite video and stereo audio analog. Got questions ... I think when I was using the Mac PPC (OS 10.0 - 10.3.x) when I watched a video (or a streaming video, once completed,) the video was actually on my computer in a temporary folder. On that old computer I created a folder TemporaryItems alias on my desktop for quick access. The folder is storing Youtube but not say Blip.TV, I cannot remember if there was/were different locations and I had aliases within that folder. Part of getting the answer is knowing the right question to ask. Instead I'll ask it three ways because I am not sure which makes more sense. Were streams stored here temporally too? Where are streams of audio/video stored if at all? When watching a stream is the video and audio still stored temporarily on Mac Intel machines? I may have asked this in a different way once before, someone recently was inquiring about it too. I know that screen capture is an option. Don't really want a screen capture of a stream. I swear I am not thinking of stealing ... promoting would be the only reason to muck with anyone's work. I would ask first ... you know, trust me ... do unto others ... Thanks for the help.
[videoblogging] And the race to the (rock) bottom (price) begins ... now
Pretty cool so long as in the long run, it does not translate into a smaller percentage getting to the artist. Sure was a lot of negotiating in the run up. 20,000 independent labels were signed. How do they do that? Invite them all to a hall? Mind boggling logistics. Even a team of 200 lawyers would each have a hundred contracts to juggle. Anyone know Martha Stewart? She is my kinda of woman. Smart, attractive and comes with a staff. Damn I need a staff. http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060p=irol-newsArticleID=1055053highlight= Amazon.com Launches Public Beta of Amazon MP3, a Digital Music Store Offering Customers Earth's Biggest Selection of a la Carte DRM-Free MP3 Music Downloads Amazon MP3 Offers Over 2 Million Songs From More Than 180,000 Artists and Over 20,000 Labels, Including EMI Music and Universal Music Group SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2007--Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today launched a public beta of Amazon MP3, a new digital music download store with Earth's biggest selection of a la carte DRM-free MP3 music downloads. Amazon MP3 has over 2 million songs from more than 180,000 artists represented by over 20,000 major and independent labels. Amazon MP3 complements Amazon.com's existing selection of over 1 million CDs to now offer customers more selection of physical and digital music than any other retailer. Amazon MP3 is an all-MP3, DRM-free catalog of a la carte music from major labels and independent labels, playable on any device, in high-quality audio, at low prices, said Bill Carr, Amazon.com Vice President for Digital Music. This new digital music service has already been through an extensive private beta, and today we're excited to offer it to our customers as a fully functional public beta. We look forward to receiving feedback from our customers and using their input to refine the service. Every song and album on Amazon MP3 is available exclusively in the MP3 format without digital rights management (DRM) software. This means that Amazon MP3 customers are free to enjoy their music downloads using any hardware device, including PCs, Macs(TM), iPods(TM), Zunes(TM), Zens(TM), iPhones(TM), RAZRs(TM), and BlackBerrys(TM); organize their music using any music management application such as iTunes(TM) or Windows Media Player(TM); and burn songs to CDs. Most songs are priced from 89 cents to 99 cents, with more than 1 million of the 2 million songs priced at 89 cents. The top 100 best-selling songs are 89 cents, unless marked otherwise. Most albums are priced from $5.99 to $9.99. The top 100 best-selling albums are $8.99 or less, unless marked otherwise. Every song on Amazon MP3 is encoded at 256 kilobits per second, which gives customers high audio quality at a manageable file size. Buying and downloading MP3s from Amazon MP3 is easy. Customers can purchase downloads using Amazon 1-Click(TM) shopping, and with the Amazon MP3 Downloader, seamlessly add their MP3s to their iTunes or Windows Media Player libraries. Amazon MP3 has over 2 million songs from more than 180,000 artists spanning every genre of music, including 50 Cent, Alison Krauss, Amy Winehouse, Ani DiFranco, Arcade Fire, Beastie Boys, Coldplay, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Ella Fitzgerald, Feist, John Coltrane, KT Tunstall, Keith Urban, Koko Taylor, Lily Allen, Madeleine Peyroux, Maroon 5, Marvin Gaye, Miles Davis, Morrissey, Nelly, Nickel Creek, Nirvana, Norah Jones, Paul McCartney, Philip Glass, Pink Floyd, Pixies, Radiohead, Ray Charles, Rod Stewart, Spoon, Stevie Wonder, The Chemical Brothers, The Decemberists, and The Rolling Stones. Well done Amazon for making so much music available to so many people, said KT Tunstall. It's good to know, in the words of The King, you're taking care of business! Leading independent labels offering their catalog of music for the first time as DRM-free MP3s include Alligator Records, HighTone Records, Madacy Entertainment, Sanctuary Records, Rounder Records, Righteous Babe Records, Sugar Hill Records, and Trojan Records.
[videoblogging] Re: MIT $100 dollar...errrr $200 dollar laptop
Wow how the price creeped up, huh. Yes it will do video. Uses flash memory, has a crank (no, they yanked the crank, the wankers) , and now... Give 1 Get 1 * is even cooler as Christmas approaches. http://www.xogiving.org/ There is (or was) a video input. I does come with a built in cam. http://www.laptop.org/laptop/ Here are the specs: http://www.laptop.org/en/laptop/hardware/specs.shtml I really like the idea of graphical interfaces (like Apple, and http://www.kartoo.com/ and a few other examples) SUGAR, a zoom interface that graphically captures their world of fellow learners and teachers as collaborators, emphasizing the connections within the community, among people, and their activities. Screen shots: http://www.laptop.org/en/img/interface1.jpg http://www.laptop.org/en/img/interface2.jpg That looks so intuitive, universal, clean smart. http://pentagram.com/blog/2006/12/new-work-one-laptop-per-child.php This company also has a folding keyboard design http://pentagram.com/en/portfolio/products/stowaway-keyboard.php I like as much as the floppy keyboard you can roll up. http://www.manhattan-support.com/driver-truetouch-keyboards.shtml BUT IS NOT AVAILABLE for Mac use. Here comes Scrooge ... It would have been nice to provide an option for the donor to select (one to three - first choice second choice third choice) a preferred destination(s) for the donated Laptop. Only reason, there are too many kids in this country without a computer. I know, I am selfish like that. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, jonny goldstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Even at twice the price, it sounds pretty cool: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/24/business/worldbusiness/24laptop.html Can it deal w/video? Not sure.
[videoblogging] I have not seen this mentioned here before.
I did a quick look and search to see if this had been discussed. Nothing as best I could tell. On a Mac and my patience wearing thin with the little things, I was searching for an alternative means of doing something to avoid the wall/loop of software dependent on update/purchase update/software dependent on update/purchase update. If I have to upload, update, upset my system one more time, I am going back to writing on the wall with crayons and limit myself to using only one through five (all other numbers are irrelevant -no fractions or units of ten) to de-complex-ify cyphering. But I drift ... So here http://www.vidmex.com/faq.html I find what looks like a pretty cool tool. Except it is for Windows. MAn as sorry as I feel for you guys, you sure do have more toys (tools) to load. It runs $30.00 about the same as QT Pro. I have no way of telling from personal experience, but the FAQ covers a lot of the features demanding creators demand. I make no money or friends recommending you look at this. It allows audio editing. Looks like it handles most codecs. Vidmex can read (decode) data from the following input media files: Video: ASF , AVI , MKV , MOV , MP4 , MPG ( MPE , MPEG ) , OGM , RM ( RV, RMVB ) , VCD , VOB , WMV Audio: AAC , AC3 , AIFF ( AIF ) , APE , AU ( SND ) , CDA , FLAC , MIDI ( MID ) , MKA , MPA ( MP2 ) , MP3 , OGG , RA , WAV , WMA Images: BMP , GIF , JPG , TGA Playlists: M3U , PLS Vidmex can write (encode) data to the following output media files: Video: AVI ( XviD , DivX , DV , HuffYUV , MJPEG , Cinepak etc. ) Audio: MP3 , WAV ( IMA ADPCM , Windows Media Audio V2 , Microsoft ADPCM , GSM , DSP Group TrueSpeech , PCM etc. ) Images: BMP , JPG Playlists: M3U , PLS Is anyone running different version of IMovie HD along side QT Pro? D
[videoblogging] Re: One last question on going green?
Perhaps start with the list of 10+ eco friendly groups I sent you yesterday. I am sure the members in each will welcome you if you post an introduction. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, greentvgirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All of you have been incredible. My site just got a fantastic review from Gannett/USA Today. I am getting hundreds of visits each day to my how to go green videos and photos yet not many new members. Any advice? Lori at http://.www.GreenTV.com
[videoblogging] Re: Software
Do you plan to use a free service, paid hosting or stream from your own server? Producing the live show from a studio (home, office etc..) mobile (locations change, cable or wireless broadband connection available)? How many users/viewers do you anticipate? Do you plan to do flash, windows, QT or all three to ensure everyone can access? An option for dial-up users? There are services that offer tiered plans. A couple with a free option (you are limited to a very small amount of transfer). How critical is reliability? One location or mirrored for redundancy and or regional access? US or world audience? Streaming and archive? Mobile and web? Interactivity? What cameras are you using? I like TriCaster. Learned last night that 35 is using it to punch and stream their new show. Impressed with how they are working with it, not envious of the amount of cable they have strung to pull off the moves with in the set. Which Tricaster? $5000 get you the box, still need accessories and a few other things that are gonna cost you. I have not revisited in a while, but when I was pricing options, the bare minimum was over $20K to have everything in place (redundant/spares/extras). Leasing is a good option. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, outlawstarwind2 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Alright, so Im starting my own online video show about gaming... I want to be able to switch between two cameras, videos, images and take audio from the line in on one of my video cards. I want to be able to edit on the fly, throw up overlays with my name on it when need be, or have a static outline (a la Pardon the Interuption). Ideally, what I'm looking for is a software only version of NewTeks Tricaster or VT[4] series. I found this: But its only for Macs and I have a PC. http://www.channelstorm.com/ I also found this, which is along the lines but not exactly it, this is also for a mac only. http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/intensity/on-air/ I'm currently using e2e vcam.. but its really buggy, slow and constraining. It's also way to much work just to load a video. Any ideas or suggestions? Price isnt a problem, but preferably something under $5,000 (Otherwise I should just buy a TriCaster :P)
