[videoblogging] Channel101.com

2006-03-01 Thread Digital
Have any of you seen and or submitted work to channel101.com? It doesn't look like they pull any punches, and are driving creators to create in a competitive darwinian model. It does look like they are having alot of fun and not taking themselves seriously. Winners of each round actually have

[videoblogging] Rocket Boom technical questions

2006-03-01 Thread Misha Kleider
What is rocket boom's new screen size? Are they exporting to Quick Time Mov or MPEG 4? What codec are they using for audio and video? What compression software are they using? Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * To

Re: [videoblogging] Rocket Boom technical questions

2006-03-01 Thread Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen
You can get the answer to your questions (and more) by opening the Movie Info window in the Quicktime Player. Open an episode of rockboom in a standalone player and hit Ctrl+I (on Windows). Otherwise go to the Window menu and choose Show Movie Info. So your answers are: What is rocket

[videoblogging] Mac mini, videobloging (was Re: May events)

2006-03-01 Thread Steve Watkins
Yeah 64MB Intel shouldnt be a significant imparement to 2D video playback, otherwise Apple wouldnt bundle frontrow with th new Mac Mini. Quite how well this new Mac Mini performs will come down to how well softwar has been optimised for the Intel processors as much as anything else. Cheers

[videoblogging] Mac mini, videobloging (was Re: May events)

2006-03-01 Thread David Howell
Before I reserve final judgement, I'll await independant benchmarks on how well this little machine performs. Given that the integrated intel video will be allowed to use up to 80M of system memory, it will be interesting to see how that will affect OSX when it starts swapping memory. Also,

Re: [videoblogging] Mac mini, videobloging (was Re: May events)

2006-03-01 Thread wlight
Quite how well this new Mac Mini performs will come down to how well softwar has been optimised for the Intel processors as much as anything else. Fortunately for Apple, the compilers they use optimize for Intel just as well as they optimize for PowerPC processors. -- Rhett.

Re: [videoblogging] Mac mini, videobloging (was Re: May events)

2006-03-01 Thread Don McAllister
Jeez people,Lets do some research!http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets/gma950/The Intel GMA 950 graphics core blows away the previous graphics on the mac mini. It now supports OSX core video and will play 3D games just fine. But if you want a games machine get an xbox360!Some blurb from the

[videoblogging] Mac mini, videobloging (was Re: May events)

2006-03-01 Thread David Howell
I have a PC running as a server up in my attic. It has the onboard Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900. The 950 is marginally better than the 900. It's original purpose wasnt to be a server however after seeing the performance of the video, that became it's destiny. How OSX will utilize the

Re: [videoblogging] Mac mini, videobloging (was Re: May events)

2006-03-01 Thread Markus Sandy
i doubt much has been optimized yet and optimization generally leads to more complex code and more bugs, so expect a fair number of updates also the graphics chip is an embedded Intel i950, and so the performance won't be as good as the new iMacs or MacBook Pros, but definitely better than

[videoblogging] Re: another service added to test page

2006-03-01 Thread Deirdre Straughan
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Re: [videoblogging] Mac mini, videobloging (was Re: May events)

2006-03-01 Thread wlight
i doubt much has been optimized yet and optimization generally leads to more complex code and more bugs, so expect a fair number of updates Actually, from what I know, they use a commodity compiler and a pretty thin hardware abstraction layer that's already well developed. If you want to

Re: [videoblogging] Re: another service added to test page

2006-03-01 Thread Deirdre Straughan
Hang on, I'm just discussing with Devlon how I could add comments to my site so everyone could put in their own feedback and all the service folks could see it. I think I'm coming up with a workaround involving installing WordPress on my DreamHost site... On 3/1/06, Enric [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[videoblogging] encoding

2006-03-01 Thread Peter Van Dijck
Encoding question. What is the 1 encoding that will play on many, many devices? It should work on PSP, iPod, older Quicktime installs, and so on? If we've answered this already, sorry. I'm not looking for the encoding that produces the best quality or smallest file, but one that will, today (!),

Re: [videoblogging] Channel101.com

2006-03-01 Thread Caution Zero
--- Digital [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have any of you seen and or submitted work to channel101.com? It doesn't look like they pull any punches, and are driving creators to create in a competitive darwinian model. It does look like they are having alot of fun and not taking themselves

Re: [videoblogging] Mac mini, videobloging (was Re: May events)

2006-03-01 Thread Randy Mann
what made me buy my mac mini was the selling price of 500, it was the best computer for the buck,but now the price went up $100. im going to weight till the bugs and the price gets worked out before i buy one, any how it still wont run fcp. randy From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To:

Re: [videoblogging] Channel101.com

2006-03-01 Thread Joshua Kinberg
Channel101 and Channel102 are really great. If you have the opportunity to go to a screening, do it. Its fun, the atmosphere is great, and the content is hysterical. I really enjoyed the format of live audience screening and its a real fertile ground for upcoming comedians and comedy writers (some

[videoblogging] Re: Channel101.com

2006-03-01 Thread Anne
i used to watch Jesus Christ Supercop on channel 102. it's true. the goods DO get cancelled! laughs. anne i think channel101 is fantastic. i have spent a lot of time there, thoroughly impressed with the creativity on display. i think the nature of their live screenings is probably hard to

Re: [videoblogging] Channel101.com

2006-03-01 Thread Adam Quirk
My favorites have been:Cat News:http://fireant.tv/directory/channel/7377and Uncle Jimmy's Fuck Farm http://channel102.net/show.php?show=45Channel102's site is slow today.AQOn 3/1/06, Joshua Kinberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Channel101 and Channel102 are really great. If you have the

[videoblogging] grass roots bootleg protection

2006-03-01 Thread Markus Sandy
i ran into an interesting situation the other weekend while videoblogging a street scene just before an apple store presentation a small band was playing in a large, outdoor shopping area (the 3rd street promenade in santa monica, ca) whenever they started a new piece, a person would circulate

[videoblogging] myspace video

2006-03-01 Thread robert a/k/a r
was browsing this for a bit, wondering if you think it has value for vloggers: http://vids.myspace.com -- cheers r Deconstructing the status quo, collaboratively mon vlog: http://r.24x7.com hosting sale: http://foo.24x7.com Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go

[videoblogging] Re: grass roots bootleg protection

2006-03-01 Thread Dave
If I was in a small band playing outside of shops, I would be doing the opposite, I would encourage people to distribute videos of my band's performance. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Markus Sandy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i ran into an interesting situation the other weekend

Re: [videoblogging] Re: grass roots bootleg protection

2006-03-01 Thread Corey Denis
same here, dave. i'd even take it further and invite vloggers to my outside-the-mall-shows. sync rights are one thing, promotional tools are another. On Mar 1, 2006, at 1:58 PM, Dave wrote: If I was in a small band playing outside of shops, I would be doing the opposite, I would

Re: [videoblogging] Re: grass roots bootleg protection

2006-03-01 Thread Josh Leo
I agree, most likely if the music is good enough, people would seek out the band for an actual recording rather than one with traffic, crowd and wind noise. I don't think the folks here in the midwest are so savvy when it comes to primitively DRMing their liver performances... On 3/1/06, Corey

[videoblogging] Re: grass roots bootleg protection

2006-03-01 Thread Dave
In Sydney, Australia, I saw a group of aboriginal people doing a street performance in a very busy area full of locals and tourists. Their performance showed elements of aboriginal culture (song, dance, stories, etc...), and they encouraged the crowd to take pictures and video of the

Re: [videoblogging] Re: grass roots bootleg protection

2006-03-01 Thread Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen
It is also the artist's right to act they way they were. Copyright also includes the right to make poor business decisions regarding recording live performances. - Andreas On Wed, 01 Mar 2006 23:29:35 +0100, Josh Leo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I agree, most likely if the music is good

[videoblogging] Re: myspace video

2006-03-01 Thread Conrad Slater
I've yet to find the winning forumla but I can tell you this. I'm not using the film section but rather the main normal section. Whilst there a couple of pictures on my page there isn't any sort of trailer or embeded player. I'm still waiting for the option to trasfer my account rather htan

Re: [videoblogging] Re: myspace video

2006-03-01 Thread Ted Tagami
6/1000 ...that's about the avg click thru rate on a 468x60 banner...!On 3/1/06, Conrad Slater [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've yet to find the winning forumla but I can tell you this. I'm not using the film section but rather the main normal section. Whilst there a couple of pictures on my

Re: [videoblogging] myspace video

2006-03-01 Thread Steve Garfield
I really like the media player. Waiting to find out how to xfer my regular account to a film account. The link sot the terms and conditions brings up a 'page not found' I'd like to see that prior to uploading video. On Mar 1, 2006, at 4:20 PM, robert a/k/a r wrote: was browsing this for a

[videoblogging] Dreamhost reliability?

2006-03-01 Thread Enric
I've had an hosting account with page-zone.com for years. But it's somewhat slow and goes down often. I now have an account also with Dreamhost and am thinking of moving all my accounts over. How reliable has Dreamhost been? Does it go down ever, rarely, often? Thanks, Enric -===-

Re: [videoblogging] Dreamhost reliability?

2006-03-01 Thread J. Rhett Aultman
I've used Dreamhost for years and never once had a reason to complain at all. I should also note that the reason I started using Dreamhost years ago is because a friend of mine ran the website of his dotcom off of Dreamhost. Anywhere good enough to run a commercial site is good enough for me.

[videoblogging] Great booklet on Fair Use

2006-03-01 Thread Josh Paul
Hi all, The Center for Social Media, a part of American University, has created a great booklet (8 pages) on Fair Use and documentaries. It was compiled with the help of some lawyers, filmmakers, and American University's College of Law. I think it'll be a great reference for certain

[videoblogging] Re: Dreamhost reliability?

2006-03-01 Thread Stan Hirson, Sarah Jones
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Enric" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've had an hosting account with page-zone.com for years. But it's somewhat slow and goes down often. I now have an account also with Dreamhost and am thinking of moving all my accounts over. How reliable has Dreamhost

[videoblogging] Re: Dreamhost reliability?

2006-03-01 Thread Enric
Funny if I search for page-zone hacked I get quite a few responses also :) Yea, I'm ok with getting into the innards of servers. Thanks, Enric -===- http://www.cirne.com --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] on a wordpress plugin forgroups.com, Stan Hirson, Sarah Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [videoblogging] Re: grass roots bootleg protection

2006-03-01 Thread Paul Knight
I can relate to this arguement.It is also always polite to ask if the band if they would like to filmed and distributed, if they don't, what the hey, it's their loss.  Last Saturday I went into Nottingham and caught my old friend Sam Lindo busking in the street, he plays guitar and sings, he

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Dreamhost reliability?

2006-03-01 Thread Peter Van Dijck
Dreamhost is by far the best hosting company I've used in 6 years (I've used 5, I believe, or 6). Peter On 3/1/06, Enric [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Funny if I search for page-zone hacked I get quite a few responses also :) Yea, I'm ok with getting into the innards of servers. Thanks,

[videoblogging] Re: Channel101.com

2006-03-01 Thread Vu Bui
I went to the most recent screening this past Sunday... Wastelander is just great. I used to just watch the various shows just online, and enjoyed them quite a bit, but being at the screening is a completely different experience, especially since almost all of the creators and talent are there as

[videoblogging] Fez TV

2006-03-01 Thread Daryl Watson
Hi all, I wrote a while ago to ask about the virtues of blogspot vs wordpress. I ended up going with blogspot as I was following the easy to follow freevlog video tutorials. Anyway the site is up. Check it out! http://feztv.blogspot.com It' a Vlog based around events happening during the

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Channel101.com

2006-03-01 Thread Joshua Kinberg
I did an interview with the founders of Channel102 in NYC several months back in the middle of the summer: http://www.joshkinberg.com/blog/archives/2005/07/channel_102_int.php -josh On 3/1/06, Vu Bui [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I went to the most recent screening this past Sunday... Wastelander

Re: [videoblogging] Fez TV

2006-03-01 Thread Joshua Kinberg
Sorry to hear you're having trouble with iTunes. I checked out your feed and it looks all good. Subscribed in FireAnt and saw all your episodes just fine. You might think about adding a FireAnt subscription button to your site. Its really easy, you can get the code to copy and paste here:

Re: [videoblogging] Re: myspace video

2006-03-01 Thread robert a/k/a r
perhaps something like this would help ;-o http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=5672272382 seriously, can vloggers benefit from posting on http://vids.myspace.com there is a huge audience there, yes? On Mar 1, 2006, at 6:34 PM, Conrad Slater wrote: I've yet to find the

[videoblogging] Re: grass roots bootleg protection

2006-03-01 Thread JD Lasica
Tonight, after Markus recounted the episode of people videotaping a band performing on a public street and the band manager (stupidly) trying to prevent anyone from uploading it, I asked an attorney friend about the legalities involved. I got more than I bargained for -- another entry in the

Re: [videoblogging] Re: myspace video

2006-03-01 Thread Deirdre Straughan
I created a new MySpace Films account and have been trying for days to upload a video. So far, on the nth attempt, the latest attempt is still processing.On 3/2/06, robert a/k/a r [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: perhaps something like this would

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Channel101.com

2006-03-01 Thread Adam Quirk
Will Hines also plays the psychologist in episode 1 of Cat News.One funny man.On 3/1/06, Joshua Kinberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I did an interview with the founders of Channel102 in NYC several months back in the middle of the summer:

Re: [videoblogging] Re: myspace video

2006-03-01 Thread robert a/k/a r
heh. i wonder if the upload to the vids section is different than uploading to the filmmaker section. i just logged in and the upload form on the vids.myspace.com page is different from that on the filmmaker upload page in profile. On Mar 2, 2006, at 1:22 AM, Deirdre Straughan wrote: I

Re: [videoblogging] Re: myspace video

2006-03-01 Thread Deirdre Straughan
On 3/2/06, robert a/k/a r [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: heh. i wonder if the upload to the vids section is different thanuploading to the filmmaker section.i just logged in and the upload form on the vids.myspace.com page is different from that on the filmmaker upload page in profile.The upload