Re: [videoblogging] Re: pyro.tv transcoding and rehosting your stuff

2007-04-15 Thread Steve Garfield
It matters. I just emailed them to fix it. No link back to permalink of blog entry ( it's in the feed ) http://network2.tv/episode/2832833/ No display of CC license ( it's in the feed ) http://network2.tv/episode/2832833/ --Steve On Apr 14, 2007, at 7:16 PM, Steve Watkins wrote: if sites

[videoblogging] Re: pyro.tv transcoding and rehosting your stuff

2007-04-15 Thread Steve Watkins
Aha, interesting, I hadnt noticed the permalink issue. Their publishers page still says We build a page for each producer's show, complete with your show name, a link to your original website, links to your RSS feed (for an audience to subscribe), and links to the original media. so hopefully

[videoblogging] New blip.tv show player

2007-04-15 Thread Steve Watkins
Sounds quite interesting, anybody tried it yet? Some details here: http://blog.blip.tv/blog/ Cheers Steve Elbows

Re: [videoblogging] Re: pyro.tv transcoding and rehosting your stuff

2007-04-15 Thread Ron Watson
We build a page for each producer's show, complete with your show name, a link to your original website, links to your RSS feed (for an audience to subscribe), and links to the original media. I think that is an interesting statement. My 'original' website links to my RSS feed, and links to

[videoblogging] new videoblog: Karaoke DeathMatch 100 (AKA KDM100)

2007-04-15 Thread T . Whid
Hi Videobloggers, Some of you may know me for my work with TVTonic, but I'm also a bit of an artist and have been active with the net art scene since 1997. I work with a collaborator and we call ourselves MTAA (more info: http://mtaa.net). We're very happy to announce that our new piece, Karaoke

[videoblogging] Re: Our Apple TV Settings

2007-04-15 Thread Steve Watkins
Ahh I get you, the confusion is still about the term 'simple profile'. Simple profile is, as I said before, an mpeg4 profile, not a h264 one. Ive looked at the Apple specs, and I think you mean 'low complexity baseline profile'... * H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 x 480, 30 frames per

Re: [videoblogging] Re: when posting a podcast wich format should I use?

2007-04-15 Thread Patrick Cook
Hi everyone: On 4/14/07, Daryl Urig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With the sound track, a one minute movie 133 megs. I am using 16 bit color 44 khz 16 bit sterio. It is a 640 wide so it can be used with apple tv. Is this a little large? Yes. The standard resolution for ANY videoblog should be

[videoblogging] Re: New blip.tv show player

2007-04-15 Thread valdezatron
Grace at http://www.fearlesscooking.tv used it in her new post. I like the built in episode guide. The text for the episode description is a bit small (in terms of my parents being able to read it!). It'd be nice if there was a clearer Commenting Link. I may have missed it but I think now you

Re: [videoblogging] New blip.tv show player

2007-04-15 Thread Steve Garfield
I put the new blip.tv player on my 'homepage' this morning. http://www.stevegarfield.com/ I blogged about it here: http://offonatangent.blogspot.com/2007/04/blip-video-player.html In the blog post I say, vlogs are dead. ;-) It's a joke, but also ironic since the reason for initially using

Re: [videoblogging] New blip.tv show player

2007-04-15 Thread Michael Verdi
Aaron Steve - you bring up some good points. I do think options for people are important and I do like the ability to look through an archive but the price is that you loose all the other benefits of a blog - permalinks, comments, context, choice of video size and formats. That player is really

[videoblogging] Re: New blip.tv show player

2007-04-15 Thread valdezatron
Verdilicious - Points well taken. I think the blog format isn't for everyone. I've switched one of my three videoblogs back over to standard site because I found I didn't need things like commenting, permalinks, or categories. I use my blip acct to update RSS subscribers on this site. My other

[videoblogging] Re:NOOOOOOO!!!!

2007-04-15 Thread doctor P
Kasey, Please reconsider your comment on Canadian content. Generally, American-style media, namely entertainment for its own sake, is void of content even if the production is great. This style of McMedia has spread worldwide like McDonald's junk food. Globalization, while offering many

RE: [videoblogging] New blip.tv show player

2007-04-15 Thread Mike Hudack
Michael, For some people the blog format is really important. Cross-posting, copy paste and everything else we've built to support the blog format aren't going away. We're going to keep those features, and we're going to keep improving them. It's just that the blog format isn't right for

[videoblogging] Re: New blip.tv show player

2007-04-15 Thread Steve Watkins
Offering both makes a lot of sense to me. I dream of this stuff being pushed to the extreme and for it to be possible for a blog like experience to be completely available from within a flash player. Complexities quickly arise when the people providing the player are hosting your videos, but are

[videoblogging] Re: New blip.tv show player

2007-04-15 Thread Enric
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Steve Watkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sounds quite interesting, anybody tried it yet? Some details here: http://blog.blip.tv/blog/ Cheers Steve Elbows I think this is probably one of the most important examples of where video is headed: the containment

[videoblogging] Re: New blip.tv show player

2007-04-15 Thread johnleeke
The customizable branding is terrific! John

Re: [videoblogging] Re: New blip.tv show player

2007-04-15 Thread joshpaul
Yes, metadata is key. There are already hooks available, it just seems that the vast majority of people aren't using them. In other words, the major video containers provide methods to embed metadata, so that it travels with the file itself. Maybe this is something the video vertigo team would be

Re: [videoblogging] Re:NOOOOOOO!!!!

2007-04-15 Thread Rupert
Doctor P, I realise your comments were directed at Casey, but my own 2 cents: Your intentions are right in combating what you see as McMedia, but personally I find it hard to believe that geographically based programming quotas lead to better quality. i don't want to get into a whole

[videoblogging] Re:NOOOOOOO!!!!

2007-04-15 Thread Steve Watkins
Agree. The original fear these sorts of regulations were designed to guard against, is that American companies would end up owning all the tv networks, and wouldnt bother making any local programming. Whereas if any media monopolies appear on the net, its less likely as a result of them

Re: [videoblogging] Re: New blip.tv show player

2007-04-15 Thread Rupert
There are a lot of these players coming out now. If it were possible to create permalinks so that a link would take you to the site AND make the player play a certain episode, that'd be perfect. Crowdabout.us have recently released a similar large Show player - 2 weeks ago - and allowed

[videoblogging] Re: when posting a podcast wich format should I use? _apple?

2007-04-15 Thread Daryl Urig
I am confused. Can someone read my setting's below in previous question osted? I am told apple tv is: 640 x 480, 30 frames per sec., and I am also told this: Yes. The standard resolution for ANY videoblog should be 320x240. Anything else and you're really making it rather difficult for those of

[videoblogging] Re: New blip.tv show player

2007-04-15 Thread Enric
May be worth bringing up at the Microformats for Media Web 2.0 Expo Open session lead by Mary Hodder (Tue 2 pm.) I'll mention it. -- Enric --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, joshpaul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, metadata is key. There are already hooks available, it just seems that the

[videoblogging] Re: New blip.tv show player

2007-04-15 Thread Steve Watkins
I reckon part of the cause of that is that many implementations of embedded metadata were done many years before video took off on the net. So there are cobwebs all over the place, no buzz, no hoards of would-be web 2 billionaries creating new versions of the tools, and largely no recognition by

Re: [videoblogging] Re:NOOOOOOO!!!!

2007-04-15 Thread Rupert
Yeah, Steve. Stupid of me to say Comedy as well as Drama. Drama is poor generally but we have good comedy, still. Office, Boosh, Spaced, Black Books, Peter Kay, have been some of the best TV I've seen... It is interesting, though, that they all last very few episodes compared to US

[videoblogging] Re: New blip.tv show player

2007-04-15 Thread Steve Watkins
Im glad crowdabout have implemented a fully embeddable version of their exciting features. I considered using them for my videoblogweek stuff, but I rushed the hosting/formats side of things, and personally I feel like crowdabouts sucess might be hampered by their choice of layout of their

[videoblogging] Re:NOOOOOOO!!!!

2007-04-15 Thread Enric
It's not clear why this is an argument. The internet is a different topography than broadcast TV without the one to many limitation that creates relatively fixed gatekeepers. It is a node relationship closer to the telephone network as an antedecant. Anyone at any time can setup a videoblog on

[videoblogging] Re: Tilzy.tv Launch!

2007-04-15 Thread Steve Watkins
I was extremely pleased to see a guide that pays more than just lipservice to the idea that it really is a guide, a site that takes time to write reviews about the material. Ive long bitched about those who cut corners on such things, so three cheers to those who've done the job properly - hip

[videoblogging] Re: New blip.tv show player

2007-04-15 Thread Enric
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Steve Watkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Im glad crowdabout have implemented a fully embeddable version of their exciting features. I considered using them for my videoblogweek stuff, but I rushed the hosting/formats side of things, and personally I feel

[videoblogging] Re: New blip.tv show player

2007-04-15 Thread Steve Watkins
Thats brilliant news, cheers. vPIP is wonderful stuff, the flash player being closed isnt exactly a big issue, I just got curious about how everyone makes these things, and what efforts are out there that are happy for others to build on top of them. I wouldnt want to do anything that went against

[videoblogging] Re: when posting a podcast wich format should I use? _apple?

2007-04-15 Thread Gena
Ok, Let me take a shot at this. You can have any size you want. If you want to post postage size video that is fine. The following pertains to vlogs, web video and video on the Internet. Back in the day when more folks were on dial-up you had to balance many factors such as the dimensions, file

[videoblogging] Re: New blip.tv show player

2007-04-15 Thread Enric
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Steve Watkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thats brilliant news, cheers. vPIP is wonderful stuff, the flash player being closed isnt exactly a big issue, I just got curious about how everyone makes these things, and what efforts are out there that are happy

[videoblogging] Re: New blip.tv show player

2007-04-15 Thread caroosky
Hey Steve, Thanks so much for giving us your perspective on what we're trying to do. I know we are on the same page in terms of where we are headed, but it's always helpful to get more input from users. And those considering using. Im glad crowdabout have implemented a fully embeddable version

[videoblogging] Re: when posting a podcast wich format should I use? _apple?

2007-04-15 Thread Daryl Urig
this is very helpful. And I see we have choices because of our history. But in the apple tv column, something made sence. If you keep your file to one size fits all, it will help your rating's verses, splitting it up with different versions for every different user. So what version whould

Re: [videoblogging] Re: when posting a podcast wich format should I use? _apple?

2007-04-15 Thread Rupert
Wow, I thought this was a brilliant post, Gena. We should save cool things like this on the Wiki. http://videoblogginggroup.pbwiki.com/ Looking at it, there's not an immediately apparent space for How To stuff like this that I can see. There's resources: links to other sites, and there's

[videoblogging] Vloggercon 2007

2007-04-15 Thread Rupert
What's the most recent plan for this? Last I heard here (just searched) it was going to be in Boston in the Summer, and not merged with BarCampUSA. Is that right? Still on? Any definite plans? Rupert http://twittervlog.blogspot.com/ http://www.twitter.com/ruperthowe/

[videoblogging] Re: Vloggercon 2007

2007-04-15 Thread jonny goldstein
I'd like to throw Washington DC in the ring as a possible venue for Vloggercon 2007. So far we've had NYC (The Culture/Finance/Media capital), Bay Area (The Tech capital), why not do vloggercon in the political capital? Imagine combining Vloggercon with visits to your lawmakers, interest groups,

[videoblogging] XBox360 to support mpeg4 h264

2007-04-15 Thread Steve Watkins
This news has been around a while now but I only just noticed. The Xbox site buried the announcement in a document that mostly focussed on Instant Messaging, but anyway the next update to XBox360 in early May will include: # Added H.264 video support: Up to 10 Mbps peak, Baseline, Main, and High

[videoblogging] Re: Vloggercon 2007

2007-04-15 Thread Enric
Find a place and sponsors. ;) --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, jonny goldstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd like to throw Washington DC in the ring as a possible venue for Vloggercon 2007. So far we've had NYC (The Culture/Finance/Media capital), Bay Area (The Tech capital), why

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Vloggercon 2007

2007-04-15 Thread Jim Long
I'd like to second the motion made by my esteemed colleague Mr. Goldstein, the gentleman from DC. Do we have a quorom? Would Speaker of the House Andy Carvin care to weigh in on this? - Original Message From: Enric [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday,

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Vloggercon 2007

2007-04-15 Thread RANDY MANN
if you plan it they will come i started to look into venues for boston, got some leads. just need some sponsors for booking deposets. On 4/15/07, Jim Long [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd like to second the motion made by my esteemed colleague Mr. Goldstein, the gentleman from DC. Do we have a

Re: [videoblogging] Re: New blip.tv show player

2007-04-15 Thread sull
Josh- Maybe this is something the video vertigo team would be willing to tackle? ( i.e. key/value pairs) Can you ellaborate here? Because it sounds similar to some of my efforts. Thnx, sull On 4/15/07, joshpaul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, metadata is key. There are already hooks

Re: [videoblogging] Re: New blip.tv show player

2007-04-15 Thread sull
Right, and it was actually experimented with on vlogwall.com. In another recent thread I made mention of that too. The idea of the vPiP approach and SMIL/RSS usage seemed perfect, at least conceptually. This was last Summer mind you. So I made a gridwall of vPiP embeds of Video RSS Feeds (I just

Re: [videoblogging] Re: New blip.tv show player

2007-04-15 Thread joshpaul
I'm not that familiar with your efforts. Is there somewhere online I can view them? I'm essentially thinking using key/value pairs within metadata hooks provided by QT, Flash, et al. Basically, come up with some type of schema we can expect to extract, such as licensing restrictions, copyright