[videoblogging] Re: Fair Use (was: being a youtube star)

2008-01-04 Thread Chris
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "ractalfece" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Okay, okay, I have to figure out how to capture the damn thing and > stick a creative commons license on it. It's really going to hate > this. Dear Lord in Heaven, I was only joking! I never meant for you to unleas

[videoblogging] Re: Vlogger Camp!

2008-01-04 Thread Bill Streeter
We won't need a generator. There will be power, in fact the facilities are fairly modern, the dining hall even has AC. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, John Coffey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've got a generator I ca

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Vlogger Camp!

2008-01-04 Thread Adam Quirk
I'm gonna try my damndest to get out there. Just saw this on Vimeo, very touching, very cool, very genuine. Reminds me of how I felt when I started doing all this: http://www.vimeo.com/391616 On Jan 4, 2008 7:05 PM, Nathan L. Witt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Don't get me started on Anheuse

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Vlogger Camp!

2008-01-04 Thread Nathan L. Witt
>> Don't get me started on Anheuser Busch...gonna bring some killer east coast microbeer. I'll bring the goose! http://www.gooseisland.com/ --Nathan http://www.nathaner.com/vlog [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[videoblogging] On the Subject of Widescreen (was Re: Widescreen Sizing...)

2008-01-04 Thread Bill Cammack
I'll defer to what Verdi has to say about this. My Canon is from the double-digit series! :O hahahahaha -- Bill BillCammack.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Verdi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You'd have to check on that ZR800 but the ZR500 actually has a 16:9 > image sensor

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Fair Use (was: being a youtube star)

2008-01-04 Thread Brian Richardson - WhatTheCast?
On Fri, 4 Jan 2008 5:07 pm, schlomo rabinowitz wrote: > I got a cattle prod with the CC logo on it; used it on my girlfriend so > she > wouldn't feel so trapped and confined. Worked wonders for our > relationship. > I can loan it to you. Please, PLEASE tell me you use a non-commercial license on

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Fair Use (was: being a youtube star)

2008-01-04 Thread schlomo rabinowitz
I got a cattle prod with the CC logo on it; used it on my girlfriend so she wouldn't feel so trapped and confined. Worked wonders for our relationship. I can loan it to you. On Jan 4, 2008 2:00 PM, ractalfece <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Okay, okay, I have to figure out how to capture the dam

[videoblogging] Re: Fair Use (was: being a youtube star)

2008-01-04 Thread ractalfece
Okay, okay, I have to figure out how to capture the damn thing and stick a creative commons license on it. It's really going to hate this. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "ractalfece" wrote: > > > > FYI: the

Re: [videoblogging] On the Subject of Widescreen (was Re: Widescreen Sizing...)

2008-01-04 Thread Brian Richardson - WhatTheCast?
On Fri, 4 Jan 2008 4:01 pm, Chris wrote: > I'm kinda guessing that's what this Canon does, seeing how everything > sort of gets "re-letterboxed" when uploaded to Blip. That is probably due to the way the file is encoded after you're done editing, not the camera. Blip handles widescreen fairly wel

Re: [videoblogging] On the Subject of Widescreen (was Re: Widescreen Sizing...)

2008-01-04 Thread Michael Verdi
You'd have to check on that ZR800 but the ZR500 actually has a 16:9 image sensor so when it does widescreen you actually see more on the side instead of cropping a 4:3 image. It's one the really nice things about that camera (also has a mic input and A/V jack that can be used for headphones) beside

[videoblogging] On the Subject of Widescreen (was Re: Widescreen Sizing...)

2008-01-04 Thread Bill Cammack
I have an older Canon camera of that series. Open the view-screen and use the menu to go to recording controls. Go to the section where you can select 16x9 vs 4x3. Make sure you're pointing the camera at something where you can tell that objects are exactly at the edges of your frame. What you

[videoblogging] On the Subject of Widescreen (was Re: Widescreen Sizing...)

2008-01-04 Thread Chris
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Brian Richardson - WhatTheCast?" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On my old Sharp camera (miniDV I bought in 2002) I don't think I would > shoot widescreen, but that's because it implements it poorly. It shoots > a 4:3 image with a letterbox instead of true 16:9

Re: [videoblogging] On the Subject of Widescreen (was Re: Widescreen Sizing...)

2008-01-04 Thread Brian Richardson - WhatTheCast?
On Fri, 4 Jan 2008 3:35 pm, Chris wrote: > I'm just wondering if shooting it non-widescreen might make the image > oh-so-slightly crisper. The tradeoff would be worth it for me. I've never noticed a difference in "crispness" (if that is a word) on my Sony TRV950 between 16:9 and 4:3 ... but I ten

[videoblogging] On the Subject of Widescreen (was Re: Widescreen Sizing...)

2008-01-04 Thread Chris
I'm just wondering if shooting it non-widescreen might make the image oh-so-slightly crisper. The tradeoff would be worth it for me. Chris --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Verdi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Don't know about the ZR800 but both of these where shot with the ZR500 >

Re: [videoblogging] On the Subject of Widescreen (was Re: Widescreen Sizing...)

2008-01-04 Thread Michael Verdi
Don't know about the ZR800 but both of these where shot with the ZR500 http://michaelverdi.com/index.php/2007/06/27/partly-cloudy-lumiere-1/ http://michaelverdi.com/index.php/2007/06/29/moon-lumiere-2/ They look to me like just about any other inexpensive 1-chip DV camera. - Verdi On Jan 4, 2008

[videoblogging] free the butterfly dude! (was Re: Fair Use (was: being a youtube star))

2008-01-04 Thread noel hidalgo
+1 On Jan 4, 2008 2:28 PM, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Unleash him freely into the vlogosphere! He could be the next Flat Stanley! personally, i'd like to see it as the artistic retort to SEMANAL... i'd love to tag / name this guy "CBUMS" - aka "see bums" or the acronym for the fair use c

[videoblogging] On the Subject of Widescreen (was Re: Widescreen Sizing...)

2008-01-04 Thread Chris
Does anybody out there have any thoughts on the performance of the Canon ZR800 when shooting in widescreen mode? I just started shooting that way, and I'm a little underwhelmed once the image gets "unsquooshed". But I don't know how much I trust my own eyes... Chris

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Widescreen Sizing...

2008-01-04 Thread Ron Watson
Somebody Rox Thanks Bill... Cheers, Ron Watson http://k9disc.blip.tv http://k9disc.com http://pawsitivevybe.com/vlog http://pawsitivevybe.com On Jan 4, 2008, at 12:27 PM, Bill Cammack wrote: > The next size up from 480x270 is 640x360. > > -- > Bill > BillCammack.com > > --- In videoblogging

[videoblogging] Re: Fair Use (was: being a youtube star)

2008-01-04 Thread Chris
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "ractalfece" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > FYI: the cartoon butterfly is available at a reasonable price for > anybody to license;) Reasonable price? Nay! Unleash him freely into the vlogosphere! He could be the next Flat Stanley! Or, if he's really ambiti

[videoblogging] Re: Widescreen Sizing...

2008-01-04 Thread Bill Cammack
The next size up from 480x270 is 640x360. -- Bill BillCammack.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Ron Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > Exporting out of iMovie and uploading to blip, my videos are getting > squished. I'm exporting with the standard 16:9 720x480 (853x480) > iM

[videoblogging] Widescreen Sizing...

2008-01-04 Thread Ron Watson
Hi, Exporting out of iMovie and uploading to blip, my videos are getting squished. I'm exporting with the standard 16:9 720x480 (853x480) iMovie "Movie to Quicktime Movie" setting. I've used Ryanne's 480x270 settings off of Freevlog and avoided the squish, but that size winds up too pixelate

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Vlogger Camp!

2008-01-04 Thread John Coffey
Don't get me started on Anheuser Busch...gonna bring some killer east coast microbeer. Bill Streeter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Vlogger Camp should be very wet. FYI Anheuser Busch is HQ in MO. Ain't nothing dry here. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.n

Re: [videoblogging] Vlogger Camp!

2008-01-04 Thread John Coffey
I've got a generator I can bring. "Nathan L. Witt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Man this sounds like a great idea! Especially since I can easily drive this. I'm thinking merit badges and kumbaya! Whose with me? Also I'm totally cool with unplugging from the internet, but I don't have any

[videoblogging] Storytelling with Rich Media Networked Technology

2008-01-04 Thread Sull
Below is an old post where I touched on the future of ebooks and how it relates to vlogging and just rich story-telling in general. I thought it was a good time to bring it up again as it seems to bleed into some other discussions going on lately. And, I'd like to again point to a project that is

Re: [videoblogging] Re: SEMANAL - ready for the challenge from China

2008-01-04 Thread David Meade
perfect! thanks! On Jan 4, 2008 10:45 AM, miglsd27 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >here you go > >blip does mp3! > >Miguel. > > > > > ok so someone who speaks the language ... how is "Semanal" actually > > pronounced? :-) I keep wanting to say it like its s

[videoblogging] Re: SEMANAL - ready for the challenge from China

2008-01-04 Thread miglsd27
here you go blip does mp3! Miguel. > > ok so someone who speaks the language ... how is "Semanal" actually > pronounced? :-) I keep wanting to say it like its similar English > word and I'm sure thats wrong. > > > > On Jan 4, 2008 6:10 AM, miglsd27 <[

Re: [videoblogging] Re: SEMANAL - ready for the challenge from China

2008-01-04 Thread David Meade
ok so someone who speaks the language ... how is "Semanal" actually pronounced? :-) I keep wanting to say it like its similar English word and I'm sure thats wrong. On Jan 4, 2008 6:10 AM, miglsd27 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Its also Portuguese ;). Since theres no topic (is there?), wh

[videoblogging] Re: SEMANAL

2008-01-04 Thread Bill Cammack
Very interesting ideas, Frank. I think that would be a VAST improvement over how comments and responses are currently handled. -- Bill C. BillCammack.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Frank Sinton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Just let us know what you want, and we will accomadate. >

[videoblogging] Re: SEMANAL - ready for the challenge from China

2008-01-04 Thread miglsd27
Its also Portuguese ;). Since theres no topic (is there?), why donĀ“t we do it how ever we like? Miguel (hoping to be teased enough by SEMANAL to actually post something). > > ok guys > > I am ready for this challenge > > I have joined SEMANAL " y me gusta que suene latino" - jo

[videoblogging] Nice quote about vlogging

2008-01-04 Thread Rupert Howe
Nice quote from Sam Renseiw today at his site http://patalab02.blogspot.com/ He makes beautiful videos there, which he calls voodles. "If a day goes by without my doing something related to voodles, it's as though I've neglected something essential to my existence, as though I had forgotten to wak