Re: [videoblogging] Brief history of video compression

2010-01-04 Thread Richard Amirault
- Original Message - From: Jay dedman (snip) Video compression (especially proprietary) is a bottleneck with online video. Just the opposite ... video compression is a boon to online video. If there were no video compression there would not be any online video. Richard Amirault

Re: [videoblogging] Brief history of video compression

2010-01-04 Thread Joly MacFie
I think what Jay was trying to say is that the development of free and open video codecs is hamstrung by patented algorithms. joly On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 8:10 AM, Richard Amirault ramira...@verizon.net wrote: - Original Message - From: Jay dedman (snip) Video compression

Re: [videoblogging] Brief history of video compression

2010-01-04 Thread Kevin Lim
This article is awesome to me. Back in the early 90s, I was helping my dad's publishing shop produce multimedia CD-ROMs. Breaking the 320x240 vidoe size barrier was a dream for me, until one day I realized that pixel-doubling in Macromedia Director didn't make the video look too bad, and it was

Re: [videoblogging] Re: The WGBH Lab | NOVA's What Darwin Never Knew, and new Life Stories

2010-01-04 Thread Adam Quirk
Chris, WGBH Lab is great, and you guys are really doing a lot of things right. I think tweaking the way you reach out to groups will be a good way to bring more creators into the fold. Best of luck, and keep up the good work. Ok, -- Adam Quirk http://wreckandsalvage.com On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at

[videoblogging] Videoblogger's Fundraiser

2010-01-04 Thread johnleeke
What was the project started a couple of years ago that was designed to raise funds for video bloggers? I recall contributing to a couple of the video bloggers, but now I can't find the website. Thanks! John www.HistoricHomeWorks.com

Re: [videoblogging] Videoblogger's Fundraiser

2010-01-04 Thread Kath O'Donnell
are you thinking of http://havemoneywillvlog.com? great project 2010/1/5 johnleeke johnle...@historichomeworks.com What was the project started a couple of years ago that was designed to raise funds for video bloggers? I recall contributing to a couple of the video bloggers, but now I

[videoblogging] Fundraising for VideoBloggers

2010-01-04 Thread johnleeke
What was the project started a couple of years ago that was designed to raise funds for video bloggers? I recall contributing to a couple of the video bloggers, but now I can't find the website. Thanks! John www.HistoricHomeWorks.com

[videoblogging] Re: Videoblogger's Fundraiser

2010-01-04 Thread johnleeke
are you thinking of http://havemoneywillvlog.com? great project Yes, that's it! It was operational back in 2006 7. Ryanne posted a year ago that the project was on hiatus. I'm planning to start up a similar project in another field, and wondering what the organizers think as they look back