Re: [videoblogging] My Amends To Robert Scoble

2007-12-27 Thread Eddie Codel
Andrew man, do you really have to lay a long ass email like that on me? Give a vidbro a break, wouldya? It's still the holidays for some people. Damn, now I gotta formulate answers You make a lot of assumptions about us and my role at PodTech, Let me just lay the ground work a bit so you have

Re: [videoblogging] New monthly video event in SF this Friday 12/14

2007-12-27 Thread Irina
cant wait till the next one! the firstone i was sick the second one igot snowed in in nyc missedout! On Dec 13, 2007 12:34 AM, Eddie Codel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello vlogerati, I'm organizing a new monthly video salon series in San Francisco called Video Salon Redux that takes place

[videoblogging] Re: My Amends To Robert Scoble

2007-12-27 Thread Bill Cammack
This is a tough thread to jump in on! hahaha :D I think Gena brings up some valid and *interesting* points. I'm not involved in any of this, but I'll put in my two cents anyway. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Gena [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Robert I want to specifically address an issue

Re: [videoblogging] Re: iTunes feed is empty

2007-12-27 Thread Patrick Cook
Hi everyone: On 12/26/07, Steve Watkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If I manually add your feedburner feed to my itunes, I dont get any episodes. It could be me doing something wrong and Im not looking at your feed right, but to me it looks like your feed doesnt have any elclosures that

[videoblogging] Best Encoding settings

2007-12-27 Thread Scott Parent
Hi Everyone, I have been creating video for several years but I can't seem to get my video encoding settings down in a way I'm happy with. I shoot in HDV and my finished video is 640 x 360. For most of my simple editing I use iMovie. Exporting to iPod format from iMovie looks mediocre at best. I

[videoblogging] Re: Best Encoding settings

2007-12-27 Thread Heath
The first place I would go to is www.freevlog.org they have a bunch of tutortials on encoding for the mac Heath http://batmangeek.com I use a PC sonot much help from me on Macs --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Scott Parent [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Everyone, I have been

[videoblogging] Re: Best Encoding settings

2007-12-27 Thread Steve Watkins
If you are otherwise happy with the visualhub output, you could just run the file through this program (or use quicktime pro 'save as') and then hopefully it will be faststart with no affect on quality: http://www.qtbridge.com/lillipot/lillipot.html Cheers Steve Elbows --- In

[videoblogging] Re: Best Encoding settings

2007-12-27 Thread Richard Bluestein
I prefer MPEG streamclip to all other encoders I have tried. It has presets for exactly what you need to do. (I compress HDV the same way as you). It's free software and extremely fast. Just be sure you're deinterlacing properly if you have an interlaced source. Lots of people make mistakes in

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Best Encoding settings

2007-12-27 Thread Brook Hinton
Mpeg Streamclip is fantastic. If you have the technical know how and need more tweakability, ffmpegx (OSX graphical front end to the ffmpeg tools) is also well worth having. ___ Brook Hinton film/video/audio art www.brookhinton.com studio

[videoblogging] What I like about you

2007-12-27 Thread jonny goldstein
Um...Nothing like the holidays to bring out some good emotional turmoil on and offline (don't ask!). With all the angst here are some things I like about this group: You helped me get started with videoblogging. That changed my life, led me to several interesting jobs, helped me connect with

Re: [videoblogging] iTunes feed is empty

2007-12-27 Thread Jay dedman
A couple years ago, I started sending my rss to iTunes. I just received an iPod for Christmas and noticed my stream is empty. Looks like it stopped sometime in the summer. How do I fix the link and info on iTunes? I can't even find where I can access my channel on itunes. Any help would

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Best Encoding settings

2007-12-27 Thread Jay dedman
Mpeg Streamclip is fantastic. If you have the technical know how and need more tweakability, ffmpegx (OSX graphical front end to the ffmpeg tools) is also well worth having. I started a page on our group wiki on compression tools. listed things Ive used. feel free to add/edit. jay --

[videoblogging] Re: What I like about you

2007-12-27 Thread Chris
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, jonny goldstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You helped me get started with videoblogging. That changed my life, led me to several interesting jobs, helped me connect with some wonderful people. All of whom are now dead. Coincidence? One wonders... ;)

[videoblogging] Re: What I like about you

2007-12-27 Thread Heath
you know jonny, you are all right ;) discussion is healthy, it can lead to change and it can make people think and grow, but we have to allow that to happen, we have to be receptive to the things around us.I learn something new everytime I come to this placeand where else does

[videoblogging] Re: My Amends To Robert Scoble

2007-12-27 Thread mattfeldman78
I normally just lurk here, but this one really got me. One thing I wanted to say over there is that PodTech invested more than a million dollars in this community (seriously, I have the receipts, we hired dozens of videobloggers and even had a few on our staff, including people who are very

[videoblogging] Re: Copyright and fair use... it ain't over yet.

2007-12-27 Thread Heath
Um...I'm not sure why I got this email, but I did, so I thought I would pass it along but it was sent by [EMAIL PROTECTED] Of course this may be old news Hello, My name is Laura Phillips from the University. I am an Administrative Director for the school and I represent Christine in

[videoblogging] Re: Copyright and fair use... it ain't over yet.

2007-12-27 Thread Chris
Oh, man... and if you think this is bad, you should see the email he got from the cartoon butterfly's lawyers. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Heath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, My name is Laura Phillips from the University. I am an Administrative Director for the school and I

[videoblogging] Making a living with videoblogging

2007-12-27 Thread Sam Meager
Been join this group awhile and really enjoy various interesting topics. I am currently consider doing videoblogging full-time but not sure if this can make enough for a living. What would be the best way to make a decent living as videoblogging? Get couple of major sponsors? doing

Re: [videoblogging] Making a living with videoblogging

2007-12-27 Thread J. Rhett Aultman
My first piece of advice would be to not have high expectations. There are a number of people on here making good scratch from their videoblogs, but I'm not sure how many of them actually expected they'd be able to make a living of it. It seems to be something you kinda have to fall

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Copyright and fair use... it ain't over yet.

2007-12-27 Thread Steve Rhodes
The high school student who is running the page clearly has more sense than they and the lawyers (and why don't they run their own YouTube page). No, fair use isn't limited to three second clips. And Jason surely knows more than whatever lawyers they have sending threatening letters. He

[videoblogging] my greetings card 2008

2007-12-27 Thread Loiez D.
Hi friends, i just posted my greetings 2008 on my vlog http://xi-vlog.loiez.org/2007/12/_skype_me_-_greetings_card_for_2008.php Ok, it's just in french but created with all my mood messages on Skype 2007 I made a screenshot all day to do this work Happy new year for all love,peace and

[videoblogging] Re: Copyright and fair use... it ain't over yet.

2007-12-27 Thread valdezatron
While fair use laws favor using less... In a parody, the parodist is borrowing in order to comment upon the original work. A parodist is permitted to borrow quite a bit, even the heart of the original work, in order to conjure up the original work. That's because, as the Supreme Court has

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Copyright and fair use... it ain't over yet.

2007-12-27 Thread Markus Sandy
fyi, this person has joined this group today more conversation here ... http://lanbui.com/2007/12/24/how-to-keep-a-high-star-rating-on-youtube/ On Dec 27, 2007, at 5:23 PM, Heath wrote: Um...I'm not sure why I got this email, but I did, so I thought I would pass it along but it was sent

[videoblogging] holiday greetings to you all...

2007-12-27 Thread noel hidalgo
happy holidays, down here at the end of the world, i found a brother from a different mother. hell, we could barely speak the same language - he's french! nonetheless, for the past 8 days i've thought long and hard about the steps in between every life. i wish you all best wishes and should see

RE: [videoblogging] Re: My Amends To Robert Scoble

2007-12-27 Thread Jake Ludington
Hint: eventually sponsors and employees get the message and move money away from a company that isn't getting community support. And, worse, it definitely demoralizes the employees and makes them far less willing to take risks on behalf of the community. I think this is BS too. If you

[videoblogging] Re: my greetings card 2008

2007-12-27 Thread Gena
Ah, Loiez you gonna have me spend more time with AltaVista Bablefish. My French teacher told me I'd regret goofing off in class. A joyful new year my friend! Gena http://outonthestoop.blogspot.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Loiez D. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi friends, i just

[videoblogging] Re: Copyright and fair use... it ain't over yet.

2007-12-27 Thread Chris
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Markus Sandy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: fyi, this person has joined this group today more conversation here ... http://lanbui.com/2007/12/24/how-to-keep-a-high-star-rating-on-youtube Oh man... just when I give up hope that this conflict could escalate

[videoblogging] Starting a blog - what do I do about feeds?

2007-12-27 Thread onedaydelaney
Starting a blog - what do I do about feeds? I am starting a blog and notice that there are quite a few feed places like Yahoo, Odeo, feedburner etc. Is there a way to automatically update each time a new blog or video is put up? I remember someone saying that you have to re-write the XML each

[videoblogging] Re: Copyright and fair use... it ain't over yet.

2007-12-27 Thread Heath
Wow, that Laura lady if Nuckin Futs.wow...she make christians seem tolerant and understanding, and I would know Heath http://batmangeek.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Markus Sandy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: fyi, this person has joined this group today more conversation

[videoblogging] Re: Copyright and fair use... it ain't over yet.

2007-12-27 Thread Heath
I know!!! Heath http://batmangeek.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Markus Sandy markus.sandy@ wrote: fyi, this person has joined this group today more conversation here ...

RE: [videoblogging] Making a living with videoblogging

2007-12-27 Thread Jake Ludington
Been join this group awhile and really enjoy various interesting topics. I am currently consider doing videoblogging full-time but not sure if this can make enough for a living. What would be the best way to make a decent living as videoblogging? Get couple of major sponsors? doing

[videoblogging] Re: Starting a blog - what do I do about feeds?

2007-12-27 Thread Kenya
I am starting a blog and notice that there are quite a few feed places like Yahoo, Odeo, feedburner etc. Is there a way to automatically update each time a new blog or video is put up? I remember someone saying that you have to re-write the XML each time there is an update. Is that true?

[videoblogging] Re: Copyright and fair use... it ain't over yet.

2007-12-27 Thread Kenya
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Heath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Um...I'm not sure why I got this email, but I did, so I thought I would pass it along but it was sent by [EMAIL PROTECTED] Of course this may be old news Hello, My name is Laura Phillips from the University. I am

Re: [videoblogging] Starting a blog - what do I do about feeds?

2007-12-27 Thread ryanne hodson
here is a tutorial on how to get a feedburner feed for your blog (if you're using blogger, though it's pretty much the same process for all blogs): http://www.freevlog.org/index.php/2007/03/19/8-get-an-rss-feed/ cheers -ryanne On Dec 27, 2007 7:57 PM, onedaydelaney [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [videoblogging] holiday greetings to you all...

2007-12-27 Thread harold . johnson
happy holidays, down here at the end of the world, i found a brother from a different mother. hell, we could barely speak the same language - he's french! nonetheless, for the past 8 days i've thought long and hard about the steps in between every life. i wish you all best wishes and should see

[videoblogging] I'm back, and I'm excited!

2007-12-27 Thread Tim D
Hi Vloggers, Some of you may remember me, and many of you probably have no clue who I am. My name is Tim, and I used to set up shop at a place called Reality Sandwich on Typepad (and I even posted on wearethemedia.com now and then). One day I decided I didn't want to vlog anymore, and I walked

Re: [videoblogging] Re: My Amends To Robert Scoble

2007-12-27 Thread Jan McLaughlin
Why advertising is a dangerous way to go if you're interested in true things. One big reason big media rings so false: advertisers control content. Jan On Dec 27, 2007 10:37 PM, Jake Ludington [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hint: eventually sponsors and employees get the message and move money

[videoblogging] Re: My Amends To Robert Scoble

2007-12-27 Thread Frank Sinton
Hi Jan, One big reason big media rings so false: advertisers control content. I have to disagree with that. Viewers control the content. Meaning, studios only fund productions they think audiences will watch, buy a movie ticket, purchase a DVD, etc. It is the masses controlling what gets

Re: [videoblogging] My Amends To Robert Scoble

2007-12-27 Thread Patrick Delongchamp
I realize that this topic is dying so I thought, what better time to jump in? I have to say that, Robert, I agree with a lot of what you, Andrew, Schlomo, etc have said over the last week. If it's of any consolation, there's something I realized when dealing with the Wikipedia issue: When