Re: [videoblogging] Big brother Google is watching you HERE and THERE!

2005-11-29 Thread Deirdre Straughan
Hadn't thought to do an ego surf in a while, though I do keep a close eye on who links to my site. Wow, there's a lot of me, and it goes back a long way...-- best regards,Deirdré Straughanwww.beginningwithi.com (personal)www.tvblob.com (work) YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your

Re: [videoblogging] German Mobuzz Ripoff - Ehrensenf

2005-11-29 Thread Josh Leo
It was a market that wasn't being reached...glad other people are trying to reach out to the audiences...i guess the reason things like mobuzz and Rboom get copied is because it is a format that is easy to replicate...even easier if the content is just repeated in a different language On

[videoblogging] Re: Wordpress issue

2005-11-29 Thread Bill Streeter
Thanks enric. I figured it out (just incase anyone else runs into the same problem) I forgot to run the upgrade.php script after I upgraded. DOH!! Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Enric [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.lofistl.com/ loads

Re: [videoblogging] German Mobuzz Ripoff - Ehrensenf

2005-11-29 Thread andrew michael baron
On Nov 29, 2005, at 7:47 AM, Josh Leo wrote: i guess the reason things like mobuzz and Rboom get copied is because it is a format that is easy to replicate...even easier if the content is just repeated in a different language This is not a very good observation, in my opinion. People are not

[videoblogging] Video Blog Vlog related domains go on sale

2005-11-29 Thread pideh2
Most of the easy to remember vlog related domains have already been registered. In order to concentrate on a major project, we are selling a collection of vlog related domains at sedo.com. If interested please visit any of the domains listed below and make your offer (all reasonable offers

Re: [videoblogging] compression streaming settings in fcp

2005-11-29 Thread Jen Simmons
You actually are not going to make the video for streaming -- you want to create it for progressive download. Streaming technology will not work with FireANT, video ipod, etc. Streaming works by loading only a few frames into the viewer's computer, letting them watch those frames, and then

Re: [videoblogging] German Mobuzz Ripoff - Ehrensenf

2005-11-29 Thread Christopher Ivanyi
In watching this show myself, and not understanding a word of it, I find myself asking why do I keep watching it? It must beto a large degree thatthe host seems hip and smart, buteven moreso, she'syoung, pretty, and female -- an undeniable element to its attraction, in my opinion. I've been

RE: [videoblogging] Question about plug adapters UK Vloggers

2005-11-29 Thread Beth Kanter
Title: Message Great advice! -Original Message-From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Frank CarverSent: Monday, November 28, 2005 5:05 PMTo: videoblogging@yahoogroups.comSubject: Re: [videoblogging] Question about plug adapters

[videoblogging] Anthology Film Archives Vlogfest Tomorrow Night

2005-11-29 Thread Lynn Lane
Okay. So the name of the show isn't really Vlogfest, but in reality that's what it is. True there were no submissions, no deadlines, no entry fees but there was some solid curatorial action in place (self- promo hereI curated this show) so that makes it a Vlogfest to me. If you don't

Re: [videoblogging] German Mobuzz Ripoff - Ehrensenf

2005-11-29 Thread andrew michael baron
Considering somewhere around half of all of the human beings on the planet are female and probably half or more of those are young and pretty, I don't find this to be enough of an argument for why someone would go there.On Nov 29, 2005, at 9:57 AM, Christopher Ivanyi wrote: In watching this

Re: [videoblogging] German Mobuzz Ripoff - Ehrensenf

2005-11-29 Thread Joshua Kinberg
It cerainly doesn't hurt though. -JoshOn 11/29/05, andrew michael baron [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Considering somewhere around half of all of the human beings on the planet are female and probably half or more of those are young and pretty, I don't find this to be enough of an argument for why

[videoblogging] Re: Notices when someone posts a comment on your vlog.

2005-11-29 Thread Bill Streeter
Randolfe I've commented on your blogs a few times but I do it on your blog rather than on Blip. I enjoy comments too but really most people don't bother. I average less than 1 comment per 500 views. Speaking for my self, I only comment if something really moves me. It's my way of saying thanks

[videoblogging] Re: Anthology Film Archives Vlogfest Tomorrow Night

2005-11-29 Thread Bill Streeter
I know you guys post the video of these events after the fact on Blip. But could you also list the vlogs that are included in the text portion of the post on Blip? I just thought it might be useful in case one has seen most of the material before. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS

Re: [videoblogging] Blogger templates SPECIFIALLY for bloggers

2005-11-29 Thread Josh Leo
On 11/29/05, Fire [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: PS - anyone ever think of making a STANDARD template for all vlog packages that we could use to make all of our vlog sites look the same, combine the features of a webring, and thus make a giant-virtual-independant -open-source TV for the masses? I

Re: [videoblogging] Blogger templates SPECIFIALLY for bloggers

2005-11-29 Thread Joshua Kinberg
Rocketboom's layout works because it is updated daily...not many people delve into their archives (i imagine) Definitely wrong. People check back into the recent archives because of the thumbnails below. There is also an archive page which has thumbnails for every rocketboom... which is well

[videoblogging] Rotary Vlogging demo

2005-11-29 Thread Jay
Hi to all Just did a quick 20 minute presentation about Vlogging to the Rotary in small town America (Two Harbors , MN). We have a wide range of age groups and I was not sure how receptive people would be. The presentation went quite well I showed slice of the vlogging life turned them

[videoblogging] Re: Blogger templates SPECIFIALLY for bloggers

2005-11-29 Thread Bill Streeter
Yeah I agree with Josh, besides that's kinda the point of aggregators. You can subscribe to the video blogs you want and when you view them through an aggregator like FireAnt the web design becomes much less important. As far as the network goes, we have a network, its a social network, which

Re: [videoblogging] Blogger templates SPECIFIALLY for bloggers

2005-11-29 Thread Fire
Hmm, totally good points, and I totally hear you - AND Agree! BUT, having said that, there is a reason why Grandma and Granpa don't get online, and thats because every interface is so daunting... and if your layout is different from mine - we have a different interface... thus, in the

Re: [videoblogging] Blogger templates SPECIFIALLY for bloggers

2005-11-29 Thread Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen
On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 17:37:44 +0100, Joshua Kinberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rocketboom's layout works because it is updated daily...not many people delve into their archives (i imagine) Definitely wrong. People check back into the recent archives because of the thumbnails below. There is

[videoblogging] New site Need feedback

2005-11-29 Thread Jay
Set up a new site and I am looking for feed back www.superioradventurestv.com Thanks for any feedback. Jay Cole [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.superioradventurestv.com www.superioreducationaltelevision.org Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Get fast access to

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Blogger templates SPECIFIALLY for bloggers

2005-11-29 Thread Joshua Kinberg
Back to the point though... Rocketboom uses MovableType, which provides excellent control over the template design. You will have to learn a little bit of code beyond HTML to do what you want, but its pretty easy to get the hang of and very well documented. -Josh On 11/29/05, Bill Streeter

Re: [videoblogging] German Mobuzz Ripoff - Ehrensenf

2005-11-29 Thread Christopher Ivanyi
It would be interesting to see how popular a show like, let's say, Rocketboom would be if in factsomeoneelsehosted it instead of Amanda --say someonenot smart,hip, pretty and female. These intregal elementsto Rocketboom, I daresay,lendto its success. On 11/29/05, andrew michael baron [EMAIL

[videoblogging] Re: What editing software?

2005-11-29 Thread dnadig
I'm a recent convert to Premiere Elements. While it takes a tiny bit of getting used to, its really quite powerful. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Gena [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I tried both Adobe Premire Elements and Ulead Studio 9, I liked the look of APE and I had previous

[videoblogging] Deadline for entries into WATM's Remixoff competition, 11/30/2005, 12:00 pm

2005-11-29 Thread videoblogging
My Groups | videoblogging Main Page Reminder from the Calendar of videoblogging

Re: [videoblogging] Blogger templates SPECIFIALLY for bloggers

2005-11-29 Thread Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen
On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 17:44:07 +0100, Fire [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: BUT, having said that, there is a reason why Grandma and Granpa don't get online, and thats because every interface is so daunting... and if your layout is different from mine - we have a different interface... thus, in the

Re: [videoblogging] Blogger templates SPECIFIALLY for bloggers

2005-11-29 Thread andrew michael baron
I actually tried to locate an old episode at one point, but gave up. Since I couldn't remember which shirt Amanda was wearing in that particular episode the archive page didn't help me locate the episode I wanted. :o) - Andreas -- Funny, well, if you knew of any keywords for any of

Re: [videoblogging] German Mobuzz Ripoff - Ehrensenf

2005-11-29 Thread andrew michael baron
On Nov 29, 2005, at 11:52 AM, Christopher Ivanyi wrote: It would be interesting to see how popular a show like, let's say, Rocketboom would be if in fact someone else hosted it instead of Amanda -- say someone not smart, hip, pretty and female. These intregal elements to Rocketboom, I daresay, 

Re: [videoblogging] Blogger templates SPECIFIALLY for bloggers

2005-11-29 Thread Fire
Uh-oh, oops - sorry, not PC. you - got me! please subtract "grandpa and grandpa and replace with - "people who might just know a little less than someone else" Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen wrote: On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 17:44:07 +0100, Fire [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: BUT, having

[videoblogging] Re: Blogger templates SPECIFIALLY for bloggers

2005-11-29 Thread Amanda Congdon
Hey Andreas, Did you try clicking view 2 on the top of the archive page? We have two different ways to view our archives, one with just the thumbnails and another with story links included for searchability. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [videoblogging] Blogger templates SPECIFIALLY for bloggers

2005-11-29 Thread BevSykes
The Gray Gold are online, and they're online more and more. Sure most need a short course in computers and WWW, but apart from that I have yet to meet someone who couldn't grasp the concept of websites and links very fast. Don't talk down to old people, yo. Thanks for that! (Speaking as a

Re: [videoblogging] Blogger templates SPECIFIALLY for bloggers

2005-11-29 Thread Steve Garfield
set blogger to show one post per page that takes care of question #1 you can use mefeedia's archive code to display a list of thmbnails for previous shows http://mefeedia.com --Steve On Nov 29, 2005, at 11:18 AM, Fire wrote: Id like a template that could make my site (look and operate)

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Blogger templates SPECIFIALLY for bloggers

2005-11-29 Thread Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen
On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 18:15:26 +0100, Amanda Congdon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Did you try clicking view 2 on the top of the archive page? We have two different ways to view our archives, one with just the thumbnails and another with story links included for searchability. Nope, I didn't know

Re: [videoblogging] Deadline for entries into WATM's Remixoff competition, 11/30/2005, 12:00 pm

2005-11-29 Thread Markus Sandy
and if you are looking for something to remix, then check out Jen Simmons' (and students) VlogBall game. The first remix to the game was posted today. http://teaching.jensimmons.com/videoblogging/games/vlogball/ Let's play vlogball! videoblogging@yahoogroups.com wrote:

Re: [videoblogging] Homeless video blogging

2005-11-29 Thread Brett Gaylor
Yeah, I figured they were just RSS 1.0 (shame on me I haven't tried it yet). Problem is probably that it doesn't link straight to videos, but to nodes that have videos in them. But ourmedia must have implemented this somehow, so I'm sure it's out there for us to plug in. And yeah I know about

Re: [videoblogging] Blogger templates SPECIFIALLY for bloggers

2005-11-29 Thread David Meade
On 11/29/05, Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 17:37:44 +0100, Joshua Kinberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] I actually tried to locate an old episode at one point, but gave up. Since I couldn't remember which shirt Amanda was wearing in that particular episode the

[videoblogging] random thoughts about vlogging and open media in 2006

2005-11-29 Thread Michael Meiser
I don't normally post apple rumors, nor follow them (well, i guess I did with the video ipod), but this might tell you a little bit about what 2006 has in store for video blogging.http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0511macmini2.htmlI don't necessarily believe any of the details from think secret,

Re: [videoblogging] German Mobuzz Ripoff - Ehrensenf

2005-11-29 Thread Christopher Ivanyi
Let's hope that your show has an appealing/interesting host, for its particular audience. That, along with interesting content, may very well keep the audience coming back for more. On 11/29/05, Vincent Njoroge Ndonye [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Its about content and about serving an under or un

[videoblogging] New Tivo Beta Does Podcasting

2005-11-29 Thread digitalfilmmaker
http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2005-11/exclusive-tivo-beta-photos/ Wow combine this news with the Mac Mini Story and those podcasters who are leaning towards producing shows are sitting pretty. Truly indie tv. Very cool.-- Kent Nicholshttp://beatboxgiant.blogspot.com SPONSORED

Re: [videoblogging] German Mobuzz Ripoff - Ehrensenf

2005-11-29 Thread Randolfe Wicker
This personal testimony shows you how far you can go just for having a pretty face and something nice to look at. It shows that "content" is not really everything like many of us would like to believe. Randolfe (Randy) Wicker Videographer, Writer, ActivistAdvisor: The Immortality

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Notices when someone posts a comment on your vlog.

2005-11-29 Thread Randolfe Wicker
I don't have to be "blown away" by a vlog. If it is really enjoyable and/or has some unique interesting quality, even if I can see someone was trying very hard to accomplish something, I feel a few minutes of "free" entertainment deserves some words of thanks. Like you, I realize how few

Re: [videoblogging] Homeless video blogging

2005-11-29 Thread Kunga
My hats off to you for getting them to appear on camera. My experience in attempting this kind of video is that no homeless persons want to be videographed. How did you talk them into allowing you to record their images? -- Taylor Barcroft http://www.blogger.com/profile/11159903 New Media

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Anthology Film Archives Vlogfest Tomorrow Night

2005-11-29 Thread Randolfe Wicker
You just added another reason for listing links to all vlogs shown at the Archives. I usually have seen many of those chosen but because they are outstanding, watching a second time doesn't matter that much. More importantly, you would enable people to see the vlogs others have thought

Re: [videoblogging] German Mobuzz Ripoff - Ehrensenf

2005-11-29 Thread Christopher Ivanyi
Unless he were Santa Claus, he could sit on his chair, and respond to children sending him video requests (like Sen.Edwards). Now there's anIDEA for content. Only after Christmas I think the audience would dramatically diminish --one would have torefocus maybe on the antics of Santa's

Re: [videoblogging] New Tivo Beta Does Podcasting

2005-11-29 Thread David Meade
I wondered when tivo would start doing that. I told the apple store audience that it was only a matter of time before TiVo and other DVRs allow for RSS content like Akimbo does. Very coolOn 11/29/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

[videoblogging] Re: German Mobuzz Ripoff - Ehrensenf

2005-11-29 Thread Bill Streeter
Now that would be a HIT!! Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Joshua Kinberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah I have a funny feeling that the numbers on these shows (viewership) would drastically drop if the pretty women were replaced with

[videoblogging] Re: New Tivo Beta Does Podcasting

2005-11-29 Thread Bill Streeter
I think MythTV does have a video aggregator. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Pete Prodoehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David Meade wrote: I wondered when tivo would start doing that. I told the apple store audience that it was only a

[videoblogging] Re: German Mobuzz Ripoff - Ehrensenf

2005-11-29 Thread mancheesemo
Without the pretty face to watch reading the news, it'd be better served as a podcast. Some of these news vlogs don't even show anything else. No matter the attractiveness, it gets a little old watching someone talk in front of the same set every day. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com,

Re: [videoblogging] New Tivo Beta Does Podcasting

2005-11-29 Thread Jay dedman
If I had the time and money, I would build a MythTV box and write a video aggregator for it, and I'd have one heck of an accessory for my big TV set... This is completely possible to do today, you just need, you know, those time and money things, which I am lacking in right now. Please,

Re: [videoblogging] Re: New Tivo Beta Does Podcasting

2005-11-29 Thread Pete Prodoehl
Bill Streeter wrote: I think MythTV does have a video aggregator. Bill Streeter If I had the time and money, I would build a MythTV box and write a video aggregator for it, and I'd have one heck of an accessory for my big TV set... This is completely possible to do today, you just

Re: [videoblogging] Re: New Tivo Beta Does Podcasting

2005-11-29 Thread Joshua Kinberg
Isn't it insanely difficult to hook together Myth TV. My understanding is that its not for the faint of heart. -Josh On 11/29/05, Bill Streeter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think MythTV does have a video aggregator. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com --- In

[videoblogging] Anarchist Tap Dancing?

2005-11-29 Thread Devin Grey
Hello everyone in the VideoBlogging world! http://Tapdownthestate.blogspot.com I'm just trying to get some exposure to my project. I'm an activist and organizer and right now I'm just tryin to have some fun. Check out my Tap Dance videos! Subscribe and you can get one every couple weeks. Why

[videoblogging] Re: New Tivo Beta Does Podcasting

2005-11-29 Thread LeanBackVids.com
Most Linux installs are a pain, but Knoppix has made things much easier. Personally, I prefer Ubuntu since it is Debian-based. As for MythTV, KnoppMyth attempts to make installation easy... http://www.mysettopbox.tv/knoppmyth.html The only downfall is you'll need two high-priced video cards if

[videoblogging] Re: New Tivo Beta Does Podcasting

2005-11-29 Thread Bill Streeter
I've heard that about doing it from scratch, but there is a Knopp- Myth package that is supposed to make it really easy. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Joshua Kinberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Isn't it insanely difficult to hook together

[videoblogging] Re: New Tivo Beta Does Podcasting

2005-11-29 Thread LeanBackVids.com
Sorry for the confusion... Knoppix is Debian-based too and is great for a live distro, but Ubuntu is better for a hard drive install. -Matt --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, LeanBackVids.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Most Linux installs are a pain, but Knoppix has made things much easier.

[videoblogging] New PSP firmware has an RSS podcast aggregator built in!

2005-11-29 Thread Michael Meiser
Speak of the devil. Sony just came out with a PSP firmware update that includes and RSS aggregator built in. http://www.russellbeattie.com/notebook/1008705.htmlTwo things. It only does mp3 and AAC audio, and it doesn't actually download the files, it just streams them over the PSP's wifi. It

[videoblogging] Re: New Tivo Beta Does Podcasting

2005-11-29 Thread LeanBackVids.com
Systm.org did an episode on MythTV (specifically KnoppMyth)... http://revision3.com/systm/mythtv/ --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Bill Streeter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've heard that about doing it from scratch, but there is a Knopp- Myth package that is supposed to make it really

Re: [videoblogging] Re: New Tivo Beta Does Podcasting

2005-11-29 Thread Pete Prodoehl
Joshua Kinberg wrote: Isn't it insanely difficult to hook together Myth TV. My understanding is that its not for the faint of heart. A friend of mine who has built PC's in the past (both Windows and Linux based) said it took him a weekend to put it all together following a very detailed

[videoblogging] Maybe a dumb question about RSS

2005-11-29 Thread Horace
Hey all, So sometimes when I click on a sites feed, I get a URL that is the same, but with /rss and the page has lots of text on it. well, when I try to put this into FireAnt, it doesn't accept it. whatsupwitthat yo? thanks, Horace the Vlog: horace2.blogspot.com

Re: [videoblogging] Maybe a dumb question about RSS

2005-11-29 Thread Joshua Kinberg
What feed URL's? Which version of FireAnt? Mac or Windows? -Josh On 11/29/05, Horace [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey all, So sometimes when I click on a sites feed, I get a URL that is the same, but with /rss and the page has lots of text on it. well, when I try to put this into FireAnt, it

Re: [videoblogging] Blogger templates SPECIFIALLY for bloggers

2005-11-29 Thread Christopher Ivanyi
Problem with using mefeedia's archive code is that it does not consistently show thumbnails for all videos. Why do some vlogs don't have pics, and others do not. That's been an ongoing problem for a long, long time. Chris On 11/29/05, Steve Garfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: set blogger to

Re: [videoblogging] Blogger templates SPECIFIALLY for bloggers

2005-11-29 Thread Devlon
Our thumbnail generating code got a bit behind, but it will catch up soon. On 11/29/05, Christopher Ivanyi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Problem with using mefeedia's archive code is that it does not consistently show thumbnails for all videos. Why do some vlogs don't have pics, and others do

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Spirit can not be spoken for

2005-11-29 Thread Richard Show
This is exactly what I think (what Eric said). It's like with books or movies. I don't really like the most popular movies or books. As a rule I find that, if I go by what some critics say, I find better books/movies (closer to my taste, generally) ... a good filter. The ideal is someone I know

Re: [videoblogging] my video got taken off archive

2005-11-29 Thread Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen
On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 23:09:29 +0100, Aimee Buyea [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://onegirloneworld.blogspot.com/2005/11/warning-sites-linked-contain-adult.html I don't know whether I should laugh or cry. Barbie Too Hot For Internet Archive. - Andreas -- URL:http://www.solitude.dk/ Commentary

Re: [videoblogging] Deadline for entries into WATM's Remixoff competition, 11/30/2005, 12:00 pm

2005-11-29 Thread Jen Simmons
Marcus, you beat me to the announcement! You must have seen the flurry of activity on blip during class :-) thanks for announcing this and everybody play away! j jenSimmons http://www.emergingawareness.org http://www.inclinationsthemovie.com http://www.jensimmons.com On Nov 29, 2005, at 12:56 PM,

Re: [videoblogging] my video got taken off archive

2005-11-29 Thread Jan McLaughlin
Barbie is notoriously jealous of her image. Nothing to do with provocative at all. Jan -- It isn't done alone. Pay more. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roadnode101/ - education http://fauxpress.blogspot.com - motion http://blog.urbanartadventures.com - sound http://vlogpresskit.blogspot.com -

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Spirit can not be spoken for

2005-11-29 Thread Michael Meiser
On Nov 26, 2005, at 10:36 AM, petertheman wrote: ... I truly really believe that the technology we build embeds the values we hold. It's something to be aware of. Definitely, there is no sperating the medium from the message. It's a symbiotic relationship. That's what decentralized media

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Spirit can not be spoken for

2005-11-29 Thread Markus Sandy
http://www.code-is-law.org/ petertheman wrote: I truly really believe that the technology we build embeds the values we hold. It's something to be aware of. -- My name is Markus Sandy and I am app.etitio.us http://apperceptions.org http://digitaldojo.blogspot.com http://spinflow.org

[videoblogging] PLAY AWAY!

2005-11-29 Thread Jen Simmons
My class has just launched three new videoblogging games: Vlogball http://teaching.jensimmons.com/videoblogging/games/vlogball/ Dia-Vlog http://teaching.jensimmons.com/videoblogging/games/diavlog/ and Chain Poetry http://teaching.jensimmons.com/videoblogging/games/chainpoetry/ and if you'd

Re: [videoblogging] Blogger templates SPECIFIALLY for bloggers

2005-11-29 Thread Joshua Kinberg
Thumbnail generation is a very CPU intensive process. Mefeedia's server must download your videos, extract thumbs and save them, then remove the video. Not to mention there are often errors due to various video codecs and the fact that it can be hard to decode all types and extract images. Even

Re: [videoblogging] Blogger templates SPECIFIALLY for bloggers

2005-11-29 Thread Devlon
Thanks for that much more robust response than I was able to come up with :) On 11/29/05, Joshua Kinberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thumbnail generation is a very CPU intensive process. Mefeedia's server must download your videos, extract thumbs and save them, then remove the video. Not to

[videoblogging] Re: iPod test

2005-11-29 Thread Steve Watkins
No I could not get that one to work, it wouldnt copy to the ipod. I cannot analyse the file to work out why, perhaps it is not baseline, but I have no software that can tell me whether it is baseline or main profile. Also in an email to me recently, you asked this: Hey Steve: What you are

[videoblogging] Re: Blogger templates SPECIFIALLY for bloggers

2005-11-29 Thread Steve Watkins
Is it possible to create a system that doesnt need to download the entire video in order to create a thumbnail, but only a little bit of the start of the file? It seems a shame that we can start watching some video formats before they have finished downloading, but that thumbnail generation

[videoblogging] making a vlog soft

2005-11-29 Thread Will Luers
Many vloggers have adopted the url credit at the end of their vids. So why not make this clickable? Send us to the comments page, or text related to the video or to more video... Here is a simple and free way to add hotspots to a vlog. Ezedia is really basic quicktime authoring software and it is

Re: [videoblogging] making a vlog soft

2005-11-29 Thread Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen
On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 01:06:17 +0100, Will Luers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ezedia is really basic quicktime authoring software and it is free if you limit the amount of frames and objects per project. I have looked at Ezedia before, but backed away on the cost (cheaper than LiveStage, but

Re: [videoblogging] Blogger templates SPECIFIALLY for bloggers

2005-11-29 Thread Markus Sandy
i understand all that but do the math: there are less than 2000 feeds as of today i think 500 videos per feed is grossly over estimating most people's *average* output that's 100,000 thumbs we have been told that they have been generating them for several weeks (months?) now let's assume

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Blogger templates SPECIFIALLY for bloggers

2005-11-29 Thread Pete Prodoehl
Steve Watkins wrote: Is it possible to create a system that doesnt need to download the entire video in order to create a thumbnail, but only a little bit of the start of the file? Here is some wild thinking, that may be completely off-base. I believe HTTP requests can use a range, so in

[videoblogging] Bi-Weekly Vlog Videoconference, 11/29/2005, 8:00 pm

2005-11-29 Thread videoblogging
My Groups | videoblogging Main Page Reminder from the Calendar of videoblogging

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Blogger templates SPECIFIALLY for bloggers

2005-11-29 Thread Markus Sandy
question: if i have a quicktime file with a poster frame,  will mefeedia use that frame as the thumb? if not, is it possible to make it do that? i would like to control which frame is used as a thumb Pete Prodoehl wrote: Steve Watkins wrote: Is it possible to create a system

[videoblogging] Re: making a vlog soft

2005-11-29 Thread Will Luers
Andreas, Here is the demo download page: http://www.ezedia.com/products/downloads/eZediaQTI_demo/ The eZediaQTI Demo is limited to exporting a QuickTime movie containing a maximum of 5 objects, across a maximum of 5 frames. For credits and simple links, this should be plenty. -Will

[videoblogging] Re: making a vlog soft

2005-11-29 Thread Will Luers
Andreas, Here is the demo download page: http://www.ezedia.com/products/downloads/eZediaQTI_demo/ The eZediaQTI Demo is limited to exporting a QuickTime movie containing a maximum of 5 objects, across a maximum of 5 frames. For credits and simple links, this should be plenty. -Will

Re: [videoblogging] Blogger templates SPECIFIALLY for bloggers

2005-11-29 Thread Markus Sandy
dropped a zero there obviously but the argument stands Markus Sandy wrote: i understand all that but do the math: there are less than 2000 feeds as of today i think 500 videos per feed is grossly over estimating most people's *average* output that's 100,000 thumbs we have been told

Re: [videoblogging] making a vlog soft

2005-11-29 Thread Ted Tagami
I would like to add a link within my video. Can't you do this in QT Pro? On 11/29/05, Will Luers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Many vloggers have adopted the url credit at the end of their vids. So why not make this clickable? Send us to the comments page, or text related to the video or to more

[videoblogging] 90 Second Preview of Vlog It! New Vlog and Vodcasting App

2005-11-29 Thread dsdietzel
I added a short preview, not a full review of Vlog It! trail version from Serious Magic. The full version of the application should release within a matter of days. I've been using their stuff for several years and it just works. Will post a link to the iPod version soon. Watch the preview

Re: [videoblogging] random thoughts about vlogging and open media in 2006

2005-11-29 Thread robert a/k/a r
Nice post (again!), MM. This piece linked below by another MM -- Michael Massing http://www.nybooks.com/authors/71 -- may provide you'll with a bit of inspiration to get your vlog on. The End Of News: http://www.nybooks.com/articles/18516 cheers r -- URL: http://r.24x7.com Deconstructing

Re: [videoblogging] Blogger templates SPECIFIALLY for bloggers

2005-11-29 Thread Joshua Kinberg
I don't know the specifics of MeFeedia's server setup or queueing mechanism. I don't know if its able to fail gracefully and move on when it encounters errors. There are lots of video codecs out there -- not every QT, WMV, AVI, etc. are made equally. As for setting a poster frame... yes, do

Re: [videoblogging] making a vlog soft

2005-11-29 Thread Adrian Miles
around the 29/11/05 Ted Tagami mentioned about Re: [videoblogging] making a vlog soft that: I would like to add a link within my video. Can't you do this in QT Pro? yes, and no. using QT pro you can add a text track to QT. There is a special category of text gtrack called href and ahref (and

[videoblogging] Re: making a vlog soft

2005-11-29 Thread Adrian Miles
around the 30/11/05 Will Luers mentioned about [videoblogging] Re: making a vlog soft that: Andreas, Here is the demo download page: http://www.ezedia.com/products/downloads/eZediaQTI_demo/ The eZediaQTI Demo is limited to exporting a QuickTime movie containing a maximum of have used this

[videoblogging] Re: War On Text

2005-11-29 Thread Adrian Miles
around the 25/11/05 Enric mentioned about [videoblogging] Re: War On Text that: This capability is not unique to film or hypertext. that isn't the claim, it is that film and hypertext (as you indicate) seem to work in the same, or highly similar, ways. big news for some. minor for others. YMMV.

Re: [videoblogging] Blogger templates SPECIFIALLY for bloggers

2005-11-29 Thread Devlon
I am still getting ramped up on all the inner workings, but it isn't a perfect system yet, still being refined and it is possible that the script went had troubles with some decoding, or missed a post. I'll see if I can dig up some numbers on how many feeds are being 'thumbed' but you'd be

Re: [videoblogging] my video got taken off archive

2005-11-29 Thread Verdi
I'm guessing it might have more to do with the copywritten music than Barbie. My daughter Dylan has had a video on the archive for a while now with Barbies in it. http://dylanverdi.com/index.php/2005/03/19/toys-of-our-lives/ -Verdi -- Me: http://michaelverdi.com RD:

Re: [videoblogging] Blogger templates SPECIFIALLY for bloggers

2005-11-29 Thread Verdi
Another part of the problem might be that we got all excited about it, including making videos of it, before it was really a feature of Mefeedia. Verdi -- Me: http://michaelverdi.com RD: http://graymattergravy.com Learn to videoblog: http://freevlog.org Learn to videoblog in person:

Re: [videoblogging] iPod test

2005-11-29 Thread R. Kristiansen
Hey, Neither did the MissingPlaces movie work on my iPod. So I encoded it with 3ivx and the new file, which works at least on mine, is online here: http://quicktime.blogsoft.org/dltq/temp/MissingPlaces.mov (24mb) I decided to screencast the process of converting this file, and here is then

[videoblogging] Re: Blogger templates SPECIFIALLY for bloggers

2005-11-29 Thread petertheman
OK, Here's an overview of the Mefeedia thumbnail feature. 1) It doesn't generate thumbs for *all* types of movies. For most movies it does, including Flash movies, Windows media movies, you name it. There are some codecs that it can't handle, unfortunately, but it gets most of them. 2) It takes

[videoblogging] Re: Blogger templates SPECIFIALLY for bloggers

2005-11-29 Thread petertheman
PS: Marcus, we're doing number crunching and analyzing ourselves these days.. results still pending. :) Cheers! Peter Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Get Bzzzy! (real tools to help you find a job). Welcome to the Sweet Life.

Re: [videoblogging] videblogging in college courses

2005-11-29 Thread Adrian Miles
around the 27/11/05 Jen Simmons mentioned about [videoblogging] videblogging in college courses that: Who out there is teaching videoblogging at a University or College? I'm about to finish teaching a class, and am gearing up to teach it again -- I'd love to share thoughts with others who've

[videoblogging] Re: Blogger templates SPECIFIALLY for bloggers

2005-11-29 Thread petertheman
with all video formats, but is it some sort of theoretical possiblity at least? Yep, it's theoretically possible. The amount of development work would probably be high though, so then it ends up being cheaper paying for a few more servers, in the short term :) It's all a balance about where to

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Blogger templates SPECIFIALLY for bloggers

2005-11-29 Thread Markus Sandy
i'm impressed! keep on crunching and thanks! petertheman wrote: OK, Here's an overview of the Mefeedia thumbnail feature. 1) It doesn't generate thumbs for *all* types of movies. For most movies it does, including Flash movies, Windows media movies, you name it. There are some codecs

[videoblogging] Re: making a vlog soft

2005-11-29 Thread Will Luers
That was great Adrian. A really interesting use of quicktime for an essay about being open and questioning. Something we didn't get in school, for sure... Would love to see more student work. I know you are not crazy about syndication, but I think this work would be great in an RSS feed.

[videoblogging] Re: making a vlog soft

2005-11-29 Thread Adrian Miles
around the 30/11/05 Will Luers mentioned about [videoblogging] Re: making a vlog soft that: I know you are not crazy about syndication, but I think this work would be great in an RSS feed. Could work with absolute paths. No? ah, soapbox danger warning ALARM alas no. first of all ezedia doesn't

[videoblogging] Re: making a vlog soft

2005-11-29 Thread Will Luers
I wish ezedia could open a new quicktime player. Suppose a browser is good enough. A syndicated teaser video about the student's project with a hotspot to go to the QT file on a webpage. That might work. This is what I'm exploring now for a narrative project. What is frustrating about RSS is

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