[videoblogging] Re: question about shameless self promotion...

2006-01-21 Thread Bill Streeter
The sig is also mostly true. It is worth a laugh and mostly work friendly. His last video might strech the boundries on the work safe part. But I guess it depends on what country you're from and where you work. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com --- In

[videoblogging] Re: Animation???

2006-01-21 Thread Bill Streeter
I do simple animation in Final Cut Pro using layers and the and the clips motion tab. It's probably stretching the limits of what should be done in FCP but it works. People mistake it for After Effects work all the time. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com --- In

Re: [videoblogging] Re: question about shameless self promotion...

2006-01-21 Thread Markus Sandy
it seems that this thread has gotten off point and the original remark may have been misinterpreted. first, the main question was regarding another group. I think the group michael asked about is http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging_content/ second, i think michael may have taken

[videoblogging] Re: camera suggestions ?

2006-01-21 Thread Bill Streeter
The Sony is a much better camera than the GS 150. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Rich Hand [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks. I currently own a Panasonic PV-GS150 which kind of matches up with your Sony. A similar size. But I have

[videoblogging] Re: accurate count of viewers per episode

2006-01-21 Thread Bill Streeter
There is no way to know for sure what the real number of views you are getting. All you can gage is downloads. You have to assume that some people download videos and never watch them and some download and save it and show it to their friends, neither one can really be accounted for with web

Re: [videoblogging] Re: question about shameless self promotion...

2006-01-21 Thread Steve Garfield
It was actually the podcast announce list, which I can't find the URL of right now... On Jan 21, 2006, at 7:52 AM, Markus Sandy wrote: first, the main question was regarding another group.  I think the group michael asked about is http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging_content/ --Steve --

[videoblogging] Re: camera suggestions ?

2006-01-21 Thread Rich Hand
Bill- When is a rant a rant and when is a rant an education? Perhaps the latter applies here. Points well taken. In addition, I researched what I would need to post process the 24p as 24p. Not all NLEs can handle the native format. The ones that do tend to be on the high-end. Thanks for

[videoblogging] Re: camera suggestions ?

2006-01-21 Thread Rich Hand
I know I must be off my nut to respond to a general comment like that, but here goes... The comparison I was doing was they are about the same size and have similar abilities. I wasn't getting into a my cam is better than your cam. Both are rather point and shoot; easy to carry and if desired

Re: [videoblogging] Re: camera suggestions ?

2006-01-21 Thread Frank Carver
Saturday, January 21, 2006, 12:59:20 PM, Bill Streeter wrote: This is kind of an issue with me. The DVX 100 has 24p but I find 24p to be over rated when it comes to getting a film look. When people talk about getting a film look on video they're talking about getting a film transfered to

Re: [videoblogging] experience with DIY steadicams?

2006-01-21 Thread duncan
one other method you might want to look at is the mike figgis 'bicycle wheel' mount, gives a really different feel to a steadycam and can lead you to some great camera movements you may not have thought of before.. now known as the 'fig rig' it seems

[videoblogging] Re: camera suggestions ?

2006-01-21 Thread Rich Hand
Thanks for the new resources. I had seen the http://www.stormforcepictures.com/howto-getthatfilmlook.php page before but not the others. Great write-ups. To give you (and perhaps myself) a better sense of what I want the cam for, take a look at the F.E.M. site/project

[videoblogging] Re: camera suggestions ?

2006-01-21 Thread Chris Daniel
Again, it depends on how you plan to use the camera. If you want to only use it for videoblogging, you may want to choose a saller/less expensive camera. However, if you plan on using it for projects/short films, the DVX is a great choice. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Bill Streeter

[videoblogging] Re: camera suggestions ?

2006-01-21 Thread Rich Hand
Thanks for the new resources. I had seen the http://www.stormforcepictures.com/howto-getthatfilmlook.php page before but not the others. Great write-ups. To give you (and perhaps myself) a better sense of what I want the cam for, take a look at the F.E.M. site/project

Re: [videoblogging] Re: accurate count of viewers per episode

2006-01-21 Thread Devlon
If it helps any, Mefeedia reports how many people are subscribed to a feed (in Mefeedia) and how many time videos from a feed have been viewed (again only viewed in Mefeedia). But I agree this is a hard stat to track since a user night be watching their queue in other applications (FireAnt,

Re: [videoblogging] Video blogging platforms?

2006-01-21 Thread bertrand
Oh yes try Podesk ! Don't hesitate to send me your feedback, I'm preparing the next version : ipod encoding, multi-blog facility, faster code, better documentation for templates... Any suggestion is welcomed !To try Podesk, download Podesk Publisher http://www.podesk.com/Podesk-Publisher.html,

Re: [videoblogging] Re: accurate count of viewers per episode

2006-01-21 Thread duncan
there was something someone suggested ages ago (i think it may have been andreas),quicktime allows you to embed linked content into a movie.. so you could place an invisible image near the end of your movie, one that has to be downloaded from your site. the amount of hits for that image file

Re: [videoblogging] the lamest format (it's not Flash video)

2006-01-21 Thread Deirdre Straughan
Thanks! You know, I'm so used to looking at my videos in tiny windows that it never occured to me to try fullscreen. Quite a different experience!On 1/21/06, Michael Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Deirdré,I just watched Corteo Manzoniano 2005 in DivX full screen.very cool vid! sullOn

[videoblogging] Sundance - Video Blogging

2006-01-21 Thread Jack Olmsted
Is there anyone publishing daliy video blog reports from the Sundance Film Festival? -Jack http://view-point.blogspot.com Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:

Re: [videoblogging] Re: accurate count of viewers per episode

2006-01-21 Thread Frank Carver
Saturday, January 21, 2006, 6:22:22 PM, duncan wrote: you could place an invisible image near the end of your movie, one that has to be downloaded from your site. the amount of hits for that image file should roughly equal how many times your movie has been watched. the viewer has to be

[videoblogging] New vlogger

2006-01-21 Thread hpbatman7
Hello everyone, I just wanted to introduce myself...I am pretty new to all of this, just under a month. Now I could bore you all with a bunch of stuff or I could just ask you all to check out my vlog at http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com The title says it all, doesn't it? ;) Any way I am glad

Re: [videoblogging] Animation???

2006-01-21 Thread Harold Johnson
Did you find what you were looking for? I'm looking for some good animation tutorials as well. Thanks for posting your Flash tutorials, Richard. I'm looking for more like this. Harold J. Johnson Something That Happened http://somethingthathappened.com On 1/20/06, grasshopperatyourfeet [EMAIL

[videoblogging] Greasemonkeying Reuters Video

2006-01-21 Thread Joshua Kinberg
For the geeks out there... if you've got Greasemonkey installed, here's a script to download videos from Reuters: http://www.joshkinberg.com/blog/archives/2006/01/greasemonkeying.php I got a lot of responses to a few Greasemonkey scripts I wrote a while back to download Flash videos from

[videoblogging] 3 questions Vlogmap

2006-01-21 Thread Juan Falla Ximena Muñoz
Hi, 3 questions regarding Vlogmap: FIRST: Anyone knows how to change the link of my vlog in vlogmap? SECOND: Or, how can I delete my old vlog from there and submit a new entry with the correct URL? THIRD: How about the feed? How can I change that too? Thanks. Juan Falla

Re: [videoblogging] video conference tip #2 - popup url prefs

2006-01-21 Thread Harold Johnson
Dangnabitt, I missed it again. What's the schedule for these again? Harold On 1/21/06, Markus Sandy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You can control whether or not shared URL's pop up a new window or tab by clicking on the 'prefs' tab and setting the 'Open URLs' option. Choose Yes if you do (this

Re: [videoblogging] Re: accurate count of viewers per episode

2006-01-21 Thread Ted Tagami
Downloads and not views would be an old wet newspaper on the doorstep, magazine delivered that just gets recycled. Also, someone may share a downloaded video with a friend or two on their portable device so how would you track that? I think it is safe to model readership or viewership based on

Re: [videoblogging] blogger to wordpress

2006-01-21 Thread Jen Simmons
OR -- rather than just adding a meta-refresh to the head and leaving all of the other code there (which takes a while to load / so the redirect is slow), you can create a page that has just one image on it (like a logo) and attach javascript redirecting to view to the image. Like this page:

[videoblogging] Hey Harold Any Other Los Angeles Vloggers

2006-01-21 Thread Gena
Zadi is having a MTV at The Grove tonight starting at 7pm. Save yourself from bad first run TV and cruise on over. Los Angeles Meet The Vloggers @ Apple Store - The Grove Saturday, January 21st 7 P.M. 2nd Floor 189 The Grove Drive Los Angeles, CA 90036 (323) 965-8400 Be there or be square...

[videoblogging] Re: Sundance - Video Blogging

2006-01-21 Thread JV
We do not have the videos up, but they are shot and waiting to be pushed. Next week we will have a couple of stories a day. the main blog is www.flavorpill.net/sundance you can get a sneak peak at - http://labs.divx.com/Sundance06 can someone try out the mac plugin and let me know how it

Re: [videoblogging] A collaborative effort

2006-01-21 Thread Paul Knight
Hi stephanie It is better to video your elderly relatives doing something. This is not a remix, it must be brand new. Paul On 21 Jan 2006, at 22:32, Stephanie Bryant wrote: Paul (or Loiez), What do you want us to do with it? In other words, is this a remix project, a video yourself

Re: [videoblogging] A collaborative effort

2006-01-21 Thread Stephanie Bryant
OK. See, your initial post didn't say what the project was. I think I understand now: The student wrote the music. The student (or class) will be mixing footage from the vlogging community Subject matter: Elderly people in action. Format: raw, or H256 encoded at 1000bps at least 640x480, no wide

[videoblogging] Just to say....

2006-01-21 Thread Paul Knight
Hi All I would just like to point out that I am not just in it for self promotion but for the promotion of all that I see, video or otherwise. I have helped so any people just lately, I deserve My own chair in San Antonio, with Michael Verdi by my side, instructing people how to vlog, but I

Re: [videoblogging] Re: accurate count of viewers per episode

2006-01-21 Thread Harold Johnson
For now, it's going to have to be that, until the Nielsens of web video figure out how to register the brain activities of audiences or something (to make sure they're watching, and are aware). I can live with the number of downloads; it certainly beats counting on diary cards (as the Nielsens

Re: [videoblogging] Hey Harold Any Other Los Angeles Vloggers

2006-01-21 Thread Harold Johnson
Thanks for the word, bird! I wish I'd known about this earlier; I probably won't be able to bus it down there in time. Never know, though. Anyway, I'm bookmarking your sites (for Meet The Vloggers and stuff),Harold J. Johnson Something That Happenedhttp://SomethingThatHappened.comOn 1/21/06,

[videoblogging] Re: Just to say....

2006-01-21 Thread Steve Watkins
I dont care how much you promote yourself (within reason) but I really dont like to see anybody having a pop at someone else in their signature. Its quite normal for people to react if they feel they have been attacked, but to reference it in every unrelated post you make seems a bit over the top

[videoblogging] Opensource Video Blogging

2006-01-21 Thread bleedxapathy
for anyone who doesn't already know the opensource community has a nice video editing programs called Jahshaka.you can get it at Jahshaka.orgthanks-bxa -- i was crying my ass off long before it was cool be to be emo... SPONSORED LINKS

Re: [videoblogging] Opensource Video Blogging

2006-01-21 Thread Markus Sandy
frankly, i think it sux because it's buggy as hell it is no longer created by the open source community there are no installs for mac in latest version it has a horrible UI it requires it's own player which i don't think is supported by any aggregator bleedxapathy wrote: for

[videoblogging] videoblogger in Hong Kong

2006-01-21 Thread Jay dedman
Ryan just pointed this guy out: http://indigo67.blogspot.com/ looks like a political videoblog from Hong Kong. Jay -- Adventures in Videoblogging http://www.momentshowing.net http://getFireAnt.com http://node101.org Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to:

[videoblogging] TV/radio covering blogs

2006-01-21 Thread Jay dedman
I was listeing to the radio in the car yesterday and heard a whole show about blogging. The host had guests who debated about what was going on with certain blogs. something about how coverage was affecting politcs etc. then i realized, what if blogs got so popular that TV and radio just became

Re: [videoblogging] Greasemonkeying Reuters Video

2006-01-21 Thread Jay dedman
For the geeks out there... if you've got Greasemonkey installed, here's a script to download videos from Reuters: http://www.joshkinberg.com/blog/archives/2006/01/greasemonkeying.php I got a lot of responses to a few Greasemonkey scripts I wrote a while back to download Flash videos

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Just to say....

2006-01-21 Thread Paul Knight
Then don't don't say anything then, simple..PaulOn 22 Jan 2006, at 02:26, Steve Watkins wrote: I dont care how much you promote yourself (within reason) but I really dont like to see anybody having a pop at someone else in their signature. Its quite normal for people to react if they feel they