[videoblogging] Video Search Engines And Online Video Directories: A Mini Guide

2007-01-28 Thread WWWhatsup
http://www.masternewmedia.org/news/2007/01/25/video_search_engines_and_online.htm Video search engines and online video directories allow for the indexing, cataloguing and searching of as large a quantity (or as specific a theme - this is yet to come) of video and digital film material as it

RE: [videoblogging] setting up a video upload page.

2007-01-28 Thread Mike Hudack
If you're looking to build a real form for this, you can do it using the blip.tv API. We have documentation at http://wiki.blip.tv/ (the username and password is in the prompt). -Original Message- From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve

Re: [videoblogging] setting up a video upload page.

2007-01-28 Thread Jan McLaughlin
http://spinxpress.com This program (among other things) creates an html page where group members can upload (and download) video. When you invite them by email to join, SpinXpress prompts you to send them (and yourself) an email with the URL to the upload page. Jan On 1/25/07, Milt Lee [EMAIL

Re: [videoblogging] ANNOUNCING UNITED VLOGGERS

2007-01-28 Thread Jan McLaughlin
About darned time, too. Hehehe. XO, Jan On 1/28/07, Michael Verdi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yea! I'm glad you guys are doing this. -Verdi Yahoo! Groups Links -- The Faux Press - better than real http://fauxpress.blogspot.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: [videoblogging] Audio too quiet when I use mono.

2007-01-28 Thread Jan McLaughlin
Mr. Clark is absolutely correct. Jan On 1/27/07, Philip Clark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Rhett -- Sounds like phase cancellation to me. Simply put, when the polarity is reversed on one channel of a stereo recording, and the recording is summed to mono, then the peaks of one waveform

Re: [videoblogging] Audio too quiet when I use mono.

2007-01-28 Thread Jan McLaughlin
A hack solution would be to delete one of the stereo tracks in post. You'll use only mono in the end anyway, so... Jan On 1/27/07, J. Rhett Aultman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Philip, Thanks for the very clear treatment of this information. I didn't know so much about XLR phase inversion in

[videoblogging] Re: PC Editing Programs

2007-01-28 Thread Tom Sparks
I currently use virtualdub for video editing and joining and super for converting to mov I got other programs (both payed for AU$20.00 and free) that dont live up to there claims on and off used to use windows movie maker v2 (now crashs on importing video :( ) I once used MGI videowave 1.0

Re: [videoblogging] Re: MyHeavy and Magnify and aggregators in general

2007-01-28 Thread Ron Watson
I was just thinking of micro-payments. Any info out there on the topic, or can we have a conversation. Cheers, Ron Watson Pawsitive Vybe 11659 Berrigan Ave Cedar Springs, MI 49319 http://pawsitivevybe.com Personal Contact: 616.802.8923 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On the Web: http://pawsitivevybe.com

[videoblogging] Re: podcasting through blip - thanks to all (was pc editing videora)

2007-01-28 Thread Gromik Tohoku
thanks Shell for the videora audiovisual tutorial; thanks Richard (show) for the Apple link to podcasting; and a great thanks for blip.tv for the service. I was finally able to podcast some of the films on nap-productions, and it is a great feeling. Thanks a million. Nicolas

Re: [videoblogging] setting up a video upload page.

2007-01-28 Thread David Tames
Milt Lee wrote: HI folks, I wanted to see if anybody here has set up a page for people to upload videos [...] I think blip.tv is the easiest option for this, since they make the original file that was uploaded available. If people upload a high quality QuickTime, you're home free, you can grab

[videoblogging] Introduction / Sanyo Xactis and tiny camcorders

2007-01-28 Thread dequila73
Hey everyone. I'm new to the board and wanted to introduce myself. I'm a freelance writer who recently started working at a public access station in New York, where I met a lot of great people who work in video. So I got inspired and started a travel videoblog. (Feel free to check it out!

[videoblogging] Re: MyHeavy and Magnify and aggregators in general

2007-01-28 Thread Enric
I don't see a problem with this course. Thanks for the hard work you're putting into this, Mike. -- Enric -==- http://www.cirne.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Mike Hudack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey guys, I just wanted to give everyone an update on where we stand

[videoblogging] Re: Introduction / Sanyo Xactis and tiny camcorders

2007-01-28 Thread Bill Cammack
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, dequila73 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey everyone. I'm new to the board and wanted to introduce myself. I'm a freelance writer who recently started working at a public access station in New York, where I met a lot of great people who work in video. So I got

[videoblogging] Re: MyHeavy and Magnify and aggregators in general

2007-01-28 Thread David
Steve's and Roxanne's posts above are right on. We are, in fact discussing a number of issues and, frankly, I think the reasonable person can find a fair course through the complex. I think we're doing that -- as Roxanne suggests -- by having these discussions here. Lucas, I do not want to

RE: [videoblogging] Re: MyHeavy and Magnify and aggregators in general

2007-01-28 Thread Mike Hudack
Ah, micropayments, that favorite topic of mine! Way back when, long before blip, I tried to build a micropayments service with a few of the folks now at blip. The challenges we saw then are the same challenges we see now: in order to do micropayments effectively you need a system to pool

[videoblogging] Re: Introduction / Sanyo Xactis and tiny camcorders

2007-01-28 Thread Enric
cNET review of Xacti HD: http://tinyurl.com/yqny7m (The layout was messed up when I saw the page, you may have to scroll down.) -- Enric --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Markus Sandy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: welcome Diana my wife and i both have Xacti c5's. they have been great

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Introduction / Sanyo Xactis and tiny camcorders

2007-01-28 Thread Michael Verdi
I have the C5 and I can say this about it. The quality, even at 640 X 480, 30fps is less than that of a single chip DV camera. It does pick up auto-focus motor and zoom motor noise. And it's fairly useless after sundown unless your house (or whatever) is well lit. That being said, I really love

[videoblogging] A look ahead at Google Video and YouTube

2007-01-28 Thread Enric
Google search to include YouTube and working with a wide set of content providers, grouping together high quality video content from providers with high quality ads and offering them as playlists which publishers can select from and display on their AdSense sites.: http://tinyurl.com/yrb73v or

[videoblogging] New camera...suggestions?

2007-01-28 Thread J. Rhett Aultman
It's becoming clear that Amy and I are getting increasingly serious about Freetime and the places we can take video production for the web. After a lot of thinking about it, I'm starting to think that it's time for me to roll my pennies and consider getting a new camera. I've been using a

Re: [videoblogging] Democracy Player 0.9.5 to be Released

2007-01-28 Thread Mike Meiser
Thanks Bill. I've been following the last few releases of Democracy. It's getting GOOD. It's extremely stable and fast. I'm very impressed. Still a some clunky interface issues do to the way they designed the app. Everything is cramped, especially with lots of subscriptions and on smaller

[videoblogging] Re: Introduction / Sanyo Xactis and tiny camcorders

2007-01-28 Thread Gena
I just got my Xacti C40 about two week ago. I'm using it in combination with my Panasonic PV-GS39. It is all about trade offs. I wanted a camcorder that I could carry every day. The video quality has to be good but I'm not shooting video for traditional broadcast. The video is great and there are

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Introduction / Sanyo Xactis and tiny camcorders

2007-01-28 Thread Peter Van Dijck
Damn camera lust.. So there is *no* *small* pocket-style camera out there that has decent video and a mike input? Arg! Peter On 1/28/07, Gena [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just got my Xacti C40 about two week ago. I'm using it in combination with my Panasonic PV-GS39. It is all about trade

Re: [videoblogging] micropayments / MyHeavy and Magnify and aggregators in general

2007-01-28 Thread Melissa Gira
And in the last few weeks, the one micropayment service I actually used and got something good out of, Bitpass, closed shop with little notice. Bitpass ran the payment end for Mperia.com, which I had used in late 2004/early 2005 to sell spoken word mp3s, which served as a sort of gateway

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Introduction / Sanyo Xactis and tiny camcorders

2007-01-28 Thread Melissa Gira
I've had the Canon Elura 100 since the Fall, which does have a stereo minijack mic input (no shoe), fits in my purse (and it's not a big purse), and does decently in low-lit bars, if you go with the aesthetic of the situation. Con is the battery -- because of the design, you can't fit in

[videoblogging] Re: Democracy Player 0.9.5 to be Released

2007-01-28 Thread billshackelford
Yeah.. I use Democracy Player most of the time. I use iTunes to stick the videos on my iPod. I just ordered the Apple TV box.. I think that is going to be good. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Mike Meiser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Bill. I've been following the last few releases

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Introduction / Sanyo Xactis and tiny camcorders

2007-01-28 Thread Scott Lockman
Hello Diana, Welcome to the list. Lot's of useful answers have preceded this one, so I'll be brief. I've owned an Xacti HD1A for about one month. Though it is at the top of the price range for small sized recorders (86,000 yen), I've heard that the price is already dropping. Perhaps this is

Re: [videoblogging] Re: MyHeavy and Magnify and aggregators in general

2007-01-28 Thread Ron Watson
The problem is that videobloggers are going down the same hopelessly unrealistic and ultimately disastrous path as the record labels and movie companies. That's quite a statement. One that I think is entirely wrong. I have no problem with you aggregating my video. Even if your site has

Re: [videoblogging] history

2007-01-28 Thread groups-yahoo-com
I enjoyed your post peter. My response. http://mmeiser.com/blog/2007/01/brief-and-personal-history-of.html Sort of a stream of concious 70wpm rant... maybe a mess. Hopefully I didn't embarass myself to badly. I didn't ave time to proof read it. :) -Mike On 1/27/07, Peter Van Dijck [EMAIL

Re: [videoblogging] Re: MyHeavy and Magnify and aggregators in general

2007-01-28 Thread Ron Watson
To try to shame those of us standing up for our rights by calling us victims is to miss the point. Corporations, especially when they have capital, have advantages that tilt the playing field in their favor and make it easy for them to take advantage of our small independent operator

[videoblogging] Re: Introduction / Sanyo Xactis and tiny camcorders

2007-01-28 Thread missbhavens1969
Xacti C6 owner here (current lusting after an Xacti HD that I have no right to buy whatsoever)! Same weird little clicks and whirs, but knowing that I can whip out my camera at any time because it fits in my back jeans pocket makes it all okay. What's a little whirring between friends? Bekah

Re: [videoblogging] micropayments / MyHeavy and Magnify and aggregators in general

2007-01-28 Thread Roxanne Darling
For sure, the internet has trained *consumers* not to pay for much of anything online. However, what we are discussing here is a business to business transaction, and perhaps there is tipping point potential. Business is used to paying for products and services. Many of the original content

[videoblogging] Re: micropayments / MyHeavy and Magnify and aggregators in general

2007-01-28 Thread Steve Watkins
Speaking only as a viewer, Id like to be able to make micropayments without thinking about it when watching content. Its hard to get people to pay if there is a lot of simialr stuff out there for free, but my personal hatred of adverts means Id gladly pay to avoid them. Say for example once

[videoblogging] Re: Democracy Player 0.9.5 to be Released

2007-01-28 Thread Mark Smith
I like using Democracy player but why is there no way to import/export feeds? I wanted to move all my video feeds over from iTunes but copy/paste is so boring. Maybe I'm just missing something? Mark www.dcinput.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, billshackelford [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [videoblogging] Re: A few links from the news that sorta kinda could be of interest here

2007-01-28 Thread Jeffrey Taylor
That's a lot of billable hours, and a lot of third-party vendors that the agency marked up to the client at an average of about 15%. Now do you get why the ad agencies are a tiny bit scared of user-generated video? On Jan 26, 2007, at 2:24 PM, David wrote: Interesting links. Thanks. The

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Democracy Player 0.9.5 to be Released

2007-01-28 Thread Markus Sandy
same here i wanted to try it, but no way to import feeds from fireant (opml) that i could see would be a great feature On Jan 28, 2007, at 2:50 PM, Mark Smith wrote: I like using Democracy player but why is there no way to import/export feeds? I wanted to move all my video feeds over

Re: [videoblogging] Re: A few links from the news that sorta kinda could be of interest here

2007-01-28 Thread Mike Hudack
I don't think that's the issue. There's a ton of money spent on advertising that isn't really thought about. Its brand adjacency that scares buyers. - Original Message - From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging@yahoogroups.com To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com

Re: [videoblogging] Vloggies last year, Youtubeies this year?

2007-01-28 Thread Irina
where is the sf youtube meetup? i'm going to ask them about the haters :) On 1/27/07, schlomo rabinowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That was really cool! I agree, these meetups are a big part of the vlogging experience for me; I've met some very special people and gotten some very strange

Re: [videoblogging] Re: MyHeavy and Magnify and aggregators in general

2007-01-28 Thread Lucas Gonze
On 1/27/07, Steve Watkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Im not sure Id agree that a sense of victimization or righteous anger are the primary driving forces behind such things, but they are in the mix somewhere when it comes to reactions of music etc industry. When somebody makes the argument that

Re: [videoblogging] Re: MyHeavy and Magnify and aggregators in general

2007-01-28 Thread Lucas Gonze
On 1/28/07, David [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think the reasonable person can find a fair course through the complex. I think we're doing that -- as Roxanne suggests -- by having these discussions here. So here's the fair course that I see -- there should be clear and unambiguous agreements

Re: [videoblogging] Re: MyHeavy and Magnify and aggregators in general

2007-01-28 Thread Lucas Gonze
http://blip.tv/file/139457/ ...let's continue this conversation with moving pictures.

Re: [videoblogging] Re: MyHeavy and Magnify and aggregators in general

2007-01-28 Thread Ron Watson
Let's say you argue that aggregated creators deserve a share of the profits of an aggregator. That doesn't follow from economics. The economic point of view is that investors in the aggregator, its owners, are the ones who deserve a share of the profits, because they also stood to lose money

[videoblogging] Sf film noir festival

2007-01-28 Thread Robyn Tippins
I noticed there's a film noir festival in sf going on right now. Anyone else a film noir fan? I think I might head out tomorrow nite. It's cheap at $10. Robyn Tippins -Original Message- From: Irina [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Sent: 1/28/07 5:03 PM Subject:

Re: [videoblogging] Re: MyHeavy and Magnify and aggregators in general

2007-01-28 Thread sull
You're conceiving of this from the opposite angle, saying that the little guy should get the benefit of the doubt; I'm arguing that whenever that's the situation it is the little guy who gets shut out. If you want an environment that is fair to the little guy, you can only have it by making

Re: [videoblogging] MyHeavy and Magnify and aggregators in general

2007-01-28 Thread sull
Thanks, Mike. Was wondering and planned to ask you today.. so good timing ;) Cheers, sull On 1/25/07, Mike Hudack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey guys, I just wanted to give everyone an update on where we stand with MyHeavy and Magnify, since I've met with the CEOs both companies in the

[videoblogging] Repost: Ask A Ninja signs with Federated Media and Amplifier

2007-01-28 Thread Kent Nichols
I sent this in on Friday... Hey Guys, I just wanted to let everyone know that we have signed with Federated Media to handle all of our advertising. We're really excited to be working with John Battelle and the crew over there. They've got a great track record and really seem to be author

RE: [videoblogging] Repost: Ask A Ninja signs with Federated Media and Amplifier

2007-01-28 Thread Robyn Tippins
Kent that's great! I'm a big fan of FM. So they'll provide on site ads or are they getting into video ads? robyn Robyn Tippins -Original Message- From: Kent Nichols [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Sent: 1/28/07 7:17 PM Subject: [videoblogging] Repost: Ask A Ninja

Re: [videoblogging] Re: MyHeavy and Magnify and aggregators in general

2007-01-28 Thread sull
Your 'nothing lost, nothing gained' argument is an interesting injection here but i do feel it is besides the point of the issue that matters most within this discussion... which is about those who are the owners of intellectual/creative property that are licensed and made available

[videoblogging] Re: MyHeavy and Magnify and aggregators in general

2007-01-28 Thread David
Lucas, I did not, nor did anyone participating in this discussion make the argument that a third party's profit is necessarily someone else's loss. No one said any such thing. What many people are saying is that they don't want others, with most of the emphasis on corporations, profiting

Re: [videoblogging] Re: MyHeavy and Magnify and aggregators in general

2007-01-28 Thread Lucas Gonze
On 1/28/07, Ron Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: there is a big difference from playing a ditty at a wedding and selling CDs by the truckload. They are not like at all. Of course they were wrong to argue that. Under the law there is no difference between playing a ditty at a wedding and selling

[videoblogging] vids from Saturday's anti war rally from DC Media Makers.

2007-01-28 Thread jonny goldstein
In case you couldn't make the rally in person, here are videos from DC Media Makers, Andy Carvin, Jill Foster, Carl Weaver, and holithtic healer, Yanni Goldthtein. http://tinyurl.com/ypjgul Peath!

Re: [videoblogging] how to make a mashup with a youtube video

2007-01-28 Thread Adrian Miles
around the 26/1/07 Lucas Gonze mentioned about [videoblogging] how to make a mashup with a youtube video that: Any ideas about how I could make all that come together, given that the YouTube stuff is in Flash and probably doesn't even expose the FLV? videodownloader, a firefox extension, should

Re: [videoblogging] Re: MyHeavy and Magnify and aggregators in general

2007-01-28 Thread Ron Watson
I don't see how we're asking for expansive rights by not allowing corporations to take our work in its entirety, display it and profit from it with no attribution or direct linkage. I don't see how seeking permission and or compensation for usage of our work is somehow a giant leap.

[videoblogging] Re: Vloggies last year, Youtubeies this year?

2007-01-28 Thread jonny goldstein
YouTube has an incredibly large and vibrant community. It's that critical mass that makes it so compelling for so many creators. YouTube may have it's downsides, but the interaction going on there is amazeing. I think it's a great idea to connect w/the YouTubers face to face, just to tap into some

[videoblogging] Re: Introduction / Sanyo Xactis and tiny camcorders

2007-01-28 Thread Diana
Melissa, How long does the battery usually last? Thanks, Diana --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Melissa Gira [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've had the Canon Elura 100 since the Fall, which does have a stereo minijack mic input (no shoe), fits in my purse (and it's not a big purse), and

[videoblogging] Re: Repost: Ask A Ninja signs with Federated Media and Amplifier

2007-01-28 Thread digitalfilmmaker
FM will be handling the ninja's on site ads as well as the in video sponsorships. It's a new area for them and we're really excited about it. -K -- Kent Nichols http://askaninja.com http://hopeisemo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Help Retrieving Google, YouTube and other Videos.

2007-01-28 Thread Adrian Miles
around the 25/1/07 Rupert mentioned about Re: [videoblogging] Re: Help Retrieving Google, YouTube and that: And you mentioned their internal realignment - they're making good steps in some places, but while they talk the talk as far as multi- platform content, there's still a long way to go. The

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Vloggies last year, Youtubeies this year?

2007-01-28 Thread Irina
i totally agree. where is the SF meet? On 1/28/07, jonny goldstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: YouTube has an incredibly large and vibrant community. It's that critical mass that makes it so compelling for so many creators. YouTube may have it's downsides, but the interaction going on there is

[videoblogging] Re: Fwd: a contest for the vlogWomen

2007-01-28 Thread miglsd27
Deirdré, as anyone told Madge about the contest? Winner post there, for sure. Miguel. FYI, this contest is still open and I'm told has relatively few video entries, so lots of chances to win. And you don't have to be a wife or even a woman to enter!

Re: [videoblogging] Re: MyHeavy and Magnify and aggregators in general

2007-01-28 Thread Lucas Gonze
On 1/28/07, Ron Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't see how we're asking for expansive rights by not allowing corporations to take our work in its entirety, display it and profit from it with no attribution or direct linkage. I don't see how seeking permission and or compensation for usage