[videoblogging] A good contest for a good...
Isn't someone in this group part of this? The first ever NTC Video Competition encourages creative minds - yes, yours! - to use your passion for nonprofit work to produce videos, animations, or mash-ups that inspire and ignite social change. The contest is sponsored by NTEN and See3, a leading provider of new media production and consulting services to nonprofits. The theme? From the Ground Up: Everyday People Making Extraordinary Change. Contest Details Guidelines 1. The goal of the contest is to spread the word about how video helps nonprofits achieve their mission. 2. Priority will be given to submissions that showcase tangible, real-life examples of how individuals can drive real-life change. 3. Videos can be from a wide variety of issue and interest areas that might include (but are not limited to) activism, environment, education, disability, economic development, human services, international development, health, and the arts. 4. Submissions are subject to the contest rules. 5. Film in any language! We welcome international submissions. Winners Everyone who enters is appreciated because by sharing your creativity you're joining this global community of practitioners using technology for social change. YOU, the NTEN community will determine the winners through an online voting process. All finalist videos will be screened at the 2007 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) http://www.nten.org/ntc/ in April, where the prize winners will be announced. The Grand Prize winner will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to the 2008 NTC in New Orleans. All winning entries will be featured on our website following the NTC. Have fun and be creative - we're looking forward to your entries! If you have any questions about the competition please email us. How To Enter * Read the contest rules before you submit your video. * Create your video and submit it to an online video service - we recommend http://dogooder.tv/. (You may also use other services such as YouTube.com or Google Videos but make sure you understand their Terms of Use.) * When uploading, please include the following tags: nptech, ntenvideo * Now take the specific URL for your clip and use it to fill out our submission form * The deadline for submissions is March 5, 2007. Photos from Ezalis and B.G. Johnson. email this http://www.nten.org/forward/115| printer friendly version http://www.nten.org/node/115/print NTC 2007 Menu * Register * Agenda and Schedule * When and Where * Frequently Asked Questions * For Sponsors Spread the Word And put this badge on your website. Video Contest Sponsor
Re: [videoblogging] Is little brother watching you?
Heath wrote: makes me wonder has any vlogger done something put it out on the net and then said...hmmm maybe I should not have done that and then taken it down? Back when I was vlogging every day for a short time in 2005, I posted a video of my reaction to the first London bombings in 2005, which I took down the next day because I was afraid it seemed to personal a reaction, not profound enough to reflect the seriousness of what had happened. Also I didn't want to attract any anger from anyone, or to be featured on the mass of Citizen Journalists React pieces that the media went crazy with that week. Some people who had received it by feed wrote to me and told me that I shouldn't have taken it down, that it had been a real reaction and that that was important. And then I regretted it, but didn't feel I could put it back up. I thought I'd lost all my old posts, because my hard drive went down, but I just found them again on the Archive, so I might revlog some of them. Maybe I'll include that one. There was one from the day before, when Britain won the Olympics bid, which was a particular favourite of mine, because it was so 'in the moment'. Amazing how the mood of the whole country changed in 24 hours. I'm glad to have a personal record of that. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] To avoid infection, the advice is to refrain from
clicking on the fun video link. I like worms. The kind that live in the ground or are raised on a farm!! http://www.wormman.com/ The creators of malicious code I just don't understand. http://www.securecomputing.com/press_releases.cfm?p=irol-newsArticleID=968566 The worm installs a component on a user's machine that analyzes all network traffic via a layered service provider (LSP) integration and dynamically modifies blog comments, discussion posts and webmail-based emails as they are being posted by the user to include a link to the malicious code, thereby propagating itself to other victims. This signifies a new trend in malware that is spread through blogs, message boards and web-based email, said Dmitri Alperovitch, Principal Research Scientist, Secure Computing. And this threat is particularly insidious in that anti-virus detection doesn't always work. This threat utilizes server polymorphism, which means that it is continuously being repackaged to make the binary appear different to signature-based anti-virus solutions. With the executable file being changed continuously, it easily sneaks below the radar of the leading anti-virus programs, which are largely signature-based.
[videoblogging] job posting: Online Video Producer, NPR
fyi... -andy Position: Online Video Producer, NPR Washington D.C. NPR.org is looking for a creative video producer with passion and skills for working in multiple media to join the talented team that is turning NPR.org into one of the premier news, music and information sites on the Web. Help develop the stories and strategy that translate NPR's signature style of in-depth journalist to a new medium. DUTIES: Pitches story ideas and follows through on them; shoots and/or edits video on news, arts and music subjects; helps develop a strategy that makes use of original and third-party video to create compelling video stories for NPR.org, NPR podcasts and other platforms; develops ideas and approaches for video series or recurring features; makes and manages assignments to outside videographers or producers; helps create pieces that use video in combination with other media; cultivates relationships with news agencies, videographers, independent producers, archives and other sources of video material; develops editorial, visual and technical standards and styles for using video; helps the producing staff make better use of video; and arranges training and mentors producers. REQUIRES: Five years television and/or professional video experience in a news or documentary setting; must be an idea machine with the skills to follow through; expert in video shooting and editing; demonstrated excellence as a writer and visual storyteller; experience working on a Web publication or demonstrable passion for new-media platforms, tools and approaches; experience maintaining high journalistic standards under deadline pressure, including standards of objectivity, balance and fairness; familiarity with a variety of computer systems and software applications; and ability to adapt to changes in equipment, software and workflow. PREFERRED: Significant daily news experience; experience with desktop editing and production tools. NPR is a growing multi-media broadcast operation. We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits, including three weeks of annual leave. **Please include a reel showing samples of news and documentary work (DVD or CD-ROM preferred; VHS accepted), along with URLs of online projects if available when submitting resume for this position. To apply, send cover letter and resume, identifying position by number (#JJ1594) and title, to: NPR: Human Resources Department; 635 Massachusetts Ave., NW; Washington, DC 20001-3753; Fax 202-513-3047;E-mail - [EMAIL PROTECTED] National Public Radio is an Equal Opportunity Employer. --- andy carvin andycarvin at yahoo com www.andycarvin.com
[videoblogging] stop-motion animation thing
Hey folks, The first Wreck Salvage is up today: http://wreckandsalvage.com It features my first attempt at stop-motion. Future episodes will be less jerky. Thanks for your support. AQ -- Adam Quirk Wreck Salvage 551.208.4644 Brooklyn, NY http://wreckandsalvage.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] stop-motion animation thing
Madman. Brilliant madman. Dark funny as ever. Stop motion, that's a painful thing, eh? Worth it, though. Particularly when you give inert pieces of plastic a character. Congrats on the launch. On 1 Mar 2007, at 14:40, Adam Quirk, Wreck Salvage wrote: Hey folks, The first Wreck Salvage is up today: http://wreckandsalvage.com It features my first attempt at stop-motion. Future episodes will be less jerky. Thanks for your support. AQ -- Adam Quirk Wreck Salvage 551.208.4644 Brooklyn, NY http://wreckandsalvage.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Environmental Videoblogging
I was contacted by Carter Harkins who founded a directory of environmentally minded videos. He calls it a 'green youtube'. He will be launching it in 2 months and is inviting video creators to upload material. Since the creators of Galacticast were interested in something similar, I thought I'd let them and everyone here know about it. The Web address is http://planet2025.tv Also I need to clarify that I am not part of this new enterprise, only flattered by being contacted. Previously, I commented that, in my opinion, filming anecdotal weather anomalies such as off-season snow in Arizona and sunshine in Quebec, is not insightful and will be ripped apart by people employed to do just this. The best illustration of this is how AL Gore got ripped apart on CNN which showed his carbon footprint is not consistent with his message on Oscar night. Anyway, since people here have shown environmental awareness, beyond our own lifestyles I think we can make a difference within our shows. Mine has a very modest audience but I did make a video about the greenhouse effect in the context of space, my show's topic. How about you? Especially creators who make entertaining shows, and so have larger audiences, couldn't you make a parody/comedy of global warming/ice age/Oil industry execs. ?
Re: [videoblogging] stop-motion animation thing
Let the mayhem begin! Schlomo http://schlomolog.blogspot.com http://webshots.com/is/spotlight http://hatfactory.net http://evilvlog.com On 3/1/07, Adam Quirk, Wreck Salvage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey folks, The first Wreck Salvage is up today: http://wreckandsalvage.com It features my first attempt at stop-motion. Future episodes will be less jerky. Thanks for your support. AQ -- Adam Quirk Wreck Salvage 551.208.4644 Brooklyn, NY http://wreckandsalvage.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
RE: [videoblogging] A good contest for a good...
Beth Kanter is working with NTC, I think. Robyn Tippins Sleepyblogger.com | Gamingandtech.com | Intel.com/software _ From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of bordercollieaustralianshepherd Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 8:28 AM To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Subject: [videoblogging] A good contest for a good... Isn't someone in this group part of this? The first ever NTC Video Competition encourages creative minds - yes, yours! - to use your passion for nonprofit work to produce videos, animations, or mash-ups that inspire and ignite social change. The contest is sponsored by NTEN and See3, a leading provider of new media production and consulting services to nonprofits. The theme? From the Ground Up: Everyday People Making Extraordinary Change. Contest Details Guidelines 1. The goal of the contest is to spread the word about how video helps nonprofits achieve their mission. 2. Priority will be given to submissions that showcase tangible, real-life examples of how individuals can drive real-life change. 3. Videos can be from a wide variety of issue and interest areas that might include (but are not limited to) activism, environment, education, disability, economic development, human services, international development, health, and the arts. 4. Submissions are subject to the contest rules. 5. Film in any language! We welcome international submissions. Winners Everyone who enters is appreciated because by sharing your creativity you're joining this global community of practitioners using technology for social change. YOU, the NTEN community will determine the winners through an online voting process. All finalist videos will be screened at the 2007 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) http://www.nten. http://www.nten.org/ntc/ org/ntc/ in April, where the prize winners will be announced. The Grand Prize winner will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to the 2008 NTC in New Orleans. All winning entries will be featured on our website following the NTC. Have fun and be creative - we're looking forward to your entries! If you have any questions about the competition please email us. How To Enter * Read the contest rules before you submit your video. * Create your video and submit it to an online video service - we recommend http://dogooder. http://dogooder.tv/ tv/. (You may also use other services such as YouTube.com or Google Videos but make sure you understand their Terms of Use.) * When uploading, please include the following tags: nptech, ntenvideo * Now take the specific URL for your clip and use it to fill out our submission form * The deadline for submissions is March 5, 2007. Photos from Ezalis and B.G. Johnson. email this http://www.nten. http://www.nten.org/forward/115 org/forward/115| printer friendly version http://www.nten. http://www.nten.org/node/115/print org/node/115/print NTC 2007 Menu * Register * Agenda and Schedule * When and Where * Frequently Asked Questions * For Sponsors Spread the Word And put this badge on your website. Video Contest Sponsor [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: stop-motion animation thing
Dont short change yourself. The animation was great! Looking forward to more episodes. David http://www.davidhowellstudios.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Adam Quirk, Wreck Salvage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey folks, The first Wreck Salvage is up today: http://wreckandsalvage.com It features my first attempt at stop-motion. Future episodes will be less jerky. Thanks for your support. AQ -- Adam Quirk Wreck Salvage 551.208.4644 Brooklyn, NY http://wreckandsalvage.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: DivX??
Not to dig up this old thread, but I've been pondering it the past few days and wanted to add my thoughts First, I'm sorry that you couldn't find any pertinent information on DivX on DivX.com. That's terrible and something we struggle with and aim to fix. DivX.com has become a hub of many things and often gets overcrowded with too many things and the signal gets lost in the noise. And that kid of also is a good way to explain a lot of the confusion around DivX in general. People get caught up in some of the smaller subsets of what we do and spend hours debating features and formats and miss the bigger picture. And the bigger picture is this; DivX is not a codec company. We never have been. Since day one our vision was to build a platform and tools to empower content creators to distribute their content and deliver a high quality experience to their audience. To achieve this goal we started with creating a high quality experience with the video, hence the codec. We then worked to leverage that high quality experience on the PC and move it into the living room where users want to watch their content. I think the question of why to use DivX comes down to experience. What is the focus of your vlog or content? Is it a quick lean forward short form content where a small 320x240 pixilated window will suffice? Or do you want a lean back experience where the user is immersed in the content and they watch a much larger format if not full screen version of your content. When DivX was started we saw the shifts in technology that would allow for a complete shift in media and the way it was used. First you saw, and continue to see, the cost lower of tools to create the content. You can now get an HD camera for less than $1,000, something unheard of 10 years ago. Then the software side of things started to take off, with Avid, Final Cut etc becoming available to help create this content. Now you are seeing the distribution side of things starting to come in. Broadband access reaching more homes in the US and catching up with other countries. It's the culmination of these shifts in technology and the changing of media that is our vision. Shifting the power from the few to the masses. Creating a common media language that spans computer, networks, the living room and beyond. Creating a high quality open platform that carries with it the vision of changing media for the better is what DivX does. We can discuss the finer details of compression and the webplayer, but don't miss it for the bigger picture. Watching this new content in the living room is an amazing shift in power. Being able with a few clicks of my remote to bring up the latest episode of Galacticast or JetSetShow on my TV changes everything about how I consume media and share it with my friends. If you are passionate about creating content, about your content, about changing the media for the better, then you are with us and should be talking with us. We want to hear your ideas and input to help realize this vision. We've done well thus far (caution gratuitous stats to follow) with our 250 Million downloads of our software and over 70 Million hardware units shipped, but we have even bigger things coming. Sorry for the long post, I hope I didn't lose to many. If you have any questions please ask them, or feel free to contact me directly. [EMAIL PROTECTED] And if you are looking for a few Vloggers and content creators using DivX here is a quick list of names you may or may not recognize: http://commandn.typepad.com/ http://stage6.divx.com/GALACTICAST http://www.jetsetshow.com/ http://stage6.divx.com/Geek_Entertainment_TV http://hak5.org/ http://stage6.divx.com/Tiki_Bar_TV http://labrats.tv/ http://stage6.divx.com/AskANinja http://www.purepwnage.com/ --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Rupert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I feel a bit of a fool. I was talking to somebody about vlogging and they were raving to me about the quality and compression of DivX. I don't know anything about DivX. I don't feel that much wiser after reading up about it on Wikipedia, DivX.com etc I don't know any vloggers who use it, and can't remember seeing a DivX labelled feed, the way many people list QT, WMV and iPod feeds. Why do so few people use it, when it would appear to be very popular among P2P video sharers? Every conversation about which formats to use, always discusses QT, MP4, Windows Media and Flash? When people talk about using Windows Media files, are they also assuming that DivX is under this banner, because Windows Media Player comes preinstalled with the DivX codec? And if so, why do people provide wmv files and feeds instead of divx, if DivX is so much better? Or is it not? Yours confused Rupert
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Vloggercon=BarcampUSA?
Hey, there is a difference between that and People like French Maid TV and corporate people trying to cash in on the vlogging thing without understanding it when another videoblogger contacts me saying want to make a video with a prompt? you have full freedom and will get paid, yeah I will do it. But there is a big difference between making video and getting paid and selling out selling out is compromizing yourself for money, popularity, or recognition. thanks On 3/1/07, sull [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: better that than a bunch of hollywood/copporate vloggers trying to puch themselves upon me. ha. ok mister HRhttp://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=365940205size=o On 2/28/07, Josh Leo [EMAIL PROTECTED] joshleo%40gmail.com wrote: heck wisconsin is within driving distance! I will be there jsut to hang out with people and learn new things... better that than a bunch of hollywood/copporate vloggers trying to puch themselves upon me. On 2/28/07, Charles Hope [EMAIL PROTECTED] charles%40blip.tvcharles%40blip.tv wrote: I'm not really excited at the prospect of attending a Vloggercon which is engulfed and overwhelmed by a larger event, interesting in its own right and competing for my attention. Vloggercon 2007 should be quieter and more intimate, so that we can really talk and actually be heard. - . -- Josh Leo www.JoshLeo.com www.WanderingWestMichigan.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Sull http://vlogdir.com (a project) http://SpreadTheMedia.org (my blog) http://interdigitate.com (otherly) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Josh Leo www.JoshLeo.com www.WanderingWestMichigan.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: DivX??
Thanks for your post. What does 'open platform' actually mean? You talk about people watching content from the web on their TV, and this is indeed an important development. But theres a lot of competition in this young area, and much variation in what technologies are used. You are up against things like Apple TV, games consoles like Xbox360 and PS3, mutations of older tech such as Tivo to bring it into the net distribution age, on-demand offerings from cable TV providers, various peer2peer video distribution services if they go looking for hardware to plug the gap between TV and computer, mobile devices that can hookup to the TV. Now I assume much of DivX's history with device certification was for DVD players, and hopefuly now includes some mobile devices. As burning to pysical media doesnt sound like the best way to watch episodic video content thats downloaded automatically via RSS of whatever, I would hope/imagine that the future will include some companies creating alternatives to the Apple TV, and some of those companies get their device DivX certified. DRM issues certainly confuse the wider picture. Most of the complaints about Apple stuff isnt that the video or audio formats are non-standard and closed, after all they are using Mpeg4 and H264, its the content that is DRM controlld that creates compatibility woes. Im one of those people that hopes DRM dies over time, and assuming that DivX currently has no DRM system, this will be good for DivX as it removes one thing the competing formats offer that DivX doesnt seem to? Excuse my highly cynical nature but I see a lot of comapnies desperate to prove they are something far more than their core business. In this day and age the word 'community' is connected to the perceived expectations of investors - so of course you dont want to be a codec company with the limited potential for growth that this implies, but rather a huge chunk of the unfolding future web media thang. And at the moment when few have worked out how to make large returns on their web 2.,0 stuff, site viewing figures, how large the 'community' is, become important benchmarks. Unfortunately for Divx your historical community of users were using it for grey purposes which you couldnt shout about, its no secret where DivX brand recognition came from, and you've done an amazing job to create a business from those beginnings. If useage of DivX on the web for legitimate purposes equalled its dominance of the early video sharing scene, this conversation would not need to happen at all, you would undisputedly have a huge amount of territory in the new race. But as things stand, I feel you need to find a way to somehow leapfrog ahead to the next stage, get a jump on your competitiors. Because in a straight battle between DivX, Microsoft, Apple, and everyone thats using mpeg4 or h264 in a standard way, its unclear to me how DivX will fare. I was out of date and only just discovered that microsoft have gotten some standard for their VC-1 video part of .wmv, so other people can use it in their products more easily. It will be interesting to see how many 3rd parties decide to take up this opportunity. So this brings me back to your comment about open platform, and my question about what it actuall means. If I am doing hardware of software or content and want to use mpeg4 or h264 or wmv in some way, I can go get a license from whoever is looking after the patent pool (eg MPEG LA, LLC). How does it work with DivX, also bearing in mind you make most of your revenue through the certification of devices? Cheers Steve Elbows wrote: Not to dig up this old thread, but I've been pondering it the past few days and wanted to add my thoughts First, I'm sorry that you couldn't find any pertinent information on DivX on DivX.com. That's terrible and something we struggle with and aim to fix. DivX.com has become a hub of many things and often gets overcrowded with too many things and the signal gets lost in the noise. And that kid of also is a good way to explain a lot of the confusion around DivX in general. People get caught up in some of the smaller subsets of what we do and spend hours debating features and formats and miss the bigger picture. And the bigger picture is this; DivX is not a codec company. We never have been. Since day one our vision was to build a platform and tools to empower content creators to distribute their content and deliver a high quality experience to their audience. To achieve this goal we started with creating a high quality experience with the video, hence the codec. We then worked to leverage that high quality experience on the PC and move it into the living room where users want to watch their content. I think the question of why to use DivX comes down to experience. What is the focus of your vlog or content? Is it a quick lean forward short form content where a small 320x240 pixilated window will suffice? Or do you want a lean
[videoblogging] DC Media Makers happy hour tonight
If you are in the DC area, come have a drink with us. When Thursday, March 1, 2007 6:30 PM Where Childe Harold (restarant) 1610 20th Street, NW, upstairs Washington, D.C., District of Columbia 20009 Just a few steps from the north entrance to the Dupont Circle Metro stop.
[videoblogging] Wreck and Salvage
So today in iTunes I opened up my Bullemhead feed to catch up on the videos I hadn't enjoyed yet, and as chance would have it, I opened up a vid about a hot tub which turned out to be a promo for Wreck and Salvage, a series which begins today. Looks interesting -- appears to star Ken (Barbies's lover/boyfriend/husband/throwrug). I believe it's at wreckandsalvage.com... Harold [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: DivX??
Ahar in regards to TV I see theres a television that can stream DivX content from a computer, which is an interesting start: http://www.divx.com/products/hw/detail.php?p=363 Random and possibly rubbish thoughts on how DivX can increase its territory in the new online video scene... Obviously flash has become quite dominant for short video in the browser stuff. DivX has a browser plugin to compete in this space now, need to get more sites/services using DivX as their technology of choice. 4 reasons I can think of why Flash is used: So many people already have it installed Plenty of flash developers long history of the technolgy, easy to add custom features to flash player etc Existence of software that can run on linux and windows servers and convert other formats to flash files Ability of flash to let users record from webcam straight to service, without leaving browser. (may be more important in future, time will tell) So anything DivX can do to offer similar abilities, increases chances that others will use DivX on their websites. It will always be hard to match flashs install base, but you could make the divx browser less annoying to install, and in the future maybe try to see if theres alternative ways to install it through the browser. Dont know if theres any scope for trying to get Firefox to help the cause somehow. Dont know if you or anybody else already offer conversion tools that can re-encode footage on linux servers. And its still quite hard to tell which browser video player feature innovations will catch on with the masses. I really like things like http://crowdabout.us/ where people can leave comments at any point in the videos timeline, and supports audio and video comments. In a future where such things could be commonplace on very many websites, does DivX want a slice of this pie or is the prospect of fighting flash in this space too daunting? Obviously Ive just focussed on the browser side of things with this particular rant, the downloading, and watching on TV or other devices side of things is more like a continuation of strategies you've already been employing in recent years, certification etc. and as I said before this arena is a bit stuck waiting for DRM issues, and just how many non-DRM independent media producers will exist in future and what percentage of peoples viewing will be of that content. How long will the big players continue to cling to DRM, how soon will enough average consumers want to really use this stuff and start shouting about interoperability issues when they see how messy things are? That stuff has just begun, with ipod DRM an early test case. And I havent even started waffling about what impact h264 and Microsoft VC-1 being part of the HD-DVD and Blueray formats will have. Anyway Im off to download some 720p DivX stuff to see what it looks like on my telly, from what I remember you guys are certainly competitive on the quality front. But at this stage of the game, as flash showed, quality is not necessarily the most important factor. Cheers Steve Elbows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Steve Watkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for your post. What does 'open platform' actually mean? You talk about people watching content from the web on their TV, and this is indeed an important development. But theres a lot of competition in this young area, and much variation in what technologies are used. You are up against things like Apple TV, games consoles like Xbox360 and PS3, mutations of older tech such as Tivo to bring it into the net distribution age, on-demand offerings from cable TV providers, various peer2peer video distribution services if they go looking for hardware to plug the gap between TV and computer, mobile devices that can hookup to the TV. Now I assume much of DivX's history with device certification was for DVD players, and hopefuly now includes some mobile devices. As burning to pysical media doesnt sound like the best way to watch episodic video content thats downloaded automatically via RSS of whatever, I would hope/imagine that the future will include some companies creating alternatives to the Apple TV, and some of those companies get their device DivX certified. DRM issues certainly confuse the wider picture. Most of the complaints about Apple stuff isnt that the video or audio formats are non-standard and closed, after all they are using Mpeg4 and H264, its the content that is DRM controlld that creates compatibility woes. Im one of those people that hopes DRM dies over time, and assuming that DivX currently has no DRM system, this will be good for DivX as it removes one thing the competing formats offer that DivX doesnt seem to? Excuse my highly cynical nature but I see a lot of comapnies desperate to prove they are something far more than their core business. In this day and age the word 'community' is connected to the perceived expectations of investors - so of course you dont
[videoblogging] Re: Wreck and Salvage
...and the series is actually titled Ornamental Concrete, and it's a combination of stop-motion animation and other animated elements...it's really fun to watch... Harold again On 3/1/07, Harold Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So today in iTunes I opened up my Bullemhead feed to catch up on the videos I hadn't enjoyed yet, and as chance would have it, I opened up a vid about a hot tub which turned out to be a promo for Wreck and Salvage, a series which begins today. Looks interesting -- appears to star Ken (Barbies's lover/boyfriend/husband/throwrug). I believe it's at wreckandsalvage.com... Harold [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: Wreck and Salvage
...oh, and it's probably not Ken...I plead ignorance on dolls, 'cept for the Star Wars and G.I. Joe variety (though this *could* perhaps be Joe)...regardless, this is really creative and you can sense all the time and effort that went into the project... Harold yet again On 3/1/07, Harold Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...and the series is actually titled Ornamental Concrete, and it's a combination of stop-motion animation and other animated elements...it's really fun to watch... Harold again On 3/1/07, Harold Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So today in iTunes I opened up my Bullemhead feed to catch up on the videos I hadn't enjoyed yet, and as chance would have it, I opened up a vid about a hot tub which turned out to be a promo for Wreck and Salvage, a series which begins today. Looks interesting -- appears to star Ken (Barbies's lover/boyfriend/husband/throwrug). I believe it's at wreckandsalvage.com... Harold [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: Wreck and Salvage
...hilarious...that's my last message on this topic. Harold end On 3/1/07, Harold Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...oh, and it's probably not Ken...I plead ignorance on dolls, 'cept for the Star Wars and G.I. Joe variety (though this *could* perhaps be Joe)...regardless, this is really creative and you can sense all the time and effort that went into the project... Harold yet again On 3/1/07, Harold Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...and the series is actually titled Ornamental Concrete, and it's a combination of stop-motion animation and other animated elements...it's really fun to watch... Harold again On 3/1/07, Harold Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So today in iTunes I opened up my Bullemhead feed to catch up on the videos I hadn't enjoyed yet, and as chance would have it, I opened up a vid about a hot tub which turned out to be a promo for Wreck and Salvage, a series which begins today. Looks interesting -- appears to star Ken (Barbies's lover/boyfriend/husband/throwrug). I believe it's at wreckandsalvage.com... Harold [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: Environmental Videoblogging
Thanks thats an interesting site :) I was rather interested in the technology used to do the video audio commenting at any point in the timeline, and discovered it seems to be using innertoob/crowdaboutus: http://www.innertoob.com/faq.htm http://crowdabout.us/ Have we talked about these or similar services/features in the past at all? Im always interested in who actually runs environmental sites like this one, it seems like Carter Harkins is involved with innertoob crowdabout.us, and so this site could be seen as a rel demonstartion of their technology, in conjunction with various partners who are interested in the environment, sustainability etc. My prediction is that green etc issues are going to become so large that there will be rather a lot of this stuff in future, I think a lot of it will be part of every other area of our lives, so will also be talked about as part of vlogs on other subjects, so I like your idea about people mentioning this stuff in their shows that arent specifically green-themed. I should disclose that Ive long thought of setting upa a site that would be quite similar to that planet2025 site in some ways, although as its me Ive never actually got round to doing it. But who knows at some point I might, although lets hope its not another area where there are almost more sites than there are people actively contributing to them! Cheers Steve Elbows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, jean-marc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was contacted by Carter Harkins who founded a directory of environmentally minded videos. He calls it a 'green youtube'. He will be launching it in 2 months and is inviting video creators to upload material. Since the creators of Galacticast were interested in something similar, I thought I'd let them and everyone here know about it. The Web address is http://planet2025.tv Also I need to clarify that I am not part of this new enterprise, only flattered by being contacted. Previously, I commented that, in my opinion, filming anecdotal weather anomalies such as off-season snow in Arizona and sunshine in Quebec, is not insightful and will be ripped apart by people employed to do just this. The best illustration of this is how AL Gore got ripped apart on CNN which showed his carbon footprint is not consistent with his message on Oscar night. Anyway, since people here have shown environmental awareness, beyond our own lifestyles I think we can make a difference within our shows. Mine has a very modest audience but I did make a video about the greenhouse effect in the context of space, my show's topic. How about you? Especially creators who make entertaining shows, and so have larger audiences, couldn't you make a parody/comedy of global warming/ice age/Oil industry execs. ?
[videoblogging] Re: Environmental Videoblogging
Another interesting element on the site... it looks like they are setting up an ad network. I haven't had time to look through it too much, but this is a really interesting idea. JV --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Steve Watkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks thats an interesting site :) I was rather interested in the technology used to do the video audio commenting at any point in the timeline, and discovered it seems to be using innertoob/crowdaboutus: http://www.innertoob.com/faq.htm http://crowdabout.us/ Have we talked about these or similar services/features in the past at all? Im always interested in who actually runs environmental sites like this one, it seems like Carter Harkins is involved with innertoob crowdabout.us, and so this site could be seen as a rel demonstartion of their technology, in conjunction with various partners who are interested in the environment, sustainability etc. My prediction is that green etc issues are going to become so large that there will be rather a lot of this stuff in future, I think a lot of it will be part of every other area of our lives, so will also be talked about as part of vlogs on other subjects, so I like your idea about people mentioning this stuff in their shows that arent specifically green-themed. I should disclose that Ive long thought of setting upa a site that would be quite similar to that planet2025 site in some ways, although as its me Ive never actually got round to doing it. But who knows at some point I might, although lets hope its not another area where there are almost more sites than there are people actively contributing to them! Cheers Steve Elbows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, jean-marc docp@ wrote: I was contacted by Carter Harkins who founded a directory of environmentally minded videos. He calls it a 'green youtube'. He will be launching it in 2 months and is inviting video creators to upload material. Since the creators of Galacticast were interested in something similar, I thought I'd let them and everyone here know about it. The Web address is http://planet2025.tv Also I need to clarify that I am not part of this new enterprise, only flattered by being contacted. Previously, I commented that, in my opinion, filming anecdotal weather anomalies such as off-season snow in Arizona and sunshine in Quebec, is not insightful and will be ripped apart by people employed to do just this. The best illustration of this is how AL Gore got ripped apart on CNN which showed his carbon footprint is not consistent with his message on Oscar night. Anyway, since people here have shown environmental awareness, beyond our own lifestyles I think we can make a difference within our shows. Mine has a very modest audience but I did make a video about the greenhouse effect in the context of space, my show's topic. How about you? Especially creators who make entertaining shows, and so have larger audiences, couldn't you make a parody/comedy of global warming/ice age/Oil industry execs. ?
[videoblogging] Re: DivX??
Open platform means you donât have to buy an apple product to play the content you purchased. We arenât a closed system. You can buy a Sony DVD player, a Philips portable player, a Pioneer in car receiver, an HP TV, a Samsung phone. We want to open up the choices that the user has as to where they can enjoy their media. The DivX history of hardware devices has always been across the board in all sorts of devices, but as you assumed with a large bulk of that in the DVD market. And also as you guessed, but may not have known, we have future products and technologies (http://www.divx.com/company/partner/connected.php) that allows for your content to seamlessly move from the computer to the television without having to have a computer in the living room. Notice when I said I watched all this great new content with a couple of button presses on my remote I never mentioned transferring any content to any CD or DVD. As to the DRM question I am firmly with you in your hopes of DRM dying in the future. But again its about providing tools to those that create the content. There are still those content creators that want their content protected with DRM and thus the tools are available to them. Iâd like to see the independent content creators begin to buck the trend and sell their content without DRM and show the marketplace what their options really are. For the licensing side of things its very straight forward. DivX is MPEG4 so the same process of licensing through the patent pool is in place. But again Iâm trying to stress this. Donât overlook the forest for the trees. Your quote of âeveryone thatâs using mpeg4 or h264 in a standard wayâ is the problem. No one is using it in a standard way and thus the reason for the DivX Certified program. If you see MPEG4 on a device is it simple profile? Advanced simple profile? Are feature XYZ supported? Itâs about the experience. We want the process and experience of creating and distributing and playing media to be better; better than it is today. Questions like those mentioned donât make it better for the end user and donât make it better for the content creator. I understand your cynicism. Its hard to see where the future is going and what motivations are leading it. Hope that answers your questions a little further Ben⦠--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Steve Watkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for your post. What does 'open platform' actually mean? You talk about people watching content from the web on their TV, and this is indeed an important development. But theres a lot of competition in this young area, and much variation in what technologies are used. You are up against things like Apple TV, games consoles like Xbox360 and PS3, mutations of older tech such as Tivo to bring it into the net distribution age, on-demand offerings from cable TV providers, various peer2peer video distribution services if they go looking for hardware to plug the gap between TV and computer, mobile devices that can hookup to the TV. Now I assume much of DivX's history with device certification was for DVD players, and hopefuly now includes some mobile devices. As burning to pysical media doesnt sound like the best way to watch episodic video content thats downloaded automatically via RSS of whatever, I would hope/imagine that the future will include some companies creating alternatives to the Apple TV, and some of those companies get their device DivX certified. DRM issues certainly confuse the wider picture. Most of the complaints about Apple stuff isnt that the video or audio formats are non-standard and closed, after all they are using Mpeg4 and H264, its the content that is DRM controlld that creates compatibility woes. Im one of those people that hopes DRM dies over time, and assuming that DivX currently has no DRM system, this will be good for DivX as it removes one thing the competing formats offer that DivX doesnt seem to? Excuse my highly cynical nature but I see a lot of comapnies desperate to prove they are something far more than their core business. In this day and age the word 'community' is connected to the perceived expectations of investors - so of course you dont want to be a codec company with the limited potential for growth that this implies, but rather a huge chunk of the unfolding future web media thang. And at the moment when few have worked out how to make large returns on their web 2.,0 stuff, site viewing figures, how large the 'community' is, become important benchmarks. Unfortunately for Divx your historical community of users were using it for grey purposes which you couldnt shout about, its no secret where DivX brand recognition came from, and you've done an amazing job to create a business from those beginnings. If useage of DivX on the web for legitimate purposes equalled its dominance of the early video sharing scene, this conversation would
[videoblogging] Re: stop-motion animation thing
Plastic crotch shots. Oh my eyes! My eyes! Seriously funny. Can't wait for more If you ever want someone to sew up outfits let me know. I specialize in felt and pleather. But, it is funnier that they're naked. Grace --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Adam Quirk, Wreck Salvage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey folks, The first Wreck Salvage is up today: http://wreckandsalvage.com It features my first attempt at stop-motion. Future episodes will be less jerky. Thanks for your support. AQ -- Adam Quirk Wreck Salvage 551.208.4644 Brooklyn, NY http://wreckandsalvage.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Dammit- What am I doing wrong?
So, I'm using a Sony digital camera to shoot video on the video setting. It comes out as MPG format. Mac's hate MPG, so I'm using Visual Hub to transform it into DV or MOV format. No matter WHAT I do, when it transfers, I lose the audio sync. When I look at the native MPG file in the little preview window, it's sync-ed up fine. What am I doing wrong? --Chris Brogan... Network2.tv , who otherwise likes the camera.
[videoblogging] Re: DivX??
Thanks, that makes sense. I certainly agree that there are numerous differnt profiles of mpeg4 and h264 which are confusing to people. If someone came along and wrapped up a series of mpeg4/h264 profile, resolution, bitrate etc specs, and gave them nice straightforward names and logos to go with them, then this would be similar to what you offer with your easier to understand, certifiable DivX stuff? Where I consistently remain confused is exactly how DivX fits into the mpeg4 picture. All the good work that DivX does by creating a set of standards, is spoilt for me if these arent cross-compatible with what everyone else is doing with mpeg4. It irks me that suggestions are repeatedly made that Apple and others are using mpeg4 in some twisted way, when its actually their DRM systems that are the problem. In areas like file format wrapper, it is they who stick to the mpeg standard, for example Apple deserve some praise for not trying to be overprotective and keep ipod itunes mpeg4 in a .mov container rather than embracing the .mp4 standard (alhough they loose brownie points for the silly .m4v extension). And its the DRM issue that makes people have to buy an apple product to play the content they buy from itunes. If DRM dies then a device manufacturer will have no problems making hardware that can play ipod/itunes videos, the consumer may not be able to navigate the minefile dof peg profile complexities but the device manufacturers could, if only the DRM issue did not stand in the way. So, are there many places on the net I can buy stuff in DivX format? If not then I find comparisons on this front between yourselves and Apple to be disingenuous, as you arent burdened witht he DRM issues, and its easy to be an open system when you dont have to worry about that. I repeat that itunes and microsoft and other equivalents, are closed systems only in terms of the DRM, and that other aspects such as the actual video codec are quite open enough for 3rd parties to work with. So for independent content creators who are not worried about DRM, and for consumers wanting to watch such stuff, how is DivX more open than wmv or mp4 or flash? Cheers Steve Elbows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Cote289 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Open platform means you donât have to buy an apple product to play the content you purchased. We arenât a closed system. You can buy a Sony DVD player, a Philips portable player, a Pioneer in car receiver, an HP TV, a Samsung phone. We want to open up the choices that the user has as to where they can enjoy their media. The DivX history of hardware devices has always been across the board in all sorts of devices, but as you assumed with a large bulk of that in the DVD market. And also as you guessed, but may not have known, we have future products and technologies (http://www.divx.com/company/partner/connected.php) that allows for your content to seamlessly move from the computer to the television without having to have a computer in the living room. Notice when I said I watched all this great new content with a couple of button presses on my remote I never mentioned transferring any content to any CD or DVD. As to the DRM question I am firmly with you in your hopes of DRM dying in the future. But again its about providing tools to those that create the content. There are still those content creators that want their content protected with DRM and thus the tools are available to them. Iâd like to see the independent content creators begin to buck the trend and sell their content without DRM and show the marketplace what their options really are. For the licensing side of things its very straight forward. DivX is MPEG4 so the same process of licensing through the patent pool is in place. But again Iâm trying to stress this. Donât overlook the forest for the trees. Your quote of âeveryone thatâs using mpeg4 or h264 in a standard wayâ is the problem. No one is using it in a standard way and thus the reason for the DivX Certified program. If you see MPEG4 on a device is it simple profile? Advanced simple profile? Are feature XYZ supported? Itâs about the experience. We want the process and experience of creating and distributing and playing media to be better; better than it is today. Questions like those mentioned donât make it better for the end user and donât make it better for the content creator. I understand your cynicism. Its hard to see where the future is going and what motivations are leading it. Hope that answers your questions a little further Ben⦠--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Steve Watkins steve@ wrote: Thanks for your post. What does 'open platform' actually mean? You talk about people watching content from the web on their TV, and this is indeed an important development. But theres a lot of competition in this young area, and much variation in what
RE: [videoblogging] Dammit- What am I doing wrong?
your not useing ffmpeg thats the problim. From: [chrisbrogan.com] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Subject: [videoblogging] Dammit- What am I doing wrong? Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2007 20:57:32 - So, I'm using a Sony digital camera to shoot video on the video setting. It comes out as MPG format. Mac's hate MPG, so I'm using Visual Hub to transform it into DV or MOV format. No matter WHAT I do, when it transfers, I lose the audio sync. When I look at the native MPG file in the little preview window, it's sync-ed up fine. What am I doing wrong? --Chris Brogan... Network2.tv , who otherwise likes the camera. _ The average US Credit Score is 675. The cost to see yours: $0 by Experian. http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=660600bcd=EMAILFOOTERAVERAGE
Re: [videoblogging] Dammit- What am I doing wrong?
Hey Chris You have to demux the audio... basically, on those little cameras, they slam the audio and the video track together. this makes your editor think there is no audio... So use MPEG Streamclip. Its free, and it batch converts! http://www.squared5.com/ that should work Schlomo http://schlomolog.blogspot.com http://webshots.com/is/spotlight http://hatfactory.net http://evilvlog.com On 3/1/07, [chrisbrogan.com] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, I'm using a Sony digital camera to shoot video on the video setting. It comes out as MPG format. Mac's hate MPG, so I'm using Visual Hub to transform it into DV or MOV format. No matter WHAT I do, when it transfers, I lose the audio sync. When I look at the native MPG file in the little preview window, it's sync-ed up fine. What am I doing wrong? --Chris Brogan... Network2.tv , who otherwise likes the camera. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Who's Going To VON??
I'll be returning to my home soils in the Bay Area for about a week. I'll be stopping by the VON conference to do some urban reporting Who's going? Maybe we'll shoot an episode. Peace
[videoblogging] Re: Dammit- What am I doing wrong?
I agree with Schlomo's advice to use Mpeg Streamclip, its great for converting various sorts of mpegs, can be very useful if working with native hdv mpeg2 transport streams for example, though this is needed les these days since more editors support hdv. I dont quite agree with his explanation of whats caused your problem though. Demuxing audio is definately needed but if your stuff is out of sync, its not a question of VisualHub failing to do that, but rather making a mess of doing it. This could be because of some bug in VisualHub or it could be due to a quirk in the sony mpeg format from that camera, or it could be due to a mistake with settings. For example if the framerate of your original footage is not the same as what its getting converted to, this could caause audio sync issues. If visualhub is reading the sony mpeg file and is being told the wrong framerate or audio sample rate of the mpeg file, this could also cause the problem. Either way its probably easiest to try Mpeg Steamclip instead, depends how much 'fun' it is to explore the root cause. Which camera is it out of interest? Cheers Steve Elbows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, schlomo rabinowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Chris You have to demux the audio... basically, on those little cameras, they slam the audio and the video track together. this makes your editor think there is no audio... So use MPEG Streamclip. Its free, and it batch converts! http://www.squared5.com/ that should work Schlomo http://schlomolog.blogspot.com http://webshots.com/is/spotlight http://hatfactory.net http://evilvlog.com On 3/1/07, [chrisbrogan.com] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, I'm using a Sony digital camera to shoot video on the video setting. It comes out as MPG format. Mac's hate MPG, so I'm using Visual Hub to transform it into DV or MOV format. No matter WHAT I do, when it transfers, I lose the audio sync. When I look at the native MPG file in the little preview window, it's sync-ed up fine. What am I doing wrong? --Chris Brogan... Network2.tv , who otherwise likes the camera. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Two Joost Invites
I signed up for the beta program a while back but I run neither Windows nor an Intel Mac. At any rate, I have two Joost invites. In you are interested, email me off list with your name and the email address where you'd like the invite sent. First two replies, off list, gets 'em. I will post again when they are gone. Remaining Joostless, -- Kary Rogers http://goodcommitment.tv
[videoblogging] Re: Who's Going To VON??
I might be there. : ) --Chris...
[videoblogging] Re: Dammit- What am I doing wrong?
Cool! Thanks, Schlomo. Turns out, I downloaded that (MPEG Streamclip) a few weeks ago, and didn't use it. I'll give it a go. -- Chris... --Chris Brogan... Network2.tv
[videoblogging] Re: DivX??
In the DRM landscape it works like this. Apple media = iPod or AppleTV, MS media = Zune or Xbox, DivXmedia = Sony, Philiphs, JVC, LG, Pioneer, etc. pick one. And yes we are in the same space as the others. We've been selling content with independent content producers for 6 years now (http://www.divx.com/company/partner/content.php). The difference is that we are not courting the studios as we don't think the change of media begins with them. We've worked with them in the past and are open to working with them whenever they are ready to use DivX to distribute all their content, but we would much champion the little guy and work with them to distribute their content and you'll start to see this come out in a big way this year. I know that DRM will be in the picture as some want it others hate it etc, but I hope the conversation can focus on the bigger picture of what experience the content creator wants to have around their content. Do they want the content stuck on a PC, or a limited reach of devices or do they want the rich experience of high quality video with advanced features such as menu-ing, subtitles, multiple audio tracks etc and being able to take this high quality content to where they want to enjoy it. Hope that enlightens Ben --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Steve Watkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, that makes sense. I certainly agree that there are numerous differnt profiles of mpeg4 and h264 which are confusing to people. If someone came along and wrapped up a series of mpeg4/h264 profile, resolution, bitrate etc specs, and gave them nice straightforward names and logos to go with them, then this would be similar to what you offer with your easier to understand, certifiable DivX stuff? Where I consistently remain confused is exactly how DivX fits into the mpeg4 picture. All the good work that DivX does by creating a set of standards, is spoilt for me if these arent cross-compatible with what everyone else is doing with mpeg4. It irks me that suggestions are repeatedly made that Apple and others are using mpeg4 in some twisted way, when its actually their DRM systems that are the problem. In areas like file format wrapper, it is they who stick to the mpeg standard, for example Apple deserve some praise for not trying to be overprotective and keep ipod itunes mpeg4 in a .mov container rather than embracing the .mp4 standard (alhough they loose brownie points for the silly .m4v extension). And its the DRM issue that makes people have to buy an apple product to play the content they buy from itunes. If DRM dies then a device manufacturer will have no problems making hardware that can play ipod/itunes videos, the consumer may not be able to navigate the minefile dof peg profile complexities but the device manufacturers could, if only the DRM issue did not stand in the way. So, are there many places on the net I can buy stuff in DivX format? If not then I find comparisons on this front between yourselves and Apple to be disingenuous, as you arent burdened witht he DRM issues, and its easy to be an open system when you dont have to worry about that. I repeat that itunes and microsoft and other equivalents, are closed systems only in terms of the DRM, and that other aspects such as the actual video codec are quite open enough for 3rd parties to work with. So for independent content creators who are not worried about DRM, and for consumers wanting to watch such stuff, how is DivX more open than wmv or mp4 or flash? Cheers Steve Elbows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Cote289 cote289@ wrote: Open platform means you donât have to buy an apple product to play the content you purchased. We arenât a closed system. You can buy a Sony DVD player, a Philips portable player, a Pioneer in car receiver, an HP TV, a Samsung phone. We want to open up the choices that the user has as to where they can enjoy their media. The DivX history of hardware devices has always been across the board in all sorts of devices, but as you assumed with a large bulk of that in the DVD market. And also as you guessed, but may not have known, we have future products and technologies (http://www.divx.com/company/partner/connected.php) that allows for your content to seamlessly move from the computer to the television without having to have a computer in the living room. Notice when I said I watched all this great new content with a couple of button presses on my remote I never mentioned transferring any content to any CD or DVD. As to the DRM question I am firmly with you in your hopes of DRM dying in the future. But again its about providing tools to those that create the content. There are still those content creators that want their content protected with DRM and thus the tools are available to them. Iâd like to see the independent content creators begin to buck the
[videoblogging] Re: Traveler's Backup Solution
garyisse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am currently traveling in China for the second time. On this trip I have been here over a month and will be here a few more weeks. I have been shooting a LOT of video and my backup options are becoming limited. I have some tiny WD external drives I've been downloading everything to but aside from the fact that I quickly ran out of space, that didn't seem like the best option because I was carrying those around with me too. I am trying to protect myself from a couple of things, 1) theft, 2) damage from the elements, 3) Damage from physical mishandling (luggage, x-ray machines, etc) and 4) well, I'm in China so let's just call this one theft again. http://gmail.google.com/ I was thinking of uploading to my server but to do so with the original DV quality would require much more space than I'm willing to pay for. I also thought about making DV copies and mailing them home but then I figure those might get damaged, lost, stolen, mishandled, etc as well. I started putting them on DVD but I now have a stack of DVDs that I'm not sure what to do with... send them home? Lock them up here? Not sure. http://www.fedex.com/cn_english/ I haven't had time to even touch most of the footage so it's mostly unedited stuff so I don't want to post any of it on any of the distribution sites like blip or youtube. http://spinxpress.com/ Thanks in advance for your feedback. Gary Isse http://www.GaryInChina.com
[videoblogging] The eternal question: What camera is right for me?
Folks: After literally spending two months trying to figure out what camera to buy, I turn to you, dear experts. Before I got here, I spent a good amount of time on Amazon, CNET, camcorder review sites, Mac forums, gadget blogs and, of course, searching through similar questions on this board. My conclusion is that this is such an immature (or more charitably: rapidly evolving) market, that sweet spots are hard to find and are elusive once you do. I'm happy to spend roughly $1,500. Here's what I would like in a camera: --3CCD quality --Mic jack and, ideally, a headphone jack --Compactness, yet should not look or feel like a toy --Easy ability to edit on a Mac I'll be using it primarily for Web video, but wouldn't mind having it look good on my HD screen, too. I almost pulled the trigger on the Panasonic GS500, but didn't when I read about it's lack of headphone jack. I also couldn't find the camera being sold by any name retailer. It's also being sold for a price higher than suggested retail via Amazon third parties. The new HD cameras look pretty nice, but I read nightmare stories about incompatible editing standards. Then, of course, I see plenty of compelling video created by many of you on still cameras and phones. What's a boy to do?!
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Wreck and Salvage
And the auction's up for next week's advertising slots... *http://tinyurl.com/2pdxkc Giggling. Guess who's the high bidder? Hmmm? Jan * On 3/1/07, Harold Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...hilarious...that's my last message on this topic. Harold end On 3/1/07, Harold Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...oh, and it's probably not Ken...I plead ignorance on dolls, 'cept for the Star Wars and G.I. Joe variety (though this *could* perhaps be Joe)...regardless, this is really creative and you can sense all the time and effort that went into the project... Harold yet again On 3/1/07, Harold Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...and the series is actually titled Ornamental Concrete, and it's a combination of stop-motion animation and other animated elements...it's really fun to watch... Harold again On 3/1/07, Harold Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So today in iTunes I opened up my Bullemhead feed to catch up on the videos I hadn't enjoyed yet, and as chance would have it, I opened up a vid about a hot tub which turned out to be a promo for Wreck and Salvage, a series which begins today. Looks interesting -- appears to star Ken (Barbies's lover/boyfriend/husband/throwrug). I believe it's at wreckandsalvage.com... Harold [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links -- The Faux Press - better than real http://fauxpress.blogspot.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Two Joost Invites
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Like Kary, I too have been tossed two Joost tokens. As promised, I'd like to share the fun here on the list where I first caught wind of this service some time ago. So, if Kary's out of invites, please e-mail me. Ryan -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGP Desktop 9.5.3 (Build 5003) wj8DBQFF52A+z+jy50P8pxcRAmhvAKCGVQzw3mjAxZPGgMpjwvZDk/KiJgCgy+cG 9MBQbClTrUDFYNHoLBIaP5M= =kRUD -END PGP SIGNATURE- [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] fund a good videoblog project
the latest project on HaveMoneyWillVlog.com is just $400 shy of making its goal. Sandeep is buying 4 cameras that will be given to 4 families who have loved ones in jail. The videoblog (http://www.livesinfocus.org/prison/) will let families show how they deal. http://blip.tv/file/get/Jaydedman-LivesInFocus414.mov Anyway...we got 6 more days. by the way...Sustainableroute.com is now finished. you can now watch all the videos from Ashley's roadtrip. Jay -- Here I am http://jaydedman.com
[videoblogging] My Blogger Vlog's Been Closed to New Posts - Yours?
The Faux Press vlog is closed to new posts because a bot thinks it's a spam blog. It's been down all darned day. I think it's because I put up a series of posts that linked to a lot of other vloggers. Interesting development. Heads up. Here's Blogger's blog entry on the subject: http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?answer=42577 Sigh. Jan -- The Faux Press - better than real http://fauxpress.blogspot.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: My Blogger Vlog's Been Closed to New Posts - Yours?
Jan I had a similar problem last night - Blogger wouldn't let me post anything and kept insisting that I do the word verification but there was no image. When I dived into the Google groups it seems that others were having your problem and mine. I found my answer in one of the posts. I had to clear the cache, cookies and then shut down Firefox and then log back into Blogger. I got my posting and word verification back. It might work for your problem as well. Gena --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jan McLaughlin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Faux Press vlog is closed to new posts because a bot thinks it's a spam blog. It's been down all darned day. I think it's because I put up a series of posts that linked to a lot of other vloggers. Interesting development. Heads up. Here's Blogger's blog entry on the subject: http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?answer=42577 Sigh. Jan -- The Faux Press - better than real http://fauxpress.blogspot.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Blog Marked as Spam by Bot
http://fauxpress.blogspot.com WARNING This blog has been locked by Blogger's spam-prevention robots. You will not be able to publish your posts, but you will be able to save them as drafts. Save your post as a draft or click here for more about what's going on and how to get your blog unlocked. Have not been permitted to post since first thing this morning. Have gone through the captcha deal asking for review three times. It's been a full day now and frankly, this is unacceptable. How best to get a human being to take a look at this? Lots of videobloggers use your blog system. I'm sure their panties will be in collective bunches if your bot starts disabling their capacity to post. Best, Jan
[videoblogging] Re: The eternal question: What camera is right for me?
Aye lad, there is the puzzlement... Ok we got the specs but what kind of video are you gonna shoot? That can help to define the best camcorder for your needs. Mainly indoor? Outdoor? Sport? Concert? A little of each? Talking Head(s)? What are you distribution methods? Is it going to be just online or do you see yourself making DVDs or porting your content to other media? The more you can define what you would like to shoot can help you to select the camera you need to purchase. Gena http://outonthestoop.blogspot.com http://pcclibtech.blogspot.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, sean_m_garrett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Folks: After literally spending two months trying to figure out what camera to buy, I turn to you, dear experts. Before I got here, I spent a good amount of time on Amazon, CNET, camcorder review sites, Mac forums, gadget blogs and, of course, searching through similar questions on this board. My conclusion is that this is such an immature (or more charitably: rapidly evolving) market, that sweet spots are hard to find and are elusive once you do. I'm happy to spend roughly $1,500. Here's what I would like in a camera: --3CCD quality --Mic jack and, ideally, a headphone jack --Compactness, yet should not look or feel like a toy --Easy ability to edit on a Mac I'll be using it primarily for Web video, but wouldn't mind having it look good on my HD screen, too. I almost pulled the trigger on the Panasonic GS500, but didn't when I read about it's lack of headphone jack. I also couldn't find the camera being sold by any name retailer. It's also being sold for a price higher than suggested retail via Amazon third parties. The new HD cameras look pretty nice, but I read nightmare stories about incompatible editing standards. Then, of course, I see plenty of compelling video created by many of you on still cameras and phones. What's a boy to do?!
[videoblogging] Nokia N800 with video editing web-apps?
Has anyone used a Nokia internet tablet with an online video editing app like jumpcut? I'm imaging this work-flow: 1) shoot some video 2) pop the SD card from my Xacti C-6 into one of the two N800 SD slots 3) upload my MP4s over wifi access to a video editing web-app site 4) use the browser to interface with the video editor web-app 5) post videos with corner watermark, tailored with my own personalized design elements Can the N800 do this? -brad
[videoblogging] Re: The eternal question: What camera is right for me?
Thanks for the good questions: Primary uses: --Indoor --Talking heads Less so, but some: --Concert --Outdoor Primary Distribution: --Web Less so, but some: --DVD Thanks! --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Gena [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Aye lad, there is the puzzlement... Ok we got the specs but what kind of video are you gonna shoot? That can help to define the best camcorder for your needs. Mainly indoor? Outdoor? Sport? Concert? A little of each? Talking Head(s)? What are you distribution methods? Is it going to be just online or do you see yourself making DVDs or porting your content to other media? The more you can define what you would like to shoot can help you to select the camera you need to purchase. Gena http://outonthestoop.blogspot.com http://pcclibtech.blogspot.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, sean_m_garrett sean.garrett@ wrote: Folks: After literally spending two months trying to figure out what camera to buy, I turn to you, dear experts. Before I got here, I spent a good amount of time on Amazon, CNET, camcorder review sites, Mac forums, gadget blogs and, of course, searching through similar questions on this board. My conclusion is that this is such an immature (or more charitably: rapidly evolving) market, that sweet spots are hard to find and are elusive once you do. I'm happy to spend roughly $1,500. Here's what I would like in a camera: --3CCD quality --Mic jack and, ideally, a headphone jack --Compactness, yet should not look or feel like a toy --Easy ability to edit on a Mac I'll be using it primarily for Web video, but wouldn't mind having it look good on my HD screen, too. I almost pulled the trigger on the Panasonic GS500, but didn't when I read about it's lack of headphone jack. I also couldn't find the camera being sold by any name retailer. It's also being sold for a price higher than suggested retail via Amazon third parties. The new HD cameras look pretty nice, but I read nightmare stories about incompatible editing standards. Then, of course, I see plenty of compelling video created by many of you on still cameras and phones. What's a boy to do?!
[videoblogging] Re: The eternal question: What camera is right for me?
Have you considered a Canon GL2? I haven't checked all the specs, but I think that camera will work fine. Canons have good lenses, and the GL2 shoots a kind picture and it's three chip. I primarilly use an XL1 for my professional interviews, but then again, my Canon Elura holds it's own for the vblogs, and as long as the lighting is right, the pic is great. If you go to my myspace... www.myspace.com/visualeyemedia, There's an Eco-Home video I shot and produced. All of the house interiors were shot with a GL2 and the interview was with my XL1. Most of my vidblogs are with the small Elura. If you don't have much video production experience, I say get the little cam and practice. They all basically work the same. Then upgrade after your skills get better. If you know what you're doing, get the GL2. If I remember correctly, the GL2 has an adaptor for mic inputs, and you get get a light for it. Get a mic or two and you're red to go. Hope this helps. http://www.myurbanreport.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Gena [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Aye lad, there is the puzzlement... Ok we got the specs but what kind of video are you gonna shoot? That can help to define the best camcorder for your needs. Mainly indoor? Outdoor? Sport? Concert? A little of each? Talking Head(s)? What are you distribution methods? Is it going to be just online or do you see yourself making DVDs or porting your content to other media? The more you can define what you would like to shoot can help you to select the camera you need to purchase. Gena http://outonthestoop.blogspot.com http://pcclibtech.blogspot.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, sean_m_garrett sean.garrett@ wrote: Folks: After literally spending two months trying to figure out what camera to buy, I turn to you, dear experts. Before I got here, I spent a good amount of time on Amazon, CNET, camcorder review sites, Mac forums, gadget blogs and, of course, searching through similar questions on this board. My conclusion is that this is such an immature (or more charitably: rapidly evolving) market, that sweet spots are hard to find and are elusive once you do. I'm happy to spend roughly $1,500. Here's what I would like in a camera: --3CCD quality --Mic jack and, ideally, a headphone jack --Compactness, yet should not look or feel like a toy --Easy ability to edit on a Mac I'll be using it primarily for Web video, but wouldn't mind having it look good on my HD screen, too. I almost pulled the trigger on the Panasonic GS500, but didn't when I read about it's lack of headphone jack. I also couldn't find the camera being sold by any name retailer. It's also being sold for a price higher than suggested retail via Amazon third parties. The new HD cameras look pretty nice, but I read nightmare stories about incompatible editing standards. Then, of course, I see plenty of compelling video created by many of you on still cameras and phones. What's a boy to do?!
[videoblogging] YouTube Educational Group
For active vloggers considering the educational possibilities, I'd like to invite you to join the YouTube Educational Group, to discuss pedagogy and to contribute representative videos: http://www.youtube.com/group/educational Incidentally, let me call your attention to the following event in Nagoya, Japan on March 24th, which may have an online dimension: Wireless Ready: Podcasting Education and Mobile Assisted Language Learning: http://wirelessready.nucba.ac.jp Collegially, Steve McCarty Professor, Osaka Jogakuin College, Japan President, World Association for Online Education (1998-2007) Online library: http://www.waoe.org/steve/epublist.html Mobile phone site (worldwide access, please sign the Guestbook): http://winksite.com/waoe/mall Japancasting podcasts: http://stevemc.blogmatrix.com Japancasting video blog: http://japancasting.blip.tv
Re: [videoblogging] Blog Marked as Spam by Bot
blogger's robots think my blog is spam too http://nokiatestcenter.blogspot.com/ When I tried to send in a request to un-spam me, the word verification was not visible ironic So i switched to Safari and was able to process the form this has happened to another blog before and they get it fixed up in about a day On Mar 1, 2007, at 7:05 PM, Jan / Faux Press wrote: http://fauxpress.blogspot.com WARNING This blog has been locked by Blogger's spam-prevention robots. You will not be able to publish your posts, but you will be able to save them as drafts. Save your post as a draft or click here for more about what's going on and how to get your blog unlocked. Have not been permitted to post since first thing this morning. Have gone through the captcha deal asking for review three times. It's been a full day now and frankly, this is unacceptable. How best to get a human being to take a look at this? Lots of videobloggers use your blog system. I'm sure their panties will be in collective bunches if your bot starts disabling their capacity to post. Best, Jan Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/0It09A/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/lBLqlB/TM ~- Yahoo! Groups Links -- Steve Garfield http://SteveGarfield.com
[videoblogging] video over WIFI
I am looking for video over WIFI hardware that can be used with a normal video camera that has composite video and stereo audio output and is about the size of an Ipod
[videoblogging] if you plan it they will come(vloggercon)
vloggercon 3 boston june more info to come [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] The Daily Vlog: First Birthday!
Tomorrow (Friday) will mark one year for The Daily Vlog. We started on March 2, 2006. That's 255 episodes. For those who don't know, The Daily Vlog is an experiment in Vlogging. I created some custom software running on a dedicated PowerBook with an iSight camera. It automatically records for 5 minutes every work day at 3:00. Then it compiles and compresses the video and automatically uploads it to our server (and Blip.tv). The idea is that we make sure we are in front of the camera and saying something at that time. The camera is set up in the lounging area of our office. There are 6 of us at CleverMedia, and different combinations of us and guests appear on each episode. Sometimes we are funny, sometimes we are interesting, and sometimes we are neither. :) You can find it at Blip.tv, YouTube and http://thedailyvlog.com Just thought I'd note the occasion. -- Gary Rosenzweig CleverMedia [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [videoblogging] The Daily Vlog: First Birthday!
Congrats Gary! I had completely forgotten about this. :-( And did u mean 3sixty5 episodes? And if this a camera at work, then you guys are due for a little time off too. Aloha, Rox On 3/1/07, Gary Rosenzweig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tomorrow (Friday) will mark one year for The Daily Vlog. We started on March 2, 2006. That's 255 episodes. For those who don't know, The Daily Vlog is an experiment in Vlogging. I created some custom software running on a dedicated PowerBook with an iSight camera. It automatically records for 5 minutes every work day at 3:00. Then it compiles and compresses the video and automatically uploads it to our server (and Blip.tv). The idea is that we make sure we are in front of the camera and saying something at that time. The camera is set up in the lounging area of our office. There are 6 of us at CleverMedia, and different combinations of us and guests appear on each episode. Sometimes we are funny, sometimes we are interesting, and sometimes we are neither. :) You can find it at Blip.tv, YouTube and http://thedailyvlog.com Just thought I'd note the occasion. -- Gary Rosenzweig CleverMedia [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Roxanne Darling o ke kai means of the sea in hawaiian 808-384-5554 http://www.beachwalks.tv http://www.barefeetshop.com http://www.barefeetstudios.com http://www.inthetransition.com
[videoblogging] Re: if you plan it they will come(vloggercon)
If you can plan it, I guarantee I will swing it. And I can also bet I can get Adam Ezra, the star behind view from the basement, to play live for some music video practice. ;) Susan --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, RANDY MANN [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: vloggercon 3 boston june more info to come [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Need case studies of companies that produced less than 10 episodes
I'm preparing for a presentation on whether a limited run podcast can really work (10 episodes or less). So far, I've got Justice League, Butterball Turkey and Starbucks as examples, but I need more. You'll notice that I'm using corporate examples as the conference is a corporate-y event. Can any of you suggest companies that produced 10 or less podcast episodes? Whether it was successful or not, doesn't matter. Whether it's corporate or not, doesn't matter. Right now, I just need more case studies. You can email me offlist at leesarbarnes[at]yahoo.ca. Many thanks! Thanks, Leesa Barnes Website - http://www.leesabarnes.com Blogsite - http://podonomics.com Creator - http://www.planakillerpodcast.com Organizer - http://podcamptoronto.org - Ask a question on any topic and get answers from real people. Go to Yahoo! Answers. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: if you plan it they will come(vloggercon)
I liked Vloggeron 2's piped in feeds; the videoconferencing permitted a lot of people to view the event without making their carbon footprint bigger. Maybe this year's panels can take questions from the piped in feeds and call ins. That would be a cool thing. Francisco --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Susan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you can plan it, I guarantee I will swing it. And I can also bet I can get Adam Ezra, the star behind view from the basement, to play live for some music video practice. ;) Susan --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, RANDY MANN themaddmann@ wrote: vloggercon 3 boston june more info to come [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] FEED ME BUBBE on National TV!
3 / 2 / 2007 Feed Me Bubbe the home of kosher cooking the way grandma used to make will be airing as part of a segment on Retirement Living on March 2nd, 2007 The show airs on Comcast CN8 -- if you subscribe to Comcast, check www.comcast.com to find out which channel airs CN8. It changes in different markets. It's on at noon Eastern Standard Time. Also airs on DirecTV, channel 364 (used to be 238 - just changed so be sure to get the right one!) Art of Living airs at 9:00 am and 1:00pm Eastern time, and is earlier in timezones to the west (so in California it's 6:00 am and 10:00 am) And the show airs online at www.cn8.tv at the same time as it's airing on Comcast CN8 television. Thanks, Avrom Feed Me Bubbe
