[videoblogging] Need help - Video Player Skin
I would really appreciate it if anyone could help me out with this. I need a player that looks and acts somewhat like this- http://www.authorbytes.com/picoult/podcasts/ But I don't know where to start to find something like that. I need it for video, audio and maybe a way to link to comments or forum so people can comment/discuss after play. Does anyone know where I might shop around for something like this? I've seen a lot of skins, but nothing quite like this and I need something slick looking. Sheila
[videoblogging] encoding 16:9 for iPod on PC
I've been happily using QT Pro on the PC to convert 4:3 DV into iPod-compatible 320x240 baseline h.264 @ 608kpbs ever since the the first video iPod was introduced. Now I've been persuaded to start shooting 16:9 and I'm wondering how to best to encode it for iPod. A couple of things puzzle me. 1) I note that in the spec http://www.apple.com/itunes/store/podcaststechspecs.html it gives the newer option: H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 x 480, 30 frames per sec., Low-Complexity version of the Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 kbps, 48 Khz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats However the h.264 options in QT Pro only give 'baseline' or 'main' but no 'low-complexity'? 2) Googling around I see some mention of 640x352 as being the optimum size for 16:9 - why not 640x360? All advice appreciated. Thanks Joly punkcast.com --- WWWhatsup NYC http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com ---
[videoblogging] Re: encoding 16:9 for iPod on PC
I use a mac. I don't know it that makes instructions different from a PC. I've never clicked anything that says low complexity. When you get to the selection area, Main is selected by default. I click Baseline and that's it. From FCP, for instance: Export to Mpeg4 Compression: h.264 640x360 1400 kbps 30 fps (or 24, depending) Select Baseline Also, check out http://www.freevlog.org/ for their tutorials. Bill http://BillCammack.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, WWWhatsup [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been happily using QT Pro on the PC to convert 4:3 DV into iPod-compatible 320x240 baseline h.264 @ 608kpbs ever since the the first video iPod was introduced. Now I've been persuaded to start shooting 16:9 and I'm wondering how to best to encode it for iPod. A couple of things puzzle me. 1) I note that in the spec http://www.apple.com/itunes/store/podcaststechspecs.html it gives the newer option: H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 x 480, 30 frames per sec., Low-Complexity version of the Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 kbps, 48 Khz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats However the h.264 options in QT Pro only give 'baseline' or 'main' but no 'low-complexity'? 2) Googling around I see some mention of 640x352 as being the optimum size for 16:9 - why not 640x360? All advice appreciated. Thanks Joly punkcast.com --- WWWhatsup NYC http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com ---
[videoblogging] The power of competition
It's amazing what kind of passion competition can unleash, even stupid ones, like American Idol. I have been sucked into one, and made this video to help bolster my campaign. If you feel like enabling me in this insanity: http://www.jonnygoldstein.com/2008/04/03/vote-jonny-now/ I guess the relevant thing for this list, is for folks interested in creating engagement in their video efforts, competition can be one method. It has certainly sucked me in.
Re: [videoblogging] Re: encoding 16:9 for iPod on PC
Bill - does that size make it back through itunes onto an ipod? I thought ipod compatible videos had a smaller kbps cap, like around 6-700? David On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 6:28 AM, Bill Cammack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I use a mac. I don't know it that makes instructions different from a PC. I've never clicked anything that says low complexity. When you get to the selection area, Main is selected by default. I click Baseline and that's it. From FCP, for instance: Export to Mpeg4 Compression: h.264 640x360 1400 kbps 30 fps (or 24, depending) Select Baseline Also, check out http://www.freevlog.org/ for their tutorials. Bill http://BillCammack.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com, WWWhatsup [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been happily using QT Pro on the PC to convert 4:3 DV into iPod-compatible 320x240 baseline h.264 @ 608kpbs ever since the the first video iPod was introduced. Now I've been persuaded to start shooting 16:9 and I'm wondering how to best to encode it for iPod. A couple of things puzzle me. 1) I note that in the spec http://www.apple.com/itunes/store/podcaststechspecs.html it gives the newer option: H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 x 480, 30 frames per sec., Low-Complexity version of the Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 kbps, 48 Khz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats However the h.264 options in QT Pro only give 'baseline' or 'main' but no 'low-complexity'? 2) Googling around I see some mention of 640x352 as being the optimum size for 16:9 - why not 640x360? All advice appreciated. Thanks Joly punkcast.com -- WWWhatsup NYC http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com -- -- David King davidleeking.com - blog http://davidleeking.com/etc - videoblog [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: RSS feed help
It was some yahoo custom permalink plugin., I found a thread on
another forum where somone had a similar issue and someone suggested
looking at the plugins. Sure enough, once I deactivated that one,
all was good with the word!
I still have to upgrade my WP though, I am scared crapless about
doing that thoughI'll just get Cheryl to help me ;)
Heath
http://batmangeek.com
http://heathparks.com
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Adam Warner [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
what plugin?
Adam W. Warner
http://wordpressmodder.org
- Original Message
From: Heath [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2008 8:13:52 PM
Subject: [videoblogging] Re: RSS feed help
Never mind I figured it out, it was a plug in
causing problems!
--- In videoblogging@ yahoogroups. com, Heath heathparks@ ...
wrote:
I am having problems with my new wordpress blog for some reason
my
feed
it coming back as invalid when I tried to create the feed using
feedburner I got this error message
The URL you entered does not appear to be a valid feed. We
encountered
the following problem: Error on line 2: The processing
instruction
target matching [xX][mM][lL] is not allowed.
Does anyone have any idea on what could be causing that? Any
help
anyone could provide would be appreciated
Heath
http://batmangeek. com
http://heathparks. com
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Re: [videoblogging] Re: RSS feed help
cool, thanks for sharing. Most of the time when things go wrong, a plugin is
the culprit. Speaking of plugins and upgrading to 2.5, you may be interested in
reading my experience here
http://wordpressmodder.org/recovering-from-wp-25-upgrade-problems-162.html
Adam W. Warner
http://wordpressmodder.org
http://videoblogginreview.com
- Original Message
From: Heath [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, April 4, 2008 10:09:22 AM
Subject: [videoblogging] Re: RSS feed help
It was some yahoo custom permalink plugin., I found a thread
on
another forum where somone had a similar issue and someone suggested
looking at the plugins. Sure enough, once I deactivated that one,
all was good with the word!
I still have to upgrade my WP though, I am scared crapless about
doing that thoughI' ll just get Cheryl to help me ;)
Heath
http://batmangeek. com
http://heathparks. com
--- In videoblogging@ yahoogroups. com, Adam Warner [EMAIL PROTECTED] ..
wrote:
what plugin?
Adam W. Warner
http://wordpressmod der.org
- Original Message
From: Heath heathparks@ ...
To: videoblogging@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2008 8:13:52 PM
Subject: [videoblogging] Re: RSS feed help
Never mind I figured it out, it was a plug in
causing problems!
--- In videoblogging@ yahoogroups. com, Heath heathparks@ ...
wrote:
I am having problems with my new wordpress blog for some reason
my
feed
it coming back as invalid when I tried to create the feed using
feedburner I got this error message
The URL you entered does not appear to be a valid feed. We
encountered
the following problem: Error on line 2: The processing
instruction
target matching [xX][mM][lL] is not allowed.
Does anyone have any idea on what could be causing that? Any
help
anyone could provide would be appreciated
Heath
http://batmangeek. com
http://heathparks. com
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Re: [videoblogging] talkin' bout money
But its not about just sending out the video on a DVD; its also about changing some of the content to keep it current. I think thats some of the interesting part. The chance to constantly refine the piece thats sold. It's kinda a double-edged sword... you want to be done with the video at some point, but you also want the information relevant. On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 6:13 PM, Sull [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: sell dvds instead? On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 3:36 PM, schlomo rabinowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED]schlomo%40gmail.com wrote: Hey all One thing that is much more interesting than TALKING about how to make money from your videos is DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT. Don't you think? Take a look at what the folks at Common Craft are doing with their videos now: http://www.commoncraft.com/our-new-adventure-common-craft-store Lee is a super-smart guy (and a nice guy to boot!), and I think his vision on the value of his works are usually spot-on. What do you think? -- Schlomo Rabinowitz http://schlomolog.blogspot.com http://hatfactory.net AIM:schlomochat [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Schlomo Rabinowitz http://schlomolog.blogspot.com http://hatfactory.net AIM:schlomochat [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: RSS feed help
very nice article and nice explanation as wellI have been
documenting some of my trials and errors/successes with me switching
my blog from blogger to WP...it's been a process, text is easy, but
with all the media I have, I mean when I started my blog, I started
vlogging so lot's of media, like others of course. but it's so
interesting to me, how a little piece of code, that a div here, a
plugin there, heck the freevlog pop up player info didn't transfer
from blogger to WP, it's those litte quirks, that I want to share
with others so maybe it's easier for the next guy.
Heath
http://batmangeek.com
http://heathparks.com
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Adam Warner [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
cool, thanks for sharing. Most of the time when things go wrong, a
plugin is the culprit. Speaking of plugins and upgrading to 2.5, you
may be interested in reading my experience here
http://wordpressmodder.org/recovering-from-wp-25-upgrade-problems-
162.html
Adam W. Warner
http://wordpressmodder.org
http://videoblogginreview.com
- Original Message
From: Heath [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, April 4, 2008 10:09:22 AM
Subject: [videoblogging] Re: RSS feed help
It was some yahoo custom permalink plugin., I
found a thread on
another forum where somone had a similar issue and someone
suggested
looking at the plugins. Sure enough, once I deactivated that one,
all was good with the word!
I still have to upgrade my WP though, I am scared crapless about
doing that thoughI' ll just get Cheryl to help me ;)
Heath
http://batmangeek. com
http://heathparks. com
--- In videoblogging@ yahoogroups. com, Adam Warner awarner20@ ..
wrote:
what plugin?
Adam W. Warner
http://wordpressmod der.org
- Original Message
From: Heath heathparks@ ...
To: videoblogging@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2008 8:13:52 PM
Subject: [videoblogging] Re: RSS feed help
Never mind I figured it out, it was a plug in
causing problems!
--- In videoblogging@ yahoogroups. com, Heath heathparks@ ...
wrote:
I am having problems with my new wordpress blog for some reason
my
feed
it coming back as invalid when I tried to create the feed using
feedburner I got this error message
The URL you entered does not appear to be a valid feed. We
encountered
the following problem: Error on line 2: The processing
instruction
target matching [xX][mM][lL] is not allowed.
Does anyone have any idea on what could be causing that? Any
help
anyone could provide would be appreciated
Heath
http://batmangeek. com
http://heathparks. com
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Re: [videoblogging] talkin' bout money
...and the type of information that's being provided there is definitely one
that morphs on a continual basis.
Adam W. Warner
http://videobloggingreview.com
http://wordpressmodder.org
- Original Message
From: schlomo rabinowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, April 4, 2008 11:42:43 AM
Subject: Re: [videoblogging] talkin' bout money
But its not about just sending out the video on a DVD; its also
about
changing some of the content to keep it current. I think thats some of the
interesting part.
The chance to constantly refine the piece thats sold. It's kinda a
double-edged sword... you want to be done with the video at some point, but
you also want the information relevant.
On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 6:13 PM, Sull [EMAIL PROTECTED] com wrote:
sell dvds instead?
On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 3:36 PM, schlomo rabinowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED]
comschlomo%40gmail. com
wrote:
Hey all
One thing that is much more interesting than TALKING about how to make
money
from your videos is DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT. Don't you think?
Take a look at what the folks at Common Craft are doing with their
videos
now:
http://www.commoncr aft.com/our- new-adventure- common-craft- store
Lee is a super-smart guy (and a nice guy to boot!), and I think his
vision
on the value of his works are usually spot-on.
What do you think?
--
Schlomo Rabinowitz
http://schlomolog. blogspot. com
http://hatfactory. net
AIM:schlomochat
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
--
Schlomo Rabinowitz
http://schlomolog. blogspot. com
http://hatfactory. net
AIM:schlomochat
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Blip Pro Account
Thanks Sheila. I'm speaking with several Ad Networks that want to deliver pre-rolls, post-rolls and overlays to my content and I need a FLASH player to deliver the ads as well as a solution for the RSS videos. I also need low cost hosting for these videos. I think Castfire has a great solution but until I know how much money I'm going to make with these ad networks I'm not sure I want to pay 38 cents per gig of transfer. The Castfire guys are doing some testing with some ad networks and may soon have a solution but until then I'm looking at all the options out there and Blip Pro looks like it may work. I see that Moblogic is using Blip Pro as there FLASH player and they have their own advertisers displaying pre and post rolls and the same ads are playing in their video podcast. Tim Street Creator/Executive Producer French Maid TV Subscribe for FREE @ http://frenchmaidtv.com/itunes My Demo Reels Blog http://1timstreet.com On Apr 2, 2008, at 8:08 PM, Sheila English wrote: Sorry if I'm reading this wrong. Ad network, or social network? From a social network TO Blip? I use Tube Mogul to send to Blip. From Blip I send to all of their online syndication. I use the pro account so they will format for me and send to iTunes. I have some additional research material about Blip.TV that you're welcome to. All of this material has been reviewed and approved by someone at Blip.tv. Blip Review http://www.4shared.com/file/42846394/aa7e27de/BLIPTVreview.html Blip Blog Notes http://www.4shared.com/file/42846341/6fbaad1c/Blip_Review_Blog.html Cheers! Sheila --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Tim Street [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is anyone using Blip Pro to deliver video ads from another ad network? Tim Street Creator/Executive Producer French Maid TV Subscribe for FREE @ http://frenchmaidtv.com/itunes My Demo Reels Blog http://1timstreet.com On Feb 13, 2008, at 4:28 PM, Sheldon Pineo wrote: On Feb 13, 2008 9:58 AM, Charles HOPE [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At http://blip.tv/prefs there should be a retry button next to the video in question. Thanks Charles. However,there isn't a button next to the item. I'll contact the support address. Shel. -- www.icenrye.com www.icenrye.blogspot.com www.icenryelikes.blogspot.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Re: RSS feed help
Good call Heath, figuring out what went wrong and how to fix it is hard enough,
but documenting and sharing solutions with others is that extra step that
sometimes difficult to see through:)
If you have any interest, I'd be happy to post any documentation you come up
with in the form of a post on my site, kind of a guest author thing. Or, if
you happen to make videos concerning this, I'd be happy to be able to embed
those and promote you as well.
Adam W. Warner
http://wordpressmodder.org
- Original Message
From: Heath [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, April 4, 2008 11:41:41 AM
Subject: [videoblogging] Re: RSS feed help
very nice article and nice explanation as wellI have been
documenting some of my trials and errors/successes with me switching
my blog from blogger to WP...it's been a process, text is easy, but
with all the media I have, I mean when I started my blog, I started
vlogging so lot's of media, like others of course. but it's so
interesting to me, how a little piece of code, that a div here, a
plugin there, heck the freevlog pop up player info didn't transfer
from blogger to WP, it's those litte quirks, that I want to share
with others so maybe it's easier for the next guy.
Heath
http://batmangeek. com
http://heathparks. com
--- In videoblogging@ yahoogroups. com, Adam Warner [EMAIL PROTECTED] ..
wrote:
cool, thanks for sharing. Most of the time when things go wrong, a
plugin is the culprit. Speaking of plugins and upgrading to 2.5, you
may be interested in reading my experience here
http://wordpressmod der.org/recoveri ng-from-wp- 25-upgrade- problems-
162.html
Adam W. Warner
http://wordpressmod der.org
http://videobloggin review.com
- Original Message
From: Heath heathparks@ ...
To: videoblogging@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Friday, April 4, 2008 10:09:22 AM
Subject: [videoblogging] Re: RSS feed help
It was some yahoo custom permalink plugin., I
found a thread on
another forum where somone had a similar issue and someone
suggested
looking at the plugins. Sure enough, once I deactivated that one,
all was good with the word!
I still have to upgrade my WP though, I am scared crapless about
doing that thoughI' ll just get Cheryl to help me ;)
Heath
http://batmangeek. com
http://heathparks. com
--- In videoblogging@ yahoogroups. com, Adam Warner awarner20@ ..
wrote:
what plugin?
Adam W. Warner
http://wordpressmod der.org
- Original Message
From: Heath heathparks@ ...
To: videoblogging@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2008 8:13:52 PM
Subject: [videoblogging] Re: RSS feed help
Never mind I figured it out, it was a plug in
causing problems!
--- In videoblogging@ yahoogroups. com, Heath heathparks@ ...
wrote:
I am having problems with my new wordpress blog for some reason
my
feed
it coming back as invalid when I tried to create the feed using
feedburner I got this error message
The URL you entered does not appear to be a valid feed. We
encountered
the following problem: Error on line 2: The processing
instruction
target matching [xX][mM][lL] is not allowed.
Does anyone have any idea on what could be causing that? Any
help
anyone could provide would be appreciated
Heath
http://batmangeek. com
http://heathparks. com
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Re: [videoblogging] P2P as an alternative to free hosting sites
Jay dedman wrote: This is in context to recent conversations we've had about using free video sites. At some point, these sites must understandably make a return on their investment... since they are paying big money for all this free hosting. Many of us are starting to talk about HD content and bigger videos..which wont make the issue any easier. http://torrentfreak.com/exit-stage6-a-step-in-the-right-direction-080308/ http://torrentfreak.com/exit-stage6-a-step-in-the-right-direction-080308/ So DivX Corporation's Stage6 has croaked. The service's 'goodbye, cruel word' note says it was a victim of its own success, but that it proved 'it's possible to distribute true high definition video on the Internet'. What it really showed is how deliriously inefficient streaming video is, whether it's high def or otherwise. It cost at least $1m a month to run Stage6 with its 17.4 million unique users a month, whereas (at an informed guess) The Pirate Bay costs about $50,000 a month all-in for its 92.5 million. That's $57,000 per million users for Stage6; $540 per million for The Pirate Bay (not including people using its tracker without visiting the site, which adds a lot of Mininova's traffic as well, not to mention the other big indexes.) So at the very least, The Pirate Bay is a hundred and five times more efficient than Stage6 was. Jay The problem is DiVx isn't exactly a well known name whereas Google is. As such, ANY property owned by Google is going to be able to survive while supporting freeloaders because it's a bigger name. I suppose that's probably why a lot of us (Including Ryanne) use Blogger. We just KNOW it's going to be around for the long haul. I think the future of P2P is really going to be in LIVE streaming video. Of course, there are places like BlogTV and UStream TV, but let's be honest, unless they either become big names themselves or are swallowed by one, they will go the same way Stage 6 did. That's why I recommend having software from TVUNetworks handy just in case (You can get it from http://www.tvunetworks.com/). Just my opinion though... Cheers :D -- Pat Cook Denver, Colorado PODCASTS - AS MY WORLD TURNS - Blogger Page - http://asmyworldturnstv.blogspot.com/ BlogTV Page - http://www.blogtv.com/Shows/20453 AS MY WEIGHT LOSS WORLD TURNS - http://asmyweightlossworldturns.blogspot.com PAT'S REAL DEAL VIDEO BLOG - http://patsrealdeal.livejournal.com/ YOUTUBE CHANNEL - http://www.youtube.com/amwowttv/ THE PAT COOK SHOW - http://www.livevideo.com/thepcshow THE PAT COOK SHOW (Video Podcast) - Blogger Page - http://thepctvshow.blogspot.com/ - BlogTV Page - http://www.blogtv.com/Shows/19924 **RESTARTING SOON** - PAT'S CLASSIC TV COMMERCIALS VIDEO PODCAST - http://patsclassictvcommercials-ipod.blogspot.com/ (iPod), http://patsclassictvcommercials-flash.blogspot.com/ (Flash)
[videoblogging] Re: RSS feed help
Yea, definitatly, I have created one screecast already, talking about how to put Vpip functionality back into your blog, from blogger to WP, that is when i found about about the whole div thing...that was a tad frustrating going through it but hey like the old Joe public service announcements go, Now I know, and knowing is half the battle! Go Joe! ;) Heath http://batmangeek.com http://heathparks.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Adam Warner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good call Heath, figuring out what went wrong and how to fix it is hard enough, but documenting and sharing solutions with others is that extra step that sometimes difficult to see through:) If you have any interest, I'd be happy to post any documentation you come up with in the form of a post on my site, kind of a guest author thing. Or, if you happen to make videos concerning this, I'd be happy to be able to embed those and promote you as well. Adam W. Warner http://wordpressmodder.org - Original Message From: Heath [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, April 4, 2008 11:41:41 AM Subject: [videoblogging] Re: RSS feed help very nice article and nice explanation as wellI have been documenting some of my trials and errors/successes with me switching my blog from blogger to WP...it's been a process, text is easy, but with all the media I have, I mean when I started my blog, I started vlogging so lot's of media, like others of course. but it's so interesting to me, how a little piece of code, that a div here, a plugin there, heck the freevlog pop up player info didn't transfer from blogger to WP, it's those litte quirks, that I want to share with others so maybe it's easier for the next guy. Heath http://batmangeek. com http://heathparks. com
Re: [videoblogging] Re: RSS feed help
Got a link to that screencast?
Adam W. Warner
http://wordpressmodder.org
- Original Message
From: Heath [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, April 4, 2008 12:40:31 PM
Subject: [videoblogging] Re: RSS feed help
Yea, definitatly,
I have created one screecast already, talking about how to put Vpip
functionality back into your blog, from blogger to WP, that is when i
found about about the whole div thing...that was a tad frustrating
going through it but hey like the old Joe public service
announcements go, Now I know, and knowing is half the battle! Go
Joe! ;)
Heath
http://batmangeek. com
http://heathparks. com
--- In videoblogging@ yahoogroups. com, Adam Warner [EMAIL PROTECTED] ..
wrote:
Good call Heath, figuring out what went wrong and how to fix it is
hard enough, but documenting and sharing solutions with others is
that extra step that sometimes difficult to see through:)
If you have any interest, I'd be happy to post any documentation
you come up with in the form of a post on my site, kind of a guest
author thing. Or, if you happen to make videos concerning this, I'd
be happy to be able to embed those and promote you as well.
Adam W. Warner
http://wordpressmod der.org
- Original Message
From: Heath heathparks@ ...
To: videoblogging@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Friday, April 4, 2008 11:41:41 AM
Subject: [videoblogging] Re: RSS feed help
very nice article and nice explanation as wellI
have been
documenting some of my trials and errors/successes with me
switching
my blog from blogger to WP...it's been a process, text is easy, but
with all the media I have, I mean when I started my blog, I started
vlogging so lot's of media, like others of course. but it's so
interesting to me, how a little piece of code, that a div here, a
plugin there, heck the freevlog pop up player info didn't transfer
from blogger to WP, it's those litte quirks, that I want to share
with others so maybe it's easier for the next guy.
Heath
http://batmangeek. com
http://heathparks. com
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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Video Performance Rating System
Sampling! Of course. And for established shows, that would be very doable and reliable, as you could even take some averages over the course of a month (For example # of comments per episode.) I do think this is something to propose to the Advertising Stds committee at ADM. I think it would be awesome to have something new and out of the box to consider and possibly help develop/deliver. Another plus is that it values people who have not pod-faded, and gives more than lip service to the point often raised about how important consistency is for connecting with your audience and putting your sponsors at ease. Being a math and measurement junkie, I can hardly wait to go rate our show...after the billables are done though. Aloha Friday! Rox On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 5:59 PM, Sheila English [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Rox, I will be signing up for ADM. At this time my thought was to do sampling. Determine what kind of videos you want to sample using the rating system. For example - a new themed show, a new show, a show at 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year. Since I have 12 production companies that work for me, I would sample each person's work one time a month or on some pre-determined schedule just to make sure everyone is making the grade. Of course you need to determine what your baseline rate will be in order to call it a success. If your pre determined acceptable rate for a video is, let's say, 50 points with 15 or less being failure and 60 or more being considered a great success your rates can fluxuate within a few standard deviations over the course of time, but ultimately you can cancel something that is consistantly under performing, or you know to spend money on something that is getting 50-60 + ratings over a set period of time. This just allows you to have a more scientific approach if you like that sort of thing. I realize not everyone does. But, using a scientific approach with baselines and performance history could tip the scales in your favor with an investor or sponsor. Now that everyone's eyes have probably glazed over from bordom...LOL Standardizing a rating system that we can all, if not entirely agree on, but agree to, would allow us a metrix system to help pitch for finanical backing. Sheila *who steps off the soap box and hands it back to Rox* --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com, Roxanne Darling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wow Sheila - you have done some serious thinking on this. One of the things I like about it is the neutrality - yes, even detractors get credit for being *engaged.* And since we tend to have very long and thoughtful comments on our episodes, I like the one point per word rating too! :-) The main challenge I see is tracking all of this. We do a daily show and I cannot keep up with the basic stats tracking. Have you thought of how this might be implemented? It would be nice if something could be automated Are you a member ofADM? I would suggest you join and bring your ideas over there. http://www.downloadablemedia.org Aloha, Rox On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 5:51 PM, Sheila English [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm sure I'm not nearly as technically savvy as the majority of people here. And I only have 2-3 years of doing online marketing research or video distribution research. So, I would welcome any feedback or suggestions on this idea of having a performance rating system. I really need a useable rating system that would honestly reflect video performance. Here's what I got so far though. Proposed Rating System--- Video View = 1 point per view Video Comment = You get 2 points because there is a comment. Then you get 1 point for every word written. Video Rating= 1 point. It does NOT matter if they rated it good or bad, you still get the point. Video Download = 5 points per download. This applies to downloading to desktop, iPod or similar device, mobile phone, PDA, etc. Video Link= 2 points per link. This is the URL only. Video Embed = 5 points per video embed. If someone puts your entire video on display on their site you get 5 points. Don't forget to read any comments from blogs about your video because those count as video comments! Video Mash-up = 5 points. It doesn't matter if the mash up is flattering or not. Someone went to a lot of trouble to create something from your video. Video News Sites = 3 points if they simply send your video to a site such as Digg or Technorati, 5 points if they comment or write an article along with the posted video. Video Media Pick Up = 5 points if the media pick up your video and write about it. This includes industry news, local, regional or national news. Video Specialty Site Pick Up = If you have an industry site or specialty site request your video to display
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Video Performance Rating System
Can anyone write up a spreadsheet that can take stats exported from blip and compute this? Export, Download, import and Presto! How cool would that be? That would be sweet! Cheers, Ron On Friday, April 04, 2008, at 02:01PM, Roxanne Darling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sampling! Of course. And for established shows, that would be very doable and reliable, as you could even take some averages over the course of a month (For example # of comments per episode.) I do think this is something to propose to the Advertising Stds committee at ADM. I think it would be awesome to have something new and out of the box to consider and possibly help develop/deliver. Another plus is that it values people who have not pod-faded, and gives more than lip service to the point often raised about how important consistency is for connecting with your audience and putting your sponsors at ease. Being a math and measurement junkie, I can hardly wait to go rate our show...after the billables are done though. Aloha Friday! Rox On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 5:59 PM, Sheila English [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Rox, I will be signing up for ADM. At this time my thought was to do sampling. Determine what kind of videos you want to sample using the rating system. For example - a new themed show, a new show, a show at 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year. Since I have 12 production companies that work for me, I would sample each person's work one time a month or on some pre-determined schedule just to make sure everyone is making the grade. Of course you need to determine what your baseline rate will be in order to call it a success. If your pre determined acceptable rate for a video is, let's say, 50 points with 15 or less being failure and 60 or more being considered a great success your rates can fluxuate within a few standard deviations over the course of time, but ultimately you can cancel something that is consistantly under performing, or you know to spend money on something that is getting 50-60 + ratings over a set period of time. This just allows you to have a more scientific approach if you like that sort of thing. I realize not everyone does. But, using a scientific approach with baselines and performance history could tip the scales in your favor with an investor or sponsor. Now that everyone's eyes have probably glazed over from bordom...LOL Standardizing a rating system that we can all, if not entirely agree on, but agree to, would allow us a metrix system to help pitch for finanical backing. Sheila *who steps off the soap box and hands it back to Rox* --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com, Roxanne Darling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wow Sheila - you have done some serious thinking on this. One of the things I like about it is the neutrality - yes, even detractors get credit for being *engaged.* And since we tend to have very long and thoughtful comments on our episodes, I like the one point per word rating too! :-) The main challenge I see is tracking all of this. We do a daily show and I cannot keep up with the basic stats tracking. Have you thought of how this might be implemented? It would be nice if something could be automated Are you a member ofADM? I would suggest you join and bring your ideas over there. http://www.downloadablemedia.org Aloha, Rox On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 5:51 PM, Sheila English [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm sure I'm not nearly as technically savvy as the majority of people here. And I only have 2-3 years of doing online marketing research or video distribution research. So, I would welcome any feedback or suggestions on this idea of having a performance rating system. I really need a useable rating system that would honestly reflect video performance. Here's what I got so far though. Proposed Rating System--- Video View = 1 point per view Video Comment = You get 2 points because there is a comment. Then you get 1 point for every word written. Video Rating= 1 point. It does NOT matter if they rated it good or bad, you still get the point. Video Download = 5 points per download. This applies to downloading to desktop, iPod or similar device, mobile phone, PDA, etc. Video Link= 2 points per link. This is the URL only. Video Embed = 5 points per video embed. If someone puts your entire video on display on their site you get 5 points. Don't forget to read any comments from blogs about your video because those count as video comments! Video Mash-up = 5 points. It doesn't matter if the mash up is flattering or not. Someone went to a lot of trouble to create something from your video. Video News Sites = 3 points if they simply send your video to a site such as Digg or Technorati, 5 points if they comment or write an article along with the posted video.
Re: [videoblogging] talkin' bout money
I have been noodling on an idea for over a year of licensing our content to companies for use on the intranet. Most people tell us they watch to reduce stress and get my head back on square while at the office. Lots of companies block YT and other internet sites, and actually want to drive people to the intranet for important company-related messages. HR materials to help people be healthier are so dated. Having modern, clean content that is is health-oriented, or comedy (laughter is healing - science has proven that), informational - well it just seems to me a natural fit. Yes the co could get it for free online, but that means opening up a port and by licensing it for internal use, they can get a custom feed, better quality, timed episode releases, and then there are all sorts of possibilities for integrating specific content ideas and internal messaging too. I've not yet been able to sell this to a company - approached Intel last year but they responded We've never done anything like this before. Which of course, I knew. So it will take a very forward-thinking company. As a former health coach. I would even bet that watching Beach Walks daily for a few months could lower people's blood pressure - and now we are talking serious savings in the health care costs department. I'd love any ideas you folks may have on this. Or leads to HR managers. Though I really am heading back to billables and will check in later today. Rox On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 5:45 AM, Adam Warner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...and the type of information that's being provided there is definitely one that morphs on a continual basis. Adam W. Warner http://videobloggingreview.com http://wordpressmodder.org - Original Message From: schlomo rabinowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] schlomo%40gmail.com To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, April 4, 2008 11:42:43 AM Subject: Re: [videoblogging] talkin' bout money But its not about just sending out the video on a DVD; its also about changing some of the content to keep it current. I think thats some of the interesting part. The chance to constantly refine the piece thats sold. It's kinda a double-edged sword... you want to be done with the video at some point, but you also want the information relevant. On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 6:13 PM, Sull [EMAIL PROTECTED] com wrote: sell dvds instead? On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 3:36 PM, schlomo rabinowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED]schlomo%40gmail. com wrote: Hey all One thing that is much more interesting than TALKING about how to make money from your videos is DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT. Don't you think? Take a look at what the folks at Common Craft are doing with their videos now: http://www.commoncr aft.com/our- new-adventure- common-craft- store Lee is a super-smart guy (and a nice guy to boot!), and I think his vision on the value of his works are usually spot-on. What do you think? -- Schlomo Rabinowitz http://schlomolog. blogspot. com http://hatfactory. net AIM:schlomochat [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Schlomo Rabinowitz http://schlomolog. blogspot. com http://hatfactory. net AIM:schlomochat [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] . -- Roxanne Darling o ke kai means of the sea in hawaiian Join us at the reef! Mermaid videos, geeks talking, and lots more http://reef.beachwalks.tv 808-384-5554 Video -- http://www.beachwalks.tv Company -- http://www.barefeetstudios.com Twitter-- http://www.twitter.com/roxannedarling [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] talkin' bout money
I lied. I'm still here. I made a chart of CPM rates gathered from a Web Video Report article here showing higher value for targeted and downloadable media. http://www.barefeetstudios.com/2008/04/03/targeted-downloadable-video-commands-highest-value/ Just FYI. Rox On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 8:09 AM, Roxanne Darling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have been noodling on an idea for over a year of licensing our content to companies for use on the intranet. Most people tell us they watch to reduce stress and get my head back on square while at the office. Lots of companies block YT and other internet sites, and actually want to drive people to the intranet for important company-related messages. HR materials to help people be healthier are so dated. Having modern, clean content that is is health-oriented, or comedy (laughter is healing - science has proven that), informational - well it just seems to me a natural fit. Yes the co could get it for free online, but that means opening up a port and by licensing it for internal use, they can get a custom feed, better quality, timed episode releases, and then there are all sorts of possibilities for integrating specific content ideas and internal messaging too. I've not yet been able to sell this to a company - approached Intel last year but they responded We've never done anything like this before. Which of course, I knew. So it will take a very forward-thinking company. As a former health coach. I would even bet that watching Beach Walks daily for a few months could lower people's blood pressure - and now we are talking serious savings in the health care costs department. I'd love any ideas you folks may have on this. Or leads to HR managers. Though I really am heading back to billables and will check in later today. Rox On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 5:45 AM, Adam Warner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...and the type of information that's being provided there is definitely one that morphs on a continual basis. Adam W. Warner http://videobloggingreview.com http://wordpressmodder.org - Original Message From: schlomo rabinowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] schlomo%40gmail.com To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, April 4, 2008 11:42:43 AM Subject: Re: [videoblogging] talkin' bout money But its not about just sending out the video on a DVD; its also about changing some of the content to keep it current. I think thats some of the interesting part. The chance to constantly refine the piece thats sold. It's kinda a double-edged sword... you want to be done with the video at some point, but you also want the information relevant. On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 6:13 PM, Sull [EMAIL PROTECTED] com wrote: sell dvds instead? On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 3:36 PM, schlomo rabinowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED]schlomo%40gmail. com wrote: Hey all One thing that is much more interesting than TALKING about how to make money from your videos is DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT. Don't you think? Take a look at what the folks at Common Craft are doing with their videos now: http://www.commoncr aft.com/our- new-adventure- common-craft- store Lee is a super-smart guy (and a nice guy to boot!), and I think his vision on the value of his works are usually spot-on. What do you think? -- Schlomo Rabinowitz http://schlomolog. blogspot. com http://hatfactory. net AIM:schlomochat [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Schlomo Rabinowitz http://schlomolog. blogspot. com http://hatfactory. net AIM:schlomochat [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] . -- Roxanne Darling o ke kai means of the sea in hawaiian Join us at the reef! Mermaid videos, geeks talking, and lots more http://reef.beachwalks.tv 808-384-5554 Video -- http://www.beachwalks.tv Company -- http://www.barefeetstudios.com Twitter-- http://www.twitter.com/roxannedarling -- Roxanne Darling o ke kai means of the sea in hawaiian Join us at the reef! Mermaid videos, geeks talking, and lots more http://reef.beachwalks.tv 808-384-5554 Video -- http://www.beachwalks.tv Company -- http://www.barefeetstudios.com Twitter-- http://www.twitter.com/roxannedarling [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Video Performance Rating System
I think there are few missing elements - word count in the comments for one, and being able to track all the referrers. We still humans for a few things! r On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 8:09 AM, Ron Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anyone write up a spreadsheet that can take stats exported from blip and compute this? Export, Download, import and Presto! How cool would that be? That would be sweet! Cheers, Ron On Friday, April 04, 2008, at 02:01PM, Roxanne Darling [EMAIL PROTECTED]okekai%40gmail.com wrote: Sampling! Of course. And for established shows, that would be very doable and reliable, as you could even take some averages over the course of a month (For example # of comments per episode.) I do think this is something to propose to the Advertising Stds committee at ADM. I think it would be awesome to have something new and out of the box to consider and possibly help develop/deliver. Another plus is that it values people who have not pod-faded, and gives more than lip service to the point often raised about how important consistency is for connecting with your audience and putting your sponsors at ease. Being a math and measurement junkie, I can hardly wait to go rate our show...after the billables are done though. Aloha Friday! Rox On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 5:59 PM, Sheila English [EMAIL PROTECTED]sheila_clover%40yahoo.com wrote: Hi Rox, I will be signing up for ADM. At this time my thought was to do sampling. Determine what kind of videos you want to sample using the rating system. For example - a new themed show, a new show, a show at 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year. Since I have 12 production companies that work for me, I would sample each person's work one time a month or on some pre-determined schedule just to make sure everyone is making the grade. Of course you need to determine what your baseline rate will be in order to call it a success. If your pre determined acceptable rate for a video is, let's say, 50 points with 15 or less being failure and 60 or more being considered a great success your rates can fluxuate within a few standard deviations over the course of time, but ultimately you can cancel something that is consistantly under performing, or you know to spend money on something that is getting 50-60 + ratings over a set period of time. This just allows you to have a more scientific approach if you like that sort of thing. I realize not everyone does. But, using a scientific approach with baselines and performance history could tip the scales in your favor with an investor or sponsor. Now that everyone's eyes have probably glazed over from bordom...LOL Standardizing a rating system that we can all, if not entirely agree on, but agree to, would allow us a metrix system to help pitch for finanical backing. Sheila *who steps off the soap box and hands it back to Rox* --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.comvideoblogging% 40yahoogroups.com, Roxanne Darling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wow Sheila - you have done some serious thinking on this. One of the things I like about it is the neutrality - yes, even detractors get credit for being *engaged.* And since we tend to have very long and thoughtful comments on our episodes, I like the one point per word rating too! :-) The main challenge I see is tracking all of this. We do a daily show and I cannot keep up with the basic stats tracking. Have you thought of how this might be implemented? It would be nice if something could be automated Are you a member ofADM? I would suggest you join and bring your ideas over there. http://www.downloadablemedia.org Aloha, Rox On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 5:51 PM, Sheila English [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm sure I'm not nearly as technically savvy as the majority of people here. And I only have 2-3 years of doing online marketing research or video distribution research. So, I would welcome any feedback or suggestions on this idea of having a performance rating system. I really need a useable rating system that would honestly reflect video performance. Here's what I got so far though. Proposed Rating System--- Video View = 1 point per view Video Comment = You get 2 points because there is a comment. Then you get 1 point for every word written. Video Rating= 1 point. It does NOT matter if they rated it good or bad, you still get the point. Video Download = 5 points per download. This applies to downloading to desktop, iPod or similar device, mobile phone, PDA, etc. Video Link= 2 points per link. This is the URL only. Video Embed = 5 points per video embed. If someone puts your entire video on display on their site you get 5 points. Don't forget to read any
Re: [videoblogging] Re: encoding 16:9 for iPod on PC
At 08:23 2008-04-04, David King wrote:
Bill - does that size make it back through itunes onto an ipod? I thought
ipod compatible videos had a smaller kbps cap, like around 6-700?
David
Well that's the very point, apparently not, since firmware 1.2, as long as the
files
are encoded as 'low-complexity' h.264, the limit goes up to 1.5mpbs.
I've finally found some info on
http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn2007/tn2188.html
which is aimed at application authors wanting to incorporate QTPro
functionality into
their programs.
Only the 'export to iPod' option gives you the 'low complexity' profile, and
that is
only applied to sources that are bigger than 320x240. Sources that are bigger
than 640x480 are scaled to fit. These are the sizes profiles applied
320x240 or lessas source baseline 1.3
320x240 up to 640x480 as source baseline LC
640x480scaled to fit preserving aspect ratio baseline LC
I assume this cures the letterboxing that used to occur when converting NTSC DV
which is why
old-schoolers like me avoided the iPod preset in the first place.
As far as bitrates go:
320 x240 goes at 700kbps
640x480 at 1.5mps
and anything else somewhere between the two according to this formula:
DR = { (nMC * 8 ) / 3 } - 100 where DR is the data rate in kbps and nMC is the
number of macroblocks in the image.
Then comes the bit about 16:9 and I get confused again. Some code is
illustrated to
demonstrate 'aperture modes' After a couple of pics that indicate that
widescreen video will become a little squished on a classic iPod. It says
IMPORTANT: As shown in Table 4, the iPod export component will only scale movie
images larger than 640x480 to fit while maintaining aspect ratio to produce
Baseline Low-Complexity profile .m4v files. If you want to produce Baseline
profile .m4v files up to 320x240 or Baseline Low-Complexity profile files
larger than 320x240 (but smaller than or equal to 640x480), you will need to
correct for aspect ratio yourself.
Could someone explain that, please?
I use a mac. I don't know it that makes instructions different from a
PC. I've never clicked anything that says low complexity. When you
get to the selection area, Main is selected by default. I click
Baseline and that's it. From FCP, for instance:
Export to Mpeg4
Compression: h.264
640x360
1400 kbps
30 fps (or 24, depending)
Select Baseline
Bill, I always understood that that option gives the 1.3 profile, am I wrong?
I take it that you've tested that on an iPod. In which case I must be.
I'll admit that I've never owned one of the b*rs
Joly
On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 6:28 AM, Bill Cammack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Also, check out http://www.freevlog.org/ for their tutorials.
Bill
http://BillCammack.com
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com,
WWWhatsup [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've been happily using QT Pro on the PC to convert 4:3 DV into
iPod-compatible 320x240 baseline
h.264 @ 608kpbs ever since the the first video iPod was introduced.
Now I've been persuaded to start
shooting 16:9 and I'm wondering how to best to encode it for iPod. A
couple of things puzzle me.
1) I note that in the spec
http://www.apple.com/itunes/store/podcaststechspecs.html it gives the
newer option:
H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 x 480, 30 frames per sec.,
Low-Complexity version of the Baseline Profile
with AAC-LC audio up to 160 kbps, 48 Khz, stereo audio in .m4v,
.mp4, and .mov file formats
However the h.264 options in QT Pro only give 'baseline' or 'main'
but no 'low-complexity'?
2) Googling around I see some mention of 640x352 as being the
optimum size for 16:9 - why not 640x360?
All advice appreciated.
Thanks
Joly
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[videoblogging] Re: talkin' bout money
Most of the established corprate culture is to scared crappless or just to clueless to understand RSS feed, licensing for the intranet, there is such a lockdown on stuff anymore, it's crazy. And any forward thinking people are looked at like you wanna watch porn at work.. ( I happen to work for a very large Bank here in the Cincinnati Ohio, area.) I mean we just got consuled on our dress code again..on Fridays when we can wear jeans and a t-shirt, it has to be plain, no logo's, no nothingI mean I work in the basement, no windows, no light, with machines running all day and they are bitching because I want to wear a Batman t-shirtI don't even see the public for God's sake! (sorry, needed to rant) So no Rox, I don't know of any, I personaly think it's a great idea, maybe focus on small companies and such? I don't know... Heath http://batmangeek.com http://heathparks.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Roxanne Darling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have been noodling on an idea for over a year of licensing our content to companies for use on the intranet. Most people tell us they watch to reduce stress and get my head back on square while at the office. Lots of companies block YT and other internet sites, and actually want to drive people to the intranet for important company-related messages. HR materials to help people be healthier are so dated. Having modern, clean content that is is health-oriented, or comedy (laughter is healing - science has proven that), informational - well it just seems to me a natural fit. Yes the co could get it for free online, but that means opening up a port and by licensing it for internal use, they can get a custom feed, better quality, timed episode releases, and then there are all sorts of possibilities for integrating specific content ideas and internal messaging too. I've not yet been able to sell this to a company - approached Intel last year but they responded We've never done anything like this before. Which of course, I knew. So it will take a very forward-thinking company. As a former health coach. I would even bet that watching Beach Walks daily for a few months could lower people's blood pressure - and now we are talking serious savings in the health care costs department. I'd love any ideas you folks may have on this. Or leads to HR managers. Though I really am heading back to billables and will check in later today. Rox On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 5:45 AM, Adam Warner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...and the type of information that's being provided there is definitely one that morphs on a continual basis. Adam W. Warner http://videobloggingreview.com http://wordpressmodder.org - Original Message From: schlomo rabinowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] schlomo%40gmail.com To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging% 40yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, April 4, 2008 11:42:43 AM Subject: Re: [videoblogging] talkin' bout money But its not about just sending out the video on a DVD; its also about changing some of the content to keep it current. I think thats some of the interesting part. The chance to constantly refine the piece thats sold. It's kinda a double-edged sword... you want to be done with the video at some point, but you also want the information relevant. On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 6:13 PM, Sull [EMAIL PROTECTED] com wrote: sell dvds instead? On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 3:36 PM, schlomo rabinowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED]schlomo%40gmail. com wrote: Hey all One thing that is much more interesting than TALKING about how to make money from your videos is DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT. Don't you think? Take a look at what the folks at Common Craft are doing with their videos now: http://www.commoncr aft.com/our- new-adventure- common-craft- store Lee is a super-smart guy (and a nice guy to boot!), and I think his vision on the value of his works are usually spot-on. What do you think? -- Schlomo Rabinowitz http://schlomolog. blogspot. com http://hatfactory. net AIM:schlomochat [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Schlomo Rabinowitz http://schlomolog. blogspot. com http://hatfactory. net AIM:schlomochat [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] . -- Roxanne Darling o ke kai means of the sea in hawaiian Join us at the reef! Mermaid videos, geeks talking, and lots more http://reef.beachwalks.tv 808-384-5554 Video -- http://www.beachwalks.tv Company -- http://www.barefeetstudios.com Twitter-- http://www.twitter.com/roxannedarling [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] BBC tells ISPs to get stuffed
Here's a story that's an interesting addition to the net neutrality p2p debate: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/03/bbc_highfield_isp_threat/ Someones got to pay. How to achieve this fairly in an often unfair world? Still Id rather be personally ripped off for a while than have the internet spoilt. Cheers Steve Elbows
[videoblogging] Re: talkin' bout money
That's a really good idea, Rox. You already have an infinite catalogue, and you're still doing episodes on a regular basis. Since your content is evergreen, they could start with episode 001 and never catch up. You can already guarantee them a full year's worth of daily content. I would assume it would require a company to have an intranet loop and have your show run all day, every 15 minutes or 30 minutes, if they have that much content in the loop. The other option would be to have some sort of player that loads the day's episode and have that episode switched each day so the employees could view your show on demand. Good Luck with that! :D Bill http://BillCammack.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Roxanne Darling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have been noodling on an idea for over a year of licensing our content to companies for use on the intranet. Most people tell us they watch to reduce stress and get my head back on square while at the office. Lots of companies block YT and other internet sites, and actually want to drive people to the intranet for important company-related messages. HR materials to help people be healthier are so dated. Having modern, clean content that is is health-oriented, or comedy (laughter is healing - science has proven that), informational - well it just seems to me a natural fit. Yes the co could get it for free online, but that means opening up a port and by licensing it for internal use, they can get a custom feed, better quality, timed episode releases, and then there are all sorts of possibilities for integrating specific content ideas and internal messaging too. I've not yet been able to sell this to a company - approached Intel last year but they responded We've never done anything like this before. Which of course, I knew. So it will take a very forward-thinking company. As a former health coach. I would even bet that watching Beach Walks daily for a few months could lower people's blood pressure - and now we are talking serious savings in the health care costs department. I'd love any ideas you folks may have on this. Or leads to HR managers. Though I really am heading back to billables and will check in later today. Rox On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 5:45 AM, Adam Warner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...and the type of information that's being provided there is definitely one that morphs on a continual basis. Adam W. Warner http://videobloggingreview.com http://wordpressmodder.org - Original Message From: schlomo rabinowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] schlomo%40gmail.com To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, April 4, 2008 11:42:43 AM Subject: Re: [videoblogging] talkin' bout money But its not about just sending out the video on a DVD; its also about changing some of the content to keep it current. I think thats some of the interesting part. The chance to constantly refine the piece thats sold. It's kinda a double-edged sword... you want to be done with the video at some point, but you also want the information relevant. On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 6:13 PM, Sull [EMAIL PROTECTED] com wrote: sell dvds instead? On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 3:36 PM, schlomo rabinowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED]schlomo%40gmail. com wrote: Hey all One thing that is much more interesting than TALKING about how to make money from your videos is DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT. Don't you think? Take a look at what the folks at Common Craft are doing with their videos now: http://www.commoncr aft.com/our- new-adventure- common-craft- store Lee is a super-smart guy (and a nice guy to boot!), and I think his vision on the value of his works are usually spot-on. What do you think? -- Schlomo Rabinowitz http://schlomolog. blogspot. com http://hatfactory. net AIM:schlomochat [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Schlomo Rabinowitz http://schlomolog. blogspot. com http://hatfactory. net AIM:schlomochat [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] . -- Roxanne Darling o ke kai means of the sea in hawaiian Join us at the reef! Mermaid videos, geeks talking, and lots more http://reef.beachwalks.tv 808-384-5554 Video -- http://www.beachwalks.tv Company -- http://www.barefeetstudios.com Twitter-- http://www.twitter.com/roxannedarling [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: encoding 16:9 for iPod on PC
The specs are on the Apple site: http://www.apple.com/ipodclassic/specs.html Video: H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats So I don't have experience with old iPods. I've put video with these data rates on 5th Gen iPods and also the iPod Nano which I'm using right now. If you want some examples, you can try my iTunes feed. Bill http://BillCammack.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, David King [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bill - does that size make it back through itunes onto an ipod? I thought ipod compatible videos had a smaller kbps cap, like around 6-700? David On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 6:28 AM, Bill Cammack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I use a mac. I don't know it that makes instructions different from a PC. I've never clicked anything that says low complexity. When you get to the selection area, Main is selected by default. I click Baseline and that's it. From FCP, for instance: Export to Mpeg4 Compression: h.264 640x360 1400 kbps 30 fps (or 24, depending) Select Baseline Also, check out http://www.freevlog.org/ for their tutorials. Bill http://BillCammack.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com, WWWhatsup joly@ wrote: I've been happily using QT Pro on the PC to convert 4:3 DV into iPod-compatible 320x240 baseline h.264 @ 608kpbs ever since the the first video iPod was introduced. Now I've been persuaded to start shooting 16:9 and I'm wondering how to best to encode it for iPod. A couple of things puzzle me. 1) I note that in the spec http://www.apple.com/itunes/store/podcaststechspecs.html it gives the newer option: H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 x 480, 30 frames per sec., Low-Complexity version of the Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 kbps, 48 Khz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats However the h.264 options in QT Pro only give 'baseline' or 'main' but no 'low-complexity'? 2) Googling around I see some mention of 640x352 as being the optimum size for 16:9 - why not 640x360? All advice appreciated. Thanks Joly punkcast.com -- WWWhatsup NYC http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com -- -- David King davidleeking.com - blog http://davidleeking.com/etc - videoblog [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: encoding 16:9 for iPod on PC
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, WWWhatsup [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
At 08:23 2008-04-04, David King wrote:
Bill - does that size make it back through itunes onto an ipod? I
thought
ipod compatible videos had a smaller kbps cap, like around 6-700?
David
Well that's the very point, apparently not, since firmware 1.2, as
long as the files
are encoded as 'low-complexity' h.264, the limit goes up to 1.5mpbs.
I've finally found some info on
http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn2007/tn2188.html
which is aimed at application authors wanting to incorporate QTPro
functionality into
their programs.
Only the 'export to iPod' option gives you the 'low complexity'
profile, and that is
only applied to sources that are bigger than 320x240. Sources that
are bigger
than 640x480 are scaled to fit. These are the sizes profiles applied
320x240 or lessas source baseline 1.3
320x240 up to 640x480 as source baseline LC
640x480scaled to fit preserving aspect ratio
baseline LC
I assume this cures the letterboxing that used to occur when
converting NTSC DV which is why
old-schoolers like me avoided the iPod preset in the first place.
As far as bitrates go:
320 x240 goes at 700kbps
640x480 at 1.5mps
and anything else somewhere between the two according to this formula:
DR = { (nMC * 8 ) / 3 } - 100 where DR is the data rate in kbps and
nMC is the number of macroblocks in the image.
Then comes the bit about 16:9 and I get confused again. Some code is
illustrated to
demonstrate 'aperture modes' After a couple of pics that indicate that
widescreen video will become a little squished on a classic iPod. It
says
IMPORTANT: As shown in Table 4, the iPod export component will only
scale movie images larger than 640x480 to fit while maintaining aspect
ratio to produce Baseline Low-Complexity profile .m4v files. If you
want to produce Baseline profile .m4v files up to 320x240 or Baseline
Low-Complexity profile files larger than 320x240 (but smaller than or
equal to 640x480), you will need to correct for aspect ratio yourself.
Could someone explain that, please?
It seems like what they're saying is that if you're in between 640x480
and 320x240, you have to make sure the aspect ratio is correct on your
own. I don't know what sense that makes, really. Once you're making
the video, you already HAVE an aspect ratio.
I use a mac. I don't know it that makes instructions different
from a
PC. I've never clicked anything that says low complexity. When you
get to the selection area, Main is selected by default. I click
Baseline and that's it. From FCP, for instance:
Export to Mpeg4
Compression: h.264
640x360
1400 kbps
30 fps (or 24, depending)
Select Baseline
Bill, I always understood that that option gives the 1.3 profile, am
I wrong?
I take it that you've tested that on an iPod. In which case I must be.
I'll admit that I've never owned one of the b*rs
Joly
Well, that's just the thing. :) When I set up a video as an
enclosure, I open my iTunes to my feed, update, and as soon as the
video gets to my computer, I send it to the Nano. That way, I know if
there are any encoding problems.
I've only done this with 5th Gen iPods and my Nano, so I can't say
that the specs I gave work for older iPods. I also don't use a PC, so
I can't say whether there are different requirements because of that.
Check http://freevlog.org
Bill
http://BillCammack.com
On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 6:28 AM, Bill Cammack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Also, check out http://www.freevlog.org/ for their tutorials.
Bill
http://BillCammack.com
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com
videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com,
WWWhatsup joly@ wrote:
I've been happily using QT Pro on the PC to convert 4:3 DV into
iPod-compatible 320x240 baseline
h.264 @ 608kpbs ever since the the first video iPod was introduced.
Now I've been persuaded to start
shooting 16:9 and I'm wondering how to best to encode it for
iPod. A
couple of things puzzle me.
1) I note that in the spec
http://www.apple.com/itunes/store/podcaststechspecs.html it gives the
newer option:
H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 x 480, 30 frames per sec.,
Low-Complexity version of the Baseline Profile
with AAC-LC audio up to 160 kbps, 48 Khz, stereo audio in .m4v,
.mp4, and .mov file formats
However the h.264 options in QT Pro only give 'baseline' or 'main'
but no 'low-complexity'?
2) Googling around I see some mention of 640x352 as being the
optimum size for 16:9 - why not 640x360?
All advice appreciated.
Thanks
Joly
punkcast.com
--
WWWhatsup NYC
http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com
--
--
David King
[videoblogging] Re: Blip Pro Account
Tim, This is very interesting! One question- Would you then open your shows up to other interested advertisers? As well as producing content, my company has an in-house ad agency and we book media. I'm about to give VideoEgg a try, but I'm always open to the new and untried. Because my company specializes in book video, we not only have tapped into a billion dollar industry, but we have a vast array of different genres that could benefit by advertising over a variety of platforms. I am, personally, finding that, little by little, our clients are starting to open up to the idea of experimental advertising. I could be very target specific if I could choose the exact content I'd like my ads to play over, before, after, against... Let me know how this works out for you! I wish you much success! Sheila --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Tim Street [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Sheila. I'm speaking with several Ad Networks that want to deliver pre-rolls, post-rolls and overlays to my content and I need a FLASH player to deliver the ads as well as a solution for the RSS videos. I also need low cost hosting for these videos. I think Castfire has a great solution but until I know how much money I'm going to make with these ad networks I'm not sure I want to pay 38 cents per gig of transfer. The Castfire guys are doing some testing with some ad networks and may soon have a solution but until then I'm looking at all the options out there and Blip Pro looks like it may work. I see that Moblogic is using Blip Pro as there FLASH player and they have their own advertisers displaying pre and post rolls and the same ads are playing in their video podcast. Tim Street Creator/Executive Producer French Maid TV Subscribe for FREE @ http://frenchmaidtv.com/itunes My Demo Reels Blog http://1timstreet.com On Apr 2, 2008, at 8:08 PM, Sheila English wrote: Sorry if I'm reading this wrong. Ad network, or social network? From a social network TO Blip? I use Tube Mogul to send to Blip. From Blip I send to all of their online syndication. I use the pro account so they will format for me and send to iTunes. I have some additional research material about Blip.TV that you're welcome to. All of this material has been reviewed and approved by someone at Blip.tv. Blip Review http://www.4shared.com/file/42846394/aa7e27de/BLIPTVreview.html Blip Blog Notes http://www.4shared.com/file/42846341/6fbaad1c/Blip_Review_Blog.html Cheers! Sheila --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Tim Street tim@ wrote: Is anyone using Blip Pro to deliver video ads from another ad network? Tim Street Creator/Executive Producer French Maid TV Subscribe for FREE @ http://frenchmaidtv.com/itunes My Demo Reels Blog http://1timstreet.com On Feb 13, 2008, at 4:28 PM, Sheldon Pineo wrote: On Feb 13, 2008 9:58 AM, Charles HOPE charles@ wrote: At http://blip.tv/prefs there should be a retry button next to the video in question. Thanks Charles. However,there isn't a button next to the item. I'll contact the support address. Shel. -- www.icenrye.com www.icenrye.blogspot.com www.icenryelikes.blogspot.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: Video Performance Rating System
Hi Rox! I am now a member of ADM! Maybe you can email me off list? [EMAIL PROTECTED] I would love to share my research, etc. with anyone who has interest in it. Cheers! Sheila --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Roxanne Darling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sampling! Of course. And for established shows, that would be very doable and reliable, as you could even take some averages over the course of a month (For example # of comments per episode.) I do think this is something to propose to the Advertising Stds committee at ADM. I think it would be awesome to have something new and out of the box to consider and possibly help develop/deliver. Another plus is that it values people who have not pod-faded, and gives more than lip service to the point often raised about how important consistency is for connecting with your audience and putting your sponsors at ease. Being a math and measurement junkie, I can hardly wait to go rate our show...after the billables are done though. Aloha Friday! Rox On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 5:59 PM, Sheila English [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Rox, I will be signing up for ADM. At this time my thought was to do sampling. Determine what kind of videos you want to sample using the rating system. For example - a new themed show, a new show, a show at 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year. Since I have 12 production companies that work for me, I would sample each person's work one time a month or on some pre-determined schedule just to make sure everyone is making the grade. Of course you need to determine what your baseline rate will be in order to call it a success. If your pre determined acceptable rate for a video is, let's say, 50 points with 15 or less being failure and 60 or more being considered a great success your rates can fluxuate within a few standard deviations over the course of time, but ultimately you can cancel something that is consistantly under performing, or you know to spend money on something that is getting 50-60 + ratings over a set period of time. This just allows you to have a more scientific approach if you like that sort of thing. I realize not everyone does. But, using a scientific approach with baselines and performance history could tip the scales in your favor with an investor or sponsor. Now that everyone's eyes have probably glazed over from bordom...LOL Standardizing a rating system that we can all, if not entirely agree on, but agree to, would allow us a metrix system to help pitch for finanical backing. Sheila *who steps off the soap box and hands it back to Rox* --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com, Roxanne Darling okekai@ wrote: Wow Sheila - you have done some serious thinking on this. One of the things I like about it is the neutrality - yes, even detractors get credit for being *engaged.* And since we tend to have very long and thoughtful comments on our episodes, I like the one point per word rating too! :-) The main challenge I see is tracking all of this. We do a daily show and I cannot keep up with the basic stats tracking. Have you thought of how this might be implemented? It would be nice if something could be automated Are you a member ofADM? I would suggest you join and bring your ideas over there. http://www.downloadablemedia.org Aloha, Rox On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 5:51 PM, Sheila English sheila_clover@ wrote: I'm sure I'm not nearly as technically savvy as the majority of people here. And I only have 2-3 years of doing online marketing research or video distribution research. So, I would welcome any feedback or suggestions on this idea of having a performance rating system. I really need a useable rating system that would honestly reflect video performance. Here's what I got so far though. Proposed Rating System--- Video View = 1 point per view Video Comment = You get 2 points because there is a comment. Then you get 1 point for every word written. Video Rating= 1 point. It does NOT matter if they rated it good or bad, you still get the point. Video Download = 5 points per download. This applies to downloading to desktop, iPod or similar device, mobile phone, PDA, etc. Video Link= 2 points per link. This is the URL only. Video Embed = 5 points per video embed. If someone puts your entire video on display on their site you get 5 points. Don't forget to read any comments from blogs about your video because those count as video comments! Video Mash-up = 5 points. It doesn't matter if the mash up is flattering or not. Someone went to a lot of trouble to create something from your video. Video News Sites = 3 points if they simply send your video to a site such as
[videoblogging] Re: Video Performance Rating System
Brilliant idea Ron! That would be very doable, I'm sure! *she says before she asks her tech person...who probably has a voodoo doll with my face on it at this point* ;-) I always think our tech guys can do anything. lol Sheila --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Ron Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anyone write up a spreadsheet that can take stats exported from blip and compute this? Export, Download, import and Presto! How cool would that be? That would be sweet! Cheers, Ron On Friday, April 04, 2008, at 02:01PM, Roxanne Darling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sampling! Of course. And for established shows, that would be very doable and reliable, as you could even take some averages over the course of a month (For example # of comments per episode.) I do think this is something to propose to the Advertising Stds committee at ADM. I think it would be awesome to have something new and out of the box to consider and possibly help develop/deliver. Another plus is that it values people who have not pod-faded, and gives more than lip service to the point often raised about how important consistency is for connecting with your audience and putting your sponsors at ease. Being a math and measurement junkie, I can hardly wait to go rate our show...after the billables are done though. Aloha Friday! Rox On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 5:59 PM, Sheila English [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Rox, I will be signing up for ADM. At this time my thought was to do sampling. Determine what kind of videos you want to sample using the rating system. For example - a new themed show, a new show, a show at 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year. Since I have 12 production companies that work for me, I would sample each person's work one time a month or on some pre-determined schedule just to make sure everyone is making the grade. Of course you need to determine what your baseline rate will be in order to call it a success. If your pre determined acceptable rate for a video is, let's say, 50 points with 15 or less being failure and 60 or more being considered a great success your rates can fluxuate within a few standard deviations over the course of time, but ultimately you can cancel something that is consistantly under performing, or you know to spend money on something that is getting 50-60 + ratings over a set period of time. This just allows you to have a more scientific approach if you like that sort of thing. I realize not everyone does. But, using a scientific approach with baselines and performance history could tip the scales in your favor with an investor or sponsor. Now that everyone's eyes have probably glazed over from bordom...LOL Standardizing a rating system that we can all, if not entirely agree on, but agree to, would allow us a metrix system to help pitch for finanical backing. Sheila *who steps off the soap box and hands it back to Rox* --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com, Roxanne Darling okekai@ wrote: Wow Sheila - you have done some serious thinking on this. One of the things I like about it is the neutrality - yes, even detractors get credit for being *engaged.* And since we tend to have very long and thoughtful comments on our episodes, I like the one point per word rating too! :-) The main challenge I see is tracking all of this. We do a daily show and I cannot keep up with the basic stats tracking. Have you thought of how this might be implemented? It would be nice if something could be automated Are you a member ofADM? I would suggest you join and bring your ideas over there. http://www.downloadablemedia.org Aloha, Rox On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 5:51 PM, Sheila English sheila_clover@ wrote: I'm sure I'm not nearly as technically savvy as the majority of people here. And I only have 2-3 years of doing online marketing research or video distribution research. So, I would welcome any feedback or suggestions on this idea of having a performance rating system. I really need a useable rating system that would honestly reflect video performance. Here's what I got so far though. Proposed Rating System--- Video View = 1 point per view Video Comment = You get 2 points because there is a comment. Then you get 1 point for every word written. Video Rating= 1 point. It does NOT matter if they rated it good or bad, you still get the point. Video Download = 5 points per download. This applies to downloading to desktop, iPod or similar device, mobile phone, PDA, etc. Video Link= 2 points per link. This is the URL only. Video Embed = 5 points per video embed. If someone puts your entire video on display on their site you get 5 points. Don't forget to read any comments from
[videoblogging] Re: talkin' bout money
This is an excellent idea that I wish I had thought of! lol There are so many great points to doing this I just don't see how it couldn't work if you can just get your foot in the door somewhere. I'm not sure what kind of content you have, but may I suggest out-of-home content providing? You could offer your content to syndicate off line using this venue. You could send it to doctor's offices, health clubs, etc. Once established, you could then write a proposal showing that your content is fit for public consumption in professional venues already. This would put you in a better position for acceptance by large corporations. Out-of-home venues for content syndication is a moderately untapped market. So, right now, it's not so hard to get into. My content plays in 5 major cities, 10 million impressions per video per week. The company syndicating my content does not charge me to play the content on their platform and I don't charge them to show my professionally made content that happens to be pretty target-specific to their audience. And though I'm not getting paid for it at this point, it sets me up to propose to other companies that they pay for the content because I can prove it is desirable. Plus, the orders we get to make video have skyrocketed because of this new off line arrangement. Sheila --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Roxanne Darling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have been noodling on an idea for over a year of licensing our content to companies for use on the intranet. Most people tell us they watch to reduce stress and get my head back on square while at the office. Lots of companies block YT and other internet sites, and actually want to drive people to the intranet for important company-related messages. HR materials to help people be healthier are so dated. Having modern, clean content that is is health-oriented, or comedy (laughter is healing - science has proven that), informational - well it just seems to me a natural fit. Yes the co could get it for free online, but that means opening up a port and by licensing it for internal use, they can get a custom feed, better quality, timed episode releases, and then there are all sorts of possibilities for integrating specific content ideas and internal messaging too. I've not yet been able to sell this to a company - approached Intel last year but they responded We've never done anything like this before. Which of course, I knew. So it will take a very forward-thinking company. As a former health coach. I would even bet that watching Beach Walks daily for a few months could lower people's blood pressure - and now we are talking serious savings in the health care costs department. I'd love any ideas you folks may have on this. Or leads to HR managers. Though I really am heading back to billables and will check in later today. Rox On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 5:45 AM, Adam Warner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...and the type of information that's being provided there is definitely one that morphs on a continual basis. Adam W. Warner http://videobloggingreview.com http://wordpressmodder.org - Original Message From: schlomo rabinowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] schlomo%40gmail.com To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, April 4, 2008 11:42:43 AM Subject: Re: [videoblogging] talkin' bout money But its not about just sending out the video on a DVD; its also about changing some of the content to keep it current. I think thats some of the interesting part. The chance to constantly refine the piece thats sold. It's kinda a double-edged sword... you want to be done with the video at some point, but you also want the information relevant. On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 6:13 PM, Sull [EMAIL PROTECTED] com wrote: sell dvds instead? On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 3:36 PM, schlomo rabinowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED]schlomo%40gmail. com wrote: Hey all One thing that is much more interesting than TALKING about how to make money from your videos is DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT. Don't you think? Take a look at what the folks at Common Craft are doing with their videos now: http://www.commoncr aft.com/our- new-adventure- common-craft- store Lee is a super-smart guy (and a nice guy to boot!), and I think his vision on the value of his works are usually spot-on. What do you think? -- Schlomo Rabinowitz http://schlomolog. blogspot. com http://hatfactory. net AIM:schlomochat [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Schlomo Rabinowitz http://schlomolog. blogspot. com http://hatfactory. net AIM:schlomochat [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] . -- Roxanne Darling o ke kai means of the sea in hawaiian
Re: [videoblogging] Re: talkin' bout money
Yes I too have thought of medical environments; my parents have been in the hospital over the past year off and on and they are begging me for BW on the channel! It is the time thing - I want to get educated on how to move into these environments. I will be in touch with you off-list Sheila. Look out! Bill - thanks for the vote of confidence. Commissions to anyone who wants to help us too. :-) rox On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 10:58 AM, Sheila English [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is an excellent idea that I wish I had thought of! lol There are so many great points to doing this I just don't see how it couldn't work if you can just get your foot in the door somewhere. I'm not sure what kind of content you have, but may I suggest out-of-home content providing? You could offer your content to syndicate off line using this venue. You could send it to doctor's offices, health clubs, etc. Once established, you could then write a proposal showing that your content is fit for public consumption in professional venues already. This would put you in a better position for acceptance by large corporations. Out-of-home venues for content syndication is a moderately untapped market. So, right now, it's not so hard to get into. My content plays in 5 major cities, 10 million impressions per video per week. The company syndicating my content does not charge me to play the content on their platform and I don't charge them to show my professionally made content that happens to be pretty target-specific to their audience. And though I'm not getting paid for it at this point, it sets me up to propose to other companies that they pay for the content because I can prove it is desirable. Plus, the orders we get to make video have skyrocketed because of this new off line arrangement. Sheila --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com, Roxanne Darling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have been noodling on an idea for over a year of licensing our content to companies for use on the intranet. Most people tell us they watch to reduce stress and get my head back on square while at the office. Lots of companies block YT and other internet sites, and actually want to drive people to the intranet for important company-related messages. HR materials to help people be healthier are so dated. Having modern, clean content that is is health-oriented, or comedy (laughter is healing - science has proven that), informational - well it just seems to me a natural fit. Yes the co could get it for free online, but that means opening up a port and by licensing it for internal use, they can get a custom feed, better quality, timed episode releases, and then there are all sorts of possibilities for integrating specific content ideas and internal messaging too. I've not yet been able to sell this to a company - approached Intel last year but they responded We've never done anything like this before. Which of course, I knew. So it will take a very forward-thinking company. As a former health coach. I would even bet that watching Beach Walks daily for a few months could lower people's blood pressure - and now we are talking serious savings in the health care costs department. I'd love any ideas you folks may have on this. Or leads to HR managers. Though I really am heading back to billables and will check in later today. Rox On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 5:45 AM, Adam Warner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...and the type of information that's being provided there is definitely one that morphs on a continual basis. Adam W. Warner http://videobloggingreview.com http://wordpressmodder.org - Original Message From: schlomo rabinowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] schlomo%40gmail.com To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.comvideoblogging% 40yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, April 4, 2008 11:42:43 AM Subject: Re: [videoblogging] talkin' bout money But its not about just sending out the video on a DVD; its also about changing some of the content to keep it current. I think thats some of the interesting part. The chance to constantly refine the piece thats sold. It's kinda a double-edged sword... you want to be done with the video at some point, but you also want the information relevant. On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 6:13 PM, Sull [EMAIL PROTECTED] com wrote: sell dvds instead? On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 3:36 PM, schlomo rabinowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED]schlomo%40gmail. com wrote: Hey all One thing that is much more interesting than TALKING about how to make money from your videos is DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT. Don't you think? Take a look at what the folks at Common Craft are doing with their videos now: http://www.commoncr aft.com/our- new-adventure- common-craft- store Lee is
Re: [videoblogging] Re: encoding 16:9 for iPod on PC
At 16:36 2008-04-04, Bill C. wrote: IMPORTANT: As shown in Table 4, the iPod export component will only scale movie images larger than 640x480 to fit while maintaining aspect ratio to produce Baseline Low-Complexity profile .m4v files. If you want to produce Baseline profile .m4v files up to 320x240 or Baseline Low-Complexity profile files larger than 320x240 (but smaller than or equal to 640x480), you will need to correct for aspect ratio yourself. Could someone explain that, please? It seems like what they're saying is that if you're in between 640x480 and 320x240, you have to make sure the aspect ratio is correct on your own. I don't know what sense that makes, really. Once you're making the video, you already HAVE an aspect ratio. I think I get it. What they are saying is that if the input is 720x480 16:9 dv the encoder will correctly scale to 640x360. If you want anything smaller you've got to make a correct size master. Am I right? Thanks for the attention, Bill. I will make a short piece in win QT Pro using your settings to be tested. joly --- WWWhatsup NYC http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com ---
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Blip Pro Account
The whole idea here is for me to take control of my advertising inventory. I'm still not sure if Blip Pro will work with the ad networks that have approached me or not but I'm going to give it a try. Revver is a great service and they have been wonderful to me but when another advertising network comes to me with pre-rolls, mid-rolls, post-rolls or even jelly rolls I can't deliver those on my Revver videos if the other Ad Network doesn't them on Revver. To be fair to Revver, I'm sure they would be happy to take any ads I sell and do a rev split with me and I just might try that as well but the main idea here is for me to have the control. Right now if I want to do a pre-roll for T-shirts that French Maid TV is selling I have to edit those in. I want to be able to serve dynamic ads that I can change in the future. Then I want to figure out how to do dynamic integrated advertising - but that's a step 2 thing. I'll contact you off list to chat about opportunities with your company. Tim Street Creator/Executive Producer French Maid TV Subscribe for FREE @ http://frenchmaidtv.com/itunes My Demo Reels Blog http://1timstreet.com On Apr 4, 2008, at 1:36 PM, Sheila English wrote: Tim, This is very interesting! One question- Would you then open your shows up to other interested advertisers? As well as producing content, my company has an in-house ad agency and we book media. I'm about to give VideoEgg a try, but I'm always open to the new and untried. Because my company specializes in book video, we not only have tapped into a billion dollar industry, but we have a vast array of different genres that could benefit by advertising over a variety of platforms. I am, personally, finding that, little by little, our clients are starting to open up to the idea of experimental advertising. I could be very target specific if I could choose the exact content I'd like my ads to play over, before, after, against... Let me know how this works out for you! I wish you much success! Sheila --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Tim Street [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Sheila. I'm speaking with several Ad Networks that want to deliver pre- rolls, post-rolls and overlays to my content and I need a FLASH player to deliver the ads as well as a solution for the RSS videos. I also need low cost hosting for these videos. I think Castfire has a great solution but until I know how much money I'm going to make with these ad networks I'm not sure I want to pay 38 cents per gig of transfer. The Castfire guys are doing some testing with some ad networks and may soon have a solution but until then I'm looking at all the options out there and Blip Pro looks like it may work. I see that Moblogic is using Blip Pro as there FLASH player and they have their own advertisers displaying pre and post rolls and the same ads are playing in their video podcast. Tim Street Creator/Executive Producer French Maid TV Subscribe for FREE @ http://frenchmaidtv.com/itunes My Demo Reels Blog http://1timstreet.com On Apr 2, 2008, at 8:08 PM, Sheila English wrote: Sorry if I'm reading this wrong. Ad network, or social network? From a social network TO Blip? I use Tube Mogul to send to Blip. From Blip I send to all of their online syndication. I use the pro account so they will format for me and send to iTunes. I have some additional research material about Blip.TV that you're welcome to. All of this material has been reviewed and approved by someone at Blip.tv. Blip Review http://www.4shared.com/file/42846394/aa7e27de/BLIPTVreview.html Blip Blog Notes http://www.4shared.com/file/42846341/6fbaad1c/ Blip_Review_Blog.html Cheers! Sheila --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Tim Street tim@ wrote: Is anyone using Blip Pro to deliver video ads from another ad network? Tim Street Creator/Executive Producer French Maid TV Subscribe for FREE @ http://frenchmaidtv.com/itunes My Demo Reels Blog http://1timstreet.com On Feb 13, 2008, at 4:28 PM, Sheldon Pineo wrote: On Feb 13, 2008 9:58 AM, Charles HOPE charles@ wrote: At http://blip.tv/prefs there should be a retry button next to the video in question. Thanks Charles. However,there isn't a button next to the item. I'll contact the support address. Shel. -- www.icenrye.com www.icenrye.blogspot.com www.icenryelikes.blogspot.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Re: encoding 16:9 for iPod on PC
At 16:26 2008-04-04, you wrote: The specs are on the Apple site: http://www.apple.com/ipodclassic/specs.html Video: H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats So I don't have experience with old iPods. I've put video with these data rates on 5th Gen iPods and also the iPod Nano which I'm using right now. If you want some examples, you can try my iTunes feed. Bill http://BillCammack.com Well I knew that, but nowhere in QT Pro's options does it mention 'Low complexity' and on http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn2007/tn2188.html it specifically says The Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile has been defined by Apple for the iPod which would suggest that it is not standard vanilla baseline. That page refers one to wikipedia for more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.264#Profiles which, in turn, says: Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch support H.264 Baseline Profile, Levels 2.1 and 3, at resolutions up to 480x320 or 640x480 and bitrates up to 1.5 Mbit/s and is capable of playing the YouTube video content. with a ref to http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/06/20youtube.html which is pr fluff and doesn't say anything that specific, and doesn't mention classic or LC at all. I do see in the handy table provided that (number in brackets is max stored frames) level 1.3 = [EMAIL PROTECTED] (6) @ 768 kbit/s level 2.1 = [EMAIL PROTECTED] (7) @ 4 Mbit/s level 3 = [EMAIL PROTECTED] (6) @ 10 Mbit/s which would lead me to believe that that claim is a little far-fetched. It appears a little odd that one can use the straight h.264 option in QTPro can be used to create smaller baseline files than the ipod 'low complexity' option. Maybe low is relative in this aspect? Why don't apple explain things more clearly I wonder Joly --- WWWhatsup NYC http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com ---
[videoblogging] Re: encoding 16:9 for iPod on PC
Try this page, where Tyler Loch of http://www.techspansion.com writes: http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/ffmpeg-devel/2006-September/015930.html Baseline Low-Complexity is something they made up. It basically means Baseline with 1 reference frame. After a weekend of trial, error, hex reading, and headaches, I learned the following: Apple is using special tags to prevent iTunes from accepting 3rd- party-created .mp4 files. This seems to be similar to the PSP limitations --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, WWWhatsup [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 16:26 2008-04-04, you wrote: The specs are on the Apple site: http://www.apple.com/ipodclassic/specs.html Video: H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats So I don't have experience with old iPods. I've put video with these data rates on 5th Gen iPods and also the iPod Nano which I'm using right now. If you want some examples, you can try my iTunes feed. Bill http://BillCammack.com Well I knew that, but nowhere in QT Pro's options does it mention 'Low complexity' and on http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn2007/tn2188.html it specifically says The Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile has been defined by Apple for the iPod which would suggest that it is not standard vanilla baseline. That page refers one to wikipedia for more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.264#Profiles which, in turn, says: Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch support H.264 Baseline Profile, Levels 2.1 and 3, at resolutions up to 480x320 or 640x480 and bitrates up to 1.5 Mbit/s and is capable of playing the YouTube video content. with a ref to http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/06/20youtube.html which is pr fluff and doesn't say anything that specific, and doesn't mention classic or LC at all. I do see in the handy table provided that (number in brackets is max stored frames) level 1.3 = [EMAIL PROTECTED] (6) @ 768 kbit/s level 2.1 = [EMAIL PROTECTED] (7) @ 4 Mbit/s level 3 = [EMAIL PROTECTED] (6) @ 10 Mbit/s which would lead me to believe that that claim is a little far-fetched. It appears a little odd that one can use the straight h.264 option in QTPro can be used to create smaller baseline files than the ipod 'low complexity' option. Maybe low is relative in this aspect? Why don't apple explain things more clearly I wonder Joly --- WWWhatsup NYC http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com ---
[videoblogging] Xacti Hd1000
Does anyone have the Xacti HD1000? a good friend is having issues that im trying to help solve. please email me offlist if you're the one. Jay -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790
