Re: [videoblogging] Best way to share clips/footage
Could you put the clips in their own playlist on blip, then embed the playlist on your blog? On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 4:42 AM, Rupert Howe rup...@twittervlog.tv wrote: I want to share all the clips that I shot yesterday so that people can reuse them in whatever way they want. I'm interested to know what you would use to do this: To organise them in a group in the cloud, and make them easily viewable and downloadable. As I mentioned in the iPhone post, I spent yesterday videoing scenes from The Wicker Man with a whole load of people, shot on my phone in a London park. My video's going to end up being very short. I'll do a making of vlog post as well. But as always, there are a lot of shots that won't get used. Seems a shame to waste them if they can be recycled. And obviously it'd be nice to see what other people could do with more time talent. Rupert http://twittervlog.tv cc: Artists In The Cloud Google group -- Chad F. Boeninger libraryvoice.com - blog libraryvoice.com/videos - videoblog twitter.com/cfboeninger [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: videoblogging-dig...@yahoogroups.com videoblogging-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: videoblogging-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [videoblogging] VLMC for Windows nopw available
I've tried to use it, but it keeps crashing on me. Anyone have any luck with it? On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 8:05 AM, Jay dedman jay.ded...@gmail.com wrote: VideoLAN Movie Creator is a non-linear editing software for video creation based on libVLC and running on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X! It is a free software distributed under the terms of the GPL v2. http://trac.videolan.org/vlmc/ DOWNLOAD: ftp://ftp.videolan.org/pub/videolan/testing/vlmc/vlmc-0.1.0.exe If someone actually downloads and edits with this new software, I'd love to hear how your experience. What especially excites me is the transcoding aspect of it. Someone told me you could drag clips into the app, and it would just know how to edit them. Not sure if this is the truth. Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790 -- Chad F. Boeninger libraryvoice.com - blog libraryvoice.com/videos - videoblog twitter.com/cfboeninger [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: videoblogging-dig...@yahoogroups.com videoblogging-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: videoblogging-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[videoblogging] YouTube link to blog to be retired
http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?answer=178162 I never used this feature in YouTube, but I use the automatic cross posting to my blogs from Blip.TV all the time. I guess this is one more reason I'll keep Blip.TV as my primary means of video distribution. --Chad -- Chad F. Boeninger libraryvoice.com - blog libraryvoice.com/videos - videoblog twitter.com/cfboeninger [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Youtube thumbnail frame
That's one of the many reasons I still prefer Blip and Vimeo over YouTube. Both Blip and Vimeo allow you to upload a custom thumbnail, and Vimeo even gives you the option to choose a thumbnail from 12 clips. Maybe in a future version YouTube will allow more thumbnail options. Until then, we're all just caught in the moment with the goofiest looks on our faces --Chad On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 3:12 PM, taoofdavid65 taoofda...@gmail.com wrote: No. David http://www.youtube.com/davidhowellca --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com, Vaidotas loretabir...@... wrote: Hello, I just did a video for a client and this video will be embedded onto his website from Youtube. However, I don't like the thumbnail frames that Youtube chose. They are all with my clients face and either have his mouth half open or eyes closed. Is there anyway that I can choose the thumbnail picture myself? I tried to find how, but couldn't. Any ideas? Thanks. Loreta -- Chad F. Boeninger libraryvoice.com - blog libraryvoice.com/videos - videoblog twitter.com/cfboeninger [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: videoblogging-dig...@yahoogroups.com videoblogging-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: videoblogging-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[videoblogging] how many video accounts do you have
So perhaps a bizarre question. How many different video hosting accounts do you have, and how do you manage them? I have a couple of different accounts on Blip and Youtube and one on Vimeo, but mostly all of my videos, (video blogging, bike rides, business research tools, etc) go under two primary accounts. http://libraryvoice.blip.tv/ and http://www.youtube.com/user/cfboeninger . As you can see, my two accounts basically serve as a catch-all repository for all of my videos. I also have another Blip account that just hosts family videos. My videos are posted on 3-4 different blogs. I have an idea for a new show format that I would like to do that would have a more consistent theme than my potpouri of current videos. Is is worth creating a new account for the show, or just upload the videos to my existing accounts and embed them on a destination blog page? I just wonder how many people stick to a show page on Blip or Youtube, or if they watch/subscribe to the shows on the destination website page/blog. Any thoughts on this? If you look at the help pages on Blip, what I have is currently not a show per se, but a hodge podge of videos. I'm not looking to quit my day job, but the idea of having an account tied to a specific show does sound appealing. However, managing multiple accounts does create some problems, as your content winds up being all over the place and hard to keep up with what's where. I suppose I could just use my existing accounts and point people to the destination website in the video description. Any advice from the pros? Thanks in advance, Chad -- Chad F. Boeninger libraryvoice.com - blog libraryvoice.com/videos - videoblog twitter.com/cfboeninger [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Blatant copying of my Blog!
I recently discovered that it's been happening to me as well. Take a look at my post here http://www.library.ohiou.edu/subjects/businessblog/2010/01/27/a-day-in-the-life-of-librarian/ and see the striking similarities here http://www.dreambusinesscoach.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-librarian/ . Granted, the site does link back to the original post, but I still feel a bit violated. --Chad On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 6:07 PM, Tom Dolan tomjdo...@gmail.com wrote: I didn't know this kinda thing was even possible. Is there anything we as a group can do to assist Dave with this? Is this a common occurrence? Are there laws governing this illegal action and finally, How did Dave discover the theft? And, what does DMCA them mean? Tom Dolan On Feb 4, 2010, at 2:50 PM, Joly MacFie wrote: Never seen anything quite like it. I suppose they could have crawled your site, but it kind of looks like they might have had ta mysql dump. DMCA them! = Registrant: warvideoblog.com 547 Skinner Hollow Road Haines, California 97833 United States Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com) Domain Name: WARVIDEOBLOG.COM Created on: 16-Jul-08 Expires on: 16-Jul-10 Last Updated on: 10-Apr-09 Administrative Contact: Bryant, Jerome K i...@warvideoblog.com info%40warvideoblog.com warvideoblog.com 547 Skinner Hollow Road Haines, California 97833 United States +1.5418563392 Fax -- +1.5418563392 Technical Contact: Bryant, Jerome K i...@warvideoblog.com info%40warvideoblog.com warvideoblog.com 547 Skinner Hollow Road Haines, California 97833 United States +1.5418563392 Fax -- +1.5418563392 Domain servers in listed order: NS33.DOMAINCONTROL.COM NS34.DOMAINCONTROL.COM On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 4:46 PM, David Jones david.jo...@altium.comdavid.jones%40altium.com wrote: I just discovered my blog site has been completely copied! My site: http://www.eevblog.com The copy: http://www.warvideoblog.com/ Clearly an attempt to cash in on ad revenue with established content. Anyone else experienced this? Dave. -- -- Joly MacFie 917 442 8665 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com -- Tom Dolan tomjdo...@gmail.com tomjdolan%40gmail.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Chad F. Boeninger libraryvoice.com - blog libraryvoice.com/videos - videoblog twitter.com/cfboeninger [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: videoblogging-dig...@yahoogroups.com videoblogging-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: videoblogging-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [videoblogging] 2010 the year of the flip?
I recall when David first got his Xacti, he had to do some leg work to figure out the best ways to edit the MP4 file format of the Xacti with his current video editing software. From looking at his video blog, David is a smart guy, and he knew where to go (this list, for example) when trying to solve his problems with the encoding process. I would argue that most people are not like David. They want something that works out of the box and is easy to use. They don't want to do a lot of pre-encoding or processing just to be able to edit there films. That is the real beauty of the Flip and Kodak series cameras. Anyone can create video whenever they want without spending a whole lot of time and effort on the process. I've had one for almost two years, and it is almost always in my pocket. It's since been replaced by a Canon SD780 point and shoot, but I still use the Flip quite a bit, particularly in places where I might lose or damage my camera (roller coasters and bike rides come to mind). The Flipshare software is also very easy to use, and has a lot of features that *most* users will appreciate. Take a look at http://libraryvoice.com/technology/beyond-the-lens-the-real-power-of-the-flip-camerafor a write-up I did on the FlipShare software. The format factor and the built-in software make the Flip and Kodak very attractive for the masses. Power to the people, or something like that. Take care, Chad 2010/1/11 Bohuš bo...@xnet.com David Jones wrote: Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD2000 I have the HD1010 which is almost identical in terms of feature set for most practical uses, and a fair bit cheaper. Interesting. I'll bear that in mind. The lens and sensor size are streets ahead of any pocket cam, and it supports add-on lenses. That's the thing that really interests me. It's funny... for years I've used Canon's line of cameras with removable lenses, but I've never been able to afford the lenses! I just recently bought a pair of more consumer oriented Canon HDV cameras used, got 'em really cheap. The seller basically sold me his whole outfit with lots f spare bits, and my favorite is the screw-on fisheye adapters. He's a still camera so he some pretty high standard for this stuff. He sort of put down the quality of these add-ons, but I'm as pleased as punch. In film school, I was a little too into shooting wide-angle, and had to give that up when I entered video. So, I definitely want to play with the Xacti, especially with the extra lenses. I've been trying to interest a few magazines into having me a do a pocket cam shootout, but since these aren't seen as very pro I haven't been very successful in pitching the article. BTW I just had an article puvblished about Macro videography in Videomaker if any of you might be interested. http://www.videomaker.com/article/14745/ -- -- Bohus Blahut (BOH-hoosh BLAH-hoot) modern filmmaker -- Chad F. Boeninger libraryvoice.com - blog libraryvoice.com/videos - videoblog twitter.com/cfboeninger [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] 2010 the year of the flip?
I neglected to say that my Flip is the Mino SD, not HD. For HD (720 P) video, I use my Canon SD780is, and edit with the Canon Zoombrowser software. I'm running the zoombrowser software on a 4 year old Gateway laptop. It chuggs, but it gets the job done. Granted, most of my videos are under 5 minutes, so the file sizes are not *that* big. I think HD video is ready for the masses, as YouTube has proved. HD editing, and all the issues it brings (codecs, system requirements, file size, etc), may be a different story. I'd be curious how much post-production the masses actually do. On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 4:50 PM, David Jones david.jo...@altium.com wrote: On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 1:45 AM, Chad Boeninger cfboenin...@gmail.comcfboeninger%40gmail.com wrote: I recall when David first got his Xacti, he had to do some leg work to figure out the best ways to edit the MP4 file format of the Xacti with his current video editing software. Whilst it's true that it took me some time to get my system working, technically it was not a problem with the Xacti. The HD (1280x720 is what I shoot because that's what YouTube wants) MP4 files the Xacti produces were fully compatible with every program I ever tried. So it's not a matter of file compatibility, it's a matter of being able to actually edit HD MP4 files directly, and I believe this is a common problem regardless of what camera you use. The Xacti actually helps in this matter because it produces widely compatible MP4 files. BTW, my editing process is still not completely smooth, it can be quite jerky and unresponsive at random times, but I've put that down to my ordinary machine and the price to pay for editing HD MP4 directly. At least I've got it working when almost everyone else told me I was crazy for even trying to edit HD MP4 directly! From looking at his video blog, David is a smart guy, and he knew where to go (this list, for example) when trying to solve his problems with the encoding process. I would argue that most people are not like David. They want something that works out of the box and is easy to use. They don't want to do a lot of pre-encoding or processing just to be able to edit there films. That is the real beauty of the Flip and Kodak series cameras. Can you actually edit (trim) 1280x720 HD video smoothly frame-by-frame with the Flip or Kodak camera software? If not, then technically it's not a fair comparison I don't think, but I do agree with your sentiment that that sort of ease of use the average consumer wants, heck, that's what *I* want too! Anyone can create video whenever they want without spending a whole lot of time and effort on the process. I've had one for almost two years, and it is almost always in my pocket. It's since been replaced by a Canon SD780 point and shoot, but I still use the Flip quite a bit, particularly in places where I might lose or damage my camera (roller coasters and bike rides come to mind). The Flipshare software is also very easy to use, and has a lot of features that *most* users will appreciate. Take a look at http://libraryvoice.com/technology/beyond-the-lens-the-real-power-of-the-flip-camerafor a write-up I did on the FlipShare software. The format factor and the built-in software make the Flip and Kodak very attractive for the masses. Power to the people, or something like that. Nice article. It does look good for the average user, but does it work with HD on an ordinary power machine? Is HD ready for the masses yet? Dave. -- Chad F. Boeninger libraryvoice.com - blog libraryvoice.com/videos - videoblog twitter.com/cfboeninger [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: videoblogging-dig...@yahoogroups.com videoblogging-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: videoblogging-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [videoblogging] Dickens and videoblogging
So next time my wife asks me What the Dickens are you shooting with that camera of yours now? , it will have a whole new meaning. Thanks for sharing, Adam. --Chad On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 12:11 PM, Adam Quirk qu...@wreckandsalvage.comwrote: Hi, Just thought this was worth mentioning here. I'm reading a few books on Dickens to satisfy my inner fanboy and this idea just struck a chord with me. Dickens expanded the social/economic scope of the novel while expanding its linguistic resources with no regard for class status or stylistic propriety. Ultimately, he allowed the reader to regard more of the life around him by allowing it to be important enough to get into a novel. He thereby expanded the audience of the novel itself. In a sense this is exactly what videoblogging has done for film and television. By showing the audience more of the world around them, you show that all those minor details and in-between moments are actually important enough to document, thereby decreasing the threshold of importance and allowing more people behind the curtain of storytelling. Dickens was a forefather of videoblogging. Pretty badass! -- Adam Quirk http://wreckandsalvage.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Chad F. Boeninger libraryvoice.com - blog libraryvoice.com/videos - videoblog twitter.com/cfboeninger [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: videoblogging-dig...@yahoogroups.com videoblogging-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: videoblogging-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[videoblogging] getting better quality out of Blip.TV
Hi all, I've been using Blip.TV for quite some time for nearly all of my video blog posts and other video projects, for both work and fun. I love the service and the features, but have started to become a little disappointed with the final flash video after conversion. If you upload the same video to Blip, Vimeo, YouTube, and Facebook, the Blip version that is converted seems to be the worst in the bunch. I'm generally only uploading SD video, if that makes any difference. I don't plan on moving away from Blip any time soon, as the other features (playlists, cross posting, customized player, custom thumnails, etc) are the reasons I stay with Blip. However, I was wondering if any of you have any suggestions for getting better quality out of the Blip video player. Are there tricks I can employ on my end to make my file more friendly to conversion? I'm a low budget windows user, so typically my files are WMV (Flip video SD) or Mov (Canon SD 780 IS), and I occasionally still shoot video with and older Canon MiniDV (edit in moviemaker and output as WMV). Is there a file type or size that Blip may like better for better quality conversion to flash? The other three seem to take WMVs just fine and crunch them well, but perhaps there's something better I should be looking at when uploading to Blip. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. --Chad -- Chad F. Boeninger libraryvoice.com - blog libraryvoice.com/videos - videoblog twitter.com/cfboeninger [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] getting better quality out of Blip.TV
Hi Jay, Thanks for the quick reply. Here's a video I shot last summer while on a 50 mile bike ride. I shot it with my Flip Mino SD, so granted some of the handheld on bike action is a little herky-jerky. I've posted all the videos from all the services I have accounts with at http://libraryvoice.com/technology/facebook-video-is-actually-pretty-good , so you should be able to get a decent comparison of the video formats there. All I did for the videos was stitch them with FlipShare, and then render them as 640x480 WMV (the only choice). All services received the same file for conversion. On a different note, I do make my own FLV for screencasts and then upload that to Blip. I generally record my screen with Camstudio and then convert the AVI file to FLV with a program called Quick Media Converter (it's free). I only use the Easy conversion settings on the program, and my eyes think the result is slightly better than the flash conversion at Blip. Quick Media Converter (http://www.cocoonsoftware.com/) has some advance settings as well (two pass encoding, bit rate, etc) but I haven't gotten around to messing with those settings. Perhaps that could be a way to make a better flash file and then upload to Blip. Thanks, Chad On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 10:05 AM, Jay dedman jay.ded...@gmail.com wrote: I've been using Blip.TV for quite some time for nearly all of my video blog posts and other video projects, for both work and fun. I love the service and the features, but have started to become a little disappointed with the final flash video after conversion. If you upload the same video to Blip, Vimeo, YouTube, and Facebook, the Blip version that is converted seems to be the worst in the bunch. I'm generally only uploading SD video, if that makes any difference. I don't plan on moving away from Blip any time soon, as the other features (playlists, cross posting, customized player, custom thumnails, etc) are the reasons I stay with Blip. However, I was wondering if any of you have any suggestions for getting better quality out of the Blip video player. Are there tricks I can employ on my end to make my file more friendly to conversion? I'm a low budget windows user, so typically my files are WMV (Flip video SD) or Mov (Canon SD 780 IS), and I occasionally still shoot video with and older Canon MiniDV (edit in moviemaker and output as WMV). Is there a file type or size that Blip may like better for better quality conversion to flash? The other three seem to take WMVs just fine and crunch them well, but perhaps there's something better I should be looking at when uploading to Blip. I'd love to hear some folks chime in as well. Chad, do you have a video that youve uploaded to several different sites? It would help to actually see how each site has Flash converted the same video. A big thing is blip's favor is that they host the original video you upload. We convert our own Flash video and just upload that so we can be assured of the quality. Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://jaydedman.com http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790 -- Chad F. Boeninger libraryvoice.com - blog libraryvoice.com/videos - videoblog twitter.com/cfboeninger [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: videoblogging-dig...@yahoogroups.com videoblogging-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: videoblogging-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [videoblogging] getting better quality out of Blip.TV
Rupert and Michael, Thank you as well for your answers. It seems your messages came in as I was composing my response. I too, am a little concerned about Blip's terms of service. I have two accounts there, one for video blogging and work, the other for family videos. Neither of which meets their criteria for a show, so I really don't know where I fit. Recently I had trouble with a video, and they re-encoded it for me. In the two instances that I needed to contact them, Blip reps have been really helpful. My videos definitely are not works of art, typically me just goofing off or videos of the kids. Most of my viewers would just watch the videos on my blogs, so the podcasting file is not really necessary. I'd just like to make sure that the grandparents get the least fuzzy quality views of my kids with the least amount of effort. Of course, no one is complaining really about the quality. I guess the more videos I watch and the better I get with this hobby, my tastes have become a little more discriminating. I'm going to give MPEG Steamclip a whirl to see how that works out. I've been very pleased with the quality of Vimeo's videos, and I have toyed with the idea of paying for the Plus service. I could in essence host all my videos there, and make the ones of the family invisible on Vimeo so that they can only be viewed on my blog. The other videos can just show up as normal on Vimeo. However, the thought of migrating content over is not appealing in the least. --Chad On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 10:19 AM, Chad Boeninger cfboenin...@gmail.comwrote: Hi Jay, Thanks for the quick reply. Here's a video I shot last summer while on a 50 mile bike ride. I shot it with my Flip Mino SD, so granted some of the handheld on bike action is a little herky-jerky. I've posted all the videos from all the services I have accounts with at http://libraryvoice.com/technology/facebook-video-is-actually-pretty-good , so you should be able to get a decent comparison of the video formats there. All I did for the videos was stitch them with FlipShare, and then render them as 640x480 WMV (the only choice). All services received the same file for conversion. On a different note, I do make my own FLV for screencasts and then upload that to Blip. I generally record my screen with Camstudio and then convert the AVI file to FLV with a program called Quick Media Converter (it's free). I only use the Easy conversion settings on the program, and my eyes think the result is slightly better than the flash conversion at Blip. Quick Media Converter (http://www.cocoonsoftware.com/) has some advance settings as well (two pass encoding, bit rate, etc) but I haven't gotten around to messing with those settings. Perhaps that could be a way to make a better flash file and then upload to Blip. Thanks, Chad On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 10:05 AM, Jay dedman jay.ded...@gmail.com wrote: I've been using Blip.TV for quite some time for nearly all of my video blog posts and other video projects, for both work and fun. I love the service and the features, but have started to become a little disappointed with the final flash video after conversion. If you upload the same video to Blip, Vimeo, YouTube, and Facebook, the Blip version that is converted seems to be the worst in the bunch. I'm generally only uploading SD video, if that makes any difference. I don't plan on moving away from Blip any time soon, as the other features (playlists, cross posting, customized player, custom thumnails, etc) are the reasons I stay with Blip. However, I was wondering if any of you have any suggestions for getting better quality out of the Blip video player. Are there tricks I can employ on my end to make my file more friendly to conversion? I'm a low budget windows user, so typically my files are WMV (Flip video SD) or Mov (Canon SD 780 IS), and I occasionally still shoot video with and older Canon MiniDV (edit in moviemaker and output as WMV). Is there a file type or size that Blip may like better for better quality conversion to flash? The other three seem to take WMVs just fine and crunch them well, but perhaps there's something better I should be looking at when uploading to Blip. I'd love to hear some folks chime in as well. Chad, do you have a video that youve uploaded to several different sites? It would help to actually see how each site has Flash converted the same video. A big thing is blip's favor is that they host the original video you upload. We convert our own Flash video and just upload that so we can be assured of the quality. Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://jaydedman.com http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790 -- Chad F. Boeninger libraryvoice.com - blog libraryvoice.com/videos - videoblog twitter.com/cfboeninger -- Chad F. Boeninger libraryvoice.com - blog libraryvoice.com/videos - videoblog twitter.com/cfboeninger [Non-text
Re: [videoblogging] Advertising and personal vlogs : Was, Blip doesn't love me anymore?
Seems like the 80/20 rule will likely apply here. 20% of the content should have enough viewers and ad revenues to subsidize the rest of us little guys. Not that I'm looking to free load. I use Blip not only because it's free, but because it has cool features that YouTube can't match. However, my stuff is more of a hodge podge of personal videoblogging, educational stuff, etc, not a dedicated show with a script, theme, episodes, etc. Just out of curiosity, I wonder what the average viewer number is for some of the big shows? And by the same token, what sort of revenue that brings in. And, at the same time, how many people subscribe or regularly watch episodes of a show. From everything I have read, web video viewers are a fickle bunch. You'd have to have something special to keep serving up ads to the same viewers over and over again. -- Chad F. Boeninger libraryvoice.com - blog libraryvoice.com/videos - videoblog twitter.com/cfboeninger On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 4:12 PM, hpbatman7 heathpa...@msn.com wrote: I'm sure we're all aware that they've been switching their focus away from people like us and from YouTube clip content, to position themselves more strongly as The Web TV Show People. It's obvious that videoblogging isn't going to make anybody any money by itself, but on the other hand there are a lot of people out there who use Blip because it's a fantastic video sharing site, with a great set of features - better than YouTube. Seems to me that things like your videos are just sensible free social marketing for them - showing off why Blip is great to people who usually just see YouTube embeds. It's funny you should bring this up, as I have been wondering for a while now, what the future of the type of video blogging I do is. When I say I, I mean people who shoot mainly personal video's and don't have the ad's set to on. All these video hosting sites need to find a way to make money, charging for HD content is one (Google doesn't count as they have more money than the whole world and YT probably doesn't cost them anything, contray to some reports), limiting what you can upload and adding advertisments. Now at one time adding advertisments to any personal vlog would cause a massive flame war here with anyone who suggested that advertisments were not all bad, that person would forever be branded a heritic and cast out..Butif Blip doesn't make any money, then...bye, bye video's... So...what to do? Allow advererts? Or just hope that blip never goes away? Self host? (which may or may not be an issue) I mean long gone are the days when you could see a Josh Leo or Paul or a Steve or just a personal vlogger on Blip's homepage or showcase pages..It is about being a desitantion for shows on the web Which is fine, I mean they need to make money like anyone else and they are still the most creater friendly group I know of...this is not a bash of blip but more of a question of where do we go from here? thing... It's a very real possiblity that the only free game in town someday will be YT This email is a little all over the place but hopefully the main point is coming across...will the little guy eventually get shut out? Will it just be a small little market with a handfull of us just making personal vid's because we can? I'm going to be in NY tomorrow and Friday, maybe I should just drop by blip and ask them? lol Heath http://heathparks.com/blog --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com, Rupert Howe rup...@... wrote: Seems to me that you're being misunderstood. The weird thing is that it seems almost deliberate. It reads like their stock position is that if anybody asks whether something they're doing breaches the ToS, they should err on the side of caution in their response and just say No. My personal reading of what you're doing is that it's fine under their ToS, but it's a bit depressing to see this kind of response from them, that doesn't seem to be trying to help you out or understand what it is that you're trying to do. Especially when they used to handle all support requests more quickly and positively than anyone else. I'm sure we're all aware that they've been switching their focus away from people like us and from YouTube clip content, to position themselves more strongly as The Web TV Show People. It's obvious that videoblogging isn't going to make anybody any money by itself, but on the other hand there are a lot of people out there who use Blip because it's a fantastic video sharing site, with a great set of features - better than YouTube. Seems to me that things like your videos are just sensible free social marketing for them - showing off why Blip is great to people who usually just see YouTube embeds. But perhaps the weight of HD content being uploaded to their servers, which they have to transcode and stream out, is costing them too much
Re: [videoblogging] iPod Nano shoots video
NewTeeVee did a video comparison of the Nano with an SD Flip. Y'all might find this interesting. http://newteevee.com/2009/09/12/hands-on-ipod-nano-vs-flip-sd/ One of the curious things they point out is the form factor and placement of the camera. --Chad -- Chad F. Boeninger libraryvoice.com - blog libraryvoice.com/videos - videoblog twitter.com/cfboeninger On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 9:27 AM, Rupert Howe rup...@twittervlog.tv wrote: I just went to look at buying an iPod touch, thinking that it now had a video camera. Because the iPhone does. Turns out it doesn't . Typical Apple WTF BS. But... wait for it... the new IPOD NANO *does*. WTF? BS. Anyway, the quality of the 640x480 H264 videos it shoots looks quite impressive. The colours are quite vibrant and there's a whole bunch of live video effects. Effects, I should add, that those stupid bastards have deleted from iMovie. WTF? BS. You can see samples here: http://www.apple.com/ipodnano/features/video-camera.html Would certainly be a very discreet little camcorder for capturing the world around you. But really, though, Apple: WTF? BS Rupert http://twittervlog.tv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Blip Show Player and Archive Pages
The blip playlist and player is very cool. I've been using blip for about a year now, and have only just begun to take advantage of the playlists and embeddable full show players. This has allowed me to keep all my content in one place in one account on blip, but to distribute it in playlists to different players for different viewers. As an example, my videoblog show player only highlights videos from my video blog http://libraryvoice.com/videos/show-player/ I have a separate blog for my interest in cycling, so I have a separate playlist for videos of bike rides. http://redneckinspandex.com/ride-videos/ Finally, as a business librarian for a university, I've just started creating specific playlists for business, company, and industry research. I had initially thought I would create an entirely separate blip account for this purpose, but multiple accounts seemed a little too hard to manage. Here's the business videos http://www.library.ohiou.edu/subjects/bizwiki/index.php/Biz_Research_Basics_Videos. The only drawback for this method is that if someone goes to my show page on blip, libraryvoice.blip.tv, they'll likely think I'm a bit schizophrenic. I doubt anyone is going to sit there on my blip page and watch all my videos in chronological order, as my all-over-the-place interests don't necessarily stick with a one common theme for an actual show. However, if you simply think of blip.tv as the repository for your content, the blip playlist and embeddable show player truly allow you to put your content wherever and however you want. Very cool. -- Chad F. Boeninger libraryvoice.com - blog libraryvoice.com/videos - videoblog twitter.com/cfboeninger On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 9:52 AM, mgmoon mgm...@yahoo.com wrote: I also had a tough time getting my head around this at first. At Blip, Dashboard, Players. Add a new player. Add whatever buttons etc. Save it. Now go back to the list of players and you'll see the Embed at the bottom. Click on embed, select Playlist, select your playlist and copy the embedded code. Paste away in WordPress or where ever. On the main page, I used the Video Sidebar Widget that works with Blip.tv videos (plus a slew of others). Ideally, I'd like for there to be no buttons on the bottom of the player for this one on the main page, but haven't got that figured out yet. Mike http://vlog.mikemoon.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com, Steve Garfield st...@... wrote: Hi Mike, How do you select the player that displays the other episodes on the side, without making it your default player? I see you have the single video player on your main page. Thanks! This is great! --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com, mgmoon mgmoon@ wrote: I finally got around to creating my own Best Of as per the Blip Player. It works out quite well http://mikemoon.net/vlog/blip-list/ . With close to 700 videos, I can't expect people to go through all of them. :) Thanks. Mike Http://vlog.mikemoon.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com, Rupert Howe rupert@ wrote: Excellent! I totally agree. Many great vlogs have minimal characterisation identity in their site design - the character and identity is in the videos. As for content, some of my favourite things that you've done were your mobile video posts, where you just shot moments with your phone. You don't have to try hard to make something - you are very watchable on camera. I use the Blip playlist player to show my more popular old videos on my Greatest Hits page, and it works really well. It's not even really that necessary to have your own podcast feed - you can use Blip's iTunes feed if you're uploading everything to Blip. Rupert http://twittervlog.tv On 15-Sep-09, at 3:30 PM, hpbatman7 wrote: I too have been looking at blip more and more. In fact I think I am going to totaly revamp my site and just use the blip player and as Verdi notes below use the blip player as a visual archive. I have also found a few plugin's that help show related posts, and random posts that I can put in the sidebar to help showcase older video's. As I have looked and looked and tried to find a theme that was me I realized that it's not the theme that makes my site, it's me and my content. People don't visit my site because it looks good, they visit my site and watch my video's because they know me or are subscribed to me, etcit's the content that makes the site me I am always going to have old video's, I will always have video's that some like and some do not. And seeing as I post fairly often I am always going to have a new video replacing and old one, etc...I for one have decided to stop worrying about it and just create, I can
[videoblogging] YouTube versus Blip.TV quality
Hello all, I uploaded the identical 640x480 mp4 file to both Blip and Youtube. Here is the Youtube Version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv4YbxYHJM0 and the Blip Version http://blip.tv/file/2493638 .Once you get past the part with me giving the introduction in the Youtube video, you can see how the screencast gets squished (for lack of a better term). I'm going to use Blip for my actual show, but then also post content to Youtube. Do most folks here post the same content to both places? Do you have a particular way to render for Youtube? With some previous videos, I actually converted the FLV on my desktop with Quick Media Converter and then uploaded to Youtube. Here's the result http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgSU-6y9OLM , which is clearly better quality. I'd rather not have the extra step, but I guess it's necessary if I want the better quality. On a related note, does anyone know if the Blip to Youtube sends a FLV to Youtube or the source? Thanks, Chad -- Chad F. Boeninger libraryvoice.com - blog libraryvoice.com/videos - videoblog twitter.com/cfboeninger [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: YouTube versus Blip.TV quality
Just to test, I uploaded and FLV file to YouTube. Here's the version that YouTube rendered http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv4YbxYHJM0 and here is the version that I uploaded as an FLV to YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CR-Ra4eAcw . You can fast forward to the middle part of each video to compare the clarity of the screencasts. I guess when doing screencasting with YouTuve, it pays to convert to FLV locally before uploading to YouTube. Just so you know, I converted the original 640x480 mp4 to FLV 640x480 with the free Quick Media Converter software. I used the easy settings on QMC. For the sake of comparison, I also uploaded an FLV version to Blip. The FLV is here http://bizresearchbasics.blip.tv/file/2496646/ and the original is at http://bizresearchbasics.blip.tv/file/2493638/ . I can't tell a difference between the two, so Blip evidently handles the screencasts better with the native files than YouTube. --Chad On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 9:11 AM, Chad Boeninger cfboenin...@gmail.comwrote: Hello all, I uploaded the identical 640x480 mp4 file to both Blip and Youtube. Here is the Youtube Version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv4YbxYHJM0 and the Blip Version http://blip.tv/file/2493638 .Once you get past the part with me giving the introduction in the Youtube video, you can see how the screencast gets squished (for lack of a better term). I'm going to use Blip for my actual show, but then also post content to Youtube. Do most folks here post the same content to both places? Do you have a particular way to render for Youtube? With some previous videos, I actually converted the FLV on my desktop with Quick Media Converter and then uploaded to Youtube. Here's the result http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgSU-6y9OLM , which is clearly better quality. I'd rather not have the extra step, but I guess it's necessary if I want the better quality. On a related note, does anyone know if the Blip to Youtube sends a FLV to Youtube or the source? Thanks, Chad -- Chad F. Boeninger libraryvoice.com - blog libraryvoice.com/videos - videoblog twitter.com/cfboeninger -- Chad F. Boeninger libraryvoice.com - blog libraryvoice.com/videos - videoblog twitter.com/cfboeninger [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] should a Flip Mino be better than a 5year-old MiniDV camera
Hi all, I'm in the process of getting ready to expand my offering of educational library videos with a new show and would like some feedback. Basically the show will go as follows: 1. I introduce the topic on camera, 2. I show a screencast of a business database or website, 3. I sum up the episode on camera. (while not a business database video, this example, http://libraryvoice.blip.tv/file/2438408/ , gives you an idea of the flow of the show) Currently my two options for recording the camera pieces are a Flip Mino and a Canon Elura 60 (a budget mini-DV camcorder from 2004). The camcorder was originally a gift when my first son was born, and I have not used it much. I'd like to get some more use out of it. However, it looks like my Flip Mino, which I've had for a year now, beats the Canon in terms of video quality, but the Canon has louder audio. I'm a rookie when it comes to messing with manual settings, but can you recommend anything that I can try to eek out better video from the Canon? For comparison of the two, take a look at this short video. http://libraryvoice.blip.tv/file/2484863/. I've also got a Canon 780 IS that records HD video (as well as 640x480), but my computing power is not yet up to editing HD video. Any input you may have would be appreciated. Thanks, Chad -- Chad F. Boeninger libraryvoice.com - blog libraryvoice.com/videos - videoblog twitter.com/cfboeninger [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] should a Flip Mino be better than a 5year-old MiniDV camera
Thanks, Richard, for the idea of increasing the volume level. Even Windows Movie Maker has this feature, although I have never thought to use it. (*headdesk*). Even changing the volume slightly helps out a great deal. Thanks a bunch! On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 2:48 PM, Richard Amirault ramira...@verizon.netwrote: - Original Message - From: Chad Boeninger (snip) However, it looks like my Flip Mino, which I've had for a year now, beats the Canon in terms of video quality, but the Canon has louder audio. I'm a rookie when it comes to messing with manual settings, but can you recommend anything that I can try to eek out better video from the Canon? (snip) Why not try to get better audio of the Flip? As far as loudness is concerned ... most every editing programs have a way to increase the level of the audio track. Some even have extras built-in like audio filters, and compressors. You could also use dual system sound by recording the audio on a seperate digital recorder (and using a lav mic on your subject, or a hand held mic) and using *that* audio for your finished product. You would delete, or mute the Flip audio and sync up the external recorders audio to the video (it's sounds hard, but it's not really) Richard Amirault Boston, MA, USA http://n1jdu.org http://bostonfandom.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7hf9u2ZdlQ -- Chad F. Boeninger libraryvoice.com - blog libraryvoice.com/videos - videoblog twitter.com/cfboeninger [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] should a Flip Mino be better than a 5year-old MiniDV camera
Hi Rupert, I got a Canon SD 780 IS a few weeks ago, and it records in both HD and SD as MOV files. I may have to take the plunge and get Vegas so I can edit the MOV files. The trial of Vegas is working out pretty well, so it's a matter of getting off my wallet when the trial expires. I did a comparison of my various cameras a few days ago. The Canon video is http://libraryvoice.blip.tv/file/2476370/ , the Flip is http://libraryvoice.blip.tv/file/2476039/. Not exactly scientific, as the files were rendered in different ways, but you get the idea that the Canon does have slightly better quality, has a better mic, allows for zooming (not while recording) and multiple exposure options. I'm not very accustomed to working in non-WMV file formats, so Vegas and MOV may take getting used to if I am to take full advantage of the Canon. Thanks for the input. --Chad On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Rupert Howe rup...@twittervlog.tv wrote: I really recommend you check out the Canon's 640x480 picture and sound. Canon's point and shoot cameras generally shoot fantastic colours and have great sound. And obviously they double as great stills cameras as well... so they're useful things to slip into your pocket. I love them for videoblogging. Also Canon stores clips in AVI files, which go into Movie Maker nicely. Rupert http://twittervlog.tv On 17-Aug-09, at 6:49 PM, Chad Boeninger wrote: Hi all, I'm in the process of getting ready to expand my offering of educational library videos with a new show and would like some feedback. Basically the show will go as follows: 1. I introduce the topic on camera, 2. I show a screencast of a business database or website, 3. I sum up the episode on camera. (while not a business database video, this example, http://libraryvoice.blip.tv/file/2438408/ , gives you an idea of the flow of the show) Currently my two options for recording the camera pieces are a Flip Mino and a Canon Elura 60 (a budget mini-DV camcorder from 2004). The camcorder was originally a gift when my first son was born, and I have not used it much. I'd like to get some more use out of it. However, it looks like my Flip Mino, which I've had for a year now, beats the Canon in terms of video quality, but the Canon has louder audio. I'm a rookie when it comes to messing with manual settings, but can you recommend anything that I can try to eek out better video from the Canon? For comparison of the two, take a look at this short video. http://libraryvoice.blip.tv/file/2484863/ . I've also got a Canon 780 IS that records HD video (as well as 640x480), but my computing power is not yet up to editing HD video. Any input you may have would be appreciated. Thanks, Chad -- Chad F. Boeninger libraryvoice.com - blog libraryvoice.com/videos - videoblog twitter.com/cfboeninger [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Chad F. Boeninger libraryvoice.com - blog libraryvoice.com/videos - videoblog twitter.com/cfboeninger [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] basic editing of HD .mov files on a PC
Hi all, I just got one of the new Canon Powershots, the SD 780 IS, and it records in 720p HD. I'm looking for a basic editor to stitch and trim clips. I generally use Movie Maker or the FlipShare software with my Flip Mino and Canon Elura 60, so I'm not looking for anything too fancy. Since MovieMaker won't take .mov files, what do you suggest? I've never used Quicktime Pro, and they don't have a trial. Would QT Pro have what I need? I mainly post to Blip.tv, so I don't really know if HD is that important to me at the moment, although I would like to get quality that is better than my Flip (which is why I bought the Powershot in the first place). I guess another option is to just use the 640x480 recording mode, and then convert the files to AVI with Quick Media Converter or Handbrake. Converting the HD files to 720x480 AVI(or as close to 16:9 as you can get) works okay, and I am able to pull the files into MovieMaker. However, I lose the HD and there are some conversion artifacts. What are my other options (buying a Mac or a new computer is out of the question) ? I've also been dinking around with a trial of Sony Vegas Movie Studio Platinum Pro, which someone recommended on this list. However, it appears to be a bit overkill at the moment for my needs. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. -- Chad F. Boeninger libraryvoice.com - blog libraryvoice.com/videos - videoblog twitter.com/cfboeninger [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] basic editing of HD .mov files on a PC
Thanks for the reply, Rupert. Another option is Adobe Premiere Elements, which I can get at an educational discount. Has anyone had experience with that? The advantage for me of Premiere Elements is that our license would allow me to install it on my office machine and my home machine, where as the Sony TOS states that it can only be installed on one machine. Thanks, Chad -- Chad F. Boeninger libraryvoice.com - blog libraryvoice.com/videos - videoblog twitter.com/cfboeninger On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 3:57 PM, Rupert Howe rup...@twittervlog.tv wrote: I would use Sony Vegas, even though it seems like overkill. You don't have to use all the bells and whistles. There isn't really an intermediate option between that and WMM, I don't think. And it's much better than WMM - even at simple tasks like importing clips, cutting them together and exporting the finished video in nice formats that aren't WMV. Rupert http://twittervlog.tv On 13-Aug-09, at 8:49 PM, Chad Boeninger wrote: Hi all, I just got one of the new Canon Powershots, the SD 780 IS, and it records in 720p HD. I'm looking for a basic editor to stitch and trim clips. I generally use Movie Maker or the FlipShare software with my Flip Mino and Canon Elura 60, so I'm not looking for anything too fancy. Since MovieMaker won't take .mov files, what do you suggest? I've never used Quicktime Pro, and they don't have a trial. Would QT Pro have what I need? I mainly post to Blip.tv, so I don't really know if HD is that important to me at the moment, although I would like to get quality that is better than my Flip (which is why I bought the Powershot in the first place). I guess another option is to just use the 640x480 recording mode, and then convert the files to AVI with Quick Media Converter or Handbrake. Converting the HD files to 720x480 AVI(or as close to 16:9 as you can get) works okay, and I am able to pull the files into MovieMaker. However, I lose the HD and there are some conversion artifacts. What are my other options (buying a Mac or a new computer is out of the question) ? I've also been dinking around with a trial of Sony Vegas Movie Studio Platinum Pro, which someone recommended on this list. However, it appears to be a bit overkill at the moment for my needs. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. -- Chad F. Boeninger libraryvoice.com - blog libraryvoice.com/videos - videoblog twitter.com/cfboeninger [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: which videoblogs do you recommend?
Here's my twitter name http://twitter.com/cfboeninger On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 2:30 PM, David King davidleek...@gmail.com wrote: Cool - my twitter name's in my sig ... http://www.twitter.com/davidleeking David Lee King davidleeking.com - blog davidleeking.com/etc - videoblog twitter | skype: davidleeking On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 11:49 AM, Rupert Howe rup...@twittervlog.tvrupert%40twittervlog.tv wrote: Great :) Nice to meet you! I've been away from the list for a while - and scanning the recent messages, there are quite a few people I haven't seen here before, which is great - especially as I noticed that the volume of messages on the list dropped to its lowest ever level in July (though still averaging 6 posts a day). As has been said before, the reduction in activity here is probably because a lot of the technological challenges of posting video have either been resolved or are answered elsewhere, and a lot of chatter and other more social stuff happens on Twitter. Will be interesting to see what will happen here as we undergo the next wave of this massive paradigm shift in media consumption. Might be a good time for everybody to share Twitter names again. I'm: http://twitter.com/twittervlog Rupert On 4-Aug-09, at 5:30 PM, cfboeninger wrote: As someone who is just getting my feet wet with video blogging, I appreciate the list you have created, Rupert. I'll definitely check out the list for some ideas. Thanks, Chad http://libraryvoice.com/videos --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com, ruperthowe rup...@... wrote: I have a page which lists the videoblogs I subscribe to, together with an OPML file which contains all their feeds, so you can easily import them all into your feed reader. But I have to say, I've been very slack about both posting and watching for a long time. I have no idea how many people on my list are currently posting. I see fewer and fewer links to videoblog posts in Twitter. The list is here. If anyone has a vlog I haven't included, let me know. http://twittervlog.tv/vlog/ Rupert --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.comvideoblogging%40yahoogroups.com, spencersoper spencersoper@ wrote: Folks, Which video blogs do you find yourself checking regularly? What is it you like about them? What makes them engaging? Thanks [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
