Re: [videoblogging] Projekktor Wordpress Video Plugin

2010-05-23 Thread Kevin Lim
Impressive. Since the point of HTML5 video is accessibility, I just tried
accessing the site on my iPad and it plays the video well. Only thing is, I
can't seem to bring up the video controller, so once it finishes playback,
it's dead in the water, no replay.

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On Sun, May 23, 2010 at 11:17 PM, elbowsofdeath st...@dvmachine.com wrote:



 I noticed that this HTML5 h.264 (with flash fallback) video player now has
 a wordpress plugin:

 http://projekktor.com/

 To quote from their site:

 Basically it provides shortcodes allowing you to easily insert HTML5
 video into your posts by using a simple [video] tag. To add the pleasing
 touch of Projekktor it also installs the projekktor.js (wordpress edition)
 and a tiny admin backend.

 But the best thing is that the plugin automatically generates a playlist
 out of your videos posted which allows you to provide a stunning telly like
 experience.

 I havent tried it yet but am going to give it a go later today. Anybody
 else tried it?

 I would expect players like this to add WebM support, though perhaps not
 till Flash WebM support is out.

 Cheers

 Steve Elbows

  



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Re: [videoblogging] Re: ReelDirector?

2010-05-05 Thread Kevin Lim
I love reeldirector too. Ever since I've gotten the OWLE bubo (wide angle
lens) and the Pixeet360 fisheye lens, I've been having tremendous fun
shooting, editing and uploading right from the iPhone. I've even shot,
edited, and uploaded to Youtube and twitpic while at conferences, and
because I get videos up quicker than most professional crews, these videos
get retweeted pretty quick over Twitter.

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Transmitted from my iPad

On May 5, 2010, at 11:49 AM, neophoto3000 cjburd...@sbcglobal.net wrote:



Thanks! That's exactly what I wanted to hear!

I would love to do at least one show that's entirely iPhone/iPad
self-contained (my only obstacles at the moment actually GETTING an iPhone
and iPod).

My only other question is uploading to YouTube from the device. Yes? No?
Doable? Not?

From an artmaking standpoint, the concept of reducing the bulk and bother of
all the hardware between me and the finished product really appeals to me.

Thanks again!
Chris

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com,
Rupert Howe rup...@... wrote:

 It's not low end for anyone here! (Despite all our bluster about
 codecs and prosumer editing tools!) ReelDirector is one of the main
 reasons I'd consider getting an iPhone, especially since Nokia hobbled
 their in-phone editor. I used to shoot  cut everything in my phone
 I miss being able to do it easily.

 Verdi has used ReelDirector - and some others here, I think.

 On 5 May 2010, at 16:32, neophoto3000 wrote:

  I know this is low-end for you lot, but has anybody here played
  around with ReelDirector, the iPhone video editing app?
 
  The cons are obvious, but I'm wondering if there are any pros
  anybody can report.
 
  I'm especially interested in hearing if anybody's tooled around with
  it on the iPad...
 
  Thanks,
  Chris
 
 
 



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Re: [videoblogging] Camcorder Advice Pls -

2010-04-05 Thread Kevin Lim
Cheryl,
   Like David, I LOVE the pistol grip design. Sure, the Sanyo Xacti HD1000,
HD1010, and HD2000 won't stand on their own, especially with an accessory
lens attached due to weight, but for shooting stable shots, I use a tripod
anyway. If you don't need a full tripod, just get a tabletop one.

Also, I checked the official documentation and realized that the camera DOES
come with a remote. I never used mine, and it's probably in the box.

Finally, you can check out videos in the Sanyo Xacti HD Videos group on
Vimeo... this particular video shows a heavily modified Xacti HD2000 for
professional videography: http://vimeo.com/sanyohd#8054780

I don't work for Sanyo, still hate how wonky the auto-balancing and focusing
can get, but these are manageable through manual controls, so it's not a
deal-breaker for me. Heavenly for it's relatively low-price.


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On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 8:28 PM, David Jones david.jo...@altium.com wrote:



 On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 10:15 AM, Richard Amirault 
 ramira...@verizon.netramirault%40verizon.net
 wrote:
 
  - Original Message -
  From: Kevin Lim
  Hello Cheryl,
   I'm in the amateur category, so my budget has typically been below
 $400.
  I ended up with the Sanyo Xacti HD1010, which is the 2nd gen to HD1000,
 with
  the newest being HD2000. What's nice about this series is the MPEG4/H264
  video format which is native to the Mac as well as video sharing sites
 like
  Youtube and Vimeo. I also like the fact that for a camera under $400, it
  allows for audio line-in and interchangable lenses. This camera just made
 a
  lot of sense to me.
 
  I just did a quick check and I don't see that this has interchangable
  lenses .. nor does it sell under $400 .. at least normally.

 Trivial to find it under $400. $320 in fact:
 http://www.google.com/products?q=sanyo+hd1010aq=f
 Specifically:


 http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/569230-REG/Sanyo_VPC_HD1010BK_Xacti_VPC_HD1010_High_Definition.html

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Re: [videoblogging] Camcorder Advice Pls -

2010-04-04 Thread Kevin Lim
Hello Cheryl,
   I'm in the amateur category, so my budget has typically been below $400.
I ended up with the Sanyo Xacti HD1010, which is the 2nd gen to HD1000, with
the newest being HD2000. What's nice about this series is the MPEG4/H264
video format which is native to the Mac as well as video sharing sites like
Youtube and Vimeo. I also like the fact that for a camera under $400, it
allows for audio line-in and interchangable lenses. This camera just made a
lot of sense to me.

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On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 5:27 PM, Mark Villaseñor 
videoblogyahoogr...@tailtrex.tv wrote:



 Cheryl Benson: My range is under $400...

 Given your price-point and the other factors mentioned, I'd suggest
 considering a Sanyo Xacti VPC-CA9 (under three hundred at WalMart, as of
 this date).

 We are using a multi-camera system with the CA9 among them, which we use
 for
 underwater and fowl weather clips. It works great, and in HD too! Matter of

 fact the VPC-CA9 produces images many folks confuse with our Canon XH A1s,
 although there is a difference in image quality compared to the XH A1s.
 (But
 not anything to be concerned about for, what I imagine, many Vlogging
 applications.)

 Hope this helps.

 Mark Villaseñor,
 www.TailTrex.tv
 Canine Adventures For Charity - sm
 www.SOAR508.org

  



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Re: [videoblogging] Camcorder Advice Pls -

2010-04-04 Thread Kevin Lim
Richard,
   Woah, Amazon had it for $350, but I guess the price fluctuates. Here are
the lenses you can get, and I have the wide angle one.  See
http://en.akihabaranews.com/19049/image/little-things-make-a-difference-xacti-hd1010-1000-lenses

Also take a look on Vimeo for hd1010 samples.

Kevin
Transmitted from my iPad


On Apr 4, 2010, at 8:15 PM, Richard Amirault ramira...@verizon.net wrote:



- Original Message -
From: Kevin Lim
Hello Cheryl,
 I'm in the amateur category, so my budget has typically been below $400.
I ended up with the Sanyo Xacti HD1010, which is the 2nd gen to HD1000, with
the newest being HD2000. What's nice about this series is the MPEG4/H264
video format which is native to the Mac as well as video sharing sites like
Youtube and Vimeo. I also like the fact that for a camera under $400, it
allows for audio line-in and interchangable lenses. This camera just made a
lot of sense to me.

I just did a quick check and I don't see that this has interchangable
lenses .. nor does it sell under $400 .. at least normally.

Richard Amirault
N1JDU
http://bostonfandom.org

 


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Re: [videoblogging] Helmet Hero Wide questions

2010-04-01 Thread Kevin Lim
Hey all,
   I had the SD GoPro Hero cam, and recently bought the HD version. Not only
do you get better resolution, the sensor seems to capture more vividly,
especially outdoors. It's such high quality that even importing into iMovie
seems to drop the HD video quality down a notch. I probably have to figure
out how to import it properly.

Here's an example I shoot using the car mount:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn5l4BvjPE4

For geeks, a few subtle difference between SD  HD versions:
- HD version now dates footage, while SD version didn't have any!
- Audio pickup is much improved, factoring wind noise.
- Interval shots allow longer timing, up to 1 shot per minute.

I carry it out quite often, simply because it's probably the smallest
fisheye lens camera around. Almost 180 degrees, but actually 170.


Kevin Lim // cyberculturalist
http://theory.isthereason.com
Transmitted from my iPhone

On Apr 1, 2010, at 1:33 PM, Richard Amirault ramira...@verizon.net wrote:



- Original Message -
From: Lisa Rein
 A friend of mine is using this go pro helmet cam when he's doing his
 racing vids:

 here's the camera: http://tinyurl.com/goprowide

 and here's the latest vid he's shot so far with it:
 http://www.youtube.com/user/zjdub66#p/a/u/1/yB4J49_BOqg

 I'm wondering if there's any way to get higher quality out of that camera.
 He mentioned there's a firmware download that will let it take a 4 GB
 card, but I don't think that improves the quality.

 As you can see from the vid, he's moving pretty fast...

 I'm wondering if he can trade in some of the length (53 minutes) for
 higher quality or something.

That is a standard definition camera. If he wants high def .. sell that and
buy one of the companys HD units.

Richard Amirault
Boston, MA, USA
http://n1jdu.org
http://bostonfandom.org
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7hf9u2ZdlQ

 


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Re: [videoblogging] Helmet Hero Wide questions

2010-04-01 Thread Kevin Lim
Lisa,
   To be fair, I think it's more of a really-wide-angle than fisheye. From
what I've read, the difference is that fisheye produce a distinct
hemispherical distortion. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisheye_lens.

The GoPro Hero Camera seems to be quite wide, but before the distortion gets
as pronounced as a typical fisheye.

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On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 2:03 PM, Lisa Rein l...@lisarein.com wrote:



 great info kevin, thanks :)

 So it's actually is a fisheye? and not just a wide angle? That's what my
 friend wuz tryin to tell me hehe...

 so you're recommendation is to just get the HD version? or do you know if
 there's any way to get more out of the SD?

 thanks!!

 lisa


  Hey all,
  I had the SD GoPro Hero cam, and recently bought the HD version. Not
  only
  do you get better resolution, the sensor seems to capture more vividly,
  especially outdoors. It's such high quality that even importing into
  iMovie
  seems to drop the HD video quality down a notch. I probably have to
 figure
  out how to import it properly.
 
  Here's an example I shoot using the car mount:
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn5l4BvjPE4
 
  For geeks, a few subtle difference between SD  HD versions:
  - HD version now dates footage, while SD version didn't have any!
  - Audio pickup is much improved, factoring wind noise.
  - Interval shots allow longer timing, up to 1 shot per minute.
 
  I carry it out quite often, simply because it's probably the smallest
  fisheye lens camera around. Almost 180 degrees, but actually 170.
 
 
  Kevin Lim // cyberculturalist
  http://theory.isthereason.com
  Transmitted from my iPhone
 
  On Apr 1, 2010, at 1:33 PM, Richard Amirault 
  ramira...@verizon.netramirault%40verizon.net
 
  wrote:
 
 
 
  - Original Message -
  From: Lisa Rein
  A friend of mine is using this go pro helmet cam when he's doing his
  racing vids:
 
  here's the camera: http://tinyurl.com/goprowide
 
  and here's the latest vid he's shot so far with it:
  http://www.youtube.com/user/zjdub66#p/a/u/1/yB4J49_BOqg
 
  I'm wondering if there's any way to get higher quality out of that
  camera.
  He mentioned there's a firmware download that will let it take a 4 GB
  card, but I don't think that improves the quality.
 
  As you can see from the vid, he's moving pretty fast...
 
  I'm wondering if he can trade in some of the length (53 minutes) for
  higher quality or something.
 
  That is a standard definition camera. If he wants high def .. sell that
  and
  buy one of the companys HD units.
 
  Richard Amirault
  Boston, MA, USA
  http://n1jdu.org
  http://bostonfandom.org
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7hf9u2ZdlQ
 
 
 
 
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 Lisa Rein

 http://onlisareinsradar.com
 http://www.lisarein.com

  



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Re: [videoblogging] Rode Videomic versus Rode Stereomic

2010-03-31 Thread Kevin Lim
Just a thought, but what if you got TWO Rode Videomics hooked up pointing in
an inward X fashion towards your subject? I'm taking a cue from cameras with
3D stereoscopic lens.

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On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 8:22 AM, Rupert Howe rup...@twittervlog.tv wrote:

 Hey Rupert, here's a video where Gene Fama gives a great comparison of
 the two mics in action on a 5D Mk2, which I think is the camera you're
 thinking of attaching it to, isn't it?
 http://vimeo.com/2707206

 On 31 Mar 2010, at 12:51, Rupert Howe wrote:

  excellent - i can have a thread all to myself.
  well, Rupert, it seems to me after a moment's consideration that the
  Stereo videomic is probably better for atmosphere and group
  discussions, whereas the more directional mono videomic would be
  better for interview use. does that sound right?
  Yes, Rupert, that would seem to make sense.
  Thanks.
  No problem.
 
  On 31 Mar 2010, at 12:37, Rupert Howe wrote:
 
   here's another general question for the audiophiles like Richard -
  is
   there really much difference between a mono and a stereo mic at this
   level? surely in most cases - recording someone talking, or
  capturing
   general atmos for instance, both channels will be almost exactly the
   same? and the range and response isn't improved by having stereo, is
   it? what am i missing?
  
  
   On 31 Mar 2010, at 12:30, Rupert Howe wrote:
  
   Does anybody have any experience comparing the quality of the Rode
   mono  stereo videomics? I know they're popular with videobloggers.
  
  
  
  
  
  
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Re: [videoblogging] video editing software for news type podcast

2010-03-05 Thread Kevin Lim
Hello Dina,
   You might want to try out BoinxTV for Mac. It starts at $199 for a
sponsored edition, which is what I got: http://www.boinx.com/boinxtv/

My performance artist friend Chris Barr used it for his pseudo news network
show at an art gallery: http://www.everyonethatweknow.com

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On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 9:47 PM, Dina P. montecristo...@yahoo.com wrote:



 Hi videobloggers,

 Can anyone recommend video editing software for a news bulletin style
 show?  Something that can put in a backdrop and have upper corner pictures
 added in, all that newsy stuff?  Any input would be appreciated.

 Thank you,

 Dina Prioste

 Get Exercised with me at:
 http://getexercised.com/

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[videoblogging] Creating (or outsourcing) title sequences for videobloggers

2010-02-28 Thread Kevin Lim
Hey all,
   In the old days when digital video production was more restrictive and
thus in some way, simpler, I could dabble with tools like Adobe After
Effects to generate neat cool title sequences. It was like Photoshop, but in
motion.

Today I'm swamped with a pletora of digital animation tools, and here I am
staring at Final Cut Pro wondering how the heck I'm suppose to do the same
thing.

I've searched the archived of this Videoblogging listserv on Yahoo! group,
but didn't fnd anything further on this topic. There were cool examples
shared though, like http://www.watchthetitles.com/

Are there any tools you've found to bring back the fun of making title
animations (aside from fixed ones like in iMovie), or even sites where there
are templates folks like me could remix from?

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Re: [videoblogging] Creating (or outsourcing) title sequences for videobloggers

2010-02-28 Thread Kevin Lim
Thanks Jay,
   After vocalizing my problem, it became easiler to find solutions. As you
said, Adobe After Effects and Photoshop are still the main contenders for
generating sequences, and I've found two online resources to get amateurs
like me up to speed...

1. After Effects Tutorials written in an approachable manner:
http://ae.tutsplus.com/

2. Stock After Effects sequence/animation templates (reasonably priced):
http://videohive.net

Do share if you find anything else that's relevant.

I've been videoblogging as a hobby, and I just wanted a more produced title
sequence to celebrate how long I've been at it :)


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On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 8:19 PM, Jay dedman jay.ded...@gmail.com wrote:



  Today I'm swamped with a pletora of digital animation tools, and here I
 am
  staring at Final Cut Pro wondering how the heck I'm suppose to do the
 same
  thing.
  Are there any tools you've found to bring back the fun of making title
  animations (aside from fixed ones like in iMovie), or even sites where
 there
  are templates folks like me could remix from?

 Things havent changed. People use Aftereffects and Phtoshop to make
 titles...then bring those sequences into FCP.
 Apple does have Motion, which is FCP's copy-cat AfterEffects program.

 Jay

 --
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 http://momentshowing.net
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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Youtube thumbnail frame

2010-02-18 Thread Kevin Lim
As a workaround, the trick I've seen involves inserting the poster
frame right smack in the middle of your video clip's timeline, so
Youtube picks it up as the video thumbnail.

I'd love to see how others creatively workaround Youtube's mechanism.

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On Feb 18, 2010, at 3:50 PM, Chad Boeninger cfboenin...@gmail.com
wrote:

 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







 --
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 libraryvoice.com - blog
 libraryvoice.com/videos - videoblog
 twitter.com/cfboeninger


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Re: [videoblogging] Blatant copying of my Blog!

2010-02-04 Thread Kevin Lim
I feel your pain... I believe such content thefts have been around since the
birth of blogs/rss... it's classified as Splogs or spam blogs.

Wired had a story about the trend back in 2006:
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.09/splogs.html

Here are some tips from http://www.fightsplog.com

   - David Sifry from Technorati talks about Spam and Fake
Blogshttp://www.sifry.com/alerts/archives/000335.html
   .
   - Mark Cuban's posting about
Sploghttp://www.blogmaverick.com/entry/1234000870054492/ and
   how IceRocket may stop indexing Blogger blogs because of the splog.
   - EWeek article on
splogshttp://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1849438,00.asp
   - Fight Splog http://fightsplog.blogspot.com/ - a blog which outs
   splogs.


Finally, Google provides clear instructions on how to report infringing
material to DMCA:
http://www.google.com/dmca.html

Good luck and keep us posted!

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On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 6:19 PM, David Jones david.jo...@altium.com wrote:



 On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 9:50 AM, Joly MacFie 
 j...@punkcast.comjoly%40punkcast.com
 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.

 Yeah, I didn't even know it was possible to do such a thing.
 They copied my BBS Forum and all the posts and everything!
 I'm amazed actually.

  DMCA them!

 How do I DMCA them?

 I was going to complain to Godaddy to have them removed, but can't
 even find a decent contact for doing that yet.

 Thanks
 Dave.

  



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Re: [videoblogging] A nice html5 video player with fullscreen

2010-02-01 Thread Kevin Lim
I just tried it via @Gruber... it brought tears to my eyes. Finally,
web videos that don't feel bootstrapped to the page... it flows so
naturally. I hope this is the future we agree on.

Here's what Gruber had to say about it:
http://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/02/01/sublimevideo

-
SublimeVideo — HTML5 Video Player

This is so fucking great: an HTML5 video player by Jilian with
beautiful playback controls, click-to-play control over automatic
buffering, full-window playback with gorgeous animated transitions,
and more. Works great in Safari and Chrome; Firefox support is in the
works. Oh, and if you’re using a WebKit Nightly build: full-screen
playback. Seriously, this is the real deal — full-screen H.264
playback with no Flash, no browser plugins, and sane CPU usage.

When I wrote this piece on HTML5 and auto-buffering last month, I was
focused only on the built-in browser controls. SublimeVideo shows that
I was wrong — the existing browser support is probably good enough, it
just needs to be supplemented with JavaScript to exert necessary
control over buffering and more attractive playback controls.
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On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 11:29 AM, elbowsofdeath st...@dvmachine.com wrote:



 Hello,

 This player looks very promising:

 http://jilion.com/sublime/video

 It doesnt work in firefox yet, and the fullscreen mode only works in very 
 recent webkit nightly build, but the potential is there, the animations are 
 nice, and performance seems good.

 As for the ogg theora issue, having spoken to a few people elsewhere on the 
 web I still feel it is far more likely that firefox will be forced to try and 
 get h.264 working by relying on the operating systems ability to play h264, 
 than stay with ogg only and run the risk of losing browser market share. 
 There is a lot of heat on the net about these issues but it isnt translating 
 into anything that makes ogg more viable, at least not at this stage.

 Cheers

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Re: [videoblogging] Solar Video Kit project (beta)

2010-01-13 Thread Kevin Lim
Hey Caleb,
   I read about the Solar Kit yesterday. It's great that your project
caters not just to the technology, but to the education on its
possible use as well. This is perhaps the Achilles' heel of projects
such as the OLPC.

It's far more sustainable (i.e. long term) to move into solar,
especially for third-world countries where access to batteries isn't
just costly, but difficult.

My only question is, if this is a self-sustained videoblogging kit,
how are users suppose to know or have access to Internet-connected
computers to upload their file? Internet cafes?

This part seems missing, which makes me wonder if sending them an old
Nokia camera phone with 3G connectivity would be more viable. :)


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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Videogame commentary :: as :: Broadcast sports commentary

2010-01-11 Thread Kevin Lim
Cute gameplay video commentary for your family, especially L4D2 :)

Agreed, much like watching movie subtitles, we don't need to see the overlay
information all the time. Perhaps there's a way we could present useful
stats in a subtitle format, so it could be toggled on/off as and when.

The reason why I mention using subtitles or closed caption tracks is because
this would work on Youtube and Quicktime players, including the iPhone I
believe. It would display not just the score, but configurations (e.g.
weapon loadouts).

I'm just seeing everyone create their own standards, and I'm wondering if
something more formal will ever emerge, like meta-data for gameplay
spectating.

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On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 8:08 AM, mgmoon mgm...@yahoo.com wrote:



 Hey Kevin,

 I've created a couple/few commentaried video game videos over the years.
 The videos I've created were geared towards friends and family to introduce
 them to whatever game I might be playing.
 Halo: http://mikemoon.net/vlog/2008/11/13/danger-canyon-run/
 L4D2: http://mikemoon.net/vlog/2009/12/29/left-for-dead-too/
 I have also created a video which included team conversations from
 Teamspeak that help capture a moment in time that we can look/listen back
 and remember our old comrades.

 I sorta like Seananners overlay, but I find it kinda distracting too. I
 don't need to see the narrators picture throughout the gameplay. Is the
 extra information, as in kills and assists being calculated from within the
 game? Data output?

 Word is that the next round of nextgen games may include direct uploads to
 Youtube from within the games.
 I see a lot of music video style clips from gameplay too.

 I'd love to see the ability to have multi-camera views being able to be
 video captured. Just think how good the story could be told if FPS (First
 Person Shooters) had access to overhead or 4th person angles. Many racing
 car games replay the race in beautiful remapped 3D. It'd be great if FPS and
 other game types also gave you the ability to watch the replay from multiple
 angles.

 Yes, video games and vlogging do cross paths and I think once we see game
 players embracing the video production tools, we'll see a Renaissance of
 video game vlogs and the stories they tell.

 Mike
 http://vlog.mikemoon.net


 --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com,
 Kevin Lim brainop...@... wrote:
 
  Hello,
  Not sure if this is the right place to discuss this, but being in
  the social realm of video, perhaps this might interest some of you.
 
  Being a fan of play-by-play videogame commentary, I've noticed Youtube
  user SeaNanners doing something pretty fascinating:
 
  TITLE: Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2: Gameplay Videos / Modern
  Warfare 2: SeaNanners - 3rd Person Demolition: Nuke Without
  Killstreaks (MW2 Gameplay)
  SOURCE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHlUA022jOk
 
  If you're a fan of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, what you see
  on-screen are details you'd always want to know when watching someone
  play a round. It's one of the more elaborate and clever ways of
  showing highlighting key information outside of a player's HUD.
 
  In the larger sense, I've been observing how videogames commentary
  would mirror that of broadcast sporting events... complete with
  on-screen templates showing scores and other vital statistics. While
  such video game commentary tends to be taken more seriously in places
  like South Korea and Germany, I'm intrigued to see America's take on
  the adaptation from videogame participation (for a few players) to
  spectatorship (for a mass of 'passive' viewers). There's room for
  creativity here.
 
  Have any of you seen interesting video game commentary formats such as
  the one I showed above?
 
  Perhaps more videogames should allow players to export their gameplay
  as Youtube videos.
  (Halo 3 did have built-in video replayer of sorts... but doesn't
  output as video)
 
 
  Kevin Lim
  Cyberculturalist
  http://theory.isthereason.com
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[videoblogging] Videogame commentary :: as :: Broadcast sports commentary

2010-01-10 Thread Kevin Lim
Hello,
   Not sure if this is the right place to discuss this, but being in
the social realm of video, perhaps this might interest some of you.

Being a fan of play-by-play videogame commentary, I've noticed Youtube
user SeaNanners doing something pretty fascinating:

TITLE: Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2: Gameplay Videos / Modern
Warfare 2: SeaNanners - 3rd Person Demolition: Nuke Without
Killstreaks (MW2 Gameplay)
SOURCE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHlUA022jOk

If you're a fan of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, what you see
on-screen are details you'd always want to know when watching someone
play a round. It's one of the more elaborate and clever ways of
showing highlighting key information outside of a player's HUD.

In the larger sense, I've been observing how videogames commentary
would mirror that of broadcast sporting events... complete with
on-screen templates showing scores and other vital statistics. While
such video game commentary tends to be taken more seriously in places
like South Korea and Germany, I'm intrigued to see America's take on
the adaptation from videogame participation (for a few players) to
spectatorship (for a mass of 'passive' viewers). There's room for
creativity here.

Have any of you seen interesting video game commentary formats such as
the one I showed above?

Perhaps more videogames should allow players to export their gameplay
as Youtube videos.
(Halo 3 did have built-in video replayer of sorts... but doesn't
output as video)


Kevin Lim
Cyberculturalist
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Re: [videoblogging] Twin Camera

2010-01-09 Thread Kevin Lim
Wow, it's Charles Trippy  Alli Speed!
This dynamic duo has been producing Youtube vids (many interactive ones)
almost everyday. It's be so suitable for the kind of videos they shoot, but
I wonder if it's everyone's cake.

The low-distortion mic and dual cameras aren't going to make it cheap for
sure.

Here's the new product page I found:
https://www.ionaudio.com/twinvideo
(DON'T BOTHER downloading the 'product overview' PDF. It's the same
picture/info as the web site)

Incidentally ION also has a single-camera version:
https://www.ionaudio.com/videotrack

If I were to do this cheap, I'd shoot with an off-angle reflective glass so
I'd appear as a ghost image over the intended scene ;)


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On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 9:14 PM, Steve Rhodes srho...@gmail.com wrote:



 Gizmodo has a photo


 http://gizmodo.com/5442841/ion-audio-twin-video-camera-has-two-lenses-to-capture-the-action-and-your-reaction

 And here's a video from ION

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSGA6u9NYpE

 Unfortunately, the actual video from the camera is just brief shots

 --
 Steve Rhodes

 http://flickr.com/photos/ari/ photos

 http://twitter.com/tigerbeat


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Re: [videoblogging] Brief history of video compression

2010-01-04 Thread Kevin Lim
This article is awesome to me. Back in the early 90s, I was helping my dad's
publishing shop produce multimedia CD-ROMs. Breaking the 320x240 vidoe size
barrier was a dream for me, until one day I realized that pixel-doubling in
Macromedia Director didn't make the video look too bad, and it was immersive
to boot!

To help Jay explain the bottleneck, if we look at production in the lens
of video media literacy, the digital divide would look like this:

[image: 4244864841_363a04f890_o_d.jpg]

I've used this chart in my classes... it's from Knowledge of Digital Video
Manipulation Techniques and its Effect on the Preceived Credibility of
Television News by Arie Stavchansky (2006). The entire dissertation (PDF)
is available at:
http://webspace.utexas.edu/cherwitz/www/ie/samples/stavchansky.pdf



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On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 2:01 PM, Joly MacFie j...@punkcast.com wrote:



 I think what Jay was trying to say is that the development of free and
 open video codecs is hamstrung by patented algorithms.

 joly


 On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 8:10 AM, Richard Amirault 
 ramira...@verizon.netramirault%40verizon.net
 wrote:
  - Original Message -
  From: Jay dedman
  (snip)
 
  Video compression (especially proprietary) is a bottleneck
  with online video.
 
  Just the opposite ... video compression is a boon to online video. If
 there
  were no video compression there would not be any online video.
 
  Richard Amirault
  Boston, MA, USA
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  http://bostonfandom.org
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7hf9u2ZdlQ
 
 
 
  
 
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Re: [videoblogging] GoPro Hero HD wide angle action video cam

2009-12-29 Thread Kevin Lim
Hey Jules,
   I bought the GoPro camera just before they announced the HD versions, but
at least the price point didn't change. I love this little camera... it's
totally wearable, waterproof and handles most lighting situations quite
well. Worth the money.

Here's a driving scene I shot with it... also has a Xacti HD1010 video below
it, though not the best comparison:
http://theory.isthereason.com/?p=2785


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On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 10:01 AM, Julian Seery Gude jul...@exceler8.comwrote:



 I was ready Gizmag and read about the HD Hero, a new really cool wide angle
 HD video camera meant for action footage on bikes, surfboards, etc.

 The video looks awesome! I understand this model blows away the former
 competition based on the combo of HD and the amount of wide angle.

 Thought you'd like to see if in case you hadn't come across this yet.

 Their homepage starts with a surf example and rolls into a bmx bike scene.

 http://www.goprocamera.com/

 /jules

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 jul...@exceler8.com julian%40exceler8.com
 {561} 584-9088 or {skype} exceler8
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Re: [videoblogging] GoPro Hero HD wide angle action video cam

2009-12-29 Thread Kevin Lim
Ah yes, I think I was inspired by Rambo, whom I read about from this list.
He used the GoPro extensively for the canoeing trips. Enviously beautiful
videos as always Roxanne!

I got the Xacti HD1010 for the semi-pro HD cam features at under $400.
Besides being HD, the interchangeable lens and audio line-in were what I was
going for. Thing is, I've a problem managing the lighting controls in the
camera. Quite often, the shot gets too bright as I pan/track the shots, as
if it's over-compensating for white balance. I'm not sure if other folks
face the same problem, and I've been trying to find an ideal setting for it
that gives it the maximum range across video shoots. I'm not a
pro-videographer, but I need versatility, without having to fiddle in the
picture menus for every shot. Thoughts?


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On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 3:10 PM, Roxanne Darling oke...@gmail.com wrote:



 Ditto re: LOVE the GoPro cameras! We use them occasionally on Beach Walks,
 and have turned a friend who is a waterman into a great video blogger too.
 Here are some of our faves from Hawaii. We mount our cameras on canoes and
 masts to get some different perspectives, and of course Rambo from down
 under is the pioneer in this department!
 http://rambos-locker.blogspot.com/

 GoPro Videos
 Beach Walk 742 – Huli
 Heavenhttp://www.beachwalks.tv/2009/06/24/beach-walk-742-huli-heaven/
 Beach Walk 730 – Kaile Paddles to Flat
 Island
 http://www.beachwalks.tv/2009/03/10/beach-walk-730-kalile-paddles-to-flat-island/
 
 Beach Walk 632 – Island
 Adventure
 http://www.beachwalks.tv/2008/05/08/beach-walk-632-island-adventure/

 This one uses the wide angle lens:
 Opelu Sailin’ http://www.funhogs1.com/2009/12/02/opelu-surfin/
 http://www.beachwalks.tv/2009/06/24/beach-walk-742-huli-heaven/

 We have used an older Xacti - one of the first underwater versions - wish
 it
 would go more than 5' deep and the sounds on ours has crapped out. It's
 been
 a good pocket camera for weather situations tho and definitely has better
 sound than the GoPro's. You can see that it is decent even in the rain and
 wind:
 http://www.beachwalks.tv/2008/01/03/beach-walk-561-sometimes-it-is-hard/

 There is also an underwater group on Vimeo.

 Have fun - the waters are calling you!

 Aloha,

 Rox

 On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 8:11 AM, Julian Seery Gude 
 jul...@exceler8.comjulian%40exceler8.com
 wrote:


 
 
  Hey Kevin,
 
  I enjoyed your GoPro video and your site. Thanks for the link - great
  stuff.
 
  How do you like your Xacti 1010. I have a CG-10 and would like the extra
  quality, FPS and such.
 
  /jules
 
 
  On Dec 29, 2009, at 12:47 PM, Kevin Lim wrote:
 
   Hey Jules,
   I bought the GoPro camera just before they announced the HD versions,
 but
   at least the price point didn't change. I love this little camera...
 it's
   totally wearable, waterproof and handles most lighting situations quite
   well. Worth the money.
  
   Here's a driving scene I shot with it... also has a Xacti HD1010 video
  below
   it, though not the best comparison:
   http://theory.isthereason.com/?p=2785
  
   Kevin Lim
   Cyberculturalist
   http://theory.isthereason.com
   This email is: [ ] bloggable [X] ask first [ ] private
   email locator: ╔╗╔═╦╗ ║╚╣║║╚╗ ╚═╩═╩═╝
  
   On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 10:01 AM, Julian Seery Gude 
 jul...@exceler8.com julian%40exceler8.comjulian%40exceler8.com

  wrote:
  
   
   
I was ready Gizmag and read about the HD Hero, a new really cool wide
  angle
HD video camera meant for action footage on bikes, surfboards, etc.
   
The video looks awesome! I understand this model blows away the
 former
competition based on the combo of HD and the amount of wide angle.
   
Thought you'd like to see if in case you hadn't come across this yet.
   
Their homepage starts with a surf example and rolls into a bmx bike
  scene.
   
http://www.goprocamera.com/
   
/jules
   
---
Julian Seery Gude
jul...@exceler8.com julian%40exceler8.com julian%40exceler8.com
 julian%40exceler8.com

{561} 584-9088 or {skype} exceler8
LOCALNa8ion.com and exceler8.com
On the web: http://www.google.com/profiles/JulianSeeryGude
   
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  ---
 
  Julian Seery Gude
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  {561} 584-9088 or {skype} exceler8
  LOCALNa8ion.com and exceler8.com
  On the web: http://www.google.com/profiles/JulianSeeryGude
 
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 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
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Re: [videoblogging] BETA TESTERS?

2009-12-29 Thread Kevin Lim
More so than ever, companies are googling for users to review their goods.

I find that it's best not to expect folks to give you something to review.
(Seen too many bloggers begging for review samples at gadget expos)

You should be willing to buy and use it in the first place.

That said, there's no harm asking politely to see what they say.

Focus on a genre of products you enjoy reviewing, then...
Write write write, get linked linked linked, be found found found

Another Tip: A great forum post can also go a LONG way... a buddy of
mine digs deep into AV equipment and shared his experience on
http://www.avsforum.com/. He was discovered by a major tech company
who invited him sign a non-disclosure to beta-test emerging new
consumer devices.


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On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 5:33 PM, Jim Turner jtur...@onebyonemedia.com wrote:
 I  think this is a great discussion and one I heard about three years ago
 when Mommy Bloggers were talking about how they should find ways to get
 their hands on things they are already using and review them.  Is this
 history repeating?

 J

 On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 3:19 PM, David Jones david.jo...@altium.com wrote:



   Does anyone Beta test any new video sites, or cams? Any suggestions on
 how to
   meet reps or folks looking to test new technology?
  
   I have a unique perspective being a traditional professional news
 broadcast
   reporter, and experienced vlogger.

 I review (engineering) products on my video blog.
 I've found you have to build up a rep first by doing reviews on gear
 you can get your hands on. Buy and resell if you have to, it probably
 won't cost much.
 Then the manufacturers might start coming to you.

 Dave.





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 www.bloggersforhire.com
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Re: [videoblogging] BETA TESTERS?

2009-12-29 Thread Kevin Lim
Jim,
   I heard from an overseas girl-friend about the mommy bloggers
fiasco, but I'm not clear what happened. Do you have details about it?

From what I recall, there was a major meetup for mommy bloggers and
brands showed up to give them tons of freebies, which turned it into a
horrific grabfest. Folks felt ashamed by the whole incident and I
think ethical concerns were raised.

I'm sketchy as I said, and I tried googling, but lacked details.


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On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 6:02 PM, Kevin Lim brainop...@gmail.com wrote:
 More so than ever, companies are googling for users to review their goods.

 I find that it's best not to expect folks to give you something to review.
 (Seen too many bloggers begging for review samples at gadget expos)

 You should be willing to buy and use it in the first place.

 That said, there's no harm asking politely to see what they say.

 Focus on a genre of products you enjoy reviewing, then...
 Write write write, get linked linked linked, be found found found

 Another Tip: A great forum post can also go a LONG way... a buddy of
 mine digs deep into AV equipment and shared his experience on
 http://www.avsforum.com/. He was discovered by a major tech company
 who invited him sign a non-disclosure to beta-test emerging new
 consumer devices.


 Kevin Lim
 Cyberculturalist
 http://theory.isthereason.com
 This email is:   [ ] bloggable    [X] ask first   [ ] private
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 On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 5:33 PM, Jim Turner jtur...@onebyonemedia.com wrote:
 I  think this is a great discussion and one I heard about three years ago
 when Mommy Bloggers were talking about how they should find ways to get
 their hands on things they are already using and review them.  Is this
 history repeating?

 J

 On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 3:19 PM, David Jones david.jo...@altium.com wrote:



   Does anyone Beta test any new video sites, or cams? Any suggestions on
 how to
   meet reps or folks looking to test new technology?
  
   I have a unique perspective being a traditional professional news
 broadcast
   reporter, and experienced vlogger.

 I review (engineering) products on my video blog.
 I've found you have to build up a rep first by doing reviews on gear
 you can get your hands on. Buy and resell if you have to, it probably
 won't cost much.
 Then the manufacturers might start coming to you.

 Dave.





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 www.bloggersforhire.com
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Re: [videoblogging] BETA TESTERS?

2009-12-29 Thread Kevin Lim
Jim,
   Thanks for the excellent overview. It was indeed BlogHer which my friend
was referring to.

It's like a moment of media-renaissance: end-user communities, marketers,
and brands becoming fully aware of the media ecosystem, and leveraging on it
for their own ends.

Judging from the way I gather intelligence before purchasing a product, I do
find myself referring to Youtube videos more than ever to see how it works.

I can concur with you about the paradigm shift:
Few years ago, I wanted to use a Nokia cameraphone for a wearable
sousveillance project, so I approached a PR firm that I knew to be managing
their account. The PR firm was surprised, saying they were never approached
from an end-user/blogger before, mostly from client-side. They communicated
my proposal to Nokia, and approved me for sponsorship.

We're ultimately selling to ourselves, which is what brands want.


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On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 6:30 PM, Jim Turner jtur...@onebyonemedia.comwrote:



 Kevin I wouldn't call it a fiasco necessarily but more of a paradigm shift
 in the way marketing of products occurred online with users.

 The grabfest you refer to was probably BlogHer held in Chicago where every
 brand possible was trying to get their products into the hands of a blogger
 that might write about it and send them traffic links etc.

 We had a similar attempt to introduce brands to bloggers at Blog World Expo
 which was more of what we called a speed dating moment where bloggers could
 sit down with brands and see how they could collaborate. Meaning how can we
 get you to expose our products to your community.

 This is the new age of marketing in the social media world and everyone is
 falling over themselves to figure it out.

 I was referring to when the bloggers had figured out that they had leverage
 to the company brands in community and readers, or listeners or the like.

 The review products are flying off the shelves to bloggers and perhaps now
 even the video world to get them to help sale the goods.

 This is in part why the FTC has now called out the disclosure regulations
 related to review products.

 Jim


 On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 4:10 PM, Kevin Lim 
 brainop...@gmail.combrainopera%40gmail.com
 wrote:

 
 
  Jim,
  I heard from an overseas girl-friend about the mommy bloggers
  fiasco, but I'm not clear what happened. Do you have details about it?
 
  From what I recall, there was a major meetup for mommy bloggers and
  brands showed up to give them tons of freebies, which turned it into a
  horrific grabfest. Folks felt ashamed by the whole incident and I
  think ethical concerns were raised.
 
  I'm sketchy as I said, and I tried googling, but lacked details.
 
  Kevin Lim
  Cyberculturalist
  http://theory.isthereason.com
  This email is: [ ] bloggable [X] ask first [ ] private
  email locator: ╔╗╔═╦╗ ║╚╣║║╚╗ ╚═╩═╩═╝
 
  On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 6:02 PM, Kevin Lim 
  brainop...@gmail.combrainopera%40gmail.com
 brainopera%40gmail.com

  wrote:
   More so than ever, companies are googling for users to review their
  goods.
  
   I find that it's best not to expect folks to give you something to
  review.
   (Seen too many bloggers begging for review samples at gadget expos)
  
   You should be willing to buy and use it in the first place.
  
   That said, there's no harm asking politely to see what they say.
  
   Focus on a genre of products you enjoy reviewing, then...
   Write write write, get linked linked linked, be found found found
  
   Another Tip: A great forum post can also go a LONG way... a buddy of
   mine digs deep into AV equipment and shared his experience on
   http://www.avsforum.com/. He was discovered by a major tech company
   who invited him sign a non-disclosure to beta-test emerging new
   consumer devices.
  
  
   Kevin Lim
   Cyberculturalist
   http://theory.isthereason.com
   This email is: [ ] bloggable [X] ask first [ ] private
   email locator: ╔╗╔═╦╗ ║╚╣║║╚╗ ╚═╩═╩═╝
  
  
  
   On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 5:33 PM, Jim Turner 
   jtur...@onebyonemedia.comjturner%40onebyonemedia.com
 jturner%40onebyonemedia.com

  wrote:
   I think this is a great discussion and one I heard about three years
  ago
   when Mommy Bloggers were talking about how they should find ways to
 get
   their hands on things they are already using and review them. Is this
   history repeating?
  
   J
  
   On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 3:19 PM, David Jones 
   david.jo...@altium.comdavid.jones%40altium.com
 david.jones%40altium.com

  wrote:
  
  
  
 Does anyone Beta test any new video sites, or cams? Any
 suggestions
  on
   how to
 meet reps or folks looking to test new technology?

 I have a unique perspective being a traditional professional news
   broadcast
 reporter, and experienced vlogger.
  
   I review (engineering) products on my video

Re: [videoblogging] Editing iPhone 3Gs Video w. FCP

2009-12-28 Thread Kevin Lim
Hey Amani,
   Nice work with the behind-the-scenes video on the iPhone.

I've been experimenting with wearable and cameraphone videos for a
while, and the iPhone does make capturing and distributing clips as
easy as (if not easier than) a Flip cam.

My goal is to produce and distribute decently produced video around
events as quickly as possible. Traditionally I'd edit with iMovie with
minimal fuss.

More recently, I got myself several iPhone tripod solutions, inclusing
the amazing OWLE (wantOWLE.com) camera mount for $99, which act as an
iPhone stabilizer, provides a position-able external microphone, and
most importantly, a bright 37 mm wide-angle lens built for the iPhone
3GS that improves the quality of mobile video. The mounts lets you
swap lenses for the iPhone, which is insanely great.

I do find that the iPhone does manage to handle tricky lighting
scenarios better than regular pocket cams (e.g. Flip cam), due to the
our ability to tap on the picture region for camera focus. Audio gets
tricker, especially if you use an external line-in or higher quality
dock-connector microphone. I learned the hard way about interference
from the iPhone's cell signals, so I've to remember to turn on
Airplane mode next time I shoot.

Here's an example of a video interview I did where halfway through, I
had to lower the audio and put in subtitles:
http://theory.isthereason.com/?p=2832

Finally, I've been trying to work with video WITHOUT my MacBook Pro,
solely relying on the iPhone to capture, edit and distribute clips
online. I've used ReelDirector to edit videos on the iPhone (it's like
a lite iMovie) with great success, as well as several video sharing
tools such as TwitVid and Vidly. I do this mostly for the conference
sessions I capture. Friends on twitter are amazed by the speed I can
get the clips up for further discussion.


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On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 2:08 PM, theurbanreporter aman...@yahoo.com wrote:



 I'm sure some of you are already doing this, but I just edited my first video 
 podcast episode using my iPhone 3Gs.

 I'm fairly happy with the quality of the iPhone vid even after being 
 compressed.

 I added some music to the video as well, and lower thirds (Adobe Premier Pro).

 Curious how many of you are editing iPhone or Flip vid?

 If you have any questions, please ask!

 Here's the link.

 http://www.myurbanreport.com/2009/12/watch-this-edited-iphone-3gs-video/

 Cheers!

 Amani Channel
 www.myurbanreport.com
 www.visualeyemedia.com

 


Re: [videoblogging] Editing iPhone 3Gs Video w. FCP

2009-12-28 Thread Kevin Lim
Jay,
   I believe yfrog and flickr deal well with portrait videos... it's
unconventional, but I like that we get to break traditional forms.

Still, I'd like to see an iPhone video update where we get to lock-in the
video/photo orientation, especially since it's way more convenient holding
the iPhone in portrait mode.


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On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 5:39 PM, Jay dedman jay.ded...@gmail.com wrote:



 On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 2:08 PM, theurbanreporter 
 aman...@yahoo.comamani_c%40yahoo.com
 wrote:
  I'm sure some of you are already doing this, but I just edited my first
 video podcast episode using my iPhone 3Gs.
  I'm fairly happy with the quality of the iPhone vid even after being
 compressed.
  I added some music to the video as well, and lower thirds (Adobe Premier
 Pro).
  Curious how many of you are editing iPhone or Flip vid?

 I started editing my iPhone clips. Verdi made this nice tutorial to
 keep the quality high while compressing:

 http://michaelverdi.com/2009/11/21/what-the-hell/

 I also had to learn the hardway that it's best to hold the iPhone
 horizontal while recording. If not, you have a lot of tall, narrow
 video clips that mix with the horizontal clips. The tall, narrow clips
 also dont post well on Youtube.

 Jay

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Re: [videoblogging] Magma

2009-12-01 Thread Kevin Lim
Andrew,
   Must say I really enjoyed your Rocketboom Mag.ma explainer video. It's
like del.icio.us for online video.

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On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 3:00 PM, hamletphase and...@rocketboom.com wrote:



 Hey everyone, just wanted to post a link to a video on Magma. We have made
 some significant improvements to the site and its starting to catch on.

 In particular, we created an explainer video that outlines really well the
 features we have up and running so far:

 http://mag.ma/andrew/211919

 Thanks for having a look, we are always looking for feedback.

 Cheers,
 Andrew

  



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Re: [videoblogging] looks like VIMEO is pushing me to pay

2009-11-09 Thread Kevin Lim
Juan,
   Just wondering if I'm missing something here. I love Vimeo (it's like the
flickr of video), but as an infrequent videoblogger, I use blip.tv. Even
their free basic level account gives me unlimited upload video length. Why
stick with Vimeo?

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On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 4:47 PM, Juan John Cardenas jan...@hotmail.comwrote:





 you have 160.0mb for free this week...hmmm today s Monday ... I have just
 uploaded 1 videofile ..88.0 mb .I am supposed to have free 500mb..per
 week...

 waiting in line ??? ... I hate this message

 your video is in line waiting to be converted ...but we cant provide an
 accurate guess when it will start.

 Vimo PLUS members are moved to the front of this line and never have to
 wait...

 hahahha ...damn it

 __
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Re: [videoblogging] HD vs SD blog

2009-11-03 Thread Kevin Lim
Dave,
   I recently got the HD1010 as well and noticed that the auto-modes for
white balance and focus do go nutty at times. I would switch to manual mode
to have more control. You've got great lighting for your videos... that
makes a huge difference. :)

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On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 4:13 PM, David Jones david.jo...@altium.com wrote:



 For those interested, here is a my first blog in HD using the Xacti HD1010:

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jDsNe_bmtE
 (there is also some 300fps video in there too, and the intro video is
 upscaled)
 and also
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91iX5sUXrOo

 compare with the old SD Canon Optura 60 DV tape:

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUNqDK2Ryrg

 Both are shot under the same conditions, and I still have no idea how
 to use the Xacti properly.
 The same external mic isn't as good on the Xacti, but this just needs
 tweaking I think. Some 50HZ mains hum audible due to the associated
 charger cable. The outside footage uses the internal mic.

 The Xacti loses background focus sometimes when I wave my hands
 around, but otherwise is pretty good. I can probably use some fixed
 manual focus mode to avoid this?

 Note that the final HD MP4 file was created with a default 1280x720
 setting in MPEG Streamclip from a 20Mpbs MPEG2 output from Ulead Video
 Studio 12.
 Most interestingly the new HD MP4 is a good 25% less in file size than
 the old SD cam MP4 created by Ulead (125MB vs 150MB for 10min), and
 the results are still much better than the SD cam.

 For those who think HD takes up too much space, my hard drive space
 requirements have now actually dropped since going to HD. As the H.264
 files direct from the cam are smaller than the MPEG2 files from the SD
 cam. And as you can see, the final MP4 blog file is the same or
 smaller for better quality.

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[videoblogging] Eternalmoonwalk.com - amazing MJ tribute crowdsource video project

2009-07-06 Thread Kevin Lim
It's full of pop... this MJ tribute video project is clever and
amazingly executed...
http://www.eternalmoonwalk.com


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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Which cheapo Mini HD Camcorder would you buy today?

2009-07-02 Thread Kevin Lim
John,
   I've a feeling that iMovie imported it for editing in MPEG4 format
instead of DV. I've once written about how iMovie's MPEG4 video
editing format was bullshit, because it took very long to import and
quality was lacking (e.g. titles looked bad). My short writeup at
http://theory.isthereason.com/?p=705

Bottomline: Correct me if I'm wrong, but it's way better to have
iMovie import/transcode into DV format to keep everything clean.


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On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 1:54 PM, John Coffeyjimmycrackhead2...@yahoo.com wrote:


 One thing I noticed about editing clips from my Xacti E1 into iMovie 06 and
 iMovie 09 is that even though they import nicely, and cut and paste clips,
 they crap out with titles. So far, the work around is to use the Streamclip
 Mpeg app that will change clips into DV files. This makes titling work much
 better.

 John Coffey

 --- On Thu, 7/2/09, David King davidleek...@gmail.com wrote:

 From: David King davidleek...@gmail.com
 Subject: Re: [videoblogging] Re: Which cheapo Mini HD Camcorder would you
 buy today?
 To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com
 Date: Thursday, July 2, 2009, 11:50 AM

 It's not an HDFlip - it's the Flip Ultra that shoots SD video. Still willing
 to send a clip if the model of my Flip doesn't change anything... gotta love
 codecs!

 David Lee King
 davidleeking. com - blog
 davidleeking. com/etc - videoblog
 twitter | skype: davidleeking

 On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 10:47 AM, ryanne hodson ryanne.hodson@
 gmail.comwrote:

 david
 are you using the HD flip?
 i have the little Mino and imovie 09 just does not see any of those clips
 (sees Xacti clips aplenty)
 and i know i've installed the codec.
 do you have a small clip you can send me? i'd love to see if my imovie
 will
 see your clips.
 -ryanne

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 On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 10:36 AM, David King davidleeking@ gmail.com
 wrote:

 
 
  I haven't tested in FCP (I have FCE, but not FCP and haven't tested it
  in
  FCE either), so not sure there. But with iMovie, no extra transcoding
 steps
  - just what I've listed. I don't have to use mpgstreamclip or
  anything...
 
 
  David Lee King
  davidleeking. com - blog
  davidleeking. com/etc - videoblog
  twitter | skype: davidleeking
 
  On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 9:15 AM, Jay dedman jay.ded...@gmail. com
 jay.dedman% 40gmail.com 
  wrote:
 
Checking the 3ivx thing - on your Flip, double click the icon to
open
  up
   the
folder, open the System folder, open the Install folder ... and
 install
   the
macintosh 3ivx installer. There's one for Windows, too - so it works
  with
Windows Movie Maker. That's what I installed to make it work.
  
   Just so we're clearyou can import your Flip video clips into
   iMovie 09 and FCP without any transcoding?
  
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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Which cheapo Mini HD Camcorder would you buy today?

2009-07-01 Thread Kevin Lim
Mark my words... iPhoneHD.

iPhone 3GS video chipset already handles 720p, so it's a matter of time :P


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On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 10:08 AM, Julian Seery Gudejul...@exceler8.com wrote:


 LOL. Bill - you know that's exactly what I've been tossing and turning
 about! I know I need/want the 30fps mobile video of the iPhone 3GS but I
 love the idea of HD from watching all that pretty footage on Vimeo. I'd like
 to do both but the misses would have my head! :-)

 Julian

 --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Julian Seery Gude jul...@...
 wrote:

 I'd love your take on the best cheap Mini HD camcorder.

 Here are the contenders as far as I can tell (please add on your fave if
 you prefer it over these)

 - Flip Ultra HD
 - Flip Mino HD
 - Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG10
 - Kodak Zi6

 I admit I like the pistol grip form factor of the Xacti and prefer both
 the Kodak/Xacti because you can use your own memory card. BUT, I've watched
 videos' on Vimeo where the Flips having better video quality and low light
 performance. What about sound quality? The Flip's seem to do poorly in this
 area?

 Thanks

 Julian


 


Re: [videoblogging] Re: Which cheapo Mini HD Camcorder would you buy today?

2009-07-01 Thread Kevin Lim
I'm intrigued by the price/performance of Xacti CG10. Several wins for
it, including video directly importable into iMovie without any
conversion (true?).

One distinguishing feature between low-cost (Flips) vs. mid-ranged HD
cameras is the image stabilization (IS) feature. Xacti CG10 cheats by
using digital stabilization (is it still decent?). An optical IS
feature would be a big deal if you enjoy shooting casual video
handheld.

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On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 9:15 PM, Jay dedmanjay.ded...@gmail.com wrote:


 I just recently bought the Xacti CG10. It's a nice little camera. I shot
 my latest video on it - http://www.disposablemedia.ca No filters on that
 video and the audio is as is. Only thing I did with it was cross-fades.
 I'm not a fan of the Flips. Hate the brick style form factor. The pistol
 grip on the Xacti is great though.

 I agree that the flip cameras are good and cheap. Great recommendation
 especially for someone buying a camera for an organization.

 But the new Xacti CG10 is almost as inexpensive: http://bit.ly/r4lu8
 As everyone says, the pistol grip is really the thing. I also love how
 the camera turns on immediately on flipping open the screen. Its the
 perfect pocket camera. Takes great photos as well.

 Jay

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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Which cheapo Mini HD Camcorder would you buy today?

2009-07-01 Thread Kevin Lim
David,
   Saw your digital photographs. Your Xacti CG10 seems to add a lot of
image sharpening, so it feels like edgy HDR. Did you post-process
them? No matter the camera, you've got great sense of composition. :)

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On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 9:52 PM, David Howelltaoofda...@gmail.com wrote:


 I'm no where near a good photographer however I'm pretty impressed with the
 images the CG10 takes.

 I took these today with it here in town - http://bit.ly/18tp57

 I had the camera set on widescreen. There's also a setting for 4:3 ratio at
 a higher resolution than what these are. Still...pretty good.

 I shot a bunch of video while I was there as well. We'll see what I can come
 up with from what I got.

 David
 http://www.disposablemedia.ca

 --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman jay.ded...@... wrote:

  I just recently bought the Xacti CG10. It's a nice little camera. I shot
  my latest video on it - http://www.disposablemedia.ca No filters on that
  video and the audio is as is. Only thing I did with it was cross-fades.
  I'm not a fan of the Flips. Hate the brick style form factor. The pistol
  grip on the Xacti is great though.

 I agree that the flip cameras are good and cheap. Great recommendation
 especially for someone buying a camera for an organization.

 But the new Xacti CG10 is almost as inexpensive: http://bit.ly/r4lu8
 As everyone says, the pistol grip is really the thing. I also love how
 the camera turns on immediately on flipping open the screen. Its the
 perfect pocket camera. Takes great photos as well.

 Jay

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 http://jaydedman.com
 http://twitter.com/jaydedman
 917 371 6790


 


Re: [videoblogging] iphone 3gs video testing so far

2009-06-23 Thread Kevin Lim
BTW, one of my favorite apps for the iPhone 3G and 3GS is PixelPipe (it's free).

PixelPipe 1.4.1 now lets you push video to more social networks/ media
sharing sites, not just Youtube. I've been using it to simulcast
photos to twitter and flickr on my 3G, and I'm now psyched that I can
do something similar for video. For services like twitter, it
apparently uploads video as .mov to its own pixelpipe server.

As seen on their blog:
http://blog.pixelpipe.com/2009/06/19/publishing-video-directly-from-the-iphone-3g-s-and-pixelpipe-1-4-1/

Publish video directly from the phone to over 40 services, Apple
provides upload to mobile.me and YouTube however we include Facebook,
Twitter, 12Seconds.tv. Flickr, blip.tv, Vimeo, Photobucket and a bunch
more.

Video upload support for the following: Acrobat.com, blip.tv, box.net,
Buzznet, Dailymotion, Dropshots, drop.io, Email, Facebook, Flickr,
FotoTime, Friendfeed, FTP, Hyves.net, identi.ca*, imeem, ipernity,
Jaiku*, Kewego, Kodak Gallery, kwippy*, Kyte.tv, Moby Pictures,
mobile.me, Nokia Ovi, Phanfare, Photobucket, Picasa, Ping.fm*, Plerb*,
Plurk*, Radar, Revver, Seesmic, Smugmug, TinyPic, Twitter*, Tumblr,
Viddler, vimeo, Vox, YouAre, YouTube.

Just note the bug where video thumbnails won't show up in the app.
They know about it.


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On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 10:36 AM, Jay dedmanjay.ded...@gmail.com wrote:


 Y'all might be interested in my rambling blog post about video on the new
 iPhone 3GS - it's here:
 http://www.davidleeking.com/2009/06/22/playing-with-iphone-3gs-video/

 Verdi just told me that the iPhone only lets you email a 45 second
 video, BUT you can upload to Youtube as big as you want.

 Verdi also said that blip currently won't accept iPhone videos through
 email.

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Re: [videoblogging] iphone 3gs video testing so far

2009-06-23 Thread Kevin Lim
On a related note, it's finally happened... a news broadcast produced
from the iPhone 3GS.

With the exception of Final Cut Pro being used for editing, the video
was shot using the iPhone's improved camera while voice-overs were
done using the iPhone's Voice Memos application.

CBS4 News director, Adrienne Roark, intended to make television
history, so you be the judge.

New iPhone Good Enough For The Evening News
- Watch CBS4 Producer Shoots Story On New iPhone 3G S
http://cbs4.com/local/iphone.Apple.Gio.2.1054634.html

[I hope someone makes a basic video editing app for the iPhone!]

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On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 1:44 PM, Michael Verdimichaelve...@gmail.com wrote:


 Thanks for the pixelpipe tip. I just used it to send video to blip
 (and then have blip put the link on twitter). Pretty cool.

 - Verdi

 On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 10:50 AM, Kevin Limbrainop...@gmail.com wrote:
 BTW, one of my favorite apps for the iPhone 3G and 3GS is PixelPipe (it's
 free).

 PixelPipe 1.4.1 now lets you push video to more social networks/ media
 sharing sites, not just Youtube. I've been using it to simulcast
 photos to twitter and flickr on my 3G, and I'm now psyched that I can
 do something similar for video. For services like twitter, it
 apparently uploads video as .mov to its own pixelpipe server.

 As seen on their blog:

 http://blog.pixelpipe.com/2009/06/19/publishing-video-directly-from-the-iphone-3g-s-and-pixelpipe-1-4-1/


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 http://michaelverdi.com

 


Re: [videoblogging] iphone 3gs video testing so far

2009-06-22 Thread Kevin Lim
David,
   Nice elaborate post! :)

Frankly speaking, I upgraded to the latest iPhone for the camera! The
auto-focus and auto white balance of the iPhone 3GS camera are great,
and you can massage the focus by touching on specific subjects on
screen. As you've noted, I too love the decent macro feature.

I agree with the video orientation being a slight issue. I find that
the sensor can't pick the proper orientation if you're shooting video
in odd angles such as overhead view, common in most product review
videos. Hopefully we can get to lock-in the orientation before
shooting in future firmware updates.

Trimming videos on the iPhone is a breeze, and I do wish we could copy
and paste segments between clips. That would make the iPhone the
easiest, powerful mobile video editing smartphone.

Unlike the flip video cameras, the gamechanger for me is the ability
to shoot, edit and upload decent video quality immediately on the
move. While uploading videos to Youtube is simple, Youtube's lengthy
process time (from adding description, encoding, verifying content
signature) makes me shun it towards more quicker sharing systems like
YFrog.us. I shot and uploaded this example mobile video tweet using
Twittelator Pro: http://yfrog.us/14cflz

If the #IranElection has shown us anything, it's about the trifecta of
being in the right place, right time, right network. For the longest
time, I've had too many interesting videos that never saw the light of
day because they were left forgotten in the pile of hard drives.

Finally, the iPhone 3GS actually uses an ARM chipset capable of 720p
video, but it's not enabled in software. Won't be surprised if the
next iPhone would be dubbed iPhone HD.


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On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 5:17 PM, David Kingdavidleek...@gmail.com wrote:


 Y'all might be interested in my rambling blog post about video on the new
 iPhone 3GS - it's here:
 http://www.davidleeking.com/2009/06/22/playing-with-iphone-3gs-video/

 The video quality is not too shabby - reports are saying it's about as good
 as video on the non-HD Flip camera. I'm still a bit confused about the whole
 landscape vs vertical mode... sometimes I SWEAR I'm shooting in landscape
 mode ... but when I upload the video to YouTube, it's flipped it to vertical
 mode. Same with iPhoto and iMovie ... but not all the time.

 Anyway - check out my post! Anyone else get the new iphone? What do YOU
 think of its video capabilities?

 David Lee King
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 davidleeking.com/etc - videoblog
 twitter | skype: davidleeking

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Re: Re: [videoblogging] 246 messages in February

2009-03-05 Thread Kevin Lim
Well, isn't this a good thing?

What's once fringe yet legitimately useful would naturally move
towards the center.

I remember writing my own RSS xml feed for media enclosures during the
advent of podcasting. Now folks don't even need to know what a
audio/video podcast is to start one. Same dilemma of us driving cars,
but not understanding every part that goes into making it. It's all
blackboxed now.

Even though I only discovered this mailing list late into the game, I
see this group as having more signal than noise. That filter is
priceless.

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On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 3:58 PM,  x...@xeni.net wrote:
 Hello -- This is my email autoresponder speaking. I'm traveling in some
 not-very-connected parts of Africa through March 16. I will be checking
 email and voicemail as often as circumstances permit, but responses will be
 much slower.

 If you need a fast response and you're contacting me about Boing Boing Video
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 If your inquiry involves Boing Boing blog business, please contact David
 Pescovitz (da...@pesco.net).

 Blog post content pitches are always preferred via our web-based form, and I
 won't be blogging much on the road, other than what's on the road.

 If you need to reach my agent about a speaking engagement, TV or something
 like that, you'd want George Ruiz (gr...@icmtalent.com) or Nick Khan
 (nk...@icmtalent.com).

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Re: [videoblogging] new Wordpress Video plugin

2009-02-18 Thread Kevin Lim
Interesting how Automatic's plugin description notes how This plugin
can also be used as the foundation for a video startup company.

Just as there's Ning.com as an open version of Facebook, perhaps this
might be the open version of Youtube.


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On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 12:50 PM, Jay dedman jay.ded...@gmail.com wrote:
 we've recently talked about the hassle of using Wordpress as a
 blogging platform.
 Yes, if you want a hands off experience either pay for a Typepad.com
 account...or use Blogger.com for free.

 But Wordpress seems to be embracing video with every year. Automatic
 (company that runs wordpress.com)has put out a plugin for video
 architecture:
 http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpresscom-video-server/
 It's for folks who want to build their own video site using Wordpress
 Multi-User.

 We used to have more coders in this community who would use tools like
 this. I think the rise and fall of creators, business folks, and
 developers are cyclical in this group.

 Jay

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Re: [videoblogging] No Photo Ban in Subways, Yet an Arrest

2009-02-18 Thread Kevin Lim
Is there any legal article for photographers to cite, that's made into
something wallet-sized? Some policemen can be reasoned with if we play
nice. I wouldn't say bet your paycheck, but rather I know you're
doing your job.

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On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 5:43 PM, Tim Street 1timstr...@gmail.com wrote:
 Thanks for sharing that.

 Tim Street
 1timstr...@gmail.com
 http://1timstreet.com/blog
 http://twitter.com/1timstreet

 On Feb 18, 2009, at 2:40 PM, Rupert wrote:

 From :
 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/18/nyregion/18about.html?_r=3

 No Photo Ban in Subways, Yet an Arrest
 By JIM DWYER
 Published: February 17, 2009

 In the map of New York's most forsaken places, it would be hard to
 top the Freeman Street stop on the No. 2 line in the Bronx, late on a
 February afternoon. Around 4:30 last Thursday, Robert Taylor stood on
 the station's elevated platform, taking a picture of a train.

 A few buildings in place, he noted. Nice little cloud cover
 overhead. I usually use them as wallpaper on my computer.

 Finished with his camera, Mr. Taylor, 30, was about to board the
 train when a police officer called to him. He stepped back from the
 train.

 The cop wanted my ID, and I showed it to him, Mr. Taylor said. He
 told me I couldn't take the pictures. I told him that's not true,
 that the rules permitted it. He said I was wrong. I said, 'I'm
 willing to bet your paycheck.' 

 Mr. Taylor was right. The officer was enforcing a nonexistent rule.
 And if recent experience is any guide, one paycheck won't come close
 to covering what a wrongful arrest in this kind of case could cost
 the taxpayers.

 Twice in the last five years, the Metropolitan Transportation
 Authority proposed a ban on photography in the subways as an
 antiterrorism measure. And in 2007, the city proposed severe
 restrictions on filming in the city streets, but retreated when
 visual artists and activists gathered 26,000 signatures on petitions
 of opposition within a few weeks.

 Both times that the transportation authority tried to ban
 photography, it, too, dropped the idea because of opposition. Even
 so, people taking pictures in the subways are regularly stopped by
 the police and asked to let the officers see their images or to
 delete them.

 They don't have to do that, and it's completely unlawful to ask them
 to delete them, said Chris Dunn, a lawyer with the New York Civil
 Liberties Union. But it comes with the explicit or implicit threat
 of arrest. It's a constant problem.

 Mr. Taylor — a college student and an employee of a transportation
 agency that he did not want to identify — said he had been stopped
 before when taking pictures, but without problems.

 Not this time.

 I said, 'According to the rules of conduct, we are allowed to take
 pictures,'  Mr. Taylor said. I showed him the rules — they're
 bookmarked on my BlackBerry.

 Rule 1050.9 (c) of the state code says, Photography, filming or
 video recording in any facility or conveyance is permitted except
 that ancillary equipment such as lights, reflectors or tripods may
 not be used.

 Then a police sergeant arrived.

 He tells me that their rules and the transit rules are different,
 Mr. Taylor said. I tell him, 'If you feel I'm wrong, give me a
 summons and I'll see everyone in court.' The sergeant told them to
 arrest me.

 In handcuffs, Mr. Taylor was delivered to the Transit District 12
 police station, and a warrant check was run. They were citing 9/11,
 said Mr. Taylor, whose encounter was described on a blog by the
 photographer Carlos Miller. Of course, 9/11 is serious. I said:
 'Let's be real. We're in the Bronx on the 2 train. Let's be for real
 here. Come on.' 

 Before he was uncuffed, he got a batch of summonses.

 The first was for taking photos from the s/b plat of incoming
 outgoing trains without authority to do so, abbreviating southbound
 platform. It cited Rule 1050.9 (c).

 The second was for disorderly conduct, which consisted of addressing
 the officers in an unreasonable voice.

 And the third was for impeding traffic — on a platform that is
 about 10,000 square feet. I don't know if you can impede traffic
 with 15 people per hour coming on the station, Mr. Taylor said.

 LAST year, the city settled a lawsuit with a medical student who was
 using his vacation to photograph every subway stop. He got through
 five before an officer handcuffed him and detained him for about 20
 minutes. With legal fees, the cost to the city was $31,501 — more
 than $1,500 a minute.

 In the case of Mr. Taylor, the officers misinterpreted the rules
 concerning photography, said Paul J. Browne, the Police Department's
 chief spokesman. The Transit Adjudication Board is being notified
 that summons was issued in error, resulting in its dismissal.

 However, the police will press on with charges of impeding traffic

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Micropayments (part 81)

2009-02-12 Thread Kevin Lim
Since it's related to micropayments, Joi Ito twittered that Youtube is
implementing Creative Commons as well as Google Checkout for Youtube
partners to sell video downloads! We previously discussed how they
would likely not do it, but looks like they just did!

http://www.youtube.com/blog?entry=Mp1pWVLh3_Y


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On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 9:06 AM, liza jean dared...@gmail.com wrote:
 we here at dyna-flix.com, being ever the contrarians, just had our
 best ever month of sales. most of which comes in $5 individual
 transactions. we have as yet to have any relations with advertisers.

 --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Brook Hinton bhin...@...
 wrote:


 Free is a right is, for
 better or worse, the mantra of the generation coming up now, and
 one can't
 bend reality, only innovate within/around it .

 best of luck convinvcing all parties concerned to make your life
 free. this can only be achieved by refusing to validate someone
 else's expense. anyone who hopes to be comfortable for the next 10
 years had best be willing to get their hands dirty in the old
 fashioned way of making something new.

 micheal moorecock wrote some lovely books - 'dancers at the end of
 time'- about what people want after thousands of years of everything
 being free. you might like it.

 


Re: [videoblogging] Re: Tricorn Live Now

2009-02-07 Thread Kevin Lim
Excellent finds guys! Since hands-on impacts learning, these tools
might be something I'd unleash on students.

In line with political video remixing, the most mainstream engine
I've seen so far is http://remixamerica.org/


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On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 11:55 AM, Steve Watkins st...@dvmachine.com wrote:
 I like VDMX.

 There is also quartz composer on the mac, free apple developer tool, though
 a bit
 complex for many.

 On Windows there are plenty, Resolume Avenue 3 is quite interesting:

 http://www.resolume.com/

 Cheers

 Steve Elbows

 --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Brook Hinton bhin...@... wrote:

 Some entry-level video mixing software: www.neuromixer.com.
 Like most of this software, though, precise editing (to points within
 clips)
 and region definition in real time is difficult to impossible due to poor
 cueing tools.

 On the mac side and on the higher end, Modul8 (www.garagecube.com) and
 vdmx
 (www.vidvox.net) pretty much own the field, unless you are into building
 your own, in which case look at Isadora (www.troikatronix.com) and
 Max/Msp/Jitter (www.cycling74.com).

 There is also an open source system but I'm blanking on the name right
 now.

 Brook

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Re: [videoblogging] Tricorn Live Now

2009-02-06 Thread Kevin Lim
Speaking about video remixing, does anyone know of entry-level tools
to get into video remixing as well? What do you think Wreck and
Salvage use for their work?

Most I've seen involve live video mixing software, VJamm 3 or modul8.
Here's a great (vintage) video of Matt Black from Coldcut talking
about his Coldcut live gigging setup - note this is using the old
VJamm 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II_2KKYlEMQ

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On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 1:09 AM, Irina irina...@gmail.com wrote:
 can someone twitter it when its up next time so i can retwitter it?

 On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 5:42 PM, Rupert rup...@fatgirlinohio.org wrote:

 I don't think anybody has publicised this here, so I should.
 Wreck and Salvage's hour long Live show, Tricorn, is now in progress at
 http://wreckandsalvage.com/tricorn
 and it's beautiful

 Rupert
 http://twittervlog.tv/

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Re: [videoblogging] More than 10 minutes

2009-01-23 Thread Kevin Lim
10min limit on Youtube, while unlimited time on the now defunked
Google Video. Explains why there were even entire foreign movies
posted on Google Video.

Isn't it interesting how high capacity system would naturally be
used to share commercial material? Even Justin.tv as a live streaming
service has been used to illegally relay live sporting events from TV.


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On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 9:07 AM, Jay dedman jay.ded...@gmail.com wrote:
 On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 7:48 AM, Matthew Milam mmila...@gmail.com wrote:
 I think the problem with videos more than 10 minutes is that alot of
 people, especially videobloggers who simply talk, get bored after awhile.

 Back in the day,Youtube instituted the 10 minute policy for several reasons.
 yes, Im sure they rationalized that a 30 minute video of someone
 talking could be boring.
 But more importantly...it prohibited people from posting entire
 Simpson episodes (22 minutes long).
 There was a time when this was their biggest problem.

 Jay

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Re: [videoblogging] Spot.Us

2009-01-22 Thread Kevin Lim
Hello Kara,
   Glad to see Spot.us making rounds.

This community funded news reporting venture explores both the
future of journalism and social entrepreneurship, so I hope it gains
footing in SF. Hopefully the idea makes its way across other cities,
but I'd ultimately be excited to see a similar model adopted in third
world countries for better news representation. This would totally
compliment Global Voices Online.

Which reminds me, I've got an interview with David Cohn waiting to be
edited and shared.

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On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 3:31 PM, Adam Warner awarne...@yahoo.com wrote:
 Great project, it's blogged...

 http://oneeyedview.com/community-funded-reporting-spotus

 Adam W. Warner
 http://wordpressmodder.org

 



 
 From: Kara Andrade kara.andr...@gmail.com
 To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com
 Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 3:18:52 PM
 Subject: [videoblogging] Spot.Us

 Thank you Jay for referring to SpotUs!

 It¹s a pleasure and honor to be on this group list off and on for a few
 years and to see our organization, just launched in Nov 2008, mentioned! I'm
 grateful for the opportunity because we are currently working on funding two
 stories, one of them a video story on Oscar Grant, the one mentioned
 http://spot. us/pitches/ 101.

 We could really use more support from the community. Here's the e-mail we've
 been sending out. If there's any way for all of you to help us by sending
 e-mail blasts to anyone that you think might be interested we would be
 sincerely appreciative! Since we're a platform and a tool for the community,
 it's really the community we count on to drive what we do!

 Thanks everybody!
 --
 KARA ANDRADE | ONLINE COMMUNITY ORGANIZER
 SPOT.US: www.spot.us
 33 Pearl Street #12 | san francisco ca 94103
 t: 510.384.0788
 k...@spot.us

 Dear Spot.Us Supporters,

 Spot.Us is at it again! This time it is for a cause that is as old as civic
 journalism itself: the struggle between authority and those who are
 violently stricken down by authority.

 As many know, Oscar Grant III was fatally shot by a BART police officer on
 New Years eve 2008 at the Fruitvale train station in Oakland, Calif. The
 subsequent protests and riots proved just how potent the subject of race and
 power is in Oakland. It is no surprise that our investigation into the
 Oakland Police department (ongoing) was funded by so many concerned and
 generous citizens in Oakland only four days before this shooting.

 We are writing to you now because we believe the young man and father, Oscar
 Grant, deserves to have his story told. It's an issue that concerns the
 Oakland community and affects us all.

 Who was Oscar Grant? How does this play out in the history of race as a
 palpable subject in Oakland?

 Learn More and Take Action! - http://spot. us/pitches/ 101

 Your small donation is an investment in community-driven reporting.

 There are countless untold stories in the Bay Area, from Oscar Grants death
 to the phasing out of Oakland schools (another Spot.Us pitch) and they need
 your support.

 Journalism can make a difference - in some situations, it can be the legacy
 of a man fatally shot down before his time. Lets make sure his story is
 told.

 Your small donation will go towards the short documentary about Oscar Grant.

 Learn More and Take Action! - http://spot. us/pitches/ 101

 Sincerely,

 The Spot.Us Team

 David Cohn - Director

 Kara Andrade - Online Community Organizer

 3a.
 Money will come to you
 Posted by: Jay dedman jay.ded...@gmail. com kinshasa2000
 Wed Jan 21, 2009 4:27 pm (PST)

 We cringe and argue about money and videoblogging often on this list.
 (probably because it's important and always in our face)

 Here's an example of community funded media projects:
 http://spot. us/pitches/ 101
 David Cohn has done a great job making the site usuable.

 I've said before that I think the same thing can happen for anyone's
 videoblog.
 If you are creating video projects that people care about, they will fund
 it.
 You got to hustle just like with anything...but I think it's a great
 alternative to straight up advertising.

 Notice that this is more than a Paypal Button on the sidebar.
 You must actually create a Pitch with a clear explanation of the
 project, who you are, deliverables, a specific monetary goal, and a
 timeframe.

 You probably wont get rich doing this, but you'll make the projects
 you love and building a body of work.
 You'll also know if anyone cares since they'll be putting their money
 where their mouth is.

 Jay

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Re: [videoblogging] More than 10 minutes

2009-01-22 Thread Kevin Lim
I could try if you like. I still have Director status when Youtube
first handed them out. Uploaded a 19min video some Macworlds ago, but
haven't really exceeded 10min since.

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On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 12:42 AM, @sull sullele...@gmail.com wrote:
 part 1 and part 2 ?

 On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 8:47 PM, Rupert rup...@fatgirlinohio.org wrote:

 Apparently if you were approved as a Director before they reduced the
 limit for Directors, you can still upload long videos.
 Has anybody here retained that superpower?!
 Jay and Ryanne have a fantastic 20 minute video that *needs* to be
 available on YouTube so it can get wider viewing.
 http://ryanishungry.com/2009/01/21/home-birth-diy-labor-and-delivery/

 If not, Jay, you could upload it in 2 parts. Before birth and after...?

 Rupert
 http://twittervlog.tv


 On 22-Jan-09, at 5:32 PM, Jay dedman wrote:

 Is there anyway to upload a video longer than 10 minutes on Youtube?
 I know in the old days, you could become a Director.
 But is there anyway around this limitation?

 Jay

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 Rupert
 http://twittervlog.tv/
 Creative Mobile Filmmaking
 Shot, edited and sent with my Nokia N93

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Re: [videoblogging] YouTube adds Click To Download

2009-01-16 Thread Kevin Lim
Great! As Lessig mentioned, there are many tools for downloading
Youtube videos, but this take a cue from the open government Obama
is said to bring in. I'm just glad for fellow teachers and students,
Youtube is adding utility to education.

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On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 5:14 PM, Rupert rup...@fatgirlinohio.org wrote:
 YouTube in basic-feature-adding shock!
 (but only for selected videos)

 On 16-Jan-09, at 1:42 PM, schlomo rabinowitz wrote:

 Hey all
 This is awesome and about time!

 http://www.lessig.org/blog/2009/01/really_great_news_from_youtube.html

 Schlomo Rabinowitz
 http://schlomo.tv - finally moving to wordpress
 http://hatfactory.net - relaxed coworking
 AIM:schlomochat

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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Video: Your day in moments

2009-01-04 Thread Kevin Lim
Hey Jay, Adrian and Susan,
   I like the interval approach for otherwise lengthy videos. Chunking
is a good idea; like a moving thumbnail. In a way, mydayyesterday
flickr group bootstraps flickr into something like 12second.tv. In
addition, I know users can drop photos as comments, but can they drop
flickr video as comments too? If so, then we might have a short but
entirely usable seesmic clone too ;)

Not entirely related, but this might change the way I record first
person video as a personal memory prosthetic. I'm trying to see if I
can use my wearable video camera outfit to capture my daily life, so I
will never forget. Steve Mann's glogging community are doing the same
thing with cameraphones [1], as they approach this from an
equiveillance perspective [2]

I've recently shared a 17min demo of how / why I do record my life as
completely as possible [3], and as you can guess, cataloguing and
searching through lengthy videos is still something I'm researching.
Right now I've tried tagging keyframes using services like Viddler,
but I might resort to using a thumbnail generator with hourly
intervals so I can quickly browse through them (as inspired in this
email thread).

Sorry I'm I'm going off tangent; just thinking out loud. :)

[1] http://glogger.mobi
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equiveillance
[3] http://theory.isthereason.com/?p=2375

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On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 9:04 PM, Susan kityk...@gmail.com wrote:
 Remember these, Jay?
 http://vlog.kitykity.com/?cat=14
 Hope life is treating you all well :)
 Susan

 --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman jay.ded...@... wrote:

 Steve Garfield pointed out this new Flickr group:
 http://flickr.com/groups/mydayyesterday/

 Shoot video throughout a day in your life, then put it together and
 upload
 it the next day. Don't add any music or sound effects, just use what the
 camera recorded.
 It's easy. DO IT.

 I love this kind of simplicity. I'm always surprised how much these
 mundane
 moments show especially as time passes.

 Jay

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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Video: Your day in moments

2009-01-04 Thread Kevin Lim
Adrian,
   I think the (1) micro-thumbnail poster approach is more viable than
the (2) interval video approach, because I can still scrub through my
captured video anyway. A lot of web video service can generate
thumbnails, but does anyone know of a desktop app that can do that?
Perhaps an Applescript / Quicktime SMIL guru here?

Such an app could be useful for those of us who videoblog as well ;)

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On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 10:22 PM, Adrian Miles adrian.mi...@rmit.edu.au wrote:
 what you need is something that pulls a frame out of video at
 nominated interval, sets its duration, and edits them together to get
 a poster movie (a sort of micro poster movie). So you could, for
 example:

 tell the app to grab a frame at every 5 minutes, for that frame to
 have a duration of a second, and to paste it to the poster movie. (I
 had a project that did this using applescript that worked reasonably
 well at the time). You could of course grab a frame very minute, for
 half a second and so on. This would build a small movie that just had
 stills (though there's no reason you could not tell it to grab a
 second of video every 5 minutes, which in many ways would be more
 elegant) and when you played it you'd get a sense of the material.

 part two would be to make sure that each clip you take (the fragments)
 has enough data that when clicked on it would take you to that point
 in the actual clip.

 On 05/01/2009, at 2:13 PM, Kevin Lim wrote:

 I've recently shared a 17min demo of how / why I do record my life as
 completely as possible [3], and as you can guess, cataloguing and
 searching through lengthy videos is still something I'm researching.
 Right now I've tried tagging keyframes using services like Viddler,
 but I might resort to using a thumbnail generator with hourly
 intervals so I can quickly browse through them (as inspired in this
 email thread).

 cheers
 Adrian Miles
 adrian.mi...@rmit.edu.au
 bachelor communication honours coordinator
 vogmae.net.au

 


Re: [videoblogging] Re: Video: Your day in moments

2009-01-04 Thread Kevin Lim
Adrian,
   Looking forward to it :)

Archive.org seems to generate thumbnails from uploaded video as
independent jpegs, which I've stitched together as a cover poster for
previous videos. A quick and dirty way might also be to simply grab a
screenshot of video thumbnails generated from within your video
editing program, where you can even set the intervals of the clips.


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On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 10:51 PM, Adrian Miles adrian.mi...@rmit.edu.au wrote:
 applescript can do it, don't need SMIL if you don't want to. I'll ask
 a former student of mine who is doing a lot of web video stuff, might
 be able to get him to make something

 On 05/01/2009, at 2:30 PM, Kevin Lim wrote:

 I think the (1) micro-thumbnail poster approach is more viable than
 the (2) interval video approach, because I can still scrub through my
 captured video anyway. A lot of web video service can generate
 thumbnails, but does anyone know of a desktop app that can do that?
 Perhaps an Applescript / Quicktime SMIL guru here?


 cheers
 Adrian Miles
 adrian.mi...@rmit.edu.au
 bachelor communication honours coordinator
 vogmae.net.au

 


Re: [videoblogging] Video Metrics

2008-12-11 Thread Kevin Lim
Hello Beth,
   That's a great question on viewership metrics. I wish to know as well. :)

I'm not as experienced as the folks here, but as a budding
videoblogger (51 episodes), I use the no. of  views from each video
service (Youtube, Vimeo, Blip.tv) as well as Feedburner counts as my
metric. Trackbacks and embeds would be indicators of true interest in
my videos.

My main channel is http://theorycast.blip.tv

Lately there are syndication services which I've started to use which
compile viewership across video services more conveniently, in
particular TubeMongul.com. Only problem is that tubemongul isn't easy
to upload content; I keep running into errors.

Incidentally, they just introduced a new feature which provides even
more stats easily. Here's their email announcement:

-
INTRODUCING TUBEMOGUL INPLAY: RICH STATS FROM YOUR VIDEO PLAYER

We are proud to announce the launch of TubeMogul InPlay, a suite of
patent-pending video tracking tools that can be set up in any Flash
player (including platform players like Brightcove) within minutes.
TubeMogul InPlay is part of our Premium service and is made possible
by our recent acquisition of in-depth video analytics startup
Illumenix.

Now, anyone hosting their own Flash video or using a platform player
like Brightcove can track metrics like:
- Viewed-Minutes
- Embedded Views
- Geographics
- Per-Stream Quality
- More...

See http://www.tubemogul.com/about/inplay.php
-

I know I'm just scratching the surface with how videobloggers track
viewership, so I'd love to hear what others use as well. :)


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On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 6:50 PM, Beth Kanter b...@bethkanter.org wrote:
 Hey folks,

 I'm doing some research for a workshop on social media ROI/metrics and
 wanted to include an overview of what's best practices and tools for video.

 Would appreciate answers to the following:

 * What metrics are typically tracked for social media video - either video
 blogging or user-generated video to help you improve your work or
 demonstrate impact?
 * What are the 3-5 best blog posts about the use of video metrics?
 * Is there a list of video metrics analytics tools or some comparison of
 what video metrics are available at the different hosting sites?

 Beth

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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Youtube enables Creative Commons!

2008-11-25 Thread Kevin Lim
That's a neat post by Chris Messina.

Creative Commons is something that helps us as amateur/indie creators
thrive, but until the mainstream media conglomerates adopt it
themselves (even from a marketing angle), there's little motivation
for them for going the extra mile of respecting CC.

Till today, do they see Creative Commons as their friend or enemy?

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On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 5:27 PM, Steve Garfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Yes.

 When TV stations use YouTube videos and credit, YouTube Video, they are
 disrespecting
 the creator.

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 Wouldn't it be great if TV programs had to give proper attribution to
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Re: [videoblogging] blip.tv supports iphone player embeds

2008-11-24 Thread Kevin Lim
Neat! I've been iPhone-enabling my entire blog using three WordPress
plugins, including one which lets my blip.tv videos play on the
iPhone. I've made a videocast of the experience...

theorycast.44 :: How to iPhone-ize Your WordPress Blog
http://theory.isthereason.com/?p=2274

In this episode of theorycast, I'll showcase Dale's amazing WPtouch
plugin for an iPhone client theme, his Blip.it iPhone handler for
mobile video playback, as well as the WPhone Admin Plugin so you can
blog in true iPhone style.


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[videoblogging] Live video production with BoinxTV (pre-release Mac app)

2008-10-02 Thread Kevin Lim
Hey all,
   I produce video podcasts on an occasional basis, and dabble with
video as an experimental media. One of the areas I've been interested
in is the growing space of live video production on the Mac.

In terms of Mac-based video production studios, I've heard that daily
videocasters like GeekBrief.tv use WireCast, while I've been playing
with the freely available CamTwist on my end. Today, I managed to try
the pre-release version of BoinxTV... and I love it.

Here's the feature summary:
- BoinxTV is an audiovisual mixing tool
- for recording video podcasts or displaying live
- overlay logos, a news ticker, or create graphical effects
- apply transformations and filters to the incoming video image
- runs on your Mac and supports up to three cameras

From my personal experience with BoinxTV:
- decently short learning curve in terms of user interface (i.e. video mixer)
- it's a beta but it runs well on my 17 HD MBP, even with multiple
cameras and layers active
- unsure if BoinxTV is capable of acting as a video source for live
video streaming (e.g. Quicktime broadcaster, Flash-based video
streaming)
- no idea on cost yet

Here's the page where you can register to be invited to try BoinxTV:
http://www.boinx.com/boinxtv/
I bet you'll get an immediate invite after registering there since I
got my pre-release today (I registered some time ago).


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Re: [videoblogging] Indecision - an interactive hyper-videoblog post

2008-07-23 Thread Kevin Lim
Rupurt,
Congrats! I say it's about time someone did this! It's
well-executed and simple enough that anyone I show this to will get
it.

I've been dreaming to try this myself too, since the days of reading
Fighting Fantasy books, and playing games like Myst / Journeyman
Project.

We've really come a long way from seeing video as a mere distribution
medium to a more hypertextual one. :)

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 Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 10:50:54 AM, Rupert wrote:

 I just used YouTube's new Annotations tool to create a little
 interactive videoblog story, created very quickly with my phone.
 Exciting that this kind of thing is possible so easily.

 You can only see it on YouTube - here:
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtQg_LCq_T8fmt=18

 Thoroughly delightful. An interactive Rupert Rant!

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Re: [videoblogging] Should Google Kill Youtube?

2008-06-16 Thread Kevin Lim
Interesting. To me, Youtube appears more ghetto than other video
sharing services, but it's getting the most eyeballs so why isn't
Youtube making money? Granted it does bleed incredibly for bandwidth /
month, but Youtube does remain center of attention for more users and
even mainstream media. I'd say Google should start having a
subscription model in place (e.g. Youtube Pro) to resolve that problem
altogether.

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On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 1:24 PM, Roxanne Darling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Fascinating Heath - thank you for posting it. It may be one of the
 harbingers of the bursting bubble of internet video.
 The main thing I see different between this bubble and the first bubble, is
 that back then, it was the creators who got the investors all excited about
 their ideas. Now, it is the users who are driving demand. There still is
 an absence of many sustainable finance models, but to me there is a huge
 difference between a few geeks with cool ideas and millions of users
 demanding their daily fix of video. Think of the research value the
 political campaigns are getting from being to search all the old stuff
 (embarrassing speeches) that are steadily being posted online.

 Aloha,

 Rox

 On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 7:17 AM, Patrick Delongchamp
 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:

 Interesting indeed.

 I couldn't believe how badly they botched Google Video. They never
 should have had to buy Youtube in the first place.

 I'm surprised though that Youtube isn't bringing in much money.


 On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 11:32 AM, Heath
 [EMAIL PROTECTED]heathparks%40msn.com
 wrote:
  Very instering article on cnet today
 
  http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-9968220-17.html?tag=cnetfd.mt
 
  The big points are that Google overpaid for Youtube, (who didn't know
  that?) But the idea that they could actually dump it, because they
  can't figure out a way to make money off user generated video...I
  think that is a real possibility. And I fear what that would mean
  for all of the other video hosting sites if it happens.
 
  Read below..
 
  Do you remember the good ol' days of YouTube? Back when a private
  company owned it and you could post and view whatever you wanted up
  there and no one would say a word because, well, it was practically
  bankrupt and copyright owners knew they wouldn't get anything out of
  a lawsuit? Those were the days, weren't they?
 
  Now, after a $1.65 billion buyout by Google, YouTube is not only a
  veritable junkyard for all the crap we didn't watch a couple years
  ago, but a bloated mess that costs too much to operate, has a huge
  lawyer target on it, and barely incurs revenue.
 
  And to make matters worse, Eric Schmidt, the CEO of Google, has no
  idea what to do about it.
 
  Speaking to The New Yorker, Schmidt said that it seemed obvious
  that Google should be able to generate significant amounts of money
  from YouTube, but so far, it has no idea what to do.
 
  The goal for YouTube is to build a tremendous communityIn the
  case of YouTube we might be wrong, he said. We have enough leverage
  that we have the leverage of time. We can invest for scale and not
  have to make money right now, he said. Hopefully our system and
  judgment is good enough if something is not going to pay out, we can
  change it.
 
  But is changing it really the best idea? Since Google acquired
  YouTube, the company has tried desperately to make something,
  anything, from its $1.65 billion investment, but so far, it has
  failed miserably. Of course, it thinks that 'pre- and post-roll'
  advertisements may work, but the company isn't too sure.
 
  And therein lies the rub. If Google is unsure of how it can turn a
  profit on YouTube and it still has no idea if it will be able to get
  a return on its investment, why shouldn't it cut its losses and do
  something drastically different?
 
  Now I know that you're probably thinking that I've lost it and my
  editor overlords will finally put me out to pasture, but think about
  it for a minute: why should a company that overpaid for a service
  continue to dump significant amounts of cash into it (not to mention
  spend millions on copyright lawsuits) if it has no chance of creating
  a valuable revenue stream?
 
  Obviously Schmidt is doing all he can to allay shareholder fears over
  the YouTube debacle, but the very fact that he said anything about it
  is telling. And to make matters worse, Google's ad revenue on YouTube
  is so low, it's not even material to the financial statements. In
  other words, if Google is making anything with YouTube, it doesn't
  even matter.
 
  Let's face it -- the YouTube acquisition was a major blunder and
  regardless of how successful the company is in other areas, there's
  no reason to suggest advertisers are willing and ready to place ads
  on videos of 18-year

Re: [videoblogging] new flip camera

2008-06-05 Thread Kevin Lim
I hope the original Flip Ultra drops in price now that the Miro is
out. This way we could do interesting social experiments, like handing
out vidcams to everyday people for ethnographic studies.


On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 6:18 PM, Jay dedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/05/pure-digital-flip-mino-review-round-up/

 The new Flip camera is out.
 i think its got a rechargeable battery now. it did just use AA batteries.

 its cool that it comes with a USB drive built in, but it is strange
 that it costs $200.
 You can buy the Powershot for cheaper.
 maybe it is the ease of use?

 jay

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[videoblogging] Re: Welcome to Youtube - racist comments

2007-08-02 Thread Kevin Buckstiegel
I too have been 'prepared' for the nasties since putting videos on
YouTube. I tend to watch a lot of the YouTube Drama Stars (heh) and
see the flood of negative and hurtful comments (known as from 'the
haters') constantly. So, being that I'm gay and have some videoblogs
about somethings related to that, I had to prepare myself. Knock on
wood, I've been pretty lucky and haven't got hit yet. But, from
watching how others handle it, I found that some believe that it is a
'no no' to delete the 'haters' comments. Either because they want it
there for evidence for the future (if needed) or because of the
equality of speech stuff. But there is always a fine line. Hard core
haters are now posting personal info (why? no clue other then to step
it up a notch). So, on other peoples accounts, they post another
persons address, phone number, etc. It should be common sense that
everyone deletes that type of information no matter if they done you
wrong or not.

Anyway, my point is, just be prepared... but don't take it personally.
It's your account/videos, so at the end of the day its your right to
delete or not delete the comments. My biggest thought is... where do
they get the time to make all these comments! If I could just have a
fraction of their wasted time!! There are a lot of good people on
there, so its definitely good to not get sidetracked by these 'kids'.

Kev!
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http://www.youtube.com/limeblog

P.S. That is one thing I was always thankful for with this group of
people on here... for the most part, everyone has always had a open
mind and kind to one another (at least from what I've seen and
received in video comments)






--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, caminofilm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 I've been active on youtube over the last month and have had two of my
 videos featured in the travel and places category, My Byron Bay vid
 and my currently featured Canberra Story on the Aboriginal Tent Embassy.
 
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abMlHjO2nh4
 
 I got to say I am sickened by the racist comments people have made
 with regard to the Tent Embassy. I was going to wipe them all, but
 decided against it.
 
 How have other people found the youtube 'community' Is this just
 something I have to accept?
 
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[videoblogging] Re: Wizard World Chicago

2007-07-29 Thread Kevin Buckstiegel
I only go when there is an He-Man exclusive... and I don't think there
is this year :( 

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--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Heath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 So who's going?  anyone besides me?
 
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[videoblogging] Re: Does personal vlogging matter anymore?

2007-02-20 Thread Kevin Buckstiegel
Agreeing with the others, the first thing I think of when videoblog is
mentioned is the personal aspect. I see more and more 'shows' popping
up, which is great, but always think of them as add-on to the original
concept... sharing personal stories. I remember a lot of the original
discussion back a year and half ago when so much was being ironed out
and pre-youtube days. Seems like I'm stuck in that era sometimes :)
Great thing is, no rules... but I personally love the personal and
intimate nature of video blogs.

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--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Heath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 That's it, that is the question 'does personal vlogging matter 
 anymore?'  I mean sure on one hand for the handful that started it, it 
 doesor does it.I don't know I am wondering do you 
 support 'personal' vlogging, I mean with all the 'shows' out there does 
 the personal story matter anymore.
 
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[videoblogging] Re:Question about posting on Blip.tv

2006-12-03 Thread Kevin Nalty
Wordpress free version doesn't seem to like any of the videos I try to
embed. I may be wrong, but I think you have to find a hosting provider and
buy it before you can enjoy videos embedded.


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Re: [videoblogging] Feed URL in your signature.

2006-05-31 Thread Kevin Buckstiegel
Title: Re: [videoblogging] Feed URL in your signature.





I use Entourage and it strips ( la la) ... Which I just noticed today thanks to Andreass tip.

I like it when people put links in their sigs, I would say that I 80% of my subscribed feed comes from this group... Because I read what you talk about and want to learn more about you, so I hit your vlog... Versus random vlog hunting. I also, personally, enjoy looking at your web site and THEN subscribing to your feed. I assume others do too, but I usually assume too much.

Kev!

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On 5/31/06 3:43 PM, Andreas Haugstrup [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

On Wed, 31 May 2006 22:11:53 +0200, Michael Verdi 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 I did that signature thing last year some time when this came up. Now I'm
 noticing (because I forgot that was why we were doing it) that the 
 signature
 is still included when hitting reply.
 What's up with that,
 Verdi

Use a better e-mail client? :o)

And now a more useful reply: It totally depends on your e-mail client. 
Some strip, some don't. Mine seem to not strip when the signature is above 
a previous reply (ie. if you had added your signature above my original 
e-mail). It is really nice though since it also strips the Yahoo ads when 
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[videoblogging] Re: Have Money Will Vlog

2006-05-25 Thread Kevin Buckstiegel



Very cool guys! I would love to see you succeed with this project, looks strangely 
intriguing (as all of HD stuff is) ... so, can this be a tax write off too :)~


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--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 On 5/25/06, Jan McLaughlin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  Beyond the obvious coolness of this idea, we have opportunities through
  this initiative to decide - as a group - to push first one and then
  others among us - up through the bubble-up process.
  Let's make Human-Dog a vlog star.
  We can do it.
  Why not? What else have we to do?
  I gave a dollar-biscuit to Human-Dog! Woof.
 
 just overnight, we've gotten chris 25% to his goal
 everyone blog about the project.
 I dont think it'll be hard to raise 1000$ in small increments.
 
 Just wait till we see what Human Dog will come up with.
 
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[videoblogging] Re: need help testing videos on an ipod

2006-05-15 Thread Kevin Buckstiegel



Hi Simon ::

I subscribed via iTunes, downloaded #4, then went to update the ipod, but it did not 
update. I tried to manually drag it over, as well, and the ipod still wouldn't except it. So 
something must be slightly off. I checked how you encoded it and looked correct to me, as 
far as I know of... however, I do not export my .mov videos as h.264.

Not sure, but wanted to let you know my experience!

take care,
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--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, sdorfman.rm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Anyone have a video iPod? Could you test my iTunes feed and see if the movies play on 
your 
 iPod please?
 
 This link should open the iTunes feed:
 
 http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?
 id=153148525s=143441
 
 Or:
 In iTunes, click on the Advanced menu item.
 Select Subscribe to Podcast… from the drop-down menu.
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[videoblogging] Re: Fwd: May events

2006-02-28 Thread Kevin Buckstiegel
Title: [videoblogging] Re: Fwd: May events





Lets do it up! I think another Chicago Meet The Videobloggers event in May is a great time to have one again. Plus, it gives us adequate time to plan at this point! Last one was a success, so its good to keep up the momentum!

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hey yall,

got this from the Apple Store.
what do you think?

m

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Mason,

I would like to discuss something with you - we're planning on a theme for May's event calendar, and we're calling it Movies in May at NMA. I'm trying to book as many film and video related events as possible for May. First, I would love for you to do an event (or two), perhaps a Made on a Mac or a special Workshop in movie-making techniques. Also, I would love to have the video bloggers in again, but the last time they changed contacts on me so many times I don't know who to call - do you have a recommendation for someone who can put together a video blogging event like the last one? I know you worked with them on that, and it's a great event. And if you have any other thoughts or ideas, please feel free. I look forward to hearing from you.

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[videoblogging] Re: Video Camera for the Undercover Civic Journalist

2006-01-12 Thread Kevin
See, I know that I'm personally excited about these kind of video gadgets for 
the sole 
purpose of recording 'real life'. It's not exactly professional, but people 
change when they 
know they are on camera for the most part... so I think these devices would 
allow you to 
add to a video blogging experience. Maybe good for b-roll footage after the 
person thinks 
they are off camera. I love thinking of the (non-secret 
investigating/upskirting) 
possibilities. However, once summer comes along, I'm not sure where you can 
stick the 
button camera :)

I guess I'm just thinking about my 'people watching' project type thingy, which 
this would 
be good for at least. I am concerned about legal and personal risks... more 
personal, but 
it's usually worth the black eye for the right shot. Right?

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--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Gena [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 I have concerns about something like this camcorder. I've no problem
 with the technology. It is how the humans will use that technology.
 
 I can see in situations where whipping out a camera could be harmful,
 particulary during a police action. Something like this could be
 wonderful to document that experience. Or dealing with a goverment
 employee who says one thing and does another. That would be a total score.
 
 I fear that is not how a button cam will be used. A while back there
 was a brief discussion about upskirters and downblowsers claiming to
 be videobloggers. There are other low hanging fruit who would also
 make use of a product like this.
 
 Truth be told I can sneak a camcorder in my hat, under my arm or in my
 dress. It has always been the skills, not just the equipment.
 
 If it is a bona fide news event I feel you are on safe ground.
 
 My .002
 
 Gena
 http://outonthestoop.blogspot.com
 
 
 --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Ed Yarrish [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
  Some members of the video blogging community have identified
 themselves as
  civic journalist.  I wonder if a camera like this will open up new
  opportunities for undercover work.
  
  http://engadget.com/2006/01/12/the-self-guard-sg-210-button-cam/
  
  I also wonder about the legal and physical risk involved,
 particularly when
  you are not backed by a large organization that can give legal support.
  
  Some mainstream organizations have been trying to encourage people
 to be
  civic journalists.  I noted some of that type of encouragement at the
  participate.net web site.  These folks are trying to use movies to stir
  social discussion and action.
  
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[videoblogging] Re: Limegreen Tangerine Kevin Buckstiegel LimeBlog Blog

2006-01-06 Thread Kevin
Thanks for the mention! I really apprecaite it. I'm still so excited that I am 
able to share my 
videos with you and the world... that is why I am so addicted to video 
blogging. There are 
a lot of debates and arguments about video blogging, but lets never forget what 
it is 
always all about... simply enough... sharing!

Take care,
Kev!

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Ms. Kitka [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Wow... that really WAS good... made me all vaklempt.  They graduated
 from high school the same year as me... it could have been one of MY
 friends.
 
 Beautiful,
 Kitka
 
 --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Markus Sandy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
  Kevin has posted something truly wonderful. 
  
  A great demonstration of the power of video and blogging.
  
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[videoblogging] Re: Richard and Bill Recaping Meet the Vloggers

2005-11-21 Thread Kevin
Great video! Nice to see/hear what you guys chatted about on the way back. It 
was also 
great to be able to meet you both! Looking forward to your other videos as well!

I just posted a video of clips that I took with my crappy camera of the 
presentation itself, 
figured something is better then nothing!

http://blog.lgt2.com

Take care,
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 I posted Richard and I making a video recap of our Meet the Vloggers
 experience in Chicago this weekend on our ride home. You can see it
 here: http://blip.tv/file/4915
 
  We have a lot more video of the event and other things still to come.
 
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[videoblogging] Re: blogging != CB radio the end times

2005-11-21 Thread Kevin
I never thought that amateur radio would be discussed in a video blogger group, 
but it's 
great to hear how it all goes hand in hand. I know any ham radio operator would 
freak out 
if they are ever compared to cb radio operators, so I have to laugh at that. 
I've been a ham 
(radio operator) for a couple years now because it runs in the family, but I 
always fear that 
it's a dying bread, so it's nice to hear younger, digital orientated, people 
still interested in 
it too!

73s KC9FNR

Kev!




 Hehe yeah.  I still really like Shortwave, but rarely find time for it
 now. If I had to fit Ham Radio into the analogy I'd liken them to
 mainstream media.  It's licensed, controlled, and regulated ... where
 as things like VoIP (largely) isn't.
 
 73s de N9LTQ
 
 :-P
 
 On 11/21/05, Eric Rice [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  I love how ham radio gets brought into the mix. Two of us on our show are 
  amateur 
radio
  operators, licensed and the whole nine, as are most of my friends. It's the 
  most 
bizarre
  analogy I've ever seen yet.
 
  Unless we need licenses to blog? ;-)
 
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  --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, David Meade [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  
   well I'm not sure how Ham Radio got into the mix (its different than CB) 
   ...
   but as a Federally Licensed Short Wave Radio Operator (HAM Radio) I'll 
   chime
   in ... :-)
  
   Let me first speak to the slightly OT part: Yeah HAM operators have been
   operating a network of computers over short wave for ... well a long long
   long long long time. Ham Radio has always been an interesting (and at 
   times
   vital) component in emergency/disaster communications.
  
   ok .. now back to the topic (I think).
  
   I've kinda thought of it this way in my head: VoIP is to Ham Radio as
   Vlogging is to TV.
  
   VoIP let people freely find/communicate with people all over the world
   without the entry barrier (license) or technical knowledge (Radio
   operation/code/etc) that things like Ham Radio have.
  
   One of the coolest things that brought young people into the hobby of Ham
   Radio was the wonder of sitting town and being able to have a random
   conversation and share ideas with people all over the world. It was great.
   It required a license and to learn Morse code, and to know how radio 
   signals
   worked, and how to tune an antenna for the right band, and all sorts of
   things ... but it was great.
  
   Today ... you can do that with Yahoo Messenger. :-P
  
   The other amazing thing you could do with HAM Radio was stay in contact
   anywhere ... even in your car. HAMs would set up auto-patches to route
   Shortwave to/from land line telephones ... WHOA!
  
   Today ... we all have cell phones. :-P
  
   Understandably HAMs were somewhat concerned that their already dwindling
   numbers might drop off all together as this new distributed and 
   unregulated
   communication medium found its place in homes all over the world. Sure 
   there
   was alot of noise on this 'Internet' but the shear ease of use 
   (comparably)
   was hard to ignore.
  
   Mainstream media is no doubt similarly concerned that their revenue models
   and programming formats are going to be serious problems as a new and
   engaging form of on-demand entertainment is insisted upon by more and more
   of the world.
  
   Ham Radio Operators eventually learned that things were going to change, 
   but
   nobody was likely to go extinct. Ham Radio license requirements have
   changes, preferred operating methods, bandwidth has been reallocated - but
   HAMs are still around. Hams still use auto-patch at times (even though 
   they
   have a cell phone). Hams still spend hours hunting for the perfect
   long-range signal (even though they could just open up an international 
   VoIP
   chat room).
  
   The same will happen with media I think.
  
   Some vloggers will move more mainstream. Some mainstream will move to be
   more vloggish. Vloggers will have to deal with more and more show-like 
   vlogs
   (and the expectation that will set in new potential viewers). Mainstream
   media will have to deal with the fact that people can get unfiltered news
   and entertainment on demand (and the expectation that will set in their
   viewers).
  
   People willing to look through a bit of noise will use VoIP/Vlogging
   scenario... the rest will find comfort in the more controlled
   HAM/Mainstream-Media scenario :-)
  
   Sure there's noise in our channel ... but it wont prevent the change that 
   is
   bound to come.
  
   ... I think I found the point there?? ...
  
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[videoblogging] Re: iDVD Question

2005-10-24 Thread Kevin
I put a lot of my old home videos (analog) on DVD and wanted to be able to use 
the 
footage for videoblogs and other events, so I was looking for a DVD to DV 
stream program 
as well. I ran across a program called DVDxDV and its been a life saver! It's 
only $25 for 
the iMovie version, so there is no reason not to have this. I have seen no loss 
in quality 
either! Super easy to use too. So you might want to check that program out at 
www.dvdxdv.com  And, no I do not work for these guys, just really excited about 
it 
because it has saved my butt more then once :)

Kev!
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 of my movies from my hard drive (the full quality version :(). The
 only other copy I had made of it was on a DVD that I created using
 iDVD. Is there a way to get the .mov file back off the DVD? Any help
 would be appreciated! Thanks :)
 
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[videoblogging] Re: iDVD Question

2005-10-24 Thread Kevin
What I like best with DVDxDV is that you can select just the parts of the DVD 
you want to 
extract via in and out points on a preview slider... I didn't think handbreak 
could do that, 
but I haven't used that program in a few years... let me know what you think.

Kev!


--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Josh Leo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 handbrake is free and can rip those videos off the dvd (i did the same thing
 when my ibook crashed in feb.
 
 On 10/24/05, Kevin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
  I put a lot of my old home videos (analog) on DVD and wanted to be able to
  use the
  footage for videoblogs and other events, so I was looking for a DVD to DV
  stream program
  as well. I ran across a program called DVDxDV and its been a life saver!
  It's only $25 for
  the iMovie version, so there is no reason not to have this. I have seen no
  loss in quality
  either! Super easy to use too. So you might want to check that program out
  at
  www.dvdxdv.com http://www.dvdxdv.com And, no I do not work for these
  guys, just really excited about it
  because it has saved my butt more then once :)
 
  Kev!
  http://blog.lgt2.com
 
 
 
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  wrote:
  
   Hey everyone. I had a question about iDVD. I accidentally deleted one
   of my movies from my hard drive (the full quality version :(). The
   only other copy I had made of it was on a DVD that I created using
   iDVD. Is there a way to get the .mov file back off the DVD? Any help
   would be appreciated! Thanks :)
  
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[videoblogging] Re: chicago apple store

2005-09-20 Thread Kevin
I'm going to try to put all the information about the Chicago Apple store event 
and any 
other Chicago related things in one place. So, as soon as I hear something, I 
will post it at 
this page. 

http://www.lgt2.com/limeblogbeta/chicagovideobloggers/

Just trying to keep things organized for myself and anyone else that is 
interested!

Kev!


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 is the chicago apple store still going down?
   
 
 Interesting.  I hadn't heard that there was going to be an event 
 here in Chicago.  Even though I don't have a Mac, I'd consider going 
 just to say hi to some folks.  Any details?
 
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[videoblogging] Re: Help me test your vlog's PSP-ability.

2005-09-14 Thread Kevin
Was I supposed to put this address you gave below into the web browser of the 
PSP? If so, it 
came up with a 'cannot display' error.

Kev!
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[videoblogging] The Rise of Videocasting

2005-08-09 Thread Kevin Burton




I published a sort of manifesto the other day which I think you guys might like:

If you're not familiar with the term, vidcasting is the art of
including a video file within an RSS feed as an external enclosure.
Essentially it's podcasting but instead of music we include video. The
video would then be downloaded and available to play on your computer
or mobile device.

It starts off as more of an entry level explanation but I think my
points about main stream media benefiting from
videocasting/videoblogging are valid.

http://www.feedblog.org/2005/08/the_rise_of_vid.html


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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Intro RE: Apple Store Videoblogging Presentations

2005-07-17 Thread Kevin Buckstiegel
Title: Re: [videoblogging] Re: Intro  RE: Apple Store Videoblogging Presentations





Im all for that! But, Im sure that is not a surprise to any of you. We are getting quite a handful of Chicagoans now. Maybe, Ill make a list and check it twice.

Welcome Kelly Belly, love the name!

Kev!
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On 7/17/05 7:10 PM, David Yirchott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

I'm in the north 'burbs, so technically not Chicago. But close
enough, right?

Nope. You're out. Sorry.

just kidding ;)

Right on! One of these days we'll have to get all the Chicagoland people 
together.

-David



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Subject: Re: [videoblogging] Re: Intro  RE: Apple Store Videoblogging 
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Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 13:09:22 -0500

On Jul 15, 2005, at 3:43 PM, Kevin wrote:
  Take care... now we got two Davids in Chicago... any other Chitown
  lurkers?

::raises hand::

I'm in the north 'burbs, so technically not Chicago. But close
enough, right?

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