[videoblogging] Re: Node101 SA article

>From Dave Winer's post on Amateur blogging, http://www.scripting.com/2005/11/10.html#When:10:57:25PM :Amateur ( http://napsterization.org/stories/archives/000568.html ) is a good word to describe the work of most bloggers. The root of the word is "love," an amateur is someon

Re: [videoblogging] Re: why does an .mp4 ask to open up QuickTime

I'm using Firefox on a Mac. On Nov 10, 2005, at 10:20 PM, t.whid wrote: > what is the browser/OS you're using? --Steve -- Home Page - http://stevegarfield.com Video Blog - http://stevegarfield.blogs.com Text Blog - http://offonatangent.blogspot.com Like Paul Revere, leading the citizen's

Re: [videoblogging] Re: why does an .mp4 ask to open up QuickTime

There was a whole discussion on here about putting an .mp4 file in a .mov Would I just now re-export the .mp4 with QT Pro to give it a .mov extension... On Nov 10, 2005, at 10:42 PM, wtrainbow wrote: > This is a function of your browser. Usually under preferences > (Firefox, Explorer) you ca

Re: [videoblogging] Re: why does an .mp4 ask to open up QuickTime

essentially, that is often the case with a mov files mp4 wrappers.but, you might consider taking advantage of the quicktime browser plugin if you are concerned about playback experience... you can do a popup window with the video embedded. i know vb.info has tutorials and also you could try

Re: [videoblogging] Re: why does an .mp4 ask to open up QuickTime

the kinberg link just recreated the .mp4 link the embed help page link on http://www.videoblogging.info/archives/code-generator-for-embedding-media/ is broken http://videobloggers.org/embedmedia goes no where On Nov 11, 2005, at 8:26 AM, Michael Sullivan wrote: essentially, that is often the ca

Re: [videoblogging] Re: why does an .mp4 ask to open up QuickTime

it creates the embed code, but looks like their is a bug because i got an internal server error when trying to preview.  Josh? http://clips1.vimeo.com/video_files/2005/11/10/vimeo.26227.mp4" title="test" rel="enclosure" href=""> http://www.joshkinberg.com/popup.php?url=''video','width=350,heigh

[videoblogging] Lobby iTunes to make comments!

Anyone with Apple's ear ought to push them towards creating an interface within iTunes where users can leave comments. I've seen a lot of my subscribers coming from iTunes, about 1/4, but there isn't any way for them to interact with my or my site. It's kind of a shame.

Re: [videoblogging] Re: who sends the most emails to this group?

Hooray! I win! (As I add another one.) Actually, I think I should be more ashamed than proud... >>> >>>Tisk... > Yeah I wouldn't necesarily be proud...maybe just try to make is more > signal to noise... Naw, I think I'll just quit posting instead... Pete -- http://tink

Re: [videoblogging] Re: why does an .mp4 ask to open up QuickTime

that's when clicking on the image try clicking the text below the image On Nov 11, 2005, at 8:50 AM, Michael Sullivan wrote: > it creates the embed code, but looks like their is a bug because i > got an internal server error when trying to preview.  Josh? > > http://clips1.vimeo.com/video_fi

[videoblogging] Re: Lobby iTunes to make comments!

That's why both ANT and Mefeedia show a comment link to the permalink of the post, so you can get comments on your blog.. Apple really doesn't care about videoblogging, they just see this is "free" content.. Peter -- http://mefeedia.com (new!) --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Brett Gaylor <[

[videoblogging] Re: Lobby iTunes to make comments!

You can always add a title card to your videos that invites people to the site to comment. I've been thinking of doing this, and I've seen Crash Test Kitchen doing this too. It would be nice for Apple to include this type of interaction into iTunes but I'm not holding my breath for it. There ar

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Lobby iTunes to make comments!

yeah, but they have great thumbs ;) petertheman wrote: That's why both ANT and Mefeedia show a comment link to the permalink of the post, so you can get comments on your blog.. Apple really doesn't care about videoblogging, they just see this is "free" content.. Peter -- http://mefeedia.

Re: [videoblogging] Lobby iTunes to make comments!

and an OPML importer too Brett Gaylor wrote: >Anyone with Apple's ear ought to push them towards creating an >interface within iTunes where users can leave comments. I've seen a >lot of my subscribers coming from iTunes, about 1/4, but there isn't >any way for them to interact with my or my sit

Re: [videoblogging] why does an .mp4 ask to open up QuickTime

Hey everybody. I just figured out a better way to do this. From QuickTime Pro, you choose to export as a MOV, but hten click on the options to use the MPEG-4 Compression type. This puts the mp4 file in a mov wrapper. That keeps you from having problems playing the mp4 file type. More detai

Re: [videoblogging] New Emmy category includes content from vlogs

That's really amazing actually. I wonder how they will sort through all that is out there to find who they will consider for awards. LynnLynn LaneCoal River Pictures/SKILLZ DVD Magazinewebsite: www.CoalRiverPictures.comemail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]vlog: http://docmaker.blogspot.comfeed: http://feeds.f

Re: [videoblogging] New Emmy category includes content from vlogs

oooh that sounds tasty. On 11 Nov 2005, at 16:32, Lynn Lane wrote: That's really amazing actually. I wonder how they will sort through all that is out there to find who they will consider for awards. Lynn Lynn Lane Coal River Pictures/SKILLZ DVD Magazine website: www.CoalRiverPictures.com em

[videoblogging] Teaching An Ex-Hollywood CameraMan 2 Vlog

Yesterday, when my scheduled interview was a no-show, I turned the digital8 on retired Hollywood cameraman Gene Talvin .  Gene worked with Spielberg  and Scorsese.(Watch Video After our little shoot, I helped him set-up a video blog at the Jefferson County WSU  computer lab that is in the proces

[videoblogging] Re: why does an .mp4 ask to open up QuickTime

Well the vast majority have been creating mpeg4 in a .mov file all along, either because its what they knew, or because they wanted to take advantage of things .mov can do that .mp4 cant, or because they use 3ivx which only lets you save as .movs anyway. If you already have .mp4 or .m4v files, you

[videoblogging] Re: why does an .mp4 ask to open up QuickTime

To answer your original point, its definately vimeo's server mimetype thats causing the behaviour. On a properly configured server the .mp4 will behave the same way as .mov when you click on it. Im using the same browser & OS as you and .mp4s that are on other servers work fine. Vimeo probably did

[videoblogging] Re: who sends the most emails to this group?

Well thats an entirely understandable human reaction to people saying that sort of thing. I do not support people making proclamations of either what is worthy of talking about, or frequency of posts, and this isnt just because I happen to talk a lot. I mean clearly there is a limit, if I posted

[videoblogging] Re: Compression techniques - file size ratios

Umm... that wasn't actually my question. I know it's MP4 (I used it for quite a while) but is it a unique codec i.e. a unique method of compression, or does it just give access to additional settings? But anyway ... Waz www.crashtestkitchen.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Stre

[videoblogging] Re: Compression techniques - file size ratios

3ivx has its own encoder, and indeed its own decoder. So whilst it can be a quicktime plugin, it isnt making use of Apples own mpeg4 encoding/decoding routines. Because it creates compliant mpeg4, other decoders can be used to play it back, including appls Quicktime one. With QT6 if you install 3

Re: [videoblogging] Re: who sends the most emails to this group?

On 11/10/05, Josh Leo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yeah I wouldn't necesarily be proud...maybe just try to make is more > signal to noise... > There may be alot of noise here, but I'm not sure these statistics necessarily speak to it. It may to some degree ... but I dont think its fair to equate

Re: [videoblogging] Re: who sends the most emails to this group?

hey gang, I am in no way saying that what Pete should stop posting, but if he feels like he is posting things that don't matter then he shoud try to eliminate those things. what is "list worthy" is purely up to the person writing the post...of course in my personal opinion e-mails that say thing

Re: [videoblogging] Re: who sends the most emails to this group?

sorry for the bad punctuation and grammari need to proofread. and now the question goes through my head..."is this email noise?" On 11/11/05, Josh Leo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: hey gang, I am in no way saying that what Pete should stop posting, but if he feels like he is posting things

Re: [videoblogging] Re: who sends the most emails to this group?

Josh Leo wrote: > On 11/11/05, Steve Watkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>Well thats an entirely understandable human reaction to people saying >>that sort of thing. I do not support people making proclamations of >>either what is worthy of talking about, or frequency of posts, and >>this isnt j

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Compression techniques - file size ratios

Steve Watkins wrote: > 3ivx has its own encoder, and indeed its own decoder. So whilst it can > be a quicktime plugin, it isnt making use of Apples own mpeg4 > encoding/decoding routines. > > Because it creates compliant mpeg4, other decoders can be used to play > it back, including appls Quicktim

Re: [videoblogging] Re: who sends the most emails to this group?

It's like deja vu, except deja vu usually only happens to me a few times a year.  I've seen this thread a couple dozen times now.Hint: Use my friend, "Mark as read".Beep beep click click clang whirrr fizz pop sha-bang! (noise)On 11/11/05, Pete Prodoehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Josh Leo wro

[videoblogging] Re: Compression techniques - file size ratios

Yes, thats it, thats exactly why most 3ivx files will play on the ipod, because 3ivx is an encoder that creates standard mpeg4 video. It is possible to create 3ivx files that wont play on the ipod, because it is possible to create mpeg4 files that wont play on the ipod (or eg if you use a audio fo

Re: [videoblogging] New Emmy category includes content from vlogs

> That's really amazing actually. I wonder how they will sort through all > that is out there to find who they will consider for awards. connections...and word of mouth. jay -- Adventures in Videoblogging http://www.momentshowing.net> --

Re: [videoblogging] New Emmy category includes content from vlogs

i have a pretty strong feeling that it wil be the content that pixar and fox etc are making for itunes etcload of crap if you asked meOn 11/11/05, Jay dedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:>  That's really amazing actually. I wonder how they will sort through all > that is out there to find who

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Compression techniques - file size ratios

Steve Watkins wrote: > > This stuff ties in to why I cheer for .mp4 not .mov though. What difference will we see between using an .mp4 versus an mpeg4 in a .mov wrapper? I don't care as much about all the fancy stuff of QuickTime, I'm just after the playing while still download ('Fast Start')

[videoblogging] Re: Compression techniques - file size ratios

You will notice almost no difference in filesize, maybe a few k, but the audio and video are taking up the same space with either. Fast start (progressive download) does work with mpeg4. For a while some thought it didnt, but mostly it does. I appealed recently for anybody who could remember how t

[videoblogging] Re: Lobby iTunes to make comments!

That's right Bill, and the key thing is that the "card" is clickable. Someone watching in iTunes or another aggregator can actually click on the movie and it opens a browser window and takes them to the corresponding post at the blog. But this little treat of interactivity is only for people wh

[videoblogging] Approximating subscribers

Does anyone know how to approximate subscribers like Feedburner does?I assume it counts each time a unique IP address accesses the feed.Anyone know how to do that with a raw log file?I use AW Stats, and there no way to determine who is accessing what from their interface. Thanks knowledgebase,Ad

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Lobby iTunes to make comments!

On 11/11/05, wazman_au <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That's right Bill, and the key thing is that the "card" is > clickable. Someone watching in iTunes or another aggregator can > actually click on the movie and it opens a browser window and takes > them to the corresponding post at the blog. I thi

Re: [videoblogging] Sony adding root kit spyware hacker tools to your computer (no joke!)

interesting fallout: a friend who works for a major networking company indicated that IT has sent out a corporate wide alert directing employees not to insert music CD's into company computers because of this this won't do much for CD sales Jay dedman wrote: http://www.cnet.com/45

[videoblogging] Beyond spread firefox: Explorer Destroyer!

Those wacky downhill battle kids are at it again. http://www.killbillsbrowser.com/ Explorer Destroyer aims to push Internet Explorer below 50% adoption. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Get Bzzzy! (real tools to help you find a job). Welcome to the Sweet

Re: [videoblogging] Approximating subscribers

I would like to know how many views a beginning vlogger might get?  How many views would indicate a vlogger building readership after 6 or 10 vlogs?   I know I view certain vlogs because I have come to know and like other vlogs by that person.  I am rarely disappointed.   I know vlogging r

[videoblogging] Re: Sony adding root kit spyware hacker tools to your computer (no joke!)

Yeah since the sony DRM dodgy PC software issue got discussed here, things have gotte much worse for Sony, lots of bad press and now several viruses that take advantage of the Sony stealth thing. antvirus software is starting to pick the sony DRM stuff as being evil and remove it. Lawsuits against

[videoblogging] Single emails versus batch delivery?

I find I have to make certain choices in life.  One of them involves how much time I want to spend reading this list.  Before I got my computer and started vlogging, I was reading here three to six hours daily, building my own reference files, following links and learning quite a bit.   Th

Re: [videoblogging] Beyond spread firefox: Explorer Destroyer!

This is an interesting scenario. Its because Google is paying $1 for every person you can get to install Firefox. Thats a pretty hefty sum it seems: http://explorerdestroyer.com/ Put a click thru on your site for Firefox, get a $1 for each install. On Nov 11, 2005, at 4:45 PM, Brett Gaylor w

[videoblogging] Elevator Pitch Series: Reddit Community News Founders

I've been doing a series of "elevator speech" vlog posts of start up technology companys. This one is from the founders of Reddit: http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2005/11/reddit_yet_cute.html Beth Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Get Bzzzy! (real

[videoblogging] Revenge of the Female Nerds

Last night, I attended a fabulous talk by Annalee Newitz, contributing editor of Wired, on the topic of "Revenge of the Female Nerds: Busting media and industry myths about why women can't be technical" at Harvard Law School. Here's a write up and a vlog post clip of her busting one of the myth

[videoblogging] Re: Lobby iTunes to make comments!

OK, well, here's how to do what I do. Create a document in a simple text editor like Notepad. Paste in the following code (I don't understand most of it but it works ... if you use it please choose a different font and words for yourself ... come on, be a LITTLE BIT ORIGINAL!!! ;-) {QTtext}{font:T

[videoblogging] Re: Playing vlog posts as "songs"

Ive totally failed to find an answer to this yet. Actually Ive failed to find a video that doesnt play as a song on a latest gen ipod, but Ive only tried dozens of different ones, not hundreds, so maybe I got lucky (or unlucky as Imdesperately trying to get one to go wrong lol). Susan you mentione

Re: [videoblogging] New Emmy category includes content from vlogs

yeah i'im pretty sure they'll over look everyone on this list On 11/11/05, Josh Leo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i have a pretty strong feeling that it wil be the content that pixar and > fox etc are making for itunes etcload of crap if you asked me > > > On 11/11/05, Jay dedman <[EMAIL P

[videoblogging] ABC videoblogs?

I heard ABC News mention their "videoblogs" (of people quitting smoking) today on television. I couldn't find them on their site though.. anyone know where they are? Peter -- http://mefeedia.com Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Get Bzzzy! (real tools t

[videoblogging] Re: ABC videoblogs?

I guess they mean the section at the bottom right of this page: http://abcnews.go.com/Video/ They require a signup which Im not gonna do, so are lacking in the blog-like experience straight-away. Steve of Elbows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "petertheman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >

[videoblogging] Re: New Emmy category includes content from vlogs

A lot of awards and press releases and stats in general are really just part of the whole big marketing/adertising/promo game. It gives the media some 'news' to talk about, and gets the marketing message plenty of free coverage, but its not real. It is this kind of stuff that MSM & the status quo

Re: [videoblogging] Approximating subscribers

I created a system to track / estimate subscribers on my site.  I still consider it testing, but I think it works pretty good.  I dont use log files however. Rather than parse log files, I wrote a few php functions that are called each time the feed is acccessed.  It then writes (or updates) a

Re: [videoblogging] Approximating subscribers

That sounds great.  I have no idea how to do any of it, but it sounds perfect.Are you going to release it anytime soon?On 11/11/05, David Meade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I created a system to track / estimate subscribers on my site.  I still consider it testing, but I think it works pretty g

[videoblogging] Re: New Emmy category includes content from vlogs

On that theme are there any sites/feeds that feature a different videoblog every day? Ive long since failed to keep up with all the new stuff that appears and would like to subscribe to a feed that shows me a new videoblogger/show every day. Steve of Elbows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "

Re: [videoblogging] Elevator Pitch Series: Reddit Community News Founders

I really like this idea...like Business Media instead of a Business CardOn 11/11/05, Beth Kanter <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: I've been doing a series of "elevator speech" vlog posts of start up technology companys.  This one is from the founders of Reddit: http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2

Re: [videoblogging] Re: New Emmy category includes content from vlogs

regarding this subject in a kind of ironic sort of way, considering my head is as big as everyone else's in this group, should I wear a tux or t-shirt? lol On 12 Nov 2005, at 01:34, Steve Watkins wrote: On that theme are there any sites/feeds that feature a different videoblog every day? Ive long

[videoblogging] Re: New Emmy category includes content from vlogs

How about a video ipod on each nipple showing a range of content from the vlogosphere? The well-endowed might consider a PSP-based codpiece. Steve of Elbows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Paul Knight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > regarding this subject in a kind of ironic sort of way, co

Re: [videoblogging] Approximating subscribers

I believe the most obscure statistic that hasnt been mentioned, which is desirable, especially when one has multiple feeds, is an aggregate of the amount of actual video downloads against the number of xml page views against the number of html object views, something I would have to calculate by

RE: [videoblogging] Elevator Pitch Series: Technical and Asethetic Questions

Title: Message I have a technical/asethetic question. I am shooting video with a Cannon digital elph - powershot sd300.  Cheap, low cost video.  I can't zoom the lens, etc. though this would spark creativity.   What I'm noticing with interviews is that the built-in mike sounds like shit  .

RE: [videoblogging] Elevator Pitch Series: Reddit Community News Founders

Title: Message Yes, I've also been collecting business cards in flickr and someone else suggested podcasting elevator speeches http://www.flickr.com/photos/cambodia4kidsorg/sets/1218950/   Beth   -Original Message-From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [videoblogging] Approximating subscribers

ps. the main reason why the formula for comparing these numbers is complex of course centers around the fact that xml pages are often hit when there is no update, which leads to xml hits with no html hits or video downloads.On Nov 11, 2005, at 9:19 PM, andrew michael baron wrote: I believe the mo

Re: [videoblogging] Re: iPod video owners: check a vid for me?

> I'd very much appreciate it if you kind video ipod owners would check out http://punkcast.com/podcast.xml and tell me whether they import ok I used slightly different methods in QT7 on PC does it matter that one of them is not strictly 320x240 ? thanks joly --

Re: [videoblogging] Approximating subscribers

Good point andrew.  For some people, BlipTV can provide pretty good stats in this (although I believe they are still fine tuning their stat system).  They list total number of views with a breakout of user agent (itunes, fireant, IE, Firefox, etc). I know RB doesnt use blip ... I'm just sayin

Re: [videoblogging] Approximating subscribers

On 11/11/05, andrew michael baron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ps. the main reason why the formula for comparing these numbers is complex of course centers around the fact that xml pages are often hit when there is no update, which leads to xml hits with no html hits or video downloads.True.  But

Re: [videoblogging] Approximating subscribers

But that doesnt work when go by IP addresses because the unique IP address count is too obscure.You may be pinging my xml page 12 times a day and only getting one video. And 1000 different people may be coming from the same IP.On Nov 11, 2005, at 9:42 PM, David Meade wrote: On 11/11/05, andrew mi

[videoblogging] Re: Approximating subscribers

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Adam Quirk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Does anyone know how to approximate subscribers like Feedburner does? > > I assume it counts each time a unique IP address accesses the feed. Adam - Just wanted to clear this up a bit; we aren't basing our stats on j

[videoblogging] Re: Approximating subscribers

Specifically referring to FeedBurner... their numbers aren't very accurate. Some robots are viewed as people which can cause inflated numbers. Also, there are a few ways to inflate your readership numbers. It is absolutely essential to be in aggregators (directories) if you'd like to increase vi

[videoblogging] Re: Approximating subscribers

Doh! My last post is out of context. I did not see all the replies to this, specifically Rick's post. For the record, FeedBurner is the best place to host feeds and currently offers the best stats for comparing yourself to other FB users. Still, there are a few robots that get counted as viewer

[videoblogging] Re: Approximating subscribers

To delete spam log into your Blogger account, then open your blog in a new window. Click on comments and you will see a little trash can on the bottom left corner. You can toss the blighters by clicking the can. Gena http://outonthestoop.blogspot.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Randolf