[videoblogging] Ourmedia problems again?

2005-11-17 Thread Nikos
Hello all I was wondering why my new videos (uploaded the last 3 days) in Ourmeda are lost? Until last Monday all my uploads were available within 30 minutes and everyting worked fine. Why's that problem? In my items' page I always see the following screen:

[videoblogging] Re: Ourmedia problems again?

2005-11-17 Thread Share
You probably already know this...but their standard upload on the site can only handle 10Mbso just askin' to make sure it's less than that? Share --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Nikos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all I was wondering why my new videos (uploaded the last 3 days)

[videoblogging] Re: Ourmedia problems again?

2005-11-17 Thread Nikos
When did that happen? I was uploading more than 10 MB files until last week. Anyway, my recent files (the ones not showing up) are less than 10 Mb. Do I have to look elsewhere for my more than 10 Mb files? Nick --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Share [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You probably

[videoblogging] Re: To Jay Dedman about ANDREW MICHAEL BARON

2005-11-17 Thread Eric Rice
Hey wow, did the podcast list merge with the videoblog list? /sarcasm! RICE --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Chris Baudry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Jay: It is not a flaming war. It is just that someone who says on your list that he will show up for a dinner in his honor and

Re: [videoblogging] Re: To Jay Dedman about ANDREW MICHAEL BARON

2005-11-17 Thread Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen
On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 10:55:46 +0100, Eric Rice [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey wow, did the podcast list merge with the videoblog list? /sarcasm! Suxor. - Andreas -- URL:http://www.solitude.dk/ Commentary on media, communication, culture and technology. Yahoo! Groups

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Looking for the perfect host site....

2005-11-17 Thread Michael Meiser
Thanks Andrew, I'd love to here some more from you or chat with you, you're perhaps one of the few that is really dealing with this scale of traffic yet. Not that this client will get that big, but I need to give them some idea of how this thing scales. Are you using an independant host

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Looking for the perfect host site....

2005-11-17 Thread Michael Meiser
On Nov 16, 2005, at 3:20 PM, Vincent Njoroge Ndonye wrote:In the meanwhile I should start vlogging!Yeah, isn't that it. Just start, worry about the economics later when it's an issue. :)To bad I can't write a proposal like that. :)-Mike of mmeiser.com/blog/On Nov 16, 2005, at 3:20 PM, Vincent

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Looking for the perfect host site....

2005-11-17 Thread Michael Meiser
That's quite interesitng. They're probably growing their rack space. Brokering new deals for server space and then installing new indrastructure. We went through a bit of this back in the day. You buy up some new facilities or lease out some rack space... you develop it... you sell

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Looking for the perfect host site....

2005-11-17 Thread Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen
On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 12:10:31 +0100, Michael Meiser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's quite interesitng. They're probably growing their rack space. Brokering new deals for server space and then installing new indrastructure. We went through a bit of this back in the day. You buy up some new

Re: [videoblogging] ANDREW MICHAEL BARON in Tokepa next week!

2005-11-17 Thread Chris Baudry
OK. I think we can move on :-) Chris On 11/16/05, Jay dedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is not a flaming war. It is just that someone who says on your list that he will show up for a dinner in his honor and does not show up or apologizes, needs to be remembered about politeness. I

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Looking for the perfect host site....

2005-11-17 Thread Michael Meiser
Thanks Bill and Adam, it means the world to me that you find what I have to say interesting. I've come to terms with the fact I'm going to type copious amounts or words, and am just trying to improve it and structure it better for easier reading. Also, I keep the biggest articles on the

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Looking for the perfect host site....

2005-11-17 Thread Michael Meiser
Thanks steve for reminding me about the peak bandwidth issue. That ups the complexity. Back in the .boom days I was responsible for the development of a market data web portal. We got nailed during the market day and so of course had to buy peak capacity bandwidth, meanwhile all that

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Looking for the perfect host site....

2005-11-17 Thread Michael Meiser
Yeap, the problem is the economics changes every time so they have to reexamine the ROI each time they expand their hosting facilities. We used to use a company called Genuity, if I remember the name correctly. They went public toward the end of the IPO craze. Had a bunch of black rocket

[videoblogging] PBS NewsHour: The 'We Media' Phenomena

2005-11-17 Thread Jack Olmsted
Last night on the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, a story was aired on citizen journalism by special correspondent Terence Smith. Current.TV was featured in the 10 minute report.The video can be seen here.-Jack http://view-point.blogspot.com YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Ourmedia problems again?

2005-11-17 Thread Verdi
Hey Nick, Even though the site says 10MB, it can really do up to 20MB. About the videos that seem lost - they probably are. Usually, if my videos don't show up in 15 - 30 minutes, I just upload them again and it usually works. Verdi -- Me: http://michaelverdi.com RD:

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Ourmedia problems again?

2005-11-17 Thread Markus Sandy
also, don't forget that they have a desktop app for uploading larger files Verdi wrote: Hey Nick, Even though the site says 10MB, it can really do up to 20MB. About the videos that seem lost - they probably are. Usually, if my videos don't show up in 15 - 30 minutes, I just upload

[videoblogging] Re: To Jay Dedman about ANDREW MICHAEL BARON

2005-11-17 Thread Enric
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 10:55:46 +0100, Eric Rice [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey wow, did the podcast list merge with the videoblog list? /sarcasm! Suxor. From Urban Dictionary (

[videoblogging] Re: Ourmedia problems again?

2005-11-17 Thread ronenwastaken
If you're using it for hosting, you can probably find the media by searching archive.org for any tags you attached to the clip. Ronen http://cinemalog.net --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Verdi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Nick, Even though the site says 10MB, it can really do up to

Re: [videoblogging] Re: The Videoblogging Group Has Hit the 1600+ Member Mark

2005-11-17 Thread Richard Show
Michael, Could I get a copy of this graph? Is the info on number of members at certain times on the yahoo group page somewhere, where you could extract those data? (I couldn't find it). ... RichardOn 11/16/05, Verdi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Nov 16, 2005, at 6:46 PM, petertheman wrote: ---

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Ourmedia problems again?

2005-11-17 Thread Pete Prodoehl
Verdi wrote: Hey Nick, Even though the site says 10MB, it can really do up to 20MB. About the videos that seem lost - they probably are. Usually, if my videos don't show up in 15 - 30 minutes, I just upload them again and it usually works. Verdi Yup, I've managed to do a 20mb

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Looking for the perfect host site....

2005-11-17 Thread Pete Prodoehl
petertheman wrote: If you're looking for extremely high amounts of people watching video, go with the professionals. Check out http://www.limelightnetworks.com/solutions.video.html, for example. You might also talk with Doug Kaye from ITConversations, his blog is at:

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Looking for the perfect host site....

2005-11-17 Thread Pete Prodoehl
Michael Meiser wrote: Thanks Andrew, I'd love to here some more from you or chat with you, you're perhaps one of the few that is really dealing with this scale of traffic yet. Not that this client will get that big, but I need to give them some idea of how this thing scales. Are you

[videoblogging] Firefox Memory Fix

2005-11-17 Thread Lynn Lane
Here's a bit of information for you guys using Firefox.Current versions of Firefox tend to use more and more of your system's RAM as time goes on. Geeks call this problem a "memory leak." This particular memory leak is not the fault of Firefox - the Macromedia Flash plug-in is causing this

Re: [videoblogging] mov in to wmv

2005-11-17 Thread Joshua Kinberg
If you're on Mac, check out Flip4Mac plugin for Quicktime. It is totally worth it. You can encode WMV and also play and edit WMV using QT player/pro. As for importance of having multiple file formats, I think its a nice to have, but not a need to have. Depends on your goals and your intended

[videoblogging] Re: video of Negroponte's $100 laptop

2005-11-17 Thread Steve Watkins
Cheers that was great, Ive been wanting to see more of this project. Its ambitious, and in a way its not that ambitious when you start to learn the actual spec. There are challenges, yet in a way Im dissapointed with their actual progress so far, and not sure why some of those challenges cant be

[videoblogging] Re: video of Negroponte's $100 laptop

2005-11-17 Thread Enric
Thank you, that was very informative and interesting. From what you write it looks like you put this up quickly. But I would work on clearing up and equalizing the sound before putting up video. It was difficult to make out what people were saying and a High Pass filter would take out some of

[videoblogging] Re: Ourmedia problems again?

2005-11-17 Thread Nikos
Hey Michael, I did upload my files repeatedly (3 times each). Always the same problem And yes, I do use the desktop app for my uploads. Something's going wrong the last days. Do all the others upload files normally? Nick --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Markus Sandy [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[videoblogging] Re: Can anyone translate Japanese for me?

2005-11-17 Thread Bill Streeter
Yeah, I was acutally surprised about this. I'd like to know how they found me. Kinda makes the fact that I passed up a chance to shoot the great Japanese garage band Guitar Wolf last spring when they played here. I doubt that they'll be back any time soon. Their bass player died shortly after

[videoblogging] Re: Ourmedia Problems

2005-11-17 Thread digitalfilmmaker
Also try searching archive.org where the files are stored. Sometimes ourmedia doesn't communicate well with archive.org. -K Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page

[videoblogging] Re: mov in to wmv

2005-11-17 Thread Share
thanks Josh. We will check that out. Not sure if we will actually go that route but I've had a number of emails from windows users who can't view the content so I'm considering adding a wmv file as well. Cheers. Share --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Joshua Kinberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [videoblogging] Re: mov in to wmv

2005-11-17 Thread andrew michael baron
With all of my rejection of .wmv files combined with my hopes for a single CODEC, I have learned that the number one reason to provide .wmv files is for people who do not have the authority to install on their machines. Many people at work do not have access to install. Also people in

Re: [videoblogging] Podcasting Subscription Solution

2005-11-17 Thread Michael Sullivan
I have spoken with them not long ago and also have used bitpass in the past...The RSS solution was mentioned to me when I inquired about such solutions.I like bitpass.On 11/17/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey there,You should check out Bitpass.com.The unveiled a

[videoblogging] Nice article about Madge/Richard Bluestein

2005-11-17 Thread Verdi
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Re: [videoblogging] Re: mov in to wmv

2005-11-17 Thread robert a/k/a r
Andrew, I wouldn't discount Flash. IMHO the quality of this VideoEgg file is quite good, have a look: http://www.thomasblard.com/thomasblard/2005/11/arroseur_arrose.html the tinyurl is: x-tad-biggerhttp://tinyurl.com/822zr /x-tad-bigger cheers r -- URL: http://r.24x7.com > Deconstructing the

Re: [videoblogging] ANDREW MICHAEL BARON in Tokepa next week!

2005-11-17 Thread Lucas Gonze
On 11/16/05, Jay dedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: you see Ronen's new videoblog? http://cinemalog.net/tags/video/cinemalog/ he does a good job embedding the videos in the page. i usually dont like it. Amen. That's a really nice job. I'm surprised that I like it so much -- the normal approach

[videoblogging] FW: Flip 4 MAc

2005-11-17 Thread Kearney, Pat
Title: Flip 4 MAc Heres the response from the Flip4 MAc folks-it seems only the 100$ version will let u save Imovie files to WMV as well as Quicktime. Is there any other option that anyone knows about thats free? thanks pat www.surveillancehead.com From: Joyce Garrett [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: [videoblogging] Re: mov in to wmv

2005-11-17 Thread andrew michael baron
This video just supports my claim that whenever Flash runs smoothly, its full of horrible artifacts because it requires such a low bitrate to work well. Note that when ever the camera pans, the video turns into a pixel grid of about 15 by 15 squares.Lets see a 600 or 700 mbsec flash file that is

Re: [videoblogging] Re: The Videoblogging Group Has Hit the 1600+ Member Mark

2005-11-17 Thread Verdi
Oh man, I did it on a post-it note. It's long gone. Here are the numbers I think I remember. Group started May 31 2004 - members? 10? 15? I joined the group late Nov 2004 - approximately 125 members I year anniversary May 31, 2005 - about 550 members Today, Nov 17, 2005 1606 members. That's

Re: [videoblogging] ANDREW MICHAEL BARON in Tokepa next week!

2005-11-17 Thread andrew michael baron
The interface is cool, but the design has a problem for me personally because there is too much empty space ;eft around the page. On Nov 17, 2005, at 4:06 PM, Lucas Gonze wrote: On 11/16/05, Jay dedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: you see Ronen's new videoblog?

RE: [videoblogging] Re: mov in to wmv

2005-11-17 Thread Jim Vinson
And dont leave us over here at DivX out either. We have some things cooking back in the lab. First small trickles will probably reach public beta in the next month. We might not have the money that the other guys have, but we already beat everyones expectations in the DVD market.

Re: [videoblogging] Re: mov in to wmv

2005-11-17 Thread robert a/k/a r
I don't fully disagree with you. I see the panning problem on the television too, and it will most likely go away when 1080p DVD player (and media:) arrive. The trade-off is accessibility, if the choice is a pixel blur during a pan vs not being able to plat the video then we all know the

[videoblogging] Re: mov in to wmv

2005-11-17 Thread Share
Interesting point about folks in cafes etc. Hadn't considered that angle. It does make me think it's important to include the wmv file as a peace offering. since we have both pc and mac in our home, i was looking at this software and wondered if anyone had used it?

[videoblogging] Re: ANDREW MICHAEL BARON in Tokepa next week!

2005-11-17 Thread ronenwastaken
I agree, but beleive me -- it bothers me more than it does you. I simply lack the programming know-ho to acheive the look I want. I'm slowly improving it as-per my ability.I'd like to have each post be only as long as the userbio, and then expand accordingly to the content of the post (and

[videoblogging] Happy new year

2005-11-17 Thread Loiez D.
Hi all folk's the last year i made my first gretting card for the new year on video http://www.loiez.org/2005/07/apprenons_a_faire_des_miracles_5.php title traduction in 2005 learning to make miracles Now i am thinking what i could do for 2006 ? May be we could make a big project with all

[videoblogging] Re: mov in to wmv

2005-11-17 Thread Share
You rock, Nerissa! thank you. Share Don't fret. Free online video converter alvailable here. Some limitations but hell, it's free. Vencoder.pacificwhistle.com Nerissa Nerissa Oden http://TheVideoQueen.com/blog.html http://FreeVideoCoding.com

Re: [videoblogging] Happy new year

2005-11-17 Thread Paul Knight
Loiez,You will always be my hero, you are so talented and I am sure that Final cut pro has a great deaal to do with you creating miracles.  Lovely video, c'est beau.  Le musique est sublime and fitting.  You truely are one of the reasons I strive to be better.  Lets hope 2006 is better for you

RE: [videoblogging] Re: mov in to wmv

2005-11-17 Thread Kearney, Pat
The free tool is cool but I'm having issues with posting it. I get this error when the Windows Media Player open up The DIV3 codec is required to play this file. To determine if this codec is available to download from the Web, click Web Help. Pat www.surveillancehead.com -Original

[videoblogging] Re: FW: Flip 4 MAc

2005-11-17 Thread Dan R
how about Popwire WMV-9 Export Component for QuickTime at http://www.popwire.com/product_info.php?products_id=7 it's $29.99 . closer to free anyway. free demo encodes up to 20 seconds. enough to see if it's good enough. dan r --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Kearney, Pat [EMAIL

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Can anyone translate Japanese for me?

2005-11-17 Thread Markus Sandy
i made some colored cards displaying just the url's to various vlogs and sites. it kind of looks like a tag cloud. i leave them places and give them out to people I meet. i doubt that it was this, but i did give one out with lofistl.com on it at a sushi bar last week ;) Bill Streeter

Re: [videoblogging] Digest Number 1339

2005-11-17 Thread Miguel Serradas Duarte
Message: 5 Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 04:52:12 - From: Share [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: mov in to wmv how important does everyone think it is to offer up both formats? mov's and wmv's. i'm considering getting some of the software to convert the mov's into wmv's so windows users

[videoblogging] Loosing Your Baby Teeth: In America and Cambodia - Vlog Documentary

2005-11-17 Thread Beth Kanter
Title: Message My son is about to loose his first baby tooth. So, in recognition of the rite of passage, we made a short documentary about the differences in customs when children loose their baby teeth in America andin Cambodia. This was a global collaboration. Wanna contributed the

[videoblogging] Re: mov in to wmv

2005-11-17 Thread digitalfilmmaker
Has anyone futzed around with mplayer and mencoder? I think it should be able to transcode to WMV it's free, but CLI only and requires a bit of a script to work correctly. -Kent-- Kent Nicholshttp://beatboxgiant.blogspot.com YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group

Re: [videoblogging] Re: ANDREW MICHAEL BARON in Tokepa next week!

2005-11-17 Thread Jay dedman
I agree, but beleive me -- it bothers me more than it does you. I simply lack the programming know-ho to acheive the look I want. I'm slowly improving it as-per my ability. I'd like to have each post be only as long as the userbio, and then expand accordingly to the content of the post

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Ourmedia problems again?

2005-11-17 Thread Jay dedman
Hey Michael, I did upload my files repeatedly (3 times each). Always the same problem And yes, I do use the desktop app for my uploads. Something's going wrong the last days. Do all the others upload files normally? hey Nick-- as discussed before, OM is still flakey in its service. they are

Re: [videoblogging] Happy new year

2005-11-17 Thread Jay dedman
the last year i made my first gretting card for the new year on video http://www.loiez.org/2005/07/apprenons_a_faire_des_miracles_5.php title traduction in 2005 learning to make miracles Now i am thinking what i could do for 2006 ? May be we could make a big project with all the vloggers in

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

2005-11-17 Thread WWWhatsup
thanks very much Steve, very much appreciated yes, maybe that baseline switch was it so I've redone The Chalets in QT7 using h.264 baseline 320x240 @480kbps and AAC @128kbps, and renamed that to .m4v it's at

Re: [videoblogging] video of Negroponte's $100 laptop

2005-11-17 Thread Jay dedman
This morning I got to spend some time playing around with the first prototype of Nicholas Negroponte's $100 laptop initiative. Negroponte unveiled it last night with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. I've tossed together an eight-minute video previewing the laptop, including an interview with

[videoblogging] LIVE AND UNCENSORED IN NEW YORK CITY

2005-11-17 Thread Randolfe Wicker
That was the title of an event held this evening at Steven Kasher Gallery, 521 W. 23rd St, NYC. It was sponsored by a 501C group called "The Creative Coalition". Membership costs $250 a year. However, a great art exhibit consisting of body images in video can be seen for free for a few

[videoblogging] Re: Ourmedia problems again?

2005-11-17 Thread heldermira
If I may, I'd also recommend just emailing the moderator there, Josh. [EMAIL PROTECTED] He's really friendly and can usually fix whatever issue you have within a few hours (trust me, I've had to bug him a few times). Actually, what seems to happen is that the video files end up at www.archive.org,

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Multiple files

2005-11-17 Thread WWWhatsup
At 03:23 AM 11/16/2005, Paul Knight wrote: As Steve said, you can certainly write your RSS by hand or use some application to do so, but if you do, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make sure it is valid: http://feedvalidator.org/http://feedvalidator.org/ If it's not valid, do not be surprised to see

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Looking for the perfect host site....

2005-11-17 Thread WWWhatsup
i'm using powweb for punkcast you get 5GB and 10GB/day bandwidth for $7.77/mth - plus there was a deal may still be - that you get 6 months free if you pay a year up front - so thats 18 months for just over $100. (please please please clickthru on the link on http://punkcast.com if interested :))

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Looking for the perfect host site....

2005-11-17 Thread Michael Meiser
Right you are. Isn't there an open wiki already in existence where community members are compiling info on products and services. Videoblogging.info perhaps. I saw Steve Garfield had started something and We are the media .com does reviews, but there's a lot of grown to cover. The problem

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Looking for the perfect host site....

2005-11-17 Thread Michael Meiser
That sounds like a great budget package. Not what I personally need, but probably just the sort of thing most people here would die for. Thanks. -Mike of mmeiser.com/blog On Nov 18, 2005, at 1:06 AM, WWWhatsup wrote: i'm using powweb for punkcast you get 5GB and 10GB/day bandwidth for

[videoblogging] pop-up windows and feeds

2005-11-17 Thread Lossy Graham
Another techy question... I am trying to get all my Quicktime videos to open up in little pop-up windows when you click them. What I'm wondering is whether or not this will effect the ability of people to get these vids through our feed, i.e. for iTunes or FireAnt. The link to the video

Re: [videoblogging] pop-up windows and feeds

2005-11-17 Thread Joshua Kinberg
read this: http://www.unmediated.org/archives/2005/10/easily_create_p.php use this: http://joshkinberg.com/popupmaker/ -Josh On 11/17/05, Lossy Graham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Another techy question... I am trying to get all my Quicktime videos to open up in little pop-up windows when you

[videoblogging] Re: mov in to wmv

2005-11-17 Thread Juan Falla Ximena Muñoz
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Share [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: how important does everyone think it is to offer up both formats? mov's and wmv's. i'm considering getting some of the software to convert the mov's into wmv's so windows users don't get slowed down any thoughts?