Re: [videoblogging] stickam

2006-02-15 Thread robert a/k/a r
Yeah, it's undisputed here, Fireant's the dog's bollocks of aggregators. I'm suggesting we invite the innovators into the conversation, from the outside it looks like the Stickam peeps are on the ball and have ideas and tech know how. Let's get them in here and talk. Just because NIH it'ss no

Re: [videoblogging] Pricing Media (difficult question)

2006-02-15 Thread Ted Tagami
throw some airline software against the problem and go get a round of funding! ;)On 2/14/06, robert a/k/a r [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Heh. Regarding distribution of media this is interesting. We know how auctions work, right. Well, AMC is predicting it's coming to movies (link is to NYT

Re: [videoblogging] Pricing Media (difficult question)

2006-02-15 Thread Ted Tagami
actually, would not be suprised if Barry Diller's IAC does this ...nyt is right.. long overdue.On 2/15/06, Ted Tagami [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:throw some airline software against the problem and go get a round of funding! ;) On 2/14/06, robert a/k/a r [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Heh.

[videoblogging] Re: SXSW - Who is bringing a camera?

2006-02-15 Thread Chuck Olsen
Richard! Yes many of us will be there throughout interactive... starting on the 10th-11th. It'd sure be awesome if you can swing it. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Michael Verdi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm pretty sure all (2) the Videoblog panels are on the 14th :( On 2/14/06,

Re: [videoblogging] Pricing Media (difficult question)

2006-02-15 Thread robert a/k/a r
Heh, methinks it's more of an intellectual question than a business opportunity (fund raising) question for me, thought thanks for the suggestion and smily and feel free to go make a buck on it of you know the secret ;) I'm thinking once an advert is published at the end of a show on the Internet

[videoblogging] Custom Animations for your Vlogs

2006-02-15 Thread Tom Kendall
Hi Everyone We've been running a site, OfTheWorldTV, for a couple years now on the quiet. It was just something I threw together with my rough skills, as a portal for independent media. For the last 12 months a few people who have specialist flash and animations skills have been working with

Re: [videoblogging] Pricing Media (difficult question)

2006-02-15 Thread Frank Carver
Wednesday, February 15, 2006, 9:17:10 AM, robert a/k/a r wrote: Any clever pricing peeps reading? Yeah, it's a difficult question, can media be released without adverts and then be released with adverts? Can media be released on the Internet with adverts be re-released on the Internet with

[videoblogging] Re: stickam

2006-02-15 Thread Stan Hirson, Sarah Jones
The test of different services with their players all on the same page to sample a standard file is great! Very useful contribution! Stan --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Deirdre Straughan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've also got a test of their embedded player on

[videoblogging] Re: stickam

2006-02-15 Thread Enric
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Deirdre Straughan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Doing some more thorough testing of Stickam today. If anyone's interested, I'm live on their site at http://stickam.com/whosonline.jsp - now to see if I can make that work on my own site! I've also got a test

Re: [videoblogging] Re: stickam

2006-02-15 Thread Deirdre Straughan
Hmm. Can some of you have a look at http://beginningwithi.com/vlog/test.html , especially the Revver link? I can't get them to process my video properly nohow. -- best regards,Deirdré Straughanwww.beginningwithi.com (personal)www.tvblob.com (work) SPONSORED LINKS

Re: [videoblogging] Pricing Media (difficult question)

2006-02-15 Thread Adam Quirk
On 2/15/06, robert a/k/a r [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Obviously such variable pricing works because the number of seats in the theatre is limited and they have a half life. It's not dissimilar to the freshness of vegetables on the shelf at the grocer which expire or the freshness of media.

Re: [videoblogging] Re: stickam

2006-02-15 Thread robert a/k/a r
This is great, Dierdre! Now that it's all in one place we've (read you've) made it easy for each of the hosting services to go check their wellness from a vlogging perspective, something the clued-in ones would already be doing. Wouldn't you hope each one has someone internal with a similar page.

[videoblogging] Re: stickam

2006-02-15 Thread Enric
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Deirdre Straughan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hmm. Can some of you have a look at http://beginningwithi.com/vlog/test.html, especially the Revver link? I can't get them to process my video properly nohow. -- best regards, Deirdré Straughan

Re: [videoblogging] Re: stickam

2006-02-15 Thread robert a/k/a r
It's verrry addictive. Is it a tool for bringing traffic to a vlog. Or for discovering your vlog, eh? Just thinking out loud. On Feb 15, 2006, at 11:44 AM, Enric wrote: I've been trying the video/IM stickam feature when enlarging the stickam widget. It's quite fun and addictive. You can

Re: [videoblogging] Re: stickam

2006-02-15 Thread Deirdre Straughan
I happened to have a contact for Blinkx (I'd sent them a UI note a while ago), so I've let them know - instant reply, they're happy to be there.-- best regards,Deirdré Straughan www.beginningwithi.com (personal)www.tvblob.com (work) SPONSORED LINKS

Re: [videoblogging] Pricing Media (difficult question)

2006-02-15 Thread robert a/k/a r
Adam, correct, the time-shift thing is very true, I'm thinking the pricing of the forward commodity, the advert, are and time-shifting are both in that equation some where. In the past, when calculating CPM and such the time-shift was not as significant because the media was better controlled. And

[videoblogging] Re: Pricing Media (difficult question)

2006-02-15 Thread Enric
With time shifting, I would think the value (or more the lack of value) of not only the content changes but also the ad, probably more so. A company can go out of business, change hands, change products, and would probably have a new version of the product at a later date. If the ad was generic

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Public Access TV and Videoblogging

2006-02-15 Thread Adam Quirk
On a (almost) related note, which many of the U.S. citizens here probably already know, the proposed U.S. budget for 2007 has some nasty cuts to our already under-funded CPB. Bush's proposed 2007 budget calls for a $671.9 million for the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the federal agency

[videoblogging] Re: Pricing Media (difficult question)

2006-02-15 Thread davecircumnavigator
John Wanamaker, the founder of Macy's said, I know half my advertising is wasted, I just don't know which half. Big advertising agencies use very sophisticated math models and software to plan, execute and manage their ad buys for their clients. They can track the effectiveness of every ad in

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Pricing Media (difficult question)

2006-02-15 Thread Caution Zero
--- Enric [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If the ad was generic enough it may have longer pertinence. But I would think the ad would be less meaningful and valuable to the company paying for it in time. seems like sponsorship campaigns would potentially have a greater chance of maintaining value

[videoblogging] Re: Pricing Media (difficult question)

2006-02-15 Thread Chuck Olsen
There's definitely value in the archives, and in genres of information. Now that I have a good library of Minnesota Stories videos, all categorized, I'm going to make those categories prominent. It's something we take for granted on text blogs, but I think if you call it something other than

Re: [videoblogging] Re: stickam

2006-02-15 Thread robert a/k/a r
Cheers We could split them up, I've got meeting and then something after work that runs later into the evening so not very avails today. BTW, does the live Stickam feel like a vlogmap-inspired idea? Should we put together a page with vloggers who want to be listed so peeps can switch channels

Re: [videoblogging] Re: stickam

2006-02-15 Thread Ted Tagami
there is a node 101 channel I set up. It is open to the public, so if you are in stickam, join in that channel and we can have ad hoc video conferencingOn 2/15/06, robert a/k/a r [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: CheersWe could split them up, I've got meeting and then something after workthat runs

Re: [videoblogging] Re: stickam

2006-02-15 Thread Deirdre Straughan
Don't see where the channel thing woudl be?On 2/15/06, Ted Tagami [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: there is a node 101 channel I set up. It is open to the public, so if you are in stickam, join in that channel and we can have ad hoc video conferencingOn 2/15/06, robert a/k/a r [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[videoblogging] Re: stickam

2006-02-15 Thread Enric
It's a stickam chatroom: http://stickam.com/editChatRoom.do?method=loadroomId=170594616 under Computers Internet. :), Enric --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Deirdre Straughan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Don't see where the channel thing woudl be? On 2/15/06, Ted Tagami [EMAIL

Re: [videoblogging] sharing iMovie control between 2 macs

2006-02-15 Thread Ron Watson
Does anyone know of a way to control iMovie on one of my mactops from the other one?I would like to share control of iMovie between computers via my wireless network. That would be really cool.Later, RonOn Feb 14, 2006, at 1:15 AM, robert a/k/a r wrote: Hey all Just came across a new service

[videoblogging] Re: SXSW - Who is bringing a camera?

2006-02-15 Thread JV
Hey everyone, Thanks for everyone that has written. I will be pulling together a tighter picture of what we are working on, but I wanted to give a general update to the group. We will be partnering with Gen Art for their pulse blog (http://www.genartpulse.com/). They have lined up interviews at

Re: [videoblogging] Re: stickam

2006-02-15 Thread Ted Tagami
chat rooms computers internet node 101On 2/15/06, Deirdre Straughan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Don't see where the channel thing woudl be?On 2/15/06, Ted Tagami [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: there is a node 101 channel I set up. It is open to the public, so if you are in stickam, join in

Re: [videoblogging] sharing iMovie control between 2 macs

2006-02-15 Thread Clint Sharp
Displaying video (especially DV encoded video, not highly compressed) over a wireless network isn't really feasible.ClintOn 2/15/06, Ron Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone know of a way to control iMovie on one of my mactops from the other one?I would like to share control of iMovie

Re: [videoblogging] sharing iMovie control between 2 macs

2006-02-15 Thread Tony Pelliccio
Considering that you get 54Mbps over a G network I'd imagine that you could push video without too much latency. Clint Sharp [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Displaying video (especially DV encoded video, not highly compressed) over a wireless network isn't really feasible.ClintOn 2/15/06, Ron

Re: [videoblogging] sharing iMovie control between 2 macs

2006-02-15 Thread Clint Sharp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DV#Video_compression36 Megabits per second for DV, on average. This doesn't include any sort of other display overhead. Most wireless connections don't actually get 54 megabits of throughput (also, they're half duplex if I remember right). Trying to push 36 megabits

Re: [videoblogging] stickam

2006-02-15 Thread Michael Sullivan
i agree with josh except for this statement:If I have to come to your website to watch it, then it ain't really distributing. depends how you look at 'distributing content'. i tend to look at it from a more loose and general side. web publishing and blogging are a form of content distribution.

Re: [videoblogging] stickam

2006-02-15 Thread Michael Sullivan
FireAnt is still the only aggregator around that supports playback of FLV not all aggregators are desktop aggregators that download media. aggregation does not have to mean that. aggregation is also mefeedia and vlogdir etc... and if you bundle all aggregator services, then fireant is not the

Re: [videoblogging] stickam

2006-02-15 Thread Michael Sullivan
this is a cool app actually.i also want to point out again... thing slike vsocial.com and its VideoRoll tool. Its great and IS beneficial to the vlogosphere... along with other vsocial tools. i am also working on a similar feature, using RSS, flv and a flash player... playlists/channels

Re: [videoblogging] stickam

2006-02-15 Thread Jay dedman
I'm suggesting we invite the innovators into the conversation, from the outside it looks like the Stickam peeps are on the ball and have ideas and tech know how. agreed. we should invite all new technology makers to this group. i bet many of them are/have been here, but lurking. Anyway we can

Re: [videoblogging] stickam

2006-02-15 Thread Joshua Kinberg
obviously I meant desktop aggregator.We also have a web-based aggregator... http://FireAnt.tv-JoshOn 2/15/06, Michael Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: FireAnt is still the only aggregator around that supports playback of FLV not all aggregators are desktop aggregators that download media.

Re: [videoblogging] stickam

2006-02-15 Thread Michael Sullivan
yes, obviously. many people on this listjust clarifying for the collective. ;-)On 2/15/06, Joshua Kinberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: obviously I meant desktop aggregator.We also have a web-based aggregator... http://FireAnt.tv-Josh On 2/15/06, Michael Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [videoblogging] New Video Blog

2006-02-15 Thread Jay dedman
I just wanted to take this chance to introduce our new vlog (a weekly webcast), Noodle Scar, by Bonny and The Bui Brothers. http://noodlescar.com hey I know you guys... i like that people are making multiple videoblogs... why not? a videoblog for every project. Did you make this with iWeb,

[videoblogging] Vegas 6.0d is out

2006-02-15 Thread WWWhatsup
ftp://download.sonypictures.com/current/vegas60d.exe ftp://download.sonypictures.com/current/vegas60d-trial.exe Notable Fixes/Changes in Version 6.0d * Support for VR-mode DVD Handycam® camcorder discs has been improved. When importing video from Sony DVD Handycam discs in VR or Video

Re: [videoblogging] Re: NBC Olympic Blog Is Awesome

2006-02-15 Thread Michael Meiser
On Feb 13, 2006, at 9:48 AM, Peter Van Dijck wrote: I just see a list of videos that pop up in a window that embeds WMV. No blog, no permalinks, no RSS... Peter http://nbcolympics.com This just pisses me off.. it's utter crap. Complete and utter CRAP. I don't know why it was even pointed

Re: [videoblogging] Re: NBC Olympic Blog Is Awesome

2006-02-15 Thread Adam Quirk
This is slightly unrelated, but:Kinberg made the Google Video and Youtube greasemonkey scripts:http://www.joshkinberg.com/blog/files/google_video_getter.user.js http://www.joshkinberg.com/blog/files/youtube_to_me.user.jsAnd Andreas made this for Sciencentral News (by request):

Re: [videoblogging] Re: NBC Olympic Blog Is Awesome

2006-02-15 Thread Joshua Kinberg
doesn't webjay do this?-JoshOn 2/15/06, Adam Quirk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is slightly unrelated, but:Kinberg made the Google Video and Youtube greasemonkey scripts: http://www.joshkinberg.com/blog/files/google_video_getter.user.js

[videoblogging] Re: NBC Olympic Blog Is Awesome

2006-02-15 Thread wtrainbow
There's a Firefox extension called Web Developer that will give the media info on a page - among many other things. It's an incredible tool if you do any Web design or development. https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=60application=firefox Will http://www.tiny-tube.com ---

Re: [videoblogging] Re: NBC Olympic Blog Is Awesome

2006-02-15 Thread Michael Meiser
I use it on occasion, didn't notice that feature though. On Feb 15, 2006, at 10:46 PM, wtrainbow wrote: There's a Firefox extension called Web Developer that will give the media info on a page - among many other things. It's an incredible tool if you do any Web design or development.

[videoblogging] would you consider this a vlog?

2006-02-15 Thread Digital
it is something other than a vlog.. but what would you call it? http://www.stickam.com/profile/television_truth_machine Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:

[videoblogging] Re: SXSW - Who is bringing a camera?

2006-02-15 Thread Aaron Valdez
Forget the cameras unless you have some kind of fanny-cam (trademark all rights reserved). you'll be too busy double-fisting lone star beer and shootin people in the face to operate video equipment! Get to Sam's BBQ (wi-fi services currently unavailble though they have a zenith tv from the late

[videoblogging] Re: would you consider this a vlog?

2006-02-15 Thread Chuck Olsen
I'm sure any rigid insistence that a vlog be video in a blog format is rapidly falling apart at the seams. :-) i don't know what you call this... is it anything more than webcams and chat embedded in a web page? this particular feed wasn't live when i checked so there was nothing to watch. but

[videoblogging] Re: New Video Blog

2006-02-15 Thread Vu Bui
Jay! Yeah, we're trying something new, something that we weren't able to do with our individual videoblogs. We originally did try using iWeb, it looked so promising. It is literally the easiest web site generation application I have ever seen. Unfortunately with its simplicity and ease of

Re: [videoblogging] Re: New Video Blog

2006-02-15 Thread Joshua Kinberg
There are other rather important features it is lacking, including the ability to change the photos that link to the videos, it is currently just pulling the first frame of the video from what I could tell. Did you try setting a poster frame for the video? In QT Pro, you can drag the slider

[videoblogging] Ogg Theora Usage and Support?

2006-02-15 Thread Charles Iliya Krempeaux
Hello,I just joined this mailing list, so please excuse me if this has already come up before. (I tried searching the mailing list archive, but Yahoo! seemed to have trouble completing the search.)I'm doing a little reseach, and I was wondering what kind of Ogg Theora usage and support there

Re: [videoblogging] Re: stickam

2006-02-15 Thread robert a/k/a r
cheers, Dierdre. i emailed stickam and youare.tv to give them a heads-up re your test page. anyone see a hosting service missing we should add to Dierdre's test page. -- cheers r Deconstructing the status quo, collaboratively my vlog: http://r.24x7.com good deal : http://foo.24x7.com On