[videoblogging] Re: Archive.org, Fair Use Doctrine

2005-10-10 Thread gmjoyce_y
Yes, I'm also curious about this. Can one copy, say, a 30-second clip off the news or a TV show, then show it and comment on it on one's vlog? Is that considered Fair Use? And yes, I know, you're not lawyers ;-) and no, I don't want to start another flame war about copyright. Thanks, G. ---

[videoblogging] Re: Archive.org, Fair Use Doctrine

2005-10-11 Thread gmjoyce_y
Thanks for your .02 Nerissa. I don't know why it seems that use is okay except when it's commercial use, though. (Although I do understand the practicality of the argument: most copyright owners will choose not to waste their time going after some poor artist even though they have the legal

[videoblogging] Re: Vlog programming models - shows? (was: Aggregator based...)

2005-10-21 Thread gmjoyce_y
I'd love to get your opinions about something I've been planning that ties right into this idea. I've got a full-length movie I made called Working Stiff (http://www.workingstiff.org) that I was thinking of putting up on the Web someday so people could download it for a small fee, say a dollar

[videoblogging] Re: Vlog programming models - shows? (was: Aggregator based...)

2005-10-21 Thread gmjoyce_y
Unfortunately, I already sold the DVD rights (a miniscule deal, equal to just a tiny percentage of what the movie cost) so I can't sell any DVDs. Plus the DVD distribution company is more than a year behind on releasing it. Two reasons I've been thinking about releasing it online. Thanks for

[videoblogging] Re: Vlog programming models - shows? (was: Aggregator based...)

2005-10-21 Thread gmjoyce_y
for your feedback, Pete. Definitely something for me to think about. --Greg http://www.workingstiff.org --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Pete Prodoehl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: gmjoyce_y wrote: I'd love to get your opinions about something I've been planning that ties right into this idea

[videoblogging] feasible to charge small fee for indie movie download?

2005-11-16 Thread gmjoyce_y
I want to make my feature-length indie movie available for download for a small fee, say a dollar or two. (On the side, I'm also thinking about vlogging about the movie, its production, offer scenes, etc.) The problem is, I don't know if it's even feasible to offer a download for that little money

[videoblogging] how to read and compress .VOB files?

2005-12-09 Thread gmjoyce_y
Does anyone know how to convert VOB files to a format I can read and then compress? I was able to copy the files off the DVD and onto my hard drive so I don't have to decrypt them (and it's a movie I made so I'm not violating copyright), but now I'm stuck. I just want to take the movie off the

[videoblogging] WordPress recommending Yahoo hosting?

2005-12-21 Thread gmjoyce_y
I see on the WordPress site that they are now listing Yahoo on their recommended hosts page: http://wordpress.org/hosting/ The prices and bandwidth Yahoo are offering certainly look like good deals. Is anyone here using Yahoo to host their video? Comments? Criticisms? --Greg

[videoblogging] Re: help with poor contrast on iPod version of video

2005-12-27 Thread gmjoyce_y
a noticeably lower contrast image. Though Apple seems to have fixed that issue with QT 7.0.3. I don't have that problem with h.264 any more. -Verdi On Dec 26, 2005, at 11:27 PM, gmjoyce_y wrote: When I use QT Pro to compress a video for delivery via an iPod, the image comes out

[videoblogging] How to format .avi files for Google video?

2006-01-07 Thread gmjoyce_y
Google video says they want submissions to be in MPEG-4 video and MP3 audio formats. Can anyone recommend cheap and easy software to compress .avi files into these formats? Thanks! --Greg Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to:

[videoblogging] Re: How to format .avi files for Google video?

2006-01-07 Thread gmjoyce_y
Thanks, Andreas. I recently bought QTPro but it doesn't have the MP3 audio codec. Do I need to go somewhere else to find that audio codec encoder? --Greg --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Andreas Haugstrup [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 07 Jan 2006 16:18:22 +0100, gmjoyce_y [EMAIL

[videoblogging] Re: How to format .avi files for Google video?

2006-01-07 Thread gmjoyce_y
:18:22 +0100, gmjoyce_y [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Google video says they want submissions to be in MPEG-4 video and MP3 audio formats. Can anyone recommend cheap and easy software to compress .avi files into these formats? Quicktime Pro - $30. URL: http://www.apple.com/quicktime

[videoblogging] Re: How to format .avi files for Google video?

2006-01-07 Thread gmjoyce_y
the 3vix and Divx plug ins too, which are free. Then and only then quicktime really shines. Paul Knight On 7 Jan 2006, at 15:18, gmjoyce_y wrote: Google video says they want submissions to be in MPEG-4 video and MP3 audio formats. Can anyone recommend cheap and easy software

[videoblogging] Re: How to format .avi files for Google video?

2006-01-08 Thread gmjoyce_y
So what's the solution? Use AAC and hope Google accepts it? Jim Vinson suggested Divx, because they are teaming up with Google, but I can't find any official word from Google yet that you can upload Divx-formatted files. Maybe Google plans to take your video and encode it with Divx themselves?

[videoblogging] Re: web hosting for vloggers

2006-01-09 Thread gmjoyce_y
Netfirms offers similiar price/bandwidth: http://www.netfirms.com/web-hosting-business Anyone have an opinion of/experience with them? --Greg --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, LeanBackVids.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That isn't much compared to Dreamhost, which is now offering 1

[videoblogging] Re: Google Video Downloader

2006-01-18 Thread gmjoyce_y
Bill, I had been trying to figure out how to do MPEG4 with MP3 audio for a looong time, until I learned of this statemment on Google video: Please keep in mind that we also support other digital formats such as QuickTime, or Windows Media. Here's the full link:

[videoblogging] Re: Copyrights and the artist's right to control their work

2006-01-18 Thread gmjoyce_y
Very good post, Richard. Nicely balanced. I know you're not a lawyer but can you (or anyone else who wants to take a crack at it) tell me if I've got this right? Saturday Night Live or The Daily Show can show clips from TV shows because they're commending on or parodying the content of those

[videoblogging] How to protect your privacy on Whois?

2006-01-29 Thread gmjoyce_y
How do you go about keeping your email, address, phone number, etc. private when you buy a domain? Whois lists everything. What if you don't want to be hassled by spammers or overly aggressive trolls? --Greg Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to:

[videoblogging] Rocketboom camcorder?

2006-02-09 Thread gmjoyce_y
Does anyone happen to know which camcorder Andrew's using? I can tell in the picutres it's a Canon, but does anyone know which one? I haven't seen it listed in any of Andrew's behind-the-scenes/how to vlog info. And congratulations on the auction, AA. A year of hard, entrepreneurial work is

[videoblogging] Better camera? Sony HC1 or Panasonic PV-GS400

2006-02-11 Thread gmjoyce_y
Which is the better camera for vlogging? Or are both overkill? And can Premiere Pro handle editing hi-def from the HC1? Discuss. 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

[videoblogging] Help for Wordpress 2 video embed problems

2006-03-11 Thread gmjoyce_y
I had no trouble using Wordpress 1.5 to embed all formats of video players using the coding widgets at freevideocoding.com. Now that I'm about to launch my site, and I switched to Wordpress 2, those widgets don't work on my pages anymore. Can anyone tell me a simple way to embed video in a

[videoblogging] Re: Help for Wordpress 2 video embed problems

2006-03-11 Thread gmjoyce_y
Thanks, Monique, Can you tell me, what would the server name be? Is that the name of the hosting company? Or is it one's own domain name? I tried this before but couldn't get it to work. --Greg --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, gottadiva [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Greg, I'm using

[videoblogging] Re: Help for Wordpress 2 video embed problems

2006-03-11 Thread gmjoyce_y
Thanks Christian, I will give it a shot. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Christian Wach [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 11 Mar 2006, at 13:48, gmjoyce_y wrote: I had no trouble using Wordpress 1.5 to embed all formats of video players using the coding widgets at freevideocoding.com

[videoblogging] What's the latest on the new video iPod?

2006-03-24 Thread gmjoyce_y
Has anyone heard the very latest on the new video iPod and whether Apple will be releasing it soon? I'm thinking of buying a video iPod, but don't know if I should wait until the new one comes out. --Greg Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to:

[videoblogging] Re: What's the latest on the new video iPod?

2006-03-24 Thread gmjoyce_y
with video thrown in, i don't think it actually works that great. Peter -- http://mefeedia.com On 3/24/06, gmjoyce_y gmjoyce_y@ wrote: Has anyone heard the very latest on the new video iPod and whether Apple will be releasing it soon? I'm thinking of buying a video iPod

[videoblogging] Are you still using 3ivx withQuickTime?

2006-03-27 Thread gmjoyce_y
Which codec are you all using when creating Quicktime movies for the web? I know 3ivx used to be popular but has it been supplanted by H.264? I'm looking for a high quality picture and a codec/format most computer users can play easily. (Aren't we all? ;-)) Oh, and do I have to BUY 3ivx to

[videoblogging] Re: Are you still using 3ivx withQuickTime?

2006-03-27 Thread gmjoyce_y
: gmjoyce_y wrote: Which codec are you all using when creating Quicktime movies for the web? I know 3ivx used to be popular but has it been supplanted by H.264? I'm looking for a high quality picture and a codec/format most computer users can play easily. (Aren't we all

[videoblogging] Re: Best Overal Digital Video Format

2006-04-04 Thread gmjoyce_y
Regarding 3ivx, does anyone know if you can't do quick start/fast streaming if you're doing a double-pass using 3ivx? I've tried it a couple of times now and it doesn't fast-start. My single pass, lower quality 3ivx encoded videos start up and play just fine. Is there a procedural trick I'm

[videoblogging] Full window alternative to Freevlog popup maker?

2006-05-13 Thread gmjoyce_y
I know Michael Verdi and others solved the active-x/unprogressive download problem with their popup maker (yay Freevlog), but is there a version that opens up in a new full-sized window rather than a sized popup? I'd just like to have the option of either a popup or full-sized window. Thanks,

[videoblogging] Re: Full window alternative to Freevlog popup maker?

2006-05-13 Thread gmjoyce_y
PROTECTED] wrote: --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, gmjoyce_y gmjoyce_y@ wrote: I know Michael Verdi and others solved the active-x/unprogressive download problem with their popup maker (yay Freevlog), but is there a version that opens up in a new full-sized window rather than a sized

[videoblogging] Re: Full window alternative to Freevlog popup maker?

2006-05-13 Thread gmjoyce_y
Thank you for the link, by the way. I'll give it a try. But coding is greek to me. (Or is it geek?) --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, LeanBackVids.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, gmjoyce_y gmjoyce_y@ wrote: I know Michael Verdi and others solved

[videoblogging] Re: Full window alternative to Freevlog popup maker?

2006-05-13 Thread gmjoyce_y
? If not, you really should get Firefox and check out all the extensions... http://getfirefox.com Sorry to add more confusion - Matt --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, gmjoyce_y gmjoyce_y@ wrote: Thank you for the link, by the way. I'll give it a try. But coding is greek to me

[videoblogging] Help with Wordpress background/sidebar glitch?

2006-05-23 Thread gmjoyce_y
Can any Wordpress experts out there help with a problem? I'm using the Kubrick header, which I've modified a bit on my own. All I did was update a post by selecting all the text and making it left- justified and when the site updated, the whole whole background turned the color of my border

[videoblogging] Re: Help with Wordpress background/sidebar glitch?

2006-05-23 Thread gmjoyce_y
www.lofistl.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, gmjoyce_y gmjoyce_y@ wrote: Can any Wordpress experts out there help with a problem? I'm using the Kubrick header, which I've modified a bit on my own. All I did was update a post by selecting all the text and making it left

[videoblogging] Re: Help with Wordpress background/sidebar glitch?

2006-05-23 Thread gmjoyce_y
in modifying the code in your post -- which is also easier than changing the whole site. But it's hard to know without seeing what's happening -- what's the URL? jen jenSimmons http://www.jensimmons.com On May 23, 2006, at 10:19 AM, gmjoyce_y wrote: Can any Wordpress experts out

[videoblogging] Re: Help with Wordpress background/sidebar glitch?

2006-05-23 Thread gmjoyce_y
- From: gmjoyce_y [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 10:19 AM To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Subject: [videoblogging] Help with Wordpress background/sidebar glitch? Can any Wordpress experts out there help with a problem? I'm using the Kubrick header, which I've

[videoblogging] Working Stiff - new indie movie vlog/cast

2006-05-25 Thread gmjoyce_y
Hi, People on this group have asked about indie filmmakers and their work for a while now. After a lot of prepping and some generous technical help from people in this group, I'm ready to start. I'm showing my independent movie, Working Stiff, a few minutes each weekday, online. It's

[videoblogging] Re: Working Stiff - new indie movie vlog/cast

2006-05-25 Thread gmjoyce_y
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Anne Walk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi greg, great way to release an indie film! congrats! On 5/25/06, gmjoyce_y [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, People on this group have asked about indie filmmakers and their work for a while now. After a lot

[videoblogging] Wordpress down?

2006-05-26 Thread gmjoyce_y
I was told earlier today by someone trying to access my blog that they got a Wordpress error. When I tried it from work, using IE, it was fine (although the type had grown huge). Now at home, it works on IE, but I get the Wordpress error message while using Firefox. Anyone know what's going on?

[videoblogging] Re: Wordpress down?

2006-05-27 Thread gmjoyce_y
, 27 May 2006 01:11:02 +0200, gmjoyce_y [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was told earlier today by someone trying to access my blog that they got a Wordpress error. When I tried it from work, using IE, it was fine (although the type had grown huge). Now at home, it works on IE, but I get

[videoblogging] New vlogcast/movie: Office Space meets Risky Business

2006-05-30 Thread gmjoyce_y
I'm rotten at tooting my own horn, which may be one of the reasons sofew people know about my movie, but I invite you to watch. New episode every workday. Safe for work. Mostly. Comments welcome. Thanks. --Greg http://projectworkingstiff.com

[videoblogging] Re: The Shallow Nature of Video Blogging

2006-06-05 Thread gmjoyce_y
I don't know why anyone should feel inferior because their video blog is—heaven forbid!—entertaining. I just got this comment a couple of days ago: Great stuff ... Ya got me hooked! I'm a big fan, I check for the new episode every day. ~Devlon http://loadedpun.com So should I feel