[videoblogging] Re: Spirit can not be spoken for

2005-11-27 Thread wtrainbow
Finding interesting content that reasonates with one's own taste is a challenge not exclusive to videoblogging. With the proliferation of new music out there since the home recording revolution, it is quite a challenge to find new music that isn't mainlined to you through MTV or corporate ra

[videoblogging] Re: QT 7 Poster Frames / WAS Blogger templates SPECIFIALLY for bloggers

2005-11-30 Thread wtrainbow
After you set your poster frame, move the playhead back to the beginning and then save the file. This seems to work for me. As for QT7 - I haven't had any problems on my powerbook. I love the h.264 compression although I'm still using 3ivx until h.264 becomes more pervasive. Regards, Will

[videoblogging] Publicity and Spreading the Word

2005-12-05 Thread wtrainbow
I am curious to know if anyone is doing anything innovative to promote your videoblog or vodcast. Apart from listing in the various directories and link swapping, I'm wondering what other techniques people are using to promote their work. It seems to me, from the short time I've been doing thi

[videoblogging] iTunes Video Category

2005-12-05 Thread wtrainbow
Just noticed that they brought back the video category on the iTunes Podcasts page. However, it is not a comprehensive list and says "Featured Video Podcasts" - I'd be interested to learn how these were selected. Will http://www.tiny-tube.com Yahoo! Groups Spons

[videoblogging] Re: 'Podcast' named word of the year

2005-12-05 Thread wtrainbow
Apple seems to suggest through their nomenclature that both audio and video are both podcasts. They don't seem to make a distinction. They now have a video category but it is falls with their podcasts section. After reviewing their selections for "video features" though they seem to be bi

[videoblogging] Re: Rec. Host Provider??

2005-12-08 Thread wtrainbow
I use godaddy and haven't had any problems. It's the cheapest hosting I've found. I also use Worpdress and it's a simple installation even if the host doesn't provide a one-click solution (much easier than moveable type). Will http://www.tiny-tube.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, R

[videoblogging] Re: New poll for videoblogging

2005-12-08 Thread wtrainbow
I agree the poll is meaningless. It also depends on what you're trying to achieve. Do you want sohpisticated titling capabilities? Do you need use chroma keying? Do you want real- time rendering for transitions? I too think FCP is by far the best choice from the different programs i've trie

Blue Screen/Green Screen Was: Re: [videoblogging] Some rules to vlog by.

2005-12-12 Thread wtrainbow
Hey Jeffrey, This is a good tutorial - not specific to any software. http://www.macmoviemaker.com/index.php?id=5 Will http://www.tiny-tube.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jeffrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Okay... any good tutorials on how to Green/Blue Screen in Premiere or a >

[videoblogging] Re: Time for a bit of reflective honesty....

2005-12-19 Thread wtrainbow
Is there a filter for the needle-dick Chihuahua - or perhaps a restraining order? Will http://www.tiny-tube.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Christopher Weagel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Let's just cut the shit here. > > Everything going on in this videoblogging space is a comple

[videoblogging] Re: Quicktime Interactivity

2005-12-21 Thread wtrainbow
Adobe GoLive also has a QT Editor that lets you add sprites, href track, chapters etc.. to facillitate the "granular" casts/vlogs some have been talking about. andrew does the QT Track editor use sprites? if so have you ever experimented with them? --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, andrew

[videoblogging] Re: Google Video Revisited

2005-12-24 Thread wtrainbow
This makes no sense at all. In fact by your own definitions you don't get the right to assert that you are a videoblogger. If I consume your video posts exclusively through iTunes or Fireant you're saying it isn't a videoblog it's a videocast??? Conversely, if you published epsiodes of Punky

[videoblogging] Re: Google Video Revisited

2005-12-25 Thread wtrainbow
to make the content subscribable and distributable, then this vodcast, > obviously can be ANYTHING. > > sull > > On 12/25/05, wtrainbow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > This makes no sense at all. In fact by your own definitions you don't get > > the

[videoblogging] Re: Google Video Revisited

2005-12-25 Thread wtrainbow
This may be true in your own mind but apart from this insular community, videoblog clearly has a personal connotation inherited from the word blog. Ask people who have no idea what a videoblog is. As you stated most people perceive blogs coming from an individual voice. In a strict technical

[videoblogging] Re: Google Video Revisited

2005-12-25 Thread wtrainbow
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Andreas Haugstrup" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > No. I was not trying to put down a definition. I don't know where you > got that idea. A definition would include other factors that exclude > Deperate Housewives in a blog template (because they are not r

[videoblogging] Re: Google Video Revisited

2005-12-25 Thread wtrainbow
Look up semantics... --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Andreas Haugstrup" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sun, 25 Dec 2005 20:57:09 +0100, wtrainbow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > And I think this what is problematic with the semantics. Virtually

[videoblogging] Re: Google Video Revisited

2005-12-25 Thread wtrainbow
I understand the point - I'm justing trying to challenge it because I don't ascribe to the McLuhan "medium is the massage" worldview which seems at the root of the debate. In my assessment, the same video played in different contexts does not necessitate new designations for each context. A

[videoblogging] Re: Google Video Revisited

2005-12-28 Thread wtrainbow
There are certain elements that can be integrated within the video that have blog attributes - using sprite tracks (I believe this is exclusive to quicktime), chapters and href tracks. Comments are another matter. I think you're onto something though - although now it requires a certain techn

[videoblogging] Re: 3ivx compression -- Help!

2005-12-30 Thread wtrainbow
I use QT7/Tiger and I use 3ivx Dual Pass - it is the best size/quailty ratio after much experimentation. The h.264 is a little smaller with the same quality but takes much longer to compress - plus the biggest drawback is that it requires QT7 to view. What is the bug? I haven't noticed any pr

[videoblogging] green Screen Tips

2006-01-12 Thread wtrainbow
I received my green screen after a somewhat combative altercation with the vendor via ebay - however I've posted my second attempt at trying to get the proper lighting configuration but it still still seems to need some fondling... if anyone has any tips about geen screen lighting or fondlin

[videoblogging] Re: Yahoo Video Search

2006-01-17 Thread wtrainbow
I noticed that the yahoo video search is picking up videos I've uploaded to ourmedia.org. It has only picked up one video from my site where I have all of the videos hosted. I'm not sure why it picked that one (out of 9) at the time. Seemed pretty random. Will http://www.tiny-tube.com --- I

[videoblogging] Re: the "clerks" videoblog

2006-01-18 Thread wtrainbow
Even though you might not be making money now if you do in the future they could so for back royalties with interest and that could feasibly be a handsome chunk of change. Using copyrighted music is complicated. You need permission from the owner of the composition and the owner of the recor

[videoblogging] Re: New here and a question about the tutorial?

2006-01-20 Thread wtrainbow
I would agree with your assessment to avoid YouTube. I would also include vSocial as a great place to host your video. They provide a simple interface, the uploads have always been quick reliable and they provide a flash version. After trying out about 12 different free hosting services blip.

[videoblogging] Re: sharing video on the net on newsvine

2006-01-23 Thread wtrainbow
Here's a direct link to the article - no registration required http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060122/ap_on_hi_te/video_sharing Intersting section on copyright towards the end of the article. Will http://www.tiny-tube.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "David Howell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wro

[videoblogging] Re: Copyright radical

2006-05-15 Thread wtrainbow
Hello Charles, I'm not sure what your point is.  You can certainly make the argument that copyright law is morally wrong, I don't agree it is, but even if you and others believe it is so what. Are you advocating violating copyright law as some sort of protest? The fact is that there are ple

[videoblogging] Re: Copyright radical

2006-05-24 Thread wtrainbow
It sounds like what you're referring to is "Attribution No Deriviatives." This allows commercial and non-commercial that leaves the content unchanged and gives attribution. If you used "Attribution Share Alike" others can alter your content, remix, mash-up etc. There are myriad variations bu

[videoblogging] Re: Copyright radical

2006-05-24 Thread wtrainbow
That's not the way I read the License. "Attribution Share Alike (by-sa) This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon your work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit you and license their new creations under the identical terms. This license is often compared to open s

[videoblogging] Re: favorite way to get stats?

2006-02-04 Thread wtrainbow
I use traffic facts which is an add-on to my godaddy hosting account. I believe it is about $3 a month. It gives pretty thorough stats on visitors, referrers, bandwith, search words and phrases, entry/exit pages, new/returning visitors etc...probably more than enough information for most pe

[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=60&application=firefox Will http://www.tiny-tube.com --

[videoblogging] Re: Are any of you Vloggers on the Myspace Film side?

2006-02-27 Thread wtrainbow
Myspace is a great tool for videobloggers to expand their audience. The audience for videblogs now seems very insular and a big challenge is to find people outside of the videoblogging world to discover videoblogs and all of the great content being produced. Myspace space is a great forum fo

SXSW Darknets Panel - was Re: [videoblogging] Re: T Y V M

2006-03-19 Thread wtrainbow
One of the main problems is that artists often don't own the copyright of their recordings. (in the case of music) . Their record comapany does. The artist may or may not retain publishing rights but in most cases the "recording" is owned by the record company. That's why you don't see man

[videoblogging] Re: Veoh transcoding feeds?

2006-04-10 Thread wtrainbow
I completely agree with Andreas. Sure, it's a change but not a "derivative." Each time you compress a video it's "changed" but this is not what is meant by derivative. An example of a derivative would be a mashup. In fact in the license states that you allow the licensee to modifiy the work i

[videoblogging] First vLog launch

2005-11-06 Thread wtrainbow
Hello all, I just joined the group after launching my first vLog. I would appreciate any feedback on both the technical side (slow download, feeds, etc.) and the production side. http://www.tiny-tube.com --- Also, I would appreciate any advice on adding the feed to iTunes. Is this any

[videoblogging] Re: First vLog launch

2005-11-06 Thread wtrainbow
end after ben says the laws of physics > have expired. I want to see more of it, I'll check back later. > > paul > > On 6 Nov 2005, at 18:17, wtrainbow wrote: > > > Hello all, > > > > I just joined the group after launching my first vLog.  I would &

[videoblogging] Re: First vLog launch

2005-11-06 Thread wtrainbow
ys "QT 7.0 or > higher required to view videos. > > Just my 0.02 cents > Gena http://outonthestoop.blogspot.com > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "wtrainbow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hello all, > > >

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

2005-11-10 Thread wtrainbow
This is a function of your browser. Usually under preferences (Firefox, Explorer) you can select a helper application to handle different file (MIME) types (e.g. I can set an .mp3 to open and play in iTunes). The default for .mp4 is the Quicktime player. http://www.tiny-tube.com --- In video

[videoblogging] Re: Which vlog host do you like and why?

2005-11-14 Thread wtrainbow
I too use blip.tv to host my video and so far I haven't had any problems with upload or playback. Originally I was server the videos from my server which would often choke on playback. Other free host sI've found include: CNET – Blip.tv http://www.blip.tv – YouTube – http://www.YouTube.com

[videoblogging] Re: Richard and Bill Recaping Meet the Vloggers

2005-11-24 Thread wtrainbow
I had the same problem and I couldn't seem to figure it out so I switched back to my Web site host - which cranks up the bandwidthe as well. If there's a solution I'd love to hear it. Will http://www.tiny-tube.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "mikehudack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >