Sorry I stopped participating in this discussion, Ive not had much time in recent weeks.
You have managed to get quite good qualiy from Real at a lower bitrate than many videobloggers use, so I can see why you like the format. Yes it probably would make sense to offer mpeg4 as well, to cater for the emerging ipod etc markets, and people who dont like real for whatever reason. mp4 does not have to be 'download for later play' only, it can also be encoded to 'progressive download' so that it gives a good experience for people watching in a browser without waiting. But real already does that for you, so yes its the 'video podcasting, download to watch later on computer or portable device or tv' using RSS feeds and stuff that you want to look at. Ive forgotten how comprehensively your questions were already answered, but questions about creating the mpeg4,hosting it, and getting an itunes compatible feed come up all the time. If your content is stuff that people have to pay for tog et, then this will create an additional issues or 2 that isnt discussed here that often. It may be easier to start off without any sort of feed, and just offer the mp4's as an additional downloadable format via website links for members to start with. Thanks for your kind words in another thread about by rant about the BBC article on Digital Citizens. Unfortunately I only made 4 test videos last year, I am a failed videoblogger, hoping to do more in 2006 but I dont know if it will actually happen, I get distracted by nerdy things. Steve of Elbows --- In [email protected], "Michael Marzio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Thanks joly. I'm really happy I joined this Ygroup. You confirmed my vague > impression that I have to offer mp4 (in addition to my current embedded > media), and that the mp4 has to be "downloaded for later play" as you say, > which I think implies some kind of rss-for-video technology which I know > nothing about at the moment. So I'm looking at another learning curve and > don't even know what question to ask yet. > > When I go to http://feeds.feedburner.com/punkcastpodcast which you > mentioned, I see a page of rss code with an error message at the bottom > which says > "The XML page can not be displayed" and I don't even know if this is what > I'm supposed to looking at or not. If I asked a question it would be really > dumb and basic, like "Where do I start to get an RSS feed for my own MP4 > video?" Or "Can Bittorent be used as a free solution to 'preload' video for > the audience?" > > Mike Marzio > www.realenglish.tm.fr > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Message: 8 > Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:06:56 -0500 > From: WWWhatsup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Re: The Best Codec > > I've actually used pretty much the same spec of real for > the last 5 years on punkcast, for much the same reasons that > you mention. I give the link for the BBC download page, which > gives a pretty junk-free free install. > http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/audiohelp_install.shtml > > I'm not interested in embedded video, however, I'm looking for the > lean-back experience, for streaming or download. > > Particularly, for non qt-pro owning i-mac users, real was the > most practical free way of giving them full screen video bar M$, > I have experienced problems over the years playing back QT on > weaker PC's. - stuttering etc, > > The increasing use of broadband and introduction of the VLC player > has changed things in recent times, making mpg or DIVX delivered via > bittorrent a high-quality alternative. > > The advent of the video iPod, and the podcasting method, has created > a new standard, which is mp4 running around 600kbps, downloaded for > later play. Which codec to use is a matter of choice. I've seen very good > results using Xvid but I use [EMAIL PROTECTED] w/AAC at 128kbps audio. > > Your question of 'Best Codec' really should be qualified with a purpose, > - if you've been following the discussion here on google video, you'll > see that the general consensus is that for embedded streaming it's > very possibly flv in flash, but that's not much good for offline play. > > I'd suggest you do, as I do, for continuity and backwards compatibility, > continue to offer real on your site, and offer a podcast of higher quality > mp4 > for those that are up to speed. > > A feedburner page offers an easy link to such content, see > http://feeds.feedburner.com/punkcastpodcast > > joly > > > >**Encoding in Real Producer (after capture and editing in Raw Intel Indeo): > >Total Video+Audio Bit Rate: 225 Kbps > >Size: 320x240 > >Frame Rate: 25 fps (I live in France and shoot in PAL when I'm in the > >States) > >Video Bit Rate only: 193 Kbps > >Audio Bit Rate only: 32 Kbps, mono, at 22 Mhz > > > >Mike Marzio > 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
