On 1/16/06, usadutch2001 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
For me size does not matter (in videos)
However you got me mad if i have to download a 10 minute 50MB file
showing some dork answering his email thru a vlog using the
word "whatever" and "like" every 10 seconds.
It is not the question "do you like long or short video's" for me
it's more if the content is worth downloading.
So people use TAGS!! or descriptions, a picture as a teaser will get
me going too.
just my 2..whatever....
Blips aka Klaas (he who is behind vlogmatic)
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Joshua Kinberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> I mean, in theory, if we're talking faster and fatter pipes, won't
> file size limitations be a thing of the past?
>
>
> -josh
>
>
> On 1/16/06, Joshua Kinberg < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > OK, so now i'm wondering if those of us, like me, who prefer
shorter
> > videos are simply more vocal than others. Come on, there's got
to be
> > some people out there who love the longer videos and just can't
get
> > enough of the large files.
> >
> > -Josh
> >
> >
> > On 1/16/06, Philip Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > 3 minutes doesn't seem like a long time for a video. until
you've got 20 of
> > > them to watch.
> > >
> > > i'll take a 30-second video that's so rockin' i have to watch
it three times
> > > in a row, over a three-minute one where i'm fast-forwarding
going "ok ok...
> > > i get it."
> > >
> > > disclaimer-- i am far from your typical vlog viewer. i'm on
dialup and don't
> > > subscribe to any feeds.
> > >
> > > instead i visit sites individually and make download decisions
based on the
> > > criteria of text description, file size, intriguing
screenshot, and easy
> > > access to the .mov file (a few of you make this last one kind
of difficult).
> > >
> > > anything over, say 15MB and i'll have to get back to you
tomorrow...
> > > assuming i leave my modem on all night... and i remember it in
the morning.
> > > even with my finite download capability i somehow still wind
up with a
> > > backlog of unwatched vids.
> > >
> > > xo philip
> > > http://swordfight.org
> > > http://destroyhotaction.com
> > >
> > >
> > > On 16-Jan-06, at 5:00 AM, Markus Sandy wrote:
> > >
> > > i regularly download files in the 80-100Mb via fireant,
although most
> > > are smaller.
> > >
> > > i tend to be less patient in the browser. if there is a
feed, i'll use
> > > that instead if it makes sense. if not, i'll download it in
the
> > > background. i generally multi-task and so rarely care how
long the
> > > download takes. i prefer not to view vids in the browser, i
prefer a
> > > sizable player like fireant.
> > >
> > > in general, i don't really care how big or how long a video
is as long
> > > as the content is worth it (there is a limit of course, I'm
not looking
> > > to download gigabyte files just yet). very few pieces of
media can hold
> > > my full attention for 40 minutes anymore (especially movies
and TV).
> > >
> > > i don't generally stop watching when it gets long, i usually
just fast
> > > forward.
> > >
> > > if i do stop, i generally stop watching a video within the
first 30
> > > seconds. If it has not captured me by then (or if it's not
from a friend
> > > perhaps), I delete it and move on to the next. again, size
is not much
> > > of a factor here.
> > >
> > > while i constantly find great stuff, most videos fail to
capture my
> > > attention these days (this is more of a statement about the
increase in
> > > the number of videos, not a decrease in quality - there's
just a lot
> > > more stuff out there these days)
> > >
> > > the main reason for stopping a download: i found something
else I want
> > > sooner
> > >
> > > my download speed is usually in the 512Kb-1Mb range with no
other limits
> > > (e.g., total downloads not limited). while this is not
super fast, i
> > > would probably feel different ( i.e., more selective) if I had
slower
> > > access.
> > >
> > > i like streaming for the video conferences, but it does not
seem to make
> > > much sense to me for vlogs (from a viewer standpoint, it
stops and
> > > starts too much and it's usually hard to fast forward).
> > >
> > > hope that helps
> > >
> > > Stephanie Bryant wrote:
> > >
> > > >I find myself revisiting this question every time I post a
large file
> > > >to my vlog.
> > > >
> > > >How much is too much? At what point will you (personally,
yourself, as
> > > >a vlog watcher):
> > > >1) Stop downloading the file.
> > > >2) Stop watching the movie (how many minutes, assuming it's
not too
> > > boring).
> > > >
> > > >Just curious about the answers-- someone recently said they
wanted
> > > >longer than 10-minute vlogs, because they wanted to really
sit down
> > > >and watch stuff, but I wonder about that. A 10 minute vlog
is 30 MB,
> > > >easily. A 40 minute vlog would be almost 100 MB? Is that
worth your
> > > >time, bandwidth, and download speed? Would it make more
sense to
> > > >stream instead?
> > > >
> > > >--Stephanie
> > > >
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