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 --- In [email protected], Adam Quirk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I thought webjay was for making playlists of media hotlinks that you already > know/have? > > I was talking about scouring the page for all the media files, each time I > load a page in a browser, no matter where I am, a list of links pops up to > all the media files on the page. > > A browser plugin. > > If Webjay does it, I'm sold. Just didn't think it did. > > On 2/15/06, Joshua Kinberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > doesn't webjay do this? > > > > -Josh > > > > > > On 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 > > > http://www.joshkinberg.com/blog/files/youtube_to_me.user.js > > > > > > And Andreas made this for Sciencentral News (by request): > > > http://www.solitude.dk/stuff/sciencentral_video_getter.user.js > > > > > > I want a script like these that runs on every site I visit. > > > > > > Maybe it scrubs the page for all the .mov, .wmv, and .mp4 files and > > > presents a list of links to them? > > > > > > Possible? > > > > > > I'll start taking up a collection if somebody's willing to build it. > > > > > > > > > On 2/15/06, Michael Meiser < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > 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 out... it's the same damn crap > > > > you'd find on any major news site. > > > > > > > > Normally I would just ignore such B.S. but what the hell today I feel > > > > > > > > like bitching. You've been forewarned. You might say I'm bitching > > > > because this needs to be said... because I'm doing under the heading > > > > "NBC Olympic Blog Is Awesome" when clearly it is anything but. I mean > > > > > > > > to slay it, and I don't intend to play nice or fair. Again, you've > > > > been forewarned. > > > > > > > > Disclaimer: my general discussed are in no way shaped at any > > > > individual here, they are in fact aimed at the loathsome entity that > > > > is NBC, established media at large, and those that would propagate > > > > such travesties on humanity as this video interface. aka. please > > > > don't take this personally. > > > > > > > > This site (nbcolympics.com) and it's "video interface" are full of > > > > needless and endless hoops which as usual make it needlessly > > > > inaccessible and all but unusable... and don't tell me it's not. > > > > People who don't get accessibility always say... "I can watch a video > > > > > > > > on it"... yeah, maybe you can even watch two or three... given 30 > > > > minutes and a whole lot of frustration... but the experience is > > > > needlessly for shit. > > > > > > > > I always respond to such people... "yeah you should check out that on > > > > > > > > video of (insert celebrity name here)... yeah, it's really awesome.. > > > > > > > > you've got to see it... go ahead... it's there on the website... > > > > don't mind me... I've got all the time in the world... just let me > > > > know when you've checked it out and i'll be happy to discuss how much > > > > > > > > said website rocks." > > > > > > > > One of the many reasons why I LOVE videoblogging, blogging and > > > > podcastings is I like to think one of the things that it does is > > > > changes the expectation of what media is, how it should be consumed > > > > and who should have access to it in a very deep and profound way... > > > > that there is a better way. > > > > > > > > Over time people will come to understand how shitty such websites as > > > > this NBC olympic website are and start to go elsewhere.... an > > > > elsewhere besides the P2P networks... which btw, do have extensive > > > > video coverage of the olympics... but I'd like to see such media on > > > > the open web where it belongs... where it can benefit society at > > > > large instead of just an elite few. > > > > > > > > So, yeah, not only is it a pain in the ass to watch videos in NBC's > > > > crappy interface, but you cannot reference a video and therefore not > > > > send a url to your friends or discuss a video. It's a for shit > > > > interface. > > > > > > > > When I see crap like this, as mentioned, most of the time I ignore > > > > it. But every once in a while I'm incited to take action.. to hack > > > > it apart and put it back together so people can actually USE the > > > > content... or perhaps just to bitch about it in the hopes that people > > > > > > > > will start to get what accessibility is really all about. ;) > > > > > > > > Case in point. > > > > > > > > Have any of you ever thought about just scrapping such a website's > > > > data and recompiling it into a vlog format with RSS feeds and > > > > comments? Which is to say, turning it back into a real live vlog, > > > > with actual comments and permalinks so people can enjoy it and talk > > > > about it and reference it? > > > > > > > > I'm not sure this can be done with this NBC website... while someone > > > > said it was in Quicktime I don't see any QT videos... just all > > > > streaming windows media crap. There's to much material I think for > > > > one person to do it alone... but I think it'd be tremendously > > > > popular.... and in a media-hacker kind of way really give them a big > > > > positive slap in the face... like the bot that hacks your system only > > > > > > > > to apply security patches... sort of like "heh! idiots! clue in! > > > > here's a tremendous amount of traffic and attention... please take it > > > > > > > > and learn something from it." > > > > > > > > Of course they could and probably would threaten legal action, > > > > because how dare someone hot link to their videos or talk about > > > > them... Indeed the olympic committee has a tremendous history of > > > > suing anyone who mentions them... trademark and copyright law gone > > > > completely foul of it's intended purpose in the marketplace... beyond > > > > > > > > simply protecting such entities from malicious harm... to the point > > > > of suppressing free speech. > > > > > > > > But there's nothing the olympic committee can sue about as long as > > > > you say "unofficial" clearly in the title... because enclosing a > > > > video is no less legal than linking directly to a video... and > > > > quoting short descriptive captions about the videos is perfectly > > > > legal too. These things are the very foundation of the blogging > > > > world, basic re-blogging in fact. I repeat, the foundations of > > > > blogging. Anyone trying to suppress such basic freedoms would stir a > > > > hornets nest of controversy. > > > > > > > > See Streisand effect: > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_Effect > > > > > > > > > > > > Anyway, this is my idea of media hacking... > > > > > > > > ...bringing media rich culture back out onto the open web kicking and > > > > > > > > screaming... where it should be in the first place... for the benefit > > > > > > > > of all. > > > > > > > > But, I just don't have the time to go fuscking around with messed up > > > > organizations like NBC or the olympic comity for their benefit and no > > > > > > > > profit of my own... I'm to busy to keep up with the olympics let > > > > alone compile all their videos into a tried and true video blog > > > > format... TRUE this would save thousands of people COUNTLESS time, > > > > create bountiful and endless publicity and enjoyment... get the NBC > > > > olympic website endless exposure... but I just don't have the time to > > > > > > > > spend bitch slapping clueless web sites... If any of you do, let me > > > > know, I have all the skilz and offer my contributions, I just cannot > > > > afford to run the show. BTW, pardon the language, but I warned you :) > > > > > > > > Anyway, this reminds me of two things... 1) the sundance film > > > > festivals pathetic attempt at promoting their website by putting > > > > short films online and 2) the guys who during the very recent > > > > superbowl put every single superbowl ad online in mp4 and m4v format > > > > in a subscribe-able RSS format.... and that without anyone's > > > > permission at all. > > > > > > > > First, To address sundance... Have any of you seen any really cool > > > > film shorts floating around online from the sundance film festival? > > > > No? Well have you seen their site? No again? While perhaps that's > > > > because while every year they try to put out tremendous amounts of PR > > > > > > > > B.S. about 'sundance online' the clueless idiots BURY all the content > > > > > > > > in a completely inaccessible monstrous flash website... which makes > > > > it impossible to find or bookmark or watch or share any videos at all. > > > > > > > > Year after year no buzz and no talk happens about their short > > > > films... except by clueless wonders that just regurgitate their PR > > > > hype no one sees them... no one talks about them. No one being of > > > > course a relative thing... But you compare this to the now standard > > > > movie trailer releases which over the years have become much more > > > > accessible (most commonly in downloadable quicktime formats) and you > > > > get the idea that sundance is missing out on 99.99% of potential word > > > > > > > > of mouth marketing. They are clueless as hell much to the detriment > > > > of not only themselves... but all those independent filmographers and > > > > > > > > would be masses of fans that just never materialize. > > > > > > > > Second, the superbowl commercials... > > > > > > > > http://www.devlib.org/blog/2006/01/30/2006-super-bowl-commercials/ > > > > > > > > Because of the guys at devlob.com I have like 40 or so superbowl > > > > commercials on my ipod and could watch them without all that > > > > distracting football in between. :) LOL. > > > > > > > > All I had to do was pop an RSS feed into iTunes. Total time spent by > > > > > > > > me 30 seconds to pop the feed into iTunes and 30-35 minutes to watch > > > > all the commercials.. that's it. Amazing cultural insights and > > > > endless, enjoyment both about how good some are and how bad most > > > > are... all that a side this was a tremendous benefit to EVERYONE > > > > involved, so called "consumers" and advertisers a like, and yet I'm > > > > surprised these guys at devlib.org didn't get sued by either the > > > > advertisers, the NFL or other some such. > > > > > > > > I just want to point out the irony here... It's a stupid advertising > > > > industry... where businesses will pay millions to have their message > > > > heard in 30-60second spots... while simultaneously suing people who > > > > would talk about, share it or discuss it for free. > > > > > > > > This is the huge disconnect between the traditional advertising world > > > > > > > > and what's known as viral marketing. Viral marketers while not always > > > > > > > > well behaved get that buying eyeballs and airtime is now not the only > > > > > > > > way to get out your message... there's a new way... that way is > > > > ACCESSIBILITY... to craft a great message and put it out on the open > > > > web in a simple and accessible format and help your would be audience > > > > > > > > to find it and share it. > > > > > > > > This is in fact the slow revolution in the movie industry... the slow > > > > > > > > shift from solely TV advertising to increasingly putting more and > > > > more movie trailers on line... longer, much longer... higher > > > > resolution... even multiple trailers and other promotional pieces, > > > > out-takes, bloopers... almost all of which are now downloadable and > > > > able to be "hot-linked" to from any web page. This is the future of > > > > advertising and media... this slow progression of accessibility. > > > > > > > > > > > > Pushing the legal envelope... bending it not breaking it... > > > > > > > > Anyway, I have no doubt that the olympic committee would try to use > > > > legal threats to stop anyone who put their videos into a vlog-able > > > > format... (if in fact their are any videos worth doing this with) > > > > after all they've sued many for even mentioning their name in the > > > > past... we're talking well beyond all sane trademark law... but you > > > > know what... fuck em... there's nothing illegal about what I'm > > > > talking about... > > > > > > > > Unlike the guys who posted the superbowl commercials I'm not talking > > > > about redistributing content... just relinking all the content > > > > together in a vlog-able format. Simple reorganization for > > > > accessibility.. No redistribution involved. > > > > > > > > No court is going to rule that you can't "hot link" to a video no > > > > matter what sort of ridiculous terms of service the NBC olympic > > > > website has. Even if NBC is to mount a legal assault I think posting > > > > > > > > a cease and desist from such as NBC might in fact evoke the Streisand > > > > > > > > Effect (url cited above). > > > > > > > > The point is... video blogging, podcasting and blogging are like the > > > > ebb of the ocean tide... the slow sands of time... we're not breaking > > > > > > > > laws like p2p darknets... we're functioning legally and applying > > > > constant pressure... bending and pushing and challenging the legal > > > > system already in place.... increasing pressure... changing > > > > expectations on a very grass roots and yet global scale. > > > > > > > > We're slowly changing the expectation that media is for > > > > "professionals" and "spectators"... breaking down the so called > > > > "consumer culture" and turning the world into a much more human and > > > > participatory place. A "participatory culture" if you'd like to call > > > > it that. > > > > > > > > You might say... we're now out in cyberspace beyond the surf... we're > > > > > > > > now beyond the crashing waves.. the .com hype... we're now into the > > > > tides, the tides of change... these changes are deep, deep water, and > > > > > > > > increasingly they're just going to keep coming, endlessly ebbing and > > > > progressing... they will not crash like the cheap surf of the .com > > > > boom... but these changes also won't be always as obvious as previous > > > > > > > > changes. Perhaps only in retrospect will we be able to see their > > > > tremendous impact on shaping the landscape in which we live. > > > > > > > > Sometimes these changes are going to be so slow as to be > > > > imperceptible by all but the trained eye... and while sometimes > > > > they'll get hyped up in all "web 2.0" fashion... most times the truly > > > > > > > > profound changes will simply get misunderstood or missed all > > > > together, such as is my constant trying B.S. :) > > > > > > > > > > > > All hail deviant media hacker behavior. > > > > > > > > One of these days I'm going find the right deviant project like this > > > > and put my money where my mouth is... and push the issue to the > > > > edge... the headlines would hopefully reflect the irony... "huge > > > > success... threatened by legal action". One thing I notice is > > > > corporations love to sue the hand that feeds them... ahem.. RIAA. :P > > > > > > > > BTW, as an example I colluded with Jon Udell in typical blog manner, > > > > which is to say, despite his knowing anything about it... to crack > > > > open one of the "iTunes U" podcasts (aka. iTunes University podcasts) > > > > > > > > from Stanford and make it available on the open web instead of just > > > > the iTunes directory. > > > > > > > > Accessible podcast: http://odeo.com/channel/59954/view > > > > > > > > Now anyone can listen to it... almost.. except that it's still in m4a > > > > > > > > format instead of mp3... fucking Apple. But at least it now has > > > > permalinks, and you can comment, and click on and download on the > > > > media links... and reference it and blog about it. Hell, you can > > > > download it and transcode it to mp3 if you like. I'd recommend it. > > > > > > > > And this is the how and why... > > > > http://mmeiser.com/blog/2006/01/stanford-and-apples-itunes-taking.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Liberating media...... > > > > > > > > If I had endless time I'd love to do nothing but go around the > > > > internet and "liberate" media from sucky misguided, needlessly > > > > inaccessible web interfaces. I just tend to have no tolerance for > > > > such backward thinking. Perhaps we should declare the independence > > > > of the blogosphere / vlogosphere / podcast-o-sphere and annex it from > > > > > > > > the internet. Simply cut loose of all such bullshit. Have ourselves a > > > > > > > > little boston tea party of media and throw out all this sucky DRM, > > > > TPM and streaming media crap back into the depths of the cyberspace > > > > where it belongs. Perhaps every vlog, every podcast, and every blog > > > > created are just that... a rejection of the tax on innovation, > > > > progress, and above all humanity by the powers that be in media and > > > > in politics. > > > > > > > > We hold these truths to be self evident... that all media as it is > > > > representative of the voices of all people is created equal... that > > > > all media is endowed by the people with certain unalienable rights, > > > > that among these are the right to be quoted, discussed, referenced, > > > > to be known, studied and accessible by all and for the benefit of all > > > > > > > > people as is in accordance with it's central place as the language > > > > and the voices that shape our culture and the great debate. > > > > > > > > Media is now and forever will be from this point forward if not > > > > already the very language of our culture and as such all are entitled > > > > > > > > to have access to it, not only as a means of literacy, but also as a > > > > means of expression. As the printing press was to mass literacy of > > > > the written and spoken language... so to will the internet be to mass > > > > > > > > literacy of the language of media. > > > > > > > > We are all only so equal as our voices are equal and in so far as we > > > > use them. > > > > > > > > This is clearly visible in open source, blogging, podcasting, and now > > > > > > > > video blogging. It's only through our active PARTICIPATION in all > > > > aspects of the great debate that we maintain equality. The moment we > > > > let ourselves be put on the couch is the moment we loose that > > > > control. The extent to which we participate... to the extent we > > > > create code, or podcast, vlog or otherwise speak our mind and do is > > > > to the extent that we maintain and preserve our power and the > > > > equality of our society and the world at large. > > > > > > > > That... or of course you could go read Joe Trippi's book. I think he > > > > did a pretty good job of summing up the spirit of it... of course > > > > it's more than just politics, but just understanding what it means to > > > > > > > > politics is a start. > > > > > > > > Peace, > > > > > > > > -Mike > > > > > > > > Michael Meiser > > > > http://mmeiser.com/blog - fun stuff > > > > http://mmeiser.com/backchannel - del.icio.us link blog > > > > http://evilvlog.com - Serious lunacy has a new domain. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > On 2/13/06, David Howell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Uhh...I dont see any vlogs. I see videos of the events but no vlogs. > > > > > > > > > > Could you give me a link to a vlog post there. > > > > > > > > > > David > > > > > http://www.taoofdavid.com > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Kunga <kunga@> wrote: > > > > >> > > > > >> You guys. NBC really is doing video blogging all over that > > > > website!!! > > > > >> It's incredible and it's native QuickTime too. You can even save as > > > > >> quicktime movies to your hard drive. Outstanding quality. 6-8 mb/ > > > > >> minute > > > > >> > > > > >> <http://nbcolympics.com> > > > > >> -- > > > > >> Taylor Barcroft > > > > >> New Media Publisher, Editor, Video Journalist, Podcaster, > > > > >> Futurecaster > > > > >> Santa Cruz CA, Beach of the Silicon Valley > > > > >> URL http://FutureMedia.org > > > > >> RSS http://feeds.feedburner.com/FutureMedia > > > > >> iTunes http://tinyurl.com/8ql87 > > > > >> barcroft (gizmo) > > > > >> kungax (Skype) > > > > >> kungag5 (iChat-AIM) > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> On Feb 13, 2006, at 2:05 AM, Kunga wrote: > > > > >> > > > > >>> You turn on your television and tune into one of the NBC > > > > >>> broadcast or > > > > >>> satellite television channels. It's very lifelike if your set is > > > > HD. > > > > >>> > > > > >>> But if you must use the internet it's here: > > > > >>> > > > > >>> <http://nbcolympics.com> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! 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