A couple of questions about the flash cross posting:
1) Will the flash video be embedded such that when users click it, it will play in the page (rather than pop-up window)?
2) Will the users still see the screen shot that we upload on my blog page, or will they see the first frame of the flash video in place of the screen shot.
(My preference would be that they saw the screen shot, and when they click it, the video would play in the page - embedded).
3) Could the cross post include a link below the flash/picture that said "upload .mov version" (or whatever our original format)? (Of course, I could easily creat that myself, but I'm lazy and just wondered).
... once again, you guys are amazing, I must say ... Richard
On 3/14/06, mikehudack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hey guys,
We're now using Flash as a default playback mechanism on blip.tv
itself. This is so that our users -- your users -- who don't have the
latest Quicktime or Windows Media installed can still watch the video.
We are NOT sending the Flash format through as a preferred format in
the RSS, and we are NOT automatically switching cross-posting to the
new Flash format. Some people will like it, and some won't.
So... In RSS, we're keeping the main enclosure as whatever video in
whatever format you uploaded, and we're using MediaRSS to name
"additional formats" that can be used, including the Flash. It'll be
up to the user to display the format that works best for them. Most
will use Quicktime.
In terms of cross-posting, starting today or tomorrow you'll be able
to choose a Flash cross-post template that will display Flash video in
your blog. You don't have to use it if you don't want to, but we've
tested this template carefully to make sure it works with Feedburner
(it does). This means that even if you use this Flash template and
play Flash video on your blog, Feedburner will still pick up the
Quicktime version for inclusion in your RSS feed.
These changes are all about giving people MORE choices, not less. If
you don't want to use the Flash video, you don't have to. With one
exception... right now we don't give people a choice as to whether to
have Flash as the default playback format on blip.tv itself. Our
experience has been that Flash is going to reach a wider audience than
Quicktime, but if you'd like we could probably roll this feature into
a future release.
Yours,
Mike
Co-founder, blip.tv
--- In [email protected], Markus Sandy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> i think i see what you may be referring to now.
>
> i see that blip is using some sort of flash player on their site - i
had
> not noticed
>
> if i have the right feed, it seems to be made up of .mov's only
>
> http://k9disc.blip.tv/?1=1&&skin=rss
>
> so if i understand correctly you are asking how do you control what
kind
> of player blip uses *on your blip.tv blog*
>
> this does not seem to effect (in my case) my blogger or typepad blogs -
> they just reference the mov files
>
> it also does not seem to effect the rss feed either (in my case or in
> yours it seems)
>
> so i think it's just a question about how it appears on the blip site
>
> but still a good question. i dunno the answer. probably should ask
this
> in the blip.tv group
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blip-users
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>
>
> Markus Sandy wrote:
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> >i don't think this has to do with blip unless you're using some
feature
> >I'm not aware of
> >
> >what are your site and feed urls?
> >
> >are you posting links to both a flash and quicktime versions of your
> >video? perhaps you just need to reverse their order
> >
> >what aggregator are you using to view the feed? fireant?
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> >Ron Watson wrote:
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> >>How do I set preferences on blip.
> >>
> >>I would like to remove the flash video from my feed (or is it just
> >>simply on my blog?), or at the very least move the default from
flash
> >>to .mov.
> >>
> >>The Flash files are about 1/3 the size of the .mov vids and the
> >>'screen' that the video plays in. It looks tacky, and I would like
to
> >>not see my work presented like that; professionalism and all. (haha!)
> >>
> >>So what's up with this new flash stuff, and how do i set the default
> >>movie type?
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>Ron
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> >>Yahoo! Groups Links
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