Great resources. As the big networks and video web sites continue to develop better viewing experiences, I hope that we'll be able to implement similar solutions.
Thinking about the casual user that doesn't want to code, I'd love to see video sites provide similar playlist players. Thanks again. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Michael Sullivan <sullele...@...> wrote: > > blip's stuff is obviously convenient and great. > but just a reminder that you can do this on your own with several free/cheap > flash video players and even with html5/javascript. > it would not take long to make a feed/playlist and add the same experience > to your site. > their are also other web services that focus on this. > > this is for people who dont use blip or want to try other alternatives to > blip either for more flexibility or just to learn and experiment. > > some quick references: > > http://www.longtailvideo.com/ > > http://flowplayer.org/ > > http://embedr.com/ > > http://www.videoplaylist.org/ > > spend a few bucks and buy a flash player: > http://flashden.net/searches?term=video+playlist&type=files > > > > On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 6:05 PM, Steve Garfield <st...@...>wrote: > > > > > > > Thanks Mike! > > > > That was a great explanation. > > > > I posted a highlights playlist on my Blogger blog: > > > > > > http://offonatangent.blogspot.com/2009/09/steve-garfields-video-highlights.html > > > > This is something that I've wanted for a long time. > > > > Now I can put it other places and use it for lots of things. > > > > So cool. > > > > Thanks again. > > > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com>, > > "mgmoon" <mgmoon@> wrote: > > > > > > I also had a tough time getting my head around this at first. > > > At Blip, Dashboard, Players. > > > Add a new player. Add whatever buttons etc. Save it. > > > Now go back to the list of players and you'll see the Embed at the > > bottom. > > > Click on embed, select Playlist, select your playlist and copy the > > embedded code. Paste away in WordPress or where ever. > > > > > > On the main page, I used the "Video Sidebar Widget" that works with > > Blip.tv videos (plus a slew of others). Ideally, I'd like for there to be no > > buttons on the bottom of the player for this one on the main page, but > > haven't got that figured out yet. > > > > > > Mike > > > http://vlog.mikemoon.net > > > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com>, > > "Steve Garfield" <steve@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi Mike, > > > > > > > > How do you select the player that displays the other episodes on the > > side, without making it your default player? > > > > > > > > I see you have the single video player on your main page. > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > This is great! > > > > > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com>, > > "mgmoon" <mgmoon@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I finally got around to creating my own "Best Of" as per the Blip > > Player. It works out quite well http://mikemoon.net/vlog/blip-list/ . > > > > > With close to 700 videos, I can't expect people to go through all of > > them. :) > > > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > Mike > > > > > Http://vlog.mikemoon.net > > > > > > > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com<videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com>, > > Rupert Howe <rupert@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Excellent! I totally agree. Many great vlogs have minimal > > > > > > characterisation & identity in their site design - the character > > and > > > > > > identity is in the videos. > > > > > > As for content, some of my favourite things that you've done were > > your > > > > > > mobile video posts, where you just shot moments with your phone. > > > > > > You don't have to try hard to make something - you are very > > watchable > > > > > > on camera. > > > > > > > > > > > > I use the Blip playlist player to show my more popular old videos > > on > > > > > > my Greatest Hits page, and it works really well. > > > > > > > > > > > > It's not even really that necessary to have your own podcast feed - > > > > > > > > you can use Blip's iTunes feed if you're uploading everything to > > Blip. > > > > > > > > > > > > Rupert > > > > > > http://twittervlog.tv > > > > > > > > > > > > On 15-Sep-09, at 3:30 PM, hpbatman7 wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > I too have been looking at blip more and more. In fact I think I > > am > > > > > > > going to totaly revamp my site and just use the blip player and > > as > > > > > > > Verdi notes below use the blip player as a "visual" archive. I > > have > > > > > > > also found a few plugin's that help show related posts, and > > random > > > > > > > posts that I can put in the sidebar to help showcase older > > video's. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > As I have looked and looked and tried to find a theme that was > > "me" > > > > > > > I realized that it's not the theme that makes my site, it's me > > and > > > > > > > my content. People don't visit my site because it looks good, > > they > > > > > > > visit my site and watch my video's because they know me or are > > > > > > > subscribed to me, etc....it's the content that makes the site > > "me" I > > > > > > > am always going to have old video's, I will always have video's > > that > > > > > > > some like and some do not. And seeing as I post fairly often I am > > > > > > > > > always going to have a new video replacing and old one, etc...I > > for > > > > > > > one have decided to stop worrying about it and just create, I can > > > > > > > > > always repost an oldie but a goodie, I can always create a > > > > > > > "showcase" site to show off my favortie video's. I am just going > > to > > > > > > > focus on what I can do, instead of what I can't.... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Long life the blog/vlog/multimedia thingy's... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Heath > > > > > > > http://heathparks.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In > > > > > > > videoblogging@yahoogroups.com<videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com>, > > Michael Verdi > > > > > > > <michaelverdi@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We've had a number of discussions about the problems of the > > blog > > > > > > > > format for videoblogs which mainly centers around the lack of > > tools > > > > > > > > for discovering old videos. I've been working on a fictional > > web > > > > > > > > series and thinking about this problem and I find myself using > > the > > > > > > > > great tools at blip.tv more and more - especially the > > showplayer and > > > > > > > > playlists. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Here's what I've doing. I found that we've made a number of 5 - > > 10 > > > > > > > > episode stories so I've made playlists for each of them and > > > > > > > embeded a > > > > > > > > showplayer for each at the top of my archive page. Check it out > > here > > > > > > > > <http://talkbot.tv/category/season-3/>. For a personal site > > you may > > > > > > > > not have stories like that but you could make playlists of a > > special > > > > > > > > group of related posts or maybe a playlist of your favorites > > and > > > > > > > stick > > > > > > > > them anywhere that makes sense on your site - archive page, > > about > > > > > > > > page, etc. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -Verdi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > Michael Verdi > > > > > > > > http://milkweedmediadesign.com > > > > > > > > http://michaelverdi.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
