[videoblogging] upload a Youtube video: adding textual commentary to parody/satire a news clip?

2008-06-17 Thread B Yen
Copyright issues Although a parody can be considered a derivative work under United States Copyright Law, it can be protected from claims by the copyright owner of the original work under the fair use doctrine, which is codified in 17 USC § 107. The Supreme Court of the United

[videoblogging] Re: Any video sharing sites still worth the bother?

2008-06-17 Thread Bill Cammack
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Rupert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The discussion about YouTube got me thinking. I did a little tour of some video sharing sites. I went to http://office.wreckandsalvage.com/ where they have a list of links to all the video sharing sites they upload

[videoblogging] Re: Should Google Kill Youtube?

2008-06-17 Thread Heath
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Sull [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: People want: - Professional content - Viral content - Important content Most user-gen content does not fit within these constructs. At least not on a consistent basis. And most people should not care. The Audience of

[videoblogging] Re: Should Google Kill Youtube?

2008-06-17 Thread Heath
I think that is really one of the greatest failures of YouTube, how to deal with all those really nasty comments. I will be honest, I can't for the life of me understand why more people don't do something about it. Some of the stuff left as comments are vile, just vilemaybe it really is

[videoblogging] Re: Should Google Kill Youtube?

2008-06-17 Thread Bill Cammack
Unfortunately, the way to deal with comments on YouTube is to turn them off. :) Unfortunately, as we've mentioned on this group several times, a lot of the so-called hits on youtube are from people that DON'T like the videos. If a video gets featured, there are a lot of hits from people that

[videoblogging] Re: Should Google Kill Youtube?

2008-06-17 Thread Heath
But here is the interesting thing, at least for me, is that most people seem to be willing to take all the crap, just in the HOPES that their video does go viral. It's like some kind of badge or something. It's weird... Heath http://batmangeek.com http://heathparks.com --- In

Re: [videoblogging] Any video sharing sites still worth the bother?

2008-06-17 Thread Lauren Galanter
I really like Vimeo in terms of features, functionality and design. Though I use it mainly to share the small number of videos I don't want to publicly post on my vlog (it has different levels of privacy settings, which is why I like it). I can't say what it has to offer in terms of community,

[videoblogging] Re: qik.com, kytetv and Rober Scoble's post on TechCrunch

2008-06-17 Thread * Jennifer Hall Goodwin *
I'm not sure about that. All I can offer is that qik tells me the moto q and blackjack are following the nokia n95 next. Sprint tells me the instinct will live stream. Jennifer Goodwin http://www.internetgirlfriday.com/ www.internetGIRLfriday.com [Non-text portions of this message have

[videoblogging] Re: Free Beer to the person who can explain the steps of recording

2008-06-17 Thread * Jennifer Hall Goodwin *
I have no problem purchasing what I need at this point. But it's useless to me if no one can explain every possible setting required. Format export, Format conversion, upload to ___ etc. It's a long process..And lots of people are suggesting: CamStudio, Camtasia and Replay. None do me any good

[videoblogging] help with streched letterboxed video?

2008-06-17 Thread Lauren Galanter
At work today one of our shows was delivered but the video is distorted. They did send it as 640x480, but it's letterboxed and the video *within* that is streched (too wide--like how video looks with square pixels at 720x480). Almost a double-letterboxing effect. I need to figure out what they

Re: [videoblogging] upload a Youtube video: adding textual commentary to parody/satire a news clip?

2008-06-17 Thread Rupert
By the sound of things, they don't really care too much what your fair use argument is - if the owner squeals, they're going to take it down or delete your account. I would set up a separate Youtube account for any copyrighted material, so that if the account gets deleted, you don't lose

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Any video sharing sites still worth the bother?

2008-06-17 Thread Rupert
Thanks Bill and Lauren - great replies. I feel more attracted to Vimeo and Viddler, and less inclined to waste time elsewhere. This lack of traction that you talk about, Bill, is a huge problem with Youtube. Youtube is still such a popular monopoly that I'm not sure they see how much of a

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Any video sharing sites still worth the bother?

2008-06-17 Thread Rupert
Oh. Immediately after sending that last message, I saw this: http://www.youtube.com/blog?entry=233yWq7rslI A Youtube blog entry talking about how they're already making great strides towards Youtube consumption in home entertainment systems. I realise I'm naive in thinking that because they

[videoblogging] Re: Any video sharing sites still worth the bother?

2008-06-17 Thread Heath
I am sure that they will adapt, but the question still remains can Google make money off of YT, because let's face it, they have to or sooner or later, it will go away. I still think Hulu is the closest to getting it right from a Ad perspective, if YT can someone offer both the professional

Re: [videoblogging] Interest in a mailing list re online cinema of the experimental/video art/etc. persuasion?

2008-06-17 Thread Lauren Galanter
Brook, I would be so down with this, as it's one of my main interests as far as vlogging goes--i'm not a talking-head sort of person (though I love watchings others who are!) a list or, like others have said, maybe a group vlog or ning community or the like. or a forum? might have more ideas

[videoblogging] Re: Any video sharing sites still worth the bother?

2008-06-17 Thread Frank Sinton
I remember back in the mid-90s, people were asking should i build my website on Geocities or Tripod?. This feels like another one of those discussions. Not sure why these sites aren't trying harder to solve a core issue: how to find video that interests me - particularly Google, since this is

Re: [videoblogging] Interest in a mailing list re online cinema of the experimental/video art/etc. persuasion?

2008-06-17 Thread Adam Warner
To all of those interested in this, I'm answering more as a web developer than a video artist, but I wanted to reply and let you know that if you think there's a good niche for this audience, you may want to consider building a entire site around the idea. I can imagine a site for this niche that

[videoblogging] Re: Any video sharing sites still worth the bother?

2008-06-17 Thread Heath
You know Frank brings up a good point here, the fact that Mefeedia has been doing a great job of video search lately. I know I am guilty of not thinking about Mefeedia as much as I should. But everytime David Meade shows me something that Mefeedia is doing or has done, I always go man that

[videoblogging] Re: Royalty-free, public domain music to accompany videos?

2008-06-17 Thread Leslie Guttman
Greetings - I just started posting some videos about the book I'm writing (see below). I was looking for some opera to accompany one of the videos - any suggestions on this as well as other music. Thanks - Leslie Leslie Guttman cell: 510.684.6457 fax: 510.576.1747

[videoblogging] Re: Recommendations for a small camera (Xacti or other) to shoot in India

2008-06-17 Thread Neil Katz
Neil Katz here, a journalist. I have had very good experiences with the Xacti CG65. Small, cheap, shoots well in low light, and is stable on zoom, and files sizes are small. I did an entire video story for the NY Times with that camera and even snuck a shot into a report for CBS News on

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Royalty-free, public domain music to accompany videos?

2008-06-17 Thread Rupert
Check out http://spinxpress.com/getmedia Fantastic search tool developed by some people from this list, which allows you to search by licence, so you can find things that are licenced for reuse by Creative Commons, or are Public Domain. If you don't know about Creative Commons, you should

[videoblogging] Re: Found the music, now editing it?

2008-06-17 Thread Leslie Guttman
Hi - back again, I found the opera, now how do I edit the MP3 file to get the music to start mid-way in? I'm using IMovie, Thanks - Leslie Leslie Guttman cell: 510.684.6457 fax: 510.576.1747 http://www.leslieguttman.com Equine ER: A Year in the Life of an Equine Vet Hospital

Re: [videoblogging] Interest in a mailing list re online cinema of the experimental/video art/etc. persuasion?

2008-06-17 Thread Brook Hinton
Hey everybody thank you so much for all the responses, I am sorry to be tardy replying - work has been limiting my time on this - but I will respond in more depth to everyone shortly. Thanks! ___ Brook Hinton film/video/audio art

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Found the music, now editing it?

2008-06-17 Thread Roxanne Darling
If you are using iMovie 08 - good luck. Easier to go back to iMovie 06. Open your media panel audio. Find the song in iTunes and drag it over to the time line - any place will do. Then trim it just like you would a movie clip. Then move it to align with the place you want in the movie. There is a

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Recommendations for a small camera (Xacti or other) to shoot in India

2008-06-17 Thread Rupert
Well... aha! Tying into the other thread about Macs versus PCs... If you're shooting on a Xacti (or any other camera or phone which stores video as MP4 files on memory cards), then in my opinion you're better off cutting on a PC with Sony Vegas. Vegas (which a lot cheaper than FCP but

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Found the music, now editing it?

2008-06-17 Thread Rupert
Wow, don't I feel silly now! You'd already found it. If you're using iMovie HD, click on the audio clip in the timeline, move the playhead to where you want to cut it and press Command T to cut it. Then click on the bit you want to delete and press delete. If you're using iMovie 8, then I'm

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Found the music, now editing it?

2008-06-17 Thread Rupert
I didn't know that! Fantastic. I'm surprised and not surprised all at the same time. On 17-Jun-08, at 2:07 PM, Roxanne Darling wrote: iMovie 06 can still be downloaded from the Apple web site. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Recommendations for a small camera (Xacti or other) to shoot in India

2008-06-17 Thread Kath O'Donnell
perhaps slightly OT but try and keep the camera cool. I had one die due to the heat - it overheated, lost all colours and then finally even the lens motor broke. it gets really hot there and if you're using it a lot it's easy for the camera to overheat. so get a robust camera if you can!

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Recommendations for a small camera (Xacti or other) to shoot in India

2008-06-17 Thread David King
Rupert... I use a Xacti HD1A and the newest version of FCE, and have no problems whatsoever with the MP4 files. Just sayin... David King davidleeking.com - blog http://davidleeking.com/etc - videoblog On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 4:10 PM, Rupert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well... aha! Tying into

[videoblogging] Re: Recommendations for a small camera (Xacti or other) to shoot in India

2008-06-17 Thread Joseph
Neil, I'm curious, when you say you've returned everything in the 'Xacti line' does that include the new Sanyo HD-1000? Or does anyone else have experience shooting with this camera? I had the previous version of Sanyo's HD camcorder but lost it and am about to purchase a new one and would like

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Recommendations for a small camera (Xacti or other) to shoot in India

2008-06-17 Thread B Yen
On Jun 17, 2008, at 1:49 PM, Neil Katz wrote: Neil Katz here, a journalist. I have had very good experiences with the Xacti CG65. Small, cheap, shoots well in low light, and is stable on zoom, and files sizes are small. I did an entire video story for the NY Times with that camera and

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Recommendations for a small camera (Xacti or other) to shoot in India

2008-06-17 Thread B Yen
On Jun 17, 2008, at 1:49 PM, Neil Katz wrote: Neil Katz here, a journalist. I have had very good experiences with the Xacti CG65. Small, cheap, shoots well in low light, and is stable on zoom, and files sizes are small. I did an entire video story for the NY Times with that camera and

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Recommendations for a small camera (Xacti or other) to shoot in India

2008-06-17 Thread Rupert
Great! I'm happy to hear that there's a Xacti MP4 file that does work in a Final Cut product without conversion, but I have to say it's the exception. I wonder why. The HD1a is an HD camera, unlike most of the Xactis I've come across. Are you shooting in HD or at 640x480, and what

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Recommendations for a small camera (Xacti or other) to shoot in India

2008-06-17 Thread David King
Let's see... I usually shoot at 640X480, but sometimes choose one of the HD settings. I have a newer Mac Book Pro (about a year old). To get the thing on my mac, I usually put the SD card into a usb card reader, and upload all the pics and video files together into iPhoto, then drag the videos

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Recommendations for a small camera (Xacti or other) to shoot in India

2008-06-17 Thread Rupert
Cool! Thank you. Interesting. You might have just influenced my next choice of Camera Assuming it will work in final cut *pro* 4 leopard, which is what I have. thanks! i guess we should store this kind of info in the wiki. how's the sound on the HD1a? Does it have the problems with

[videoblogging] Re: help with streched letterboxed video?

2008-06-17 Thread mjcarrasquillo2002
Lauren: So let me understand? You have a 4:3 delivery of 16:9 footage (which shows bars on top and bottom) and within it there is 4:3 footage being stretched to 16:9? OK, basically it's like this...They need to go into the motion tab (of the clip) in FCP and change the dimensions of the 4:3

Re: [videoblogging] Re: help with streched letterboxed video?

2008-06-17 Thread Brook Hinton
You also may be getting the double-anamorphic effect that comes from changing anamorphic settings of a sequence after anamorphic clips are already in (and other such scenarios where FCP's behavior is based on relative rather than fixed changes). For this, their solution would be to manually change

[videoblogging] tft monitor

2008-06-17 Thread miglsd27
hey all, slightly off topic but I guess alot of you here spend some time looking and computer monitors so... I´ve heard apple monitors and dell are the same, is this true? I would like a reliable monitor as good as apples, but cheap as dells, is this possible? I do alot of photography, so I need

[videoblogging] Re: Any video sharing sites still worth the bother?

2008-06-17 Thread Frank Sinton
Thank you, Heath! What would mean 1000x more than publicity, though, is seeing little +mefeedia subscribe buttons next to those +youtube buttons that are popping up everywhere. :) Regards, Frank http://www.mefeedia.com - Feed Me Media --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Heath [EMAIL

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Recommendations for a small camera (Xacti or other) to shoot in India

2008-06-17 Thread David King
Neato. I like the sound - it's got a great little internal mic. This video is a good example - it's picking up the birds in the background ( http://davidleeking.com/etc/2008/06/13/walking-in-phoenix/) pretty well. It gets overpowered pretty easily, so if something's loud, it WILL distort -

[videoblogging] Re: Any video sharing sites still worth the bother?

2008-06-17 Thread Bill Cammack
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Rupert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Bill and Lauren - great replies. I feel more attracted to Vimeo and Viddler, and less inclined to waste time elsewhere. The communities there are smaller, but way more dedicated. This lack of traction that you