[videoblogging] Re: how to do stop motion

2007-03-15 Thread Brad Hood
Virtualdub, for your windows pc, will load frames, play and save them as avi movies. You just need to name them like picture0001.jpg, picture0002.jpeg, etc, and load them into virtualdub. So I read in an unofficial virtualdub forum. Here somewhere... http://forums.virtualdub.org/ --- In

Re: [videoblogging] congrats to blip - one to watch

2007-03-15 Thread RANDY MANN
ive been watching them for years now ever since that fate full train ride On 14 Mar 2007 17:09:58 -0700, Jen Simmons [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Congrats to everyone at blip.tv for being named one of the 100 IP communications companies to watch in 2007 by Pulver! http://pulver.com/pulver100/

[videoblogging] Re: Panoramic

2007-03-15 Thread marforton
All 100 or so of our online video interviews are in a 640x368 format at http://vidlisting.com/interviews.asp http://vidlisting.com/interviews.asp . Tony --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Lan Bui [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That looks really cool. Super wide format looks very cinematic. I

[videoblogging] re: flash video

2007-03-15 Thread Daryl Urig
Thanks for all of your responces since I originally posted this question. I guess my real question was why not use flash to publish a video using a .swf file? I thought 80 - 90% of the computers had the flash plug in in their browser to play a swf file. Would this not be easier than having to

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Panoramic

2007-03-15 Thread Jonathan Bloom
I've been using 640 x 480 for my QuickTime files. On 3/15/07, marforton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All 100 or so of our online video interviews are in a 640x368 format at http://vidlisting.com/interviews.asp http://vidlisting.com/interviews.asp . Tony --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com

Re: [videoblogging] re: flash video

2007-03-15 Thread Rupert
Daryl, Some other people like will give you different and probably better answers about why people use anything other than Flash, and views about quality/downloadability versus streaming, etc. I'll stick to the Flash version / compatibility thing because I happen to have the numbers to

[videoblogging] re: flash video

2007-03-15 Thread Daryl Urig
Rupert, thanks for comments. With flash you can add navigation buttons if you want to have a little more than a video, you can have an interactive video. Also, with flash you can save out a quicktime and still have some of the navigation capabilaties. Coming from a flash perspective, as I

[videoblogging] silly survey - help

2007-03-15 Thread miglsd27
Maybe not silly, if you have 1 minute to reply you would be of great help and depply appreciated. I´m trying to find out about what kind of internet access people have and how much they pay for it. What data am I looking for? Speed and bandwidht limitations, how much is charged (sometimes

Fwd: [videoblogging] re: flash video

2007-03-15 Thread Rupert
Daryl, I think, in the end, everyone agrees that Flash keeps most viewers happy. And i agree about the advanced features it offers - I have already professed my love for the buttons they've built into their flash players over at http://crowdabout.us and I think there's room for a whole

Re: [videoblogging] Re: how to do stop motion

2007-03-15 Thread Adam Quirk, Wreck Salvage
I've tried a few different programs for stop motion, and they're all very similar. Honestly, as long as they have onion-skinning you're golden, and every one I've used has that feature. The biggest challenge with this stuff is patience. One thing that helped me out immensely was this article

[videoblogging] Re: flash video

2007-03-15 Thread caroosky
Hi Daryl, I know this conversation has kind of gotten far afield of the original question, but most of it is relevant to some degree or another. As a content creator, I prefer Flash .flv because of the additional flexibility it gives me in using so many other services that support flash video.

[videoblogging] Re: how to do stop motion

2007-03-15 Thread Heath
These have been some great tips and resources, Thanks everyone. Time..wish I had it in a bottle Heath http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Adam Quirk, Wreck Salvage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've tried a few different programs for stop motion, and

[videoblogging] Re: How often do you post new videos?

2007-03-15 Thread Shawn Carpenter
Thanks everyone for your reply. I was worried that I may be posting too much per week and causing people to lose interest. I won't ever do a post just to one, because I always have something to say! --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, amani_c [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm posting about two

[videoblogging] Re: silly survey - help

2007-03-15 Thread Shawn Carpenter
I am using Videotron in Canada. OUr package includes Cable, Phone internet for $100 per month. We have extra movie packages and a LD calling package added to the cable and phone. My high speed access is 7 Mbps I get 20 GB of downloads every month and 10 GB of uploads Shawn C.

[videoblogging] my footage from SXSW now online

2007-03-15 Thread Halcyon
While in Austin, I asked a bunch of people what I love most about the web is... http://www.veoh.com/videos/v302385akhAYWmJ Of course, I only scratched the surface. I wish I had a chance to interview 10x as many people. But so glad I got to meet the people I did!! -Halcyon, PinkBroadcasting.com

[videoblogging] Re: flash video

2007-03-15 Thread humancloner1997
Daryl, you mention that you would also have pc accessability while working with flash. Would the new Mac with the Intel chip that can run Windows qualify as pc accessability. I'm planning on buying a second computer. I considered a good pc but then decided the new Mac with the Intel chip

Re: [videoblogging] how to do stop motion

2007-03-15 Thread Michael Verdi
http://www.michaelverdi.com/video/parties.mov http://www.michaelverdi.com/video/fashion.mov These are two stop-motion pieces (first one NSFW) that Jen Simmons and I did by just shooting stills on a digital camera and setting the still frame duration to 1/10 of a second. Software with

[videoblogging] New words for the vlogging world??

2007-03-15 Thread humancloner1997
I know wse've had spirited debates on vlogging vs videoblogging on this list. I prefer the former but sometimes use the latter when I think the listener/reader might not understand 'vlogging'. A friend who is somewhat hostile to my focus on Internet video called me a vididiot yesterday. He

RE: [videoblogging] congrats to blip - one to watch

2007-03-15 Thread Mike Hudack
I'll never forget that train ride, Randy :) -Original Message- From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of RANDY MANN Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 5:32 AM To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [videoblogging] congrats to blip - one to watch ive

Re: [videoblogging] Re: flash video

2007-03-15 Thread Rupert
Randy, I'm a Mac fan and have both PC Macs (PowerPC G4 x2). One of my many freelancing jobs is helping people sort out their computer problems. I don't think the PC is a slowly dying dinosaur. PCs are here to stay because people like what they know. You could look at Mac's transition

[videoblogging] Re: flash video

2007-03-15 Thread Steve Watkins
Reasons people in general would buy a PC: Cost (I know its not an issue for you but its a large reason that the PC isnt dying out significantly, and that most people I know dont even look at a Mac before buying a PC) 3D gamers probably want better graphics cards than most Macs dont have Certain

[videoblogging] have you used the videblogging syllabus??

2007-03-15 Thread Jen Simmons
I am in the process of putting together some paperwork for Temple University, and I would like to be able to list all the professors + people who've used the teaching resources that I posted online at http://teaching.jensimmons.com/videoblogging, especially anyone who has used it to teach

[videoblogging] Re: flash video

2007-03-15 Thread Steve Watkins
I dont think the PC is dying either. Its not impossible that Windows could die one day in the future, but as you pointed out, the Mac is mostly PC hardware these days. The ever changing set of standards for different bits that make up PC hardware, and make it 'PC compatible' is not going anywhere

[videoblogging] Re: flash video

2007-03-15 Thread humancloner1997
Wow, just when I thought I'd finally reached a decision, you have totally changed everything. I started with Mac OX Tiger. In the past, I've had two crashes with Windows that were time consuming and expensive and disastrous. I'm thinking about starting a podcast because I like interviewing.

[videoblogging] Re: flash video

2007-03-15 Thread humancloner1997
Thanks Steve, I find what you say especially fascinating. I just wonder how far off is the new Leopard Mac? My current Mac Tiger has two internal 500 GB hard drives, one external 1000 GB (terabyte?) drive and room for one more 1000 GB drive. I really don't have to worry about space since I

RE: [videoblogging] New words for the vlogging world??

2007-03-15 Thread Robert Scoble
Geek is the new rock star. In Silicon Valley we celebrate our geekiness. Robert _ From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of humancloner1997 Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 10:55 AM To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Subject: [videoblogging] New

Re: [videoblogging] Re: flash video

2007-03-15 Thread Rupert
Sorry to mess wit yo hed :-) What you should really do is get Linux. Just kidding. I haven't seen a direct comparison resource yet but I haven't really really looked - and SO much of it is subjective and will be argued over passionately by Mac lovers and Mac haters (it's the Mac factor that

[videoblogging] re: flash video

2007-03-15 Thread Daryl Urig
Does anyone else have formats they would recomend for video blogging? On the mac PC question. I would go Mac. Always had a mac and you can always have a pc for the things you can't do on mac. Mac's have been reliable to me, I don't download lots of junk and do lots of experimenting, so that

[videoblogging] re: flash video

2007-03-15 Thread Daryl Urig
Does anyone else have formats they would recomend for video blogging? On the mac PC question. I would go Mac. Always had a mac and you can always have a pc for the things you can't do on mac. Mac's have been reliable to me, I don't download lots of junk and do lots of experimenting, so that

Re: [videoblogging] New words for the vlogging world??

2007-03-15 Thread Rupert
I think we're all just film-makers. You don't have to be a 'professional' any more. You're making films. Like a writer writes. Or a musician musicianifizes. To classify according to the distribution method is almost irrelevant, now, because it's the norm. I've quoted it before, but

[videoblogging] Newbie YouTube capture question

2007-03-15 Thread Zachary Braiker
I know this must have been asked many times before, but what's the EASIEST and free way to capture YouTube video and put it into a power point. Thanks guys--i appreciate the advice. Z On 15 Mar 2007 10:55:51 -0700, Mike Hudack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'll never forget that train ride, Randy

Re: [videoblogging] Re: flash video

2007-03-15 Thread Rupert
On 15 Mar 2007, at 18:34, Steve Watkins wrote: So anyways Im interested in Ruperts opinions of the Windows Media Center thang, why he thinks it is right. I havent tried it much but I was under the impression it was mostly compatible with wmv,a nd whatever microsofts format is for recording

Re: [videoblogging] Newbie YouTube capture question

2007-03-15 Thread Jay Dedman
Someone write up the answer...and we can put it on the group's wiki. Its a good question. Jay -Original Message- From: Zachary Braiker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:40:04 To:videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Subject: [videoblogging] Newbie YouTube capture question I know

[videoblogging] Re: flash video

2007-03-15 Thread Steve Watkins
All the rumouring about Leopard suggests it will be out this month or next month. The last major update to Tiger just came out the other day. And apparently Apple have kept some of its best new features a secret, so they can do they proper 'wow' thing on launch. But Ive no idea what those features

Re: [videoblogging] Newbie YouTube capture question

2007-03-15 Thread Rupert
If you Google 'Download Youtube videos' and choose one of many sites that let you do it and tell you how to do it I have used http://www.videodl.org/ in the past, I think. If you're on a Mac, you can then take the resulting downloaded flv file and convert it to a Quicktime playable MP4

[videoblogging] Re: flash video

2007-03-15 Thread Steve Watkins
Cheers for the info. My fear is that what plays through media center is not exactly the same as what can be made to play through windows media player. I have sucessfully watched mp4 through windows media player, by installing a codec, and back in the days where I was always ranting about mpeg4

[videoblogging] Wiki

2007-03-15 Thread Rupert
Jay, I hadn't checked out the Wiki for a long time. It's great. Could be even more great if there was more contribution, and there could be lots more. I realise http://videoblogginggroup.pbwiki.com/ isn't a hard URL to remember, even if i hadn't just bookmarked it. But it slips my mind.

Re: [videoblogging] New words for the vlogging world??

2007-03-15 Thread sull
sure. except film is not part of it ;) maybe tape and hard drive cylinders, but no film. i hear you and its always been true. thats why i have always disagreed with the whole 'vlog as genre' idea. vlog is just blogging videos. nothing more than that. any video. of course people will have many

Re: [videoblogging] my footage from SXSW now online

2007-03-15 Thread Irina
halcyon this is great -- can you submit this for the seagate contest here is the entry button http://vloggiesshow.com/ everyone else too -- any footage from sxsw! On 3/15/07, Halcyon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While in Austin, I asked a bunch of people what I love most about the web is...

Re: [videoblogging] New words for the vlogging world??

2007-03-15 Thread Rupert
:D you're right! i used to shoot on film - but now, by my own definition, i'm a minisdmemorycard-maker. i guess that's progress...? what i *should* have said, to avoid pompously labelling everybody, is that *i tend to think* of the people i watch online as filmmakers. 'directors',

[videoblogging] Re: New words for the vlogging world??

2007-03-15 Thread Steve Watkins
But couldnt a text blog be considered a genre of writing? I mean if the context delivery mechanism of the work affects the length, style content of the work, then does that create new genre's? Or maybe at least it has the capacity to create new genre's. I mean Id probably agree that videoblogs

Re: [videoblogging] Re: flash video

2007-03-15 Thread Rupert
They *say* that what works in the Player works in the Center, and their troubleshooting guide certainly gives that impression... but we'll see. As for the energy saving thing... I thought I was being good by multitasking the one computer rather than having separate Mac Mini or PC. Oh God,

Re: [videoblogging] my footage from SXSW now online

2007-03-15 Thread Halcyon
The contest looks fun, Irina. alas, It kinda depresses me that the publishing instructions are beyond my technical prowess. Yet another thing about sxsw that makes me feel behind the tech curve. :( I'm sure I can figure you out by the deadline. Your interviews are a hoot, though! Sorry I never

[videoblogging] March 20th--Friends of Alive in Baghdad Viral Promo videos

2007-03-15 Thread Sarah Szalavitz
Hi, Great to see many of you at SXSW. Very inspiring!!! Now very tired and have no voice! :) A few weeks back, a few friends (Kent Nicholls, Invisible Engine, Mickipedia, yours truly and some non vlogging types) of Alive in Baghdad got together to make some funny videos to encourage folks

[videoblogging] Screencasting for Nonprofits Primer

2007-03-15 Thread Beth Kanter
Hi all, I've put together a wikitation for a screencasting session at the nonprofit tech conference next month -- It's here: Primer http://screencastingprimer.wikispaces.com/primer Resource List http://screencastingprimer.wikispaces.com/resourcelist Examples

[videoblogging] Re: New words for the vlogging world??

2007-03-15 Thread Bill Streeter
I just spent the weekend with Scoble and I can confirm that yes he does celebrate his ability to bite the heads off live chickens. But then again, so did Ozzy Osborn so, I guess he has that in common with rock stars. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In

RE: [videoblogging] Re: New words for the vlogging world??

2007-03-15 Thread Robert Scoble
Hey, I thought we had an agreement: what happens at SXSW stays at SXSW! :-) I did have a chicken when I was a kid (in first grade we hatched her). She pecked me on the lip. I named him Pecker. True story. I bought her chicken feed from a place (Cali Bro's grainery in Cupertino) that now is

Re: [videoblogging] Re: New words for the vlogging world??

2007-03-15 Thread tim
So Twitter was the big winner at sxsw but has anyone used it for things other than party and bar hopping? Sent from my BlackBerry wireless handheld. -Original Message- From: Robert Scoble [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 15 Mar 2007 18:29:10 To:videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE:

RE: [videoblogging] Re: New words for the vlogging world??

2007-03-15 Thread Robert Scoble
So Twitter was the big winner at sxsw but has anyone used it for things other than party and bar hopping? Yes. Read http://www.techmeme.com/070315/p84#a070315p84 It's the most controversial (and fastest growing) Web service I've seen since instant messaging came on the scene back in 1996. It's

Re: [videoblogging] Re: New words for the vlogging world??

2007-03-15 Thread tim
Hmmm could make a good “How to Twitter” episode... Sent from my BlackBerry wireless handheld. -Original Message- From: Robert Scoble [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:01:45 To:videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [videoblogging] Re: New words for the vlogging world??

[videoblogging] Re: Newbie YouTube capture question

2007-03-15 Thread cohnjoyne
I learned from the cool kids at foureyedmonsters.com how to do it. Check out their tutorial. http://foureyedmonsters.com/youtube-to-fcp/ I%20learned%20from%20the%20cool%20kids%20at%20foureyedmonsters.com%20ho\ w%20to%20do%20it.%20%20Check%20out%20their%20tutorial.%20%20http://foure\

[videoblogging] Re: New words for the vlogging world??

2007-03-15 Thread Heath
In Cincinnati Ohio, you are still just a geek, trust me (talking about myself here) Heath http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Robert Scoble [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Geek is the new rock star. In Silicon Valley we celebrate our geekiness.

Re: [videoblogging] Re: New words for the vlogging world??

2007-03-15 Thread andrew michael baron
geek nerd dork Sent via CrackBerry -Original Message- From: Heath [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 15 Mar 2007 19:44:18 To:videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Subject: [videoblogging] Re: New words for the vlogging world?? In Cincinnati Ohio, you are still just a geek, trust me (talking

[videoblogging] Tripod for Sport Studio

2007-03-15 Thread Ron Watson
Hey all, I was wondering if anyone would be able to recommend a tripod head for suitable for sport use. We are putting together a budget and needs list for our instructional DVD. One of the things we really need is a good fluid head and stable platform. Anyone have any advice? Cheers,

[videoblogging] Re: my footage from SXSW now online

2007-03-15 Thread Tamara Krinsky
Halcyon - Love your stuff from SXSW! I shot a bunch of stuff for iklipz (most of which we're still in the middle of editing) that focused on the film side of things, so I liked watching what the interactive peeps had to say. Here are the links we've posted so far. -Morgan Spurlock (Super

[videoblogging] Re: New words for the vlogging world??

2007-03-15 Thread humancloner1997
Rupert, I agree that we are all filmmakers. Indeed, even some of the old 8mm and hi-8 cameras have created amazing films like 51 Birch Street (and another documentary that someone used to tell the story of his life growing up). However, filmmaker is not specific enough. We're all (mostly)

[videoblogging] Re: Newbie YouTube capture question

2007-03-15 Thread humancloner1997
Zachary, I don't know what computer you are on. I have a complicated description on how to do this with a PC on my Mac but don't have the URL. I'll send it to you in a video email. I personally use Snapz ProX which costs some money but enables you to capture anything, video or still photo,