Re: [videoblogging] Re: Hey PodTech - What's up with Lan's image?

2007-07-12 Thread Rupert
Hi John, I realise this has made you cross, but I've also been responsible for keeping it in the Group here because I think it needs to be aired - for various reasons that I've explained before and won't rehash at length now. Lan has actually been the model of restraint and has not written

Re: [videoblogging] H.264 and Adobe help?

2007-07-12 Thread randulo
I have to be perfectly blunt with you: Get over it. It's $30 each time and it's not like they release a new version very often. You pay to upgrade every other piece of commercial software also. I didn't mind the bluntness :) I have paid for QT Pro at least three times. In the PC world, this

[videoblogging] Re: Cloverfield - First Movie With Camcorders

2007-07-12 Thread Heath
There are a ton of people on this list who have nothing under their Yahoo profile. I know I didn't for the longest time, why? Because I was tired of filling out my life everytime I signed up for something. So let's give the guy the benifit of the doubt for a minute. Heath

[videoblogging] Re: Cloverfield - First Movie With Camcorders

2007-07-12 Thread bordercollieaustralianshepherd
Damn. Hoodwinked glad that I didn't share this with too many people (arggh I did share this with too many people,) sorry about that - http://www.cinematical.com/2007/07/10/j-j-abrams-talks-cloverfield-ethan-haas- sites-are-bogus/ The article mentions that there are other sites that are

[videoblogging] Fast Company article re: Cruxy presents Suzanne Vega in SL tomorrow night

2007-07-12 Thread Bill Cammack
Nathan Freitas' Cruxy.com presents Suzanne Vega tomorrow night in Second Life. http://blog.fastcompany.com/experts/bcammack/2007/07/cruxy_presents_suzanne_vega_vi.html or http://tinyurl.com/235d3x -- billcammack

[videoblogging] Looking for podcasters to hang out with on 365 day trip

2007-07-12 Thread amy_bugbee
Hi Everyone! I am a fellow podcaster, my husband and I are planning a trip around the country starting in November. We would like to meet up with podcasters in each city. I hope some of you will be interested. The press release is below. Please email me direct at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks, Amy

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Cloverfield - First Movie With Camcorders

2007-07-12 Thread Kary Rogers
One of my friends is maintaining a blog keeping up with the latest developments of this movie. He seems to always be on top of the latest industry news when I talk to him. If you are interested in this movie, his blog will be a good place to follow it. http://wellmissyourob.blogspot.com/

Re: [videoblogging] Cloverfield - First Movie With Camcorders

2007-07-12 Thread Michael Sullivan
http://www.1-18-08.com/ http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/11808/large.html On 7/11/07, thisiswar3005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello All, I understand that J.J. Abrams is developing a movie with the code name Cloverfield and which is being filmed with camcorders. That claim was

[videoblogging] Need help in comparing external (shotgun) microphones

2007-07-12 Thread Heath
I searched through the list and have asked a few people but I am looking for some real world advice here. I am going to buy and external Mic for my camera, it's a Panasonic it's the PV-GS165 and I am looking at the following 2 mics the Rode VideoMic and the Audio Technica ATR-55. The Audio

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Cloverfield - First Movie With Camcorders

2007-07-12 Thread Michael Sullivan
And the ARGish side of things can be followed here: http://community.livejournal.com/011808/ and here: http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=19964 http://www.argn.com/archive/000611its_alive_its_huge_its_11808.php As far as the topic of cameras The term used is normally Prosumer

Re: [videoblogging] Need help in comparing external (shotgun) microphones

2007-07-12 Thread Michael Verdi
I don't know about the Audio Technica but I was thinking of getting a Sennheiser ME 66 which I've used before and gotten really great results. It pretty expensive, needs extensions to get out of the shot on a small camera and an adapter to plug in. So I gave the Rode Video Mic a shot and so for

[videoblogging] Re: Hey PodTech - What's up with Lan's image?

2007-07-12 Thread Laura Moncur
After looking at the poster, I'm wondering if it doesn't fall into the fair use category. It was a faded background image and it wasn't the only photo on the poster. Don't let this go to court, Lan. You might lose everything.

[videoblogging] Re: Hey PodTech - What's up with Lan's image?

2007-07-12 Thread Bill Streeter
No it doesn't meet any criteria at all for fair use. From http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html: ... The 1961 Report of the Register of Copyrights on the General Revision of the U.S. Copyright Law cites examples of activities that courts have regarded as fair use: quotation of excerpts in

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Hey PodTech - What's up with Lan's image?

2007-07-12 Thread Michael Verdi
Well, considering that it was used as an advertisement and not for criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research, I can't imagine a fair use argument could be made. - Verdi On 7/12/07, Laura Moncur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After looking at the poster, I'm wondering if it

Re: [videoblogging] Need help in comparing external (shotgun) microphones

2007-07-12 Thread Brian Richardson - WhatTheCast?
I have the VideoMic and I love it. Good sound, great battery life the shock mount helps a lot. I use it on a lot of Dragon*ConTV videos the Dragon*Con DVD. It is worth the extra money, IMHO. On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:37 am, Heath wrote: I searched through the list and have asked a few people

Re: [videoblogging] Re: got any Xacti example vids?

2007-07-12 Thread Andrew Darlow
Hi Ry: Your review was fantastic! I was so impressed I blogged about it because I know many people would love a rugged waterproof video and still camera. I have a question though about the resolution: According to the info on this page, it produces “6-megapixel digital still images,” but

[videoblogging] Re: Need help in comparing external (shotgun) microphones

2007-07-12 Thread David Howell
Well, while I use the Rode VideoMic and love it, I've heard a lot of good things about the Technica. My issue with the Technica is that it doesnt have a shock mount to absorb any bumps or vibrations. Also, the cable is 3 feet long. You are going to have to wrap that up somehow or have it dangling

[videoblogging] Ding!

2007-07-12 Thread bordercollieaustralianshepherd
Mixed blessings? United Talent Agency digital head Brent Weinstein is leaving the shop that represents movie stars such as Vince Vaughn and Johnny Depp to become the CEO of 60Frames Entertainment, a new company dedicated to handling the financing, ad sales and syndication of professionally

[videoblogging] Re: Need help in comparing external (shotgun) microphones

2007-07-12 Thread Heath
That's been my biggest problem, apparently here in Cincinnati, the hotbed of the video revolution, there is not a store that carries Camcorder Mics.I swear sometimes I feel like I am living in Bedrock. Heath http://batmangeek.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, David Howell

Re: [videoblogging] Need help in comparing external (shotgun) microphones

2007-07-12 Thread John Coffey
Heath, I love the Rode! Did a great job on all sorts of sound this one particular night. http://www.jchtv.com/?p=49 Music, interviews and conversation from 10 feet away. John Heath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I searched through the list and have asked a few people but I am

[videoblogging] to buy a macbook pro or not?

2007-07-12 Thread Miranda Leitsinger
hi everyone, i am one of the new people here. i have a really basic question: i am getting into video editing with the intent of making short docs that i will eventually want to put online. i am trying to decide if i should buy a macbookpro (the 2.4 ghz, with the 15.4 inch display). i am learning

Re: [videoblogging] to buy a macbook pro or not?

2007-07-12 Thread Michael Verdi
If you want to use Final Cut Pro and want to be mobile than a MacBook Pro is certainly the way to go. I have the first version - 15.4, 2GHz - and I love it. I've been using nothing but Apple laptops for editing since the G3 Pismo came out 7 years ago. - Verdi On 7/12/07, Miranda Leitsinger [EMAIL

Re: [videoblogging] Ding!

2007-07-12 Thread Ron Watson
Have you all thought of how this will play when Net Neutrality gets the death sentence by the FTC? I'm a bit worried about that. Just thought I'd ask. Cheers, Ron Watson http://k9disc.blip.tv http://k9disc.com http://pawsitivevybe.com/vlog http://pawsitivevybe.com On Jul 12, 2007, at

[videoblogging] Re: to buy a macbook pro or not?

2007-07-12 Thread David Howell
I just bought the new MacBook Pro (15.4, 2.4GHz) and Final Cut Pro 2. To say that I love it would be an understatement. I dont have any issues in FCP where I would say that the machine is lacking in any way. If you want mobility and power, go for it. David http://www.davidhowellstudios.com

RE: [videoblogging] Re: to buy a macbook pro or not?

2007-07-12 Thread Devlon Duthie
What about the wieght difference between the pro and non? Worth it? I'm sick of lugging my wide-screen Vaio ...the small macbook looks tasty. -- -Devlon http://devlonduthie.com | http://mefeedia.com | http://node-64.com/blog MSN: du.th.ied AIM: devlond -Original Message- From:

[videoblogging] Re: to buy a macbook pro or not?

2007-07-12 Thread Heath
I don't know I heard that the MacBook pro will steal your soul and eat your brains when you are sleeping.and david based on a few of your Tao Of David posts straight from your MacBook, I think that rumor may be true.. ;) I kid of course.and I would agree if you have got the money

[videoblogging] Recommended Settings For Upload???

2007-07-12 Thread Caleb J. Clark
Wise list. I'm working up some guidelines for blip.tv's recommended settings for making an original upload version, mostly with QT. I'm heavily copying JetSet's and Apple TV. I'd love to have your thoughts or settings for services such as blip.tv that do not alter your original upload and work

[videoblogging] Re: to buy a macbook pro or not?

2007-07-12 Thread David Howell
I dont find it heavy at all. There was no question for me when I got the MBP. I wanted it as my workhorse for video editing. If it had weight 20 lbs I'd have still bought it :) David http://www.davidhowellstudios.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Devlon Duthie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [videoblogging] Re: to buy a macbook pro or not?

2007-07-12 Thread Michael Verdi
The 15 is not too much heavier than the 13 MacBook and on the plus side - must haves are - better video card, can hold more ram, higher resolution screen and matte screen option. Also I'm not certain but I heard some new features of Final Cut Studio may not run on the MacBook's video card. -

[videoblogging] Re: Backing up data for Mac/StudioMX/ pesswords, keychains? Any thing else?

2007-07-12 Thread bordercollieaustralianshepherd
Thanks all. I ran out of time trying to resolve the problems before FedEX came. I will use Carbon Copy to avoid this in the future. Some of the backups (on either a external drive or to disk) I made in the past are okay, others look like either the file is no good or the drives cannot read

[videoblogging] external mikes MacBook Pros

2007-07-12 Thread Mark Day
Me too on the RODE video mike/Canon HV20 combo. Although the first few times used the video mike I had to remember to TURN IT ON. Plugged into the mike input plus not turned on = no audio. Doh! Also, it's kinda conspicuous, in an I got asked to leave the hardware super store sort of way. So,

RE: [videoblogging] Re: to buy a macbook pro or not?

2007-07-12 Thread Devlon Duthie
Damn, I was hoping for more reasons to get the cheaper one :) -- -Devlon -Original Message- From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Verdi Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:13 AM To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [videoblogging] Re:

[videoblogging] Re: Hey PodTech - What's up with Lan's image?

2007-07-12 Thread danielmcvicar
Hello Lan and everyone here on this thread. This sort of transparent hashing out of a business matter on line shows that there is some growing up to do with the new media. Lan, I appreciate your work, and am sorry that your photo was used without permission. It seems to me that Podtech had

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Hey PodTech - What's up with Lan's image?

2007-07-12 Thread Rupert
Hi Daniel, I'm sorry to boringly stand up for the thread again, but I just feel that you're not quite on the money in what you say. Also, the way I read it, I found your tone was a little patronising. I know plenty of Old Business where things are hashed out in public by observers - the

[videoblogging] Drunk Underwear Karaoke Deathmatch

2007-07-12 Thread Adam Quirk, Wreck Salvage
A new Vlog Deathmatch challenge: Drunk Underwear Karaoke. You can choose to use any or all of those 3 words as a basis for your video. For example, you could: 1. Get drunk 2. Put on some underwear 3. Sing a song Or you could: 1. Get drunk Or just: 1. Put on some underwear Or even: 1. Sing a

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Hey PodTech - What's up with Lan's image?

2007-07-12 Thread Markus Sandy
danielmcvicar wrote: Your photo wasn't being used in a worldwide ad campaign. I understand that it was on a display at a convention attended by many of your peers. It wasn't your face plastered on a billboard, a redubbing of your video for a 900 sex number, your face on a lunchbox, or

Re: [videoblogging] external mikes MacBook Pros

2007-07-12 Thread Michael Verdi
I had a fan that started making noise and Apple fixed it under warranty. Luckily I followed their suggestion and backed up (actually cloned my HD with CarbonCopyCloner) because, for some reason, they felt the need to erase the hard drive while replacing the fan. On 7/12/07, Mark Day [EMAIL

[videoblogging] new member saying hello

2007-07-12 Thread MissPeter
Hi video bloggers, My name is miss peter. I've been doing music podcasts (audio) for almost 2 years now and since I just bought me one of those there video cameras, I thought I might jump into the video arena as well. I'll be searching through the archives to see what's what with the whozits and

Re: [videoblogging] Drunk Underwear Karaoke Deathmatch

2007-07-12 Thread T . Whid
Yo, Can I submit vids from KDM100??? We're not wearing any underwear (or we are, but it's under the clothes we're also wearing). http://www.mteww.com/kdm100/ (shameless self-promotion: now showing at Postmasters Gallery 19th @ 10th Ave NYC) LOL On 7/12/07, Adam Quirk, Wreck Salvage [EMAIL

[videoblogging] The Cult of the Amateur

2007-07-12 Thread terry.rendon
In the book The Cult of the Amateur http://ajkeen.com/e.htm , Andrew Keen basically trashes 'Web 2.0'. Excerpt here http://ajkeen.com/e.htm . Here is a quote from the book: The Web 2.0 revolution has peddled the promise of bringing more truth to more people- more depth of information, more

[videoblogging] Need a feed emailer that acts like an autoresponder - suggestions?

2007-07-12 Thread leesarbarnes
I send out emails weekly to my list. I'm using an autoresponder service offered through 1shoppingcart. A person signs up, they get an automatic email saying Welcome and then every week, I send out an email with updates. What I'd like to do is have people subscribe - not to some generic email list

Re: [videoblogging] The Cult of the Amateur

2007-07-12 Thread T . Whid
On 7/12/07, terry.rendon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In the book The Cult of the Amateur http://ajkeen.com/e.htm , Andrew Keen basically trashes 'Web 2.0'. Excerpt here http://ajkeen.com/e.htm . I was wondering what you all thought of the premise of this book??? Keen is the biggest troll

Re: [videoblogging] The Cult of the Amateur

2007-07-12 Thread Charles Iliya Krempeaux
Hello Terry, On 7/12/07, terry.rendon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [...] I was wondering what you all thought of the premise of this book??? Using the analogy of signal to noise... I'd say the noise has increase quite alot. But so has the signal. So although we've been flooded with alot of

Re: [videoblogging] The Cult of the Amateur

2007-07-12 Thread Jay dedman
The Web 2.0 revolution has peddled the promise of bringing more truth to more people- more depth of information, more global perspective, more unbiased opinion from dispassionate observers. But this is all a smoke screen. What the Web 2.0 revolution has really delivering is superficial

Re: [videoblogging] new member saying hello

2007-07-12 Thread Jay dedman
My name is miss peter. I've been doing music podcasts (audio) for almost 2 years now and since I just bought me one of those there video cameras, I thought I might jump into the video arena as well. I'll be searching through the archives to see what's what with the whozits and whatnots

[videoblogging] Re: Drunk Underwear Karaoke Deathmatch

2007-07-12 Thread Adam Quirk
Absolutely. You guys meet at least two of the requirements. I'd forgotten about KDM100. Very good stuff. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, T.Whid [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yo, Can I submit vids from KDM100??? We're not wearing any underwear (or we are, but it's under the clothes we're

[videoblogging] Movie Maker on Vista

2007-07-12 Thread Michael Verdi
Hey ya'll, I've got someone who sent in a question to Freevlog about Windows Vista that I'm hoping someone can help me answer. Apparently when you export your video and make it into a wmv, the menu choices have changed. What's a good setting? They say they can only see these choices when selecting

Re: [videoblogging] The Cult of the Amateur

2007-07-12 Thread schlomo rabinowitz
Though Keen's book was filled with hyperbolic statements, there are parts of his argument that I do agree with-- heck, without this group knowing, this group agrees with it in parts. Or don't folks remember how up in arms you were over the wikipedia entry on videoblogging? His point of mass

Re: [videoblogging] The Cult of the Amateur

2007-07-12 Thread J. Rhett Aultman
Anyone who promotes their book on Coast to Coast AM with Georgy Noory is already on my list of windbags who just enjoy the sound of their own voices slightly more than they enjoy the sound of cages being pointlessly rattled. -- Rhett. http://www.weatherlight.com/freetime

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Hey PodTech - What's up with Lan's image?

2007-07-12 Thread David Meade
On 7/12/07, Rupert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's the rest of us, who are concerned about what Podtech did and the way they've behaved since. Right. PodTech is a company that wants to work with independent / new-media producers ... its reasonable for a community of such producers to be

[videoblogging] grouper

2007-07-12 Thread Irina
anyone here from grouper? can u introduce me to someone from grouper? thanks guys! -- http://geekentertainment.tv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[videoblogging] Re: Hey PodTech - What's up with Lan's image?

2007-07-12 Thread bordercollieaustralianshepherd
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, danielmcvicar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This sort of transparent hashing out of a business matter on line shows that there is some growing up to do with the new media. Dan, respectfully I suggest you put on a expensive suit and visit http://the-late-nite-

[videoblogging] Re: Movie Maker on Vista

2007-07-12 Thread Heath
Let me check my vista laptop Michael and I will get back with you Heath --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Michael Verdi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey ya'll, I've got someone who sent in a question to Freevlog about Windows Vista that I'm hoping someone can help me answer. Apparently when

[videoblogging] McChips

2007-07-12 Thread Bill Cammack
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, danielmcvicar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It wasn't your face plastered on a billboard, a redubbing of your video for a 900 sex number, your face on a lunchbox, or potato chips with your image on them. This happens too, by the way. I can tell you from

[videoblogging] Re: Movie Maker on Vista

2007-07-12 Thread Heath
Michael, I just checked and the answer is yes and no. I am betting the person has Vista Basic. If that is the case those are the only options. If they have Premium or Ultimate they should get the HD options as well. They don't give you an option for mpg, any type. So if they want

[videoblogging] A Thought Provoking Videoblog About Mating Dating

2007-07-12 Thread gerrytshow
Please check out the latest videoblog by videoblogger Gerry T on http://thegerrytshow.blip.tv or GerryT.com Being Delicious In this installment of The Gerry T Show, Leandra explains to Gerry T how being busty curvy has its advantages disadvantages in the world of mating dating, and why she

[videoblogging] +Re: The Cult of the Amateur

2007-07-12 Thread Justin Kownacki
Andrew Keen may be a shrewd opportunist, catering to the fearmongers who live in terror of socialized media destroying their ivory towers, but Schlomo's right when he points out that we on this list still aspire to some kind of meritocracy -- even if we view that meritocracy in completely

[videoblogging] NewTeeVee rocks

2007-07-12 Thread Frank Sinton
Hi all, I know a lot of people here read the NewTeeVee blog and some of you have had blog posts about your videoblogs (and Jackson West who is part of this group is a blogger there), but in case you haven't checked it out, it just rocks. http://newteevee.com Regards, -Frank Frank Sinton