[videoblogging] Re: Best Encoding settings

2007-12-27 Thread Richard Bluestein
I prefer MPEG streamclip to all other encoders I have tried. It has presets for exactly what you need to do. (I compress HDV the same way as you). It's free software and extremely fast. Just be sure you're deinterlacing properly if you have an interlaced source. Lots of people make mistakes in

[videoblogging] Curation as an Alternative to Awards and Top Tens

2007-12-26 Thread Richard Bluestein
A lot of people, most of whom are not geeks or vloggers or podcasters, tell me, I don't know what to watch with respect to videoblogs. So I made videocaster.org http://videocaster.org . It's just a simple list of episodes, not vlogs or feeds, that I liked and think others would like as well.

[videoblogging] Re: Curation as an Alternative to Awards and Top Tens

2007-12-26 Thread Richard Bluestein
There already is a Music category but a party category is a good idea. Do you have any examples of a party video you particularly like? --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, John Coffey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Richard, how about a party category or music. John

[videoblogging] Re: the inevitable conversation about what we're doing

2007-12-24 Thread Richard Bluestein
Blabbermouth! --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, schlomo rabinowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You hit the nail on the head: Instead of putting those sorts of hate/spite posts on the group wiki, PLEASE feel free to use Evilvlog! EVERYONE is always welcome to post on Evilvlog.

[videoblogging] Re: Advice on how to get to 100-250k views a day (quickly)?

2007-11-11 Thread Richard Bluestein
I'm going to puke.

[videoblogging] UV AMSTERDAM CALLING

2007-10-07 Thread Richard Bluestein
Dear Mothervloggers, New videos have been posted @ United Vloggers. Please visit: http://www.unitedvloggers.com Or better, subscribe to our feed @ http://feeds.feedburner.com/unitedvloggers You won't regret. Promise And please send us your Milstones in Videoblogging @ [EMAIL PROTECTED] cheers

[videoblogging] Request for Video Conent for News Show

2007-09-26 Thread Richard Bluestein
this is a great way for fringy vloggers. (i.e. weirdos like me) to gain audience. Any questions and submissions, please email me [EMAIL PROTECTED] Kind Regards Richard Bluestein

[videoblogging] Are You People Alive?

2007-08-03 Thread Richard Bluestein
equally outrageous is that this topic, mentioned on July 27 produced barely any discussion. What's happened to this group? It used to be about changing the media. What exactly is this group's purpose now? To get VC money. Disgustedly, Richard Bluestein insanefilms.com and a bunch of other shit

[videoblogging] Re: irina gone

2007-07-25 Thread Richard Bluestein
Yes. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Adam Quirk, Wreck Salvage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Awards don't mean a goddamn thing. They're stupid. They're all stupid. It's beyond me that we feel the need to set aside a night to give out these jagoff bowling trophies so all these people can

[videoblogging] The Vloggies (was Re: irina gone)

2007-07-25 Thread Richard Bluestein
I''m sorry that you're sorry that Jeffrey feels that way. Richard --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, John Furrier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Jeffrey. I'm sorry that you feel that way. We stand up for video producers and people investing in the space. It can get commercial and I

[videoblogging] Chicago Vloggers: Urgent

2007-03-26 Thread Richard Bluestein
I just got information that some old creeps are handing out anti-gay literature at Sherman and Chicago in Evanston (Northwestern Campus). This is at 1:21pm today March 26. I can't go because I'm out of town. If someone would interview these people I think it may be interesting. Thanks, Richard

[videoblogging] Re: LO-FI SAINT LOUIS signs with Podtech

2007-01-13 Thread Richard Bluestein
Bill, Congratulations! I'm very happy for you and your success in podcasting is well deserved! You have been tremendously helpful to me and many others in the vlog world. In my experience, altruism and hard work always pay off! Please keep them honest! Richard Bluestein http://podshow.com http

[videoblogging] Re: tubular, a video aggregator for youtube

2007-01-01 Thread Richard Bluestein
your user account banned from their system. Contrary to popular opinion, the videos I posted which got banned were tame, save for a few nipples. Screw Youtube. I will not participate in any venue which practices censorship. Richard Bluestein concerning the freedom of the vlogosphere and what