[videoblogging] susan is so great

[Irina]

http://vloggies.wordpress.com/2007/03/16/irina-slutsky-talks-to-susan-kirkpatrick-at-sxsw/

-- 
http://geekentertainment.tv


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[videoblogging] Re: Newbie YouTube capture question

[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, that appears on your computer 
screen.
I use it all the time because I like to capture JPop Music Videos and 
then burn them to DVDs (after downloading them into my camera from 
iMovie).
However, the videos on YouTube are not the best quality because they 
use flash.  I get much better captures from videos on Veoh.
Randolfe (Randy) Wicker
Hoboken, NJ

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Zachary Braiker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>
> 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 :)
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com 
> > [mailto:videoblogging@yahoogroups.com ]
> > 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 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/
> > > http://pulverblog.pulver.com/archives/006604.html
> > >
> > > - Jen
> > >
> > > _
> > >
> > > Jen Simmons
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > http://jensimmons.com
> > > http://milkweedmediadesign.com
> > > 267-235-6967
> > >
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

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

[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) "Americans" also. "Filmmaker" really doesn't describe 
the "new" no-gatekeepers, even-copyrights-be-damned, relatively-
uncensored, free-speech-stage we are using at this time.
We are living in a special time, like the 1960s, which some day soon 
may well be only those warmly-remembered "good old days".
In the 1960s & 1970s, friends and employees used to sit in front of 
my shop in Greenwich Village and smoke grass openly.  Those days are 
long gone.
There were wild strip & sex shows all over NYC. No more!  
You could set up tables on the street (as I did) and demand the local 
Police be investigated for refusing to investigate a murder or other 
crime.
We are in the "Wild West Days" of Internet video.  Wait and see!  
The "Status Quo" folks will soon have your videos deleted for having 
a few bars of copyrighted music 'intruding' on a scene and/or for 
your refusal/inability to produce signed (perhaps notraized) releases 
from people walking by in the background.
I think we are media pioneers, people in the street documenting all 
kinds of things "without a permit".
Is Josh Wolf just another 'media person'?  If he was, he wouldn't be 
sitting in jail.
"Loose Cameras" and/or "Unregulated Media-makers" and/or "Internet 
Video Agitators" describe us better than "filmmakers".  Filmmakers 
have been around since the late 19th Century.  We are the new media 
of the 21st Century.
I'd embrace some new term like "vidist" before I'd 
embrace "filmmaker" as a description of myself.  My friend said that 
anyone could create new words.  All you have to do is simply "throw 
them out" and (sometimes) people will just pick them up and start 
using them.
I think "fanvid" is an excellent example of that.  Fanvids simply did 
not exist and were virtualloy impossible until videoblogging enabled 
everyone to participate in the world of Internet video.
Vloggingly yours,
Randolfe (Randy) Wicker
Hoboken, NJ


--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Rupert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> 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 here's Francis Ford Coppola in 87/88:
> "To me the great hope is that now these little 8mm video recorders  
> and stuff have come out, some... just people who normally wouldn't  
> make movies are going to be making them, and - you know - 
suddenly,  
> one day, some little fat girl in Ohio is going to be the new 
Mozart -  
> you know - and make a beautiful film with her little father's  
> camera...corder - and for once the so-called professionalism about  
> movies will be destroyed... Forever..."
> Well, forget the Mozart part - we didn't need a Messiah to change  
> people's attitudes, we needed the distribution methods to change.   
> And now it's the norm for films to be shown online, so ideas of  
> labelling us according to blogging, vlogging, web, net or youtube  
> have less meaning.  and don't help you find types of content any  
> more.   We're just filmmakers.  What TYPE of films you make...  
> fiction, animation, documentary, magazine shows, autobiographical,  
> confessional, reality TV, instructional... now that's another 
matter :-)
> 
> Rupert
> http://www.fatgirlinohio.org
> http://www.crowdabout.us/fatgirlinohio/myshow/
> 
> On 15 Mar 2007, at 17:54, humancloner1997 wrote:
> anyone have any thoughts and/or suggestions for new terms we might
> start using in this new world of videoblogging?
> 
> Randolfe (Randy) Wicker
> Hoboken, NJ 07030
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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>

[videoblogging] Re: my footage from SXSW now online

[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 Size Me) interview:
http://www.iklipz.com/MovieDetail.aspx?MovieID=77e4213b-6490-4be9-
8924-ec3d0d9de448

-"Elvis & Annabelle" interview with Blake Lively (Sisterhood of the 
Traveling Pants) and Max Minghella (Art School Confidential):
http://www.iklipz.com/MovieDetail.aspx?MovieID=72cdf00e-7baa-45c4-
b470-d2330c82fa06

-Interview with Mike Mills (Does Your Soul Have a Cold?/graphic 
designer): 
http://www.iklipz.com/MovieDetail.aspx?MovieID=cc8a1cfc-e342-408a-
9fb4-4708b4eaf5f7

Tamara Krinsky
www.iklipz.com/TamaraKrinsky


--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Irina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> 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!
> 

[videoblogging] Tripod for Sport & Studio

[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,

Ron Watson

On the Web:
http://pawsitivevybe.com
http://k9disc.com
http://k9disc.blip.tv




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

[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 
 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.
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > Robert
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > _ 
 > 
 > From: videoblogging@:  
 > yahoogroups.com 
 [mailto:videoblogging@:  
yahoogroups.com]
 > On Behalf Of humancloner1997
 > Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 10:55 AM
 > To: videoblogging@:  yahoogroups.com
 > Subject: [videoblogging] New words for the vlogging world??
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 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 even suggested I might be a "vidiact" 
 > (meaning a video addict).
 > 
 > I had to admit I lived in a "vidcentric" world and participated 
 from 
 > time to time in what might be called the "vidocracy" of the Yahoo 
 > discussion group.
 > 
 > All languages grow through the creation of new words. Time Magazine 
 > created the term "yuppie" several years ago. "Fanvid" is an 
 accepted 
 > term on the Internet.
 > 
 > My friend worried that I might someday become a "geek". My response 
 > was that I was a slow learner but hoped I might achieve 
 that 'status' 
 > in twenty or more years.
 > 
 > His response was that "geek" was not a label to be embraced, that 
 it 
 > came from an old carnival term which meant "the one who bit off the 
 > head of a live chicken".
 > 
 > anyone have any thoughts and/or suggestions for new terms we might 
 > start using in this new world of videoblogging?
 > 
 > Randolfe (Randy) Wicker
 > Hoboken, NJ 07030
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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[videoblogging] Re: New words for the vlogging world??

[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.
> 
>  
> 
> 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 words for the vlogging world??
> 
>  
> 
> 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 even suggested I might be a "vidiact" 
> (meaning a video addict).
> 
> I had to admit I lived in a "vidcentric" world and participated 
from 
> time to time in what might be called the "vidocracy" of the Yahoo 
> discussion group.
> 
> All languages grow through the creation of new words. Time Magazine 
> created the term "yuppie" several years ago. "Fanvid" is an 
accepted 
> term on the Internet.
> 
> My friend worried that I might someday become a "geek". My response 
> was that I was a slow learner but hoped I might achieve 
that 'status' 
> in twenty or more years.
> 
> His response was that "geek" was not a label to be embraced, that 
it 
> came from an old carnival term which meant "the one who bit off the 
> head of a live chicken".
> 
> anyone have any thoughts and/or suggestions for new terms we might 
> start using in this new world of videoblogging?
> 
> Randolfe (Randy) Wicker
> Hoboken, NJ 07030
> 
>  
> 
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

[videoblogging] Re: Newbie YouTube capture question

[cohnjoyne]

I learned from the cool kids at foureyedmonsters.com how to do it. 
Check out their tutorial.  http://foureyedmonsters.com/youtube-to-fcp/
http://foure\
yedmonsters.com/youtube-to-fcp/>

The key for you might be the zamzar part.  Their free file conversion
service MIGHT include a video format that is powerpoint compatible.

Good luck.

> On 15 Mar 2007, at 20:40, Zachary Braiker wrote:
>
> 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




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

[tim]

Hmmm could make a good “How to Twitter” episode...

Sent from my BlackBerry wireless handheld.  

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Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:01:45 
To:
Subject: RE: [videoblogging] Re: New words for the vlogging world??

>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 the lamest, stupidest, littlest, thing you've ever seen.
 
 But I am addicted. Mostly cause most of my friends and coworkers and
 employees and bosses are on it.
 
 Robert 
 
 
   

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

[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 the lamest, stupidest, littlest, thing you've ever seen.

But I am addicted. Mostly cause most of my friends and coworkers and
employees and bosses are on it.

Robert 

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

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

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 Symantec's
 headquarters. 
 
 Little known useless facts about me. It's almost like reading Twitter! :-)
 
 Robert
 
 _ 
 
 From: videoblogging@:  yahoogroups.com 
[mailto:videoblogging@:  
yahoogroups.com]
 On Behalf Of Bill Streeter
 Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 6:15 PM
 To: videoblogging@:  yahoogroups.com
 Subject: [videoblogging] Re: New words for the vlogging world??
 
 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. 
 
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 LO-FI SAINT LOUIS
 www.lofistl.com
 www.billstreeter.net 
 
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RE: [videoblogging] Re: New words for the vlogging world??

[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 Symantec's
headquarters. 

 

Little known useless facts about me. It's almost like reading Twitter! :-)

 

Robert

 

  _  

From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Bill Streeter
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 6:15 PM
To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [videoblogging] Re: New words for the vlogging world??

 

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 



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

[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 videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Scoble"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> 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 words for the vlogging world??
> 
>  
> 
> 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 even suggested I might be a "vidiact" 
> (meaning a video addict).
> 
> I had to admit I lived in a "vidcentric" world and participated from 
> time to time in what might be called the "vidocracy" of the Yahoo 
> discussion group.
> 
> All languages grow through the creation of new words. Time Magazine 
> created the term "yuppie" several years ago. "Fanvid" is an accepted 
> term on the Internet.
> 
> My friend worried that I might someday become a "geek". My response 
> was that I was a slow learner but hoped I might achieve that 'status' 
> in twenty or more years.
> 
> His response was that "geek" was not a label to be embraced, that it 
> came from an old carnival term which meant "the one who bit off the 
> head of a live chicken".
> 
> anyone have any thoughts and/or suggestions for new terms we might 
> start using in this new world of videoblogging?
> 
> Randolfe (Randy) Wicker
> Hoboken, NJ 07030
> 
>  
> 
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

[videoblogging] Screencasting for Nonprofits Primer

[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
http://screencastingprimer.wikispaces.com/tour.trick.tip.tutorial

I've found a lot of fab screencasts - from the AIB to FreeVlog to Hans On -
but was wondering what other extraordinary screencasts are out there? 

Beth Kanter
Beth's Blog
http://beth.typepad.com

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

[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 to donate 
equipment and money to AIB.

We will be launching these videos on March 20th, which is the anniversary of 
the invasion of Iraq, and are seeking to have these videos featured by as 
many video sites as we can.  We would love to have as many friends 
participate as we can and would be delighted to have you all involved!

We have made 12 little videos—and one large compilation of all of our 
videos.  They are silly little viral videos--NOT AIB videos--if they suit 
your site, or you'd like to show some support on March 20th by linking to 
the vids or to AIB itself, we'd be thrilled!  And, of course, if you know 
major media types who might be interested, we'd be delighted.  It looks like 
we will be featured on all the major sites on the 20th, and it would be 
great to get some more viewers and perhaps some donations to Alive In 
Baghdad.

If you are interested in checking out the videos or would like more details 
on who is already participating or anything else, please send me an email 
individually and I will send you an invite to view a rough-cut compilation 
of the videos in a private section of YouTube.  You will then receive an 
invite from "OnlineVideoShare" (or the answers to your questions).


Thanks so much!  Hope you enjoy the vids!

Cheers,
Sarah Szalavitz
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Re: [videoblogging] my footage from SXSW now online

[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 got back to your booth.
-h



On 3/15/07, Irina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>   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..."
> >
> > 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
> > friend of Veoh
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> http://geekentertainment.tv
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>  
>


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Re: [videoblogging] Re: flash video

[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, I have so many devices on right now.  I'm going to turn  
them off and go to bed in moral despair.  Goodnight :-)

Rupert
http://www.fatgirlinohio.org
http://www.crowdabout.us/fatgirlinohio/myshow/


On 15 Mar 2007, at 21:25, Steve Watkins wrote:

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 & h264, I hoped that there would be plenty of less
obscure ways that people could watch mp4's without quicktime or VLC,
on windows. This was part of my call for people to consider using .mp4
not .mov and to get away from the idea that .mp4 is an Apple or
quicktime specific format. In the end the player & encoder that comes
with nero burning rom suite of software proved to be a good
alternative, but thats going way off topic as its nothing to dow ith
media center or media player.

So, need to check whether you can actually play all formats you have
directshow codecs for, in media center, and that its not limited by
file extension or something. Certainly I wouldnt expect the media
xtender part of the xbox360 to be able to handle anything other than
wmv, which is where the M$ solution starts to stink for me.

I share your opinion on the Apple TV, I think its one of Apple's
riskiest products in the last few years, but it did seem like a good
fit with all the video theyve started selling on itunes. I think I was
underimpressed with its maximum resolution, considering the emerging
HD age, and I cant see it selling in huge numbers like ipods do. It
either needs to do more, or cost less. Wit their current design they
probably cant make it all that much cheaper, so it will remain on the
fringes to a certain extent, or maybe not and I am s wrong. Im
glad they are giving it a try anyway.

Meanwhile I think microsoft have been trying to get onto set-top-boxes
connected to televisions for very many years. Think they probably had
trouble finding enough partners, getting the price right etc. There
must be something good about media center PC's because I know a few
people that use them, but I think Microsoft hoped in the past to
conqeur this market from a different direction. Most Media Centers are
being bought as new PC's with that capability, coming with the TV card
and the remote and that version of Windows, and which traditionally
were at the more expensive end of the PC market. Costs seem to have
dropped and the software improved over the years, so now there are sub
£400 media center PC's, so maybe it will catch on more. Plus Media
Center stuff is included with some versions of Vista, so more people
might build their own. I wonder how the range of purchasable video
content that has DRM compatible with media center, compares to the
apple tv.

As I worry about the energy outlook in the future, I suppose I should
factor that into my thinking. So I should not like solutions that
require a PC to be on somewhere else at the same time to stream
content to the extender. I guess the ipod would class as about as low
powered a device as you can get to give a reasonable TV video watching
experience, although these issues are rather overshadowed by the large
wattage of many of todays large televisions. So maybe I shouldnt be
trying to watch stuff on a big screen at all if I care that much!

Cheers

Steve Elbows

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Rupert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
 >
 > > 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 digital tv. So I  
assumed
 > > media of other formats has to be converted to be watched, which  
is an
 > > instant turnoff for me. Have I got this detail all wrong?"
 >
 > Steve,
 > MS doesn't provide support out of the box, because they're evil
 > bastards, but Windows Media Player will play MP4 if you download a
 > decoder pack. So it's a relatively small hack. This is from the
 > Windows Media Player multimedia file formats support page:
 > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316992#34
 > "Windows Media Player does not support the playback of the .mp4 file
 > format. You can play back .mp4 media files in Windows Media Player
 > when you install DirectShow-compatible MPEG-4 decoder packs.
 > DirectShow-compatible MPEG-4 decoder packs include the Ligos LSX-MPEG
 > Player and the EnvivioTV."
 > http://www.li

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

[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 themselves are not one genre as there
are so many diffeent types, and that possibly many of the types are
not new genre's made possible only after vlogging came to exist.
'personal video, talk to the camera, filming self' stuff shown on tv
many years before vlogging. But then again there were some people
vlogging years before the term came to exist. 

Wasnt there a discussion here some weeks ago abut words like movie? I
meant to reply at the time that maybe the word movide is not so used
in everyday life by people in the UK compared to USA. We tend to use
the words cinema and film more, although this may have diminished
somwhat in the last decade as our main satellite provider's channels
were named sky movies for years.

I never learnt any Latin or anything at school, so I dint realise till
the other day that video means 'to see'. So whatever else we can
easily disagree on in terms of definition being correctly used,
hopefully video is broad enough to stand the test of time. Same goes
for television I guess, it seems to mean 'far sight' or something like
that. Like I said Im a dunce on these languages so I might be all wrong.

I decided the other day that the word multimedia is good for the sort
of stuff Im interested in, and that I shouldnt refrain from usng it
just cos its been around a while and has no buzz. 

Are there any lessons from history we can use to make guesstimates? eg
are there any words that were heavily used on the internet in the
past, that have met an early grave?

In terms of the mass adoption of words into the common language, I
still dont know many people in wider life that recognise the words
blog or vlog, and indeed an amusingly refreshing number of people that
have never heard of youtube!

Cheers

Steve Elbows

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, sull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> 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 labels for themselves since many
will tend
> to always be applicable.
> i dont think those who make video to communicate... for messaging or
video
> conversations consider themselves filmmakers though.
> 
> sull
> 
> On 3/15/07, Rupert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >   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 here's Francis Ford Coppola in 87/88:
> > "To me the great hope is that now these little 8mm video recorders
> > and stuff have come out, some... just people who normally wouldn't
> > make movies are going to be making them, and - you know - suddenly,
> > one day, some little fat girl in Ohio is going to be the new Mozart -
> > you know - and make a beautiful film with her little father's
> > camera...corder - and for once the so-called professionalism about
> > movies will be destroyed... Forever..."
> > Well, forget the Mozart part - we didn't need a Messiah to change
> > people's attitudes, we needed the distribution methods to change.
> > And now it's the norm for films to be shown online, so ideas of
> > labelling us according to blogging, vlogging, web, net or youtube
> > have less meaning. and don't help you find types of content any
> > more. We're just filmmakers. What TYPE of films you make...
> > fiction, animation, documentary, magazine shows, autobiographical,
> > confessional, reality TV, instructional... now that's another
matter :-)
> >
> > Rupert
> > http://www.fatgirlinohio.org
> > http://www.crowdabout.us/fatgirlinohio/myshow/
> >
> > On 15 Mar 2007, at 17:54, humancloner1997 wrote:
> > anyone have any thoughts and/or suggestions for new terms we might
> > start using in this new world of videoblogging?
> >
> > Randolfe (Randy) Wicker
> > Hoboken, NJ 07030
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Sull
> http://vlogdir.com (a project)
> http://SpreadTheMedia.org (my blog)
> http://interdigitate.com (otherly)
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

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

[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', 'videographers', 'documentary makers', 'producers' -  
none of those old terms fit for me like filmmaker does.  but that's  
my personal thing, because this is kind of what i always dreamed film- 
making would become, back when i chose to attend film festivals full  
of badly acted, pretentious, overlong short films made by 'film- 
makers', with all the bullshit perceived restrictions on what a short  
film should be.  i see more creativity and truth hacked together from  
the odds and ends of people's days, and from scripts that now *have*  
to engage with an audience, than i think i ever did any any one of  
those endless bloody festivals.  and i include my own films in that.   
i love you all :-)

Rupert
http://www.fatgirlinohio.org
http://www.crowdabout.us/fatgirlinohio/myshow/

On 15 Mar 2007, at 21:37, sull wrote:

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 labels for themselves since many will  
tend
to always be applicable.
i dont think those who make video to communicate... for messaging or  
video
conversations consider themselves filmmakers though.

sull

On 3/15/07, Rupert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
 >
 > 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 here's Francis Ford Coppola in 87/88:
 > "To me the great hope is that now these little 8mm video recorders
 > and stuff have come out, some... just people who normally wouldn't
 > make movies are going to be making them, and - you know - suddenly,
 > one day, some little fat girl in Ohio is going to be the new Mozart -
 > you know - and make a beautiful film with her little father's
 > camera...corder - and for once the so-called professionalism about
 > movies will be destroyed... Forever..."
 > Well, forget the Mozart part - we didn't need a Messiah to change
 > people's attitudes, we needed the distribution methods to change.
 > And now it's the norm for films to be shown online, so ideas of
 > labelling us according to blogging, vlogging, web, net or youtube
 > have less meaning. and don't help you find types of content any
 > more. We're just filmmakers. What TYPE of films you make...
 > fiction, animation, documentary, magazine shows, autobiographical,
 > confessional, reality TV, instructional... now that's another  
matter :-)
 >
 > Rupert
 > http://www.fatgirlinohio.org
 > http://www.crowdabout.us/fatgirlinohio/myshow/
 >
 > On 15 Mar 2007, at 17:54, humancloner1997 wrote:
 > anyone have any thoughts and/or suggestions for new terms we might
 > start using in this new world of videoblogging?
 >
 > Randolfe (Randy) Wicker
 > Hoboken, NJ 07030
 >
 > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
 >
 >
 >

-- 
Sull
http://vlogdir.com (a project)
http://SpreadTheMedia.org (my blog)
http://interdigitate.com (otherly)

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Re: [videoblogging] my footage from SXSW now online

[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..."
>
> 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
> friend of Veoh
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>  
>



-- 
http://geekentertainment.tv


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

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

[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 labels for themselves since many will tend
to always be applicable.
i dont think those who make video to communicate... for messaging or video
conversations consider themselves filmmakers though.

sull

On 3/15/07, Rupert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>   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 here's Francis Ford Coppola in 87/88:
> "To me the great hope is that now these little 8mm video recorders
> and stuff have come out, some... just people who normally wouldn't
> make movies are going to be making them, and - you know - suddenly,
> one day, some little fat girl in Ohio is going to be the new Mozart -
> you know - and make a beautiful film with her little father's
> camera...corder - and for once the so-called professionalism about
> movies will be destroyed... Forever..."
> Well, forget the Mozart part - we didn't need a Messiah to change
> people's attitudes, we needed the distribution methods to change.
> And now it's the norm for films to be shown online, so ideas of
> labelling us according to blogging, vlogging, web, net or youtube
> have less meaning. and don't help you find types of content any
> more. We're just filmmakers. What TYPE of films you make...
> fiction, animation, documentary, magazine shows, autobiographical,
> confessional, reality TV, instructional... now that's another matter :-)
>
> Rupert
> http://www.fatgirlinohio.org
> http://www.crowdabout.us/fatgirlinohio/myshow/
>
> On 15 Mar 2007, at 17:54, humancloner1997 wrote:
> anyone have any thoughts and/or suggestions for new terms we might
> start using in this new world of videoblogging?
>
> Randolfe (Randy) Wicker
> Hoboken, NJ 07030
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>  
>



-- 
Sull
http://vlogdir.com (a project)
http://SpreadTheMedia.org (my blog)
http://interdigitate.com (otherly)


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[videoblogging] Re: flash video

[Steve Watkins]

Hmm maybe here is a device that would offer better multi-format support:

D-Link media lounge

http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=318

I dont know how good the product is, likely the UI isnt as sexy as the
Apple or Microsoft stuff, I dunno. But the written spec looks quite
nice, in that it can either connect to microsofts media center connect
thingy, and play those formats (including wmv DRM-protected stuff), or
it can use its own stuff to play DivX avi's (maybe not officially
certified though), .mp4s and a few other formats. So as far as I know
it offers a broader range of formats than Apple TV or XBox360. Im sure
it cant play DRM-protected itunes content though.

Sounds like it can maybe also connect to media stored on a network
hard drive so that would partially placate my energy woes. But like I
said, I dont know if this device is any good in reality.

Cheers

Steve Elbows

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Watkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> So, need to check whether you can actually play all formats you have
> directshow codecs for, in media center, and that its not limited by
> file extension or something. Certainly I wouldnt expect the media
> xtender part of the xbox360 to be able to handle anything other than
> wmv, which is where the M$ solution starts to stink for me.
> 

[videoblogging] Wiki

[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.

I read this group by email, and so I never see the link on the Group  
home page.  I don't suppose Yahoo offer any option to customise the  
email sidebar to add a link apart from "Visit Your Group"?  I guess  
that if they did, you would have already.

Rupert
http://www.fatgirlinohio.org
http://www.crowdabout.us/fatgirlinohio/myshow/


On 15 Mar 2007, at 21:59, Jay Dedman wrote:

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 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 :)
>
> -Original Message-
> From: videoblogging@:   
> yahoogroups.com 
> [mailto:videoblogging@:   
> yahoogroups.com ]
> 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 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]:  
>  com>
> 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/
>> http://pulverblog.: > 006604.html> pulver.com/archives/006604.html
>>
>> - Jen
>>
>> _
>>
>> Jen Simmons
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> http://jensimmons.:  com
>> http://milkweedmedi:  adesign.com
>> 267-235-6967
>>
>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>>
>>
>>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>

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[videoblogging] Re: flash video

[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 & h264, I hoped that there would be plenty of less
obscure ways that people could watch mp4's without quicktime or VLC,
on windows. This was part of my call for people to consider using .mp4
not .mov and to get away from the idea that .mp4 is an Apple or
quicktime specific format. In the end the player & encoder that comes
with nero burning rom suite of software proved to be a good
alternative, but thats going way off topic as its nothing to dow ith
media center or media player.

So, need to check whether you can actually play all formats you have
directshow codecs for, in media center, and that its not limited by
file extension or something. Certainly I wouldnt expect the media
xtender part of the xbox360 to be able to handle anything other than
wmv, which is where the M$ solution starts to stink for me.

I share your opinion on the Apple TV, I think its one of Apple's
riskiest products in the last few years, but it did seem like a good
fit with all the video theyve started selling on itunes. I think I was
underimpressed with its maximum resolution, considering the emerging
HD age, and I cant see it selling in huge numbers like ipods do. It
either needs to do more, or cost less. Wit their current design they
probably cant make it all that much cheaper, so it will remain on the
fringes to a certain extent, or maybe not and I am s wrong. Im
glad they are giving it a try anyway.

Meanwhile I think microsoft have been trying to get onto set-top-boxes
connected to televisions for very many years. Think they probably had
trouble finding enough partners, getting the price right etc. There
must be something good about media center PC's because I know a few
people that use them, but I think Microsoft hoped in the past to
conqeur this market from a different direction. Most Media Centers are
being bought as new PC's with that capability, coming with the TV card
and the remote and that version of Windows, and which traditionally
were at the more expensive end of the PC market. Costs seem to have
dropped and the software improved over the years, so now there are sub
£400 media center PC's, so maybe it will catch on more. Plus Media
Center stuff is included with some versions of Vista, so more people
might build their own. I wonder how the range of purchasable video
content that has DRM compatible with media center, compares to the
apple tv. 

As I worry about the energy outlook in the future, I suppose I should
factor that into my thinking. So I should not like solutions that
require a PC to be on somewhere else at the same time to stream
content to the extender. I guess the ipod would class as about as low
powered a device as you can get to give a reasonable TV video watching
experience, although these issues are rather overshadowed by the large
wattage of many of todays large televisions. So maybe I shouldnt be
trying to watch stuff on a big screen at all if I care that much!

Cheers

Steve Elbows

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Rupert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > 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 digital tv. So I assumed
> > media of other formats has to be converted to be watched, which is an
> > instant turnoff for me. Have I got this detail all wrong?"
> 
> Steve,
> MS doesn't provide support out of the box, because they're evil  
> bastards, but Windows Media Player will play MP4 if you download a  
> decoder pack.  So it's a relatively small hack. This is from the  
> Windows Media Player multimedia file formats support page:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316992#34
> "Windows Media Player does not support the playback of the .mp4 file  
> format.  You can play back .mp4 media files in Windows Media Player  
> when you install DirectShow-compatible MPEG-4 decoder packs.  
> DirectShow-compatible MPEG-4 decoder packs include the Ligos LSX-MPEG  
> Player and the EnvivioTV."
> http://www.ligos.com (http://www.ligos.com)
> http://www.envivio.com/products/
> 
> But no Quicktime, of course, under any circumstances, ever.  Which is  
> a drag.  What's wrong with these people?  Why can't they all just  
> hold hands and be friends.  If we all held hands, no one would be  
> able to make a fist.
> 
> I'm interested in my opinion, too :-) -- I haven't actually used WM  
> Center yet, but the way I look at it, this is what the public will  
> use if they use anything, so I'm intrigued... and I think Apple have  
> shot themselves in the foot b

Re: [videoblogging] Newbie YouTube capture question

[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 file in, for  
instance, iSquint, which is a free video converter - http:// 
www.isquint.com/

If you're on a PC, you need to convert to an AVI or WMV - powerpoint  
won't play Quicktime (a recurring theme this evening).  I just found  
this for you - it's free.
http://media-convert.com/

Then insert the converted MP4 (Mac only), AVI or WMV file into the  
Powerpoint slide.  Badabing.

If you're a little bit tech-minded, there's a better option for  
grabbing the flv files in the first place.  Joshua Kinberg has made a  
free Greasemonkey script which makes the downloading of the flvs  
supereasy, and which will hopefully make him rich in his next life.   
You first need to install the Greasemonkey extension in Firefox.
More details at http://www.joshkinberg.com/blog/archives/2005/11/ 
greased_google.php

Bon chance

Rupert
http://www.fatgirlinohio.org
http://www.crowdabout.us/fatgirlinohio/myshow/




On 15 Mar 2007, at 20:40, Zachary Braiker wrote:

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 :)
 >
 > -Original Message-
 > From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com 
 > [mailto:videoblogging@yahoogroups.com ]
 > 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 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/
 > > http://pulverblog.pulver.com/archives/006604.html
 > >
 > > - Jen
 > >
 > > _
 > >
 > > Jen Simmons
 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 > > http://jensimmons.com
 > > http://milkweedmediadesign.com
 > > 267-235-6967
 > >
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[videoblogging] Re: flash video

[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 might be.

So I guess your current Mac is a Mac Pro? Ive never had one of those,
but I hear there may be an 8 cpu core edition coming soon, and that
theres a new version of final cut that is going to want fast hardware.
Your graphics card choices are also a bit more flexible if you are
talking Mac Pro. Even if you dont use such things for games,
increasingly Apple's creative apps are coming to use such hardware,
think the next final cut has a 'hardware accelerated' version, not
sure of detail.

To be fair Apple arent going to tech support Parallels because it isnt
their product, they cant support all the software written by 3rd
parties, and in this case the support from the people who actually
make it seems quite good. And Bootcamp doesnt officially support Vista
I dont think, but maybe this will change with Leopard, and in practice
 Vista can work, Ive got it here on the cheapest macbook I could get
my hands on, but witht he RAM upgraded to 2gb. Meanwhile I have
windowsXP installed to work with parallels inside OSX, which I use for
microsoft office etc.

Im still not sure what I think of Vista. I certainly like it, I like
that theyve made icons bigger and generally it looks nice at high
resolutions. The 'aero glass' stuff is not bad but Im not sure its
worth the 3d graphics power it uses. Still even though quite a lot of
the design changes are inspired by OS X no doubt, it still doesnt
really look or feel like OS X to me, so Im not sure how much more it
will appeal to Mac users than Windows XP did, time will tell. I think
maybe I prefer having a sidebar for widgets than the dashboard thing
of Apple, but then again Im just not sure. Ive always preferred the
fonts on the Mac, and maybe one reason I like it is that it doesnt
remind me of my day job working with Windows PCs a lot :D
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "humancloner1997" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> 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 can always find some stuff to put back on 
> tape.
> I have been reading comments about Vista.  Most focused on Vista's 
> requirement for room.  I'll watch Verdi's video.  A friend of a 
> friend got Parallel & had trouble with it.  When he contacted Apple, 
> even though it was/is advertised on their site (in a sidebar), they 
> claim it is not their "product" and wouldn't help him with it. That 
> was a surprise to me and a bit disappointing.
> 
> Randolfe (Randy) Wicker
> Hoboken, NJ 07030
> www.RandyWickerReporting.blogspot.com 
> 
> --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Watkins"  
> wrote:
> >
> > 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 other specific hardware may not run on Mac
> > 
> > They havent seen or dont like OS X, or they dont know that windows
> > works on Intel macs.
> > 
> > They dont like Apple for some other reason, or there just doesnt 
> seem
> > to be a Mac with the right spec for them available.
> > 
> > For your needs it sounds like a Mac would be a great fit. Parallels
> > desktop will run things like Word very nicely, and if you needed
> > higher performance for video editing or games or something, then
> > Bootcamp works well. The Intel Macs are effectively at least 90%
> > standard PC hardware so the performance should be about the same as 
> an
> > equivalently spec'd PC. Even Vista works mostly fine on the 
> Macbooks,
> > just have to fiddle about with drivers a bit and it really helps if
> > you bung at least 2GB of RAM in whatever Mac you get.  
> > 
> > Did you ever see the demo Michael Verdi (I think) did of Parallels
> > feature where you can have Windows programs appear in windows as if
> > they were within OSX, with things like drag&drop working. Its wild 
> and
> > really starts to blur the lines.
> > 
> > Maybe a good idea to wait till Leopard comes out before buying a new
> > Mac, as I dont think it can be very far away now? Not that Leopard
> > seems to have any 'killer' must-have features from what Ive seen, 
> but
> > inevitably software that needs Leopard will appear at some point.
> > 
> > Cheers
> > 
> > Steve Elbows
> > 
> > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "humancloner1997" 
> > wrote:
> > >
> >

Re: [videoblogging] Newbie YouTube capture question

[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 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 :)
 >
 > -Original Message-
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 > [mailto:videoblogging@:  
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 > 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 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]: 
 >  com>
 > 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/
 > > http://pulverblog.:  
 > > pulver.com/archives/006604.html
 > >
 > > - Jen
 > >
 > > _
 > >
 > > Jen Simmons
 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 > > http://jensimmons.:  com
 > > http://milkweedmedi:  adesign.com
 > > 267-235-6967
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Re: [videoblogging] Re: flash video

[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 digital tv. So I assumed
> media of other formats has to be converted to be watched, which is an
> instant turnoff for me. Have I got this detail all wrong?"

Steve,
MS doesn't provide support out of the box, because they're evil  
bastards, but Windows Media Player will play MP4 if you download a  
decoder pack.  So it's a relatively small hack. This is from the  
Windows Media Player multimedia file formats support page:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316992#34
"Windows Media Player does not support the playback of the .mp4 file  
format.  You can play back .mp4 media files in Windows Media Player  
when you install DirectShow-compatible MPEG-4 decoder packs.  
DirectShow-compatible MPEG-4 decoder packs include the Ligos LSX-MPEG  
Player and the EnvivioTV."
http://www.ligos.com (http://www.ligos.com)
http://www.envivio.com/products/

But no Quicktime, of course, under any circumstances, ever.  Which is  
a drag.  What's wrong with these people?  Why can't they all just  
hold hands and be friends.  If we all held hands, no one would be  
able to make a fist.

I'm interested in my opinion, too :-) -- I haven't actually used WM  
Center yet, but the way I look at it, this is what the public will  
use if they use anything, so I'm intrigued... and I think Apple have  
shot themselves in the foot by not integrating TV and Hard disk  
recording.  EyeTV is not integral to Front Row - you have to buy and  
install separately, and from the sound of the reviews of the latest  
version, it's a pain to use the remote to switch back between EyeTV  
and Front Row.  Idiocy.
Plus, WMC seems to make it easier to play one thing through your TV  
while using your PC as usual on your monitor.  Whereas a Mac Mini or  
iMac solution is a dedicated media machine.  Another attraction for  
the general non-techie public.
As you say, comparing Apple TV and WMC is not like for like - but it  
was a golden opportunity for Apple.  Who REALLY wants a box for  
hundreds of pounds that only lets them play their iTunes music and  
videos through their TV...?  It's a gadget, not a utility.  Comparing  
the Windows Media Center extender with the Apple TV, you seem to get  
almost full WMC functionality through the extender, even if it's an  
XBOX360 (which is useful in its own right).  I don't know... I just  
don't *get* Apple TV - but I'm probably wrong.

I have to say - I never thought I'd be advocating Microsoft in an  
online forum, particularly one devoted to media.  Where did it all go  
wrong?  I worked at MTV a few years ago, and the head of advertising  
had a poster of a blue-eyed blonde teenager on his wall, with a man  
in a suit standing on her shoulder and climbing into her ear.  The  
caption was "The MTV Generation: Get Inside Their Heads".  Dark  
days.  But I think that's what I want to do - get inside the heads of  
those people who will be starting to use V.o.D. on their couches, and  
WMC is the way that I think it might go.  I want to see if it's  
possible to set it up in a way that my wife will like using it, the  
way she loves Sky+.  A funny kind of inverse early-adopting.

Rupert
http://www.fatgirlinohio.org
http://www.crowdabout.us/fatgirlinohio/myshow/




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 digital tv. So I assumed
media of other formats has to be converted to be watched, which is an
instant turnoff for me. Have I got this detail all wrong?

I dont think a comparison between a computer with windows media center
on it, and Apple TV, is comparing like for like. The equivalent Apple
thing would be a full mac computer (eg mac mini) with front-row on it,
and the Apple TV is more like what Microsoft promote as 'windows media
center extenders'. These are devices such as the Xbox360 that are
connected to the TV and can play media that is stored on the Windows
Media Center computer, via network. Although I think they need to
stream it live, wheras the Apple TV has a hard drive?

Still at the end of the day personally it comes back to how loud the
hardware is, and what formats it can support. As I got on quite well
with eyeTV for recording, id probably get a mac mini, use eye-tv,
itunes & frontrow on it, and then use VLC to support more formats.
Granted this is still too fiddley as only frontrow really has the
right UI designed for distance TV use, but even if I went for a PC
solution I think Id end up looking for 3rd party stuff I guess, to
deal with format issues. R

[videoblogging] Newbie YouTube capture question

[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 :)
>
> -Original Message-
> From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com 
> [mailto:videoblogging@yahoogroups.com ]
> 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 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/
> > http://pulverblog.pulver.com/archives/006604.html
> >
> > - Jen
> >
> > _
> >
> > Jen Simmons
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > http://jensimmons.com
> > http://milkweedmediadesign.com
> > 267-235-6967
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
> >
>
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Re: [videoblogging] New words for the vlogging world??

[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 here's Francis Ford Coppola in 87/88:
"To me the great hope is that now these little 8mm video recorders  
and stuff have come out, some... just people who normally wouldn't  
make movies are going to be making them, and - you know - suddenly,  
one day, some little fat girl in Ohio is going to be the new Mozart -  
you know - and make a beautiful film with her little father's  
camera...corder - and for once the so-called professionalism about  
movies will be destroyed... Forever..."
Well, forget the Mozart part - we didn't need a Messiah to change  
people's attitudes, we needed the distribution methods to change.   
And now it's the norm for films to be shown online, so ideas of  
labelling us according to blogging, vlogging, web, net or youtube  
have less meaning.  and don't help you find types of content any  
more.   We're just filmmakers.  What TYPE of films you make...  
fiction, animation, documentary, magazine shows, autobiographical,  
confessional, reality TV, instructional... now that's another matter :-)

Rupert
http://www.fatgirlinohio.org
http://www.crowdabout.us/fatgirlinohio/myshow/

On 15 Mar 2007, at 17:54, humancloner1997 wrote:
anyone have any thoughts and/or suggestions for new terms we might
start using in this new world of videoblogging?

Randolfe (Randy) Wicker
Hoboken, NJ 07030





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[videoblogging] re: flash video

[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 cuts me down from getting viruses 
and such. 
And they really don't design many viruses for macs, there are not enough of 
them to make 
it worth while. Just cazy designers like me.

Daryl

[videoblogging] re: flash video

[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 cuts me down from getting viruses 
and such. 
And they really don't design many viruses for macs, there are not enough of 
them to make 
it worth while. Just cazy designers like me.

Daryl

Re: [videoblogging] Re: flash video

[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 polarises - you don't really get PC lovers in the same way) -  
often the discussions online are about as informative as people  
debating who's the best sports team.  More and more it's just a  
matter of taste and comfort, I think, rather than which is better.

I still like my Macs (although maybe my love has died), and I've  
suffered from Dell, Toshiba and Sony hard drive failures too, so you  
can't win.  All crashes on any computer are disastrous and time  
consuming, even if you've backed up.  The thing about Apple, though,  
is they are getting a bad rep for failing just after the warranty  
runs out... so you pay a lot for Apple Care - and then you hear  
horror stories about Apple Care refusing to cover stuff, even though  
you've paid.  I personally have had both very bad and very good Apple  
customer service in the last 12 months.

One of the reasons I'd never get rid of Mac completely is Final Cut  
Pro, which I know really well and which runs really well on my Macs.   
But... you know... you hear some pretty good things about Premiere  
and Vegas from people in this Group, too.  If I lost everything in a  
fire, would I replace with Macs...?  Probably only because I feel  
safe with FCP and I don't know the others.  If there was a solid  
Linux editing app that people raved about, I think I might take the  
plunge and switch to that just on principle... because I don't really  
like the way either Microsoft or Apple do business.

As far as Vista, all I've had is a few short plays on some of my  
clients' new computers, and it seems like a good fusion of OS X and  
XP.  But I don't *really* know enough yet.  It's the most important  
thing to bear in mind when you're buying a new PC now.  There's poor  
driver support for old devices, and it's very hungry, so you need a  
high-spec PC, but even basic Macs have always been quite high spec to  
do the things they do (and subsequently perceived as over-priced,  
because the entry level is expensive).  Maybe the days of cheap,  
grinding PCs are coming to an end - and maybe that's what Microsoft  
and the hardware manufacturers want.  Most of the people I see who  
are being driven mad by slow computers (XP AND OS X) are suffering as  
a result of being sold too little RAM (usually 256MB) at the start.  
As for upgrading to Vista on an old PC... life is too short.

Hope that's confused you sufficiently.  Good luck. :)

Rupert
http://www.fatgirlinohio.org
http://www.crowdabout.us/fatgirlinohio/myshow/






On 15 Mar 2007, at 19:12, humancloner1997 wrote:

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.
I've also been interested in the discussion about the Windows media
center, watching vlogs on the TV, etc.
Is there a resource on the Internet that really discusses the Vista
versus Mac features in greater detail?
Thanks for the quick response and helpful observations.

Randolfe (Randy) Wicker

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Rupert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
 >
 > 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 to Intel as a slow convergence towards a world of
 > oneness where both exist together in a compatible PC world. Macs
 > are now really just smart-looking high-spec PCs, with a slightly
 > different OS. Vista has learnt from and copied OS X in its
 > appearance and functionality. The next computer I'm going to
buy
 > is not a Mac - I've had too many hard drive failures on my G4s and
my
 > iPod to love Apple hardware any more. It's all about features. I
 > have all the design and editing software I need on Mac already,
but
 > what I want from PC is Windows Media Center - integrated TV, HDR,
 > Video on demand, Podcasting, RSS, Music, blah blah blah. This is
 > traditional Mac territory, but Vista has done it better this
time.
 > Apple TV is seriously short on features.
 >
 > Rupert
 > http://www.fatgirlinohio.org
 > http://www.crowdabout.us/fatgirlinohio/myshow/
 >
 >
 >
 >
 > On 15 Mar 2007, at 17:39, humancloner1997 wrote:
 >
 > 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

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

[Robert Scoble]

Geek is the new rock star.

 

In Silicon Valley we celebrate our geekiness.

 

Robert

 

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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 words for the vlogging world??

 

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 even suggested I might be a "vidiact" 
(meaning a video addict).

I had to admit I lived in a "vidcentric" world and participated from 
time to time in what might be called the "vidocracy" of the Yahoo 
discussion group.

All languages grow through the creation of new words. Time Magazine 
created the term "yuppie" several years ago. "Fanvid" is an accepted 
term on the Internet.

My friend worried that I might someday become a "geek". My response 
was that I was a slow learner but hoped I might achieve that 'status' 
in twenty or more years.

His response was that "geek" was not a label to be embraced, that it 
came from an old carnival term which meant "the one who bit off the 
head of a live chicken".

anyone have any thoughts and/or suggestions for new terms we might 
start using in this new world of videoblogging?

Randolfe (Randy) Wicker
Hoboken, NJ 07030

 



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[videoblogging] Re: flash video

[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 can always find some stuff to put back on 
tape.
I have been reading comments about Vista.  Most focused on Vista's 
requirement for room.  I'll watch Verdi's video.  A friend of a 
friend got Parallel & had trouble with it.  When he contacted Apple, 
even though it was/is advertised on their site (in a sidebar), they 
claim it is not their "product" and wouldn't help him with it. That 
was a surprise to me and a bit disappointing.

Randolfe (Randy) Wicker
Hoboken, NJ 07030
www.RandyWickerReporting.blogspot.com 

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Watkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>
> 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 other specific hardware may not run on Mac
> 
> They havent seen or dont like OS X, or they dont know that windows
> works on Intel macs.
> 
> They dont like Apple for some other reason, or there just doesnt 
seem
> to be a Mac with the right spec for them available.
> 
> For your needs it sounds like a Mac would be a great fit. Parallels
> desktop will run things like Word very nicely, and if you needed
> higher performance for video editing or games or something, then
> Bootcamp works well. The Intel Macs are effectively at least 90%
> standard PC hardware so the performance should be about the same as 
an
> equivalently spec'd PC. Even Vista works mostly fine on the 
Macbooks,
> just have to fiddle about with drivers a bit and it really helps if
> you bung at least 2GB of RAM in whatever Mac you get.  
> 
> Did you ever see the demo Michael Verdi (I think) did of Parallels
> feature where you can have Windows programs appear in windows as if
> they were within OSX, with things like drag&drop working. Its wild 
and
> really starts to blur the lines.
> 
> Maybe a good idea to wait till Leopard comes out before buying a new
> Mac, as I dont think it can be very far away now? Not that Leopard
> seems to have any 'killer' must-have features from what Ive seen, 
but
> inevitably software that needs Leopard will appear at some point.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Steve Elbows
> 
> --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "humancloner1997" 
> wrote:
> >
> > 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 would work just as 
> > well.  I edit with iMovie but like programs like Microsoft Word 
in 
> > the PC.  However, since switching to Mac, I view the PC as a 
slowly 
> > dying dinosaur.
> > Is there any reason I should consider getting a top of the line 
pc 
> > instead of a new Intel Mac?  Money is not an important 
> > consideration.  I never worked with video on a PC because my old 
PC 
> > didn't have the strength.
> > 
> > Randolfe (Randy) Wicker
>

[videoblogging] Re: flash video

[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.  
I've also been interested in the discussion about the Windows media 
center, watching vlogs on the TV, etc.
Is there a resource on the Internet that really discusses the Vista 
versus Mac features in greater detail?
Thanks for the quick response and helpful observations.

Randolfe (Randy) Wicker

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Rupert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> 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 to Intel as a slow convergence towards a world of  
> oneness where both exist together in a compatible PC world.   Macs  
> are now really just smart-looking high-spec PCs, with a slightly  
> different OS.  Vista has learnt from and copied OS X in its  
> appearance and functionality.The next computer I'm going to 
buy  
> is not a Mac - I've had too many hard drive failures on my G4s and 
my  
> iPod to love Apple hardware any more.  It's all about features.  I  
> have all the design and editing software I need on Mac already, 
but  
> what I want from PC is Windows Media Center - integrated TV, HDR,  
> Video on demand, Podcasting, RSS, Music, blah blah blah.  This is  
> traditional Mac territory, but Vista has done it better this 
time.   
> Apple TV is seriously short on features.
> 
> Rupert
> http://www.fatgirlinohio.org
> http://www.crowdabout.us/fatgirlinohio/myshow/
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 15 Mar 2007, at 17:39, humancloner1997 wrote:
> 
> 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 would work just as
> well. I edit with iMovie but like programs like Microsoft Word in
> the PC. However, since switching to Mac, I view the PC as a slowly
> dying dinosaur.
> Is there any reason I should consider getting a top of the line pc
> instead of a new Intel Mac? Money is not an important
> consideration. I never worked with video on a PC because my old PC
> didn't have the strength.
> 
> Randolfe (Randy) Wicker
> 
> --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Daryl Urig"  wrote:
>  >
>  > 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 am, what kind of file 
formats
> would you make
>  > available on your vblog site to keep the most viewers happy?
>  >
>  > I am working on a mac so would probably use Imovie to to video
> editing, and also have pc
>  > accessability.
>  >
>  > Daryl
>  >
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

[videoblogging] Re: flash video

[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 from what I can see.

Here in the UK Apple had hardly any presence or market share or even
brand awareness, until the last few years (eg they opened the second
UK apple store just under 2 years ago). Until I got into VJing I didnt
know anybody at all with a Mac. Now I have 3 Macs, and one reason for
this is that I love how quiet they are. I love my macbook because it
has no fans on the base, but then again maybe Apple products dont
always live as long as PCs because Apple have different thermal
standards maybe? Just speculation, My oldest Mac is not 2 years old
yet and Ive been blessed with no failures so far, but they will
certainly be harder to salvage when something goes wrong than the
average PC.

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 digital tv. So I assumed
media of other formats has to be converted to be watched, which is an
instant turnoff for me. Have I got this detail all wrong?

I dont think a comparison between a computer with windows media center
on it, and Apple TV, is comparing like for like. The equivalent Apple
thing would be a full mac computer (eg mac mini) with front-row on it,
and the Apple TV is more like what Microsoft promote as 'windows media
center extenders'. These are devices such as the Xbox360 that are
connected to the TV and can play media that is stored on the Windows
Media Center computer, via network. Although I think they need to
stream it live, wheras the Apple TV has a hard drive?

Still at the end of the day personally it comes back to how loud the
hardware is, and what formats it can support. As I got on quite well
with eyeTV for recording, id probably get a mac mini, use eye-tv,
itunes & frontrow on it, and then use VLC to support more formats.
Granted this is still too fiddley as only frontrow really has the
right UI designed for distance TV use, but even if I went for a PC
solution I think Id end up looking for 3rd party stuff I guess, to
deal with format issues. Remote control is another issue, I think I
prefer Apples simplistic approach, although it has limitations. Been
experimenting with getting Wii remote to work with computers, seems
more stable & flexible on PC than Mac at the moment unfortunately, but
really enhances the possibilities of what interaction if feasible from
a distance with a remote, great stuff, and makes a full-blown computer
with net surfing etc as well as media playback, an attractive thing to
connect to a tv. Its a shame the Wii itself doesnt handle a wider
range of media and have some nice storage options, as its dead quiet,
probably doesnt use too much power, is small and the remote rocks. The
web browser for it is interesting and the news/weather aggregators are
very nice ways to interact with & watch data from a distance. Youtube
works on it (flash 7 in browser) but thats about the only commonly
used vlog format I think I can watch on the Wii.

Cheers

Steve Elbows

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Rupert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> 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 to Intel as a slow convergence towards a world of  
> oneness where both exist together in a compatible PC world.   Macs  
> are now really just smart-looking high-spec PCs, with a slightly  
> different OS.  Vista has learnt from and copied OS X in its  
> appearance and functionality.The next computer I'm going to buy  
> is not a Mac - I've had too many hard drive failures on my G4s and my  
> iPod to love Apple hardware any more.  It's all about features.  I  
> have all the design and editing software I need on Mac already, but  
> what I want from PC is Windows Media Center - integrated TV, HDR,  
> Video on demand, Podcasting, RSS, Music, blah blah blah.  This is  
> traditional Mac territory, but Vista has done it better this time.   
> Apple TV is seriously short on features.
> 
> Rupert
> http://www.fatgirlinohio.org
> http://www.crowdabout.us/fatgirlinohio/myshow/
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 15 Mar 2007, at 17:39, humancloner1997 wrote:
> 
> 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 

[videoblogging] have you used the videblogging syllabus??

[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 a similar class at another university or  
college. So if that's you -- will you shoot me an email and let me  
know when / who / were?
thanks,
Jen


Jen Simmons
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://jensimmons.com
http://milkweedmediadesign.com
267-235-6967




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[videoblogging] Re: flash video

[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 other specific hardware may not run on Mac

They havent seen or dont like OS X, or they dont know that windows
works on Intel macs.

They dont like Apple for some other reason, or there just doesnt seem
to be a Mac with the right spec for them available.

For your needs it sounds like a Mac would be a great fit. Parallels
desktop will run things like Word very nicely, and if you needed
higher performance for video editing or games or something, then
Bootcamp works well. The Intel Macs are effectively at least 90%
standard PC hardware so the performance should be about the same as an
equivalently spec'd PC. Even Vista works mostly fine on the Macbooks,
just have to fiddle about with drivers a bit and it really helps if
you bung at least 2GB of RAM in whatever Mac you get.  

Did you ever see the demo Michael Verdi (I think) did of Parallels
feature where you can have Windows programs appear in windows as if
they were within OSX, with things like drag&drop working. Its wild and
really starts to blur the lines.

Maybe a good idea to wait till Leopard comes out before buying a new
Mac, as I dont think it can be very far away now? Not that Leopard
seems to have any 'killer' must-have features from what Ive seen, but
inevitably software that needs Leopard will appear at some point.

Cheers

Steve Elbows

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "humancloner1997" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> 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 would work just as 
> well.  I edit with iMovie but like programs like Microsoft Word in 
> the PC.  However, since switching to Mac, I view the PC as a slowly 
> dying dinosaur.
> Is there any reason I should consider getting a top of the line pc 
> instead of a new Intel Mac?  Money is not an important 
> consideration.  I never worked with video on a PC because my old PC 
> didn't have the strength.
> 
> Randolfe (Randy) Wicker

Re: [videoblogging] Re: flash video

[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 to Intel as a slow convergence towards a world of  
oneness where both exist together in a compatible PC world.   Macs  
are now really just smart-looking high-spec PCs, with a slightly  
different OS.  Vista has learnt from and copied OS X in its  
appearance and functionality.The next computer I'm going to buy  
is not a Mac - I've had too many hard drive failures on my G4s and my  
iPod to love Apple hardware any more.  It's all about features.  I  
have all the design and editing software I need on Mac already, but  
what I want from PC is Windows Media Center - integrated TV, HDR,  
Video on demand, Podcasting, RSS, Music, blah blah blah.  This is  
traditional Mac territory, but Vista has done it better this time.   
Apple TV is seriously short on features.

Rupert
http://www.fatgirlinohio.org
http://www.crowdabout.us/fatgirlinohio/myshow/




On 15 Mar 2007, at 17:39, humancloner1997 wrote:

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 would work just as
well. I edit with iMovie but like programs like Microsoft Word in
the PC. However, since switching to Mac, I view the PC as a slowly
dying dinosaur.
Is there any reason I should consider getting a top of the line pc
instead of a new Intel Mac? Money is not an important
consideration. I never worked with video on a PC because my old PC
didn't have the strength.

Randolfe (Randy) Wicker

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Daryl Urig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
 >
 > 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 am, what kind of file formats
would you make
 > available on your vblog site to keep the most viewers happy?
 >
 > I am working on a mac so would probably use Imovie to to video
editing, and also have pc
 > accessability.
 >
 > Daryl
 >






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

[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 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/
> http://pulverblog.pulver.com/archives/006604.html
>
> - Jen
>
> _
>
> Jen Simmons
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://jensimmons.com
> http://milkweedmediadesign.com
> 267-235-6967
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>  
>


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Yahoo! Groups Links

[videoblogging] New words for the vlogging world??

[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 even suggested I might be a "vidiact" 
(meaning a video addict).

I had to admit I lived in a "vidcentric" world and participated from 
time to time in what might be called the "vidocracy" of the Yahoo 
discussion group.

All languages grow through the creation of new words.  Time Magazine 
created the term "yuppie" several years ago.  "Fanvid" is an accepted 
term on the Internet.

My friend worried that I might someday become a "geek".  My response 
was that I was a slow learner but hoped I might achieve that 'status' 
in twenty or more years.

His response was that "geek" was not a label to be embraced, that it 
came from an old carnival term which meant "the one who bit off the 
head of a live chicken".

anyone have any thoughts and/or suggestions for new terms we might 
start using in this new world of videoblogging?

Randolfe (Randy) Wicker
Hoboken, NJ 07030

Re: [videoblogging] how to do stop motion

[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 onionskinning
would have made it much easier but it's not required.

- Verdi

On 3/15/07, Heath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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 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 about basic
> > animation principles:
> > http://www.stopmotionanimation.com/handbook/9.htm
> >
> > The biggest, most helpful tip for me was #5: Ease-In & Ease-Out.
> >
> > Also alternately known as *Slow-in* and *Slow-out*, or
> *Acceleration* and *
> > > Deceleration*. Whatever you call it, it refers to the tendency
> things have
> > > to start and stop moving gradually. Example; a man is going to
> sprint (he
> > > got tired of playing ball I guess, or maybe he hit a home run).
> He doesn't
> > > just hit full speed instantly and then stop on a dime - unless
> he's the
> > > Roadrunner! He'll build up speed gradually and then slow down
> gradually at
> > > the end. The same applies to any object set in motion... a car, a
> bird, or
> > > even a bouncing ball.
> > >
> >
> > Applied to stop motion, this means when something is moving from
> one place
> > to another, its first few movements should cover very short
> distances, grow
> > incrementally bigger, then incrementally smaller again as it
> reaches it's
> > stopping point, ending up with a nearly unnoticeable movement
> before it
> > completely stops.
> >
> > Here's my latest attempt at this frustrating but incredibly fun art
> form
> > (may not be safe for work, depending on where you work):
> >
> > *http://tinyurl.com/23bfur
> >
> > *Good luck,
> > AQ
> >
> > On 3/15/07, Brad Hood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > 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 videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Heath"  wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I know this has been dicussed before and I know how to do it
> with a
> > > > video camera, but I think that there is a way to take digital
> still and
> > > > then combine them to create stop motion as well.  Is that
> correct?  and
> > > > if so could someone please point me into the right direction?
> I am on
> > > > a PC not a mac.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks!
> > > >
> > > > Heath
> > > > http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Adam Quirk
> > Wreck & Salvage
> > 551.208.4644
> > Brooklyn, NY
> > http://wreckandsalvage.com
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
>
>


-- 
http://michaelverdi.com
http://spinxpress.com
http://freevlog.org
Author of Secrets Of Videoblogging - http://tinyurl.com/me4vs

[videoblogging] Re: flash video

[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 would work just as 
well.  I edit with iMovie but like programs like Microsoft Word in 
the PC.  However, since switching to Mac, I view the PC as a slowly 
dying dinosaur.
Is there any reason I should consider getting a top of the line pc 
instead of a new Intel Mac?  Money is not an important 
consideration.  I never worked with video on a PC because my old PC 
didn't have the strength.

Randolfe (Randy) Wicker

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Daryl Urig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> 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 am, what kind of file formats 
would you make 
> available on your vblog site to keep the most viewers happy?
> 
> I am working on a mac so would probably use Imovie to to video 
editing, and also have pc 
> accessability.
> 
> Daryl
>

[videoblogging] my footage from SXSW now online

[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
friend of Veoh


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[videoblogging] Re: silly survey - help

[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.
http://spcbrass.blogspot.com
http://loudtourtv.blip.tv

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "miglsd27" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> 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 dificult because internet is bundled with
other services). Take my own 
> answers and start from there.
> 
> where/ISP - Lisboa, Portugal/ONI
> 
> speed - 4Mbps
> 
> traffic included - 12Gb per month (if I use more I´m charged €1,5
per Gb).
> 
> price - €29,89 for internet and phone (phone calls charged separatelly).
> 
> How about you? You can answer here, probably others in this group
are curious about your 
> answers, or you can email me at miglsd(at)gmail(dot)com.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Miguel.
>

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

[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 videos a week depending upon content gathered 
> and time.  Sometimes they're interview segments, and if I'm doing 
> something fun I'll produce and news styled "episode."
> 
> The Urban Reporter
> www.myurbanreport.com
> http://myurbanreport.blip.tv
> 
> --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "David Howell" 
>  wrote:
> >
> > Ditto.
> > 
> > Whenever I have something to say. Whenever the mood strikes me.
> > Whenever I have the time. I shoot a lot of video. The percentage of
> > video I shoot that actually makes it to my site is rather small in
> > comparison. My videos generally range anywhere from 2 minutes to 15
> > minutes in length.
> > 
> > Some post every day. Some once a week. Some once a month. Like Jan
> > said, there are no rules. Whatever works best for you is the way 
> to go.
> > 
> > The reality is if your stuff is interesting enough to people, 
> they'll
> > keep coming back to watch it no matter how often or how little you
> > post a video.
> > 
> > David
> > http://www.davidhowellstudios.com
> > 
> > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Jan McLaughlin"
> >  wrote:
> > >
> > > No rules.
> > > 
> > > Depends on what YOU want.
> > > 
> > > If you want a big following, look at who's big.
> > > 
> > > Rocketboom & Ze do 3 minutes five days a week.
> > > 
> > > I think that's a successful format. Proven.
> > > 
> > > Me, I do whatever I want. Whatever I've time for.
> > > 
> > > Jan
> > > 
> > > On 3/14/07, Mike Moon  wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I normally do a vlog every couple days, say 3-5 a week. 
> Generally they
> > > > are 2:30-5:00 minutes long. But that's the nature of my vlog, 
> it's a
> > > > video blog, a video diary.
> > > >
> > > > Mike
> > > > http://vlog.mikemoon.net
> > > >
> > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Shawn Carpenter" 
> 
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > This is something I would really like to know.  For me I do a
> > big show
> > > > > once per week (5-7 minutes) and now I am doing a 30 second 
> mobile
> > > > > video each day (the quality isn't so hot though, but it is 
> what it
> > > > > is!)  What I want to know is how often everyone puts up a new
> > video or
> > > > > how many you post per week, and also teh approximate length 
> of your
> > > > > videos?  I want to get a good ballpark figure so that I know 
> what a
> > > > > good number would be for me!  Thanks!
> > > > >
> > > > > Shawn C.
> > > > > http://spcbrass.blogspot.com
> > > > > http://loudtourtv.blip.tv
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > 
> > > 
> > > -- 
> > > The Faux Press - better than real
> > > http://fauxpress.blogspot.com
> > > 
> > > 
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >
> >
>

[videoblogging] Re: how to do stop motion

[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 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 about basic
> animation principles:
> http://www.stopmotionanimation.com/handbook/9.htm
> 
> The biggest, most helpful tip for me was #5: Ease-In & Ease-Out.
> 
> Also alternately known as *Slow-in* and *Slow-out*, or 
*Acceleration* and *
> > Deceleration*. Whatever you call it, it refers to the tendency 
things have
> > to start and stop moving gradually. Example; a man is going to 
sprint (he
> > got tired of playing ball I guess, or maybe he hit a home run). 
He doesn't
> > just hit full speed instantly and then stop on a dime - unless 
he's the
> > Roadrunner! He'll build up speed gradually and then slow down 
gradually at
> > the end. The same applies to any object set in motion... a car, a 
bird, or
> > even a bouncing ball.
> >
> 
> Applied to stop motion, this means when something is moving from 
one place
> to another, its first few movements should cover very short 
distances, grow
> incrementally bigger, then incrementally smaller again as it 
reaches it's
> stopping point, ending up with a nearly unnoticeable movement 
before it
> completely stops.
> 
> Here's my latest attempt at this frustrating but incredibly fun art 
form
> (may not be safe for work, depending on where you work):
> 
> *http://tinyurl.com/23bfur
> 
> *Good luck,
> AQ
> 
> On 3/15/07, Brad Hood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > 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 videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Heath"  wrote:
> > >
> > > I know this has been dicussed before and I know how to do it 
with a
> > > video camera, but I think that there is a way to take digital 
still and
> > > then combine them to create stop motion as well.  Is that 
correct?  and
> > > if so could someone please point me into the right direction?  
I am on
> > > a PC not a mac.
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > Heath
> > > http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> -- 
> Adam Quirk
> Wreck & Salvage
> 551.208.4644
> Brooklyn, NY
> http://wreckandsalvage.com
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

[videoblogging] Re: flash video

[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.  But as a consumer of video online, I just want what I
want, when I want it, without hassle.  So, knowing that this is the
attitude of everyone who encounters my content, I do try to provide
multiple formats so that I can capture as many new people as possible.
 BUt among the formats I offer for my vlog through blip.tv (which will
host the original version, as well as a flash version, if you set it
to) I usually upload an mp4, and ALWAYS have them transcode it and
offer the .flv as well.  Blip.tv will cross-post to my vlog, and they
use a flash player (swf) to play my video (.flv) so it is pretty
no-hassle.  Unless you have people, like Rupert mentioned, who are
hesitant to update Flash Player on their computers...Mom, are you
reading this???

Carter
http://crowdabout.us




--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Rupert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> 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 hand.
> 
> It's true that most people have *A* version of Flash - but it's a  
> question of what version and how techie your audience are.
> 
> Adobe say 98% of computers have Flash player.
> 
> Something like 90-95% worldwide have Flash 7, which is what YouTube  
> plays on, but it uses an old compression format and isn't very good  
> quality.  So a lot of people might like to provide a higher quality  
> (say Quicktime) alternative if streaming with Flash 7.
> 
> Flash 8 and the new Flash 9 offer *much* better quality, but far  
> fewer people in the general population have them.  Flash 9 has only  
> 56% penetration in 'Mature Markets' (rich countries).  That's less  
> than Quicktime or Windows Media Player or even Real.
> See:
> http://www.adobe.com/products/player_census/flashplayer/ 
> version_penetration.html
> and http://www.adobe.com/products/player_census/flashplayer/
> (These are optimistic, and I think they've made a mistake in their  
> Emerging Markets Flash 9 figure)
> 
> To use a Blip.tv video, a lot of people will have to download an  
> updated player - and even though it's only a couple of meg, it's too  
> much for many non techie people.  I'm amazed how many of my family  
> and friends (in their 30s!) call me up and say "It tells me I need  
> Flash 9 player, so I couldn't see it." or "You'll have to install it  
> next time you're round".  The phone call has involved more time and  
> effort than clicking the link to install Flash 9, but they don't know  
> that.  They're used to clicking a YouTube link and seeing the video,  
> no effort.
> 
> Giving all the formats means you widen the options for your  
> audience.   Just one reason to do this is so that they can set an  
> aggregator such as iTunes to download high quality QT files and use  
> them in things like iPods.  I watch most vlogs on an iPod at the  
> moment, travelling between clients on the tube and bus.  (No doubt  
> I'll soon get mugged.)  It's possible to convert a flv file to iPod  
> and transfer it, but too much hassle.  This way, they just come in  
> automatically.
> 
> By using a program like VisualHub, you can do multiple format  
> conversions, upload them to Blip (who let you upload multiple  
> versions) and give your audience the choice.  Then, if you see some  
> formats are not getting enough hits to justify the effort, stop  
> providing them.
> 
> Rupert
> 
> Rupert
> http://www.fatgirlinohio.org
> http://www.crowdabout.us/fatgirlinohio/myshow/
> 
> 
> On 15 Mar 2007, at 13:19, Daryl Urig wrote:
> 
> 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 save your video file in  
> so many different
> versions so everyone can play what you post, in one post?
> 
> Daryl
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

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

[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 about basic
animation principles:
http://www.stopmotionanimation.com/handbook/9.htm

The biggest, most helpful tip for me was #5: Ease-In & Ease-Out.

Also alternately known as *Slow-in* and *Slow-out*, or *Acceleration* and *
> Deceleration*. Whatever you call it, it refers to the tendency things have
> to start and stop moving gradually. Example; a man is going to sprint (he
> got tired of playing ball I guess, or maybe he hit a home run). He doesn't
> just hit full speed instantly and then stop on a dime - unless he's the
> Roadrunner! He'll build up speed gradually and then slow down gradually at
> the end. The same applies to any object set in motion... a car, a bird, or
> even a bouncing ball.
>

Applied to stop motion, this means when something is moving from one place
to another, its first few movements should cover very short distances, grow
incrementally bigger, then incrementally smaller again as it reaches it's
stopping point, ending up with a nearly unnoticeable movement before it
completely stops.

Here's my latest attempt at this frustrating but incredibly fun art form
(may not be safe for work, depending on where you work):

*http://tinyurl.com/23bfur

*Good luck,
AQ

On 3/15/07, Brad Hood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> 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 videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Heath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > I know this has been dicussed before and I know how to do it with a
> > video camera, but I think that there is a way to take digital still and
> > then combine them to create stop motion as well.  Is that correct?  and
> > if so could someone please point me into the right direction?  I am on
> > a PC not a mac.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Heath
> > http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>


-- 
Adam Quirk
Wreck & Salvage
551.208.4644
Brooklyn, NY
http://wreckandsalvage.com


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Fwd: [videoblogging] re: flash video

[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 lot more where that comes from.

I also work on a Mac, so I'd say to you that it's easier to provide  
Quicktime and FLV - I just output in Quicktime and send it to Blip.tv  
who convert it to a flv file automatically.  They also allow an  
automated cross-posting over to your blog with both formats linked.   
I want to make them available as wmv as well, but haven't got round  
to it.  But then I only post about once a month, and mainly for my  
friends and family, and although I still get a few hundred passersby  
from somewhere or other, it's not a big deal.  If it were my business  
or if I were trying to get a big audience, I'd probably make the  
effort to provide all sorts of formats including 3gp like Rocketboom  
& Galacticast and many more.

Rupert

Rupert
http://www.fatgirlinohio.org
http://www.crowdabout.us/fatgirlinohio/myshow/


On 15 Mar 2007, at 15:27, Daryl Urig wrote:

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 am, what kind of file formats  
would you make
available on your vblog site to keep the most viewers happy?

I am working on a mac so would probably use Imovie to to video  
editing, and also have pc
accessability.

Daryl





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[videoblogging] silly survey - help

[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 dificult because internet is bundled with other 
services). Take my own 
answers and start from there.

where/ISP - Lisboa, Portugal/ONI

speed - 4Mbps

traffic included - 12Gb per month (if I use more I´m charged €1,5 per Gb).

price - €29,89 for internet and phone (phone calls charged separatelly).

How about you? You can answer here, probably others in this group are curious 
about your 
answers, or you can email me at miglsd(at)gmail(dot)com.

Thanks,

Miguel.

[videoblogging] re: flash video

[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 am, what kind of file formats would you 
make 
available on your vblog site to keep the most viewers happy?

I am working on a mac so would probably use Imovie to to video editing, and 
also have pc 
accessability.

Daryl

Re: [videoblogging] re: flash video

[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 hand.

It's true that most people have *A* version of Flash - but it's a  
question of what version and how techie your audience are.

Adobe say 98% of computers have Flash player.

Something like 90-95% worldwide have Flash 7, which is what YouTube  
plays on, but it uses an old compression format and isn't very good  
quality.  So a lot of people might like to provide a higher quality  
(say Quicktime) alternative if streaming with Flash 7.

Flash 8 and the new Flash 9 offer *much* better quality, but far  
fewer people in the general population have them.  Flash 9 has only  
56% penetration in 'Mature Markets' (rich countries).  That's less  
than Quicktime or Windows Media Player or even Real.
See:
http://www.adobe.com/products/player_census/flashplayer/ 
version_penetration.html
and http://www.adobe.com/products/player_census/flashplayer/
(These are optimistic, and I think they've made a mistake in their  
Emerging Markets Flash 9 figure)

To use a Blip.tv video, a lot of people will have to download an  
updated player - and even though it's only a couple of meg, it's too  
much for many non techie people.  I'm amazed how many of my family  
and friends (in their 30s!) call me up and say "It tells me I need  
Flash 9 player, so I couldn't see it." or "You'll have to install it  
next time you're round".  The phone call has involved more time and  
effort than clicking the link to install Flash 9, but they don't know  
that.  They're used to clicking a YouTube link and seeing the video,  
no effort.

Giving all the formats means you widen the options for your  
audience.   Just one reason to do this is so that they can set an  
aggregator such as iTunes to download high quality QT files and use  
them in things like iPods.  I watch most vlogs on an iPod at the  
moment, travelling between clients on the tube and bus.  (No doubt  
I'll soon get mugged.)  It's possible to convert a flv file to iPod  
and transfer it, but too much hassle.  This way, they just come in  
automatically.

By using a program like VisualHub, you can do multiple format  
conversions, upload them to Blip (who let you upload multiple  
versions) and give your audience the choice.  Then, if you see some  
formats are not getting enough hits to justify the effort, stop  
providing them.

Rupert

Rupert
http://www.fatgirlinohio.org
http://www.crowdabout.us/fatgirlinohio/myshow/


On 15 Mar 2007, at 13:19, Daryl Urig wrote:

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 save your video file in  
so many different
versions so everyone can play what you post, in one post?

Daryl






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Re: [videoblogging] Re: Panoramic

[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
>  .
>
> Tony
>
> --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com ,
> Lan Bui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> >
> > That looks really cool. Super wide format looks very cinematic.
> >
> > I feel like 320x240 is too small for visuals; and that is what video
> > blogging is about. If you don't have visuals then why not just blog
> > or podcast?
> >
> > -Lan
> > www.LanBui.com
> > 
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mar 14, 2007, at 2:54 PM, Loiez D. wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I am thinking about new formats for videos and i am trying to work in
> > 960 x310 ( 16/9 - 1/3 )
> >
> > I made 2 short examples here
> > http://xi-vlog.loiez.org/2007/03/sometimes.php
> > http://xi-vlog.loiez.org/2007/03/attila_bouvier_bernois.php
> >
> > I work on a mac and FCP
> >
> > My questions is ;
> > What is the best way to work in panoramic format ?
> > With the new computer screen do you think that it could be a good way
> ?
> > Is the 320x240 has been ?
> >
> > thx
> >
> > Loiez
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>  
>



-- 
-Jonathan Bloom
http://thenameiwantedwastaken.com


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[videoblogging] re: flash video

[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 save your video file in so many 
different 
versions so everyone can play what you post, in one post?

Daryl

[videoblogging] Re: Panoramic

[marforton]

All 100 or so of our online video interviews are in a 640x368 format at
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 feel like 320x240 is too small for visuals; and that is what video
> blogging is about. If you don't have visuals then why not just blog
> or podcast?
>
> -Lan
> www.LanBui.com
> 
>
>
>
>
> On Mar 14, 2007, at 2:54 PM, Loiez D. wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I am thinking about new formats for videos and i am trying to work in
> 960 x310 ( 16/9 - 1/3 )
>
> I made 2 short examples here
> http://xi-vlog.loiez.org/2007/03/sometimes.php
> http://xi-vlog.loiez.org/2007/03/attila_bouvier_bernois.php
>
> I work on a mac and FCP
>
> My questions is ;
> What is the best way to work in panoramic format ?
> With the new computer screen do you think that it could be a good way
?
> Is the 320x240 has been ?
>
> thx
>
> Loiez
>
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>




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

[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/
> http://pulverblog.pulver.com/archives/006604.html
>
> - Jen
>
> _
>
> Jen Simmons
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://jensimmons.com
> http://milkweedmediadesign.com
> 267-235-6967
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>  
>


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