[videoblogging] New monthly video event in SF this Friday 12/14
Hello vlogerati, I'm organizing a new monthly video salon series in San Francisco called Video Salon Redux that takes place this Friday the 14th. Yeah I know, sorry for the short notice. Details here: http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/334862/ The idea behind this is to create a space where video artists, bloggers, editors, animators, machinamists, serialists and anyone else can present their projects. This is partly modeled afer Dorkbot, a similar open event focused on hardware hacking and "doing strange things with electricity." The format is simple: 3 curated 15 minute presentations on a particular theme. Following a break there will be an open period where anyone can come and show a video or a work in progress in 5 minutes. The hope is presenters and attendees will be inspired by each other to create and maybe collaborate. This months theme is "documenting your passion" and many of you already know our presenters: :: Doctor Popular http://www.doctorpopular.com/ :: Oscar Grimm, Tanja Andrews & Barb Finnin of Freshtopia.net http://www.freshtopia.net :: Jay Dedman & Ryanne Hodson http://ryanishungry.com So if you're in San Francisco this Friday, please come out. If not, we'll be doing it again in January. If you're interested in presenting at future Video Salon, drop me a line. 6:30 :: doors, shmooze, drink (cash bar) 7:30 :: presentations 8:30 :: open video: 5 minutes to show us your thing Dimension 7 Studios 150 Folsom Street San Francisco see you there! -eddie [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Free stuff (Again with the crapped out Panasonic camera)
Well, I door open, pulled the tape out, did a quick splice and was able to use my footage. All this is to say that I have some accessories for anyone who has a WORKING Panansonic PV-DV710 camera. Batteries, charge, docking station - it's yours if you want to pay for postage. You can even have the camera, if you think you can fix it or would like something to throw at the neighbors. Cheers, Carl Carl Weaver Photographer http://www.carlweaver.com http://www.camerasamurai.com - Photography education, news, tips and more http://dcmetrostories.com - DC Metro Stories: Stories about the people, places and events in the DC Metro area http://nextlifeintheafternoon.com - A Journey Through Thailand
[videoblogging] Re: New monthly video event in SF this Friday 12/14
That sounds great, Eddie! :D Good luck with that! -- Bill BillCammack.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Eddie Codel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello vlogerati, > > I'm organizing a new monthly video salon series in San Francisco called > Video Salon Redux that takes place this Friday the 14th. Yeah I know, sorry > for the short notice. Details here: > > http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/334862/ > > The idea behind this is to create a space where video artists, bloggers, > editors, animators, machinamists, serialists and anyone else can present > their projects. This is partly modeled afer Dorkbot, a similar open event > focused on hardware hacking and "doing strange things with electricity." The > format is simple: 3 curated 15 minute presentations on a particular theme. > Following a break there will be an open period where anyone can come and > show a video or a work in progress in 5 minutes. The hope is presenters and > attendees will be inspired by each other to create and maybe collaborate. > > This months theme is "documenting your passion" and many of you already know > our presenters: > > :: Doctor Popular > http://www.doctorpopular.com/ > > :: Oscar Grimm, Tanja Andrews & Barb Finnin of Freshtopia.net > http://www.freshtopia.net > > :: Jay Dedman & Ryanne Hodson > http://ryanishungry.com > > So if you're in San Francisco this Friday, please come out. If not, we'll be > doing it again in January. If you're interested in presenting at future > Video Salon, drop me a line. > > 6:30 :: doors, shmooze, drink (cash bar) > 7:30 :: presentations > 8:30 :: open video: 5 minutes to show us your thing > > Dimension 7 Studios > 150 Folsom Street > San Francisco > > see you there! > -eddie > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
[videoblogging] Re: camtwist:free program to add effect to your webcam
You can also use camtwist when taking pictures with photobooth or when recording a movie into imovie. In order for camtwist to operate properly you must start camtwist before starting either of these programs and also make sure that you have selected your video source. PC users check out manycam.com. The effects are quite a bit different then camtwist, but a lot more fun especially when shooting live video online for sites like blogtv, seesmic, ustream, mogulus, and operator 11. Shawn Carpenter http://spcbrass.wordpress.com http://loudourtv.blip.tv http://spcbrass.blogspot.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "jonny goldstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It's kind of fun---in addition to adding effects to your webcam > streaming video, you can also splice in video clips live into > blogtv--a work around for their lack of a built in feature to cut to > canned clips. > > Here's a cheesy but fun example Scott Stead and I did last night to > add effects to a video we created for seesmic (after a few glasses of > wine) > > Example of camtwist in action: > > http://tinyurl.com/26th5z > > Mac Download of Camtwist here: > > http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/24275/camtwist > > Not sure if there is a PC version. >
Re: [videoblogging] Re: camtwist:free program to add effect to your webcam
Steve (watkins): the two main prebuilt solutions people are using for live work, at least those using macs, that go beyond basic vj-ing are modul8 and the public beta of the new VDMX. I'm finding the latter more flexible, but modul8 is great if you don't require lots of on-the-fly precision in terms of cueing and effect changes within clips. both should work great with a lemur. I am drooling over the fact that you have a lemur. They are amazing. If you are at all scripting / programming friendly, you'll probably be happier learning Jitter (which also means learning Max/MSP) and rolling your own solution. I haven't gone there yet but I'm tempted. An open source equivalent is PureData, but it needs extensions to work with video - I think GEM is what most people use with it. There's also Isadora, which is somewhere between a prebuilt solution and Jitter if I understand the literature. I hear only good things about it, and it runs on multiple platforms. Somebody also coded a full VJ app using Quartz Composer - can't remember who - but stopped because VDMX looked so promising and is going to work directly with QC comps. Caveat: I'm not in any way shape or form a natural programmer or even a geek so on the open source side there may be better options. I'm like the video (and audio) equivalent of Harry Partch, who complained that he was "forced into carpentry" by what he wanted his music to sound like. I'm an equally reluctant semigeek in the digital domain, for similar reasons. Brook ___ Brook Hinton film/video/audio art www.brookhinton.com studio vlog/blog: www.brookhinton.com/temporalab
Re: [videoblogging] Re: camtwist:free program to add effect to your webcam
I've used modul8, and I agree with Brook: its a good tool, but not the most flexible one. Very easy to use though and a TON of fun. I used to play around with Max/MSP with Jitter and that program is never-ending-- only confines are your own imagination as you need to build all of the algorigthms...very geeky and programmery...two things I'm not. But you can find other people's modules to play with and extrapolate off of them. On Dec 13, 2007 11:29 AM, Brook Hinton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Steve (watkins): the two main prebuilt solutions people are using for > live work, at least those using macs, that go beyond basic vj-ing are > modul8 and the public beta of the new VDMX. I'm finding the latter > more flexible, but modul8 is great if you don't require lots of > on-the-fly precision in terms of cueing and effect changes within > clips. both should work great with a lemur. I am drooling over the > fact that you have a lemur. They are amazing. > > If you are at all scripting / programming friendly, you'll probably be > happier learning Jitter (which also means learning Max/MSP) and > rolling your own solution. I haven't gone there yet but I'm tempted. > An open source equivalent is PureData, but it needs extensions to work > with video - I think GEM is what most people use with it. > > There's also Isadora, which is somewhere between a prebuilt solution > and Jitter if I understand the literature. I hear only good things > about it, and it runs on multiple platforms. > > Somebody also coded a full VJ app using Quartz Composer - can't > remember who - but stopped because VDMX looked so promising and is > going to work directly with QC comps. > > Caveat: I'm not in any way shape or form a natural programmer or even > a geek so on the open source side there may be better options. I'm > like the video (and audio) equivalent of Harry Partch, who complained > that he was "forced into carpentry" by what he wanted his music to > sound like. I'm an equally reluctant semigeek in the digital domain, > for similar reasons. > > Brook > > ___ > Brook Hinton > film/video/audio art > www.brookhinton.com > studio vlog/blog: www.brookhinton.com/temporalab > > -- Schlomo Rabinowitz http://schlomolog.blogspot.com http://hatfactory.net AIM:schlomochat [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: camtwist:free program to add effect to your webcam
Thanks for the info. I own modul8 and agree, not good for maximum flexibility, but fun. It can use Quartz Composer effects to provide more flexibility, though new VDMX does it better by enabling parameters in QC patches to be controlled through VDMX. I will have to try VDMX properly soon. Ive never really gotten into max/msp & jitter, but broadly speaking Quartz Composer is the same sort of thing, with the added advantage of being able to work within some VJ apps as mentioned above, potentially offering the best of both worlds. Yes Isadora seems to offer similar possibilities, but again Ive never had time to get into it properly. Since vlogging came along Ive laways been interested in using these live performance tools to create non-live video, in a way thats more fun than the non-realtime video editing/compositing apps. Also potential timesaver in the longterm, if you want to use the same sort of setup to make lots of shows. Lots of time getting the apps & patches setup right, but then you can re-use again and again. One thing that usually put a spanner in the works for me was most VJ software not being fully audio-aware, eg even if it plays the audio of video clips you use, it doesnt record the audio when in 'save the output to a new video file' mode. Workarounds would include recording the audio seperately, or taking the video output to video out and recording everything with another device, but I was always trying to do it with one computer, so it would be an affordable option for others to try. But as live video on the net is becoming more do-able, I may drift back in that direction. Camtwist could certainly help, if I can do everything I need in Quartz Composer and use camtwist to feed this stuff to the relevant program/service. I am especially interested in the relationship between music and visuals, and in live digital puppetry. After about 8 years of not ahieving very much, the Lemur is my last ditch attempt to build a setup I am happy with, that retains the fun factor. I would hope that multitouch computers will be along within the coming months or years, making the expensive jazzmutant lemur unnecessary, and opening up multitouch control possibilities to people who arent stupid enough to go wibble with their credit cards and get a Lemur like I did. So anyways, Ive always wanted to make a visual band & instruments that play along live when fed appropriate midi signals from instruments, controllers, sequencers and other apps. Ive had the lemur a week and so far Ive made a really cheesy 3D organ that shoots different particles out when you press the different notes, and a few other things. I hope to get my blog going and make a very short video of this early work in progress this weekend, which cant come soon enough. Darn, I need the day job to payy off the Lemur debt, but it leaves me too tired to activate the minigeek in me that can just about twist brain round some visual programming concepts. Youtube seems to have enough content on it now to sort of work like a search engine, the curious can search for modul8 or lemur etc, and get some idea what all this waffle is about. Right now I think Id consider my life to be in balance if I could spend my time working on quartz composer effects & patches of various different kinds, that many people could use to help with their video, without having to be too geeky. Need to get a lot better at it first though. Cheers Steve Elbows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "schlomo rabinowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've used modul8, and I agree with Brook: its a good tool, but not the most > flexible one. Very easy to use though and a TON of fun. > I used to play around with Max/MSP with Jitter and that program is > never-ending-- only confines are your own imagination as you need to build > all of the algorigthms...very geeky and programmery...two things I'm not. > > But you can find other people's modules to play with and extrapolate off of > them. > > > > On Dec 13, 2007 11:29 AM, Brook Hinton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Steve (watkins): the two main prebuilt solutions people are using for > > live work, at least those using macs, that go beyond basic vj-ing are > > modul8 and the public beta of the new VDMX. I'm finding the latter > > more flexible, but modul8 is great if you don't require lots of > > on-the-fly precision in terms of cueing and effect changes within > > clips. both should work great with a lemur. I am drooling over the > > fact that you have a lemur. They are amazing. > > > > If you are at all scripting / programming friendly, you'll probably be > > happier learning Jitter (which also means learning Max/MSP) and > > rolling your own solution. I haven't gone there yet but I'm tempted. > > An open source equivalent is PureData, but it needs extensions to work > > with video - I think GEM is what most people use with it. > > > > There's als
Re: [videoblogging] Re: If the Winnies were not enough... Vlogalicious
I am not sure I can make it but would be delighted to play somehow from afar. We organized that for the winnies and it definitely generated good feelings, new connections, and let a larger group of people play. Aloha, Rox On Dec 7, 2007 3:19 AM, gabe_perardua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com , > Paul Knight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > put me name down for this one Gabe, if it's in amsterdam and there is > > a good chance that I might get screened, count me in. > > > > > > Paul Knight > > > > (pjkproductions) > > > > There is a good chance Paul. MAke sure to get your nomination in, plus > we are doing screenings besides just nominations, not to say you won't > get nominated. ;-) It's a completely open contest. Anyone can nominate > anyone and vote. > > > -- Roxanne Darling Join us at the reef! mermaid videos, geeks talking, and lots more http://reef.beachwalks.tv "o ke kai" means "of the sea" in hawaiian 808-384-5554 Video --> http://www.beachwalks.tv Company -- > http://www.barefeetstudios.com http://www.twitter.com/roxannedarling [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Re: What kind of Pro camera should I get?
Brook writes: > Personally, I would still choose an HVX over the EX1 because of the > long GOP issue (though I haven't used an EX1 yet so we'll see). But > I'm not rushing out to buy either. I'm renting til the field stablizes > or my production schedule gets heavier. > I'm a big fan of the HVX and will continue to be so, however, the long GOP is not really that much of an issue in post if you capture to a format like the Apple Intermediate Codec (for Final Cut Pro users on a Mac, I'm sure there's an equivalent in Windowsland) that is all I-frames. Yes, with the Apple Intermediate Codec you lose the timecode reference back to the original tapes, so it becomes like shooting with P2, you have to back up your media, you can't rely on the tape as back up (unless you're willing to do a painful manual conform). I'm sure Panasonic will have a follow-up to the HVX to show at NAB this year, they really have to on the heels of XDCAM EX, the HVX is looking long in the tooth, but it's still my favorite camera under $10K. David. David Tames | http://Kino-Eye.com | 617 216 1096
[videoblogging] video on the iphone
For those of you who don't read digg. "The geniuses from Monster and Friends have created an iPhone application which can record video up to 45 frames per second. They are still working in the final version, but to give you a taste they have published Drunknbass, a beta which records 5 seconds of video at 10 fps with a resolution of 2 megapixels. I've tested and it works perfectly. It doesn't have any interface, so you just download it, put it in your iPhone's Applications folder, click on the button and it will start recording. When Drunknbass is finished with the five seconds recording it will replay the clip once. The final application will be able to record unlimited-sized clips (only constrained by your available space) up to 30 frames per second and it will have an interface to save your clips (they are looking for developers to help with the graphical side of the software)." http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/iphone-video-recording/iphone-video-recording-now-working-with-drunknbass-46.php Yes, that's right, the initial public demo records video at 2megapixel!? That's 1600x1200. I think it's safe to say video on the iphone is going to happen folks. Who cares about a zoom. All I need is 320x240 @ 30fps. Sounds like it's a given. VOIP has already happened, it just needs to become official in january or february. And finally, the 3g model has to come out, though... I don't really care that much anymore, I think i'll buy on pending the Apple keynote in january. Who needs 3G when you have wifi. I just need the developer plan to be official. Peace, -Mike mmeiser.com/blog mefeedia.com
Re: [videoblogging] What kind of Pro camera should I get?
> And I left out my summary: assuming 24P is necessary: > Best value: Panasonic DVX100 (but doesn't do HD) > Best HD option under 10k: Panasonic HVX-200 > Best Professional HDV for the money: Canon XH-A1 > Best Consumer HDV: Canon HV20 > Best Consumer DV: Sony's cheapos still have the picture quality edge, > while Panasonic's have the interface/ergonomics edge. Thanks Brook. Ryanne and I have also been in the market for a new HD camera for our professional work. I am no expert, but what I crave is a bigger lens. The smaller, consumer HD cameras look very very good.but for the money, I think its the big wide lens that does it for me. Also, I want XLR adapters. I like your rules as well. A pro can make any camera bend to his will. If you need it, just get it. And if you get, use it right away and often. Is anyone here shooting in HD now? if so, list some links. jay -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790 Video: http://ryanishungry.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/jaydedman Photos: http://flickr.com/photos/jaydedman/ RSS: http://tinyurl.com/yqgdt9
