[videoblogging] Re: Rox Lumiere for Rupert
For the record, I don't really have any issue with Andreas making the manifesto, I will say that like Verdi and Cheryl stated, for the manefisto to come out after soliciting video's etc, put me off. I would have liked to have known that before hand. The manifesto is to a degree trying to define vlogging, which again a lot of people don't like. And I don't see a different standard, people ask for links to be removed from blogs, vlogs, etc all the time. At the time I asked the question, Andreas did not make it clear if he would remove links, THAT was a big deal to me, because quite frankly I expected more from someone like Andreasbe that as it may.. regardless I am done with this and btw, yes you are right, by putting our work out in the public we have to expect and accept certain things, but we should never expect or accept to completely give up our wishes and choices all together. Heath http://batmangeek.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Adrian Miles [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 18/01/2008, at 3:53 PM, Heath wrote: Taken in context with what is being said before in the manifesto, why is it unreasonable to think that someone may read the manifesto and conclude that Andreas and Brittany are in charge of the videos or have been given the videos to be taken care of. In both cases that can imply consent of the participants. That is why the we along with no disclaimer was bothering me. I can't answer that for others but for myself simply because when I view the video page I see the names of the videomakers and links that clearly point to external urls. The issue of consent is more complicated, and what really is interesting here is that we seem to want to apply (I'm not saying this is right or wrong) a different standard to these video works than we would to, say, text. for example people run lots of reblog sites where content from blog A is republished, in its entirety, at blog B (you can download software to run such a site yourself, just Google reblog). Blog B contains a link back to Blog A and attribution. (Gavin Sade runs an extraordinary one at http://uber.tv/refeed/out/ ). Similarly we pull stuff out of blog posts and quote them (in and out of context) as a matter of course. This is partly curation and partly the sample remix thing that we all understand the web to be (and which we all happily use as we stick soundtracks to our videos that we don't have permission to use). I'm not getting into is it right or wrong here, but when we use artist Y's soundtrack under our video we seem to recognise that this does not mean that artist Y endorses our video (though i guess it does mean we endorse artist Y). Why are we being so concerned about the video works? (I think the answer is obvious - for as much as we want to use this sample/remix stuff we are perhaps not so comfortable with it when it happens to something of ours that we think is of value). But quite outside of the particular example of the lumiere project I am intrigued how reblogging appears to go unremarked, but try the same thing with video and all sorts of dilemmas seem to arise. cheers Adrian Miles [EMAIL PROTECTED] bachelor communication honours coordinator vogmae.net.au
Re: [videoblogging] Re: It begins...
Steve Watkins wrote: Anarchism as it is popularly misunderstood, has a flaw in that either external or internal forces could take control and intimidate people far wose than their own government ever could. It is impossible for chaotic gangs of rabble to even dream of slaughtering or stealing on the scale that governments have in the 20th century.
[videoblogging] Re: It begins...
Sometimes maybe but other times the regulations are there for very good reasons, such as public health. Would removing regulation of advertising benefit the honest? Deregulation of the banking sector in recent decades plays a large part in the financial nightmare that has begun. I would certainly agree that one function of regulation is to make certain sectors inaccessible to smaller players, ut it often puts some shackles on the corporations too. Many times the lobbying they engage in is designed to weaken the regulation (eg food labelling). Corrupt and unfair it may be, but I still prefer the rule of law to a free-for-all. As for network scarcity, I dont find it easy to fully understand the realities. If things were more open, then the near monopolies of the telecoms companies could certainly be overcome. They will abuse their position, just like they did with traditional telecoms over the decades. But its unclear whether smaller players could actually have built the necessary infrastructure for something like the internet. Indeed without governments or corporations, I am unsure how much of the IT revolution would have happened at all. Cheers Steve Elbows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Charles HOPE [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All of you are assuming network scarcity. Networks are only scarce when regulated by a government (FCC, USPS, et al.) Most government regulation is designed by large corporate lobbyists to thwart competition pressure from smaller players. Deregulation benefits the honest. David Meade wrote: Yeah the scary stuffs starts when they start saying Video costs $1 ... unless you're getting it from the Comcast Media Store - then its free! That violates net neutrality. It's also worth remembering that from the ISP standpoint - the publisher/hoster IS paying for the bandwidth used ... so some could argue here they're charging at both ends for the same thing.
[videoblogging] Disaster footage
Hello videobloggers! Sorry I've not been around much (mainly lurking) but I am working on a video project right now that needs some disaster footage, think hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, extreme weather conditions... Also looking for some good city-scape stuff, lots of building in a big city. If anyone has some footage online already that might work (or if you can get it online for us to check out) please email me off-list. If we can use it, we can pay you. (We don't have a huge budget, but we're artists too, and artists deserve to get paid!) thanks peeps... Pete Prodoehl
[videoblogging] Tubemogul Inquiry
Hi everyone, Has anyone ever had to pay to use tubemogul.com or do you know if there is a limit per month or year on how many videos you can upload? Thank you, Jill
[videoblogging] Re: It begins...
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Charles HOPE [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is impossible for chaotic gangs of rabble to even dream of slaughtering or stealing on the scale that governments have in the 20th century. I'm pretty sure the slaughtering in a lawless society, where people are clawing and scratching for precious natural resources and fighting over the diminishing supply of manufactured goods, would catch up pretty damn quickly. Chris
[videoblogging] Re: It begins...
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Charles HOPE [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All of you are assuming network scarcity. Networks are only scarce when regulated by a government (FCC, USPS, et al.) Most government regulation is designed by large corporate lobbyists to thwart competition pressure from smaller players. Deregulation benefits the honest. Deregulation benefits monopolists, polluters and sweatshop operators. Also, Ayn Rand was full of crap. ;) Chris
Re: [videoblogging] It begins...
On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 4:01 pm, noel hidalgo wrote: dear america, you are truly becoming a third world nation ruled by corporations. See, that's not the feeling I get for plans that work by charging people for bandwidth by use. This is one company picking one service to try. Customers may reject it, which will be people telling corporations to take the cable out of the F-type connector and shove it somewhere else. Look at telephone service over the past 30 years ... there are more flat-rate and unlimited plans then ever before. Not all plans have gone that way. Some cell phone companies charge per minute, some flat fees and some charge a flat fee up to a certain minute limit. It's a good variety of models to pick from, and no one is right for everyone. My cell provider gives me the option for a flat rate SMS email plan, which is one reason I use them over other providers. For every per-megabyte cable provider there will be an alternative all you can suck WiMAX or DSL provider. It's choice thanks to economics, the same economics that make it possible for regular citizens to affordably get into online content production. As much as the cable company sucks, I'd rather deal with them than the government. It's easier to fire the cable company. -- Brian Richardson - http://whatthecast.com - http://siliconchef.com - http://dragoncontv.com - http://www.3chip.com
[videoblogging] Alternatives to ning? (Was Re: Video a week, evolved)
Eh, I'll probably just use mefeedia and cross my fingers... Chris --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, David King [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The only other easy solution I can think of is the tagging thing - ie., everyone upload to Blip and use the same tag. Then subscribe to the rss feed for that search. But that breaks down if people are using YouTube or other non-blip places to upload their videos. Just some thoughts... David On Jan 18, 2008 1:43 PM, Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman jay.dedman@ wrote: i dont think there are any plug and play systems you can install for group projects. Ning certainly does make it easy and they do let you customize. they own the content as far as i can see. I've no aversion to stitching together my own Frankenstein community using Blogger, Pbwiki, etc. for the individual pages. My question now is what to use to aggregate the videos in the challenge. I had thought mefeedia was the way to go, but I just did a test search for tagged videos of my own that have been sitting up on blip since the beginning of January, and found only one video of three bearing the same tag. Chris -- David King davidleeking.com - blog http://davidleeking.com/etc - videoblog [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: A technical question:
Geoff, I've been using a free app called ffmpegx. It's worked pretty well so far, and you can find it here: http://homepage.mac.com/major4/ Chris --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, geoffdgeorge [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, I recently took a trip to San Francisco, and I wanted to use some footage from old tourism videos of the city that I found on the Internet Archive. Most of the videos there are either MPEG-4 or MPEG- 2 files, and here's where the problem comes in: I edit with Final Cut Express. When I try and import the MPEG-4 files, the program tells me it's an invalid file type. When I try and import the MPEG-2 files I get the video, but I lose the sound. Do I have to convert the MPEG files to .MOV files? Is there a free way to do this, or do I have to purchase Quicktime Pro? The solution to this problem may be fairly obvious, but I am not tech savvy, so any help would be appreciated.
Re: [videoblogging] It begins...
You mean like the Internet? Hi Charles! On Jan 18, 2008 2:05 PM, Charles HOPE [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Judging from some of the attitudes here, one might be inclined to think that vlogging was invented by the government and promoted by grants. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: It begins...
Oh come now, thats a bit of a distortion. Technology evolves, government often provides the research or the money for research that enables the foundation of the technology. In recent decades the trend is then to opn this technology up for other uses, commercialised by the private sector, and made available to the public. Arpanet wasnt of limited use to the mases because it was a government thing and all government things are useless. Its purpose, as best I understand it, was to test what could be done, to link research institutions, and a whole bunch of military stuff that Ive never looked into. Markets do some things right, but are catastrophically unsuitable for being the lone deciders in various realms. Some promoters of 'the market is god' have it very easy, because when things seem to be going well, they can give the market credit, when things go wrong they can blame it on government or other forces distorting the market. Anyway people of all nations and political persuasions will have plenty to foam about and to fear in future, plenty of powerful forces of all kind to blame. I believe in equal opportunities, all shall take some blame for what has gone before and what will come to pass. The economic wibbles will require government intervention, the market cant handle some parts of the cycle. I mean I find it funny some people still angry about FDR and the new deal. I would ask them how else an economy recovers if the people and the businesses dont want to spend money, who else will restimulate things if not the government? The government can spend a lot because they have the responsibility to sort things out, and its not their money. It works though, usually, no matter what projects they spend it on. For this reason I sometimes like to think about moeny as if it is the lubricating oil of the machine, and sometimes governments can manage this better than markets etc. My position is certainly not that governments are amazing things, markets are evil, or any other such extremes. Individuals, companies, governments, corporations, banks, charities can all take their share of the blame and credit for the failings and successes of the modern world. I would guess that small business, entrepreneurs, and nearly-free markets have played a larger role in the evolution of computer software ( now websites services) than in the hardware side of things, but thats probably an oversimplification too. All the same, infrastructure and sophisticated physical science and technology, and much that has come from the industrial age, has been achieved through large-scale entities cooperating, namely governments and higher education institutions,a long with the military industrial complex and most huge corporations. Personally I think a lot of this 'progress' sucks but I will not deny the obvious luxuries it has brought to our standard of living. We may be free'er, saner, and more human if we were organised on much smaller scales, back to a local sphere, but much would also be lost. Perhaps we shall see for ourselves if the mass resources needed to power mass industry, economy government start to dry up, perhaps such talk is premature. It certainly exposes one of the flaws of some free market models, that if demand is there, supply will somehow be achieved. Resource reality will kill that ideology one day, just dont know when, I could have said the same in the 70's and been waiting all this time for it to come. Anyway Im not American, I need to learn more, were the railroads an early example of interesting battles between people, companies government at one stage? Cheers Steve Elbows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Charles HOPE [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Eddie! There are probably fewer than five people on this list that would find any value in the old-school ARPANET the government gave us decades ago. Everything newer than that, and the cheap hardware and software that made vlogging possible, is a chocolate river brought to us by pink unicorns. Eddie Codel wrote: You mean like the Internet? Hi Charles! On Jan 18, 2008 2:05 PM, Charles HOPE [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Judging from some of the attitudes here, one might be inclined to think that vlogging was invented by the government and promoted by grants. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links
[videoblogging] Re: It begins...
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Charles HOPE [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can see how my arguments would appear empty to anybody who can't distinguish between having benefited from and in spite of. They can observe plucky survival under harsh conditions, and credit the survival upon the treacherous conditions instead of the brave survivors! What's more, I don't believe I can disprove such a claim. But it isn't in spite of. Your argument is predicated on the absurd notion that unregulated industry will always ultimately do what's best for the consumer, because market conditions will force it to. How many people will have to be poisoned and how many rivers polluted until this mystical self correction takes place? Sorry if I'm not willing to place implicit trust in this mystical honor system you seem to believe in, that will magically rein in these entities that have so far shown no compunctions against raping the planet, exploiting Third World labor and generally screwing the underclass. Chris
Re: [videoblogging] Re: It begins...
Chris wrote: --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Charles HOPE [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why do you put honor system in quotes? I never used that phrase. It wasn't the honor system or any other sort of kindness that put cheap cell phones in the hands of nearly everybody in the West, rich and poor. It was pink unicorns. We are literally surrounded by the gifts bestowed by pink unicorns, and whenever pink unicorns are abolished, people become miserable, but if you nevertheless refuse to believe in them, there's no further proof I can produce. So I suppose that makes you correct. I don't know, it always seems to me there's an undercurrent of industry is honest and government is not in these arguments. But you're right, I shouldn't have made the assumption that you were suggesting a code of ethics might keep corporations honest sans regulation. Not only did I not say it, but nobody says it. There are no defenses of free markets reliant upon such ludicrous assumptions. The arguments are either based on observation (observe that wealth is proportional to economic freedom), or morals (only voluntary transactions preserve human dignity). If I, like you, had no idea how naked self-interest could paradoxically result in good quality at affordable prices, my worldview would be equally depressive. Left to themselves, I would think that companies would charge infinite prices for abysmal goods, and only regulation enables consumers to survive. How complete communism doesn't follow from that is beyond me. Do you really have any reasons why the government should not regulate all production and distribution? Why wouldn't consumers benefit from this?
RE: [videoblogging] It begins...
The Internets were largely, if I recall, developed by private companies (like BBN) under (D)ARPA grant. While the funding came from .gov, the innovation came from .com. Soon thereafter .com pretty much took over, no? -Original Message- From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eddie Codel Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 5:37 PM To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [videoblogging] It begins... You mean like the Internet? Hi Charles! On Jan 18, 2008 2:05 PM, Charles HOPE [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Judging from some of the attitudes here, one might be inclined to think that vlogging was invented by the government and promoted by grants. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links
RE: [videoblogging] Re: It begins...
The real world isn't black and white, even if we'd like it to be. There are varying degrees of regulation. Some regulation can be good. Stifling regulation is rarely, if ever, good. Pink unicorns may have managed to bring us a chocolate river while some regulation existed, but you'd be hard-pressed to make a case for regulation on this basis. -Original Message- From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 6:05 PM To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Subject: [videoblogging] Re: It begins... --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Charles HOPE [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Eddie! There are probably fewer than five people on this list that would find any value in the old-school ARPANET the government gave us decades ago. Everything newer than that, and the cheap hardware and software that made vlogging possible, is a chocolate river brought to us by pink unicorns. Who, amazingly, were able to do so under government regulation. Your argument is still as empty as air. Chris Yahoo! Groups Links
RE: [videoblogging] Re: It begins...
While I generally agree with you that corporations are not automatically evil, that government is not automatically good and that free markets are wonderful, I still find it curious that you insist that there are no defenses of free markets reliant upon such ludicrous assumptions. I'm sure there are people out there who make such arguments... I've heard such arguments. You may reject them as invalid, but that doesn't mean that they don't exist. By the way... where do I get a pink unicorn? I want one. -Original Message- From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Charles HOPE Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 7:29 PM To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [videoblogging] Re: It begins... Chris wrote: --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Charles HOPE [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why do you put honor system in quotes? I never used that phrase. It wasn't the honor system or any other sort of kindness that put cheap cell phones in the hands of nearly everybody in the West, rich and poor. It was pink unicorns. We are literally surrounded by the gifts bestowed by pink unicorns, and whenever pink unicorns are abolished, people become miserable, but if you nevertheless refuse to believe in them, there's no further proof I can produce. So I suppose that makes you correct. I don't know, it always seems to me there's an undercurrent of industry is honest and government is not in these arguments. But you're right, I shouldn't have made the assumption that you were suggesting a code of ethics might keep corporations honest sans regulation. Not only did I not say it, but nobody says it. There are no defenses of free markets reliant upon such ludicrous assumptions. The arguments are either based on observation (observe that wealth is proportional to economic freedom), or morals (only voluntary transactions preserve human dignity). If I, like you, had no idea how naked self-interest could paradoxically result in good quality at affordable prices, my worldview would be equally depressive. Left to themselves, I would think that companies would charge infinite prices for abysmal goods, and only regulation enables consumers to survive. How complete communism doesn't follow from that is beyond me. Do you really have any reasons why the government should not regulate all production and distribution? Why wouldn't consumers benefit from this? Yahoo! Groups Links
Re: [videoblogging] Re: It begins...
Chris wrote: --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Charles HOPE [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry if I'm not willing to place implicit trust in this mystical honor system you seem to believe in, that will magically rein in these entities that have so far shown no compunctions against raping the planet, exploiting Third World labor and generally screwing the underclass. Why do you put honor system in quotes? I never used that phrase. It wasn't the honor system or any other sort of kindness that put cheap cell phones in the hands of nearly everybody in the West, rich and poor. It was pink unicorns. We are literally surrounded by the gifts bestowed by pink unicorns, and whenever pink unicorns are abolished, people become miserable, but if you nevertheless refuse to believe in them, there's no further proof I can produce. So I suppose that makes you correct.
Re: [videoblogging] Re: It begins...
Chris wrote: --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Charles HOPE [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Eddie! There are probably fewer than five people on this list that would find any value in the old-school ARPANET the government gave us decades ago. Everything newer than that, and the cheap hardware and software that made vlogging possible, is a chocolate river brought to us by pink unicorns. Who, amazingly, were able to do so under government regulation. Your argument is still as empty as air. I can see how my arguments would appear empty to anybody who can't distinguish between having benefited from and in spite of. They can observe plucky survival under harsh conditions, and credit the survival upon the treacherous conditions instead of the brave survivors! What's more, I don't believe I can disprove such a claim.
[videoblogging] Re: It begins...
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Brook Hinton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there some equivalent to Godwin's Law regarding free market fights? There should be. Rule Number One: You do not talk about Free Market Fight Club. ;) Chris
[videoblogging] Re: It begins...
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Brian Richardson - WhatTheCast? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Something tells me if I needed the government to do that for me it would cost $30,000 in somebody elses tax dollars, take two weeks to produce and sound like it was recorded on a Victrola ... and me in a format unreadable unless your audio system runs ADA or FORTRAN. I don't think anybody, short of a few free market utopians, suggested that anybody was arguing the government should be doing everything for everybody. I and a few people were simply arguing that government regulation of business is necessary, to maintain things like honest and fair trade, safety of products, humane wage and working conditions for those making those products, and minimal environmental damage in the manufacturing and use of those products. So far, nobody's argument has succeeded in convincing me that lifting all regulation would magically transform America into a fairytale land of chocolate rivers and pink unicorns. Chris
[videoblogging] Alternatives to ning? (Was Re: Video a week, evolved)
Hi Chris, cross my fingers? :) You may want to try: http://mefeedia.com/tags/semanal08/videostream_widgets/ (this is available for any tag) We are working on developing something even better in this area, and have taken the wish list posted by Rupert on the Ning site as a starting point. Anyone can add to that wish list, or feel free to post your wishes here, or our user group, or email me directly: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/mefeedia-users/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Regards, Frank http://www.mefeedia.com - Discovery the Video Web --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Eh, I'll probably just use mefeedia and cross my fingers... Chris --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, David King davidleeking@ wrote: The only other easy solution I can think of is the tagging thing - ie., everyone upload to Blip and use the same tag. Then subscribe to the rss feed for that search. But that breaks down if people are using YouTube or other non-blip places to upload their videos. Just some thoughts... David On Jan 18, 2008 1:43 PM, Chris cjburdick@ wrote: --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman jay.dedman@ wrote: i dont think there are any plug and play systems you can install for group projects. Ning certainly does make it easy and they do let you customize. they own the content as far as i can see. I've no aversion to stitching together my own Frankenstein community using Blogger, Pbwiki, etc. for the individual pages. My question now is what to use to aggregate the videos in the challenge. I had thought mefeedia was the way to go, but I just did a test search for tagged videos of my own that have been sitting up on blip since the beginning of January, and found only one video of three bearing the same tag. Chris -- David King davidleeking.com - blog http://davidleeking.com/etc - videoblog [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: It begins...
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Charles HOPE [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If I, like you, had no idea how naked self-interest could paradoxically result in good quality at affordable prices, my worldview would be equally depressive. Arguments of quality and price are not the whole of the argument. There's environmental impact, fair treatment of labor and a whole lot of other factors that I don't feel an unregulated free market would adequately address. But I'm tired of this discussion, so have fun dreaming your little dreamy dreams of an anarchy that somehow doesn't end up looking like the second Mad Max movie... Chris
Re: [videoblogging] It begins...
Hey Eddie! There are probably fewer than five people on this list that would find any value in the old-school ARPANET the government gave us decades ago. Everything newer than that, and the cheap hardware and software that made vlogging possible, is a chocolate river brought to us by pink unicorns. Eddie Codel wrote: You mean like the Internet? Hi Charles! On Jan 18, 2008 2:05 PM, Charles HOPE [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Judging from some of the attitudes here, one might be inclined to think that vlogging was invented by the government and promoted by grants. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links
Re: [videoblogging] Alternatives to ning? (Was Re: Video a week, evolved)
The only other easy solution I can think of is the tagging thing - ie., everyone upload to Blip and use the same tag. Then subscribe to the rss feed for that search. But that breaks down if people are using YouTube or other non-blip places to upload their videos. Just some thoughts... David On Jan 18, 2008 1:43 PM, Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i dont think there are any plug and play systems you can install for group projects. Ning certainly does make it easy and they do let you customize. they own the content as far as i can see. I've no aversion to stitching together my own Frankenstein community using Blogger, Pbwiki, etc. for the individual pages. My question now is what to use to aggregate the videos in the challenge. I had thought mefeedia was the way to go, but I just did a test search for tagged videos of my own that have been sitting up on blip since the beginning of January, and found only one video of three bearing the same tag. Chris -- David King davidleeking.com - blog http://davidleeking.com/etc - videoblog [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: Fair use in the Digital Age
Ok we will call it a lakeside discussion ;) Heath http://batmangeek.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jay, I think this would make for an interesting panel at vloggercamp! Not only fair use, but the overall effect of linking, etc cool! though I think at Vloggercamp we should have no panels. we can have workshops or time to hang out and talk about these things by a lake with no wifi. you, Bill and David Meade (and other midwest vloggers) should start thinking of some kind of structure. Jay -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790 Professional: http://ryanishungry.com Personal: http://momentshowing.net Photos: http://flickr.com/photos/jaydedman/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/jaydedman RSS: http://tinyurl.com/yqgdt9
[videoblogging] Alternatives to ning? (Was Re: Video a week, evolved)
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i dont think there are any plug and play systems you can install for group projects. Ning certainly does make it easy and they do let you customize. they own the content as far as i can see. I've no aversion to stitching together my own Frankenstein community using Blogger, Pbwiki, etc. for the individual pages. My question now is what to use to aggregate the videos in the challenge. I had thought mefeedia was the way to go, but I just did a test search for tagged videos of my own that have been sitting up on blip since the beginning of January, and found only one video of three bearing the same tag. Chris
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Fair use in the Digital Age
I think Jay is right from the creators' perspective, but I would like to look at this from a different angle, namely the relationship between a video maker and the subject. When I ask for permission to photograph someone without a written release, I usually explain why I am taking the video and what it will be used for. Often it is implicitly understood. Neither I nor my subjects have had any problems with this. However, if someone grabs that same material and re-edits it or embeds it in another site, then it interferes with the trust between me and my subject. i hear you. you are perfectly laying out the crux of the question. If you replace video/photograph with text, does this change the argument? Why? If I interview you for a newspaper, there is never any issue if someone else uses that quote for another text work. its just understood that my interview becomes part of the larger conversation. As John said, if im just ripping off parts of your video because Im lazy, bad news. Just like if I plagerize by stealing your text as my own. But if Im using parts of your video to build on a bigger conversation, why are the rules different for video and text? remember, the majority of videoblogs is not TV or movies. it is moments, commentary, and conversations. Jay -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790 Professional: http://ryanishungry.com Personal: http://momentshowing.net Photos: http://flickr.com/photos/jaydedman/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/jaydedman RSS: http://tinyurl.com/yqgdt9
[videoblogging] Re: Fair use in the Digital Age
Jay, I think this would make for an interesting panel at vloggercamp! Not only fair use, but the overall effect of linking, etc Heath http://batmangeek.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Two laywers (one from NBC, the other from Columbia law school) are discussing what fair use these days when it come to remixing. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/16/830/ NBC laywer says, fair use is not a right, a misconception and misstatement frequently made these days. you can imagine how the conversation goes from here. This is a really interesting argument in light of the issue that John had over at Total Vom: http://www.detrimentalinformation.com/2008/01/my_legal_struggle_with_c hristi.html As ive said before, its strange that it's totally accepted and encouraged for text bloggers to use text from other sources to build their own work. The lawyer from Columbia uses the example of the NY Times Book review using quotes from books without fear. This makes for a healthy media ecosystem. So why would online video be any different? Jay -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790 Professional: http://ryanishungry.com Personal: http://momentshowing.net Photos: http://flickr.com/photos/jaydedman/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/jaydedman RSS: http://tinyurl.com/yqgdt9
[videoblogging] Alternatives to ning? (Was Re: Video a week, evolved)
Ive not tried any white label social networking stuff myself but this comparison chart may be useful to you: http://www.techcrunch.com/wp-content/wlsn_comparison_chart.html Cheers Steve Elbows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman jay.dedman@ wrote: Rupert, Zenuno, and I have been a little bothered by Ning. Dont like how it sends notifications emails without the message text (only link to site). Plus it doesnt look like we can get access to the info we're all posting (like the database) So we are moving over to http://semanal.org. Are there any ning alternatives for us non-techies, for whom a customized WordPress site isn't an option? I've a hankering to set up my own vlog challenge community, but would rather run my own AdSense ads than ning's (and I don't want to pay $19.95 a month for that option). Suggestions? Chris
Re: [videoblogging] Re: It begins...
Actually this was one of the more civil discussions I've seen here in recent months, although hilariously cynical and sarcastic at points. Enjoyed reading it. Some good points all around, I learned a couple things to boot, and was confused thoroughly by others. Like, do these river-dwelling unicorns have gills? What governing agency regulates the flow of chocolate? On Jan 18, 2008 8:17 PM, Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Arguments of quality and price are not the whole of the argument. There's environmental impact, fair treatment of labor and a whole lot of other factors that I don't feel an unregulated free market would adequately address. But I'm tired of this discussion, so have fun dreaming your little dreamy dreams of an anarchy that somehow doesn't end up looking like the second Mad Max movie... Chris Actually, I rescind that last little dig. I'm sick of the vitriol, on my end as well as on yours. I apologize for any language in my arguments that was unnecessarily incendiary. I don't agree with you, but I don't bear you any personal ill will. Okay, NOW I'm out of the thread. ;) No hard feelings, Chris 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: Tubemogul Inquiry
I have used this Tubemogul since the last week of December. I have been able to upload videos on 12 sites once. Not paid so far. Here are some pros and cons about the Tubemogul. 1. Pros: absolutely free 2. Pros: the statistisics to show how many people watched each day on each site and each video with graphs: it's owesome. 3. Cons: Uploading takes time, 4. not happy about the process to upload: not accurate sometimes For instance, it shows that my video has not been upload on Dailymotion then I checked it on Dailymotion and it shows that the video already showed and played on the site. I can't depend on the processing results on after uploaded I have recommeded this site to other people. Fearlessly, Py Kim Conant Author of Sex Secrets of an American Geisha http://www.AmericanGeishaHouse.com http://www.MySpace.com/PyKim 310-498-7528 (cell) 310-822-9015 (home, Los Angeles) - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] It begins...
Is there some equivalent to Godwin's Law regarding free market fights? There should be. Brook ___ Brook Hinton film/video/audio art www.brookhinton.com studio vlog/blog: www.brookhinton.com/temporalab
Re: [videoblogging] Re: It begins...
On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 5:45 pm, Chris wrote: I don't think anybody, short of a few free market utopians, suggested that anybody was arguing the government should be doing everything for everybody. True, but it seems people want someone to save them if the cable company decides to charge per megabyte rather than how they do now ... I'm not sure how that went into the anti-corporate conversational generator, but it did seem to bring out a lot of companies are the sux0r. Just thought another side did need to come out. (Sidenote: yes, I know the original project that created what we call The Internet was a DoD grant to create a distributed network. However, its growth and adoption is thanks to government removing restrictions on its use.) -- Brian Richardson - http://whatthecast.com - http://siliconchef.com - http://dragoncontv.com - http://www.3chip.com
[videoblogging] Re: It begins...
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Arguments of quality and price are not the whole of the argument. There's environmental impact, fair treatment of labor and a whole lot of other factors that I don't feel an unregulated free market would adequately address. But I'm tired of this discussion, so have fun dreaming your little dreamy dreams of an anarchy that somehow doesn't end up looking like the second Mad Max movie... Chris Actually, I rescind that last little dig. I'm sick of the vitriol, on my end as well as on yours. I apologize for any language in my arguments that was unnecessarily incendiary. I don't agree with you, but I don't bear you any personal ill will. Okay, NOW I'm out of the thread. ;) No hard feelings, Chris
Re: [videoblogging] It begins...
On Jan 18, 2008, at 2:54 PM, Charles HOPE wrote: There are probably fewer than five people on this list that would find any value in the old-school ARPANET the government gave us decades ago. btw, who are the other four? Hey, Mr RichardShow, are you one? our particular kind of value back then was using the ARPANET to connect from UCSB to Moffet Field where we were teaching *long* division to one of the first parallel processing computers (the ILLIAC IV, 128 parallel CPU's, fun with FORTRAN). at night we used it to play the game RISK using the net. my housemate Bert was a master. He'd hack the code to change the land masses mid-game and lock up your navy in a big inland sea. wish we had video back then please pardon the acid flashback :) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: It begins...
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Charles HOPE [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why do you put honor system in quotes? I never used that phrase. It wasn't the honor system or any other sort of kindness that put cheap cell phones in the hands of nearly everybody in the West, rich and poor. It was pink unicorns. We are literally surrounded by the gifts bestowed by pink unicorns, and whenever pink unicorns are abolished, people become miserable, but if you nevertheless refuse to believe in them, there's no further proof I can produce. So I suppose that makes you correct. I don't know, it always seems to me there's an undercurrent of industry is honest and government is not in these arguments. But you're right, I shouldn't have made the assumption that you were suggesting a code of ethics might keep corporations honest sans regulation. Because the fact remains NOTHING would. Hmmm... cell phones, affordable and ubiquitous. In a REGULATED economy. If what these pink unicorns bestow include mine collapses, tainted pet food, frequent e coli outbreaks, lead in toys, dwindling ice caps and mass species endangerment, then you're right... we ARE literally surrounded. But I wouldn't call the steaming pink piles your unicorns leave gifts. Chris
[videoblogging] Re: It begins...
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Charles HOPE [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Eddie! There are probably fewer than five people on this list that would find any value in the old-school ARPANET the government gave us decades ago. Everything newer than that, and the cheap hardware and software that made vlogging possible, is a chocolate river brought to us by pink unicorns. Who, amazingly, were able to do so under government regulation. Your argument is still as empty as air. Chris
Re: [videoblogging] It begins...
dear america, you are truly becoming a third world nation ruled by corporations. sincerely, noneck ps - it's great to see that after 6 months traveling the globe, america is starting to take after other innovation leaders... i for one can't wait to get back to dial up! i love pine
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Tubemogul Inquiry (and morph into for-pay services)
I have been working with them for some time. I upload almost daily a new episode to cross post elsewhere. So far have not received any notices about limits or about fees. I like the convenience, the interface, and the stats (assuming they're as accurate as to be expected - but don't get me started on that topic!) They have very good reporting features - by site and/or as aggregate and you can get your reports emailed to you daily or weekly. They recently added auto upload to blip tho I haven't tried that yet. It's on my to do list. I've also met them in person, like them, and yes they are Berkeley - East Bay Northern California. Very smart and have received some funding. I hope they develop a paid model because I want them to stay around. With the economy on the skids I want to support valid business models and am happy - happy! to pay for services that make my life easier or [fill in the blank here]. We as producers want to be paid. Being willing to pay is part of the circle IMO and I personally would like to see more exploration of sustainability so we can continue to create and be supported and support others who create. It's could be a sub-species of the socially responsible investing movement which says put your money where your heart is. Hey - it's Aloha Friday! Hope you all are wearing your flowered shirts and sarongs! Rox On Jan 18, 2008 9:21 AM, Jay dedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, rumors have been going around that they're about to go to a paid model. In fact, someone I know was contacted by them yesterday saying he'd gone over the submitting new limit and they wanted to discuss a paid model with him Note: They did not delete his account. To their credit, they didn't charge him either, they just said they wanted to talk about it. Great service, and I'd still use it unless it was too expensive. I think they work out of Oakland. its definitely a start-up with a business plan. yo should email Mark and ask him. Jay -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790 Professional: http://ryanishungry.com Personal: http://momentshowing.net Photos: http://flickr.com/photos/jaydedman/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/jaydedman RSS: http://tinyurl.com/yqgdt9 -- Roxanne Darling o ke kai means of the sea in hawaiian Join us at the reef! Mermaid videos, geeks talking, and lots more http://reef.beachwalks.tv 808-384-5554 Video -- http://www.beachwalks.tv Company -- http://www.barefeetstudios.com Twitter-- http://www.twitter.com/roxannedarling [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Comparing Flash encoding across different sites
Here is very interesting research comparing different ways that various sites (blip.tv, Veoh, Vimeo, Google Video and YouTube) encode Flash video. http://hastalavistavista.wordpress.com/category/video-datasheets/
Re: [videoblogging] Alternatives to ning? (Was Re: Video a week, evolved)
Are there any ning alternatives for us non-techies, for whom a customized WordPress site isn't an option? I've a hankering to set up my own vlog challenge community, but would rather run my own AdSense ads than ning's (and I don't want to pay $19.95 a month for that option). Suggestions? i dont think there are any plug and play systems you can install for group projects. Ning certainly does make it easy and they do let you customize. they own the content as far as i can see. Wordpress certainly has a learning curve, but it's pretty easy to set up. though im not sure it solves all our problems, we do need to have an open solution for group video projects. i like them. Jay -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790 Professional: http://ryanishungry.com Personal: http://momentshowing.net Photos: http://flickr.com/photos/jaydedman/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/jaydedman RSS: http://tinyurl.com/yqgdt9
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Fair use in the Digital Age
Jay, I think this would make for an interesting panel at vloggercamp! Not only fair use, but the overall effect of linking, etc cool! though I think at Vloggercamp we should have no panels. we can have workshops or time to hang out and talk about these things by a lake with no wifi. you, Bill and David Meade (and other midwest vloggers) should start thinking of some kind of structure. Jay -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790 Professional: http://ryanishungry.com Personal: http://momentshowing.net Photos: http://flickr.com/photos/jaydedman/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/jaydedman RSS: http://tinyurl.com/yqgdt9
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Tubemogul Inquiry
Yes, rumors have been going around that they're about to go to a paid model. In fact, someone I know was contacted by them yesterday saying he'd gone over the submitting new limit and they wanted to discuss a paid model with him Note: They did not delete his account. To their credit, they didn't charge him either, they just said they wanted to talk about it. Great service, and I'd still use it unless it was too expensive. I think they work out of Oakland. its definitely a start-up with a business plan. yo should email Mark and ask him. Jay -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790 Professional: http://ryanishungry.com Personal: http://momentshowing.net Photos: http://flickr.com/photos/jaydedman/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/jaydedman RSS: http://tinyurl.com/yqgdt9
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Tubemogul Inquiry
fwiw, i met mark rotblat from tubemogul last year at a vlogger meetup i got the impression that this was intended to be a for-pay service. However, upon looking at the current site, i see nothing about pricing for more than the 10 vid limit. markus On Jan 18, 2008, at 10:24 AM, Bill Cammack wrote: I don't use Tubemogul, but a bunch of people here have mentioned that they like it. I haven't heard anything about them having a limit on their uploads or having to pay for anything. -- [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] It begins...
On Jan 18, 2008, at 2:54 PM, Charles HOPE wrote: There are probably fewer than five people on this list that would find any value in the old-school ARPANET the government gave us decades ago. Everything newer than that, and the cheap hardware and software that made vlogging possible, is a chocolate river brought to us by pink unicorns. the role that the government played is the equivalent of an associate producer ;) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] A technical question:
On Jan 18, 2008, at 2:18 PM, geoffdgeorge wrote: So, I recently took a trip to San Francisco, and I wanted to use some footage from old tourism videos of the city that I found on the Internet Archive. Most of the videos there are either MPEG-4 or MPEG- 2 files, and here's where the problem comes in: I edit with Final Cut Express. When I try and import the MPEG-4 files, the program tells me it's an invalid file type. When I try and import the MPEG-2 files I get the video, but I lose the sound. Do I have to convert the MPEG files to .MOV files? Is there a free way to do this, or do I have to purchase Quicktime Pro? The solution to this problem may be fairly obvious, but I am not tech savvy, so any help would be appreciated. which of the archive mpeg4 files are you using? you probably know, but be sure it's the one that ends with _edit.mp4 in the url (the so called 'hi-res' version) i have not had any problem editing these with quicktime pro or in imovie. i don't know about FCP, but lots of folks here have utilized these videos, so someone here should be able to relay experiences using FCP. i've also accessed the mpeg-2 files using quicktime pro with the mpeg-2 addition (yet another QT tax). this was unsatisfactory for two reasons (1) the apple addon is for playback only, not editing and (2) most of the mpeg2's on archive suck in quality (imho). the mpeg4 edit versions are more recent and seem to have been created with more care than the mpeg2's. In fact, the mpeg2's often don't even open in anything (after a 2GB or more download!!!); just a bad file in those cases. alternatively, you could look at the other internet archive where they *sell* the high quality versions of these. both are run by the same folks. markus [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Alternatives to ning? (Was Re: Video a week, evolved)
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rupert, Zenuno, and I have been a little bothered by Ning. Dont like how it sends notifications emails without the message text (only link to site). Plus it doesnt look like we can get access to the info we're all posting (like the database) So we are moving over to http://semanal.org. Are there any ning alternatives for us non-techies, for whom a customized WordPress site isn't an option? I've a hankering to set up my own vlog challenge community, but would rather run my own AdSense ads than ning's (and I don't want to pay $19.95 a month for that option). Suggestions? Chris
Re: [videoblogging] Re: It begins...
Steve Watkins wrote: Sometimes maybe but other times the regulations are there for very good reasons, such as public health. Would removing regulation of advertising benefit the honest? Deregulation of the banking sector in recent decades plays a large part in the financial nightmare that has begun. That wasn't deregulation, it was partial regulation, where profits are privatized and losses are socialized. Under deregulation, you could start your own bank right now. Let's see you get away with that! I would certainly agree that one function of regulation is to make certain sectors inaccessible to smaller players, ut it often puts some shackles on the corporations too. Many times the lobbying they engage in is designed to weaken the regulation (eg food labelling). From the perspective of Big Business, the ideal amount of regulation is a hurdle high enough for only them to overcome. So sometimes it needs a little readjustment! However, Big Business never prefers complete deregulation, which is a fact that critics of the free market need to recognize. Corrupt and unfair it may be, but I still prefer the rule of law to a free-for-all. As for network scarcity, I dont find it easy to fully understand the realities. If things were more open, then the near monopolies of the telecoms companies could certainly be overcome. They will abuse their position, just like they did with traditional telecoms over the decades. Traditional telecoms exist as government protected monopolies, and even after being deregulated in the United States, were still completely subject to the FCC. Communication monopolies are created and protected by governments. A market would make much more efficient use of wireless spectrum, and permit competitors to string up and bury so many more cables, such that any company with an unpopular tiered-pricing system, the like of which is under discussion, would simply be hurting themselves. Under the current context of regulation, our only recourse is to throw money at our Congressmen, and if Big Business outspends us and wins, at least we can take consolation that we remain safe under the rule of law.
[videoblogging] Re: Comparing Flash encoding across different sites
Thanks for the link - excellent reading! We have found that the abandonment rate goes up exponentially when the user has to wait more than 3 seconds for a video to load. YouTube consistently delivers on this playback experience - partially because of their philosophy on bitrate and partially because of the $$$ they have put into CDN. Blip has gotten a lot better in this area recently too. Regards, Frank --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Charles HOPE [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here is very interesting research comparing different ways that various sites (blip.tv, Veoh, Vimeo, Google Video and YouTube) encode Flash video. http://hastalavistavista.wordpress.com/category/video-datasheets/
Re: [videoblogging] Re: It begins...
yay! Ron Watson http://k9disc.blip.tv http://k9disc.com http://discdogradio.com http://pawsitivevybe.com On Jan 18, 2008, at 11:53 AM, Chris wrote: --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Charles HOPE [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All of you are assuming network scarcity. Networks are only scarce when regulated by a government (FCC, USPS, et al.) Most government regulation is designed by large corporate lobbyists to thwart competition pressure from smaller players. Deregulation benefits the honest. Deregulation benefits monopolists, polluters and sweatshop operators. Also, Ayn Rand was full of crap. ;) Chris [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
RE: [videoblogging] Re: Tubemogul Inquiry
Yes, rumors have been going around that they're about to go to a paid model. In fact, someone I know was contacted by them yesterday saying he'd gone over the submitting new limit and they wanted to discuss a paid model with him. Note: They did not delete his account. To their credit, they didn't charge him either, they just said they wanted to talk about it. Great service, and I'd still use it unless it was too expensive. Jim Kukral Watch my Daily Flip promo video show: http://www.jimkukral.com/the-daily-flip/ From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Cammack Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 1:24 PM To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Subject: [videoblogging] Re: Tubemogul Inquiry I don't use Tubemogul, but a bunch of people here have mentioned that they like it. I haven't heard anything about them having a limit on their uploads or having to pay for anything. -- Bill http://BillCammack.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com mailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com , jt_hanner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everyone, Has anyone ever had to pay to use tubemogul.com or do you know if there is a limit per month or year on how many videos you can upload? Thank you, Jill [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: Tubemogul Inquiry
I don't use Tubemogul, but a bunch of people here have mentioned that they like it. I haven't heard anything about them having a limit on their uploads or having to pay for anything. -- Bill http://BillCammack.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, jt_hanner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everyone, Has anyone ever had to pay to use tubemogul.com or do you know if there is a limit per month or year on how many videos you can upload? Thank you, Jill
Re: [videoblogging] It begins...
All of you are assuming network scarcity. Networks are only scarce when regulated by a government (FCC, USPS, et al.) Most government regulation is designed by large corporate lobbyists to thwart competition pressure from smaller players. Deregulation benefits the honest. David Meade wrote: Yeah the scary stuffs starts when they start saying Video costs $1 ... unless you're getting it from the Comcast Media Store - then its free! That violates net neutrality. It's also worth remembering that from the ISP standpoint - the publisher/hoster IS paying for the bandwidth used ... so some could argue here they're charging at both ends for the same thing.
[videoblogging] Alternatives to ning? (Was Re: Video a week, evolved)
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Steve Watkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ive not tried any white label social networking stuff myself but this comparison chart may be useful to you: http://www.techcrunch.com/wp-content/wlsn_comparison_chart.html Thanks, Steve. This definitely gives me a better idea of what's out there. Chris
Re: [videoblogging] It begins...
Brian Richardson - WhatTheCast? wrote: My cell provider gives me the option for a flat rate SMS email plan, which is one reason I use them over other providers. For every per-megabyte cable provider there will be an alternative all you can suck WiMAX or DSL provider. But surely these low prices must be due to regulation! Otherwise, the phone companies could charge whatever they wanted, and we would be paying $thousands a month for phone service, no? It's choice thanks to economics, the same economics that make it possible for regular citizens to affordably get into online content production. Judging from some of the attitudes here, one might be inclined to think that vlogging was invented by the government and promoted by grants.
Re: [videoblogging] Re: A technical question:
Simpler than ffmpegx is Mpeg Streamclip. You do need to have either Compressor, DVD Studio Pro, or purchase the quicktime mpeg2 component though, but the program itself is free: www.squared5.com Basically, yes, you need to get the files out of a temporally compressed format and into something more FCP-friendly, and do it with a program that can demux the mpeg2 files in the process. Brook ___ Brook Hinton film/video/audio art www.brookhinton.com studio vlog/blog: www.brookhinton.com/temporalab
