[videoblogging] Re: camera advice

2008-03-27 Thread Heath
Has anyone had any problems with the Panasonic DVX100B and shooting in 16:9? Heath --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Heath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was wondering if anyone had any experience with the below models Panasonic Pro AG-DVX100B Sony HVR-A1U CMOS High Definition

[videoblogging] Re: camera advice

2008-03-27 Thread Stan Hirson, Sarah Jones
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, josheklow [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm shopping around for a new camera for vlogging as well as other video projects. Will the camera be hand-held? So far the discussion has been about specs and image quality somehow devoid from the shooter. I

[videoblogging] Mac, Final Cut and AVIs

2008-03-27 Thread miglsd27
I´m having a problem with my photocameras AVI files. I´ve been using them for a long time with my Mac and Final Cut, but something happened and Final Cut and the Finder explode everytime I try to use a AVI movie. Oddly mpeg stream clip does not. Anyone had a similar problem? Any ideas?

[videoblogging] Re: Mac, Final Cut and AVIs

2008-03-27 Thread Steve Garfield
I just open the .avi files in QuickTime and export as full DV, then bring into FCP to edit. Solves all the rendering and timeline issues. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, miglsd27 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I´m having a problem with my photocameras AVI files. I´ve been using them for a

[videoblogging] Re: Mac, Final Cut and AVIs

2008-03-27 Thread Bill Cammack
Sounds like you upgraded your Quicktime. I can run AVIs on my old OS, but they explode finder in Tiger and the latest upgrade of Quicktime I've bothered to do. Do what Steve says, or do the same thing using mpeg streamclip. Bill http://BillCammack.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com,

Re: [videoblogging] Re: camera advice

2008-03-27 Thread Brook Hinton
On the other hand there is an argument to be made AGAINST shoulder mounted ENG style cameras for handheld use, depending on one's goals. Straight doc and news style shooting, yup, great, stability, relative lack of body pain and otherwise good ergonomics. But once you need to go into a wider range

[videoblogging] Collecting stats on wordpress.com

2008-03-27 Thread jimmyjay24
My vlog host is wordpress.com. I'm trying to decide what stats to collect and how to get them. Eventually, I may want to show stats to potential advertisers. I'd appreciate any info, specifically: 1) What are the must-have stats? wordpress.com gives page views but not unique visitor counts and it

[videoblogging] Sample budgets for indie DV/HD features?

2008-03-27 Thread Chris
Anybody know of any good places to look at sample budgets (or better still, real world budgets) of some shot-on-digital microbudget indie features? Yes, I'm just foolhardy enough to want to turn my goofy vlog project into a movie. Also, what are the advantages of using a funding source like

Re: [videoblogging] Wordpress vs Blogger for Vloggers

2008-03-27 Thread John Coffey
Heath, I second the book that Mr Verdi is suggesting, Head Start HTML CSS. I'm half way thru it but take in a little bit each day. Besides, don't you want your own domain name and not one owned by blogger? John --- Michael Verdi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Heath, I don't know if this helps

Re: [videoblogging] Wordpress vs Blogger for Vloggers

2008-03-27 Thread Markus Sandy
On Mar 27, 2008, at 11:40 AM, John Coffey wrote: Besides, don't you want your own domain name and not one owned by blogger? it has always been possible to use your own domain with Blogger http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?hl=enanswer=55373 [Non-text portions of this message have

[videoblogging] Comcast reverses policy on bit torrent protocol

2008-03-27 Thread Jay dedman
This is a good news that public pressure has encouraged Comcast to actually work with their customers. http://tinyurl.com/33jrya It includes an interesting section about the idea that they should charge people by their bandwidth usage. The freemarket might not like that. On Thursday, Comcast

Re: [videoblogging] Wordpress vs Blogger for Vloggers

2008-03-27 Thread Michael Verdi
On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 1:48 PM, Markus Sandy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: it has always been possible to use your own domain with Blogger http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?hl=enanswer=55373 Yeah that totally true. I hosted my blogger blog on my own url from the very beginning. - Verdi

Re: [videoblogging] Collecting stats on wordpress.com

2008-03-27 Thread Jay dedman
1) What are the must-have stats? wordpress.com gives page views but not unique visitor counts and it does not give clickthoughs on its feed. im not the best one to answer. but if you look at Federated Media...they seem to charge by page views: http://www.federatedmedia.net/authors/index Your

[videoblogging] Flip camera

2008-03-27 Thread Jay dedman
David Pogue from the NYTimes did a review on the Flip camera: http://tinyurl.com/2k7d2j I've used the camera a little bit last year...and loved that it has the USB connection right in the camera. I had to download a piece of software to watch the videos I shot though..that was annoying. The

[videoblogging] Re: new site

2008-03-27 Thread Sheila English
Hey Chuck! I love the site! I went to glance at it and got stuck there for almost an hour. lol Sheila --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Chuck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Everyone, I'm starting a new site around my video feed. It will sometimes be live and usually about digital

[videoblogging] Re: Wordpress vs Blogger for Vloggers

2008-03-27 Thread Heath
It's not the issue of Blogger owning it's the interface between the 2 platforms, at least for me...mass adoption is made possible by making things easy...it happens time and time again But the more I learn about wordpress, I do like the possiblities that you have especially for videoI just

[videoblogging] Re: Flip camera

2008-03-27 Thread Heath
Yea, I love my Cannon power shot, it really does take good videoand pretty good stills too! Heath http://batmangeek.com http://heathparks.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David Pogue from the NYTimes did a review on the Flip camera:

[videoblogging] Importing your blog from blogger to Wordpress

2008-03-27 Thread Heath
Does anyone here have an experience importing your blogger blog/vlog into Wordpress? I know they have an import your blogger thingy...but what about the video links, etc that is in place on my blogger account, my picture links, etc? Does all that transfer over as well, do I need to tweak it

Re: [videoblogging] Importing your blog from blogger to Wordpress

2008-03-27 Thread David Meade
never tried it, but I've got a test install of wordpress we can give it a try on. On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 6:46 PM, Heath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone here have an experience importing your blogger blog/vlog into Wordpress? I know they have an import your blogger thingy...but what

[videoblogging] Re: Importing your blog from blogger to Wordpress

2008-03-27 Thread pouringdownpix
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Heath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone here have an experience importing your blogger blog/vlog into Wordpress? I know they have an import your blogger thingy...but what about the video links, etc that is in place on my blogger account, my picture

[videoblogging] Re: Importing your blog from blogger to Wordpress

2008-03-27 Thread Heath
were you using Vpip at all? I am thinking for my Vpip video's I am going to have to tweak those.. Heath http://batmangeek.com http://heathparks.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, pouringdownpix [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Heath heathparks@ wrote:

[videoblogging] Re: Importing your blog from blogger to Wordpress

2008-03-27 Thread pouringdownpix
ah, those were the pre-vpip days. i remember them fondly. but, you know, without so much shininess. .d -- www.pouringdown.tv AIM/iChat pouringdownpix --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Heath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: were you using Vpip at all? I am thinking for my Vpip video's I am