[videoblogging] Re: Does the "Blog" format work for Vlogging anymore?

2008-12-10 Thread RatbagMedia
The core complication isn't so much video per se but the whole Web 2.0 multimedia explosion. Text is easy to format and showcase -- we've been laying it out for centuries -- but digital media is a major complication. I come from audio blogging/podcasting and the rot sets in when you try to combin

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Does the "Blog" format work for Vlogging anymore?

2008-12-10 Thread Jay dedman
> Then you have all your recent posts or ramdom postsmost don't take > advantage of the Video format or even the photo format to be > honest...there are a few that I have seen but again, they are a bit > hinky, I mean if I have to go into code, or read a freakin novel to > figure out how a plug

[videoblogging] Re: Does the "Blog" format work for Vlogging anymore?

2008-12-10 Thread Heath
Right, WP does have a lot of video plugins, and I do like WP as a way to have my "site", but on the video plugin front it seems most are just a way to collect random video's from YT, etc. Now I will admit I have not looked at all the video plugins but in this whole process of re-doing my sites, I

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Does the "Blog" format work for Vlogging anymore?

2008-12-10 Thread Ron Watson
Just drag and drop the folder onto your server and it's good to go. Crazy stuff, man! peace, Ron Watson http://k9disc.blip.tv http://k9disc.com http://discdogradio.com http://pawsitivevybe.com On Dec 10, 2008, at 6:11 PM, Ron Watson wrote: > Have you seen this? It's pretty sweet! > http://moc

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Does the "Blog" format work for Vlogging anymore?

2008-12-10 Thread Ron Watson
Have you seen this? It's pretty sweet! http://mochaui.com/demo/ Peace, Ron Watson http://k9disc.blip.tv http://k9disc.com http://discdogradio.com http://pawsitivevybe.com On Dec 10, 2008, at 5:40 PM, Jay dedman wrote: > On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 3:37 PM, Brook Hinton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrot

[videoblogging] Re: Editing Program > Publishing Options

2008-12-10 Thread myfirstmemorydotorg
How 'bout VideoSpin? That's what I use and despite it always crashing when I first open it, it works well on the second time :-) Cheers, MFM --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Jay dedman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > MM has all I need in way of bells and whistles but it has an extremely >

[videoblogging] Re: Does the "Blog" format work for Vlogging anymore?

2008-12-10 Thread myfirstmemorydotorg
Actually there is a nice drupal/WP template out there that does exactly that. I am trying to remember the name, but can't... I remember the basic theme was blue, 3 columns, with an old-mac feel to the module styling Cheers, MFM --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Jay dedman" <[EMAIL PROTEC

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Does the "Blog" format work for Vlogging anymore?

2008-12-10 Thread Jay dedman
On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 2:57 PM, Heath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The only "issue" and it's not really an issue is that you have to > manually define the related video's with Charles's plugin. It would > be nice if it just randomly selected related video's and have the > option to select one's yo

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Does the "Blog" format work for Vlogging anymore?

2008-12-10 Thread Jay dedman
On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 3:37 PM, Brook Hinton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm in the process of rethinking/redesigning my whole approach to online > video and videblogging. > The one thought that is solid now: decoupling the concept of > RSS/Subscribe-ability from presentation. The blog format is

Re: [videoblogging] Does the "Blog" format work for Vlogging anymore?

2008-12-10 Thread @sull
was just going to write the same thing, jay ;) On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 1:50 PM, Jay dedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> For me, I think there may be an element of needing more interlinked >> networking between producers - to allow people to browse outside of >> your own videos. Jesus, that sound

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Does the "Blog" format work for Vlogging anymore?

2008-12-10 Thread Brook Hinton
I'm in the process of rethinking/redesigning my whole approach to online video and videblogging. The one thought that is solid now: decoupling the concept of RSS/Subscribe-ability from presentation. The blog format is a convenient means of providing updates to the small subset of my viewers that us

[videoblogging] Re: Does the "Blog" format work for Vlogging anymore?

2008-12-10 Thread Heath
Yeah, Rupert it was your video that got me to thinking about all this even more than I currently was. Again I go back to there are some things I like, I think you can create a community with the blog format and it's easy...I think for me, it's more the layout than anything and I just want easi

[videoblogging] Re: Does the "Blog" format work for Vlogging anymore?

2008-12-10 Thread Heath
The only "issue" and it's not really an issue is that you have to manually define the related video's with Charles's plugin. It would be nice if it just randomly selected related video's and have the option to select one's yourself. And while I do like SIAB, there are still some drawbacks tha

Re: [videoblogging] Does the "Blog" format work for Vlogging anymore?

2008-12-10 Thread Ron Watson
Great! Another application to check out! downloaded and checking it out...lol peace, Ron Watson http://k9disc.blip.tv http://k9disc.com http://discdogradio.com http://pawsitivevybe.com On Dec 10, 2008, at 2:01 PM, schlomo rabinowitz wrote: > I've never been a fan of the blog format for video (

[videoblogging] photo cameras that shoot decent video

2008-12-10 Thread Mike Meiser
Howdy all, I've been looking at getting a new carry everywhere / do-it-all camera. I need something that takes non-proprietary batteries (AA) so as not to be caught without juice, that shoots photos primarily but also does decent video. I'm looking at IS (image stabilization), high ISO (1600, 32

Re: [videoblogging] Does the "Blog" format work for Vlogging anymore?

2008-12-10 Thread schlomo rabinowitz
I've never been a fan of the blog format for video (even when putting together the last Vloggercon, I was against making the site in the blog format, but was alone in that thought). Though I ended up not using it for my own personal videoblog site (many hours of discussion with web/dev friends stee

Re: [videoblogging] Does the "Blog" format work for Vlogging anymore?

2008-12-10 Thread Ron Watson
Together we can! lol! Community is the new capitalism: http://k9athlete.com/ > Community is More than Dollars and Cents > > If you haven't noticed, Community is becoming the new capitalism. > Banks, insurance companies, weapons manufacturers, all trying to > capitalize on the need for communi

Re: [videoblogging] Does the "Blog" format work for Vlogging anymore?

2008-12-10 Thread Jay dedman
> For me, I think there may be an element of needing more interlinked > networking between producers - to allow people to browse outside of > your own videos. Jesus, that sounds like a web-ring. But isn't that > the best thing about YouTube? That you can choose to see more videos > by the same pers

Re: [videoblogging] Re: For those interested in Open Source video....

2008-12-10 Thread Mike Meiser
Thanks Jay! I'll just be happy when VLC has perfected transcoding videos from any format to any format. In the ability to play any video format VLC and open source are far superior due their ability to skirt hundreds of different incompatible licensing issues. THis also means open source will cl

Re: [videoblogging] Does the "Blog" format work for Vlogging anymore?

2008-12-10 Thread Rupert
I did a video rant about this a couple of weeks ago. I've been thinking about different layouts and ways of presenting things since then. Great thoughts, Ron - particularly what you note how we're comfortable with line-by-line communication in a vertical format, but how it's limited the suc

Re: [videoblogging] Does the "Blog" format work for Vlogging anymore?

2008-12-10 Thread Ron Watson
Great topic, Heath! I've been doing online video since 1998, and I was very excited with the explosion of digital video in 2005. It was awesome! I dabbled with wordpress and the blog format for a while, but it was obvious to me rather quickly that the long vertical videoblog (and blog, for

Re: [videoblogging] Editing Program > Publishing Options

2008-12-10 Thread Jay dedman
> MM has all I need in way of bells and whistles but it has an extremely > annoying cut tool which I find very difficult to deploy the way I want. > So I'm learning to use VirtualDub which slices and dices like the best > kitchen helper tool. There's no comparison in the way Virtual Dub cuts > the

[videoblogging] Re: For those interested in Open Source video....

2008-12-10 Thread Jay dedman
> FOSS ("free and open source software") tools for video are still a long way > from competing with tools like FCP. > BUT open source video tools are moving forward. > The key is to get video creators to start talking to the FOSS developers. and for the really hardcore...there is http://openvideo

[videoblogging] For those interested in Open Source video....

2008-12-10 Thread Jay dedman
http://osvideo.constantvzw.org/ Open Source Video is a project of Constant, a Brussels based organisation > for Arts and Media. This weblog is a collective testsite for producing and > distributing open source video. Here we keep traces of experiments with > software for sharing and editing video,

[videoblogging] Re: Video on how to tell a story

2008-12-10 Thread Robert Croma
To me there's a large element of YAWN to the strictures and suggestions being proffered here on how to tell 'journalistic' video stories. How very very dull it all becomes when you tell people this is how you should do it if it's to be done "correctly". So terribly boring. "Watch those eyelines." "

Re: [videoblogging] Canon 5D Mark II

2008-12-10 Thread Scott Parent
Yes, back-ordered everywhere. I have called around though and most vendors think it will be 1-2 months until they have them. Some, like Best Buy actually says they'll be shipping in a couple of weeks... Crossing my fingers! -Scott On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 8:14 AM, Jay dedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> w

Re: [videoblogging] Presenting stills in video

2008-12-10 Thread Jay dedman
On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 11:15 PM, Adam Quirk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm looking for interesting ways to incorporate still photos into video. If > you've seen any interesting ways they have been presented, post a link. > Looking for alternatives to the tried and true Ken Burns style. sounds li

[videoblogging] Video on how to tell a story

2008-12-10 Thread Jay dedman
Nothing new here: http://www.nctj.com/resources.php But it's interesting to watch an old school journalist break down how a video news story is put together. I'm not sure ive ever consciously ever followed these steps. there does seem to be something much different about a "videoblog" story than a

Re: [videoblogging] YouTube Embed Customizer

2008-12-10 Thread Jay dedman
On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 8:46 PM, Jake Ludington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I know Twitter Vlog has a great script for building a high quality version > of a YouTube embed. I took it a slightly different direction and make it > easy for you to autostart videos, make them loop, and/or embed the high

Re: [videoblogging] Canon 5D Mark II

2008-12-10 Thread Jay dedman
On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 2:23 PM, Scott Parent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anyone have a chance to use this camera yet? I have been seeing the video this > produces and I'm blown away. I currently shoot with a Canon XH-A1 and I'm > seriously considering getting the 5D Mark II because of the quality

Re: [videoblogging] Does the "Blog" format work for Vlogging anymore?

2008-12-10 Thread Jay dedman
> However, now.I am not so sure. I mean every time you make a > video and post, that video moves down the list and soon it's off your > homepage in some cases, never to be seen again. Now for some, maybe > that is no big deal, but.I think some of us all make a few videos > that we are espec

[videoblogging] Does the "Blog" format work for Vlogging anymore?

2008-12-10 Thread Heath
I have been doing a lot of thinking as I come close to my 3 year mark of vlogging. From the outset of vlogging almost everyone settled on the blog format for their site. And I think at that time it worked. However, now.I am not so sure. I mean every time you make a video and post, that v