[videoblogging] Re: Flash, video iPod and offering MP3 podcasts

2006-01-11 Thread Eric Rice
Funnily enough, those sites with flash videos seem to be able to keep a lot of people hanging around. That sorta sounds like a community if you put enough comment fields there. I mean, it's not like RSS is this push technology which comes to you and does not inherently incite people to stay

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Flash, video iPod and offering MP3 podcasts

2006-01-10 Thread Brad Webb
Obviously I'm out of town when this thread hits... Yes, I entirely agree with where this ended up. Flash is not an end-all-be-all -- there is *no* end-all-be-all. And I agree, innovation in this area is not done, it's barely started. Needless to say, we've got cool stuff on the go. =) The mantr

[videoblogging] Re: Flash, video iPod and offering MP3 podcasts

2006-01-10 Thread Mike Lanza
For those who don't have the time or inclination to dive into ActionScript, the value of Flash video is represented by the sites that use it. As I've said before, there is a growing number of sites using it, but these sites have only shown the tip of the iceberg of what can be done with Acti

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Flash, video iPod and offering MP3 podcasts

2006-01-10 Thread Joshua Kinberg
I agree with this. In fact I've posted a very elegant WordPress FLV plugin here several times. I think that is a great option for videobloggers. But Flash is not the be all and end all. Other format options for download/syndication are very important. -Josh On 1/10/06, Michael Sullivan <[EMAIL

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Flash, video iPod and offering MP3 podcasts

2006-01-10 Thread Michael Sullivan
but you can transcode other formats to flv.and you can use a flash wrapper/player which can provide some interactivity being discussed here.  these are free or cheap. just need a server to upload it to so it can be used on the web.  you dont have to buy or use expensive Flash MX 2004 Professiona

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Flash, video iPod and offering MP3 podcasts

2006-01-10 Thread Joshua Kinberg
Flash is used by service providers... "upload your video here" types of services. This is fine, but for an independent who wants to post their own video on the web, dealing with Flash is still for the most part too expensive and too complicated. Flash MX 2004 Professional is not a cheap program. Un

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Flash, video iPod and offering MP3 podcasts

2006-01-10 Thread Michael Sullivan
great reply, michael.we've been talking about flash video over on vlogtheory and the issues of it being closed right now... as per th epoints you made here only recently mostly since vsocial came about i started to change my tune and stopped pissing on flash.  so despite all thes

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Flash, video iPod and offering MP3 podcasts

2006-01-10 Thread duncan
On 12/21/05, Joshua Kinberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Yes, FireAnt does play SWF files. But Flash video is not a SWF. It is an FLV loaded into a SWF.. often loaded externally via relative link within the Flash file. This type of scenario often breaks syndication because it cannot be viewed o

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Flash, video iPod and offering MP3 podcasts

2006-01-09 Thread Michael Meiser
I must agree with Josh, though Mike I did find your fresh perspective and information very insightful. As I see it while the aquisition of Macromedia by Adobe and the video share market does bode well for the flash format I still see it as a niche tool which will have to fight deperately to

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Flash, video iPod and offering MP3 podcasts

2005-12-21 Thread Joshua Kinberg
Yes, FireAnt does play SWF files. But Flash video is not a SWF. It is an FLV loaded into a SWF.. often loaded externally via relative link within the Flash file. This type of scenario often breaks syndication because it cannot be viewed offline or from a local hard drive. Syndicating the raw FLV

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Flash, video iPod and offering MP3 podcasts

2005-12-21 Thread Deirdre Straughan
I thought FireAnt accepted SWF files - I seem to remember mine showing up just fine. I mostly use SWF, and those files get the most downloads on my site, wherever those are coming from. I compress them with Sorenson Squeeze. I've only recently started using FLV in order to work with the elegant

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Flash, video iPod and offering MP3 podcasts

2005-12-20 Thread Joshua Kinberg
FireAnt on Mac handles Flash video if you syndicate the FLV file via RSS enclosures. Not currently available in the Windows version of FireAnt, but its on our roadmap. I would anticipate WMV gaining more traction in the download/sync-to-device market for major media outlets due to Windows DRM. Ap

[videoblogging] Re: Flash, video iPod and offering MP3 podcasts

2005-12-20 Thread Mike Lanza
Currently, it is not possible to play flv's (Flash video files) on an iPod.  However, Flash video is taking off like a rocket.  Most of the major new big media sites are using it (e.g. video.google.com, espn.go.com, labs.reuters.com/video, www.brightcove.com, etc.).  Most of these have come up in