[videoblogging] Re: Newbie Questions

2008-07-09 Thread videogamersoasis
I highly recommend the book, Video Blogging For Dummies. If you can pick up the book without getting offended by the name, you are in for a rich treat. It is chock full of useful tips on basic and technical video filming tips, Vlogging websites, and cool free programs and online services you can

[videoblogging] Re: Newbie Question - Add Youtube to Wordpress Page - That's It?

2008-05-19 Thread Usuff Omar
Thanks, Adrian. Looked into video hosting sites other than youtube. There are quite a few others - revver, brightcover, myspace TV etc. Didn't realize this. Is blip.tv the one to go with? Do people blog on more than one host? Usuff --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Adrian Miles [EMAIL

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Newbie Question - Add Youtube to Wordpress Page - That's It?

2008-05-19 Thread Irina
welcome usuff! On 5/19/08, Usuff Omar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, Adrian. Looked into video hosting sites other than youtube. There are quite a few others - revver, brightcover, myspace TV etc. Didn't realize this. Is blip.tv the one to go with? Do people blog on more than one

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Newbie Question - Add Youtube to Wordpress Page - That's It?

2008-05-19 Thread Adrian Miles
blip doesn't take your copyright, and you can get it to auto post to your blog which is nice. On 19/05/2008, at 6:15 PM, Usuff Omar wrote: Is blip.tv the one to go with? cheers Adrian Miles [EMAIL PROTECTED] bachelor communication honours coordinator vogmae.net.au

[videoblogging] Re: Newbie YouTube capture question

2007-03-16 Thread Gena
One place is http://www.zamzar.com you can convert YT into many formats, for PPT I would suggest .avi or .wmv From M$ 2003 PPT Help: On the Insert menu, point to Movies and Sounds, click Movie from File, locate the folder that contains the file you want, and then double-click the file. Note A

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Newbie YouTube capture question

2007-03-16 Thread David King
There are a TON of free web-based services that capture youtube video. Just go to google and search for youtube download - they turn youtube videos into the portable flv format. You need an flv player (easily found as well). Then, if you need to turn the video into something else (like an mpg4,

[videoblogging] Re: Newbie YouTube capture question

2007-03-15 Thread cohnjoyne
I learned from the cool kids at foureyedmonsters.com how to do it. Check out their tutorial. http://foureyedmonsters.com/youtube-to-fcp/ I%20learned%20from%20the%20cool%20kids%20at%20foureyedmonsters.com%20ho\ w%20to%20do%20it.%20%20Check%20out%20their%20tutorial.%20%20http://foure\

[videoblogging] Re: Newbie YouTube capture question

2007-03-15 Thread humancloner1997
Zachary, I don't know what computer you are on. I have a complicated description on how to do this with a PC on my Mac but don't have the URL. I'll send it to you in a video email. I personally use Snapz ProX which costs some money but enables you to capture anything, video or still photo,

[videoblogging] Re: Newbie with a question...

2006-04-12 Thread haymorefamily
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, David Meade [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks! you were right! I was just trying to open them, and not import them. Do I do the same thing if I want to use avid dv? or does avid not support that file type? Ok next question... Now I am trying to make a

[videoblogging] Re: Newbie with a question...

2006-04-12 Thread Gena
You have a number of options: 1. Inside of Windows Movie Maker 2 there is a capture image button on the right side of the monitor area. The image is held in the clipboard area. Any photo or drawing program should be able to snag it for you. A freebie to check out is the beloved Irfanview

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Newbie with a question...

2006-04-12 Thread David Meade
Yeah what Gena said. The windows Media PLYER never gives me a reliable screenshot of the movie ... however Movie MAKER can do it. I have windows Movie Maker version 2.1 and it will save a JPG image of the movie directly. I just hit the Take Picture button and it asks me where I want to save it.

[videoblogging] Re: Newbie - Got Lots of Questions - Can you Help?

2006-03-08 Thread gottadiva
Thanks Michael - that was a very helpful post. I think that I will use WordPress. Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo!

[videoblogging] Re: Newbie - Got Lots of Questions - Can you Help?

2006-03-08 Thread Bill Streeter
I use and recomend Wordpress. There is free Wordpress hosting at Wordpress.com (similar to setting up a blogger account) and Dreamhost (a paid hosting service) has an easy one click install of wordpress that you can use. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com --- In

[videoblogging] Re: Newbie - Got Lots of Questions - Can you Help?

2006-03-08 Thread gottadiva
Oh - now I get it! Duh! I can host my videos elsewhere to conserve bandwidth. BUT I can embed the videos on my personally own/hosted vlog. Correct? Ok, now that I finally get it, which hosting do you guys think is the best option? I don't mind paying a fee IF it means getting

[videoblogging] Re: Newbie - Got Lots of Questions - Can you Help?

2006-03-08 Thread Susan
Here here to the dump Pinnacle chant. I have had so many problems with it. For something inexpensive and easy to use, I suggest Roxio, as I always do. For unusual reasons which I can explain if you're really interested, I suggest Roxio 7 over Roxio 8... but 8 has its benefits as well. My own

[videoblogging] Re: Newbie - Got Lots of Questions - Can you Help?

2006-03-08 Thread Susan
Honestly, the free route is pretty reliable right now. And since we're now talking about both hosting and blogging if you will, I'd suggest: http://www.blip.tv They will host your videos for free--and (though I know this isn't the case) if you weren't concerned about the appearance of the vlog,

[videoblogging] Re: Newbie - Got Lots of Questions - Can you Help?

2006-03-08 Thread gottadiva
Thanks Michael. I've built the wordpress template for my blog at www.vlogdiva.com. It's still totally bare bones. Later today I'm going to try using this software http://www.jeroenwijering.com/?item=Flash_Video_Player It has a wordpress plugin so I think that it can work with the wordpress RSS

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Newbie - Got Lots of Questions - Can you Help?

2006-03-08 Thread Deirdre Straughan
On 3/8/06, gottadiva [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Michael Verdi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A good place to start is http://freevlog.org Hi Verdi. It does look like a great site, thank you. However, I aminterested in keeping the vlog under our ownership, hosted on

[videoblogging] Re: Newbie - Got Lots of Questions - Can you Help?

2006-03-08 Thread David Howell
Go check out the Pinnacle forums for all the problems people have had and are having. I'm telling you it's bad based on my own personal experience with the software. There are numerous easy to use NLE's out there that will do that job. In the end, it will be up to you what you are comfortable

[videoblogging] Re: Newbie question? O No not another! :)

2006-01-24 Thread David Howell
Any NLE will be able to capture the video. What you will need is the proper hardware. You can use a video capture card and plug a VCR into that and capture. You can use a DV camera that has A/V inputs. (VCR to DV Cam to Computer) Failing that...you can bring your VHS cassette into a company

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Newbie question? O No not another! :)

2006-01-24 Thread Pete Prodoehl
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Riaz A Hakeem [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is the best way to convert some old but 'great' video from Analog to Digital format? Is there software that does that? There is the standard equipment that converts VHS tapes to DVD, not sure if that would do

[videoblogging] Re: Newbie question? O No not another! :)

2006-01-24 Thread Bill Streeter
Well this is the correct forum for newbie questions so don't be afraid to speak up. That's what the list is for. Most digital camcorders have a digital pass through option that allows you to input an analog signal and the camera converts it to a digital one that can be captured on a computer

[videoblogging] Re: Newbie question? O No not another! :)

2006-01-24 Thread Conrad Slater
I would recommend DV Storm2 if you're using a PC. I used this for two years and it was really good and easy to use. (It also comes with some very pro looking real time effects)You can find out about it here:http://www.canopus.com/ (Saying that...I've just had a look on there and it looks like

[videoblogging] Re: Newbie question? O No not another! :)

2006-01-24 Thread Ms. Kitka
I've used a Dazzle... it does the trick. I'm thinking of vlogging a few old personal videos at some point, I just need my own personal vlog seperate from Kitkast... Good luck, Kitka --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Riaz A Hakeem [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is the best way to convert

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Newbie question? O No not another! :)

2006-01-24 Thread Michael Verdi
The only thing I could add to this is to try to avoid getting it transfered to DVD or using hardware that encodes it to mpeg1 or mpeg2. Using those formats will mean you'll have to take an additional step of converting the new video to DV so you can edit it. I'd stick with something that gave

[videoblogging] Re: Newbie question? O No not another! :)

2006-01-24 Thread Gena
Oh Verdi, grand poobah of video, where were you Saturday night? ;-) I have been having on-going problems with my system, including it not reading the firewire drive. In a Wile E. Coyote ah-ha moment it comes to me to get a DVD recorder with an FW Analog connection. Three hours of research I

[videoblogging] Re: Newbie introduction

2006-01-03 Thread Edmund Yeo
Sounds pretty good. Edmund http://swiftywriting.blogspot.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Klaas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: soon to open http://vlogmatic.com or http://thedotvlog.com what do you think of those names? Blips Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group

[videoblogging] Re: Newbie introduction

2006-01-02 Thread Gena
Hi Klaas, welcome. If you are looking for a challenge you are absolutely in the right place. I happen to be in challenge mode at the moment. Fighting with my PC equipment. Not the video part, the hardware part. Grr! If you haven't decided on a videoblogging computer platform yet I would like

[videoblogging] Re: Newbie introduction

2006-01-02 Thread Klaas
Thanks for the welcome, my first real vlog ever is here; http://usadutch.com/blips/?p=719 This is a dutch blog, a English version is in the make. I'm a PC user and will likeley not go mac but go vikings... eeeh that not the same huh? --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Gena [EMAIL

[videoblogging] Re: Newbie introduction

2006-01-02 Thread Klaas
soon to open http://vlogmatic.com or http://thedotvlog.com what do you think of those names? Blips --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Klaas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the welcome, my first real vlog ever is here; http://usadutch.com/blips/?p=719 This is a dutch blog, a

[videoblogging] Re: Newbie - starting up with questions

2005-11-04 Thread Gena
Ooops - goofed up the names of VideoRe Do http://www.videoredo.com As far as the other recommendations for editing - .AVI and .MOV are not bad suggestions. In fact, you may have to convert to one of those formats if the VOB editing doesn't work out. You are a VOB - DVD editing pioneer. Let see

[videoblogging] Re: Newbie - starting up with questions

2005-11-03 Thread Enric
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Owen Andrew" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey everyone, I'm new to this whole VBlog'n thing, so don't mock my lame comments yet. However, I was wondering a few things to startup. I just bought a Sony DVR-DVD92 model with an extended battery. 1 - What

[videoblogging] Re: Newbie - starting up with questions

2005-11-03 Thread Gena
I was reading Camcorders and Computers Magazine and they have a section regarding VOB editors converters: ImToo DVD Ripper converts VOB/Mpeg2 to .avi - http://imtoo.com MPEG Viedo Wizard - http://www.womble.com ViedoReDo, converts without decompression/recompression The website for Camcorders

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Newbie - starting up with questions

2005-11-03 Thread owenandrew
I've seen a bunch of converters from browsing. Now I'm just more curious as to which compression seems to be the best for online. Half the people are telling me to work with it in avi, and then go to QT. Thanks for the help Gena. Owen In a message dated 11/3/2005 4:58:27 P.M. Pacific

[videoblogging] Re: Newbie Question : Enabling discovery by iTunes

2005-10-24 Thread dduuggllaa
Dude, I have no idea what you are on about. Chill with the Yoda-speak and clarify. Cheers, Doug Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Most low income households are not online. Help bridge the digital divide today!

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Newbie Question : Enabling discovery by iTunes

2005-10-24 Thread Brett Gaylor
Talking to who, are you?On 24-Oct-05, at 2:29 PM, dduuggllaa wrote: Dude, I have no idea what you are on about. Chill with the Yoda-speak and clarify. Cheers, DougYAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "videoblogging" on the web.   To unsubscribe from this group, send an

Re: [videoblogging] Re: newbie question - free versus fee

2005-09-22 Thread R. Kristiansen
Hey all, I agree with Eric (Yeah! Me too!) Free is good, but if you are dissatisfied with the service you cannot really go and complain to their service desk. If your free videoblogging tool suddenly stops working for you, you can of course try to improve it, get involved, but sometimes you

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Newbie

2005-08-15 Thread duncan speakman
(don't know if you are a mac person. just assumed it ! :) http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/internet_utilities/simplecss.html ] cheers for that anne... i guess the problem is that i'm working with a wordpress template that someone else has built and i'm trying to reverse-engineer it..

[videoblogging] Re: Newbie

2005-08-14 Thread David Meade
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, duncan speakman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i've been trying to get my 'alt' tags to be larger and in a different colour for ages Are you talking about the alt attribute you have within Image tags and the like, or have you asigned a CSS class called

[videoblogging] Re: Newbie

2005-08-14 Thread Anne
hey duncan! have you (or anyone else here) tried Simple CSS? i'm lost when it comes to stuff like that too. found this on the apple site and am thinking of giving it a try (don't know if you are a mac person. just assumed it ! :)

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Newbie

2005-08-14 Thread Beth Agnew
Thanks for this good info, Peter. I customized my Blogger template (in sidebar area) to add the archive and some nifty borders. Not sure about the color, though, let's see if it grows on me. Thoughts, anyone? I also created a swipeable Laugh Practice badge and I will be encouraging folks

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Newbie

2005-08-14 Thread Jan
- community http://the-hold.blogspot.com - literature . - Original Message - From: Beth Agnew [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 7:18 PM Subject: Re: [videoblogging] Re: Newbie Thanks for this good info, Peter. I customized my Blogger template

[videoblogging] Re: Newbie

2005-08-14 Thread Gena
I dunno Beth, watching some of these guys dance cracks me up big time. It is a two for one deal! All I ask for is good focus and the potential for nudity. ;-] Gena http://outonthestoop.blogspot.com I think a daily laugh is better than a Daily Dance, don't you? :-) Laugh your

Re: [videoblogging] Re: Newbie

2005-08-14 Thread Beth Agnew
I really enjoyed that Matt guy dancing all over the world. Not only was it a fun dance to watch, but the sheer enormity of being able to film in all those locations!! Wow. Gena wrote: I dunno Beth, watching some of these guys dance cracks me up big time. It is a two for one deal! All I

[videoblogging] Re: Newbie

2005-08-13 Thread Gena
I use anything camera I can get my hands on, film camera and convert the images to a Photo CD or using my digital camera still images. If you are on Windows XP us can download a free copy of M$ Photo Story: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalph otography/photostory/default.mspx

Re: [videoblogging] RE: Newbie

2005-08-13 Thread Siobhan Ramsey
Thanks Carl, I'll look at pinacle as well! Going to be busy.. but its really helpful to have pointers for where to start. Siobhan --- Carl Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Hi, Siobhan. You can use a lot of different types of cameras. Any digital camera that