Re: [videoblogging] the lamest format (it's not Flash video)

2006-01-21 Thread Deirdre Straughan
Thanks! You know, I'm so used to looking at my videos in tiny windows that it never occured to me to try fullscreen. Quite a different experience!On 1/21/06, Michael Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Deirdré,I just watched Corteo Manzoniano 2005 in DivX full screen.very cool vid! sullOn 1/

Re: [videoblogging] the lamest format (it's not Flash video)

2006-01-21 Thread Michael Sullivan
Deirdré,I just watched Corteo Manzoniano 2005 in DivX full screen.very cool vid!sullOn 1/21/06, Deirdre Straughan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: FWIW, I've posted some of my videos in DivX as well as other formats, all are linked from http://beginningwithi.com/video/index.html for comparison pu

Re: [videoblogging] the lamest format (it's not Flash video)

2006-01-20 Thread Deirdre Straughan
FWIW, I've posted some of my videos in DivX as well as other formats, all are linked from http://beginningwithi.com/video/index.html for comparison purposes. Why? I dunno. Just experimenting. On 1/20/06, Adam Quirk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: n 1/20/06, Michael Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wro

Re: [videoblogging] the lamest format (it's not Flash video)

2006-01-20 Thread Adam Quirk
n 1/20/06, Michael Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: personally, i'd use and recommend DivX over wmv! I've been messing with it for the past few weeks/month...it's really nice.I'll try to find some time and post some test pieces this weekend.The audio is a TON better than wmv.Don't know why th

Re: [videoblogging] the lamest format (it's not Flash video)

2006-01-20 Thread Michael Sullivan
i dont disagree.  but i wouldnt say that it is "much easier" to create wmv.  it's somewhat easier to some people.  not any easier to others.  and if the final output is not going to provide optimum 'experience' on the web for those on all platforms, then that has to be weighed into the decision

Re: [videoblogging] the lamest format (it's not Flash video)

2006-01-20 Thread Frank Carver
Friday, January 20, 2006, 6:38:30 AM, Joshua Kinberg wrote: > In fact, the Flip4Mac plugin may provide a better viewing experience > for Mac users than the woefully out-of-date wmv plugin. Just because > you have to download it separately now doesn't mean that will always > be the case. I'm sure it

Re: [videoblogging] the lamest format (it's not Flash video)

2006-01-20 Thread Deirdre Straughan
On 1/20/06, Joshua Kinberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: - Its much easier to create Windows Media on PCs than it is to createQuicktime (just ask any of the Windows users here what they've had togo through).Easier, yes, but creating QuickTime on Windows is not THAT big a deal. My own process is to

Re: [videoblogging] the lamest format (it's not Flash video)

2006-01-19 Thread Adam Quirk
For some terrible reason I felt compelled to second this rebuttal for Windows Media.Maybe because it's the most popular video format on the internet.But more likely, because it's what's paying the bills at the moment. And as much as I like scrubbing...and Lord I love scrubbingit doesn't make

Re: [videoblogging] the lamest format (it's not Flash video)

2006-01-19 Thread Joshua Kinberg
Not so fast there... Windows Media ain't going away anytime soon. You wanna know why? Two reasons: - Its much easier to create Windows Media on PCs than it is to create Quicktime (just ask any of the Windows users here what they've had to go through). - DRM. Imagine you are a hollywood studio. Yo

[videoblogging] the lamest format (it's not Flash video)

2006-01-19 Thread Mike Lanza
Microsoft just announced officially that they're dropping development of Windows Media for Macintosh. Meanwhile, Macs recently passed 5% market share for PCs. They almost doubled market share right before switching microprocessor platforms, a time when nearly everyone expected their share to