--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Deirdre Straughan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Geez, I leave you guys alone for a couple of days and you're STILL wallowing > in definitions. > > I'm glad you're having fun with it, but would be comforted by a few clear > statements that even though this group is called "videoblogging", people who > are doing things with video online that don't quite fit your definition > (when and if you ever agree on one) are nonetheless welcome here. > Entertaining though it is, I fear that all the nitpicking may drive away > some people. > > So... can we make the not-quite-videobloggers feel welcome?
I'll admit the definitions can get a little annoying to read, but I have found myself justifying the difference between many vlog-related words lately. However, this discussion took a theoretical and technical turn, which I often enjoy. Verdi mentioned the idea of using video as the primary delivery method. The other content, such as that found on a blog, would be "hosted inside" the video. Some people mentioned how this could be achieved using Quicktime, but Flash 8 may be a much easier development platform. Yes it will take a financial investment and time to learn, but it can be fairly simple. For example, build a Flash shell that took two variables - the video file path and a text file path, which will dictate what is visible to the user at any given time. Using the new alpha channels in video allows for button links on a layer above your video, and the links could change points of time in the video or the text content file. Making that text file a dynamic php file (or AJAX) opens up for even more interactivity. Once built, the only development needed would be to make new videos and associated text. I got discouraged by the quality of Flash video and I quit pursuing the development of this shell. Anybody have something similar? -Matt ----------------------- http://vlogmap.org http://leanbackvids.com http://ridertech.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> AIDS in India: A "lurking bomb." Click and help stop AIDS now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/9QUssC/lzNLAA/TtwFAA/lBLqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
