right... you had to drag the stuff in and it automatically converts. But it still had to convert. Its just that the interface was simple and intuitive. I would think that iTunes will try to make the process roughly the same for video on the iPod.
-Josh On 1/15/06, Enric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Joshua Kinberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > Those authors will have limited sales or go out of business. The > > > average user doesn't want another step to figure out a codec to make > > > their video work. They want it to simply work and will bypass > > > products that requires additional work. > > > > Not necessarily true. What did you have to do to get your CDs on > your iPod? > > > > -Josh > > I put the CD in my drive, the songs appear in iTunes with the CD icon. > I drag the songs to the Library. They automaticaly convert. When I > plugin my iPod the songs automaticaly update to the iPod. No > additional codecs to run, no outside software to figure out through > manuals or website instructions. Insert, drag, plugin -- standard and > mainly intuitive human actions. > > -- Enric > > > > > > > On 1/15/06, Enric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Andreas Haugstrup" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Maybe it's because Michael was in hard disagreement with me and > > > others in > > > > that last long long thread on the vertigo list. I said then and > still > > > > think it should be the user's responsibility that content plays on > > > their > > > > device, not the author's. Ie. I provide only one or two formats and > > > the > > > > user can then convert to whatever format suits his needs, because he > > > is > > > > the only one who knows what fits him. > > > > > > > > > > Those authors will have limited sales or go out of business. The > > > average user doesn't want another step to figure out a codec to make > > > their video work. They want it to simply work and will bypass > > > products that requires additional work. > > > > > > -- Enric > > > > > > > I'm glad Apple agrees with me. Although I imagine the encoding time > > > is a > > > > big turn-off unless it happens in the background. > > > > > > > > And for the record: I think you're the first person to call the QT > > > Pro GUI > > > > "nice". Simple, certainly. Nice... Not so much. :o) > > > > > > > > - Andreas > > > > > > > > On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 18:04:35 +0100, Joshua Kinberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > This is true. Its in their features list on the download page for > > > iTunes. > > > > > Why would you be in disbelief here? Seems like a natural > feature and > > > > > the export option is built into QT Pro. BTW, all the features > of QT > > > > > Pro are accessible from the Quicktime API. This means that > when you > > > > > buy QT Pro you're buying nothing other than the convenience of > > > > > accessing features that were already on your computer through > a nice > > > > > and simple GUI (which I still think is worth it). > > > > > > > > -- > > > > <URL: http://www.solitude.dk/ > > > > > Commentary on media, communication, culture and technology. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > 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/
