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I can hardly wait to try this. I've been so jealous of the peeps with N95's. Rox On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 12:38 PM, schlomo rabinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For a hack, I think this is AWESOME! > Have you paid for the full version? curious how long it'll record. > > Also, I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong in getting it on my iphone: > > My phone is jailbroken and have put plenty of apps on it, but the page > tells > you to download the file from this link: > > < http://www.iphone-recorder.com/iphonevideorecorder.pxl>< > http://www.iphone-recorder.com/iphonevideorecorder.pxl> > > I have never heard of a .pxl . Put it in my source list in Installer.app > and > dont see it. > > On Sat, Apr 26, 2008 at 8:07 PM, Mike Meiser <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]<groups-yahoo-com%40mmeiser.com> > > > wrote: > > > On Sat, Apr 26, 2008 at 4:36 PM, Michael Verdi <[EMAIL > > PROTECTED]<michaelverdi%40gmail.com> > <michaelverdi%40gmail.com>> > > > wrote: > > > It's not the greatest video but I love have people make something work > > > with what's available. > > > Here's my quick test: > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/verdi/2444022326/ > > > > > > - Verdi > > > > It's no steady shot, but for movlogging it's more then good enough. > > Better then most phone cams. > > > > Very odd about that rotation issue, it's got to be just a pure software > > issue. > > > > -Mike > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Apr 26, 2008 at 12:34 PM, Mike Meiser > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <groups-yahoo-com%40mmeiser.com><groups-yahoo-com% > 40mmeiser.com>> wrote: > > > > There was some talk recently about movloging (mobile video blogging) > > > > and the iphone, particularly in reference to flickr's new video > > > > features. > > > > > > > > Thought I'd provide an update. > > > > > > > > When last this came up there had been only some proof of concepts > > > > showing that the current iphone was at least capable of some video > > > > recording. There are also some rumors apple will add video in one of > > > > the next releases along with GPS and 3G support (maybe 1st week of > > > > june?). > > > > > > > > Anyway, there continues to be a lot of interest and 3rd parties seem > > > > to be making some progress at using the built in still camera to > > > > record video. > > > > > > > > Case in point. > > > > > > > > http://www.iphonevideorecorder.com/ > > > > > > > > They now have audio and video working pretty well according to what > > > > I'm reading on the blogs. > > > > > > > > > > > http://mytriniphone.com/blog/2008/04/iphone-video-recorder-version-116-full-feature-update/ > > > > > > > > > > > > == Some stats == > > > > > > > > - max framerate: 15 fps > > > > - max size 320x416 > > > > - mpeg4 compression > > > > - multiple compression qualities > > > > *one hour "high quality recording" suposedly uses up 60MB of disk > > space > > > > - 32/64/128bps audio recording > > > > - cost: $20 (there is a free trial) > > > > - currently requires the phone to be jail broken > > > > - automatic volume sensitivity adjustment > > > > - supports sending of videos via email (in other words it can post > to > > > > flickr, blip or any service that supports email) > > > > > > > > == major issues == > > > > > > > > The big issue seems to be encoding. The current iphone isn't fast > > > > enough to encode on the fly, (or maybe the current software isn't > fast > > > > enough) so while you can record / encode on the fly with limited > > > > results (dropped frames) they recommend post encoding. Meaning it > > > > captures the video to the hard drive in raw/ uncompressed format and > > > > then processes it after the fact. I see no problem with this as long > > > > as you have plenty of free space. I do have a minor concern over how > > > > long this takes and how much it eats up the iPhones batteries. > > > > > > > > The only major issue then that I see is general usability. How hard > is > > > > it to launch, shoot, and upload a video to your favorite service. > > > > > > > > > > > > == Other issues == > > > > > > > > * there is of course no zoom or image stabilization, i.e. this will > > > > absolutely not be substitute for a Sanyo Xacti or other seperate > > > > recorder, it's purely for video "twitterings" > > > > > > > > * For some there is also still the issue with the camera on the > iphone > > > > being on the opposite side of the screen, thus you won't be able to > > > > see yourself in the screen while recording yourself, but I'm sure > > > > videobloggers will get used to it. Hopefully apple will figure out a > > > > way to adress the issue in future iPhones. > > > > > > > > * not sure what this is based on, doesn't appear to be open source. > I > > > > think it's using ffmpeg for compression. > > > > > > > > > > > > I think that's it, and while I really need to get my hands on it and > > > > try it does seem like a practical mobile vlogging solution. > > > > > > > > If anyone tries it please be sure to post a good review and some > > videos. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > -Mike > > > > mmeiser.com/blog > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > http://graymattergravy.com > > > http://reportsfromthefuture.com > > > http://michaelverdi.com > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > Yahoo! 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