about video on LMR
Before I start making and sharing videos: Which video service would you recommend? I noticed that lmr accepts several: "The following services are provided: Blip.tv, Brightcove, Dailymotion, Google, JumpCut, Live Video, MetaCafe, MySpace, Revver,Sevenload, YouTube". Does my video service have to be in that list. Or would it also be possible to embed vimeo, which isn't on the list?
What about picture and sound quality? Does it differ much among providers? And what to think of service, speed of uploading/recoding, supported formats?
Rik, vlogging newbie-wannabee
update 19 nov:
Tried to use blip.tv but, like oddbot, it wouldn't take. I uploaded a video, copy/pasted blip's embed code (legacy player) into the first LMR video field, but after clicking submit, LMR froze. Will try different options now.
blip, using the player for "most blogs and web sites", I guess that means flash.
Uhhhh, I am sure I did not upload any Bollywood...
The second attempt copy/pasted the embed code from the video page on blip, rather than from blip's upload page. Only one option here. => nothing!
Third attempt, same embed code, but allowfullscreen now changed to false. => nothing
4th: let's see why youtube works, while blip fails. What are the differences (in embed code). Hmm, I see a lot of differences. youtube encloses the embed tags in object tags with param tags. Not something I would like to experiment with. back to the original bollywood links. Maybe blip needs to correct it on their end. Wait and see.
5th: changing embedded video on LMR is not easy either. It keeps telling the "ID" of the video. Even after I deleted the entire string and submitted. But only for youtube vids.
I give up on blip. Something sucks. I assume it is the content filter on LMR.
Update 4 dec: metacafe is rumoured to work well on LMR.
update 10 jan 2009: LMR videos are getting syndicated and embedded more and more. Remember to put some artwork, titles, branding, whatever in the picture to remind the viewers where to go for the original stuff: here!
Youtube offers "annotations" that allow you to put in such a reminder after the fact. Even when you forgot to include it in the original edit Oddbot! And of course, you should always use the youtube tagging system. I prefer "letsmakerobots.com" and "lmr". Make it one word Chris!
update 11 jan:
just a quick experiment with annotations before I write this walk through...
update 31 oct:
LMR-II improved some of our video features. The official list of supported video sites now is: Blip.tv, Brightcove, Dailymotion, Google, JumpCut, Live Video, MetaCafe, MySpace, Revver, Sevenload, Vimeo, Youku, YouTube.
Notice Youku.com in the list. It is specially added for Oddbot, so he can share his videos with us again, now that he lives behind the Great Firewall of China.
Also notice that blip.tv is still a lie: it shows the wrong video. But thanks to the "watch on blip.tv" link, you can now check that for yourself.
update 25 nov:
blip.tv has been repaired! The experiment below is now the correct one.
@ Sun, 2009-01-11 11:47
This page is so long and
@ Sun, 2009-01-11 11:56
I see your point
This started out once as an experiment using different video providers. And now it's so much more. Very robot like!
Should I filter/compress this into a walk through maybe?
@ Sun, 2009-01-11 12:11
Logos and stuff
A while back I found out that there had been a contest to design a logo for LMR but I had never seen it. I would be happy to use it but where is it? With a video I am presently creating and editing I'm thinking of using an mp3 created by BOA where he has filtered his voice to sound robotic and says "All LMR are belong to us". Can I use this or do we have an offical audio logo thingey?
What if any preferences are held by the administrators of this internet Billabong?
@ Sun, 2009-01-11 12:47
yeah yeah, here we go again,
yeah yeah, here we go again, the logo etc.. :P
We have a loong list of stuff, slowly things are moving. It is only like in 3-months now that Dan has wanted to put up the logo. And he has only been stuck for a couple of months waiting for me on tome other issue :P
Check out say my wallracers video, that I know you know. (BTW; There is another thing on the list; must make new wallracers video, human VS WR - Annyways.. in that, and say in little8R etc - I am using the same polystyrene on which I have written LETSMAKEROBOTS.COM :)
That's all the preferences; Get the address in there - one way or another. We see increasing theft and interest in what we do in here. And I think it is better karma if people can see where we - the cool creators - are, to attract more like us :)
Regarding sound: It was not BOA who made it, however, I think (MHO) that you should not use it nor any music in your videos. It gives a better understanding if the audience can hear what's going on :)
@ Sun, 2009-01-11 12:02
Yeah!And remember to tell
Yeah!
And remember to tell people to write letsmakerobots.com in (all) the videos!!
@ Thu, 2009-01-01 18:26
In the interest of quality video on LMR
@ Thu, 2009-01-01 19:44
I use cardboard
@ Fri, 2009-01-02 03:59
At least you recycle :)
@ Thu, 2008-12-04 20:03
metacafe
Saw today that roborealm succesfully embedded metacafe video here. So I just had to try that.
8ik
@ Thu, 2008-12-04 20:20
Interesting message from the metacafe people
"Thank you for submitting your video to Metacafe. Your video 'Tour of My Robotlab - Cameo by 1069A1' has been processed by our system and is now being distributed to members of the Metacafe Review Panel. Once we complete the review process, we'll notify you on whether or not the video has been accepted by our panel of reviewers. Review process takes two hours on average but may take longer depending on the volume of submissions."
Hmmm, safeguarding the site against malpractice, or plain censorship? Let's see if my video makes the cut.
8ik