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The Complete Guide to Converting Video to iPod Format (Mac)
For those who want to start encoding thier videos for the iPod format, have a look at this article posted by iLonge. It is only for mac at the moment. If you want to encode video for the iPod on the PC the only software I've found is the following: PQDVD But I'm sure more are to come. Remeber though that even though it may play on an iPod doesn't mean it will play on regular PC's. There are still some quirks about it.
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For those wanting to actually know more instead of looking as far as their mouse click finger, here are two documents you can take the time to read.
The Legislation
A legal Overview
Since the posting of the video there has been an enormous reaction.
Bicycle Mark podcasted about it here, and vlogged about it.
It has been posted and commented on many blogs. (I did not spam them myselves, they posted it on their own websites. The only way I could have spamed them was by using some form of mind control. Yes the video does come into my RSS feed automatically. It's called video blogging. That's not spamming either.)
update:
Because this film does not portray the events completly, I ask that you listen to this podcast by bicycle mark before posting.
AudioCommunique #83(mp3)
31min+, 80kbps, 17Mb+
This post would have probably been understood better had the title read, "Is Amsterdam becoming a policed state?"
It is not a major event folks, but it is a warning sign. It's not about being searched on the streets or about being Dutch or American, it's about civil rights and how much of your freedom you are willing to give away for the feeling of security? I would have gladly been searched if there was some terrorist, or illegal action taking place in the area. But there was not. I was simply walking in an open space, and EVERYONE was being frisked. There was no discrimination by the police on that point. I agree that in other countries this is MUCH worse. I always felt safe in the Netherlands, and always respected the way the Police carried themselves. Up until now. That's what this is about, nothing more, nothing less.
As far as the palbeach video that people are reffering to: It is very shocking to see what happend. The woman was speeding and was asked repeatedly to step out of her vehicle. She was breaking the law, and then resisting the officer's to step out of her car. I don't think walking out of a restuarant constitues breaking the law.
I know the footage that I filmed is not enough to give the whole picture. I wish I could have had it running the whole time, but I can't film my life 24-7, and furthermore it's not about America. Pavle says it best: "Does this put it in the same league as blacklisted torture camps? Of course not. Then again, the film is an off-the-cuff personal item and should not be seen as an intentional statement on the state of the world."
So now the Dutch media is finally getting around to talking about vlogging, and of course they turn to Andrew to talk about it. Hey RTL! We're also here in Amsterdam. I feel kind of special having some of the first interviews already with Amanda and Andrew. If you haven't seen it, check out this interview I did the past summer, before the Hype got crazy. But there are a lot more shows and fun news shows that are better than rocketboom I believe. Have a look at mobuzz for instance.
This weekend was a lot of fun with Tamara, Amy, Bicycle Mark and Mindcaster. For more media content check out podcasts and pics on mindcasater and Bicycle Mark's pages and some entries from Tamara. My video is encoding and will be up in the morning.
Go get yourself a copy of the NRC Dutch newspaper if you can. I did an interview with them this morning and it's already in the paper this afternoon! Vlogging is becoming respectable I guess. For those that don't know Dutch media, the NRC is kinda like the Financial Times of Holland. We are right above the weather which is cool, which is predicting easy going mist and sun. If you can't get a hard copy, just click on the pic to read it if you hands on a hard copy. We'll have a vlog up shortly about it. Or you can look at it online: (Thanks Daniel)
The forum.xolo.tv is over for now, and I am exhausted. I want to thank all the speakers that came and gave great presentations. The stream is no longer streaming but we will be posting ALL the presentations online for everyone to download, mashup, and repost at their own discretion. By next week this time we will have vlogs of all the speakers and the panel discussions. And as we have in the title, this is only the beginning as we are already talking about the next forum in 2006. Stay tuned as this development continues with the collaborations that have founded their seed at the forum.xolo.tv!
I would personally like to thank those that brought this together:
the Machouse Amsterdam
The Xolo.tv team (you know who you are)
our speakers:
Bjorn and Paul from Creative Commons
Chris from 49media.com and SpinXpress
AND to all those that attended both in person and who watched the stream.
And with that all I have to say is,"it was vlogging vlogerific!!"
I've been submitting Gabe.nl and Xolo.tv to a bunch of podcast directories today. If you want to see a great page with a bunch of links of where you can submit your videoblogs and podcasts, check out this webpage.
One site I was really impressed with was Podcast Shuffle directory. The owner sent me this e-mail almost immeditaly.
Thanks for submitting your show. I've added it to the directory. FYI -I created a new category for your show "Video Blogs" and thus changed your category from Audio to Video. I checked your show out in iTunes and it worked great!
So go check out our listing in the videoblog directory. And for those of you with Panther on the mac installed he even has a cool widget for searching the directory. Thanks Jeff!
My good friend Betsy Green is rounding up her 6 month trip in China. She has been photoblogging the entire event. She is a Camera Obscure photographer, and was asked to come teach at an art school in China the last semesters. Go check out her blog and see some great photos deep in the forests, cities and more. She'll be coming back home soon and start to develop all the pictures she's been taking with her cardboard camera. I can't wait to see! Come home safely Betsy, but enjoy the last moments in China!
