Comments on: Slouching Towards Total Video Immersion http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2008/04/19/slouching-towards-total-video-immersion/ A blog about life, past and future. Written by DISCOVER contributing editor and columnist Carl Zimmer. Sat, 26 May 2012 01:25:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mike Morris http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2008/04/19/slouching-towards-total-video-immersion/comment-page-1/#comment-6187 Mike Morris Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:07:04 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2008/04/19/slouching-towards-total-video-immersion/#comment-6187 Dear Dr. Zimmer, I watched and enjoyed your lecture at Carleton University. But downloading an almost 1 terabit video file makes your lecture inaccessible to many people. I suggest you upload a lower quality video of your lecture for those who can't download such a huge file. Dear Dr. Zimmer, I watched and enjoyed your lecture at Carleton University. But downloading an almost 1 terabit video file makes your lecture inaccessible to many people. I suggest you upload a lower quality video of your lecture for those who can’t download such a huge file.

]]> By: Felix http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2008/04/19/slouching-towards-total-video-immersion/comment-page-1/#comment-6186 Felix Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:59:49 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2008/04/19/slouching-towards-total-video-immersion/#comment-6186 Aww. What happened to Science Saturday? I was looking forward to it all week; not that this is uninteresting or anything. Aww. What happened to Science Saturday? I was looking forward to it all week; not that this is uninteresting or anything.

]]> By: Steven http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2008/04/19/slouching-towards-total-video-immersion/comment-page-1/#comment-6185 Steven Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:37:57 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2008/04/19/slouching-towards-total-video-immersion/#comment-6185 You can actually download the 900mb .mov file using firefox. Just right click to the left of the embeded movie and go to "view page info", the go to media and scroll down till you find the link. Select it and select save as. You can actually download the 900mb .mov file using firefox. Just right click to the left of the embeded movie and go to “view page info”, the go to media and scroll down till you find the link. Select it and select save as.

]]> By: Paul Mohr http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2008/04/19/slouching-towards-total-video-immersion/comment-page-1/#comment-6184 Paul Mohr Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:17:38 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2008/04/19/slouching-towards-total-video-immersion/#comment-6184 Looks like you are getting help, so I won't interfere. Linux has many different utilities available which are free, and MAC is good also. I have done this a few times so it is -possible-, The fun is in the learning. Looks like you are getting help, so I won’t interfere. Linux has many different utilities available which are free, and MAC is good also. I have done this a few times so it is -possible-, The fun is in the learning.

]]> By: brett http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2008/04/19/slouching-towards-total-video-immersion/comment-page-1/#comment-6183 brett Sat, 19 Apr 2008 19:22:26 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2008/04/19/slouching-towards-total-video-immersion/#comment-6183 Try vimeo.com. I've had more luck with them than with blip.tv. Try vimeo.com. I’ve had more luck with them than with blip.tv.

]]> By: Carl Zimmer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2008/04/19/slouching-towards-total-video-immersion/comment-page-1/#comment-6182 Carl Zimmer Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:25:18 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2008/04/19/slouching-towards-total-video-immersion/#comment-6182 Oldcola--Thanks for the link. I just tried ffmpegX, but I've just gotten three or four different kinds of failure messages when I tried to use ffmpegX. Too many opportunities for me to mess up the settings, I guess. Oldcola–Thanks for the link. I just tried ffmpegX, but I’ve just gotten three or four different kinds of failure messages when I tried to use ffmpegX. Too many opportunities for me to mess up the settings, I guess.

]]> By: Keith http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2008/04/19/slouching-towards-total-video-immersion/comment-page-1/#comment-6181 Keith Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:40:20 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2008/04/19/slouching-towards-total-video-immersion/#comment-6181 Hi Carl, I would also recommend trying <a href="http://ffmpeg.mplayerhq.hu/" rel="nofollow">FFmpeg</a> but another option that may do the trick is <a href="http://www.swftools.org/documentation.html" rel="nofollow">SWFTools</a>. Out of curiosity, did you try Youtube/Google Video? I Noticed they had started offering collections of lecture videos from some of the universities that offered them. Hi Carl,
I would also recommend trying FFmpeg but another option that may do the trick is SWFTools. Out of curiosity, did you try Youtube/Google Video? I Noticed they had started offering collections of lecture videos from some of the universities that offered them.

]]> By: oldcola http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2008/04/19/slouching-towards-total-video-immersion/comment-page-1/#comment-6180 oldcola Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:02:40 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2008/04/19/slouching-towards-total-video-immersion/#comment-6180 Hi, I'll ask for the cookie if you are happy using <a href="http://www.ffmpegx.com/flv.html" rel="nofollow">ffmpegX and it's export as flv</a> feature. Supposing that you are a Mac User :-) Hi, I’ll ask for the cookie if you are happy using ffmpegX and it’s export as flv feature.

Supposing that you are a Mac User :-)

]]> By: Paul Mohr http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2008/04/19/slouching-towards-total-video-immersion/comment-page-1/#comment-6179 Paul Mohr Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:11:57 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2008/04/19/slouching-towards-total-video-immersion/#comment-6179 Does the sub-leet person doing this conversion get a cookie? Or is it an open source trade for the video itself? Does the sub-leet person doing this conversion get a cookie? Or is it an open source trade for the video itself?

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