So I'm pretty excited. I just got finished captioning my first video with You Tube. In the words of my daughter, "That wasn't bad."
Just so that I remember how to do it again, I wanted to post this tidbit:
1. Create transcript in Microsoft Word.
2. Save as a MS-DOS txt document and enable character substitution
3. Within You Tube and the captions panel, click the Transcript radio button and upload file. It takes a little while for processing so be patient.
I noticed the syncing isn't totally up to par yet, but I'm sure that will get better over time.
Whoo hoo! Chalk this up to another A-HA moment.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Thursday, July 23, 2009
You Tube HD Video
Youtube HD Update – Large High-Definition Video Player Layout
Mark R Robertson | December 22, 2008 | 11 Comments
youtube hd update large high definition video player layout youtubeA few weeks back, we posted news about the fact that Youtube was testing HD (high-definition) video playback. Shortly after that, Youtube officially launched HD video playback on their site. When it was first launched, videos in HD would play within the new widescreen 16:9 default player on Youtube. Now, when you choose the HD playback, the layout of the page is modified to display a much larger video player that expands the width of the page. The new video size is a huge 855*480 pixels (actual resolution is 1280×720) and the player is 855*505 pixels. Apparently this change was made back on December 5, but some users are just now seeing the update.
youtube hd update large high definition video player layout p73339844593144
For uploading, aside from paying uploaders and partners, users are still limited currently to the 10 minute duration max (hint- you can actually upload 10:59) and the 1GB file-size restrictions. However, if you upload a video originally exported to an HD format, these videos are being converted retroactively by Youtube for HD playback.
So, How do you Upload Video in HD to Youtube?
For the highest quality, YouTube now recommends the following setting for your video:
* MPEG4 (DivX, Xvid, H.264) format
* 1280×720 resolution
* 128k Mono or 320k Stereo MP3/AAC audio
* 24,25 or 30 frames per second
* Up to 1GB file size and 10 min. duration
YouTube accepts a wide range of video file formats such as .WMV, .AVI and .MOV but you may get the best results from converting your file to MPEG4 video with MP3 audio.
What if you want to force HD playback when linking to a Youtube video?
Simple. All you need to do is to append the following after the url string. So, instead of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EutKrKTfLk, you would have http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EutKrKTfLk&fmt=
* &fmt=6 – increases the resolution from 320×240 to 448×336, Flash 7 video @ 900Kbps; audio @ 44.1KHz 96Kbps Mono CBR.
* &fmt=18 – increases the resolution to 480×360, H.264 video @ 512Kbps; audio @ 44.1KHz 128Kbps Stereo.
* &fmt=22 – increases the resolution to 1280×720 (720p), H.264 video @ 1024Kbps; audio @ 44.1KHz 232Kbps Stereo.
What if you want to embed Youtube videos in HD?
Again, simple. Keep in mind that you will need to have uploaded an HD video in order to allow it to playback. If not, you will only be able to display a high-quality version using fmt=18. All you need to do is make certain that “&ap=%2526fmt%223D&ap=%2526fmt%3D22″ is appended to the URL string in the embed code.
So, here is the resulting video:
Note – one nice thing that you will notice is that embedding the video in this manner also gets rid of the Youtube search box that typically appears at the top of the video.
Mark R Robertson | December 22, 2008 | 11 Comments
youtube hd update large high definition video player layout youtubeA few weeks back, we posted news about the fact that Youtube was testing HD (high-definition) video playback. Shortly after that, Youtube officially launched HD video playback on their site. When it was first launched, videos in HD would play within the new widescreen 16:9 default player on Youtube. Now, when you choose the HD playback, the layout of the page is modified to display a much larger video player that expands the width of the page. The new video size is a huge 855*480 pixels (actual resolution is 1280×720) and the player is 855*505 pixels. Apparently this change was made back on December 5, but some users are just now seeing the update.
youtube hd update large high definition video player layout p73339844593144
For uploading, aside from paying uploaders and partners, users are still limited currently to the 10 minute duration max (hint- you can actually upload 10:59) and the 1GB file-size restrictions. However, if you upload a video originally exported to an HD format, these videos are being converted retroactively by Youtube for HD playback.
So, How do you Upload Video in HD to Youtube?
For the highest quality, YouTube now recommends the following setting for your video:
* MPEG4 (DivX, Xvid, H.264) format
* 1280×720 resolution
* 128k Mono or 320k Stereo MP3/AAC audio
* 24,25 or 30 frames per second
* Up to 1GB file size and 10 min. duration
YouTube accepts a wide range of video file formats such as .WMV, .AVI and .MOV but you may get the best results from converting your file to MPEG4 video with MP3 audio.
What if you want to force HD playback when linking to a Youtube video?
Simple. All you need to do is to append the following after the url string. So, instead of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EutKrKTfLk, you would have http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EutKrKTfLk&fmt=
* &fmt=6 – increases the resolution from 320×240 to 448×336, Flash 7 video @ 900Kbps; audio @ 44.1KHz 96Kbps Mono CBR.
* &fmt=18 – increases the resolution to 480×360, H.264 video @ 512Kbps; audio @ 44.1KHz 128Kbps Stereo.
* &fmt=22 – increases the resolution to 1280×720 (720p), H.264 video @ 1024Kbps; audio @ 44.1KHz 232Kbps Stereo.
What if you want to embed Youtube videos in HD?
Again, simple. Keep in mind that you will need to have uploaded an HD video in order to allow it to playback. If not, you will only be able to display a high-quality version using fmt=18. All you need to do is make certain that “&ap=%2526fmt%223D&ap=%2526fmt%3D22″ is appended to the URL string in the embed code.
So, here is the resulting video:
Note – one nice thing that you will notice is that embedding the video in this manner also gets rid of the Youtube search box that typically appears at the top of the video.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
Flip Camera Follow Up by Jake Ludington
"How do I get Flip camcorder videos in Microsoft Movie Maker? I tried adding a video to Movie Maker by dragging and dropping the file, but it shows up as an MP3."
Flip makes it insanely simple to record and edit movies on your computer, as long as you use the Flip Video application. Things get a little more complicated if you want to use other applications, like Windows Movie Maker, Roxio Easy Media Creator, Nero Vision Express, etc. The best way to insure success, is to first launch the Flip Video software from your Flip camcorder, which makes sure their video codec installs on your computer before you save the videos to your hard drive. After you step through the Flip Video software for the first time, follow these steps each time you want to edit your Flip videos with Windows Movie Maker.
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Connect the Flip camcorder to your PC and launch the Flip Video for PC software.
Save your videos to your PC by clicking the Save Videos link in the Features section.
Choose the videos you want to save by clicking on them. Click the Save button in the Save to Computer box.
Select Create New Album and click Save, choosing a name for your album. The default save location is My Documents > My Flip Video Library.
Once the save process is complete, open Windows Movie Maker and choose File > Import Into Collections, or click Import Video from the Movie Tasks links. Locate the Album folder you just created (likely in My Documents > My Flip Video Library). Select the video or videos you want to edit.
Once the videos are imported you can drag them to the timeline, add effects, and publish a movie from Windows Movie Maker.
Note: If this process does not work, connect your Flip camcorder to your PC. Open Windows Explorer and find the Flipvideo drive on your computer. Click on the System folder on this drive, then click the Install folder. Run the 3ivx_d4_451_win.exe application on your computer to install the required codec to edit your videos in Windows Movie Maker, and then repeat the Import Into Collections step above.
Flip makes it insanely simple to record and edit movies on your computer, as long as you use the Flip Video application. Things get a little more complicated if you want to use other applications, like Windows Movie Maker, Roxio Easy Media Creator, Nero Vision Express, etc. The best way to insure success, is to first launch the Flip Video software from your Flip camcorder, which makes sure their video codec installs on your computer before you save the videos to your hard drive. After you step through the Flip Video software for the first time, follow these steps each time you want to edit your Flip videos with Windows Movie Maker.
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Connect the Flip camcorder to your PC and launch the Flip Video for PC software.
Save your videos to your PC by clicking the Save Videos link in the Features section.
Choose the videos you want to save by clicking on them. Click the Save button in the Save to Computer box.
Select Create New Album and click Save, choosing a name for your album. The default save location is My Documents > My Flip Video Library.
Once the save process is complete, open Windows Movie Maker and choose File > Import Into Collections, or click Import Video from the Movie Tasks links. Locate the Album folder you just created (likely in My Documents > My Flip Video Library). Select the video or videos you want to edit.
Once the videos are imported you can drag them to the timeline, add effects, and publish a movie from Windows Movie Maker.
Note: If this process does not work, connect your Flip camcorder to your PC. Open Windows Explorer and find the Flipvideo drive on your computer. Click on the System folder on this drive, then click the Install folder. Run the 3ivx_d4_451_win.exe application on your computer to install the required codec to edit your videos in Windows Movie Maker, and then repeat the Import Into Collections step above.
Flip Camera: Editing Capabilities?
How can I edit video from my Pure Digital Flip camera?
grisetti steve - 12:12pm Dec 31, 2007 Pacific
These fun and affordable cameras are portable, easy to use and produce surprisingly good video. It's probably not surprising, though, that its video is not the ideal format for editing with Premiere Elements. (The software that comes, as a free trial, with the camera, is much better suited to the camera's needs.)
However, you may be able to work with the video with a bit of system tweaking.
The video in the camera is saved as a variation of the MPEG4-AVI (Pure Digital calls it an "Advanced Profile" codec), a codec that is pretty non-standard and may not be installed on your computer at all.
To install the codec, plug the camera into your computer's USB port If this process does not work, connect your Flip camcorder to your PC. Open Windows Explorer and find the Flipvideo drive on your computer. Click on the System folder on this drive, then click the Install folder and double-click to run the 3ivx_d4_451_win.exe application.
If anything will make Flip files editable in your computer, installing this codec will. Jake Ludington has more details on how to interface with this camera on his excellent site:
http://www.jakeludington.com/movie_maker/20070925_edit_flip_camcorder_videos_in_windows_movie_maker.html
grisetti steve - 12:12pm Dec 31, 2007 Pacific
These fun and affordable cameras are portable, easy to use and produce surprisingly good video. It's probably not surprising, though, that its video is not the ideal format for editing with Premiere Elements. (The software that comes, as a free trial, with the camera, is much better suited to the camera's needs.)
However, you may be able to work with the video with a bit of system tweaking.
The video in the camera is saved as a variation of the MPEG4-AVI (Pure Digital calls it an "Advanced Profile" codec), a codec that is pretty non-standard and may not be installed on your computer at all.
To install the codec, plug the camera into your computer's USB port If this process does not work, connect your Flip camcorder to your PC. Open Windows Explorer and find the Flipvideo drive on your computer. Click on the System folder on this drive, then click the Install folder and double-click to run the 3ivx_d4_451_win.exe application.
If anything will make Flip files editable in your computer, installing this codec will. Jake Ludington has more details on how to interface with this camera on his excellent site:
http://www.jakeludington.com/movie_maker/20070925_edit_flip_camcorder_videos_in_windows_movie_maker.html
Thursday, January 22, 2009
"Overriding" a:hover in CSS
Problem: a:hover incorporates a background color. Even though I applied a different style than a:hover to another element, its still defaulting to the background color setting in a:hover.
Solution: Create a new div element (e.g. - a id="...") and set background to transparent. Example:
a#forget:hover {
border: 0;
background-color: transparent;
}
Solution: Create a new div element (e.g. - a id="...") and set background to transparent. Example:
a#forget:hover {
border: 0;
background-color: transparent;
}
Monday, November 24, 2008
Video Compression for You Tube
I've decided that if you can master video compression for You Tube, then you've earned Star of the Day! After some research, I am going to try these settings:
General Purpose Settings - Video up to 6 minutes in length
* H.264 video codec set to 2000Kbits/sec (2Mbits/sec or 250KBytes/sec)
* 320×240 video size (deinterlaced or simply use one field)
* Mono audio with AAC codec at 64 Kbit/sec (or 128 Kbit/sec for stereo)
* Recommended Sample Rate
* Best Encoding Quality
In the “Video Options” select Main Profile and Best Quality (Multi-pass).
These settings will be fine up to 800 Mbits aka 100 MBytes.
At the proposed settings, any file shorter than 6 minutes and 15 seconds will be within YouTube’s 100MB per upload limit.
To calculate the ideal setting for videos longer than this, visit the LA FCP group Web site.
http://www.robbmontgomery.com/2007/10/best-video-compression-settings-for-you-tube/
Calculating Data Rate 6 to 10 minutes
This method requires you to know the duration of your video in seconds. If it's less than 375 seconds (6 minutes 15 seconds), use the General Purpose settings above, if it's more than 375 some calculation is required.
* We have 800 Mbits to work with (100 MBytes x 8 bits-per-Byte).
* If we divide that by the number of seconds to be encoded we get our maximum bit rate per second.
* After deducting the 64Kbits/sec for mono audio or 128Kbits/sec for stereo audio, the remainder is the maximum data rate is the data rate for the video. Two pass will be important for this.
Let's consider an example. The video is 8 minutes long that's 480 seconds.
* 800,000KBits divided by 480 seconds gives us 1,666,667Kbits/sec to keep within the 100 MB upload limit.
* Less 128Kbits/sec for stereo audio (or use mono and subtract only 64Kbits/sec) leaves 1538Kbits/sec for video.
So in the Data Rate set 1500 kbits/sec instead of 2000.
If you want to see an example uploaded using this method, click on the link below. This is a particularly difficult source to encode - fast flashs, leaves, lots of motion and yet, the quality is very high compared to the quality with other YouTube videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnTe-CI-hU8
General Purpose Settings - Video up to 6 minutes in length
* H.264 video codec set to 2000Kbits/sec (2Mbits/sec or 250KBytes/sec)
* 320×240 video size (deinterlaced or simply use one field)
* Mono audio with AAC codec at 64 Kbit/sec (or 128 Kbit/sec for stereo)
* Recommended Sample Rate
* Best Encoding Quality
In the “Video Options” select Main Profile and Best Quality (Multi-pass).
These settings will be fine up to 800 Mbits aka 100 MBytes.
At the proposed settings, any file shorter than 6 minutes and 15 seconds will be within YouTube’s 100MB per upload limit.
To calculate the ideal setting for videos longer than this, visit the LA FCP group Web site.
http://www.robbmontgomery.com/2007/10/best-video-compression-settings-for-you-tube/
Calculating Data Rate 6 to 10 minutes
This method requires you to know the duration of your video in seconds. If it's less than 375 seconds (6 minutes 15 seconds), use the General Purpose settings above, if it's more than 375 some calculation is required.
* We have 800 Mbits to work with (100 MBytes x 8 bits-per-Byte).
* If we divide that by the number of seconds to be encoded we get our maximum bit rate per second.
* After deducting the 64Kbits/sec for mono audio or 128Kbits/sec for stereo audio, the remainder is the maximum data rate is the data rate for the video. Two pass will be important for this.
Let's consider an example. The video is 8 minutes long that's 480 seconds.
* 800,000KBits divided by 480 seconds gives us 1,666,667Kbits/sec to keep within the 100 MB upload limit.
* Less 128Kbits/sec for stereo audio (or use mono and subtract only 64Kbits/sec) leaves 1538Kbits/sec for video.
So in the Data Rate set 1500 kbits/sec instead of 2000.
If you want to see an example uploaded using this method, click on the link below. This is a particularly difficult source to encode - fast flashs, leaves, lots of motion and yet, the quality is very high compared to the quality with other YouTube videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnTe-CI-hU8
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