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theanonsisters.livejournal.comWould anyone be willing to take a quick look at an Ashes to Ashes vid (spoilers to end of season two)?
Jun. 27th, 2009
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Jun. 27th, 2009 09:34 amcastorsfate.livejournal.comTitle: En Los Sueños De Lily
Source: Legend
Song: 'Traces (Light & Weight)' by Enigma
Description: Lily really shouldn't eat tacos after midnight.
Watch here
More about imeem
Jun. 27th, 2009 12:07 pmpar-avion.livejournal.comFYI: The DownloadHelper extension for Firefox is one of the few that works with imeem. It lets you save as flv, or download and convert to another format.
http://www.downloadhelper.net/faq.php#how-use
And I linked to recent discussions about imeem, blip.tv, and BAM video vault over in![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
veni_vidi_vids, as well as a bunch of imeem playlists (recs) that I'm trying to document. Let me know if you can help!
http://www.downloadhelper.net/faq.php#how-use
And I linked to recent discussions about imeem, blip.tv, and BAM video vault over in
veni_vidi_vids, as well as a bunch of imeem playlists (recs) that I'm trying to document. Let me know if you can help!par-avion.livejournal.comFun, sweet vid for Back to the Future:
Come Back Around by Savage Anna:
http://www.imeem.com/savageanna/video/qAJmL0yj/savage-anna-back-to-the-future-come-back-around-movies-vid
Watch it while you can!
(Does anyone know if she has an LJ or account elsewhere?)
Come Back Around by Savage Anna:
http://www.imeem.com/savageanna/video/qAJmL0yj/savage-anna-back-to-the-future-come-back-around-movies-vid
Watch it while you can!
(Does anyone know if she has an LJ or account elsewhere?)
morgandawn.livejournal.comI caution vidders as we move en masse away from iMeem to other streaming alternatives - how the new services will handle the transformative nature of fan vids is still anyone's guess.
1. Blip.TV -![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
cesperanza has posted about Blip.TV's copyright policies. They state: "An exception to this rule is if the work as a whole is transformative. Transformative means making something substantially new is created from the copyrighted work." More here
Edited update: Blip.TV has deleted one vidder's account within days of her uploading her vids: "In your case the videos were either major copyright violations or made up a significant enough portion of your show that we felt that the only responsible thing for us to do was to revoke your account." more here
2. BAM Video Vault is a social networking community created for vidders by vidders. Friendly to vids? You betcha! But remember, BAM is built on Ning's platform, and Ning recently had to discontinue adult video services:
"Removal of Adult Networks. In December 2008, Ning announced that it would no longer host adult networks. Adult network owners were given just over a month to move their adult content to another provider. The reasons cited for removing adult networks from the platform were that they didn't cover the costs of providing them and that they created a disproportionate amount of DMCA takedown notices for copyright infringing material. More here
3. Viddler offers the standard DMCA/copyright policies. Like Vimeo they ask explicitly during upload to verify you have ownership of the material you're uploading and call out TV shows or music videos.
"Only use clips you own! We'd appreciate it if you didn't upload copyrighted material, like TV shows or music videos" Like Vimeo, you can privately embed music videos, but that still does not make Viddler any more (or less) 'fan vid friendly' than other streaming sites.
Where does Vimeo fit in all of this? They offer excellent streaming quality, but their business model actively frowns on ;non-user generated 'footage. We've blogged about this several times. And even password protecting your vids will not prevent your Vimeo account from being disabled.
As long as the RIAA and the MPAA continue their 'take no prisoners, leave no one alive" policies towards their user base, no one single video site will be 'secure'. In addition to the ever-present copyright issues, there may be financial reasons for a video streaming service to stop streaming (ex iMeem).
My best suggestion - pick two sites and keep both active and current. Diversify!
"Mirroring videos is the most powerful immediate action that video makers can take to protect their rights as authors.
1. Blip.TV -
cesperanza has posted about Blip.TV's copyright policies. They state: "An exception to this rule is if the work as a whole is transformative. Transformative means making something substantially new is created from the copyrighted work." More hereEdited update: Blip.TV has deleted one vidder's account within days of her uploading her vids: "In your case the videos were either major copyright violations or made up a significant enough portion of your show that we felt that the only responsible thing for us to do was to revoke your account." more here
2. BAM Video Vault is a social networking community created for vidders by vidders. Friendly to vids? You betcha! But remember, BAM is built on Ning's platform, and Ning recently had to discontinue adult video services:
"Removal of Adult Networks. In December 2008, Ning announced that it would no longer host adult networks. Adult network owners were given just over a month to move their adult content to another provider. The reasons cited for removing adult networks from the platform were that they didn't cover the costs of providing them and that they created a disproportionate amount of DMCA takedown notices for copyright infringing material. More here
3. Viddler offers the standard DMCA/copyright policies. Like Vimeo they ask explicitly during upload to verify you have ownership of the material you're uploading and call out TV shows or music videos.
"Only use clips you own! We'd appreciate it if you didn't upload copyrighted material, like TV shows or music videos" Like Vimeo, you can privately embed music videos, but that still does not make Viddler any more (or less) 'fan vid friendly' than other streaming sites.
Where does Vimeo fit in all of this? They offer excellent streaming quality, but their business model actively frowns on ;non-user generated 'footage. We've blogged about this several times. And even password protecting your vids will not prevent your Vimeo account from being disabled.
As long as the RIAA and the MPAA continue their 'take no prisoners, leave no one alive" policies towards their user base, no one single video site will be 'secure'. In addition to the ever-present copyright issues, there may be financial reasons for a video streaming service to stop streaming (ex iMeem).
My best suggestion - pick two sites and keep both active and current. Diversify!
"Mirroring videos is the most powerful immediate action that video makers can take to protect their rights as authors.
The gradual disappearance of videos from YouTube over the last 18 months progressed largely undetected because of an emergent practice distributed among thousands of community members. A few common searches reveals that the most popular videos are frequently ripped and re-upped under a variety of accounts. Like bees unwittingly pollinating a field of wild flowers, these re-ups are often executed by spammers looking for more hits on their other videos. The preservation of threatened videos is merely a by-product of their unscrupulous pursuit of views!" more here
Vidding Comms on LJ
Jun. 27th, 2009 01:28 pmsol-se.livejournal.comI've been trying to keep a running list of vidding-related LJ comms here. It might be useful if you're looking for a comm for a specific show. Just updated it with Star Trek and Glee, among others. Feel free to let me know if I've missed any.
ender24ratings seems to be relatively good, so if you don't have a DVD ripper yet, or still have those DVD players, that do not play divx/avi data files, or need a converter:
http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/aplus-dvd-copy-creator-ripper-studio/
Aplus DVD Copy Creator Ripper Studio contains DVD Copy, DVD Creator and DVD Ripper.
* Copy your favorite DVD movies to DVD-R(W) and DVD+R(W) Disc remaining original quality. can Copy your favorite DVD movies to DVD-R(W) and DVD+R(W) Disc remaining original quality;
* Transcode and burn internet movie files into DVD disc. With DVD burning engine , you can easily Merge 4 hours of multiple movies and episodic files to standard MPEG2 Video and burn it into a DVD R/RW disc that playable on car or home DVD player;
* Convert DVD to AVI, DivX, XviD, VCD, SVCD MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4 video files, with almost same quality, but just only 10% size;
* It is able to rip DVD to Apple iPod MP4 files, Sony PSP MP4 files, Cell phone 3GP files, Pocket PC files, PDA files, Xvid files.
remember, read through the comments , and its available only for the next 20 hours.
http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/aplus-dvd-copy-creator-ripper-studio/
Aplus DVD Copy Creator Ripper Studio contains DVD Copy, DVD Creator and DVD Ripper.
* Copy your favorite DVD movies to DVD-R(W) and DVD+R(W) Disc remaining original quality. can Copy your favorite DVD movies to DVD-R(W) and DVD+R(W) Disc remaining original quality;
* Transcode and burn internet movie files into DVD disc. With DVD burning engine , you can easily Merge 4 hours of multiple movies and episodic files to standard MPEG2 Video and burn it into a DVD R/RW disc that playable on car or home DVD player;
* Convert DVD to AVI, DivX, XviD, VCD, SVCD MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4 video files, with almost same quality, but just only 10% size;
* It is able to rip DVD to Apple iPod MP4 files, Sony PSP MP4 files, Cell phone 3GP files, Pocket PC files, PDA files, Xvid files.
remember, read through the comments , and its available only for the next 20 hours.
imeem, arrgh, some more
Jun. 27th, 2009 11:16 pmpar-avion.livejournal.comaka imeemthrough (TM someone who is not me).
The pathetic blog post where imeem announced the upcoming video annihilation initially did not have comments enabled. But it does now (as pointed out in this article on ReadWriteWeb) so I left a commment.
The comment is still "awaiting moderation" even though at least one comment posted after it has passed through moderation.
So, I am putting the comment here for posterity. And to make me feel better.
I left a more polite version of this comment on the ReadWriteWeb article, and I also ranted at length about imeem in my LJ.
One of the reasons this is driving me nuts is that I've collected over 4,360 LiveJournal (and other blog) vid rec entries in the delicious account forveni_vidi_vids. And so, so many of those LJ entries link directly to the imeem stream. And it seemed safe enough! Certainly safer than directly linking to a youtube vid.
Beyond the fact that some vids and vidders ONLY EXIST on imeem right now (I am mostly optimistic that vidders will eventually choose to reupload on a different streaming site) it really makes the whole archive of vid recs much less useful. I was searching for one vid earlier and 7 out of 8 recs linked to the imeem stream. (The vidder's LJ had no obvious link to the vid at all). But that 8th rec did help me find a DL link, so searching the delicious account using "viddername" and/or "fandom" can help locate DL links or alternate streaming links.
Now that so many vids are going to be in limbo, there's alwaysvidfinders. vidding indexes by fandom tags (recently) and by fandom-specific memory categories for older vids. (It's a really good idea to cross-post your vid to vidding as well as the fandom-specific comm and your LJ. Just remember that vidding doesn't allow graphics unless they are under a cut.)
Vidders: consider a sticky post at the top of your LJ or a link in your profile. Yes, even if you've only made a few vids. Yes, even if you think everybody knows where your vids are. Some people are streaming at BAM and some at vimeo and some on youtube and some at blip.tv and some at viddler, etc.
The pathetic blog post where imeem announced the upcoming video annihilation initially did not have comments enabled. But it does now (as pointed out in this article on ReadWriteWeb) so I left a commment.
The comment is still "awaiting moderation" even though at least one comment posted after it has passed through moderation.
So, I am putting the comment here for posterity. And to make me feel better.
ACTUALLY, hundreds if not thousands of your users come here solely to WATCH VIDEO. imeem was not founded as a music-focused service and SOME of us have been here long enough to remember that.
I am appalled at the dismissive way you are treating us. 5 days warning — on a blog post, no less — is really rude and it is not enough time to relocate all of our user-created and user-uploaded content. We will be losing comments, view counts, interpersonal relationships, thousands of playlists and more.
You COULD have emailed or PMed users that have uploaded, favorited, commented on, or made playlists of video content, but you did not and still have not.
You COULD have given us more advance warning. When Ning booted their Red Light District they gave 35 days notice — SEVEN TIMES LONGER.
I have copies of MY OWN video and photos, but you are removing my ability to access videos made by other people. Thousands of browser and delicious bookmarks are instantly dead. Links embedded in academic journals, scholarly articles, and blog posts: dead. Favorites: disappeared. Playlists: disappeared.
I am done with your service and I do not wish you well.
I left a more polite version of this comment on the ReadWriteWeb article, and I also ranted at length about imeem in my LJ.
One of the reasons this is driving me nuts is that I've collected over 4,360 LiveJournal (and other blog) vid rec entries in the delicious account for
veni_vidi_vids. And so, so many of those LJ entries link directly to the imeem stream. And it seemed safe enough! Certainly safer than directly linking to a youtube vid. Beyond the fact that some vids and vidders ONLY EXIST on imeem right now (I am mostly optimistic that vidders will eventually choose to reupload on a different streaming site) it really makes the whole archive of vid recs much less useful. I was searching for one vid earlier and 7 out of 8 recs linked to the imeem stream. (The vidder's LJ had no obvious link to the vid at all). But that 8th rec did help me find a DL link, so searching the delicious account using "viddername" and/or "fandom" can help locate DL links or alternate streaming links.
Now that so many vids are going to be in limbo, there's always
vidfinders. vidding indexes by fandom tags (recently) and by fandom-specific memory categories for older vids. (It's a really good idea to cross-post your vid to vidding as well as the fandom-specific comm and your LJ. Just remember that vidding doesn't allow graphics unless they are under a cut.)Vidders: consider a sticky post at the top of your LJ or a link in your profile. Yes, even if you've only made a few vids. Yes, even if you think everybody knows where your vids are. Some people are streaming at BAM and some at vimeo and some on youtube and some at blip.tv and some at viddler, etc.