Comments on: Blender Basics Preview Video on Youtube

By: DukeProtocol

DukeProtocol — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:26:33 +0000

I don’t know if you have the same uploading problem as I do, but I can only upload the 1st 10MB of a file. If you can upload the entire 100-150MB file from both Blender Basics, you CAN do that. Like I said before they don’t care about the resolution or codec (for the most part), just make sure it’s under 500MB.

By: Apollos

Apollos — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 08:00:13 +0000

I uploaded at 320×240, the same res I was using for Google and Youtube–neither of which look very good. I need to make another conversion for a higher res version (assuming they don’t downsample).

I still need to look through docs for Viddler and Metacafe to see what the resolution requirements are, but I’ve just been too busy. I do try to make clear that the high res versions are available on the web site, so hopefully those who are interested in the material have a place to go for the content, and it gets traffic to the website.

I also found a keyboard overlay error in BB Part 1, and I think there’s at least one in Part 2 as well, and it bothers me! So I’m gonna have to find time to go through both and correct the errors before I bother rendering new versions.

Sheesh! It’s all a lot of work, but I think it’s worth it. All I need to do is add another 8 hours to my day by figuring out how to do without sleep. As they say, sleep is overrated.

By: DukeProtocol

DukeProtocol — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 04:38:19 +0000

Awesome. At what quality/size did you upload to Viddler, the resolution doesn’t look all that good.

By: Apollos

Apollos — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 01:56:57 +0000

Cool! Can you post the links in the main post? So we wouldn’t have to search MetaCafe for them.

Done!

By: Apollos

Apollos — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 01:50:39 +0000

Now, if you get 21,000 views you’ll earn 5$ YAAAAY!

I’ll take it!!! only 20,925 to go =D

By: DukeProtocol

DukeProtocol — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 01:01:48 +0000

Cool! Can you post the links in the main post? So we wouldn’t have to search MetaCafe for them.

Looks alright in the normal view, but really blurry in full screen. Better than YouTube’s quality though.

Now, if you get 21,000 views you’ll earn 5$ YAAAAY!

By: Apollos

Apollos — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 16:49:24 +0000

Metacafe has released both Blender Basics videos and they are now for viewing on their web site. They were originally tagged and held as copyright infringement.

By: DaveC

DaveC — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 13:55:01 +0000

The only site that I am sure does not downsize or badly compress your videos is stage6, the DivX site. Might be worth checking out.

By: DukeProtocol

DukeProtocol — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 13:37:40 +0000

I think Viddler is the solution. Unless you record at 320×240, zoomed in 5x, video quality is going to be bad. As far as I know, Viddler just cares about the size of the video, not necessarily the resolution.

By: Apollos

Apollos — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 10:26:27 +0000

Metacafe is rejecting my full length submissions for parts 1 and 2. Part 1 was deemed “problematic” and part 2 was deemed “copyrighted.”

Not sure what’s going on, but I’m way too tired to comb through their documentation. The “problematic” status isn’t even listed in their definitions.

Perhaps I needed to say puleeeze. Or maybe they’re minions of The Man; a dark cadre of super-villainous tutorial rejecters.

I sent an email about the Part 2 rejection. I guess I’ll just have to wait and see.

‘Night all.