Well, got the special holiday vidcast uploaded featuring the Secret Santa gift exchange. I want to thank everyone that did the exchange and also sent in video. This was a lot of fun to do and put together. It is a big file again - about 480 meg - so be prepared. Anyway, enjoy the show everyone - and Happy New Year!!
http://www.treksinscifi.com/podcasts/TreksinSciFi_364_SecretSanta.m4v (http://www.treksinscifi.com/podcasts/TreksinSciFi_364_SecretSanta.m4v)
aaaaaand bryan's shirtless. shoulda seen that coming. :)
Thanks for organizing and running it Rico. This one I will watch on my PC... :)
Doing the download now, love these vidcasts!
Thanks Rico :metallica:
later that day...
Wow nice videos, pro FX transitions. The built-in web cam and mic picked up great for this podcast - all done on a laptop?!
That was so awesome Rico! It was great to see everyone! What fun! Happy new year everybody!
Just finished it - it was great - Thanks again Rico!
Here is a behind the scenes video of hunting for Bryan's gift... enjoy!
http://youtu.be/pJbppPhFj9Q (http://youtu.be/pJbppPhFj9Q)
Really enjoyed all the videos, and thanks again Rico for the great book. Such amazing artwork and a nice Xmas themed story of Dickens Xmas Carol with the Batman characters in place of the originals. Really enjoyed it.
Quote from: moyer777 on January 01, 2012, 10:05:09 AM
Here is a behind the scenes video of hunting for Bryan's gift... enjoy!
http://youtu.be/pJbppPhFj9Q (http://youtu.be/pJbppPhFj9Q)
I haven't watched the show yet but I really enjoyed this! Thank you so much Rick!! And for not getting me the underwear as I don't wear those either... ;)
Glad folks are enjoying the show. Didn't have time to fit Rick's "behind the scenes" video into the cast. Maybe I'll add it in on the big, ultimate Blu-Ray edition release! :)
Here's a pic I took last night while I was editing the vidcast.
That was fun! Sorry about my video being screwy, must have been when I converted it to .mov. I'll do better next time. ;)
Quote from: Chris-El on January 01, 2012, 02:14:24 PM
That was fun! Sorry about my video being screwy, must have been when I converted it to .mov. I'll do better next time. ;)
I used Handbrake to covert the couple .wmv files I got. Seemed to work great.
Yeah I used VLC media player. Guess it's not as good.
Great Video Rico, thanks to Al again for my excellent gifts. Happy New Year everyone :D
GREAT show! Loved the opening crawl. Special mention to Sheppard for his video, it was great to see him using the mini bat'leth! What an appropriate gift for someone who does Combat Fitness training! Al made me laugh and Joby get's a nod for doing his video in front of what appears to be an unmade bed! LOL!!! So great to see everyone!
Quote from: Bryancd on January 01, 2012, 04:30:55 PM
GREAT show! Loved the opening crawl. Special mention to Sheppard for his video, it was great to see him using the mini bat'leth! What an appropriate gift for someone who does Combat Fitness training! Al made me laugh and Joby get's a nod for doing his video in front of what appears to be an unmade bed! LOL!!! So great to see everyone!
Thanks. I was having lots of fun. I love it a lot. It is a great gift. When I teach the new Combat 50 track with the sword form in it I'm tempted to actually use it as a prop.
Quote from: Chris-El on January 01, 2012, 02:21:45 PM
Yeah I used VLC media player. Guess it's not as good.
I tried VLC at first too, but noticed it distorted the videos so I switched to Handbrake.
Awesome secret Santa exchange this year :). As far as figuring out Rico's gift, I spent days looking up Trek stuff before kicking myself and remembering that Rico plays WoW. ;). Then it got easier for me. Hope that mouse pad works for you Rico! :)
Dan - awesome Batleth!
King
The mouse pad is very cool Tim - and it's big too! Been using it since I opened it. Thanks much!
Quote from: Bryancd on January 01, 2012, 04:30:55 PM
GREAT show! Loved the opening crawl. Special mention to Sheppard for his video, it was great to see him using the mini bat'leth! What an appropriate gift for someone who does Combat Fitness training! Al made me laugh and Joby get's a nod for doing his video in front of what appears to be an unmade bed! LOL!!! So great to see everyone!
Aye when my wife saw the video she freaked that the room was such a mess. I tend to not notice stuff like that.
Fun to watch althouh (dare I say it???) I thought Bromptonboy reminded me too much of Ethan Phillips.
Are you sure that was you Pete?? ;)
Hmmm...I am usually compared to either Drew Carey, or Dave Letterman. :) I do share Neelix's love of cooking...
I also still think Chris-El is Riker too. "Make it so, number one!"
HI Rico, just watched the vidcast yesterday. it was great the see another vidcast again. vid a bit choppy most of the time. I seem to have a problem with quicktime player running on windows. but it was fun to see the forum members get some of the things they wished for. hey nice living room too!
Quote from: Redshirt97 on January 13, 2012, 06:35:36 AM
HI Rico, just watched the vidcast yesterday. it was great the see another vidcast again. vid a bit choppy most of the time. I seem to have a problem with quicktime player running on windows. but it was fun to see the forum members get some of the things they wished for. hey nice living room too!
Glad you liked the show. Were you streaming and trying to play it or did you download it all and then play it? The vidcast should not look choppy. You are the first to say this. You might want to try playing it using something else, like VLC media player.
Quote from: Rico on January 03, 2012, 08:38:36 AM
I also still think Chris-El is Riker too. "Make it so, number one!"
I have a Picard stand up in my office and my boss was at my desk and I happened to be standing by it and he was staring at me and took a picture. He did the Number One thing too. Oh well. I am technicaly second in command at work, so it kinda fits.
Quote from: Rico on January 13, 2012, 10:16:54 AM
Quote from: Redshirt97 on January 13, 2012, 06:35:36 AM
HI Rico, just watched the vidcast yesterday. it was great the see another vidcast again. vid a bit choppy most of the time. I seem to have a problem with quicktime player running on windows. but it was fun to see the forum members get some of the things they wished for. hey nice living room too!
Glad you liked the show. Were you streaming and trying to play it or did you download it all and then play it? The vidcast should not look choppy. You are the first to say this. You might want to try playing it using something else, like VLC media player.
I download all my podcast from iTunes and most vidcast fine, but this one was differnt. I do have the latest versons and updates for iTunes . ussulay WMV works best for me. but I may try VLC player also. I belive I had it at one time but got rid of it.
You might want to look into seeing if you have the latest codecs, etc. Something on your system is probably not quite right. Maybe try updating Quicktime too. I've never released a vidcast in a .wmv format. Also, if you have something like a video capable iPod, try it there too.
Quote from: Rico on January 14, 2012, 09:08:32 AM
You might want to look into seeing if you have the latest codecs, etc. Something on your system is probably not quite right. Maybe try updating Quicktime too. I've never released a vidcast in a .wmv format. Also, if you have something like a video capable iPod, try it there too.
Hi Rico, thanks for the advice, Yes the Codecs were suggusted to me as my problem. I do try to keep up with the latest software howerver I am useing a laptop that is 6 years old and is using window PX and a slower processer. I wonder if I still have the right system requirements. I do not have an ipod. but I will try the next time and see how it goes. it was not comply choppy some of the segments were just fine.
A six year old laptop? Wow?!? That might be a bit of your problem right there.
Quote from: Rico on January 16, 2012, 08:53:13 AM
A six year old laptop? Wow?!? That might be a bit of your problem right there.
Yes my first one, got in for Christmas 2006. Yes I am sure it is a part of the problem. I doesn't seen to do to well with apple products. I hope to get a newer one as soon as I can afford one but current one is still all i have nor now.