A special vidcast today covering some of the big movies coming out this summer. Some listeners videos sent in too (thanks for those). Anyway, sorry the file size is so big (about 630 MB). Hope you guys can download it ok. Enjoy the show!
Download link: [noembed]http://www.treksinscifi.com/podcasts/TreksinSciFi_329_Summer_Films.mp4[/noembed]
Whoo-hoo! Looking forward to seeing everyone.
i tried to see it but my computer did the rainbow swirly thing and then crashed :(
Quote from: turtlesrock on May 01, 2011, 05:04:23 PM
i tried to see it but my computer did the rainbow swirly thing and then crashed :(
Right click on the file link above and try to save it to your machine - don't just left click it. That will make it try to stream which might not work for you.
Dunno why, but my CPU just couldn't handle the video which is...strange. (Via iTunes). So I switched it over to my iPad and watching it atm...(its running just fine too)
King
Wow.. that is a big file.. gonna take about six hours to download with my slow connection .. but I'll be able to watch it at lunch tomorrow. :)
Quote from: Rico on May 01, 2011, 05:11:55 PM
Quote from: turtlesrock on May 01, 2011, 05:04:23 PM
i tried to see it but my computer did the rainbow swirly thing and then crashed :(
Right click on the file link above and try to save it to your machine - don't just left click it. That will make it try to stream which might not work for you.
good idea...
Quote from: Geekyfanboy on May 01, 2011, 06:20:04 PM
Wow.. that is a big file.. gonna take about six hours to download with my slow connection .. but I'll be able to watch it at lunch tomorrow. :)
Yeah, sorry about that. I could encode it smaller at lower quality if there is enough need or call for it. One day I'll have better gear & better software to do this with.
Downloaded OK (I think) but I haven't watched it yet.
Going to have to download and transfer this the old fashioned way. Doesn't seem to want to play with my preferred streaming methods. Transfer speed a little slow which may account for it.
Looking forward to watching! :)
As I said above, I would not suggest trying to stream the vidcast.
Wow.. just finished downloading.. guess my internet is slower then I expected.. took about 16 hours.. but now I can enjoy it on my lunch.. thanks Rico
Thanks for the dedication Kenny. Hope you enjoy it! :)
P.S. Loved your video clip too, by the way.
Quote from: Rico on May 02, 2011, 08:22:33 AM
As I said above, I would not suggest trying to stream the vidcast.
Yeah, I was trying to do that yesterday before I saw the thread. Downloading steadily now, thanks Rico.
Quote from: Geekyfanboy on May 02, 2011, 08:30:05 AM
Wow.. just finished downloading.. guess my internet is slower then I expected.. took about 16 hours.. but now I can enjoy it on my lunch.. thanks Rico
Sounds like you need to replace the tin can on your end of the piece of string Kenny! ;)
Quote from: Dangelus on May 02, 2011, 08:36:01 AM
Quote from: Geekyfanboy on May 02, 2011, 08:30:05 AM
Wow.. just finished downloading.. guess my internet is slower then I expected.. took about 16 hours.. but now I can enjoy it on my lunch.. thanks Rico
Sounds like you need to replace the tin can on your end of the piece of string Kenny! ;)
Oh if I could Dan I would.. worse part of living out in the middle of no where.
Kenny needs to move back to civilization and closer to his job. ;)
Mine to 16 mins on iTunes. Downloaded to iPhone Awesome. :) looking forward to watching in my dinner break tomorrow :)
Relly enjoyed the video! Rico, you are getting a lot better at this. You are so natural in front of the camera now. It was so nice to see you back in your man cave. VERY COOL! I sure enjoyed everyone's videos. Thanks for the awesome entertainment!
Go apes.
Thanks Rick. I had a good time doing yesterdays show. I'd love to do more video. Maybe one day, when I have a bit more time and some new gear.
Great Vidcast Rico.. did you edit that opening montage?
Quote from: Geekyfanboy on May 02, 2011, 02:12:19 PM
Great Vidcast Rico.. did you edit that opening montage?
Thanks Kenny, glad you liked it. Nope - that montage was off of Youtube. I think I have it running on the main page in the Featured Video box. I liked it a lot too. If I had more time, I would have edited one. But only so many hours on a Sunday to do a show. ;)
Great vidcast, great to see everyone! :)
Terrific show and great to see some of our own! I'm looking forward to Super 8, I had sort of forgotten about that one due to the flood of comic book movies, which I am sort of ambivalent about. Was there an audio sync problem with Tim's video?
Lol it was like a foreign movie audio dub! ;)
Quote from: Bryancd on May 03, 2011, 06:22:56 AM
Terrific show and great to see some of our own! I'm looking forward to Super 8, I had sort of forgotten about that one due to the flood of comic book movies, which I am sort of ambivalent about. Was there an audio sync problem with Tim's video?
Yes several of the listener videos (tim & rick) and a trailer or two were out of sync.. at least on my end. But it didn't take away anything from the show.
Quote from: Geekyfanboy on May 03, 2011, 07:35:02 AM
Quote from: Bryancd on May 03, 2011, 06:22:56 AM
Terrific show and great to see some of our own! I'm looking forward to Super 8, I had sort of forgotten about that one due to the flood of comic book movies, which I am sort of ambivalent about. Was there an audio sync problem with Tim's video?
Yes several of the listener videos (tim & rick) and a trailer or two were out of sync.. at least on my end. But it didn't take away anything from the show.
Yeah, same here. My original video is fine but for whatever reason the audio got desynced on Rico's end. But it didn't hurt the show for me.
King
Sorry about the sync issues. It has to do with converting video formats and I didn't have time to go back and try and fix it.
For future reference, files in .mp4 are best for me to use. I have the most issues with the whole Mac to Windows thing. So, if you can encode to an .mp4 or even .mpg that works best on my end.
P.S. Tim - can the Movie Maker thing on your iPad encode to formats other than .mov?
Not from the iPad app no. You can export to sites like YouTube and such, but no specific format beyond .mov. They probably are expecting you to use the iMovie desktop or the PC-related apps that can convert mov.
There are other movie editing apps but I haven't looked into them yet so it's possible they export to .MP4
This is fairly typical of Apple made apps. They are great working apps, but have some limitations like that. I think I have a program that converts .MOV to something better if you want me to do that next time, I didn't even think about the format when I sent it off to you.
King
On an unrelated note, can we please streamline the video codecs already? It is really getting silly at this point.
King
.mov is basically .mp4 with a couple of tweaks and content of the container can easily be switched to an .mp4
For example I think Quicktime has an export feature that will pass thru the content for you and there are plenty of open source programs that will do the same.
I need to figure that out Dan. Please help me! :)
Quote from: moyer777 on May 03, 2011, 11:27:33 AM
I need to figure that out Dan. Please help me! :)
You'd need the pro version of QuickTime to do the export but there are plenty of free solutions. Xvid4PSP is a good all round converter / remuxer and for re-encoding to can't beat Handbrake.
If you need specific help you know how to reach me. ;)
Quote from: Dangelus on May 03, 2011, 09:56:12 AM
.mov is basically .mp4 with a couple of tweaks and content of the container can easily be switched to an .mp4
For example I think Quicktime has an export feature that will pass thru the content for you and there are plenty of open source programs that will do the same.
They are more different than you might think Dan. It also depends on the bit rate of the encoding and so forth. I actually used Quicktime to export the .mov files sent to me and convert them to .mp4. But it still ended up with sync issues. One of the troubles is when I put all the clips into Pinnacle Studio they are in various size formats, bit rates, etc. Then I encode all that to an iPod compatible file for the vidcast. Most of the times it's worked pretty well. But for some reason this time there were some sync issues.
Yeah when you have to reencode various clips to the same format, bitrate etc then you can get these issues.
I was just commenting that it's possible to remux the contents of one .mov file directly into an mp4 as they usually are just h264 codec these days. Sometimes the audio needs converting especially if it's 5.1 AC3, to AAC. It's pretty straight forward when dealing with just one video file.
If you have a Mac and Final Cut it actually really easy to use any Mov file, but I sent you Rico MP4 for the coding reason and for the size/quality issues with rendering MOV files in Final Cut. But I had trouble the other day with YouTube because my Mov file was encoded differently. It needs to be H264 for YouTube and probably whenever using it in Windows.
Quote from: Sheppard on May 03, 2011, 03:09:40 PM
If you have a Mac and Final Cut it actually really easy to use any Mov file, but I sent you Rico MP4 for the coding reason and for the size/quality issues with rendering MOV files in Final Cut. But I had trouble the other day with YouTube because my Mov file was encoded differently. It needs to be H264 for YouTube and probably whenever using it in Windows.
Both of which many of us don't have, Final Cut is slightly spendy isn't it?
King
Going to download tonight. Looking foward to seeing it. Just wish I hadn't forgotten to send in a clip. Oh, well maybe next time.
Well this got way to much tech for my little head lol, but i did enjoy the episode i think i will be going to the pictures al lot this year, i have seen Thor, and most of the others i want to see but i am guessing Pirates will be next for me, the wife loves em. The only one i def will not see is Green Lantern that will be a stream or dvd for me. One i can take or leave.
Thanks for another awesome episode Rico.
Quote from: Kingisaaclinksr on May 03, 2011, 03:19:48 PM
Quote from: Sheppard on May 03, 2011, 03:09:40 PM
If you have a Mac and Final Cut it actually really easy to use any Mov file, but I sent you Rico MP4 for the coding reason and for the size/quality issues with rendering MOV files in Final Cut. But I had trouble the other day with YouTube because my Mov file was encoded differently. It needs to be H264 for YouTube and probably whenever using it in Windows.
Both of which many of us don't have, Final Cut is slightly spendy isn't it?
King
I got it with my MacBook for a special deal so it wasn't too bad, but the MacBooks are expensive enough on their own.
Just finished this today. I really enjoyed another great podcast and it was cool to see everybody. And I'm glad to know that Kenny is looking so foward to the Pirates movie! ;D Just kidding Kenny. I never really got into the Harry Potter movies but I hope you enjoy it.
The 3 movies I'm looking foward to the most are #1 Captain America! I cant wait for that one!! #2 Is Green Lantern I just think that it looks like it was well done. And tied for #3 is the Pirates 4 and Cowboys and Aliens. Pirates just looks its going to be fun! And how can you not like Harrison Ford in a sci-fi movie.
Lots of good movies coming our way!
Going to be an expensive summer, having ticked Thir off, pirates opens on the 18th. Mind you the wife loves Mr Depp so I can say we are going for her lol.
Yeah, I'm going to Pirates 4 for the wife too. ;)
Hey Rico!
As I was watching, I noticed that your clock kept changing times. What's the story with your digital clock?
Very curious.
Quote from: Zarabeth32 on May 15, 2011, 12:14:39 PM
Hey Rico!
As I was watching, I noticed that your clock kept changing times. What's the story with your digital clock?
Very curious.
If you mean the red one behind me at my desk, it's just a normal digital clock. Probably the time changes are due to pauses in the recording I was doing.
the june '11 issue of popular science came to my house today. there's a whole article titled "summer movie special: Scary Monsters Dissected! Sci-Fi Facts Checked! Multiple Futures Revealed!" covering Green Lantern, Transformers Dark Of The Moon and more!
very fast-knitting ;)
I got thur watching the vidcast today. I have not seen any of the movies shown via movie trailer as of yet. However I have seen one of the summer movies mention. Rise of the Planet of the Apes it was a great movie. I hope to see some of the others ones latter on DVD. I always enjoy Rico's vidcast I hope he can do even more in the future.