Comments on: Convert Soundslides to video http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2006/convert-soundslides-to-video/ Notes from the classroom and observations about professional practices for sharing the news on digital platforms. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:54:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Colin Mulvany http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2006/convert-soundslides-to-video/comment-page-1/#comment-518 Colin Mulvany Sat, 09 Dec 2006 19:14:49 +0000 http://www.mindymcadams.com/tojou/2006/convert-soundslides-to-video/#comment-518 In the first week of announcing the video podcast, I had about 50 subscribers sign up. I haven't been tracking it since, but will now. Most of my multimedia is in Soundslides format, so for me this is a no- brainer.<br /><br /> I love being on the bleeding edge, even if only a few people access the content this way . I think things are about to change though. With new wireless handheld devices able to handle video, I believe most newsrooms should begin to think about ways to push their content to people that want utilize this emerging technology. In the first week of announcing the video podcast, I had about 50 subscribers sign up. I haven’t been tracking it since, but will now. Most of my multimedia is in Soundslides format, so for me this is a no- brainer.

I love being on the bleeding edge, even if only a few people access the content this way . I think things are about to change though. With new wireless handheld devices able to handle video, I believe most newsrooms should begin to think about ways to push their content to people that want utilize this emerging technology.

]]> By: Mindy McAdams http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2006/convert-soundslides-to-video/comment-page-1/#comment-517 Mindy McAdams Sat, 09 Dec 2006 14:10:46 +0000 http://www.mindymcadams.com/tojou/2006/convert-soundslides-to-video/#comment-517 Colin, are you by any chance tracking those downloads? I wonder how many people are downloading video from your site as opposed to watching directly. Colin, are you by any chance tracking those downloads? I wonder how many people are downloading video from your site as opposed to watching directly.

]]> By: Colin Mulvany http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2006/convert-soundslides-to-video/comment-page-1/#comment-516 Colin Mulvany Sat, 09 Dec 2006 06:47:42 +0000 http://www.mindymcadams.com/tojou/2006/convert-soundslides-to-video/#comment-516 Mindy, by creating QT files from Soundslides I can then send the slideshows to iTunes for people who subscribe to my blog. When they plug in their iPod to sync, my videos are automatically loaded. I did if for a time, buy got lazy about making the third compression. Now with this new Soundslides feature I can make all my multimedia content available via iTunes--that's cool. Mindy, by creating QT files from Soundslides I can then send the slideshows to iTunes for people who subscribe to my blog. When they plug in their iPod to sync, my videos are automatically loaded. I did if for a time, buy got lazy about making the third compression. Now with this new Soundslides feature I can make all my multimedia content available via iTunes–that’s cool.

]]> By: Mindy McAdams http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2006/convert-soundslides-to-video/comment-page-1/#comment-515 Mindy McAdams Fri, 08 Dec 2006 21:29:28 +0000 http://www.mindymcadams.com/tojou/2006/convert-soundslides-to-video/#comment-515 As to the question "Why not just make the slideshow with sound in QuickTime in the first place?" -- if I have the photos and the MP3 file, I can produce a Soundslides in a few minutes.<br/><br/>And as I mentioned, my photos will be bigger and my file size will be smaller if I do this in Soundslides.<br/><br/>For me, the question is, Why would anyone do a slideshow as video? What a waste of bandwidth. <br/><br/>Plus with Soundslides you get a Flash file, which millions more people can view, compared with any of the non-Flash video file formats. As to the question “Why not just make the slideshow with sound in QuickTime in the first place?” — if I have the photos and the MP3 file, I can produce a Soundslides in a few minutes.

And as I mentioned, my photos will be bigger and my file size will be smaller if I do this in Soundslides.

For me, the question is, Why would anyone do a slideshow as video? What a waste of bandwidth.

Plus with Soundslides you get a Flash file, which millions more people can view, compared with any of the non-Flash video file formats.

]]> By: Mindy McAdams http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2006/convert-soundslides-to-video/comment-page-1/#comment-514 Mindy McAdams Fri, 08 Dec 2006 21:25:03 +0000 http://www.mindymcadams.com/tojou/2006/convert-soundslides-to-video/#comment-514 So, according to the <a HREF="http://www.amarasoftware.com/tutorials/myspace-flash.html" REL="nofollow">Amara page</a>, you can embed SWFs on MySpace pages like this:<br/><br/><embed<br/>allowScriptAccess="never"<br/>src="http://www.amarasoftware.com/slideshow.swf" quality=high pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/<br/>download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"<br/>width="200"<br/>height="200"><br/></embed><br/><br/>I don't use MySpace, so this was not obvious to me before. So, according to the Amara page, you can embed SWFs on MySpace pages like this:

<embed
allowScriptAccess=”never”
src=”http://www.amarasoftware.com/slideshow.swf” quality=high pluginspage=”http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/
download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash” type=”application/x-shockwave-flash”
width=”200″
height=”200″>
</embed>

I don’t use MySpace, so this was not obvious to me before.

]]> By: Anonymous http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2006/convert-soundslides-to-video/comment-page-1/#comment-513 Anonymous Fri, 08 Dec 2006 21:05:34 +0000 http://www.mindymcadams.com/tojou/2006/convert-soundslides-to-video/#comment-513 Or insert Flash into your Myspace profile. Myspace really promotes Flash. <br/><br/>http://www.amarasoftware.com/tutorials/myspace-flash.html<br/><br/>They even give you the code. Or insert Flash into your Myspace profile. Myspace really promotes Flash.

http://www.amarasoftware.com/tutorials/myspace-flash.html

They even give you the code.

]]> By: Anonymous http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2006/convert-soundslides-to-video/comment-page-1/#comment-512 Anonymous Fri, 08 Dec 2006 21:01:00 +0000 http://www.mindymcadams.com/tojou/2006/convert-soundslides-to-video/#comment-512 Out of curiosity, why not just make the slideshow with sound in QuickTime in the first place? Export to .m4v too. <br/><br/>Seems like a rather indirect route with loss of quality as you mention. And then funny thing if you put it on YouTube it becomes Flash video all over again. Out of curiosity, why not just make the slideshow with sound in QuickTime in the first place? Export to .m4v too.

Seems like a rather indirect route with loss of quality as you mention. And then funny thing if you put it on YouTube it becomes Flash video all over again.

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