Vidize Blog

Riftstalker writes about Activision’s PR tactics. It seems they’re successful every time in attracting media coverage.

It begs the question if the guys in CNN (and other media) are journalists or just hacks.

It looks like misheard lyrics are bigger on Gootube than all the shows combined (like Ask a Ninja). Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate the humor – especially when it comes at the expense of Scandinavian metal bands!

If you’ve never seen the Argument Clinic sketch, brace yourself. Monty Python have decided to wage war on low-quality versions of their sketches and they are creating a whole new channel with high-quality versions!

Yes, the original song title is “Radio killed the radio star”. Without going into a deep philosophical discussion, here’s the video.
It’s certainly ironic that MTV launches their music video site sooo late. Anyway, enjoy the song.

Now that the Vidize is in beta, I plan to go over the list of recommended equipment.
I start with the absolute must-have – a Web camera.
A while back, there was a discussion about USB 1.1 vs USB 2.0 web cams. This discussion is mostly obsolete now as the majority of new web cameras are all [...]

Nicolas Kayser-Bril has done a review of the Vidize beta (in French).
You can read it here although if French isn’t your first language, you can read a loose translation from Google.

Adobe has scheduled the beta test of the new Flash player 10 (codename Astro) for today.
There doesn’t seem to be any substantial improvements in the video department but here’s the feature list:
3D Effects – Easily transform and animate any display object through 3D space while retaining full interactivity. Fast, lightweight, and native 3D Flash [...]

ITV has started blogging recently. You can find the individual blogs here.
Here’s a sample of the video blogging from Afghanistan:

Another special delivery from Ask a Ninja:

According to Associated Press (as of a few hours ago):
Hollywood directors (DGA) reached a tentative contract deal Thursday with studios, a development that could turn up the pressure on striking writers to settle their 2-month-old walkout that has crippled the entertainment industry.
“Two words describe this agreement — groundbreaking and substantial,” said Gil Cates, chair of [...]