On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 9:13 AM, Alex Miller <a...@puredanger.com> wrote:
> > > On Sunday, March 24, 2013 11:53:32 PM UTC-5, Cedric Greevey wrote: > >> On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 11:24 PM, Rich Morin <r...@cfcl.com> wrote: >> >>> On Mar 24, 2013, at 18:44, Cedric Greevey wrote: >>> > Where are these costs coming from? ... >>> >>> To get professional results, you need more than a camera >>> on a tripod. For example, someone has to: >>> >>> * keep the camera on the speaker >>> >> >> The speaker can stay approximately in one place, or, any random person >> can be paid minimum wage to rotate the camera. Cost: $0-8 per hour. I'd not >> be surprised if there are automated solutions for this, involving some >> motorized gadget in the tripod head and some invisible-to-human-eyes mark >> or reflector on the speaker's clothing perhaps, and then there'd be only a >> one-time cost (plus some trivial amount of electricity). >> > > You have no idea what you're talking about. > Obviously I do. Unless you're claiming that if the speaker stands fairly still in the exact center of the camera's FOV, you'll *still* not end up with a video where the camera stays on the speaker? Or maybe you're claiming that the minimum wage just shot up to over eight bucks? Or ... > * merge the slides with the video > >> >> A lot of computers are shipping with free no-frills video editing >> software these days that probably suffices for this. >> > > You have no idea what you're talking about. > Yes I do. In fact I *wrote* some software to splice slides and video clips together, with transition effects, and render output. I did it in Clojure, in fact. It took an afternoon. The results looked quite slick and professional. Don't lecture me about what software is or is not capable of. > * create assorted web pages, etc. >>> >> >> Youtube will create a page for your video for you if you upload it there, >> and a page for your channel/account/whatever listing all of your videos >> that are uploaded to Youtube. There are other sites that will do similar >> things. For ongoing series, there are sites optimized for that, too, >> usually with .tv domains. >> >> >>> * ... >>> >>> Outfits like InfoQ and Confreaks do a very good job, but >>> they use professional staff (who expect to be paid). >> >> >> And I'm guessing what they're doing is obsolescent, if not already >> obsolete, in that it can be done about as well for a lot less money. If >> they're charging $400 a video I smell a market ripe for disruption. >> > > The example given was $400 for ALL videos, not per-video. > You changed it, or (being generous here) clarified it perhaps. As originally written it implied they charged $400 per speaker to record the videos, which would be $400 per video. Of course, charging $400 for each *view* is really, REALLY ludicrous, unless their production costs are in the five figures or more per video, in which case they must *really* be doing it wrong if it costs them more to record a few conference videos than it cost to make Star Wreck: In The Pirkinning, an FX-heavy film. > I'm >> >>> delighted that these folks provide high-quality recordings >>> of talks, at no cost or inconvenience to me. >> >> >> It seems that the delays before the videos get posted, and not having >> control over when videos get posted, qualifies as an "inconvenience", or >> this thread wouldn't exist. >> > It's also wonderful to have a local meeting recorded by a >>> volunteer, but I _really_ don't want this to be the way our >>> conferences are recorded. I can wait a bit for the editing; >>> clean results are more important than saving a month or so. >>> >> >> Why are you so convinced that a volunteer couldn't do a good job? >> > > I would never say a volunteer couldn't do a good job. > But you had no problem with implying it without quite saying it outright. Hmm. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
