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Beta test my first web video
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Raffertiki
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Tue, Oct 19, 2004 8:15 PM
I just dedicated a page on my site to tiki sites I have visited. Just a fluff piece really. In the Hale Tiki write up I have a link to a video featuring Bartender Mel Serving up a Hurricane. http://www.nicefishy.com/TikiRoadtrip.html If you guys could give me some feedback as to how it shows up on your browsers, it would be quite helpful. It appears large on my monitor and doesn't look the greatest until I scale it down. Also I could really use some good pics of Hale Tiki, The Royal Hawaiian (Laguna Beach), and Trader Vics (London). I can only offer photo credits and maybe a link. |
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rodeotiki
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Tue, Oct 19, 2004 9:19 PM
looks good to me , now i am thirsty |
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surfintiki
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Tue, Oct 19, 2004 10:00 PM
Looks good...well, crappy, as far as video is concerned...fantastic, as far as drinking and computers go! I'm using dial up on a mac, osX Safari. Comes up big, chunky pixels, but I can see everything perfectly, and like radiotiki I'm feelin' mighty thirsty! LOVE everything you're doing! |
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Sam Gambino
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Tue, Oct 19, 2004 10:09 PM
Great work, Raffertiki! I feel like I've been there now. The music is great too with the fading text. Can't wait to see others. |
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Unga Bunga
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Wed, Oct 20, 2004 1:12 AM
The video worked fine. |
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Raffertiki
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Wed, Oct 20, 2004 3:43 PM
Thanks for the feedback guys. Yeah, it makes me thirsty too. I finally realized how to constrain the vid to a smaller size which will make it appear somewhat sharper. If you feel you can suffer through it one more time, I'd like your opinions on the new format. Although now it auto-starts as soon as the page opens. I think that can be fixed in Flash. Unga, I converted this into a Flash vid, which I thought would make it pretty much one-size-fits-all. What do you know that I don't? By the way, do you happen to be a Final Cut Pro guru? I have a glitch I've been trying to fix for quite a while. |
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surfintiki
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Wed, Oct 20, 2004 7:49 PM
Looks pretty pro to me. |
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lanikai
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Fri, Oct 22, 2004 12:22 AM
I LUV to see this kinda thing! It's small on my monitor. I would save the .mov at a higher aspect ratio. [ Edited by: lanikai on 2004-10-22 00:40 ] |
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Raffertiki
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Fri, Oct 22, 2004 6:53 AM
Thanks for the feedback Lanikai, and for providing Surfin' and the rest of us with some good tips. Reflectors, fill lights, and multiple takes are great in a controlled environment, and definately should be taken advantage of. But sometimes you have to take what you can get, especially when you're in tourist mode. Mel was nice enough to let me shoot the sequence. Asking a working bartender (who knew me from Jack)to act and reshoot was not a consideration. But sure I would love to go back and reshoot. I just need to fly into Atlanta, rent a car, and drive 200 miles to Augusta. Not that I wouldn't, but probably not in the near future. |
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Raffertiki
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Fri, Oct 22, 2004 6:59 AM
Surfin, when you have only one chance, guerilla-style, frame the shot first, then refrain from using the zoom control, unless absolutely necessary, especially when you don't know in advance the actions your subject. Getting caught at the end of the action in a close-up is a bummer. |
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surfintiki
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Fri, Oct 22, 2004 8:41 AM
rrrrrrrrrrrraffertiki- |
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Unga Bunga
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Fri, Oct 22, 2004 10:40 AM
Hi Raffertiki, |
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lanikai
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Fri, Oct 22, 2004 2:32 PM
Got it! I suppose I am spoiled; Got alotta favorite tiki bars here; they know me and after a couple maitais and kinda heavy tipping, I get alotta raw footage I can do much with. Can we see more? Of other drinks and other bars? |
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Raffertiki
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Fri, Oct 22, 2004 3:50 PM
Surfin', I choose to output my vid through Flash because I didn't want to deal with different formats. I figure most people whether thay use PC or Mac have Flash. Flash also let me get my file size down to 968k while keeping a reasonably decent quality. Unga, I think people with dial-ups are going to have difficulties with all video. They are probably used to it and just move on. Eventually they will catch up with technology, or technology will catch up to them.
Lanakai, If only I could walk for a week in your sandles. It must be nice to have the access you have. Where can we see some of your footage? Lanakai, |
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lanikai
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Fri, Oct 22, 2004 4:03 PM
Those with dial up hopefully know video requires DSL, and whatevahs... Soon one hopes, they will upgrade. Flash is good. don't know if that contributes to the mosaic pixelated look of some stuff. i try to keep clips down to about 2 to 3 mgbs each. and save as qt. Not flash conversant yet. Just imovie (I know, I know..) and Final Cut. and save as QT. |
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Raffertiki
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Fri, Oct 22, 2004 4:13 PM
Extended director's cut please. I'm on Mac at home, PC at work. |
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surfintiki
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Fri, Oct 22, 2004 8:44 PM
50% of internet users are on dial-up. 61.3 million, slow movin', time wastin', no phone ringin', people (like me!) |
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Raffertiki
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Fri, Oct 22, 2004 8:51 PM
I feel for you surfin', but the only other option is noone gets to see videos. On the other hand, I pay 50 clams a month for my cable modem. Technology will split the difference one of these days. |
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FLOUNDERart
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Fri, Oct 22, 2004 9:01 PM
Fine piece of video Raffer from Long Island. Are you drunked id? i am |
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Raffertiki
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Sat, Oct 23, 2004 6:20 AM
Thanks Flounder. I certainly was the night I shot that footage. |
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