Comments on: Is there a laptop with a camera in the screen? http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/07/is-there-a-laptop-with-a-camera-in-the-screen/ Seattle's Leading Resource for Real Estate Information Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:01:18 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ARDELL http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/07/is-there-a-laptop-with-a-camera-in-the-screen/#comment-160748 ARDELL Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:35:03 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/07/is-there-a-laptop-with-a-camera-in-the-screen/#comment-160748 I know from my Toastmasters Experience that reading the speech vs. writing it AFTER the "speech" is much better. But didn't make the connection until I saw your video. So thanks! Saved me lots of time. Look forward to finally meeting you in San Franscisco. I know from my Toastmasters Experience that reading the speech vs. writing it AFTER the “speech” is much better. But didn’t make the connection until I saw your video. So thanks! Saved me lots of time.

Look forward to finally meeting you in San Franscisco.

]]> By: Jeff Turner http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/07/is-there-a-laptop-with-a-camera-in-the-screen/#comment-160743 Jeff Turner Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:14:44 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/07/is-there-a-laptop-with-a-camera-in-the-screen/#comment-160743 Ardell... no, video in two places does not have the same SEO impact. I'm glad this helped. I hoped it would show you how reading the text would look. The feel can be improved with practice. But who wants to practice. That's what makes it feel canned and fake. I can't read a podcast. Just not me. I have to do it in the moment and live, thats the only way to truly appear natural and real. I can't wait to see what you do. Ardell… no, video in two places does not have the same SEO impact.

I’m glad this helped. I hoped it would show you how reading the text would look. The feel can be improved with practice. But who wants to practice. That’s what makes it feel canned and fake. I can’t read a podcast. Just not me. I have to do it in the moment and live, thats the only way to truly appear natural and real. I can’t wait to see what you do.

]]> By: ARDELL http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/07/is-there-a-laptop-with-a-camera-in-the-screen/#comment-160740 ARDELL Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:05:02 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/07/is-there-a-laptop-with-a-camera-in-the-screen/#comment-160740 That raises an SEO question. If I have an ARDELL's Podcast Blog with only podcasts, and post some of them on RCG and some on my blog, would that be "duplicate content". Does a podcast showing up in two places have the same "duplicate content" issues of cut and paste text? I wouldn't think so, but what do I know. That raises an SEO question. If I have an ARDELL’s Podcast Blog with only podcasts, and post some of them on RCG and some on my blog, would that be “duplicate content”.

Does a podcast showing up in two places have the same “duplicate content” issues of cut and paste text? I wouldn’t think so, but what do I know.

]]> By: ARDELL http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/07/is-there-a-laptop-with-a-camera-in-the-screen/#comment-160739 ARDELL Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:02:53 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/07/is-there-a-laptop-with-a-camera-in-the-screen/#comment-160739 OK, Did it again making sure NOT to click on it. Much better! Here's what I've decided based on your video demonstration and having seen a video podcast taken by Active Rain with a small piece of me in it. I will be doing the reverse. Rather than writing the post and reading it into the video, I'm going to make the video and then transcribe it into a post. I will put the video on one blog and the text version in another. I'll wait to see the longer podcast of me that Inman took. But I do know that I don't know what I'm going to say in a Podcast and things just fly out of my mouth, that I may not have "let in" to the final on a typed post. I'd rather have the full natural version on the Podcast, and then I can do the text portion. From your demonstration, I can see that reading something written into the camera, is not going to produce the result I'm looking for. Posting the text version on one blog, and the podcast version on another, may seem like the bait and switch post I did in AR. But I think that will give people both options hmmm OR I can make one of the other blogs I have lying around the web not being used into ARDELL's Podcast Blog... Thank you! Not sure where I'm going with this, but I'm going to try Dustin's suggestion of camera that clips on to my existing laptop first. I'll have to ask Derek Burress if the linking back and forth would annoy him. If it would, then I'll do the ARDELL's Podcast Blog with the text transcription on my blog for him. I'll put the best podcasts on RCG. Thank you Jeff. That demonstration was very helpful. OK,

Did it again making sure NOT to click on it. Much better! Here’s what I’ve decided based on your video demonstration and having seen a video podcast taken by Active Rain with a small piece of me in it.

I will be doing the reverse. Rather than writing the post and reading it into the video, I’m going to make the video and then transcribe it into a post. I will put the video on one blog and the text version in another.

I’ll wait to see the longer podcast of me that Inman took. But I do know that I don’t know what I’m going to say in a Podcast and things just fly out of my mouth, that I may not have “let in” to the final on a typed post. I’d rather have the full natural version on the Podcast, and then I can do the text portion. From your demonstration, I can see that reading something written into the camera, is not going to produce the result I’m looking for.

Posting the text version on one blog, and the podcast version on another, may seem like the bait and switch post I did in AR. But I think that will give people both options hmmm OR I can make one of the other blogs I have lying around the web not being used into ARDELL’s Podcast Blog…

Thank you! Not sure where I’m going with this, but I’m going to try Dustin’s suggestion of camera that clips on to my existing laptop first.

I’ll have to ask Derek Burress if the linking back and forth would annoy him. If it would, then I’ll do the ARDELL’s Podcast Blog with the text transcription on my blog for him. I’ll put the best podcasts on RCG.

Thank you Jeff. That demonstration was very helpful.

]]> By: Jeff Turner http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/07/is-there-a-laptop-with-a-camera-in-the-screen/#comment-160732 Jeff Turner Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:35:18 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/07/is-there-a-laptop-with-a-camera-in-the-screen/#comment-160732 You probably clicked on it before it was done processing. It will stream just fine when it is done... which it finally is now. YouTube would have been faster, but the quality would have been worse. You probably clicked on it before it was done processing. It will stream just fine when it is done… which it finally is now. YouTube would have been faster, but the quality would have been worse.

]]> By: ARDELL http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/07/is-there-a-laptop-with-a-camera-in-the-screen/#comment-160730 ARDELL Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:32:01 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/07/is-there-a-laptop-with-a-camera-in-the-screen/#comment-160730 Taking way too long to load. Already finished my first cup of coffee. I have the same problem on the laptop with Redfin links, but not YouTube or other sites. I'll try it from a different computer. So far, no good. Taking way too long to load. Already finished my first cup of coffee. I have the same problem on the laptop with Redfin links, but not YouTube or other sites.

I’ll try it from a different computer. So far, no good.

]]> By: Jeff Turner http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/07/is-there-a-laptop-with-a-camera-in-the-screen/#comment-160720 Jeff Turner Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:18:48 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/07/is-there-a-laptop-with-a-camera-in-the-screen/#comment-160720 Cool. Phew. Be patient with Veoh.com... as I've said before, their quality it excellent but the time it takes for them to make video live is painful when you're trying to do anything real time... like this. :) Cool. Phew. Be patient with Veoh.com… as I’ve said before, their quality it excellent but the time it takes for them to make video live is painful when you’re trying to do anything real time… like this. :)

]]> By: ARDELL http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/07/is-there-a-laptop-with-a-camera-in-the-screen/#comment-160711 ARDELL Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:14:51 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/07/is-there-a-laptop-with-a-camera-in-the-screen/#comment-160711 Turner, It was trapped in the Askimet Spam Filter. What a nice surprise to wake up to! I releasedit from purgatory. Now I'll read and watch it. Turner,

It was trapped in the Askimet Spam Filter. What a nice surprise to wake up to! I releasedit from purgatory. Now I’ll read and watch it.

]]> By: Jeff Turner http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/07/is-there-a-laptop-with-a-camera-in-the-screen/#comment-160710 Jeff Turner Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:03:44 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/07/is-there-a-laptop-with-a-camera-in-the-screen/#comment-160710 Ardell... either you are moderating comments with links, or I just lost a very long coment with a link to a podcast I just did for you. Let me know if it was lost. Ardell… either you are moderating comments with links, or I just lost a very long coment with a link to a podcast I just did for you. Let me know if it was lost.

]]> By: Jeff Turner http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/07/is-there-a-laptop-with-a-camera-in-the-screen/#comment-160708 Jeff Turner Mon, 16 Jul 2007 13:55:58 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/07/is-there-a-laptop-with-a-camera-in-the-screen/#comment-160708 Hey, Ardell... I'm glad the real me came through in the video. :) I can totally understand your desire to do video. I'm not a fan of the "behind the camera" stuff that real estate agents are doing, but I'm a big fan of having the real estate agent be "natural" in front of the camera. Unfortunately, most of what I see is either over-produced and commercial looking or a horribly amateur attempt at producing ad advertisement. You know I'm an Apple guy. For video, nothing is better. I can understand your reason for supporting Microsoft, but if I were you I'd use the PC and a MAC. Even the lowest end Macbook has the camera built right into the screen and the software that comes with the Mac is just brain dead simple to use and works flawlessly. I own every professional piece of software available for video production, but for video podcasts, I just use the software that came with the Mac. Why? Because it's simple and quick. Saving money by buying a PC that will make you work harder has never made any sense to me. Time is money. I am now going to make another one for you, where I am reading this comment before I post it. I'm going to time how long it takes me from start to finish, including editing in iMovie HD, and uploading to Veoh. I'm in WV on vacation and this room is a bit dark, but I think it will work. So hold on. OK, the video is done and we're at just over 12 minutes. It's been edited, a title added, fades put on and exported to to MP4 using iMovie HD. It's a 29 meg file and is now uploading to Veoh. This is likely to take longer than the recording and production, but I like Veoh.com's video quality. Though I'm not sure why I want it so high. just woke up. It aint pretty. I also did this with the laptop actually on my lap, so you'll forgive me if it shakes a bit. I have a hard time NOT using my body when I talk. We're at 17 minutes 34 seconds and the video is now uploaded. Here is the link. http://www.veoh.com/videos/v802464jqrBhcew It may take a bit for Veoh.com to validate the video format and do the magic on their side, but our work is done. As you can see from the video, you still need to look up at the camera to really make eye contact. I tried to put the text as high up on the sreen as possible to give you the best idea of how reading without looking at the camera works. With just a little bit of practice, I think your idea could work well. It was hard for me to NOT look up at the camera at times, even thought it was only a couple of inches, you can see the difference. I hope this is helps more than me just describing how it's done. Hey, Ardell… I’m glad the real me came through in the video. :) I can totally understand your desire to do video. I’m not a fan of the “behind the camera” stuff that real estate agents are doing, but I’m a big fan of having the real estate agent be “natural” in front of the camera. Unfortunately, most of what I see is either over-produced and commercial looking or a horribly amateur attempt at producing ad advertisement.

You know I’m an Apple guy. For video, nothing is better. I can understand your reason for supporting Microsoft, but if I were you I’d use the PC and a MAC. Even the lowest end Macbook has the camera built right into the screen and the software that comes with the Mac is just brain dead simple to use and works flawlessly. I own every professional piece of software available for video production, but for video podcasts, I just use the software that came with the Mac. Why? Because it’s simple and quick. Saving money by buying a PC that will make you work harder has never made any sense to me. Time is money.

I am now going to make another one for you, where I am reading this comment before I post it. I’m going to time how long it takes me from start to finish, including editing in iMovie HD, and uploading to Veoh. I’m in WV on vacation and this room is a bit dark, but I think it will work. So hold on.

OK, the video is done and we’re at just over 12 minutes. It’s been edited, a title added, fades put on and exported to to MP4 using iMovie HD. It’s a 29 meg file and is now uploading to Veoh. This is likely to take longer than the recording and production, but I like Veoh.com’s video quality. Though I’m not sure why I want it so high. just woke up. It aint pretty. I also did this with the laptop actually on my lap, so you’ll forgive me if it shakes a bit. I have a hard time NOT using my body when I talk.

We’re at 17 minutes 34 seconds and the video is now uploaded. Here is the link. http://www.veoh.com/videos/v802464jqrBhcew It may take a bit for Veoh.com to validate the video format and do the magic on their side, but our work is done.

As you can see from the video, you still need to look up at the camera to really make eye contact. I tried to put the text as high up on the sreen as possible to give you the best idea of how reading without looking at the camera works. With just a little bit of practice, I think your idea could work well. It was hard for me to NOT look up at the camera at times, even thought it was only a couple of inches, you can see the difference.

I hope this is helps more than me just describing how it’s done.

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