From: Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>
To: AGA Advisory Committee <aga-mcm@thekrib.com>
Sent: Monday, December 8, 2008 3:05:52 PM
Subject: Re: [AGA-mcm] [AGA-conheads] Proposed YouTube Video
On Mon, 8 Dec 2008, Larry Lampert wrote:
> Erik I know you to well, you love the resolution to much to let those
> poor innocent baby pixels collected from your HD cameras simply die on
> the cutting room floor. :-)
Just as I was freaking out over having to use a standard-def camcorder for
the third camera, the two computers rendering all the footage in tandem
say you're right on this last point. But I can't insist the AGA pay for
the equipment, because it's most likely a loss this year.
-
Erik
>
> Regards,
>
> Larry
>
>
> --- On Mon, 12/8/08, Erik Olson <
erik@thekrib.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Erik Olson <
erik@thekrib.com>
>> Subject: Re: [AGA-mcm] [AGA-conheads] Proposed YouTube Video
>> To: "AGA Advisory Committee" <
aga-mcm@thekrib.com>
>> Date: Monday, December 8, 2008, 1:05 PM
>> Yeah, that's the one I was looking at. $229 at Newegg.
>>
>> I don't know if I agree about the interest level
>> though. Not counting
>> yourself, Dan Pellegrini is the only person who asked about
>> it so far.
>> My experience is rather that most folks say "DVD
is
>> good enough." Even my
>> tech-crazed co-workers with their 50" plasma TVs are
>> saying this.
>> Perhaps this will change this Christmas season, in which
>> Costco and
>> Wal-Mart are both offering multiple $185 players. But I
>> keep flipping it
>> over and over in my head whether it's worth buying the
>> burner yet...
>>
>> - Erik
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 8 Dec 2008, Larry Lampert wrote:
>>
>>> Erik,
>>>
>>> How much is the Blu-Ray burner that you would need. I
>> know you can get a
>>> blu-Ray burner relatively inexpensive but I don't
>> know if it will suit
>>> your needs.
>>>
>> <
http://www.amazon.com/LG-GGW-H20L-Super-Multi-Blue/dp/B000Y1AFCS/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1228751555&sr=8-1>
>>>
>>> I would think there is/ or will be very shortly enough
>> interest in the
>>> Blu-Ray version to justify the investment. I would
>> propose that the club
>>> invest in one since DVD sales are brisk and Blu-Ray
>> sales will likely
>>> pay for this investment in one year.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Larry
>>>
>>>
>>> --- On Mon, 12/8/08, Erik Olson
>> <
erik@thekrib.com>
wrote:
>>>
>>>> From: Erik Olson <
erik@thekrib.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: [AGA-conheads] Proposed YouTube Video
>>>> To: "Convention Planning"
>> <
aga-conheads@thekrib.com>
>>>> Date: Monday, December 8, 2008, 9:36 AM
>>>> The problem with Rendering to Blu-Ray right now is
>> that the
>>>> current
>>>> release of Sony Vegas (8.0c) has a curious bug in
>> it. When
>>>> using a
>>>> computer with more than two processors or cores,
>> it will
>>>> crash. I have a
>>>> workaround, which is to tell the OS to only use 2
>> cores.
>>>> With that, I
am
>>>> now rendering AVC files (taking approximately 10
>> hours per
>>>> talk). This
>>>> will get me to my next problem, namely the lack of
>> a
>>>> Blu-Ray burner.
>>>>
>>>> The recording is OK -- I rendered mpeg2 files when
>> we were
>>>> previewing.
>>>> Problem there is that format takes 12 gigabytes
>> per hour.
>>>>
>>>> And now you know!
>>>>
>>>> - Erik
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, 8 Dec 2008, Cheryl Rogers wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I think he meant the issue with Blue-Ray.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheryl
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Erik Olson
wrote:
>>>>> It's a joke... :) Much like
>>>> "Monster" toslink cables or gold-plated
>> CDs, the
>>>>> printed surface has no effect on the
>> quality of
>>>> the recording...it either plays back
>>>>> or it doesn't.
>>>>>
>>>>> - Erik
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, 7 Dec 2008, S. Hieber wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Curious. Is the issue the
>> recoding?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>> ____________________________________________________________________________
>>>>> From: Erik Olson
>> <
erik@thekrib.com>
>>>>> To: Convention Planning
>>>> <
aga-conheads@thekrib.com>
>>>>> Sent: Sunday, December 7, 2008
>> 1:02:58 AM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [AGA-conheads]
>> Proposed
>>>> YouTube Video
>>>>>
>>>>> I did do something special with 23
>> or so
>>>> sets -- they're on shiny
>>>>> Watershield media instead of the
>> usual
>>>> matte-finish. You can
really
>>>>> tell
>>>>> the difference when you play them
>>>> (wink). But as I had to make about 40
>>>>> sets, I couldn't send everyone
>> shiny
>>>> disks.
>>>>>
>>>>> - Erik
>>>>>
>>>>> Hey, I got my second Blu-Ray
>> request.
>>>> Unfortunately, having trouble
>>>>> rendering them, so I'd just
>> about
>>>> abandoned the idea. Will have to
>>>>> re-think.
:)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, 6 Dec 2008, Efren Leonida
>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> > hehe no problem, it's not
>> crucial
>>>> I have the first run of the discs.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Efren
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> > From: Red Crane
>>>>> > Sent: Saturday, December 06,
>> 2008
>>>> 9:29 PM
>>>>> > To: Convention Planning
>>>>>
> Subject: Re: [AGA-conheads]
>> Proposed
>>>> YouTube Video
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Sorry Efren :-(
>>>>> > Red Crane
>>>>> >
>>>>> > On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 7:59
>> PM, Erik
>>>> Olson <
erik@thekrib.com> wrote:
>>>>> > Oh, you get the last
>> set,
>>>> SNATCHED from Efren before he could
>>>>> > pay for it. :)
>>>>>
>
>>>>> > Well this IS exciting,
>> my
>>>> entire stock is now depleted: DVD's,
>>>>> > cases, and even slick
>> paper
>>>> inserts. I've got orders in since
>>>>> > Wednesday & will
>> be
>>>> replenished with raw materials early next
>>>>> > week so I can do my
>> second
>>>> run.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > - Erik
>>>>> >
>>>>>
> On Fri, 5 Dec 2008,
>> Red Crane
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Just PayPaled
>> my
>>>> dough in for the 7 disk deal. Can't
>>>>> > wait to get
>> my hands
>>>> on those babies.
>>>>> > Thank You,
>>>>> > Alabama
>> Aquatic
>>>> Plants
>>>>> > c/o Wilburn
>>>> "Red"
Crane
>>>>> > 12568 Sheila
>> Dr
>>>>> > Mc Calla, Al.
>> 35111
>>>>> >
>>
redcrane1@gmail.com>>>>> > 205-586-6277
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> > On Wed, Dec
>> 3, 2008
>>>> at 1:40 PM, Red Crane
>>>>>
>
>>>> <
redcrane1@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> > Put
>> me down
>>>> or one Larry.
>>>>> > Thank
>> You,
>>>>> >
>> Alabama
>>>> Aquatic Plants
>>>>> > c/o
>> Wilburn
>>>> "Red" Crane
>>>>> >
12568
>> Sheila
>>>> Dr
>>>>> > Mc
>> Calla,
>>>> Al. 35111
>>>>> >
>>>>
redcrane1@gmail.com>>>>> >
>> 205-586-6277
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> > On Wed, Dec
>> 3, 2008
>>>> at 8:36 AM, Larry
Lampert
>>>>> >
>>>> <
l_lampert@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>> >
>> Awesome Bro!
>>>> Sign me up for this AGA thing!!!
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Now I
>>>> can't wait to see the DVD........
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>
>>>>> > Larry
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> > ---
>> On Tue,
>>>> 12/2/08, Erik Olson
>>>>> >
>>>> <
erik@thekrib.com> wrote:
>>>>> >
>>>>> > >
>> From:
>>>> Erik Olson <
erik@thekrib.com>
>>>>> > >
>>>> Subject: Re: [AGA-conheads] Proposed YouTube
>>>>> > Video
>>>>> > >
>> To:
>>>> "Convention Planning"
>>>>> >
>>>> <
aga-conheads@thekrib.com>
>>>>> > >
>> Date:
>>>>
Tuesday, December 2, 2008, 5:42 PM
>>>>> > >
>> OK,
>>>> here's the final version, officially
>>>>> > unleashed on
>>>>> > >
>> the
>>>> world:
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > >
>>>>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgoTKX-2tTE>>>>>
> >
>>>>> > >
>> Enjoy!
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > >
>> -
>>>> Erik
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > >
>> On Tue,
>>>> 2 Dec 2008, Ben B. wrote:
>>>>> >
>
>>>>> > >
>>>
>>>>> > >
>>>
>>>> Let me see what I can do there... not
>>>>> > much about
>>>>> > >
>> the
>>>> laughing because he starts
>>>>> > >
>>>
>>>> talking right away, but I can add a
>>>>>
> little more
>>>>> > >
>> of
>>>> Tomoko's translation for Mr.
>>>>> > >
>>>
>>>> Amano (something I don't actually
>>>>> > keep much
>>>>> > >
>> of in
>>>> the video).
>>>>> > >
>>>
>>>>>
> >
>>>
>>>>> > >
>>> I
>>>> didn't think about it until here, but
>>>>> > people
>>>>> > >
>> might
>>>> want a glimpse of what Mr Amano sounds
>>>>> > like
>>>>> > >
>>> or
>>>> maybe the dialogue between Tomoko
and
>>>>> > Amano, but
>>>>> > >
>> this is
>>>> a sales video.... let him answer a
>>>>> > >
>>>
>>>> question, but people have to buy the video
>>>>> > to hear the
>>>>> > >
>>>> translation :-)
>>>>> >
>
>>>
>>>>> > >
>>>
>>>> Again, it's a great video. I have 20
>>>>> > people I
>>>>> > >
>> want to
>>>> send it to. Hurry up! :-)
>>>>> > >
>>>
>>>> I'm picking.
>>>>> > >
>>>
>>>>> >
>
>>>
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > >
>> --
>>>>> > >
>> Erik
>>>> Olson
>>>>> > >
>> erik at
>>>> thekrib dot
>>>>> > >
>>>>> >
>>>>
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>>>>> >
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>>>>> erik at thekrib dot com
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