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Watch the videoExample of footage from the new Sony HDR-HC7 HDV Video Camera which just arrived in stores this week. Shot by Jeremy from the SonyHDVinfo.com Sony HDR-HC7 Forum in a suburb of Chicago 2.8.07. Thank you Jeremy. 14 second original H.264 export of native 1440x1080 HDV file from Final Cut Express HD was 165 MB. I ripped a DVD image from it with Toast 8 then crushed to a maximum iPod compatible size with Handbrake leaving only 4.2 MB. Still looks pretty darned good don't you think? Taylor Barcroft Santa Cruz CA

NBC "iPod Nation - Core Values" Steve Jobs Humble Innovator On To The Next Big Thing Watch the video Part 2 of Brian Williams' interview with Steve Jobs last Friday May 19, 2006 just before the doors opened on the new 5th AV Apple Store with the CUBE on the plaza of the GM building. Medium resolution @ 1000kbps iPod compatible.

Steve Jobs At New 5th Avenue 58th Street Apple Store Watch the video Steve Jobs At New 5th Avenue 58th Street Apple Store speaks with Brian Williams on NBC Nightly News. Part one of a series of Jobs moments to be featured next week on NBC Nightly News.

Click on Image to Watch Video in QuickTime Player.This is a most confusing "report" from Bambi Francisco who on the one hand describes lots of free content on the web followed by a recommendation not to buy the video iPod because she says it's got lots of expensive limitations that will be fixed with an enhanced version in January.1. 44% web users have created their own content.2. Not easy to move your existing collection of videos to the iPod Video3. Will cost more money to make them work on iPod4. 10% of all video on the web is home or new studio madeAlexis Christoforous asks, "Do you think the Apple Video iPod is worth buying at this price point? A little hefty between three and four hundred dollars to watch movies on a two and a half inch screen." - ignoring it still plays music and displays photos and has 50% more space than the previous 20 GB model that was $299 two weeks ago.Bambi - "Right. First of all there's limited content out there. If you can watch a two and a half inch screen for an hour long then this product is for you. But then I don't think for the majority of people out there. It also takes a long time to download content onto that video iPod. And also a lot of the files that you have on your computer these days will have to be converted. And that's going to take money. And if you want to watch those videos on a TV, that's going to cost an additional amount."Bambi - "So wait for January, there's an enhanced version coming out. That's what I hear. So save your bucks and wait 'til then."Alexis - "Post Holiday Gift."

<a href="http://not-a-real-namespace/http://blip.tv/file/get/FutureMediaTV-CBSRocketboomPartOfCSIKiller2206ByJerryBruckheimer637.mov" target="_blank"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2399/1362/1600/CSI.RocketboomSmall.jpg"></a>Click on Image to Watch Video in QuickTime Player.Last night on CBS' #1 show on all of TV, CSI, Amanda Congdon appeared in a FAKE Rocketboom from above the Las Vegas Strip warning the locals not to go where two were recently murdered in the same evening. You can't buy this kind of publicity. Yes it's not a REAL Rocketboom episode. And neither are the murders REAL. This is another classic moment in the evolution of Video Blogging and product placement publicity. Congratulations Amanda and Andrew Baron of Rocketboom and thank you Jerry Bruckheimer, Executive Producer, for placing them inside an episode.This is from an EyeTV2 EyeTV 500 HDTV source recording and is Video iPod compatible. Original was 136 MB and this is 3 MB.

Click on Image to Watch Video in QuickTime Player.CBS News Reports it and NBC will offer hit TV show Video On Demand (VOD) for only 99¢ on Comcast Cable and DirecTV systems. This is only half the $1.99 Apple is charging for ABC shows, shorts and music videos via iTunes. Will Apple match their price? Will consumers be able to record what they pay 99¢ for? Will they be able to burn ripped versions to CDs or DVDs? And will the shows be offered in their original widescreen HD versions?These are the questions that need answers between now and when these new services begin early next year.

Download the 108k PDF of this article with working links by clicking hereRead Lev Grossman's October 24 TIME Magazine Cover Story "HOW APPLE DOES IT" by clicking here or on the imageWatch the SteveNote in QuickTime Player by clicking here or on the imageWatch James Kim, Senior Editor of CNET, First Look at iPod, iMac and iTunes Videos by clicking here or on the imageiMac as Remote Controlled Media Player, Video Conference Node, Media CreatoriPod as Portable Multimedia Player of Audio and VideoiTunes 6 as Multimedia Delivery Vehicle for RSS Feeds, Library Organizer-ManageriTunes Media Store as the Place To Buy New Media, Get Free Media, Subscribe to Free Audio and Video Podcasts0:40 Act I - iMacThird Generation iMac introduced a year ago sold over 1 million in first year.All-New iMac G5A great computer gets even better1:50 - 1. Even Thinner Design2:20 - 2. iSight videocam built-in (better quality-higher specs), Video Conferencing Out Of The Box + PhotoBooth3:50 Demo4:00 Video Conferencing Out Of The Box5:30 PhotoBooth - awesome effects. Takes stills from the camera with a flash of white screen for light.8:35 3. Front Row with Simple 6 Button Remote Control - vs. 44 buttons on regular remotes . Enjoy Music, photos & video from your sofa.9:33 Demo. Listen to Music, Watch Photo Slideshows, DVDs & Videos via remote.13:35 Video Podcasts, Tiki Bar, Rocketboom in the menu14:30 Movie Trailers Built-In automatically streamed from Apple servers19:10 - 4. ATI Radeon X600 Pro (XT on 20" model) 128 MB DDR Video RAM, PCI Express Graphics Bus5. PC2-4200 (533 MHz) DDR2 SDRAM 512MB on motherboard 1 empty expansion slot up to 2.5 GB capacity with one $1200 Apple 2 GB stick (street $400), 8x DL SuperDrive, Airport Extreme, Bluetooth 2, Mighty Mouse - Technical Specifications Expansion Ports are now in a horizontal row near bottom left rear (rear view).6. Complete Creative Digital Life and Productivity Software Suites Included19:55 - 17" 1440 x 900 @ 1.9 GHz PPC G5, 633 GHz Front Size Bus, 160 GB SATA $1299 - same as old model20" 1680 x 1050 @ 2.1 GHz PPC G5, 700 GHz Front Size Bus, 250 GB SATA $1699 - $100 less than the old modelShipping Today20:50 Act II - iPodAlmost 30 Million iPods Shipped as of September 24, 2005, end of last fiscal quarter75% Market Share of all mp3 playersIntroduced iPod nano 5 weeks ago today. Sold over 1 Million in first 17 days. Demand exceeds supply.21:50 Critical Aclaim22:30 "But what about the white iPod? It's been a huge success for us. And therefore it's time to replace it. Today we are announcing the new white iPod. As we head into the holiday season. And it's a stunner."New iPod Video22:55 "And yes it does video."1. The Best Music Player We've Ever Made. Audio Books - Features2. Photos Best Ever, bigger better screen to see them all better3. Extras - see up to 4 clocks at once, calendars, games, Stopwatch with lap timer, Screen Lock4. And Now Video5. 2.5 inch TFT, 320 x 240, 260k colors, H.264 at 30 fps, MPEG 4 at 30 fps, TV out - SpecsRecap - Music, Audio Books, Photos, Podcasts - both spoken word and video, Home Movies, Music Videos and a whole lot more.27:00 30 GB is 31% thinner than the old 20 gb model. White or Black w/Case, 7.5k songs, 12.5k photos, 75 hrs video $29927:15 60 GB is 12% thinner than the old 20 gb model. White or Black w/Case, 15k songs, 25k photos, 150 hrs video $39928:00 Box ShotShipping Now28:35 Strongest Holiday Lineup EveriPod nano, new iPod, new iMac29:05 new iPod ad - Bono U2 singing on the iPod screen31:20new Silhouette iPod + iTunes ad - Eminem, Curtain Call - The HitsOutdoor Bus Stop and Billboard adsAccessoriesCar IntegrationiPod + iTunes Auto-Sync33:30 Act III - iTunesOver 200 Million copies distributed woldwide84% Marketshare last month for all legally downloaded musiciTunes 5 introduced September 7, 2005 - Just 5 Weeks AgoNew iTunes 6Four New Features34:35 - 1. Gifting - the ability to give someone songs, albums, playlists & videos35:18 - 2. Customer Reviews - 10 Million accounts get a voice to write reviews35:50 - 3. Just for You - personalized recommendations based on your purchase history. Beta with feedback button36:38 - 4. Video for sale, over 2000 Music Videos, 6 Pixar Shorts @ $1.99Downloading video specs - 320 x 240, size of about 6 songsFairPlayDRM play on up to 5 computersPlay on unlimited number of iPodsNo CD or DVD burning allowedbut you own it, no rental fees, never times out.39:00 Demo39:20 Gifting is the most requested feature, customer reviews, Just For You40:25Music Video sectionFatBoy Slim - Weapon of ChoiceMadonna - VogueU2 - Original of the SpeciesFront Row on the new iMac, Playing Music VideosPlaying music, photos and videos on big screen from iPod47:30 One More Thing...TV Shows ABC & Disney - 5 Shows - Lost, Desperate Housewives, Night Stalker, The Sweet Life of Zack & Cody and That's So Raven, Ad Free @ $1.99 1 show (43 min) = 5 albums download sizeOld Episodes plus new ones the day after airing51:45 DemoDesperate Housewives (DH) from last SundayFree Previews every episodePlays DH on the iMac full screen and it looks great, but not 16 x 9 HD widescreen aspect ratioSD 4 x 3 Versions only54:55 Robert Iger CEO Disney - "Great Content intersects with Great Technology" Ann Sweeney deserves credit for making this happen. 59:1059:50 Steve sums up. Notes this historical moment, October 12, 2005, when Video is added to the iTunes Music Store and iPod.1:02:00 Congratulates all the Apple employees who have made this happen1:03:00 Encoreborn 1961 New Orleans, 35 albums 9 grammys, Pulitzer Prize winnerWinton Marsalis performsNew York City 10.19.05New PowerBooks with higher resolution screens with PCI Express video and up to 16 GB ramNew dual-core PowerMac G5 Dual and PowerMac G5 QuadPCI Express Graphics CardsAperture RAW Photo EditorTelevisionWeek 10.17.05TVWeek Cover Story by Jon Lafayette Disney Deal Is Apple of Advertisers' Eye, Madison Avenue Sees Exposure Offsetting Commercials' AbsenceTVWeek Guest Commentary by Scott SternbergViewers Make Rules in New Media World

Click on Image to Watch Video in QuickTime Player.Alexis Glick for Today, Thursday 10.13.05Steve - "...and you kinda get video for free as a bonus."Continuous Caption: Handheld TV - New iPod Plays VideoAnonymous Consumer in an Apple Store - "I've actually been looking for something that I could play video on."Omar Wasow, Technology Analyst - iPod has gone from an early adopter technology buff market to a mainstream mass market phenomenon now a part of our culture.Alexis - "Their new test is to find out if people will buy video they have to watch on a two and a half inch screen."This is not necessarily the case. You can watch on your TV and you can watch on a video headset or external portable TV with a bigger screen - can you say light FLAT screen?. Let's be clear Alexis. THIS IS NOT A TEST. There is no downside for Apple to add video playback capability for no more money and 50% more space at the $299 price point. You get a free video with every album you buy. Video Podcasters now have a way to reach the consumer like never before. And broadcasters have a way to sell shows after they air in a new window between original air and rerun, before and after DVD sales. NBC could Video Podcast the Today Show with advertising included for free and sell that market to advertisers for a small premium or others who will pay less for VidPodcast ONLY ads. The revolution is being Video Podcast and is being vlogged now. You do not have to watch videos on the 2.5" screen. Steve - "There is no market for video on the go today. So we're going to have to create it." We think there is a large market for video on the go today. And Apple is not going to have to create it. What Apple is doing is providing the solution to a long standing challenge. And that is huge. Kudos to Apple. I love Apple. But the market has been getting pent up with anticipation for this solution for years. Remember Archos? It is like an iPod only bigger, heavier, and more expensive without a Mac interface. But it is also a DVR which iPod most certainly is not yet.I will be very surprised if Apple will be able to keep up with demand for these new iPods before sometime next summer, IF THEN. I think there is going to be a waiting list from here into next Spring at the soonest. It will be a case of capacity incapable of meeting demand for a long time.Affordable technology and our new inexpensive broadband internet distribution system has just now fallen into place. So it's really about the synergy of pent up demand meeting new affordable technological advances - not Apple creating a market or doing a test.Thanks to Al Roker for ordering his last night. You the man Al.Matt Lauer's close - "I know it's going to be huge. Absolutely. Everything they do is huge right now." You took the words right out of my mouth Matt.

Click on Image to Watch Video in QuickTime Player.Up To The Minute - Money Watch's Alexis Christoforous, Melissa McDermott segues to Teri Okita's report.Video Blogging & Video Podcasts are completely ignored as a source of content that may drive sales of the new Video enabled iPod even though Apple lists "Video Podcasts" in the new iPod's Video menu pane:Video PlaylistsMoviesMusic VideosTV ShowsVideo PodcastsVideo SettingsSteve - "...home movies, music videos and a whole lot more..."There are already thousands of video podcast posts in the iTunes Podcast Directory to help sell the reason to buy a video capable iPod now rather than until movies are for sale next year which Jeffries & Company analyst Adam Benjamin posed is a reason consumers may not buy one yet. "But analysts also say 'never underestimate Apple's marketing ability'," Teri adds.

Click on Image to Watch Video in QuickTime Player.Sandra Hughes reports for The Early Show - TV Shows for sale - ABC's TV Shows "Desperate Housewives", "Lost", "Night Stalker" & two Disney Channel sit-coms "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody" and "That's So Raven" are for sale for $1.99 an episode from the iTunes Music, or rather now Media Store (iTMS). Jeffries & Company analyst Adam Benjamin thinks Apple has a 6-month to almost a year competitive lead with the video enabled iPod and videos for sale at the iTMS. Sandra mentions Apple stock falling due to Wall Street's lower than expected iPod sales. Yeah, they were only through the roof as usual. Two women in the street - one clueless while the other totally gets it. At $299 she says, "Considering what an iPod cost when it first came out, that's a steal."The post package quad anchor desk chit chat implies iPods are hard to figure out and may damage your ears and next your eyes. Nobody there expressed the least level of marvel at this development.Interesting few seem to understand the iPod has had video output since the introduction of the iPod Photo a year ago. Let's not forget video headsets you can wear to have a large screen experience out of that little iPod. On researching this product, I've noticed they are currently not in strong supply and cost $300-$400 based on old designs. So I imagine this development will inspire AV engineers all over the world to making the development of a new generation of inexpensive video headsets an engineering priority for introduction ASAP. These will be light, run on AAA batteries and have independent LCD "screens" that can individually be flipped up so you can watch vids with one eye while you walk, jog, or ride mass transit. This may be the hot iPod video accessory for 2007.

Click on Image to Watch Video in QuickTime Player.Ted Rheingold, ModeratorFleeting ImageMindful In The StormGay PromDogsterCatsterReal Life vs. InternetDavid ThauBianca's ShackHeidi Swanson101 Cook BooksHeidi SwansonChickClickMarjorie KaseCommon Sense MediaAmy RaymondCHEAPSKATIN' LA ~ hip handouts ~ FreeSharing their experiences of how to develop communities with their websites.

We've made two posts in recent days that have failed to appear in the iTunes Podcast directory and FireANT. So we're resorting to posting this PDF so you can have the links to these missing posts this way. We don't understand why iTunes and FireANT simply can't see some posts that work fine from the browser and are all seen by NetNewsWire for Macintosh.Looks like we are in an era of the early iTunes multimedia client not fully understanding all feeds from a registered site due to some html code problems in the original posts that iTunes can't sense are corrected later. We have had errant bizarre html code mysteriously appearing in some posts that had nothing to do with the way we entered the code to begin with. Sorry for the delay in letting you know. Thanks for your understanding and patience with our continuing learning curve.Here are the permalinks to each of the two recent posts iTunes doesn't see.Vid.42mb.45.5min.Webzine 2005 Session 2 Jacob Appelbaum's Odyssey posted October 6, 2005.Empire "iBook" High. Tucson Arizona Bookless CyberSchool posted September 22, 2005.Click here to download a small 12k pdf of this post with working links.

Click on Image to Watch Video in QuickTime PlayerCBS's Hattie Kaufman shows us Empire High School in Tuscon Arizona with no text books - all Apple iBook G4's.Featuring Calvin Baker, Superintendent, Vail Unified School District. Amanda & Andy Shea students. Cindy Lee, Principal Empire High School. Jeremy Gypton, Teacher. Wayne Gritis, Site Tech. Melinda Jensen, Teacher. From a 9.20.05 CBS Early Morning broadcast segment.

Click on Image to Watch Video in QuickTime Player.Jacob describes his travels from San Francisco to Iraq to New Orleans and back with his outstanding photos behind him. This is one of the most courageous men I have ever met in my life - a true hero to many and a master of communications.Jocob's WordpressJacob's LiveJournalJacob's Photographs

Click on Image to Watch Video in QuickTime Player.Justin Hall, Annalee Newitz, Susan Mernit, Adriel Hampton, George Kelly, Nicole Lee, Daniel Terdiman, Glenda Bautista, Jackson West, Moderator discuss the state of online journalism. noon-1pm September 24, 2005 San Francisco CA

Click on Image to Watch Video in QuickTime PlayerCBS's Hattie Kaufman shows us Empire High School in Tuscon Arizona with no text books - all Apple iBook G4's.Featuring Calvin Baker, Superintendent, Vail Unified School District. Amanda & Andy Shea students. Cindy Lee, Principal Empire High School. Jeremy Gypton, Teacher. Wayne Gritis, Site Tech. Melinda Jensen, Teacher. From a 9.20.05 CBS Early Morning broadcast segment.

Click on Image to Watch Video in QuickTime PlayerJoshua Kinberg tells of his development of the Video Blog Culture and FireANT since last year to date and predicts the future of it. At 26, the youngest of the founding fathers of the video blogging culture and technology describes how he came to help create the means for everyone to become webcasters of video to everyone else. Exclusive interview to FutureMedia 9.16.05 at the Digital Media Factory, Santa Cruz CA Cinemar Schmoozefest.

Click on Image to Watch Video in QuickTime Player. Please wait. This encode doesn't fast start (bug in 3ivx) so you have to wait for the full 54mb download before autoplay does begin. Thank you for your patience.Click Here to Download and Listen to the 52.5 minute 12 MB mp3 Presentation Audio on your iPodCornerstone Technology for Diffusion of Digital CinemaSony SXRD 4K ProjectorsPresentation to the IEEE SCV Monterey Bay SubsectionBob Lofland, Support EngineerSony Broadcast Division, San Jose CA8.24.05 Digital Media Factory, Santa Cruz CAThe technology and future deployment strategy of these new quad HD resolution Digital Cinema projectors for commercial motion picture theatrical houses. A dozen are already sold in the Northern California Bay Area already. These projectors will be going into a theatre near you within the next few months as Sony deploys them into movie houses this fall 2005 throughout the United States.They are known as the 4K projector because they project at a pixel width and height of more than twice that of HDTV - 4096 wide x 2160 high. This technology quadruples the resolution of modern HDTV projectors and provides a contrast ration of 2000 to 1 with up to 10,000 ANSI lumens.With such impressive specifications, these projectors are expected to provide the cornerstone enabling digital cinema to replace the presently ubiquitous 35mm theater movie projector. The talk goes beyond describing the enabling technology - Silicon Crystal Reflexive Displays. It also deals with Sony's strategy for digital cinema deployment and reviews infrastructure issues to put these projectors to use. They are shipping this month.This lecture with technical diagrams explains in depth how this new technology works. These projectors are in the $100k price range. A smaller home theatre Qualia C-340- projector from Sony is available using the same technology for only about $12k. Sony Press ReleaseSony Broadcast Large Venue/Digital Cinema pageEngadget.com's post with comments

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