Comments on: Here’s episode 4!

By: Stilgherrian

Stilgherrian — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:22:07 +0000

@Deanlk: But isn’t “getting up close and personal” the point of more personal broadcasting?

@neerav: I don’t know what the live stream looks like from the users’ end as that’s controlled by Ustream. However the downloaded Quicktime movie after the event was 71.8MB for 31 min 09 sec, or 39kbit/sec, at 320 x 240 pixels. That’s broadly similar to the compression levels on ABC TV’s vodcasts.

By: neerav

neerav — Fri, 30 May 2008 10:04:23 +0000

Didn’t get to watch as I’m speed capped until June 1

Curious to know how many kbytes/sec the stream was broadcast at as that determines how much of my 10GB quota would get used up

By: Deanlk

Deanlk — Fri, 30 May 2008 05:04:03 +0000

I’m pro camera 2. Camera 2 is not a bad thing. Getting too up close & personal with camera 2 is a bad thing, but camera 2 in and of itself is not a bad thing.

By: Stilgherrian

Stilgherrian — Fri, 30 May 2008 04:22:11 +0000

@Stephen Stockwell: Glad you enjoyed it. If I’d had anything prepared to say about the music I’d have said it, but when it came to the crunch my brain was suddenly empty. Plus I realised I was out of time anyway. Yes, wordage would have been good. Next week we’ll have more time, now that technical ssues have been solved.

@NathanaelB: Camera 2 goes back to its rightful owner soon. You will be safe… for the time being.

@jason: It failed for me also this morning. I think it’s something about Ustream during peak traffic times in the US.

By: jason

jason — Fri, 30 May 2008 01:35:52 +0000

The video wont load for me Tried FF and IE

Will try again laters

By: NathanaelB

NathanaelB — Thu, 29 May 2008 23:49:00 +0000

Please, for the love of all that is beautiful in this world DO NOT USE CAMERA #2 AGAIN!

By: Stephen Stockwell

Stephen Stockwell — Thu, 29 May 2008 23:46:13 +0000

Hey, good work sunshine!

That actually went pretty well even if you don’t compare it to the bedlam of episodes I & III (Episode II: The Lost Sessions being, well…lost. The rest of us will never know). The shiny new computer’s obviously made a huge improvement, both technically and to your state of mind. Helps not to be under the weather as well. But it looks like you’re having fun with your two camera angles — great for asides, footnotes, change of tone, etcetera. Nice brazen plug for our favourite brewer.

One thing though: I sat up in my chair when you said you were going to talk about eighties pop, but then you just closed off with the clip. I reckon it could be a good idea for next time if there’s room left at the end of the show for some sort of discussion/analysis/deconstruction (or just good old mouthing off) about selected exhibits of former pop trash glory in all its forms. That’s what your True Fans will be taking to the water cooler the next day.