Tree Videos
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On March 14, 2010 The Eastern Native Tree Society and Western Native
Tree Society switched from discussion lists on Google Groups to a new
discussion list in a Bulletin Board format at:
http://www.ents-bbs.org/index.php Posts made since the
inception of the BBS on march 14, 2010 will be sorted and archived on
the BBS. Click on the link above to go to the equivalent section on the
new BBS. This website will continue to serve as a front end for the ENTS
and WNTS groups. It will continue to serve as a repository of older
posts, and will serve as the host site for special projects and features
that are not well suited for a BBS format. Please visit the BBs for the
latest information and trip reports.
 The videos featured below are hosted by YouTube http://www.youtube.com
YouTube is an online service that provides free hosting and serving of video clips posted by its members. Anyone can join. Recently I opened a YouTube account in order to feature videos taken by ENTS members of their adventures. These will be accessible through a player embedded below and hosted by YouTube. In
addition I have provided links to a selection of other videos that I felt would be of interest to ENTS members and
visitors to this website. One of note in particular is the climb of the worlds tallest tree in California by Jim
Spickler.
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TOPIC: Videos - FAQ
Tues, Dec 11 2007
ENTS,
Many of you may have videos of trees or old growth forests that you want
to upload to Youtube. If they are in DVD format, they are saved on the
disk as a VOB file. There are few programs that can directly edit VOB
files.
There are a number of programs you can use to convert VOB to other
formats. You can find lots of programs on www.downloads.com that do almost
anything you want for free. For VOB converters go to this page:
http://www.download.com/3120-20_4-0.html?tag=fil&qt=vob+converter&sort=&operatingSystems=&licenseType=49&fileSize=&ca
I used "any video converter", and also "auto gordianknot"
to play with the vob files sent to me by Ernie Ostuno in DVD format. I
would try the "any video converter " first. I converted the
original VOB files using the program to convert it to 320 x 240 size and
mp4 format. That is the size that Youtube displays.
If you want to upload the file at this point, it is in a good format. I
added basic titles and credits to Ernie's clips using Windows Moviemaker.
It allows simple editing and additon of transitions also. (I generally run
Adobe premiere Pro C3 as my editing program).
YouTube accepts video files from most digital cameras, camcorders, and
cell phones in the .WMV, .AVI, .MOV, and .MPG file formats. YouTube
recommends the following settings:
MPEG4 (Divx, Xvid) format
320x240 resolution
MP3 audio
30 frames per second
Youtube says resizing your video to these specifications before uploading
will help your videos look better on YouTube. But the videos can be other
formats so long as it's less than 10 minutes, smaller than 100MB, and in
an acceptable format.
You will need an email address to subscribe to You tube. Simply log onto
the site and create an account http://www.youtube.com
then you can begin
uploading videos. There is an option to upload multiple files at once,
which is very convenient, and it requires only a small download and installation. Otherwise you can upload videos one at a time. ( For Ernie's
videos I signed up for a free Windows Live Mail account using a pseudonym
for Ernie, then I used that address to create the youtube account.)
So ENTS, create your video accounts and upload your videos. It is easy, If
you have Windows or a Mac you have the basic software to edit and upload
already from most formats. Everything is free. Send the list your channel
information, and I will link it to the ENTS website.
Ed
Some of you are on dial-up connections and even YouTube videos won't
play right. You can get a free program called YouTube Downloader
at this website:
http://youtubedownload.altervista.org/
It will connect to a video and download it to your computer so you
can play it offline. If you don't have a player that will play the
*flash* video format the file comes in from YouTube, it will convert it
to a format that you can play on any computer with your built in Media
player or other video software. I have used it before and it works
well.
At this time I am still working through the various options of vblogs, channels, groups, favorites and so forth to see how this material might best be presented. ENTS members who wish to add videos can either create their own account on YouTube and post their video there, or they can send the video to me through the ENTS ftp site and I can post it to YouTube.
- Edward Frank, August 8, 2007
The blurb from the YouTube site reads: "Founded in February 2005, YouTube is the leader in online video, and the premier destination to watch and share original videos worldwide through a Web experience. YouTube allows people to easily upload and share video clips on
http://www.YouTube.com and across the Internet through websites, mobile devices, blogs, and e-mail. YouTube has quickly become the leading destination on the Internet for video entertainment.
Everyone can watch videos on YouTube. People can see first-hand accounts of current events, find videos about their hobbies and interests, and discover the quirky and unusual. As more people capture special moments on video, YouTube is empowering them to become the broadcasters of tomorrow."
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