Photocentric.tv *Call for closed beta participants!

[Sean]

Hi All,

I am looking for some participants to help me get video content onto Photocentric.tv before launch. Not 100's of videos or anything like that, but a handful so the site doesn't launch with a blank page. If you own any photography related videos that you would like to upload please contact me by posting in this thread or sending a pm. The categories for now are:

Traditional - Tutorials
Traditional - Equipment
Traditional - Reviews
Traditional - Photographers
Digital - Tutorials
Digital - Equipment
Digital - Reviews
Digital - Photographers
Hybrid - Tutorials
Hybrid - Equipment
Hybrid - Reviews
Hybrid - Photographers

Public domain videos are also welcome, for example an old video of Edward Weston was floating around at one point which was public domain, we can add a lot of these.

I'll be ready to take uploads tomorrow so just contact me to make arrangements.

Thanks!!

Sean

[kombizz]

Would you please kindly write me in which format do you need this movies?
I do have few movies in the form of mini-digital cassettes, but not sure how I could upload to the site as I do not have any s/w or h/w connecting to my computer.
I am looking forward to hear from you.
Thanks

[Sean]

Most video cameras have a web friendly mode and that is the easiest way to post videos. Other than that for your situation you'll need a way to get them into a video editing program to edit and downsize them a bit. On upload to the site the original video is converted into flash format and easily viewable over the web. Pretty much identical to how youtube works..

[crispinuk]

Have you had a rummage through the public domain films over at www.archive.org ?
I've just had a quick look and although it seems to be biased towards motion picture subject matter there should be a few suitable films, especially in the Prelinger Archive.
Here's what I found after a cursory look:
Alchemist in Hollywood
and
cheesy Kodak Instamatic commercial

Their streamed flash versions are a bit flakey but you can download the full file in various formats and resolutions.

OK, so people can go there and see them themselves, but it will save a lot of searching and will pad out things fro when you launch, assuming this is the sort of stuff you're after.

[crispinuk]

And they don't make 'em like this any more...
Girl on the Cover ("documentary" on shooting magazine cover pictures)

[Sean]

I'll have look, thanks!