How do I post a video to my blog?
If you already have a video on your computer, you can upload it to your blog as follows:
1. Click the film strip icon on the post editor toolbar.
2. In the popup window, click "Browse" to find the video on your computer.
3. Enter a title for your video.
4. Agree to the Terms and Conditions (if this is your first video upload).
5. Click "Upload Video."
Frequently Asked Questions
Where are my videos hosted?
Videos uploaded through Blogger are hosted on Google Video.
Are my videos indexed or searchable?
No, your videos are kept private and will not be included in Google Video search.
How long does it take to upload and process a video?
Uploading a video may take a while, since videos tend to be very large files. However, the exact amount of time required will depend on the size of your specific video and the speed of your internet connection. The processing stage usually takes about five minutes. Blogger will display a status message below the post editor to let you know how this is going, and there will be a placeholder icon in your post to show where the video will appear.
Saturday 12 December 2009
Monday 16 November 2009
Link, he come to town, he come to save the Princess Zelda.
Here are some really useful links which you should check out...
Get Ahead OCR Media
OCR Media Virtual Event
Get Ahead OCR Media
OCR Media Virtual Event
Thursday 5 November 2009
Encoding Videos for Youtube Uploading
Hi Kids,
So you want to upload your vids? Firstly you have to do a process called 'encoding' this turns the digial video format into something that YouTube can understand; .MPG .MOV, or .AVI files are acceptable. However, the best quality videos are the following:
~joe
So you want to upload your vids? Firstly you have to do a process called 'encoding' this turns the digial video format into something that YouTube can understand; .MPG .MOV, or .AVI files are acceptable. However, the best quality videos are the following:
- MPEG4 (Divx, Xvid) format
- 320x240 resolution
- MP3 audio
- 30 Frames Per Second (FPS)
- File>Export
- Select 'Expert Settings' from the 'Compress To' drop-down list
- Click 'Share'
- Select 'Export Movie to MPEG-4
- Click 'Options'
- Select: Video Format 'MPEG-4 improved'
- Select: Image Size '320 x 240 QVGA'
- Select: Frame Rate '30'
- Click 'Audio' Tab
- Select: Audio Format 'AAC-LC (Music)
- Select: Data Rate '128 kbps'
- Click 'OK'
- Confirm where your encoded file will be saved to and the file name.
- Click 'Save'
~joe
Friday 11 September 2009
Using slideshare
Slideshare.net provide a free service where they turn all sorts of document types into a flash-based slideshow which can be embedded into your blog. Unfortunately in school you can't see the slideshows, although you can create them, edit them and embed them in to your blog; it will appear as a white box in school, so at least the space will be correctly filled!
Not only can you add .ppt powerpoint slideshows, but you can add .doc word documents! this means that instead of having ugly long passages of essay in your blogs, you can put your essays into a slideshow which takes up less space, looking more professional at the same time!
Sidebar features
Hi kids!
one of the really cool features of blogger is the sidebar, which you can see to the left of these blog posts, starting at the top I have set up a brief personal description; please remember not to provide too much personal information here as it's live on the web. I've also put up a picture; again I wouldn't put a personal photo up, I've got my wiimii, but you could create a production company logo for your group and slap that up there instead. The same goes for the header (where it says darlow.org) which I've put my logo on, you could do this, or just use text, or create a logo with photoshop.
Next up, I've got a poll, which is very easy to make, and will give you an excellent source of feedback from people who read your blog. I recommend that you invite people to read your essays or look over your premise and storyboards and give you feedback. It all helps and will show interaction and audience research.
Below that, and unfortunately invisible in school (except by rolling the mouse over it) is a slideshow of flickr images, i've just set it to randomly show pictures with the tag 'film', but if you have or set up a flickr account, you can upload production images (from home only soz!) and let people browse them, but don't let that stop you uploading them to your main blog posts too!
Lastly, I've got my blog archive, this is useful as it lists your blog posts by date and title; making navigating to a particular blog post much easier than scrolling through and manually searching!
I hope this all makes sense and they're useful ideas... there are lots more options for your sidebar and I can explain how to use them in your lesson!
~joe
one of the really cool features of blogger is the sidebar, which you can see to the left of these blog posts, starting at the top I have set up a brief personal description; please remember not to provide too much personal information here as it's live on the web. I've also put up a picture; again I wouldn't put a personal photo up, I've got my wiimii, but you could create a production company logo for your group and slap that up there instead. The same goes for the header (where it says darlow.org) which I've put my logo on, you could do this, or just use text, or create a logo with photoshop.
Next up, I've got a poll, which is very easy to make, and will give you an excellent source of feedback from people who read your blog. I recommend that you invite people to read your essays or look over your premise and storyboards and give you feedback. It all helps and will show interaction and audience research.
Below that, and unfortunately invisible in school (except by rolling the mouse over it) is a slideshow of flickr images, i've just set it to randomly show pictures with the tag 'film', but if you have or set up a flickr account, you can upload production images (from home only soz!) and let people browse them, but don't let that stop you uploading them to your main blog posts too!
Lastly, I've got my blog archive, this is useful as it lists your blog posts by date and title; making navigating to a particular blog post much easier than scrolling through and manually searching!
I hope this all makes sense and they're useful ideas... there are lots more options for your sidebar and I can explain how to use them in your lesson!
~joe
Thursday 10 September 2009
The Mise-en-Scene of Reservoir Dogs OTS
There's no doubting that Tarantino is a master of mise-en-scene. The detail and the quality and meaning behind that detail in all of his films is astounding. There is no better example than the opening title sequence of Reservoir Dogs. I chose to parody the second section of the OTS in a short spoof Parkour video I made to celebrate the end of school for year eleven leavers in 2008. This film stars the year eleven tutors showing off their questionable parkour skills
Marcellus Wallace's Briefcase
Theories abound concerning the contents of the briefcase snopes.com give a few hints and quash a few rumours, but be careful where you get yours information. Is the internet a viable source? Perhaps backing up this initial research by checking the source; in this case getting your hands on Tarantino A to Zed, by Alan Barnes and Marcus Hearn.
Your should also remember to reference sources properly. I will discuss other sources later but for books references should follow this format: Printed books should be referenced using the following format and punctuation.
Author/editor's surname and initials.,
(Year of publication).
Title of book: including subtitles. (in italics or underlined)
Edition. (if applicable)
Place of publication: (followed by a colon)
Name of publisher.
eg. Barnes A. and Hearn M. (1999). Tarantino A to Zed:The Films of Quentin Tarantino. 2nd Edition. London: Batsford Ltd.
Your should also remember to reference sources properly. I will discuss other sources later but for books references should follow this format: Printed books should be referenced using the following format and punctuation.
Author/editor's surname and initials.,
(Year of publication).
Title of book: including subtitles. (in italics or underlined)
Edition. (if applicable)
Place of publication: (followed by a colon)
Name of publisher.
eg. Barnes A. and Hearn M. (1999). Tarantino A to Zed:The Films of Quentin Tarantino. 2nd Edition. London: Batsford Ltd.
Welcome
Welcome to Mr Darlow's test blog for Sprowston High School.
I will attempt to add various media to show how this page could look when you set up your own blog.
Hopefully there will be some pictures and videos to follow.
~j
I will attempt to add various media to show how this page could look when you set up your own blog.
Hopefully there will be some pictures and videos to follow.
~j
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