Resources for Using Online Video

Free Video Archives

Archive.org – including Prelinger collection
Unitedstreaming.com – Discovery education
Creative Commons - provides links to many more sites

Open Source Tools for Video Conversion and Compression

Tube TV – FLV converter. This is a free application you can download from the internet that allows you to paste in a YouTube url and download the video to your hard drive. You then need to convert the file to quicktime or Mpeg 4 using a conversion tool such as Quicktime Pro or Mpeg Streamclip

Audio Hijack – Free online downloadable application. Can record audio from any source on your computer including internet browser, iTunes, DVDs, CDs etc.
(http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/18611)

Mpeg Streamclip – a free application that converts Flash and Mp4 files to avi, mov, etc. and also takes your finished movies and compresses them for high resolution streaming on the internet.

Vixy – (http://vixy.net/) FLV converter. Doesn’t work with everything but the quickest and easiest way to take a YouTube video and get it to your computer. Simply paste in the url of the Youtube video and it will go retrieve it and place it on your desktop

Zamzar – another FLV converter that gives you the option to store files on their system and retrieve whenever you want (for a cost). So instead of the file going to your computer, it goes to their server and you retrieve it from them. This is a good system if you are downloading lots and lots of big files.

There are lots of other tools out there – these are just a few reliable ones that I have used.

Online Remix Tools

Kaltura is an online editing tool that can be embedded (for a fee) into your website. See Kaltura in action at Remix America (remixamerica.com)

There is a discovery shot that begins with the back of Ray Liotta’s head that spins around to reveal him testifying in court.

From The Color of Money

Last summer, when Mindy and Jonathan were planning the Remix Institute, they taped a whole bunch of episodes of So You Think You Can Dance and American Idol off the air. They talked about how the election commentary between Obama and McCain was reported on like a game or a contest and voila, the concept for Jonathan’s video remix was born. This is all Jonathan - editing and critical analysis. What a great remix it is! Here is the link to Jonathans website :http://www.rebelliouspixels.com/2008/so_you_think

The pressure is on as contestants present their positions on a range
of social and political issues then face the hard-hitting scrutiny of
our panel of judges. The audience at home will delight as candidates
are challenged in ways never seen before on television.

The mainstream media spectacle of American democracy reaches new
heights and this time with a twist. Contestants on our program are in
for a surprise: our panel of experts doesn’t exactly play by the
prescribed broadcast rules. Unlike the corporate news media of today,
which often coddles leading politicians, our judges grill each
candidate on their policies with hilarious and unexpected results.

In this week’s episode only two weeks before the general election,
Senator Obama and Senator McCain have their feet held to the fire over
shockingly similar positions on energy and foreign policy.

Who will be this season’s champion and take home the grand prize?
You’ll have to watch and decide that for yourself, then participate by
casting a vote* for your favorite performer on November 4th!