Technologists Notes

I started working with streaming video at least 15 years ago. I still have souvenirs from before RealVideo, of Intel DVI and VivoActive. By the late 90s RealVideo seemed preeminent. It had been plausible to continue to think of RealVideo that way, even with the competition from Windows Media and QuickTime. But with the popularity of Flash Video, particularly with YouTube, but in many other places, it is hard to avoid the conclusion that Flash Video is now preeminent.

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I previously admitted my limited beginner facility in video editing. Along with the suitcase for audio recording, I took our new video camera along to Dallas on Thursday, set it up, pointed it in the right direction and focused on the audio.

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Perhaps not an “excursion“, since this side trip would have been grueling if it were my primary activity at the time.

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Well, maybe not that long, just 7+ weeks. So I shouldn’t be thinking of Jerry Garcia and Truckin’, even if the Library of Congress deems the song to be a national treasure.

This trip started July 2, thinking that I should (re-)investingate blogging software.

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