Jeffrey Gould
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I get the same message…sometimes and on two different computers. Sorry I can’t offer more, but I don’t have the computer in front of me. I also have major issues transcoding and rendering motion menus……..sometimes.
Jeffrey S. Gould
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Thanks for the reply, not sure if you knew that I was referring to Adobe’s OnLocation software field monitor that I have on my 17″ Dell M90 and you can definitely view your footage, it’s just not large…last time I did this, I missed a hair sticking up out of the talents head.
Jeffrey S. Gould
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Hi, Just wanted to say thank you for the last few posts regarding post cards, I will definitely do that. To give an update…the videos not playing correctly is a problem with Playstream and they escalated it to a senior engineer. If it’s not fixed by Friday, I will change companies.
I also received a call back yesterday from a Plastic Sugeon’s office and had a great conversation with the office manager…the timing was right, however, they just started working with an Ad Agency and they meet on Thursday and will present it to them and the Dr. I think they could make it or break it. So I made 5 calls and received 2 call back. Thanks again…great ideas and suggestions here.
Jeffrey S. Gould
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A year ago I posted on this form asking about mailers and sending out Business Card CD’s and it was pretty overwhelming that it will just get tossed in the garbage can. Thanks for the suggestion.
Jeffrey S. Gould
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Randy, Unfortunately, it’s how VitalStream works, I can’t control that. The HTML is generated from their site, so is the player. Vitalstream bought playstream which then became an Internap company. I will consider using a different service as I feel the same way you do with both the delay and interface. Regarding the music on my home page, a lot of people like it (I did when I first designed it, but lately it gets on my nerves) and the rollover button sounds can appear as amateurish. But honestly, I do get a lot of compliments on the site from peers as well as clients. I’ll look into softening it and removing the sounds. Thanks
Jeffrey S. Gould
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I actually just got a call back from a message I left yesterday and while they are not in the market at this time, she will keep my name and web address on file. I guess I did something right to have her take the time to call me.
Jeffrey S. Gould
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Thanks Todd, I really don’t think their is an issue with the playback. I just wrote 3 friends, 2 with cable, one with DSL, I’ll let you know what they say. Someone would’ve had to make me aware of it over the past few years.
Jeffrey S. Gould
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Thank you Darren, very kind of you to take the time to view the videos and try to troubleshoot. I actually use a streaming server from VitalStream, not just a regular web server, that is why it’s so strange. The videos are definitely play from there, not locally. I use flix pro which has two pass encoding and I keep it pretty low. Some of those videos have been on there for years and I never heard one comment. Of course, like you said, if a potential client comes along and it doesn’t work, they are not going to call me.
My sister in Atlanta wrote me last week that the videos were cool and they played fine, a friend in Ohio said they play fine. I also asked the voice over artist to view the final video last week and it played fine for him. I think I’ll call VitalStream tomorrow and ask them to take a look at them. My internet connection is: 5,765.68 / kbps The videos towards the bottom are new and I used Sorenson for them, but using the Flix engine and it was optimized for streaming. I’ll call and let you know what they say. Can you check this when you can, its from a clients site and I encoded it a little higher 364kbs. It plays great for him on a laptop. https://www.bbdinfo.com/multi_full.html
Thank you again…
Jeffrey S. Gould
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Thank you Mick, not insulted at all…if I had the answers, I wouldn’t have had to post here. I’m going to a Chamber Meeting next week. They had two last year and I was out of state shooting both times. I agree about the competition, it’s intense.
Actually I’m on Monster.com again today trying to see who could benefit from a Recruitment Video. I called a woman this morning who said the budget is used up for 08, but that she would present it to the board for next year and asked me to send her some materials. She could not have been more pleasant. I come across like it will benefit them, not that it’s a job for me.
My client base has been mostly medical, so I dealt with major hospitals and hospital systems that no longer have the money due to reimbursements…so it’s hard to get referrals from them. I did set up a networking relationship with a web guy yesterday. I made the mistake of not doing this while I was busy shooting and editing.
I did contact a client based on their website and suggested they do a make over, as the site did not represent the field they were in. No call back. A friend of spoke to this client and the client even agreed. Hard to know why people don’t respond, could be personal reasons, budget, they found someone else. Sometmes clients get insulted when you tell them their site or video needs work. Thank you again, you presented a lot of thoughts to brainstorm.
Jeffrey S. Gould
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I must get 10 calls a day from: voice over artists, equipment companies, finance companies, tape supply companies, etc… I never heard of that being a no no. Annoying maybe…I even got a phone call from a web design company yesterday and we are going to refer each other, him for websites and me for streaming video.
Regarding the clips on my site, something is wrong…I go there all the time and play them, Also clients have viewed them, while I’m on the phone with them and of course friends/family to check them out as well. I’ve never seen or heard of one stutter. I encoded them pretty low, 264kbs using Flix Pro…just so no one would have the issue you’re describing. I’ll ask some friends to check it out tonight. I’m listed on Mandy. Appreciate the feedback.
Jeffrey S. Gould
Action Media Productions