quick video 1 : easy softbox assembly
This is a really quick video (just around a minute long) aimed at studio beginners. Nick left a comment on the quality of light video asking:
“I know that the ad blurb says it’s compatible with Elinchrom speed rings, but does that mean that any soft box will work, only an Elinchrom, or what?”
Nick, I hope this video explains how the whole softbox / speedring relationship works. If anyone else has a question on studio terminology or how something works I hope you won’t hesitate to ask. Either I or someone else reading your comment will be happy to jump right in. Actually, I’d like to open up the comments on this post for questions that might make another good one-minute “quick video”. Is there something you might understand better (anything to do with photography) if you saw it demonstrated?
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Video is slower to download, but plays without any problems even in full screen. Mac OS X, and Safari.
Sadly, no joy from embedded video either in RSS or on this page. Using Vista SP1 and Firefox 2.
Love the videos! Thank you.
Video doesn’t play (although the player indicates that it has loaded)in-line or via the popout. Windows XP Pro, Firefox 2.0.0.14. Fine in Utube though.
Video worked fine in FF2 if I open your page but not when reading the post in Google Reader. Nice quick demonstration, thanks.
Hey Jim,
Video Quality looks great. One thing of note, though. Your intro music is in stereo (coming out of both R and L speakers) but your voice is mono (which is not a problem at all) but is only coming out of the Right Channel. I find this a little distracting. If you could pan the voice to center in your video editing software it would be a suggested improvement. Otherwise, very nice indeed!
Video plays without any buffer and maybe it is my connection speed but he result is stuttering. If I pause and let it fully load then no problems. Slow to download because of size. Firefox 3.0b5 on Ubuntu Hardy
Opps, forgot to mention that the video does not play at all in feed reader (Google Reader). It appears and there is a play button but the images remains black.
The video looks great on XP IE7! I really like the idea behind this series. I know I struggled for what seemed like forever trying to put a softbox together for the first time.
The player didn’t work through Goggle Reader, but it did work through XP with IE7. It takes longer to cache before it starts playing, but it is definately better quality video.
Yup, the video worked in my Firefox on OS X, but the audio was only in the right channel.
Video worked fine on page or full screen for me with XP and IE7.
Keep up the good work.
Video works on Safari 3.1, but not Firefox 3 (RC1, I think), both on Mac OS X Leopard.
I couldn’t get the video to work in Firefox on Linux this morning (Ubuntu Studio 8.04). I’m not sure what the problem was. The video player appeared to have loaded, just not the video. I’ll check it again tonight.
Also, the voice track is panned full right while the music track is properly balanced.
Thanks to everyone, I really appreciate the input! I decided to put both video versions on this page, just so no one would have to jump outside to get the video.
The information you’ve given me helps immensely. Your observations on things like Google Reader and the audio are really helpful insights. YouTube appears to be the safe, universal bet to go with for the web page. But if I ever have the budget maybe a higher resolution version (even HD) could be offered for those willing to download the video to their computer. We’ll see what the future brings.
And how about all those Linux users…right on! This blog is largely created on Ubuntu on my home machine.
Jim, I’m curious about your use of Linux. Do you use it at all for photography?
Love the new Video format absolutely Crystal clear, fast download, smooth playback almost no pixelation (like youtube always seems to have) and W I D E S C R E E N! Love it.
Mac OSX and seamonkey HOWEVER playback in Safari (while I had this window open) playback was jittery. Playback in Firefox was smooth and fast even with all three browsers open. Mozilla Rules OK!
thanks for the awesome trainings. Stick in a can rules too!
Mark
Took a bit longer to load up the first time, but the new video works great in Firefox 2.0.0.14, OSX 10.5.2, especially full screen. Get to see better detail. …what’s the key for?
I just noticed that your expression in the thumbnail/frozen-frame before you run the video is the same as the SmugMug icon in the lower right corner. Coincidence?
John, I’ve played with Linux for photography but the tools just don’t seem to be there for really serious use. I’ll keep playing with it, though, and when anything cool appears I want to try it. How about you, any luck?
Mark, I totally agree…Mozilla rules! I can’t imagine using any other browser than Firefox and the great plugins.
Oh, man, that freeze frame on the beginning of the video is about the most unflattering photo I’ve ever seen of myself (baby pictures included). Craig, let’s do the math: the video is 69 seconds long and there are 30 frames a second and that’s the picture randomly chosen to represent? Hmmm, but now that you mention it…maybe it wasn’t random at all! Is anything really a coincidence?
Jim, rather than write about my experience with Linux in your comments section, I decided to write a blog entry. Hopefully you don’t mind me posting it here. I would like to hear about other people’s experience using Linux and whether or not anyone is using it professionally to sell prints or in a commercial studio such as your own.
http://dorkyphotographer.blogspot.com/2008/06/linux-experience-so-far.html
I forgot to mention that I checked the video last night again on my Linux machine and it worked just fine.
“Into” the e-mail didn’t work … at all.
Here, in your website, perfect … no delays.
Quality 10!
MAC OSX 10.5 - Safari.
Regrds,
CB
ops! no new style video working here
XP Pro SP2
Firefox 2
Google Reader
Hi - It worked - sort of - I had both Audio and Video although I only had the right channel for audio. It would play for 3 seconds stop for 1 play for 3 stop for 1
Windows XP Pro002 Service Pack 2 - Firefox - Huge bandwidth
The audio only working on one channel is totally my fault, I’ve got it figured out now. I’ll keep exploring the video possibilities. This has been GREAT feedback.
Elzora, key = gym locker.
G’gay Mate,
Just found your site and am eagerly going through but its been already booked marked.
I’m runnung XP Pro Firefox 2.0.0.14 and didn’t have any trouble with the video at all.
Your doing great work mate. it’s much appreciated!!
Greets from Chicago.
Ive been watching your videos for about half a year now.
They’ve been really helpful.
I got a couple of strobes. They are “Versalight 200″
I bought this a year ago and apparently there’s no way to put a soft box on them.
I was wondering if you knew what strobes im talking about.
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