A "thesession.org" discussion search for youtube yields 2 pages of results, nearly all from this year.
With the recent proliferation of youtube and other web video phenomena, perhaps now would be a good time to consider adding a separate tab, or perhaps a tab or category under the "Links" tab, for video / youtube links?
From a historical perspective, it is interesting to note that only a couple of years ago some "Thesession.org" members invested a lot of time & energy pursuing "The Mighty Craic" CD project. I am not sure if it ever came to fruition. Then, Jim Dorans generously contributed time and space to "The Mighty Craic Online", which came together much quicker. Now, with the advent of online video sites, All the previous efforts could become obsolete.
I agree. This is the way things are going - but don't hold your breath for holographic real-time sessions arriving any time soon.
One important aspect of many streaming video websites is that it is not at all easy or obvious how to download the video so that you can view it off-line and perhaps transfer it to a cd or dvd. YouTube, in particular, apparently don't want to make life easy for those wanting to download videos from their site. It may indeed be possible, but I think you'd need professional IT skills to find out how to do it, and if YouTube then realise that too many people are doing it then they'll probably go off-line for a few hours to revise their coding and send everybody back to square 1.
However, streaming videos are generally stored in the browser's cache. Where, and in what format, depends on the browser. In Firefox, for example, in a WIndows system, the cache is hidden about 7 levels down in the Documents and Settings folder. When I found it I placed a shortcut to it on my desktop. The video that's just been streamed is usually the most recent and would be a large file with a name consisting of random characters, and no extension. All that remains for me to do is to drag it to a convenient folder, rename with a menaingful name and give it and FLV extension, because that is the video format used by YouTube. On the video links thread (http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display/10254) I mentioned some FLV players that are easily available and one that enables conversion to other video formats.
On this site there will doubtless be discussions about how to retrieve video files from various browsers, and what video formats are used by the various video providers.
Someone at the session at The Lion tonight mentioned he had difficulty in finding the Firefox cache. This is the route to it on my Windows XP system:
C:\Documents and Settings\myname\Local Settings\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\rzv8sli29.default\Cache
"zv8sli29" will probably be a different set of characters on your system.
Note also - and this is important - that the "Local Settings" and "Application Data" folders are Hidden Folders, so if you want to find them and their contents you'll have to un-hide them. Go to Control Panel/Folder Options, click on the View tab and select "Show hidden files and folders". The folders will then lose their "hidden" status and will now be visible. If you want to be brave and peer into more of Windows' little secrets you can also untick "Hide protected operating system" under the View tab - but be it on your own head!
If you use the Opera internet browser (a rather nice one imho) its cache is rather easier to find. It's called "cache4" and should be at "C:\Program Files\Opera\profile\cache4", unless you've specified otherwise.
The Microsoft Internet Explorer cache will be in its usual place - the Temporary Internet Files folder. This could be anywhere on your system, but it's not hidden and is usually in a top directory level, so is easy to find.
Again, once you found a browser cache it's a good idea to use the "Send To" command to place a link to it on the Desktop as a shortcut for easy access.
Remember to look in the browser cache BEFORE you log off from the internet. This is because a cache may be set up to clear its contents as soon as you close the browser.
Sorry, I can't help on non-Windows operating systems such as Linux, Mac, etc.
video / youtube tab?
video / youtube tab?
A "thesession.org" discussion search for youtube yields 2 pages of results, nearly all from this year.
With the recent proliferation of youtube and other web video phenomena, perhaps now would be a good time to consider adding a separate tab, or perhaps a tab or category under the "Links" tab, for video / youtube links?
From a historical perspective, it is interesting to note that only a couple of years ago some "Thesession.org" members invested a lot of time & energy pursuing "The Mighty Craic" CD project. I am not sure if it ever came to fruition. Then, Jim Dorans generously contributed time and space to "The Mighty Craic Online", which came together much quicker. Now, with the advent of online video sites, All the previous efforts could become obsolete.
What's next? In-your-room holographic real-time sessions?
# Posted on June 8th 2006 by ceciltguitar
Re: video / youtube tab?
I agree. This is the way things are going - but don't hold your breath for holographic real-time sessions arriving any time soon.
One important aspect of many streaming video websites is that it is not at all easy or obvious how to download the video so that you can view it off-line and perhaps transfer it to a cd or dvd. YouTube, in particular, apparently don't want to make life easy for those wanting to download videos from their site. It may indeed be possible, but I think you'd need professional IT skills to find out how to do it, and if YouTube then realise that too many people are doing it then they'll probably go off-line for a few hours to revise their coding and send everybody back to square 1.
However, streaming videos are generally stored in the browser's cache. Where, and in what format, depends on the browser. In Firefox, for example, in a WIndows system, the cache is hidden about 7 levels down in the Documents and Settings folder. When I found it I placed a shortcut to it on my desktop. The video that's just been streamed is usually the most recent and would be a large file with a name consisting of random characters, and no extension. All that remains for me to do is to drag it to a convenient folder, rename with a menaingful name and give it and FLV extension, because that is the video format used by YouTube. On the video links thread (http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display/10254) I mentioned some FLV players that are easily available and one that enables conversion to other video formats.
On this site there will doubtless be discussions about how to retrieve video files from various browsers, and what video formats are used by the various video providers.
# Posted on June 8th 2006 by Trevor Jennings
Re: video / youtube tab?
Someone at the session at The Lion tonight mentioned he had difficulty in finding the Firefox cache. This is the route to it on my Windows XP system:
C:\Documents and Settings\myname\Local Settings\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\rzv8sli29.default\Cache
"zv8sli29" will probably be a different set of characters on your system.
Note also - and this is important - that the "Local Settings" and "Application Data" folders are Hidden Folders, so if you want to find them and their contents you'll have to un-hide them. Go to Control Panel/Folder Options, click on the View tab and select "Show hidden files and folders". The folders will then lose their "hidden" status and will now be visible. If you want to be brave and peer into more of Windows' little secrets you can also untick "Hide protected operating system" under the View tab - but be it on your own head!
If you use the Opera internet browser (a rather nice one imho) its cache is rather easier to find. It's called "cache4" and should be at "C:\Program Files\Opera\profile\cache4", unless you've specified otherwise.
The Microsoft Internet Explorer cache will be in its usual place - the Temporary Internet Files folder. This could be anywhere on your system, but it's not hidden and is usually in a top directory level, so is easy to find.
Again, once you found a browser cache it's a good idea to use the "Send To" command to place a link to it on the Desktop as a shortcut for easy access.
Remember to look in the browser cache BEFORE you log off from the internet. This is because a cache may be set up to clear its contents as soon as you close the browser.
Sorry, I can't help on non-Windows operating systems such as Linux, Mac, etc.
# Posted on June 13th 2006 by Trevor Jennings