Where are the BriForum videos?

Written on Oct 29 2007 9,486 views, 8 comments

by Gabe Knuth

Do you remember when Brian said we'd have the videos from BriForum Amsterdam ready in one week, then I said two weeks? Well, neither of us were right!

Turns out that the videos require about the same amount of attention as the videos from Chicago, but we are way better at it this time around.

The brief overview of what we have to do is this:

• First, we have to fix the audio for about 20 sessions. This involves removing noise and amplifying low voices (two things that don't go well together). We're working on an active solution to fix this for future shows, but for now we're stuck with the source audio.
• In order to fix the audio, we have to extract it from the MPEG video files, repair the stream, and then re-mux it back into the video. This process is done, but it took the better part of the last two weeks to get it right.
• Next, we have to get the synchronization times down for each of the videos (remember, there are two videos for each session - one for the screen and one for the presenter). This situation is also being fixed at the moment, but we haven't quite got it yet. This is where we currently are, and I expect it to take another day or two to finish.
• Last, we have to re-encode the presenter and screen capture videos so that they have the correct metadata and video configuration for our player. This is the most time consuming process, but at least it's a batch process. This part alone takes as long as 5 days.

That said, we're really close, and we expect to have the streamable videos online within a couple weeks. We'll upload them as they finish encoding, so you could start seeing them on the website sooner than that. DVD's should be available 3-4 weeks after that, depending on the time it takes to get them pressed.

I hope this hasn't been an inconvenience for anyone, but rest assured we're working hard to get these videos online! If anyone needs anything, email me at gabe@brianmadden.com and I'll do my best to help out. As I watch these videos, I keep thinking what a great show it was, and I'm very excited to go to Amsterdam again next year. Hope to see you then!

Comments

Guest wrote can't wait anymore....

on 11-12-2007 4:00 AM

when will they be available ? any date?

Guest wrote Videos

on 11-21-2007 1:53 PM

Have they been released yet?

Iris Devroey wrote Notification please

on 11-22-2007 3:52 AM

I keep coming on to this site in the hope they'll been here. But ... Can you send an email out to all attendees when the videos are on line?

Thomas Poppelgaard Nielsen wrote Briforum 07 (amsterdam) video session X-mas gift?

on 11-28-2007 5:16 PM

Please Mr. Madden we can't wait any futher...

Gabe Knuth wrote GOOD NEWS!

on 12-05-2007 9:50 AM

The videos are currently uploading, but that takes forever.  Once they are there, it's a simple matter of hooking them into the video player, and we'll be all set.

So sorry this took so long - we're working hard on another way.

Martin wrote Virtual Insanity.....

on 12-07-2007 6:24 AM

Aaargh, still no video's?  :-) just jokin'

I will wait patiently for the video's. I really, really appreciate the big effort and work you guys put into this service for the attendees so that we do not miss anything. keep up the good work, thnx.

Thomas Poppelgaard Nielsen wrote Awesome - :o)

on 12-12-2007 3:46 AM

Hi Gabe & Brian.

We are looking so much forward seeing the videos, and we cannot wait =)

Thx for making this happen before X-mas.

Cheers

Gabe Knuth wrote 99.9% done!

on 12-12-2007 1:54 PM

99.9% done!  Stay tuned in the next day or two!

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