Writing advice, and video update
I’ve received several complaints at the latest video I’ve posted, mainly because the files won’t play on iPod, or Zune. And here’s the problem - frankly, I don’t know what I’m doing when it comes to the technical end. First, my Final Cut is acting up horribly, dropping frames no matter what I do. So I did the files in iMovie. When I had the option to save, I saved to MOV (iPod compliant) - which apparently was a lie. So I’ve asked for help in how to format video for podcast, and if I get the help I need, I’ll post friendlier files. Till then, I’m sorry.
In other news, we have two very important pieces of writing advice. First, Kristin Nelson has something to say about romances, and secondly, the brilliant webcomic XKCD has some comments about fantasy writing. Read. Learn.
About the Author: I am a writer and podcast producer, writing for magazines and RPGs. I am a wanna-be fiction writer with several short fiction, comic scripts, and one novel sale. Playing For Keeps will be out August, '08.
Barry Northern | Oct 7, 2008 | Reply
Try Videora (http://www.videora.com/en-us/Converter/iPod/). I’ve just done a little test and it couldn’t be easier. I know you’re concerned about size, my test was 104 minutes long and took 466Mb, so I’m assuming that will come out as arounf 4.5Mb a minute for most videos. The Connie Willis interview may well compress better than this though, since there’s not much movement in the frame. Personally I wouldn’t mind large video files in the feed. Perhaps we could put it to a vote?