Comments on: Flickr Launches Video, Increases Photo Upload Sizes http://thomashawk.com/2008/04/flickr-launches-video-increases-photo.html Sat, 26 May 2012 02:31:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Poagao http://thomashawk.com/2008/04/flickr-launches-video-increases-photo.html/comment-page-1#comment-2512 Poagao Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:55:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=458#comment-2512 I really think the vast majority of Flickr users are simply unable to understand why anyone wouldn't want video on Flickr. It's sort of like, "Why would anyone NOT want to supersize their McDonald's meal?" I really think the vast majority of Flickr users are simply unable to understand why anyone wouldn’t want video on Flickr. It’s sort of like, “Why would anyone NOT want to supersize their McDonald’s meal?”

]]> By: Glossolalia http://thomashawk.com/2008/04/flickr-launches-video-increases-photo.html/comment-page-1#comment-2513 Glossolalia Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:30:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=458#comment-2513 The annoyng thing about the video is even if you opt out of the auto play function, the crappy flash files still download. Lots of wasted bandwidth and as others have noticed a slowing down of the whole Flickr experience The annoyng thing about the video is even if you opt out of the auto play function, the crappy flash files still download. Lots of wasted bandwidth and as others have noticed a slowing down of the whole Flickr experience

]]> By: Dave Huston http://thomashawk.com/2008/04/flickr-launches-video-increases-photo.html/comment-page-1#comment-2514 Dave Huston Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:22:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=458#comment-2514 I don't have a problem with it. I uploaded a few videos of pretty poor quality, but anyone who's been following my uploaded photos shouldn't be expecting anything of high quality from me anyway. I think the majority of Flickr videos, especially considering the Pro restriction, will be of high quality. Earlier, I saw a great example here:<br /><br />http://flickr.com/photos/antimethod/2400166228/in/pool-video I don’t have a problem with it. I uploaded a few videos of pretty poor quality, but anyone who’s been following my uploaded photos shouldn’t be expecting anything of high quality from me anyway. I think the majority of Flickr videos, especially considering the Pro restriction, will be of high quality. Earlier, I saw a great example here:

http://flickr.com/photos/antimethod/2400166228/in/pool-video

]]> By: Greg Furry http://thomashawk.com/2008/04/flickr-launches-video-increases-photo.html/comment-page-1#comment-2515 Greg Furry Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:31:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=458#comment-2515 Will I ever use Flickr video? Maybe. My thoughts on Flickr adding video are best express <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rochellehaisleyphotography/2400911039/" rel="nofollow">by Rochelle here.</a><br />End of story Will I ever use Flickr video? Maybe. My thoughts on Flickr adding video are best express by Rochelle here.
End of story

]]> By: Eric http://thomashawk.com/2008/04/flickr-launches-video-increases-photo.html/comment-page-1#comment-2516 Eric Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:53:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=458#comment-2516 I'm mostly just flabbergasted that they didn't have a filter ready out of the gate. They seriously couldn't imagine that some people wouldn't like having videos indiscriminately mixed in with the photos they came to the site to enjoy?<br /><br />What's worse is they seemingly went out of their way to obliterate any distinction between the two kinds of media - I notice my own page now says "Photos & Video from..." - um, what video? I don't plan on uploading any or even looking at them, thank you very much.<br /><br />Equally stupid is that you can't mark videos "restricted" - which only incentivizes the homemade porn community on there to mark them safe instead, thus undermining their (already asinine) "safety" filter system.<br /><br />I seriously want to know what goes on in their feature roadmap meetings. You'd seriously think that they'd have learned a lesson from, well, the innumerous other times they've botched a new feature roll out. I’m mostly just flabbergasted that they didn’t have a filter ready out of the gate. They seriously couldn’t imagine that some people wouldn’t like having videos indiscriminately mixed in with the photos they came to the site to enjoy?

What’s worse is they seemingly went out of their way to obliterate any distinction between the two kinds of media – I notice my own page now says “Photos & Video from…” – um, what video? I don’t plan on uploading any or even looking at them, thank you very much.

Equally stupid is that you can’t mark videos “restricted” – which only incentivizes the homemade porn community on there to mark them safe instead, thus undermining their (already asinine) “safety” filter system.

I seriously want to know what goes on in their feature roadmap meetings. You’d seriously think that they’d have learned a lesson from, well, the innumerous other times they’ve botched a new feature roll out.

]]> By: frank lazaro http://thomashawk.com/2008/04/flickr-launches-video-increases-photo.html/comment-page-1#comment-2517 frank lazaro Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:59:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=458#comment-2517 Thomas, here's my first and probably only flickr video. It will have a million views in a week.<br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/lazaro/2401060750/ Thomas, here’s my first and probably only flickr video. It will have a million views in a week.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lazaro/2401060750/

]]> By: Brent Evans http://thomashawk.com/2008/04/flickr-launches-video-increases-photo.html/comment-page-1#comment-2518 Brent Evans Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:31:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=458#comment-2518 I personally think the videos feature is a good thing. It won't be the next YouTube and obviously isn't intended to be. Will there be plenty of bad video content? Yes, but the same can be said for the photos as well.<br /><br />It's a new feature that I think will blend well with the photos eventually. Give it some time. I personally think the videos feature is a good thing. It won’t be the next YouTube and obviously isn’t intended to be. Will there be plenty of bad video content? Yes, but the same can be said for the photos as well.

It’s a new feature that I think will blend well with the photos eventually. Give it some time.

]]> By: Jason Weems http://thomashawk.com/2008/04/flickr-launches-video-increases-photo.html/comment-page-1#comment-2519 Jason Weems Wed, 09 Apr 2008 06:30:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=458#comment-2519 It seems to me that this could be an asset for photographers using flickr. Now you can upload custom slideshows of your photos, maybe something for fun (spring slideshow), or something where clients could get a quick overview of your best work without having to slog through your whole photostream. And I could see it would be a definite boon for families/friends who share photos through flickr (probably the biggest user group). Might be nice/fun to have a video introduction in your profile too. So though it has some drawbacks, I don't see why the video feature can't be useful too. It seems to me that this could be an asset for photographers using flickr. Now you can upload custom slideshows of your photos, maybe something for fun (spring slideshow), or something where clients could get a quick overview of your best work without having to slog through your whole photostream. And I could see it would be a definite boon for families/friends who share photos through flickr (probably the biggest user group). Might be nice/fun to have a video introduction in your profile too. So though it has some drawbacks, I don’t see why the video feature can’t be useful too.

]]> By: TranceMist http://thomashawk.com/2008/04/flickr-launches-video-increases-photo.html/comment-page-1#comment-2520 TranceMist Wed, 09 Apr 2008 05:39:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=458#comment-2520 At first I was neutral to negative about video on Flickr, for many of the reasons stated in your article.<br /><br />However, last night I noticed how incredibly slow Flickr was. Then I read comments in your article about how video was affecting overall Flickr performance.<br /><br />Ugh!<br /><br />Now I'm totally against it. Video is a bandwidth hog. If Flickr wants to do video that's fine as long as I don't have to be affected by it. Put it on its own servers with separate bandwidth and leave us photographers the hell out of it. At first I was neutral to negative about video on Flickr, for many of the reasons stated in your article.

However, last night I noticed how incredibly slow Flickr was. Then I read comments in your article about how video was affecting overall Flickr performance.

Ugh!

Now I’m totally against it. Video is a bandwidth hog. If Flickr wants to do video that’s fine as long as I don’t have to be affected by it. Put it on its own servers with separate bandwidth and leave us photographers the hell out of it.

]]> By: Anonymous http://thomashawk.com/2008/04/flickr-launches-video-increases-photo.html/comment-page-1#comment-2521 Anonymous Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:55:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=458#comment-2521 i think the 90 mins limit is good, plus its only for pro users n then i guess people want it to be different from other video clip sharing site! but the fact that a photo site adds video, makes it unique n difficult for my research on flickr and youtube!!! :) i think the 90 mins limit is good, plus its only for pro users n then i guess people want it to be different from other video clip sharing site! but the fact that a photo site adds video, makes it unique n difficult for my research on flickr and youtube!!! :)

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