Distribution

As of July 31, 2007 Youth Media Reporter , a great online journal for the youth media community, has published an article entitled: Youth Video Exchange Network: Building Digital Distribution for Public Access Youth Channel (click to read)

check it out & leave comments with your thoughts. 

The latest version of the YVXN handbook is now available for download in .pdf format. The handbook includes instructions for proper compression techniques, uploading content, sharing videos, and much, much more. If you are looking for an easy to read manual for using this website, here it is. download and print. Enjoy!

UPDATE:  to attend the training:

log in to iChat and IM destroyallandrew; you will be asked to join a group chat.

In separate Firefox (browser) windows, open:

http://ustream.tv/channel/experiment1 you should see and hear me (turn up your volume)

and

http://24.215.156.155:2000/live.html select Broadband High and click Load Live 

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hi everyone!

here is the plan for today at 4PM EST.

I recently undertook some travels on behalf of MNN Youth Channel, and more specifically the Youth Video Exchange Network (http://nymapexchange.net). I visited various youth media organizations and contacts, in addition to our partner sites, St. Paul Neighborhood Network and Portland Community Media. Here's a brief report.
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Overview of Sites Visited and/or Contacts & Meet-ups:

*Portland Area:*
Portland Community Media (and OLLIE) | http://www.pcmtv.org | http://adventuresintv.org
Metro East Community Media | http://www.mctv.org

Happy NewYear!

CONGRATULATIONS! we have only really been sharing media since the new year and already we have made a total of over 6 hours of broadcast-quality video available to one another via the internet!!! this is a groundbreaking project and i hope everyone is as excited as we are to be participating thanks to everyone who has contributed.... and lets keep it up. (some new MNN stuff will be coming up soon, by the way)

Here are the latest updates, reminders, and pointers for all staying on the same page:
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FILE NAMING PROTOCOL
let's try to start naming files in a similar manner. i am going to propose this as a method: location_videoname_resolution.fileextension (with no spaces)
here's three examples:

MNNYC_BeyondHijab_TV.mp4 - for a hi-res file of MNN YC's Beyond the Hijab
PCM_Portland2050_TV.mp4 - for a hi-res video called Portland 2050 from PCM
PeopleTV_SummerVideos_web.mp4 - for a LO-res videos from a summer program at People TV

all of these things are important. in looking at a file on our computer(s), we all need to be able to tell easily: where it came from, what is it called, and is it hi or lo quality. it's fine to distribute web-quality video via YVXN, but we don't want to put it on to television that way.
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TAGGING
please use tags as keywords when creating video entries. try to use the same tags over and over as you enter more videos. this will make it most useful. as you begin to type in a tag, you will see options that have been used previously appear below your cursor. this helps to know what is already being used.
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RETROTAGGING
this is a request for to anyone who put video entries before tagging was an option. (MNN YC included) when possible, go to your video entries, while logged in, and click edit. then ADD TAGS accordingly. I also added an AGE RATING box recently that is optional, but useful. this can also be updated.
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PICTURES
try to upload still images with your video entries. this will keep the 'latest videos' section on the right-hand side new & interesting. however... its not mandatory.
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THE FORUM
go to: http://nymapexchange.net/forum/22 to view the NYMAP user forum. you can create new discussion threads or reply to observations or questions other people have had. think of this as a way to log conversations (tech and non-tech.) that will be useful in the future and to new members
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DISTRO: SPINXPRESS & PANDO
right now we are using two ways to distribute our media, and NEITHER of them are perfect. lets remember that this project is still growing & evolving

#1. Pando:
attached to this email, you will find all the .pando files that have been exchanged so far. when opened in the Pando application, they will begin to download the media files. NOTE: the .pando files are NOT on a 1:1 ratio with videos. ie. some pando packages contain several videos.

#2.SpinXpress:
here is the Spin group url: xxxxxxxxxxx (email andrew at mnn dot org for this link)
Right now, only MNN YC videos are there. if you want to share your videos this way, you can upload them via the box. NOTE they will only be available when your computer is online. it is just one more way to share, but it is not that convenient for our purposes. PLEASE DO NOT PUBLICIZE THIS LINK.... it is hidden, but not password protected.
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NYMAP SHOW (INTRO/OUTRO)
gariet in portland suggested (over the forum!) that the someone in the network put together an intro/outro clip that individual channels could air before and or after material gathered from the YVXN. we had already been talking about this at MNN and we plan to make a weekly show in our schedule for all NYMAP material. I volunteered to begin work on an intro clip and then i will put it out to the group to see how it works. If anyone wants to help or has time to make one, email the list asap with your suggestions.

Today, I sent 6 videos to Tony at Denver Access (Deproduction).

Sent by Pando (5):

Beyond the Hijab, BWCCS Animations, May 1st Immigration Special, May 1st Studio Show, & Prom Night

I also sent him a .torrent for Bringing Back Venezuela, which I uploaded to the Azuerus/Zudeo publisher. The BBV .torrent is HERE on the Azureus website  The .torrent is also posted here on this site.

Democracy Player is an open source internet TV platform. It has a lot of capabilities for getting video blogs from all around the world as 'channels.' We are using it as an interface to receive files from one another via bittorrent. To download the player, click here.

Hi everyone, Here’s an update for the week of October 23, 2006 on the NYMAP Video Exchange project. First some general things, and then specific ways people can get involved in testing and utilizing the beta site. First of all, I want to announce that Portland Community Media has come on board as the West Coast core partner. We look forward to working together on developing this project and exchanging media with them! Thanks Gariet (from Portland) and Nicola (from St. Paul) for your recent feedback and questions. Your responses help tremendously to move things forward and incorporate your needs into the process.