Media Mill News tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2008:/mcfa0086/mediamill//3761 2008-07-02T17:10:35Z Movable Type 3.33.uthink Downtime tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2008:/mcfa0086/mediamill//3761.133761 2008-07-02T17:10:32Z 2008-07-02T17:10:35Z As some of you surely noticed, MM was down for nearly 24 hours from noon on July 1st until 10:00am on July 2nd. This was due to the fire and power outage at the WBOB data center. Sorry for... Colin McFadden As some of you surely noticed, MM was down for nearly 24 hours from noon on July 1st until 10:00am on July 2nd.

This was due to the fire and power outage at the WBOB data center. Sorry for the inconvenience.

]]> New Features tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2008:/mcfa0086/mediamill//3761.120521 2008-04-01T20:55:07Z 2008-04-01T20:53:37Z Some new features just went live. Most requested - Thumbnail selection, as previewed here earlier. Just click the 'edit metadata' link for your video, and you can use the slider to pick a new thumbnail. You'll get a near-instant... Colin McFadden Some new features just went live. Most requested - Thumbnail selection, as previewed here earlier. Just click the 'edit metadata' link for your video, and you can use the slider to pick a new thumbnail. You'll get a near-instant response, and changes take place instantly.

Also, there's a new filtering option on the 'My Videos' page, as well as some new embedding and instant play options. Neato.

]]> Remember when I updated this blog? tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2008:/mcfa0086/mediamill//3761.115513 2008-03-05T16:03:52Z 2008-03-05T16:05:52Z Yeah, me too. I'm going to try and get back to that. Here's a sneak peak at an upcoming feature. Media Mill Video... Colin McFadden Yeah, me too. I'm going to try and get back to that. Here's a sneak peak at an upcoming feature.


Media Mill Video

]]> Subclipping tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2007:/mcfa0086/mediamill//3761.85560 2007-08-24T16:43:24Z 2007-09-11T20:23:27Z Rad...... Colin McFadden Rad...


]]> I smell bug tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2007:/mcfa0086/mediamill//3761.85438 2007-08-22T18:48:49Z 2007-08-22T18:49:05Z So I just moved us to Compressor 3.0.1. Things seem pretty good, except some Flash and Windows Media files seem to be reaching up to 350% complete... odd.... Colin McFadden Picture 4

So I just moved us to Compressor 3.0.1. Things seem pretty good, except some Flash and Windows Media files seem to be reaching up to 350% complete... odd.

]]> One click to Uthink tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2007:/mcfa0086/mediamill//3761.85345 2007-08-20T21:26:15Z 2007-09-11T20:23:37Z Media Mill Video Nice..... Colin McFadden Media Mill Video

Nice..


]]> More Milestones tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2007:/mcfa0086/mediamill//3761.82540 2007-06-28T14:52:10Z 2007-06-28T14:52:13Z It took us 6 months to reach 15,000 videos served. It took one more to reach 20,000. Cool.... Colin McFadden It took us 6 months to reach 15,000 videos served. It took one more to reach 20,000. Cool.

]]> Milestones tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2007:/mcfa0086/mediamill//3761.80270 2007-05-21T14:45:14Z 2007-05-21T14:45:20Z I'm out of town for a bit, but I wanted to post that Media Mill created its 3000th derivative this weekend. We've actually compressed about 9000 derivatives total, counting the DCL, but this is 3000 Media Mill User videos.... Colin McFadden I'm out of town for a bit, but I wanted to post that Media Mill created its 3000th derivative this weekend. We've actually compressed about 9000 derivatives total, counting the DCL, but this is 3000 Media Mill User videos.

We also passed 15,000 videos served a few weeks ago. That doesn't count owners watching their own videos, and we only started counting in November of 2006. So, that's pretty cool I think.

]]> De-Beta'd tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2007:/mcfa0086/mediamill//3761.79826 2007-05-11T16:47:26Z 2007-05-11T16:47:24Z Hey look, it's not beta anymore. Rad. To get an idea of what all has been rolled into this new build, check out my post from last week. Everything except GTV is now live. Cool. As always, let me... Colin McFadden Hey look, it's not beta anymore.

Rad.

To get an idea of what all has been rolled into this new build, check out my post from last week. Everything except GTV is now live. Cool.

As always, let me know if things are busted up.

]]> What's in the pipe tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2007:/mcfa0086/mediamill//3761.79263 2007-05-06T01:26:53Z 2007-05-06T01:26:59Z I was just out walking and was contemplating all the new features in the next release of Media Mill. I figured I'd give a roundup of what's coming (hopefully in the next two weeks). Support for audio-only files (transcoding... Colin McFadden I was just out walking and was contemplating all the new features in the next release of Media Mill. I figured I'd give a roundup of what's coming (hopefully in the next two weeks).

  • Support for audio-only files (transcoding to AAC or FLV)
  • Thumbnail browsing interface (browse by thumbs instead of clip titles)
  • Captioning support for Flash files
  • GopherTV support (may not be enabled in the release)
  • Automatic widescreen detection (including anamorphic DV files) ... hopefully
  • Various bugfixes

Hopefully this will be rolled out towards the end of this week, depending on how implementation of the anamorphic detection goes...

]]> Did someone say captioning? tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2007:/mcfa0086/mediamill//3761.79118 2007-05-03T22:51:10Z 2007-05-08T20:13:34Z Rock. Roll. (press the CC button)... Colin McFadden Rock.

Roll.

(press the CC button)

]]> Hmm... Audio Only? tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2007:/mcfa0086/mediamill//3761.72310 2007-03-15T23:05:28Z 2007-03-15T23:08:38Z It's coming ...... Colin McFadden It's coming ...





















]]> Media Mill Overview (again) tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2007:/mcfa0086/mediamill//3761.72102 2007-03-13T15:17:54Z 2007-03-13T15:19:03Z I've done another short overview of Media Mill, including some of the new features. Take a look.... Colin McFadden I've done another short overview of Media Mill, including some of the new features. Take a look.

]]> Downtime Today tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2007:/mcfa0086/mediamill//3761.71956 2007-03-11T21:49:11Z 2007-03-11T21:49:14Z In case anyone is wondering, the downtime today was just due to the CLA-wide outage for some power work at the data center. Everything is cool with Media Mill.... Colin McFadden In case anyone is wondering, the downtime today was just due to the CLA-wide outage for some power work at the data center. Everything is cool with Media Mill.

]]> If only I could.... tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2007:/mcfa0086/mediamill//3761.71660 2007-03-08T20:14:45Z 2007-03-08T20:14:43Z Just so it's out there - I intend to add a group of presets for encoding "Screencast" videos - optimized for progressive sources with very long distances between I-frames. Unfortunately, because screencasts can have funny resolutions, I want to... Colin McFadden Just so it's out there - I intend to add a group of presets for encoding "Screencast" videos - optimized for progressive sources with very long distances between I-frames. Unfortunately, because screencasts can have funny resolutions, I want to do the resolutions as percentages of the original, and that feature is broken in the current build of compressor. Look for that feature in the future though!

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