- More Linux related stuff.
- Maybe some coding.
- Probably some politic/hacktivist topics.
Buh-bye!
Showing posts with label youtube. Show all posts
Showing posts with label youtube. Show all posts
18.3.12
What's up anyway?
You might wonder why nothing ever happens on my YouTube channel (or this blog for that matter) these days. I've said it before. No time. I barely even have the time to tweet, and that's supposed to be fast stuff. This post is just to let you know that I might be changing the direction of the multi8it project. What's to come?
Buh-bye!
Buh-bye!
5.2.12
Breaking the silence.
I've been quiet for a while. Mostly due to lots of work and family life, but also due to the fear of unsubscriptions that might follow if I flat out acknowledge that I'm not producing any more YouTube videos. I so wish I had the time, but sadly I don't.
Therefore I hereby announce that my YouTube series on MilkyTracker is being put on ice. For how long I can't tell. One of the main reasons is that it takes too much time. I'm not a good ad-libber, I want a script. This means I have to write one. This takes time. Then I go on to recording the voice over. This is usually done rather quickly. Then I shoot the screen captures, just to get it the way I want it. Sometimes it's one-shot, sometimes it involves several re-takes. Now for the real time consumer - putting it all together. I probably could do it faster with less texts and stuff flying by, but honestly, that's how I like the videos, and that was how I wanted the multi8it videos to look. If I stray from those ideals, I'm doing something I don't want to, and that's the easiest way of not getting it done at all.
So, what's on the horizon? I don't really know. I do know that I want to finish the series, but that's something I won't be able to do for some time. I also know that I want to do some videos on open source philosophy and maybe some hacktivism. These require less production compared, so maybe these will be easier getting done.
If any of the above interests you, by all means, stay subscribed. However, I do understand if you're disappointed and feel like you've been cheated (we never got to the effects and all that fun stuff).
I'd like to finish this post off by saying that I really enjoyed all the positive feedback. You really made me feel like I was contributing to the community.
Peace!
Therefore I hereby announce that my YouTube series on MilkyTracker is being put on ice. For how long I can't tell. One of the main reasons is that it takes too much time. I'm not a good ad-libber, I want a script. This means I have to write one. This takes time. Then I go on to recording the voice over. This is usually done rather quickly. Then I shoot the screen captures, just to get it the way I want it. Sometimes it's one-shot, sometimes it involves several re-takes. Now for the real time consumer - putting it all together. I probably could do it faster with less texts and stuff flying by, but honestly, that's how I like the videos, and that was how I wanted the multi8it videos to look. If I stray from those ideals, I'm doing something I don't want to, and that's the easiest way of not getting it done at all.
So, what's on the horizon? I don't really know. I do know that I want to finish the series, but that's something I won't be able to do for some time. I also know that I want to do some videos on open source philosophy and maybe some hacktivism. These require less production compared, so maybe these will be easier getting done.
If any of the above interests you, by all means, stay subscribed. However, I do understand if you're disappointed and feel like you've been cheated (we never got to the effects and all that fun stuff).
I'd like to finish this post off by saying that I really enjoyed all the positive feedback. You really made me feel like I was contributing to the community.
Peace!
30.12.11
Summing up 2011
Since it is the end of the year, I thought taking a look in the rear view mirror might be in order. This year has in many ways been my "coming out" year. I started making videos for YouTube. I got a domain name, and set up a web site (which still needs a lot of work). I simply took a leap that I've been wanting to take for some time. Let's have a look:
January: My son Alfred was born. Damn this was cool. Easily the coolest thing I've ever experienced. He has leveled up incredibly fast during his first year.
February - June: During this period I mainly adjusted to being a parent.
July: I put up my first chip tunes on YouTube and got some nice comments. Then I decided to start making tutorials, something I've wanted to try for a long time. The subject was to be MilkyTracker, the program I used to make my chip tunes.
August: A month of mainly songs, and not so much tutorials. This was due to me being away for work.
October: My music production starts to stagnate a bit. This due to a lot of school work. What ever I produce for YouTube is mainly focused on the tutorials.
November: I launch my website, multi8it.com. I make another part of the tutorial series.
December: Dry month.
Now, for the main purpose of this post; what can I learn from this? Well, first of all, this stuff takes time, more time than I have. Maybe I need to review my work flow. I do want to put a lot of time into the video editing, as I think that gives my tutorials their flavor, but if keeping the current work flow means that nothing gets done, then I need to look things over. At the moment my work flow looks roughly as follows;
All in all it's been a great year, especially with all the nice comments I've gotten on my YouTube channels. On of the best things was when I got my first (and so far only) comment on this blog. I've never gotten any blog comments before, and commenting is generally a hassle for the reader, at least that's how I think about it. It feels good that someone actually found the reading engaging enough to give feedback.
For the upcoming year I really hope the multi8it project will continue to grow. Once the MilkyTracker tutorials are done I will be looking for other programs to write tutorials for. I also hope to produce some kind of E-book with the best stuff from the video tutorials.
To all the people that followed me, commented and (hopefully) enjoyed the multi8it project so far; I wish you all the best. Without you, this effort would be pointless.
See ya!
January: My son Alfred was born. Damn this was cool. Easily the coolest thing I've ever experienced. He has leveled up incredibly fast during his first year.
February - June: During this period I mainly adjusted to being a parent.
July: I put up my first chip tunes on YouTube and got some nice comments. Then I decided to start making tutorials, something I've wanted to try for a long time. The subject was to be MilkyTracker, the program I used to make my chip tunes.
August: A month of mainly songs, and not so much tutorials. This was due to me being away for work.
October: My music production starts to stagnate a bit. This due to a lot of school work. What ever I produce for YouTube is mainly focused on the tutorials.
November: I launch my website, multi8it.com. I make another part of the tutorial series.
December: Dry month.
Now, for the main purpose of this post; what can I learn from this? Well, first of all, this stuff takes time, more time than I have. Maybe I need to review my work flow. I do want to put a lot of time into the video editing, as I think that gives my tutorials their flavor, but if keeping the current work flow means that nothing gets done, then I need to look things over. At the moment my work flow looks roughly as follows;
- Script writing.
- Record audio.
- Record video.
- Mix them together and add transitions.
- Export and upload.
All in all it's been a great year, especially with all the nice comments I've gotten on my YouTube channels. On of the best things was when I got my first (and so far only) comment on this blog. I've never gotten any blog comments before, and commenting is generally a hassle for the reader, at least that's how I think about it. It feels good that someone actually found the reading engaging enough to give feedback.
For the upcoming year I really hope the multi8it project will continue to grow. Once the MilkyTracker tutorials are done I will be looking for other programs to write tutorials for. I also hope to produce some kind of E-book with the best stuff from the video tutorials.
To all the people that followed me, commented and (hopefully) enjoyed the multi8it project so far; I wish you all the best. Without you, this effort would be pointless.
See ya!
9.11.11
What is an hour worth?
The title of this post is a question that has a different ring to it these days. If you didn't know, my wife and I were blessed with a child in January this year (2011). Since then, time is more and more becoming a highly valuable asset. Now, don't get me wrong, I do love spending time with my son, but my sort of new found hobby - YouTube - has taken quite a blow. It's been more than a month since my last video upload, and time is ticking.
I feel I have found an interesting subject for my videos, and the response I've gotten proves this. The really sad part is that my MilkyTracker tutorials are just starting to get somewhere, and I really hate leaving the viewers hanging in the middle of a series. Although it might look as though the multi8it project is no more, this couldn't be further from the truth. I have registered the domain multi8it.com, and I have some plans for it. At the moment I plan on sticking with blogger as blog engine, simply because I like it. I will probably mainly use the domain and the hosting as a portal for the project, and a place to host audio files as well as project files. Initially I will not put the MilkyTracker tutorials there, as they somewhat depend on the annotation system. However, I want you to have your say. If you want the tutorials, rendered with annotations in mind, but without them, I will put them up.
This was just a tiny update to let you know that things are moving, albeit slowly. Now I'll sit down and record the audio for the next MilkyTracker tutorial.
Peace!
I feel I have found an interesting subject for my videos, and the response I've gotten proves this. The really sad part is that my MilkyTracker tutorials are just starting to get somewhere, and I really hate leaving the viewers hanging in the middle of a series. Although it might look as though the multi8it project is no more, this couldn't be further from the truth. I have registered the domain multi8it.com, and I have some plans for it. At the moment I plan on sticking with blogger as blog engine, simply because I like it. I will probably mainly use the domain and the hosting as a portal for the project, and a place to host audio files as well as project files. Initially I will not put the MilkyTracker tutorials there, as they somewhat depend on the annotation system. However, I want you to have your say. If you want the tutorials, rendered with annotations in mind, but without them, I will put them up.
This was just a tiny update to let you know that things are moving, albeit slowly. Now I'll sit down and record the audio for the next MilkyTracker tutorial.
Peace!
20.9.11
Workflow evolution
I just wanted to give you an update on my workflow. To give you necessary background info; my wife and I were blessed with a child in January. He's now 8 months old. Sleep is important, especially in that age, when you're establishing your routines. That is the reason I've kept my recording to daytime. I simply don't want to disturb his sleep. Yesterday I tried doing some recording in the evening, and guess what - it worked just fine!
Now that I know I'm not risking waking him up I feel I'm sort of standing in front of a personal workflow evolution. This means that I probably will be able to put more time into my YouTube video making.
I know I still have a lot of MilkyTracker tutorials ahead of me and they are on the horizon. However, I want this project to be sort of a dialogue.
My question; what do you want to see once the MilkyTracker series is wrapped up? You can comment here. You can comment or PM me on YouTube (simonwessel). You can tweet me (@multi8it). You can send me and email (multi8it@gmail.com). The choice is yours.
Peace.
Now that I know I'm not risking waking him up I feel I'm sort of standing in front of a personal workflow evolution. This means that I probably will be able to put more time into my YouTube video making.
I know I still have a lot of MilkyTracker tutorials ahead of me and they are on the horizon. However, I want this project to be sort of a dialogue.
My question; what do you want to see once the MilkyTracker series is wrapped up? You can comment here. You can comment or PM me on YouTube (simonwessel). You can tweet me (@multi8it). You can send me and email (multi8it@gmail.com). The choice is yours.
Peace.
13.8.11
Something while you're waiting
If you're waiting for the MilkyTracker tutorials, I can only say - "soon". I'm still away for work, but soon, soon, soon I'm going back home. While you're waiting take a few minutes and watch this video. My fellow country men "047" make some really nice music.
See ya!
See ya!
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