Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to SlashdotTV! (Video)

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You may have noticed that we've posted quite a few original videos on Slashdot in the past few months. Rather than being the work of a few rogue editors with newly-acquired Christmas cameras, this was part of the groundwork for a new site we're launching today. SlashdotTV, found at http://tv.slashdot.org, will let you easily find and watch all of our videos in one convenient location. In addition to Slashdot content, you also can watch videos from our sister sites, SourceForge and ThinkGeek. The site is brand new, and we're interested in hearing your feedback -- what you think about it, and what kind of videos you'd like to see. Currently, you can embed our videos on your own site or show them to your friends with our share feature. Commenting is coming soon. Check back often for new videos, and keep watching!

Re:Stop doing it in Flash

[Anonymous Coward]

Stop doing the videos in Flash. It's a proprietary wrapper usable on a decreasing number of platforms. Better formats for video already exist. If you want old, then go with MPEG. If you want new, go with WebM. Either way, you'll both reach a larger audience and future-proof your work.

No mobile access. Less resolution than a Youtube video. Lame.

Transcripts, Transcript

[QuasiSteve]

Oh, transcripts for all videos on the TV site would be helpful for many as well.

I think that may just be in the pipeline ;)

For now, here's the Transcript for this video.
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Title: Welcome to SlashdotTV
Description: Welcoe to SlashdotTV, the / dedicated channel for all video on / Slashdot. This new site lets you / easily browse and watch videos / based on a number of criteria, / including title, subject keywords, / popularity, and those handpicked / by the site's dedicated editors.

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The SlashdotTV logo bar slides down from the top of the screen over a background that shows the SlashdotTV page, and "Welcome to TV.Slashdot.org" fades into the bar.

[00:01] Timothy>
Introducing SlashdotTV, where we get up-close and personal [...]

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Various shots from interviews quickly pass by at this time.

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[...] or drop in via video chat with interesting people from all parts of the tech spectrum;

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From hobbyists [...]

[00:10] <TITLE>
A shot from the Qu8ke [slashdot.org] interview video is shown in which a 'hobby' rocket is launched.

[00:14] <TITLE>
Various shots from interviews quickly pass by again.

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[...] to entrepreneurs to project leaders - and sometimes, all three at once.

[00:18] <TITLE>
The shot at this time is of Chris Qiu with the his name and title "Senior Architect/Lead Developer for the Trove Insight Solution" displayed in the bottom.

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There's also a corner for sponsored videos, which means supported by advertisers.

[00:22] <TITLE>
Shots of the SlashdotTV webpage pass by, relating to the spoken words.

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You can explore our current categories or search for videos by keyword.

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You can comment on videos right from the Slashdot page, or watch or re-watch them at any time from this page.

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We're looking for good ideas of what should make the cut.
So please help us shape Slashdot's future with your suggestions, [...]

[00:37] <TITLE>
The shot changes to that of several pinball machines.

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[...] and keep watching for more.