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=Mon Nov 26=
*Called Daniel Leon of D&H tractors (remote replicator high school student).
Checked on progress and inquired about interest in a video episode about them. It seems like they're planning to put the finishing touched on their LifeTrac in mid Dec and ship it out to a well known farming community in early Jan (an award winning doc was made about this farm - its the largest Urban farm in the USA).
*Emailed William Neal (China CEB replicator).
Asked about his experiences since last wiki post, current location (him and CEB press) and asked about any video / photo documentation he might have taken. Also asked if he would be interested in being interviewed about his OSE endeavors.
*Emailed Manuel Aguilar (Guatemala replicator).
Asked to update me with a more solid schedule on Lifetrac replication and general OSE endeavors.
*Overlooked Marcin's Shuttleworth application, highlighting points and preparing for discussion later.
*Worked on my work plan and work plan of visiting editors.


=This Weeks Tasks=
=Sat Nov 24, 2012=
*Develop system for video footage to be edited remotely.
*CEB Collaborative Production Run shoot: day 2.
*Promote Focus Forward Film (goes live 11/7/12).
*Spread FF video on 'universalsubtitles.org' [http://www.universalsubtitles.org/en/videos/4qHVn4ejUOMp/info/build-yourself-tristan-copley-smith/]
*Make trencher video for posting 11/11/12.
This resulted in video subtitle translation in English, French, German, Hungarian, Portuguese, Portugese (Brazillian), Romainian, Spanish and Turkish.
 
=Fri Nov 23, 2012=
*CEB Collaborative Production Run shoot: day 1.
*Successfully sent all 'Stucco Tutorial' footage to Willem Schitemaker with graphics, font and instructions on edit.
 
=Thu Nov 22, 2012=
*THANKSGIVING BABY!
 
=Wed Nov 21, 2012=
*Re-exported Stucco Tutorial to minimize size at cost of quality / uploading to YouTube.
*Noticed OSEmail promo not on YouTube channel, so uploaded this as well.
*Re-visited OSEdit post in OSE forums and reviewed new posts [http://forum.opensourceecology.org/discussion/949/online-video-transfer/p1].
One member, 'sandywoodson' claims to be a writer, producer, editor with 20yrs experience and is interested in volunteering time to us. Have messaged him urging to email me. Also, user 'GreenValleyFarm' suggested an open source cloud application called OwnCloud [www.owncloud.org] which can apparently allow people to 'donate' space on their servers to our cause. He said he, and probably many others, would be willing to do this to benefit OSE. Chasing him up as well.
*Followed up Emily James Skype conversation with extensive email.
*Followed up Focus Forward contact pressing for further details (eg. will the film remain publicly available online etc.).
*Emailed Willem Schuitemaker, a potential remote edtiting collaborator, confirming his interest in editing Grahams Stucco material. Will send YouTube link / graphics when confirmed.
 
=Tue Nov 20, 2012=
*Conducted extended Skype conversation with Emily James about Vice piece.
Discovered Vice are looking to make a piece of at least 15 minutes, possibly longer depending on quality of the material. This is a very decent length and will give us an opportunity to go into detail with the project. They are looking to finish the piece by late January. All costs for the production will be covered by Vice - meaning if I go to Guatemala OSE incurs no extra cost. Footage is non-exclusive to Vice, meaning OSE can still use for it's own purposes. Editorial control is shared between Emily and myself, with input from Marcin. There has however been a discrepancy between Emily and myself in regards to credits for the piece - we are discussing this in more detail on Thursday.
*Completed eligibility forms sent by Focus Forward and sent back.
*Researched the Keshe Foundation [http://www.keshefoundation.org/en/] after it being suggested as a potential collaborator for OSE.
This foundation is run by an Iranian nuclear scientist named Mehran Tavakoli Keshe. He claims to have developed some groundbreaking technologies in the field of renewable energy. He seems eager to have his technologies adopted, but sees a corporate conspiracy preventing this. I would be interested to hear Marcin's feedback on this, as I'm pretty unable to legitimize these claims with my own knowledge. There are however many nay-sayers online who discredit his claims. Worth a look though.
*Transcoded 'Stucco Tutorial' footage for upload to YouTube and send to remote editor as preliminary test.
*Uploaded file to YouTube, but failed overnight (reason unknown).
*Emailed all editor candidates with form asking to fill and return ASAP. I felt the wiki process was too confusing and time consuming, so sent an email form. Candidates who look good, I will post into the wiki myself.
 
=Mon Nov 11, to Mon 19, 2012=
 
*Filmed production of Powercube v7.0 (pre-production and production).
*Filmed continuation of stucco tutorial with Graham.
'''*Interviewed several candidates for Editor/Indexer position - Jason Howell current front runner (examples of his work [http://vimeo.com/motivepicture/madebyhands] [https://vimeo.com/17018831]).'''
*Prepared OSEmail, blog post, media contacts, Facebook audience, Facebook group contacts (such as Zeitgeist, Post Growth Institute) and Twitter followers for FF film release.
*Coordinated releases through all channels on morning of Wed 14th.
*Successfully suggested video to Corey Doctorow at BoingBoing.
*Successfully suggested video to Wired video executive who has forwarded to her blogger network.
*Conducted Skype chat with Novaclip founder Jason Gerard DeRose.
We discussed D-Media, an open source media-sharing software they have developed which could help us distribute and manage video content. This is currently running only on Linux, but OSX and Microsoft versions are in the pipeline. They need help with funding, so I suggested Marcin might mention their efforts to Shuttleworth? They are interested in collaboration, and I will contact them again in due course.
*Met with Marcin to discuss past and future work.
*Continued vetting Mandy.com ad response - interviewed Ian McKenzie.
*Prepared footage for editing trencher video.
*Completed / uploaded Trencher video for review.
*Made adjustments from Marcin and Aaron / re-upload / post to Facebook / Twitter.
*Continually promoting 'Build yourself' during this period - by Sunday, view count at 10,200.
 
=Fri Nov 9, 2012=
 
*Edited / uploaded new image for countdown to 'Build Yourself' release - shared to Facebook / Twitter. [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151507017921562&set=a.10150949244156562.529667.66469461561&type=1&theater]
*Added 2 new photos of stove to Instagram / Facebook [http://instagr.am/p/R0dNcTQvpi/] [http://instagr.am/p/R0c4kFQvpP/]
*Worked on trencher video.
*Filmed stuccoing tutorial with Graham.
*Investigated responses from Mandy.com ad - organized Skype interview with top candidate tomorrow evening.
*Got reply from Novacut founder - suggested Skype time.
*Helped Tom make dinner.


=Ongoing Tasks=
=Thu Nov 8, 2012=
*Update Facebook page with all new compelling OSE material.
*Update photographs regularly to Instagram.
*Devise future videos.


=Daily Log=
*Continued researching data storage device / UPS
<u><b>Nov.7</b></u>
Keen on these babies : [http://www.amazon.com/Synology-Performance-Server-Scales-DS1512/dp/B007CFRF72/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=3754JEHOR1LS6&coliid=IEV47ZHVB4WFL] [http://www.amazon.com/CyberPower-CP1000AVRLCD-Intelligent-1000VA-Tower/dp/B000QZ3UG0/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=3754JEHOR1LS6&coliid=IHD305W33RJK1]
*Researched Pogoplug FTP alternative for video hosting [http://pogoplug.com/devices]
Turns out this is a good, cheap solution, essentially turning any HDD into a server which can be browsed / downloaded online. Problem is it comes packaged with poor software which must be used to transfer data. Apparently it can be hacked with Linux software to make it better.
*Posted findings on OSE Forum and awaiting replies. [http://forum.opensourceecology.org/discussion/949/online-video-transfer/p1]
*Posted job add on mandy.com looking for volunteer editor to index and edit video at OSE. [http://www.mandy.com/1/jobs3.cfm?v=52085149&skill=all&terr=usny]
*Found a very interesting project called 'Novacut', an Ubuntu based OS project working on remote edit software. [http://www.novacut.com]
*Emailed heads of the project - suggested a Skype chat.
*Helped Graham clear wood / steel debris from around the workshop


'''Continued OSEdit Proposal'''
=Wed Nov 7, 2012=
*Created system diagram for video transfer.
'''Conducted FTP testing for OSEdit'''
*Investigated FTP client and server programs.
*Installed 'FireFTP client' and 'CrossFTP server'
*Successfully transferred small files between folder on computer.
*Tried but unable to transfer files to separate computer on network.
*Emailed Elifarley Cruz for assistance - awaiting response.
'''Data Storage'''
*After hearing bad press about Drobo, researched a superior RAID array made by Synology - ordering tomorrow.


*Created [[OSEdit]] System Diagram for video transfer.
*Conducted FTP testing.
*Investigated FTP client and server programs.
*Installed 'FireFTP client' and 'CrossFTP server'.
*Successfully transferred small files between folder on computer.
*Tried but unable to transfer files to separate computer on network.
*Emailed Elifarley Cruz for assistance - awaiting response.
'''Data Storage'''
*After hearing bad press about Drobo, researched a superior RAID array made by Synology - ordering tomorrow.


<u><b>Nov.6</b></u>
=Tue Nov 6, 2012=


'''Promoted 'Build Yourself''''
'''Promoted 'Build Yourself''''
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<br>
'''Developed OSEdit Proposal'''
'''Developed OSEdit Proposal'''
*See 'OSEdit' below.
*See [[OSEdit]]
 
=OSEdit=
 
 
'''Outline'''
<br>
OSEdit is a system that aims to connect open source projects (OSP's) with remote video editors. The system enables both parties to collaborate in creating promotional and documentation material for the benefit of all OSP's who can utilize the service. Additionally, the system advises / enables the transfer of large video files between the OSP's and their remote editors. The system aims to foster a community of video editing collaborators, interested in sharpening their craft while helping open source projects grow, and gaining 'kudos' within the OSEdit community.
 
 
The need for OSEdit is based around several factors:
*Video editors / programs are expensive.
*OS start-ups typically don't generate much income.
*OS projects / innovations can be documented / communicated very effectively with video.
*OSP's can gain online exposure / donations more effectively with video promotion.
*Shooting HD video is now cheap / easy, whereas editing is relatively complex / expensive.
*There are many young editors / film students looking for ways to practice their editing skills.
*Transferring large amounts of footage over the Internet can be complex / confusing.
*There is no open source 'video middle man' currently providing this service.
 
 
OSEdit aims to help both start-up and established OSP's. To start-ups, the service offers the ability to create superior video products than might otherwise be possible. As mentioned, HD video is now relatively cheap and easy with modern mobile devices and compact cameras. Small open source operations are capable of filming their own footage, and specialized editors can offer improved production value to video products remotely. To established OSP's such as OSEcology, remote editors can help to process excess video material into helpful instructional or promotional videos. As an example, OSEcology currently has many hundreds of gigabytes of unused material which could be put to work in this fashion.


=Mon Nov 5, 2012=
Milestones:
*Develop system for video footage to be edited remotely.
*Promote Focus Forward Film (goes live 11/7/12).
*Make trencher video for posting 11/11/12.
Ongoing:
*Update Facebook page with all new compelling OSE material.
*Update photographs regularly to Instagram.
*Devise future videos.


[[file:OSEdit FTP Video Sharing System.jpg|1000px]]
[[Category:Personal Logs]]
<br>
'''How the System Works'''
 
Initially, OSEdit will go through a beta stage used only for OSEcology. In preparation for beta testing, we will index all footage acquired over the past years of OSEcology documentation into an easily navigable database of video material. Footage will be organized into appropriate folders and subfolders relating to specific machines / processes / instructionals. Folders containing footage to be remotely edited will be placed into 'packages' consisting of clearly labeled material to enable RE's easy navigation. Each package will also contain a word document describing in brief the content of the material and an outline of the desired video product. This description will focus on the imperative elements that should be communicated (ie. 'show every step of the CEB Press assembly') but will not be so specific as to limit the creativity of the editor.
 
After a package meets these criteria, it is ready to send to a RE (more on sourcing RE's later). Initially, I would like to use File Transfer Protocol (FTP) to transfer individual packages and see how this works. We need to host our files on an FTP server (I'm trying Cross FTP) and an FTP client (I'm trying a Firefox plugin called 'FireFTP'). The benefits of FTP are that we can transfer files on a case by case basis without needing to upload ALL of our material and consume bandwidth.
 
 
'''The OSEdit Community'''
 
The most important factor in the development of OSEdit is the growth of its community of editors. Editors enable the service to function, and offer great value to the open source community. It is important they see value in their investment of time. I believe OSEdit can offer the following incentives to working on open source projects:
<br>
*Ranking within the OSEdit community (see below).
*Membership / benefits system for open source projects (see below).
*Opportunity to sharpen editing skills while engaging with open source culture.
*Host and promote OSEdited products on our website other video platforms to get editors' work seen.
*Editing-related prizes for most active members (full license of an editing program?)
*Free copy of GVCS Starter Kit DVD / T-Shirts etc.
*Opportunities to visit Factor e Farm.
<br>

Latest revision as of 21:32, 13 May 2013

Mon Nov 26

  • Called Daniel Leon of D&H tractors (remote replicator high school student).

Checked on progress and inquired about interest in a video episode about them. It seems like they're planning to put the finishing touched on their LifeTrac in mid Dec and ship it out to a well known farming community in early Jan (an award winning doc was made about this farm - its the largest Urban farm in the USA).

  • Emailed William Neal (China CEB replicator).

Asked about his experiences since last wiki post, current location (him and CEB press) and asked about any video / photo documentation he might have taken. Also asked if he would be interested in being interviewed about his OSE endeavors.

  • Emailed Manuel Aguilar (Guatemala replicator).

Asked to update me with a more solid schedule on Lifetrac replication and general OSE endeavors.

  • Overlooked Marcin's Shuttleworth application, highlighting points and preparing for discussion later.
  • Worked on my work plan and work plan of visiting editors.

Sat Nov 24, 2012

  • CEB Collaborative Production Run shoot: day 2.
  • Spread FF video on 'universalsubtitles.org' [1]

This resulted in video subtitle translation in English, French, German, Hungarian, Portuguese, Portugese (Brazillian), Romainian, Spanish and Turkish.

Fri Nov 23, 2012

  • CEB Collaborative Production Run shoot: day 1.
  • Successfully sent all 'Stucco Tutorial' footage to Willem Schitemaker with graphics, font and instructions on edit.

Thu Nov 22, 2012

  • THANKSGIVING BABY!

Wed Nov 21, 2012

  • Re-exported Stucco Tutorial to minimize size at cost of quality / uploading to YouTube.
  • Noticed OSEmail promo not on YouTube channel, so uploaded this as well.
  • Re-visited OSEdit post in OSE forums and reviewed new posts [2].

One member, 'sandywoodson' claims to be a writer, producer, editor with 20yrs experience and is interested in volunteering time to us. Have messaged him urging to email me. Also, user 'GreenValleyFarm' suggested an open source cloud application called OwnCloud [www.owncloud.org] which can apparently allow people to 'donate' space on their servers to our cause. He said he, and probably many others, would be willing to do this to benefit OSE. Chasing him up as well.

  • Followed up Emily James Skype conversation with extensive email.
  • Followed up Focus Forward contact pressing for further details (eg. will the film remain publicly available online etc.).
  • Emailed Willem Schuitemaker, a potential remote edtiting collaborator, confirming his interest in editing Grahams Stucco material. Will send YouTube link / graphics when confirmed.

Tue Nov 20, 2012

  • Conducted extended Skype conversation with Emily James about Vice piece.

Discovered Vice are looking to make a piece of at least 15 minutes, possibly longer depending on quality of the material. This is a very decent length and will give us an opportunity to go into detail with the project. They are looking to finish the piece by late January. All costs for the production will be covered by Vice - meaning if I go to Guatemala OSE incurs no extra cost. Footage is non-exclusive to Vice, meaning OSE can still use for it's own purposes. Editorial control is shared between Emily and myself, with input from Marcin. There has however been a discrepancy between Emily and myself in regards to credits for the piece - we are discussing this in more detail on Thursday.

  • Completed eligibility forms sent by Focus Forward and sent back.
  • Researched the Keshe Foundation [3] after it being suggested as a potential collaborator for OSE.

This foundation is run by an Iranian nuclear scientist named Mehran Tavakoli Keshe. He claims to have developed some groundbreaking technologies in the field of renewable energy. He seems eager to have his technologies adopted, but sees a corporate conspiracy preventing this. I would be interested to hear Marcin's feedback on this, as I'm pretty unable to legitimize these claims with my own knowledge. There are however many nay-sayers online who discredit his claims. Worth a look though.

  • Transcoded 'Stucco Tutorial' footage for upload to YouTube and send to remote editor as preliminary test.
  • Uploaded file to YouTube, but failed overnight (reason unknown).
  • Emailed all editor candidates with form asking to fill and return ASAP. I felt the wiki process was too confusing and time consuming, so sent an email form. Candidates who look good, I will post into the wiki myself.

Mon Nov 11, to Mon 19, 2012

  • Filmed production of Powercube v7.0 (pre-production and production).
  • Filmed continuation of stucco tutorial with Graham.

*Interviewed several candidates for Editor/Indexer position - Jason Howell current front runner (examples of his work [4] [5]).

  • Prepared OSEmail, blog post, media contacts, Facebook audience, Facebook group contacts (such as Zeitgeist, Post Growth Institute) and Twitter followers for FF film release.
  • Coordinated releases through all channels on morning of Wed 14th.
  • Successfully suggested video to Corey Doctorow at BoingBoing.
  • Successfully suggested video to Wired video executive who has forwarded to her blogger network.
  • Conducted Skype chat with Novaclip founder Jason Gerard DeRose.

We discussed D-Media, an open source media-sharing software they have developed which could help us distribute and manage video content. This is currently running only on Linux, but OSX and Microsoft versions are in the pipeline. They need help with funding, so I suggested Marcin might mention their efforts to Shuttleworth? They are interested in collaboration, and I will contact them again in due course.

  • Met with Marcin to discuss past and future work.
  • Continued vetting Mandy.com ad response - interviewed Ian McKenzie.
  • Prepared footage for editing trencher video.
  • Completed / uploaded Trencher video for review.
  • Made adjustments from Marcin and Aaron / re-upload / post to Facebook / Twitter.
  • Continually promoting 'Build yourself' during this period - by Sunday, view count at 10,200.

Fri Nov 9, 2012

  • Edited / uploaded new image for countdown to 'Build Yourself' release - shared to Facebook / Twitter. [6]
  • Added 2 new photos of stove to Instagram / Facebook [7] [8]
  • Worked on trencher video.
  • Filmed stuccoing tutorial with Graham.
  • Investigated responses from Mandy.com ad - organized Skype interview with top candidate tomorrow evening.
  • Got reply from Novacut founder - suggested Skype time.
  • Helped Tom make dinner.

Thu Nov 8, 2012

  • Continued researching data storage device / UPS

Keen on these babies : [9] [10]

  • Researched Pogoplug FTP alternative for video hosting [11]

Turns out this is a good, cheap solution, essentially turning any HDD into a server which can be browsed / downloaded online. Problem is it comes packaged with poor software which must be used to transfer data. Apparently it can be hacked with Linux software to make it better.

  • Posted findings on OSE Forum and awaiting replies. [12]
  • Posted job add on mandy.com looking for volunteer editor to index and edit video at OSE. [13]
  • Found a very interesting project called 'Novacut', an Ubuntu based OS project working on remote edit software. [14]
  • Emailed heads of the project - suggested a Skype chat.
  • Helped Graham clear wood / steel debris from around the workshop

Wed Nov 7, 2012

  • Created OSEdit System Diagram for video transfer.
  • Conducted FTP testing.
  • Investigated FTP client and server programs.
  • Installed 'FireFTP client' and 'CrossFTP server'.
  • Successfully transferred small files between folder on computer.
  • Tried but unable to transfer files to separate computer on network.
  • Emailed Elifarley Cruz for assistance - awaiting response.

Data Storage

  • After hearing bad press about Drobo, researched a superior RAID array made by Synology - ordering tomorrow.

Tue Nov 6, 2012

Promoted 'Build Yourself'
Social Media : https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151501703026562.595958.66469461561&type=1

  • Took screenshots from the Focus Forward submitted 'Build Yourself'.
  • Edited images so they really pop.
  • Combined them into a collage.
  • Added text: "FROM TOMORROW (Nov.6th) OSE needs your vote for our 3min video! Check our FB page tomorrow or sign up for OSEmail to help us win the Focus Forward film competition and spread the word about our work."
  • Shared on Facebook / Twitter.

Emailed

  • Corey Doctorow - BoingBoing.com editor asking him to share our video tomorrow.
  • Annaliza Savage - Wired Video Executive asking her to share our video tomorrow.
  • Emily James - UK documentary filmmaker will share video on her network.
  • FORCED TO RETRACT ALL THIS WORK DUE TO YET ANOTHER LAST MINUTE DELAY FROM FOCUS FORWARD.


Developed OSEdit Proposal

Mon Nov 5, 2012

Milestones:

  • Develop system for video footage to be edited remotely.
  • Promote Focus Forward Film (goes live 11/7/12).
  • Make trencher video for posting 11/11/12.

Ongoing:

  • Update Facebook page with all new compelling OSE material.
  • Update photographs regularly to Instagram.
  • Devise future videos.
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