[CH] Eat The Heat
bradley ellis (h0t5auce@home.com)
Sat, 2 Jun 2001 12:40:39 -0500
I had a plan to share "Eat The Eat" (the Food Network show, for those who
don't know) with everyone, but it didn't quite work out. For awhile now, I
have had a digital camcorder and a computer fast enough to edit digital
video, but just didn't have the $45 cable needed to bring the two together.
Since I had never really worked with video, I had no idea how much space it
could take up. I finally broke down and bought the cable. So ....
The other night, I hooked the satellite (digital signal) into the camcorder
and recorded "Eat The Heat." After transferring the video to the computer,
I ended up with six files that weighed in at more than 2.5 GBs combined.
(The six files represent the segments between commercials ... I took out the
commercials.) My original plan was to upload all of it to a Web server and
let anybody and everybody download the files. 2.5 GB wouldn't work. Then
learned that MPEGs are smaller than AVIs ... without sacrificing too much
quality, I was able to get the six files down to 640 MB. Still too big for
Plan A.
BUT ... Plan B might work. I can burn the files onto CDs and ship 'em out
to just about anywhere in the U.S. for about $3.00. This would cover just
the cost of the CD and shipping. I'm not trying to make any money on this,
but at the same time, I can't just give these away. If anybody out the U.S.
is interested, I'd have to check on shipping for individual locations.
Anyway, if you're interested, email off-list and we'll discuss details.
Brad