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Flipping for The Flip at Dot Com Pho

written by John Chow on April 5th, 2008

I figure the Dot Com Pho we go to every Saturday would be a good a place as any to test out the new Flip Video. Dot Com Pho is supposed to be an event for bloggers and Internet marketers to get together and talk about making money online. However, the talks go off topic more often than not.

To give people a taste of what goes on at a Dot Com Pho, Michael Kwan set up a blog call Dot Com Pho (for lack of a better name). You can check it out at DotComPho.com. So far, there’s only one video there but we hope to add more in the coming weeks. The Flip Video will make filming the event very easy.

Attending this week’s Dot Com Pho were myself, Stephen Fung, Ed Lau, Leo Chiang, Michael Kwan and Greg Morgan. This episode was filmed using the Flip Video and edited with Apple iMovie. It really doesn’t show how good the quality of the Flip Video is. YouTube compresses the movie way too much. Can’t wait for them to offer HD.

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  1. Rob

    Hey, cool video. I think Youtube does offer high quality but you have to edit the address that you are viewing the video from.

  2. John, they do offer higher quality. Just append &fmt=6 on the end of the url like so:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd6EE_NYSiI&fmt=6

  3. Stupid internet connection… keeps buffering the video. Oh well!

  4. I have flip video too. YouTube does compress it too much. You think they will offer HD soon?

  5. Cool video…you mean that Jessica Alba thing was a scam? Doh!

  6. Daniel

    Not trying to be touchy, but a little racist. Not one viewing of a white person in the video at all. What are you trying to suggest?

  7. tom

    hey nice video, quality doesn’t even look that bad for a $150 item, regardless of the compression youtube adds. on another note, what are the requirements to attend the weekly dot com pho? or is it invite only?

  8. That little device can make pretty good video quality even with the compression from youtube. It will come in handy for a lot of people, not only bloggers.
    ~Terry

  9. :idea: Great video in a compact device. :idea: I will have to order one. :shock: :smile: :eek:

  10. maybe youtube should do the video quality checking=)

  11. not bad, the quality is fine.
    And nice video.
    yeh, bad name .. dotcompho :lol:

  12. I bought mine in January in Vegas during CES. Check out my Flip videos here:
    http://www.revver.com/u/revshare/?order=desc&page=1&sort_by=date

    One of these days I might show up at the pho and film you guys, but I think I’ve scooped you guys at an event in your backyard (meaning the auto show – check out the Ferrari)

  13. If someone gave me that FLIP, I’d use it. If I had to buy a $150, limited, somewhat chunky little digital camcorder with only 1 hour of recording time, I’d buy the SONY NSC-GC1 for $150. It has 6 hours of recording time in MPEG4, 2.4 inch LCD screen, rechargeable Li-Ion battery, and has image stabilisation. But like I said, if I didn’t have to pay for it, I wouldn’t complain.

    • For sure! FREE stuff is always great :grin: Well, free GOOD stuff is always great :lol: If someone wanted to send me a Flip free I’d certainly be greatful.
      ~Terry

  14. My sony camera takes the same quality videos…
    You can see the quality by checking outside the restaurant windows, it’s overexposed. kind of disappointed, was ready to buy it.

  15. Moulinneuf

    compare Youtube to vimeo :
    http://www.vimeo.com/

  16. Mr. Chow, I can’t access YouTube anymore because our government just released a rule that legalizes the blockade to any site containing porn material. What a bad! :(

  17. I like beautiful girls!

  18. Hmm so the flip is already going viral ;)
    Name looks good.. and expecting lot more videos at the pho!

  19. All this web 2.0 stuff i might have to give up on my old school ways and buy one of these flip things and start doing some video blogs. quality is not too shabby for such a little and inexpensive device i wonder how they will hold up with time though??

  20. I don’t really understand what is the purpose of rewritng an article within the same blog because I think that you have run out of ideas.

  21. this camera seems as if it would be great for video reviews

  22. Sha

    I think I might have to get it. People talk about how it doesn’t look perfect, but they’re acting like you’re filming a national television sitcom.

  23. You’re not the only one who can’t wait for HD streams.

    When the DIVX site stage6.com closed it became impossible to share and view good quality videos online. Stage6.com also proved that there wasn’t a big enough market to make a profitable HD streaming website.

    Hopefully Youtube will try it again.

  24. I don’t like the flip camera very low quality… but I’m cheap and save my money… so I can’t afford anything else.
    Not all of us are dot com moguls like you John :cry:

  25. lol youtube going HD would be something to see lol …

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