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[ NNSquad ] "Network Neutrality in 30 Seconds" (HD Editions!)
"Network Neutrality in 30 Seconds" (HD Editions!)
http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000489.html
Greetings. Back in August and September when I released
Part 1 - "Drowning the Competition"
( http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000417.html )
and Part 2 - "ISPs, Google, and a Hacksaw"
( http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000427.html )
of my "Network Neutrality in 30 Seconds" videos, I received some
complaints that they were difficult to watch due to the displayed
aspect ratio.
The problem was due to my producing the spots in a widescreen 16:9
format, then having to "letterbox" them to fit the then current
YouTube 4:3 display window without distortion. The end result was a
small image with black borders.
Google very recently switched their YouTube site display windows to a
full 16:9 ratio, with added HD display capabilities -- serious yippee!
So I chanced a visit into the dark recesses of the Vortex Video Vault
and extracted the original Network Neutrality nitrate negatives (well,
the video equivalents, anyway) -- and remastered them to full
16:9 720p HD.
The upshot is that the old letterboxed editions have now been replaced
with versions that fill the new YouTube 16:9 display area. What's
more, if your viewing system has sufficient CPU horsepower, you can
also watch them with even better clarity by clicking the "watch in HD"
link just below the lower right portion of the image.
Unfortunately, these updates have required changing the associated
YouTube direct links. I've updated all links on the original blog
entries, but for reference, here are all of the current links to the
new versions of both videos:
Network Neutrality in 30 Seconds - Part 1 (Permanent YouTube Link)
http://www.vortex.com/nn30-1-vid-youtube
Network Neutrality in 30 Seconds - Part 1 (Current Direct YouTube Link)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzwgEqDRgpI
Network Neutrality in 30 Seconds - Part 2 (Permanent YouTube Link)
http://www.vortex.com/nn30-2-vid-youtube
Network Neutrality in 30 Seconds - Part 2 (Current Direct YouTube Link)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nhi3NXkp1Q
Be seeing you.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein
lauren@vortex.com or lauren@pfir.org
Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800
http://www.pfir.org/lauren
Co-Founder, PFIR
- People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org
Co-Founder, NNSquad
- Network Neutrality Squad - http://www.nnsquad.org
Founder, PRIVACY Forum - http://www.vortex.com
Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com