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Deandra Watts

F-Bombardier

Join date: 12 Aug 2006

Posts: 485

11-20-2006 12:36

Hi everyone, two questions for you all

My boyfriend and I recently purchased a HUGE television for the house. I was told about one non-royalty site to get URLs to watch movies (Reefer Madness being one which absolutely cracks me up every time I see it).

Question 1: do any of you know of any sites to get URLs for land media to watch movies, shows, etc?

I'll get the ball rolling by adding the one I was told about:

www.archive.org

Question 2: I've seen movie rentals in-world. The ones I saw ran about 2,000 Lindens *chokes*. Curious how that works in regards to time-frame of the 'rental' and if it's also a matter of putting a URL into the video media line on the land.

Thanks for any help/direction!

-Deandra

Wildefire Walcott

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Join date: 8 Nov 2005

Posts: 2,156

11-20-2006 15:12

Regarding question 2, it depends on where you rent. Usually once you make the purchase you'll get an object that sets the media URL for you and a notecard explaining the terms.

I've used one place that creates a unique time-limited stream URL for you to use. You get a different URL depending on the rental plan you chose at the time of purchase, and it stops working once the time is up.

I've also used a place that simply gave you an URL to the guy's personal store of movies; it's unlimited time, fixed URLs (you can open your internet browser and see his media folder).

All of them I've seen involve setting the media URL on your land. I've also found that QuickTime 7 causes several problems with Second Life. I and some friends have had to uninstall QuickTime 7 and install QuickTime 6.5.3 or something in order to get videos to work. If you're able to view video streams now with QuickTime 7 without SL dropping to 1 frame per second, you don't have to worry about downgrading.

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Deandra Watts

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Join date: 12 Aug 2006

Posts: 485

11-20-2006 19:55

Thanks much for the info regarding question 2.

If you wouldn't mind, could you PM me here or IM me in-world (when it's up and running, that is) with the whereabouts of the places you've gone?

If you're busy, I can just meander around & check out places.

Dea

ETA: I've poked around on google but haven't had any luck re: Question 1. I'm surprised more people don't have answers on that one, considering the amount of media I see out there in-world (both in regards to video playing on some land, and equipment sold on other land).

Nosmo Snickerdoodle

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Join date: 10 Feb 2006

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12-23-2006 20:01

I would be interested in those landmarks to those places also please

Jesse Malthus

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Join date: 21 Apr 2006

Posts: 649

12-23-2006 20:37

Remember that many video rental places are either stealing other's URLs or haven't cleared permissions to display them in public or both.

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Anjo Mirabeau

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Join date: 20 Aug 2005

Posts: 266

12-24-2006 09:21

http://www.americafree.tv/index.shtml

Hi Deandra! Here is one I use. Good luck!

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Vlad Bjornson

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Join date: 11 Nov 2005

Posts: 650

12-25-2006 10:52

A few more links for quicktime movies.

http://del.icio.us/tag/system:filetype:mov

the Library of Congress has lots of public domain stuff. Like this retrospective of early animation: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/oahtml/oahome.html

Blip.tv is a bit like YouTube, but they provide links to the original, uploaded file - which is often a Quicktime movie. http://blip.tv/

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Deandra Watts F-Bombardier Join date: 12 Aug 2006 Posts: 485	11-20-2006 12:36 Hi everyone, two questions for you all My boyfriend and I recently purchased a HUGE television for the house. I was told about one non-royalty site to get URLs to watch movies (Reefer Madness being one which absolutely cracks me up every time I see it). Question 1: do any of you know of any sites to get URLs for land media to watch movies, shows, etc? I'll get the ball rolling by adding the one I was told about: www.archive.org Question 2: I've seen movie rentals in-world. The ones I saw ran about 2,000 Lindens chokes. Curious how that works in regards to time-frame of the 'rental' and if it's also a matter of putting a URL into the video media line on the land. Thanks for any help/direction! -Deandra
Wildefire Walcott Heartbreaking Join date: 8 Nov 2005 Posts: 2,156	11-20-2006 15:12 Regarding question 2, it depends on where you rent. Usually once you make the purchase you'll get an object that sets the media URL for you and a notecard explaining the terms. I've used one place that creates a unique time-limited stream URL for you to use. You get a different URL depending on the rental plan you chose at the time of purchase, and it stops working once the time is up. I've also used a place that simply gave you an URL to the guy's personal store of movies; it's unlimited time, fixed URLs (you can open your internet browser and see his media folder). All of them I've seen involve setting the media URL on your land. I've also found that QuickTime 7 causes several problems with Second Life. I and some friends have had to uninstall QuickTime 7 and install QuickTime 6.5.3 or something in order to get videos to work. If you're able to view video streams now with QuickTime 7 without SL dropping to 1 frame per second, you don't have to worry about downgrading. _____________________ Desperation Isle Estates: Great prices, great neighbors, great service! http://desperationisle.blogspot.com/ New Desperation Isle: The prettiest BDSM Playground and Fetish Mall in SL! http://desperationisle.com/ Desperation Isle Productions: Skyboxes for lots (and budgets) of all sizes!
Deandra Watts F-Bombardier Join date: 12 Aug 2006 Posts: 485	11-20-2006 19:55 Thanks much for the info regarding question 2. If you wouldn't mind, could you PM me here or IM me in-world (when it's up and running, that is) with the whereabouts of the places you've gone? If you're busy, I can just meander around & check out places. Dea ETA: I've poked around on google but haven't had any luck re: Question 1. I'm surprised more people don't have answers on that one, considering the amount of media I see out there in-world (both in regards to video playing on some land, and equipment sold on other land).
Nosmo Snickerdoodle Registered User Join date: 10 Feb 2006 Posts: 7	12-23-2006 20:01 I would be interested in those landmarks to those places also please
Jesse Malthus OMG HAX! Join date: 21 Apr 2006 Posts: 649	12-23-2006 20:37 Remember that many video rental places are either stealing other's URLs or haven't cleared permissions to display them in public or both. _____________________ Ruby loves me like Japanese Jesus. Did Jesus ever go back and clean up those footprints he left? Beach Authority had to spend precious manpower. Japanese Jesus, where are you? Pragmatic!
Anjo Mirabeau Registered User Join date: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 266	12-24-2006 09:21 http://www.americafree.tv/index.shtml Hi Deandra! Here is one I use. Good luck! _____________________ http://slurl.com/secondlife/echo/232/5/69/ Anjo's Adorables http://anjosadorables.blogspot.com/
Vlad Bjornson Virtual Gardener Join date: 11 Nov 2005 Posts: 650	12-25-2006 10:52 A few more links for quicktime movies. http://del.icio.us/tag/system:filetype:mov the Library of Congress has lots of public domain stuff. Like this retrospective of early animation: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/oahtml/oahome.html Blip.tv is a bit like YouTube, but they provide links to the original, uploaded file - which is often a Quicktime movie. http://blip.tv/