Complaining: it's good for the soul

[katiefoolery]

There are two main problems with the Samsung MX-20.  Firstly, it claims to film in genuine 16:9 widescreen; secondly, it declares itself to be YouTube friendly.  It is neither.  It is so, so neither.  It's so neither that it almost makes me laugh out of slightly-crazed frustration.

It does film in 16:9 widescreen.  Unfortunately, it doesn't export in said aspect ratio.  In fact, this is a common problem with the camera, as I found out much later.

I wasn't even game to introduce it to YouTube.

Actually, there are three problems with the Samsung MX-20 and the third would be the TYPO ON THE BOX.  Hassle is not spelt "hassel".  No, really it's not.

I was going to purchase the Canon mini-DV cam, but the Samsung was sitting there, all red and shiny and designed to record on memory cards, rather than mini-DV tape...  And then I got around $50 off, due to its being on special and being the display stock (and the last one in red).  So even though I had intended to buy the Canon - on my dad's expert advice, no less - I went ahead and followed the shiny.

And tonight, it's going back to the store, to be replaced for the Canon.

So while I thought I was going to shoot this week's vlog on my shiny new camera, I ended up with my webcam again.  And all of the footage I took over the weekend?  In useless, squished-up 4:3 instead of widescreen.  GAH.  I wanted my writing week video to be extra special, dammit.

Anyway, here it is for you all.  Writing week: Why do we write?  Watch the video to find out!

Incidentally, why do you write?

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/traycer_/]

Hey, you're not whispering anymore! I can hear you so much better. Oh, and I've been wanting to tell you the following ever since you posted that video asking about the good and the bad. (That was on one of my bad internet connection days and I forgot to come back when the internet fairies liked me again). :D

I love the bright blue curtains against the dark yellow walls!! Best background ever!!

*ahem*

I write because I love to do that more than anything in the world. :D

[katiefoolery.livejournal.com]

Yeah, things got better once I shfited from my EeePC to a much better webcam. Oh, and started speaking up - that helped a bit. And that's a good thing you're telling me! I asked for bad! Bad! Actually, the curtains are a really dark green but they weirdly come up looking blue on the video. Strange.

That's an awesome reason for writing. :D

[http://users.livejournal.com/traycer_/]

Green?? Huh. Well, at least you know what blue curtains would look like with the yellow walls. :D

[katiefoolery.livejournal.com]

Yep - a dark, teal-ish green. Although we rent, so I couldn't take the credit for blue curtains anyway.