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[Silas Lenz <silas.lenz@xxxxxxxxx>]

Using the html5 video tag is possible.
Also playing from youtube is possible without flash, maybe it is even
possible to use the webm version from youtube but i don't know.
I think we should use streaming, but make the tour usable without the
videos.

On 23 September 2010 00:03, Daniel Seemer <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  What about streaming Videos using popular internet video platforms? We can
> use html. Mayby the webkitview can handle html5 video-tags? Maybe there is a
> way to play videos from youtube without installed flashplayer?
> I think wasting hundreds of megabytes of disk space for videos is silly if
> users never watch them.
> Or there will be additional ubuntutour-screencasts-en packages for each
> language.
>
> But using videos is a great idea!
>
>
> On 22.09.2010 19:29, Ivo Reumkens wrote:
>
> So each language need it's screenshots. Than I have a problem, because
> Dutch isn't included on the live-cd, so I need a DVD with all languages. And
> if you want videos, in all language to, then all videos are slightly
> different.
>
> but here is another online screen application:
> http://www.screentoaster.com/
>
> 2010/9/22 Alexander Lancey <alex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>> We'll probably have a few vidoes by the finish.
>> Tour size we can probably handle. Most likely, the tour, or at least the
>> images, will be downloaded upon install instead of pre-installed. We'll have
>> to do something of the sort, since each language will need its screenshots
>> in a package (ubuntu-tour-screenshots_es, ubuntu-tour-screenshots_fr, etc).
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 11:00 PM, K.de Jong <k.dejong@xxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>
>>> I like the progress we have made already.
>>>
>>> But, my initial thoughts for a tour application were some sort of
>>> picture and video howto's.
>>> Texts are always needed and pictures too.
>>> but I do hope we can do some videos too.
>>>
>>> Looking at the size of pictures we have already
>>> I wonder if some of that can be made automatically,
>>> this would reduce the amount of files in the package.
>>> but this may be wishful thinking...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 2010/9/22 Jason Cook <jason@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>>  > I aggree that basics are important and if we don't have time for a
>>> proper
>>> > advanced section, then we should wait.
>>> > PS: I love the name Natty too
>>> >
>>> > On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 7:27 PM, Alexander Lancey <alex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> I think it will be a goal for Natty (I love that name). I would like
>>> to
>>> >> see an advanced section eventually, but I think the basics are more
>>> >> important.
>>> >>
>>> >>        -Alex
>>> >>
>>> >> On Tue, 2010-09-21 at 19:23 -0400, Jason Cook wrote:
>>> >> > If including an advanced section is denied I will help you  with
>>> >> > creating the advanced section. This is something that I think would
>>> be
>>> >> > very useful for some new users.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 6:36 PM, David Tigue <dtigue@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>> >> >         I think an advanced section would be something to think
>>> about.
>>> >> >         Maybe not
>>> >> >         in the initial release, or the version on the live disk, but
>>> >> >         maybe
>>> >> >         something in the way of a plug-in that can be installed
>>> later
>>> >> >         from the
>>> >> >         repos. I would think a place for advanced users to be able
>>> to
>>> >> >         quick
>>> >> >         reference stuff like a simple samba/nfs/sftp setup, lamp
>>> >> >         setup, or maybe
>>> >> >         even something a little less advanced would be nice to have.
>>> I
>>> >> >         have
>>> >> >         always been real bad to forget advanced commands in the
>>> past.
>>> >> >         A place to
>>> >> >         look stuff up like that instead of doing a separate web
>>> search
>>> >> >         for
>>> >> >         anything I need would be a huge help. Think of it as a
>>> melting
>>> >> >         pot for
>>> >> >         all the on-line documents advanced users have to search for
>>> >> >         everyday.
>>> >> >         Maybe it could be totally separate from the Ubuntu-tour.
>>> >> >         Something like
>>> >> >         Ubuntu-advanced-tour. If you guys don't like the idea of
>>> >> >         something like
>>> >> >         that, then do I have permission to start something on the
>>> side
>>> >> >         for more
>>> >> >         advanced users, using some code from Ubuntu-tour ?
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
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>>> >> >
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>>>  Met vriendelijke groeten,
>>> Keimpe de Jong
>>>
>>
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