Using Hoster for Video's???

[billyo]

Originally Posted by Doug Bracey

What I'm talking about is Music Videos not karaoke Videos.

my best bet would be bestbuy/circuit city/or fyi...i don't really used music videos nor buy reg. cd' from a store.. ( i get all my songs form itunes )

[Doug Bracey]

I bought a music video from itunes and it will not let me do anything with it other than play it on the computer that i purchased it on.
How do you manipulte them after you buy them from itunes?
Wouldn't buying them from Promo only be better and then can you rip them into hoster like we do the cdg's?
That way we wouldn't have to go through the itunes headaches of priority.

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by Doug Bracey

I bought a music video from itunes and it will not let me do anything with it other than play it on the computer that i purchased it on.
How do you manipulte them after you buy them from itunes?
Wouldn't buying them from Promo only be better and then can you rip them into hoster like we do the cdg's?
That way we wouldn't have to go through the itunes headaches of priority.

Importing videos of any kind into Hoster permanently is not available yet.

[mindonstrike]

Generally speaking most legal sources of music videos (especially current top 40 stuff) are subscription services. They do not sell the videos, They only give you the right to play them in public (subject to certain conditions)while your subscription is current. In theory if you let your subscription lapse you are supposed to send the videos back and stop showing them in public. These are record company rules.

I used to subscribe to Promo only and highly recomend them. Promo Only used to have some stuff that you could buy outright, but I'm not sure anymore.

Venuevj.com is a subscription service with downloadable content but I've never used them so I don't know much more than that.

You can also buy DVD music videos from most anywhere with a decent music selection, Walmart etc.

The videos avaialble from itunes and others are often copyprotected requireing a license be on your computer for the songs, which is why it only plays on the computer it was downloaded onto.

[Doug Bracey]

Thanks, thats good information I live in jacksonville, fla. and I used to buy stuff from promo only in orlando but that was just regular d.j. music, I will call them and ask them about it.

[billyo]

Originally Posted by Doug Bracey

i have freinds that buy and dowload music videos and they said it would take a lot of space on your hhd..

[bryant]

Originally Posted by billyo

i have freinds that buy and dowload music videos and they said it would take a lot of space on your hhd..

Most of those DJ's use the original vob file off the dvd for best quality. Vob's are extremely huge.

[kiwisinger]

QUOTE: "Hey Kiwisinger, I just thought of a possible workaround.

I can imagine your frustration about not finding your video files when you do a search. How about taking a small MP3+G file and naming it the name of your video file but including the word "VIDEO" in the title. Then import in to Hoster. Repeat for all of your video files. This would at least allow you to see the files in the normal search, and prompt you to add from the video button.

When Hoster comes out with the new feature, you can just use the multiple option in the edit screen, search for video, and delete all."

Hi Marklwood, thank you so much for your suggestion....thats a brilliant idea!!! Awesome!! I will do that

Cheers....Lance

[capnvic]

Originally Posted by kiwisinger

QUOTE: "Hey Kiwisinger, I just thought of a possible workaround.

I can imagine your frustration about not finding your video files when you do a search. How about taking a small MP3+G file and naming it the name of your video file but including the word "VIDEO" in the title. Then import in to Hoster. Repeat for all of your video files. This would at least allow you to see the files in the normal search, and prompt you to add from the video button.

When Hoster comes out with the new feature, you can just use the multiple option in the edit screen, search for video, and delete all."

Hi Marklwood, thank you so much for your suggestion....thats a brilliant idea!!! Awesome!! I will do that

Cheers....Lance

Has anyone here used Promo Only videos? I know one person who has been using their videos for quite awhile. Good stuff from what I have seen...