"Back Home Again" 1280x720 "&fmt=22" experiment with $20 webcam - read the notes

[frashop1]

Perfection !

[ElemeFF]

@jannalli: Thanks Julie! It's people like yourself who make YouTube what it is!

¦:•﴿

[chtiguitare]

Super j'adore.

BRAVO à vous 5*****

[ElemeFF]

@chtiguitare: Thank you very much!

[luukey9]

Nice sound- and a great song!

Wow- I'd have never got to hear this if you hadn't been kind enough to leave a message on one of my silly efforts.

Thanks for sharing this-it's marvelous!

[ubuibiok]

Hi... hope all is well.

[cinderellalifestyle]

can't tell you what fun I'm having playing lines alongside your creations,.......so glad to have found your talents here. Laurie

[NiteBlogger]

Very nice :)

[yustforfunonly]

5♥♥♥♥♥

[JesseGuitar07]

great sound.post more MR!

[theKAVRIN]

fantastic sound,and the playin was magnificent

[plattform5163]

Just beautiful! 5+ Thanks for sharing this great video!

[Danitang]

good sound quality

[aracnia]

:-)

[aracnia]

This is just so absolutely amazing! I can't get enough of it... Thank you for the comment which inspired me to spend my entire morning grooving to your wonderful jams!

I remember you said you had audio files somewhere... is their anyway I could get a copy of your tunes so I could listen even more? I'll pay with $ and Smiles!! :-)

[cdkkiss1952]

Beautiful, as always...

Craig

[averageanarchist]

Great audio quality.

Did you record the audio with the webcam's mic?

What brand / model is the webcam?

[54321acbde]

Nice playing indeed!

[DavidClerk]

... and back on youtube again ! Yeeheee

[arpajlleon]

Well done!

Thanks and ****.

Greetings.

José Luis, harpist.

[lucilombardo]

WOW! the audio is superb! great job with converting.. seems like that took a lot of work, but it is definitely worth it :) and if i could play the guitar like you... W O W! you play it beautifully, glad we came across eachother :) and bonus- i can see both your hands AND your face while you play- nice angle :) five stars!

[marycigarettes]

what a fine guitar player.

[britishsazzy]

I would like to play the guitar but I have no idea how to play it or even what a tuned guitar sounds like haha.

[Kappadanielson]

It's great.....

Kappa

[Brazilady]

wow, Michael!

Not only fantastic music but

awesome stunning audio quality!!!

Thanks for the tips.

I copied them and pasted them.

Will check.

oh....I forgot to bring the little hearts with me

But I have this one:

<3

[TheFistNeverDies]

this is pretty good.

[lemonostiftis]

amazing tune, cheers mate

[Velvina39]

You sound great, Michael!

Very, very great!

[ElemeFF]

Velvina39: Hello! Thanks for the lovely compliment ... it's been a while. I took a break for a couple of months. It helps sometimes ... at least when you return everything feels fresh again.

Thanks for stopping by, see you soon.

Michael x

[ribbitribbitfrog]

I can just imagine myself as a child, on my way home form school, skipping through the autumn leaves.

Thank you for bringing back those special memories.

5*

Love to you,

Froggie. xxx

[ElemeFF]

ribbitribbitfrog: Thanks Froggie! Nice to be back in touch.

Michael x

[PrincessDiana161]

Lovely :)

[parikjan]

which program did u use? please tell me. :(

[ellenjoycebooth]

Merry Christmas our dear Michael

We love you

Wishing you all the best and hope you are fine

Natasha sends her hugs to you

xxxxxxxxxxx

[harryviking]

so relaxing...so beautiful...sounds great even without extra speakers and so on...Thanks..

[cherrialbum]

Wow!! I wish I had some headphones! :0)

Thanks to Ellen for the share! Faved.

Peace!

[yogaduke]

Good Morning Michael!! You sure are sounding mighty fine this morning!! Hope you doing well my friend!! Love you tune!!*****Duke

[ellenjoycebooth]

You do not know how much we love you

x

[fadinboy]

Reminds me somewhat of Duane Allman's Little Marthsa, great playing!

[BigAssPain]

Nice playing indeed! 5*

[kentishbloke]

Did I comment already? who cares. Beautiful !

[ProFriend]

Wonderful to have you back among us Michael! Hope your back is feeling much better.

[ElemeFF]

ProFriend: Greetings! I've been easing myself back into the swing of things and did not try to tax myself too much by becoming too busy too quickly.

Thank you for the warm and sincere message - it is indeed good to be "Back Home Again".

Wishing you and yours all the best for the festive season, regards, Michael.

[Westerngitarre]

That´s a fine piece, thx man.

[ElemeFF]

Westerngitarre: Das ist aber ein schönes Kompliment! Komm gut durch den Wochenende!

[blackangel57]

beautiful! i subscribed!

[ElemeFF]

blackangel57: Thank you very much!

[edenmaze]

This is AWESOME~

I just sent you my reply to your PM~

You seem to have licked the default stereo sound as I described in my E-mail~

WELL DONE~ :~D

I look forward to your E-mail regarding technical "SETTINGS AND VALUES"

Thank you for your time Michael....

This Tune is VERY VERY NICE as well~

It gives me a WARM EMOTIONAL FEELING~ :~D

[ElemeFF]

edenmaze: Thanks Eden ... sorry about the delay! I've sent you an email with some information that you might find useful.

Take care, best wishes to you and yours and see you soon.

Michael

[PhilosopherFresh]

very nice! lookin' good!

[ElemeFF]

PhilosopherFresh: Thak you very much! If you wish to provide me with an email address, I've got some information you might be interested in looking at. I need an email address because there are some screenshots which cannot be sent using the YouTube internal mail system.

Regards, Michael.

[ivmar1]

HAHA!tooks me almost five minutes to recognize you brother!viewed your vid because of the fav of jesseguitar, always interested about sophisticated technicals stuffs.....and i realize .WOW it's my buddy littlemicky!

putted in my fav of course!

i didn't knew you were here!

nobody tells me nothing in this house!lol

[ElemeFF]

ivmar1: Hello ther my good friend! Sorry about the delay ... i've been busy with some new experiments and they have taken up far too much of my time.

Anyway, it's back to the business of getting in touch with all my talented friends here on Youtube. Send me an email address ... I've got some technical information that you might be interested in. i need an email addres so that I may send you the screenshots of all the settings.

Regards, Michael.

[darkunitx]

One day I hope I can play music just like you. haha. and you showed youtube that even "poor" people can make awesome videos :D with awesome sound quality! and thats the number one thing that comes to song videos. haha

[ElemeFF]

darkunitx; Thanks for a great comment! These experiments have been fun ... at least it proves a decent video can be made with a good soundtrack just using freeware applications, a webcam and a basic soundcard.

It will give more incentive to people on a tight budget! Quality sound has become the norm in society and it's good to see YouTube improving things a bit.

Take care, see you around!

[RedInf3rno]

Great experiment!

Upscaling may not do much for the video quality, but it does allow users to stream AAC audio, which sounds brilliant. It might even be the best you will get on the web currently, because theoretically, even 5.1 surround sound should be attainable now, but I have not done much testing to confirm it.

[ElemeFF]

RedInf3rno: A quick visit to your channel tells me that you are a Manga fan! I'll check out some of your stuff later. Yes, your comment is excellent. I often carry out experiments to determine just how much quality can be achieved without spending loads of money.

5.1 is possible - YT compression only comes in to play at 2048Kbps on a 720p video. I'm not too fussed about the picture quality - I was after good sound and I think that I am beginning to get somewhere. continued ...

[ElemeFF]

RedInf3rno: #2:I deliberately kept the video @1200Kbps and AAC audio @500Kbps. I uploaded about 30 test videos set to private viewing until I got satisfactory results. A few of my friends have reported playback problems on older, slower machines: I'm getting great results with a 6 year old machine running a 1.7Ghz Athlon and XP with 1.5Ghz RAM. Just enter "720p videos youtube" into your browser and you will find some great tips. If you want any extra info -let me know. Knowledge is for sharing.

[ElemeFF]

RedInf3rno: #3: One of the good things about this technique is that old videos with great soundtracks can now be transcoded and enjoyed with much improved audio quality. I've found some great freeware applications which do the job very well and include cropping facilities to adjust the picture to suit.

Thanks for the interest ... see you around.

Regards, Michael.

[JesseGuitar07]

love your work very much:) hope you stay with us for long time!

jesse

[ElemeFF]

JesseGuitar07: Again, sorry about the delay in replying! I've been a ted busy with all the "Watch in HD" experiments ... normal service will be resumed as soon as possible!

It's great to see your incredible talent being so well supported ... I see great things happening in your life. Take care and enjoy the summer.

[yogaduke]

Ahh!! A nice mellow one!! Hey for 20 I think it looks Great!! I think if you move back just 1 foot it will be a little clearer. The plant is in focus and your a little soft but over all I do like it and it is nice to fill the screen. The song is wonderful!! Thanks!*****Duke

[ElemeFF]

yogaduke: Hey ... don't forget! You set me off down this road of discovery ... I can't afford a Hi-Def camera and I wanted to see if it could be done with a cheap webcam.

Your videos set me off on a voyage of discovery ... you're a fine friend to have and an inspiration to many. There are times when I wish that we weren't separated by so many miles of ocean ... never mind: the human spirit reaches far beyond geographical boundaries.

Peace and friendship!

Michael.

[Rhonda9]

This is awesome Michael! A delightful melody!

*****

[ElemeFF]

Rhonda9: Still drinking my cuppa ... I've just seen the playlist you've created on your account ... I'm honoured to have you as a friend.

Sincere regards, Michael.

[lindamac]

M it will do you no harm 2 stretch might join you each morning when I have to do my work out :Pyshiotherapy is a killer

[ElemeFF]

lindamac: I do have to stretch my arms a bit when I open a bottle of wine ... then I have to life it! Just goes to prove that drinking is good for you! lol

[liverpoollou6]

Web cam looks fine good morning to you

[ElemeFF]

liverpoollou6: It stretched my head a bit ...

[flophousepoodle]

Very nice!

[ElemeFF]

flophousepoodle: Many thanks! Brevity can be a virtue!

So, are you going to start cleaning the house on Fridays as well? We could all do with an extra video off you each week .... laughter is great medicine.

See you soon, regards, Michael

[HereWithYoudotcom]

$20 webcam works rather well.

Wonderful job again. Do you ever sing?

Pººhßear

[ElemeFF]

HereWithYoudotcom: I used to ... the Police asked me to stop! lol lol

Thanks for yet another visit ... you're a diamond!

Michael

[vegasdaddy17]

Chust the job for a Cold Scottish Night...Saw 3 Brass Monkeys out today looking rather nervous!...Cheer's Mickey I'm just in from werk! and on my 1st Superbock!...LOL...(Portuguese beer)...and bloody good...LOL...

[ElemeFF]

vegasdaddy17: Thanks Billy! I'm a wee bit busy with experiments at the moment - some people have discovered how to upload videos that default to stereo sound - I've found quite a few that are excellent. So, I'm trying loads of different formats to see if I can manage to find the secret.

I'm going to try and visit a few channels this week - if I do I will make sure I stop by and say hello!

Regards, Michael.

[TERUKO5]

No matter what you record on, it would sound good! I think it's the musician and not the equipment!

[ElemeFF]

TERUKO5: Thank you my beautiful friend!

[carlguage]

Beautiful Mickey!! Great Sound!!!!

[ElemeFF]

carlguage: Thanks Carl! Have a great week. Regards, Michael.

[kentishbloke]

BTW in stereo that sounds F Awesome Man !

[ElemeFF]

kentishbloke: What? As in "Elemeffin-effin-awesome"?

lol

Muahahahahahahahahahahahah .... another fiendish, little-laugh from the grey-haired scouse git!

[kentishbloke]

Hey where's the dog in the bath. Looking good Michael. What you doin Sat 13th Dec?

[ElemeFF]

kentishbloke; Sat 13th? I might be drinking someone out of house and home ... then if they've got any money left I'm going to get the same person to take me to the Pub and then I'm going to drink it dry! lol

Then ... I'm going to go to Tescos and buy their entire stock of alcoholic beverages and we'll go back to this person's house and have a mega-session.

Why do you ask?

Muahahahahahahahahahahahahahah­a .... (fiendish little laugh)

[kentishbloke]

I rather thought I might be the unfortunate host. Gonna try and get DD round too....Want some?

[ElemeFF]

kentishbloke: To use the vernacular ... "I'll have some of that!" Tell the twins to be expecting me ... and Lol ... and Buster ... and the neighbours ... and the Police!

Speak later ... enjoy the day!

Postscript: Did it snow down your way? If it did and if you're out on the road today - take care, stay safe and watch out for the amateur drivers!

[kentishbloke]

Ok I accept your acceptance....Will phone beforehand but expect me about 11 am. Not working today thanks. Lo's at work. I'mon me fourth Budweiserrrrrrrrrrrrrrr !

[ElemeFF]

kentishbloke: Good for you! More experiments being uploaded as we speak ....

[anmoose]

This is a sweet sound I've been missing for way too long. It's great to have you "back home again," Michael!

[ElemeFF]

anmoose: Thanks ... I certainly missed the interaction whilst I was MIA! I'm not the best when it comes to recording myself playing the guitar - I've always preferred a "live environment" to the recording studio. These experiments were to determine whether one can take advantage of the "&fmt=22" hack using inexpensive equipment ... it does work - however, a fast processor is required for full effect - and a fast internet connection.

See you soon, regards, Michael.

[DieselBodine]

Hello Mick. This is the first I've heard of the &fmt=22. Sounds great, but my dual 1 GHz Mac computer is having a real heard time running the video, even after it's been fully downloaded into cache. The sound keeps breaking up and the video picture is frozen. It's great you keep going forward with your experimentation. Nice playing and tune, bro.

[ElemeFF]

DieselBodine: I read a great deal and have found some new links to send for your perusal - I'll post them today. This first series of experiments with "&fmt=22" have proved to be successful - however, as you have already found out a fast processor is needed to take full advantage of the quality released using this method. I've noticed that some people have found a way to get stereo playback by default - I'm still working on that one!

Enjoy the day!

Michael.