[sumo] Poor quality videos

[Barbara]

Small sized videos these days are still needed I think.  "Low quality" 
isn't a condemnation anymore, it's a format.  People who habitually post 
videos to Usenet or Bittorrent embed the initials "LQ" or "HQ" and the 
like right in the file name so you can choose.  Most of the time it is a 
good idea to consider providing both types since the HQ videos are 
time-consuming to download, and some viewers won't be happy with just 
the LQ ones.

Even though sumo matches last only a few seconds, there is a lot 
happening, and I've gotten fond of viewing and re-viewing the slow 
motion playback, trying to find all the lost holds, the shifts of 
balance, all the things that I imagine the rikishis are looking for when 
they review the matches themselves.  That pretty much can only be done 
with the HQ videos.

On the other hand, if you just want to quickly know who won, the short 
LQ videos are probably perfect.

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Barbara Murasakihana



Clay Holden wrote:
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> On 7/22/07 1:05 PM, "Robert Brown" <brownro214 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> For years, Dale's small Realmedia clips were the way I
>> could actually see any of the bouts in a timely
>> manner.  I certainly appreciate his efforts regardless
>> of the "low quality."
>>
>> Kodaiyama
> 
> I've enjoyed them a lot too, I am reminded of them now when I stream the
> live feed from the NS Kyokai (on those occasions when TV Japan fails me).
> 
> Just five years ago, the only sumo I could see was the brief clips that
> Fujisankei News would show at the end of their morning news program, now I
> can watch the bashos with English commentary in real-time as they happen.
> Then I discovered Dale's clips, and finally I got a satellite dish and
> ordered TV Japan.
> 
> Amazing how as technology improves and bandwidth increases, we expect more
> and are less easily satisfied. I've still got at least a half-dozen old
> computers that I keep networked in my house, even though they have slow
> processors and tiny hard drives that aren't really suitable for any of my
> current multimedia requirements.
> 
> Everyone who provides us with a window into the world of sumo does us all a
> great favor, and are the Ozeki and Yokozuna of the sumo fan world.
> 
> Arigatougozaimasu to you all.
> 
> Clay
> 
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