Continuing the speak Chinese theme today, I came across this post by Ray Kwong who is a Forbes contributing writer.
Too funny! haha! I bet this is even better for native speakers to see...terrible Chinese accents by famous Hollywood stars.
Many people utilize home theater PCs to accomplish this, but they are complex and expensive. DVRs and Blu-ray players have come part way by providing access to streaming content from Netflix, YouTube, Amazon, etc. But for the average household the Internet has yet to merge with the TV in the living room.
I believe Google TV will finally bridge this gap allowing families to once again enjoy shared experiences in the living room environment.
By allowing people access to the content they want, when they want it, from whatever source it's available (TV, cable, satellite, or Internet), this will provide a greater freedom of choice.
As an open source project just like Android, Google TV will spur development of applications that make creative use of the largest screen in the house, merging information from multiple sources into one display. Sounds like fun!
The people who create these compilations of clips from various animes, music, and effects are quite creative. If you're not familiar with it, they're called anime music videos or AMVs for short. They typically spend months working on these projects using professional video editing programs to crank out just a few minutes of AMV brilliance! Some even go to conventions or exhibitions where their work can be judged. It's an interesting world.
These AMVs have been made available by their creators on YouTube. However, I prefer to download the actual video files for a much better viewing experience rather than watching in the browser.
To view on your computer, you'll likely need the VLC player. If you'd prefer to use Windows Media Player (which has gotten a lot better recently), you'll need to install the Combined Community Codec Pack. If you're using Windows 7, you'll need to tell Windows Media Player to use the codecs you just installed instead of the defaults that come with Windows 7. You can use the Win7DSFilterTweaker to do this (see screenshot below for which options to change).
To find the creators of these AMVs on YouTube, check out these channels: ExSphereAMV, Megamom182, and Chiikaboom. Note, there are a wide range of animes and AMVs. Some animes deal with mature situations and concepts, and it follows that some AMVs do too. And now for the AMVs!
Now this is racing! 9,000 Km through South America with every obstacle nature can throw at them. Imagine driving off a cliff like these guys in their BMW rally car! Wow, that'll get your stomach!
BMW's driver France's Stephane Peterhansel and co-driver Jean-Paul Cottret cross a valley during the seventh stage of the Argentina-Chile Dakar Rally 2010 between Iquique and Antofagasta, Chile, Friday, Jan. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
One of Portland's unique attractions! It was awesome! About 1,500 people and 10,000 swifts showed up. More info: Swift Watch
Each night in August and September these birds roost in the chimney at Chapman School in NW Portland. It's quite a sight to see them all swirl around and fly into the chimney like water going down a drain!
See the full set of images and videos at http://bit.ly/tOnBu
Rudy is my favorite. I can’t believe his skill. Maybe we should get some more recruits from Europe.
I’ve enjoyed watching the home games in HD now that we have our projector system finished. The clarity really helps to see all the action!
March 8th 2009. Skiing at Mt. Hood Meadows. What a beautiful day it was!
