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Mike Cane 2006-09-23 22:22

?!!? How does this differ from the Bookmark I added on day one, and how would I use it ? Regular Bookmark doesn't work like that? TnH *where* in YouTube?

aflegg 2006-09-24 09:40

If you've ever used bookmarklets in a "normal" web browser it's exactly the same:
  1. Add the bookmark to your bookmarks (by tapping and holding on the link on the VidConvert page
  2. Go to a YouTube page.
  3. Click on the newly added bookmark and the current YouTube video will be automatically submitted to the VidConvert queue.

This is supposed to be easier than bringing up the URL bar, copying the YouTube URL, going to VidConvert and pasting it.

HTH,

Andrew

Mike Cane 2006-09-25 23:40

Bah! I've got JILLIONS of bookmarks. I see now how it is supposed to work. Will let you know when I've tried it.

aflegg 2006-09-26 08:16

That's what folders are for ;-)

Mike Cane 2006-09-27 19:35

Hmmmm... how about that email option, eh?

And what do I do if, like now, I am at the Apple Store, have converted something, and find the file is too big to upload to myself via YahooMail?

I'm going to email myself the URL of the page with the converted vid and hope that does it!

Want to d/l it directly onto the 770 later.

aflegg 2006-09-28 08:01

Yes, the links stay valid for around 24 hours (actually probably a little longer depending on the conversion) so it's perfectly valid to email them to yourself (or anyone else for that matter!)

Email notification is possible, but to be honest, I've got more important things to be doing at the moment. Given the general lack of feedback and from looking at the logs, it seems only a few people are using it on an ad-hoc basis. At the moment, I'm forced to conclude it's not worth investing further in. Of course, if it's actually worth something to people, they could make a donation to help cover the investment of my time, bandwidth, disk space etc.

In the mean time, you could bookmark the results page if there's a long queue and check it later - as I said, they stay valid for over 24 hours.

Hope that helps,

Andrew

Mike Cane 2006-09-29 01:25

Thanks for your effort, Andrew. I wish *Nokia* would bloody do this! Hey, Aris, send him some bucks to cover your shame!! (Does *anyone* use Flickr from Tableteer? Geez...! Talk about lame...)

aflegg 2006-09-29 08:02

Thanks :-)

I should also have said, the results stay valid for over 24 hours from when they're produced - not when they're submitted.

jon_lingard 2006-10-11 15:01

Andrew, What you've done is great...thankyou. It's a shame a donation hasn't been made, i guess thats the world we live in though ay? We all want something for nothing! I don't even have a 770 yet....doing ALOT of research before i buy one but i've now made up my mind and i'm popping over to http://shop@nokia.co.uk to order one...TTFM!

JonBoy
P.S...once i use your service i'll pop over a few £'s...don't deal in $'s im afraid!

aflegg 2006-10-12 08:01

Thank JonBoy, $s have to be converted to £s for my bank account anyway, and a few pounds are worth more than a few dollars ;-)

Cheers,

Andrew


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