Do you all really like videos?

[fishshooter]

I like videos if they involve a skill or procedure. I prefer pics and text about gear or trips. There have been some real good videos of as late.

 

[DOC-CANADA]

I suppose this is not so much a critique of text/photo vs videos but rather why I prefer text and photos.

I pay for downloads after a certain amount, although it might be worthwhile if I could save the ones I liked.

And, of course, the guys with dial-up .............................



Doc

 

[NaturalWorld]

Love'em both, personally. More the merrier--this is the age of information, is it not! Don't see them as mutually exclusive(?).

For getting through information quickly, I like text with supporting pics. For sake of speed and clarity, notation/bullet format is very digestible, while chatting it up can be charming. The ability to search specifics, quote, etc. is mighty handy for keying in or documenting something. I really like the efficiency of text and pics.

That being said, I also love watching a good outdoors video. I like seeing the 'whole' picture at once, and picking up what I can, even if it's not the primary topic. If the video is well-edited, then a lot of information can be conveyed very quickly. It also gives, for me, more of the sensation of being there and sharing the experience, as well as some picture of the conditions like terrain (some things easier shown than described in text). Bonus points for beautiful landscapes, particularly ones I wouldn't necessarily plan to visit, or in a way I wouldn't! Okay, I'll admit I kind'a stacked the deck there, hehe. In contrast, I find it easier to scan/search documents to skip the fluff, whereas a video is more of a commitment (I think I just need a remote for my computer?? haha) and often prone to fluff (unless I'm the one doing the text and in a rambling mood!).

'A pictures worth a thousand words', so where does video fit in? In the end, it matters more to me whose words/pic/video are being presented and the skill with which they do so. No info to convey, nothing even to ogle at, and either format would be rather dry. Someone skilled, with knowledge and experience to share and caring to do so? maybe even on an adventure? I'd likely check out read their post or blog, ogle the pics, and watch the video if they posted one; any format might find my time, so long as it's relevant to my interests and offers insight or depth.

In my eyes, it's all good! I appreciate whatever is shared, and gratefully receive my information or entertainment in whatever fashion it comes. Either format, hopefully it's more condensed than my own attempts!

 

[cuphead]

videos > * and with growing technology, well programmed classes are now being given this way, they also make information more widely available and offer more hands on benefits. thank you cloud programming and tags.

Take the bow drill for instance, there are many books that show you a plain image, a blah blah description and then its a figure it out on your own type of thing.
Videos show you the downfall and the success of ones technique, on top of which it your surfing a site that was comments readily available, it allows for users to share thoughts, comment on specific times, debate, etc..

So yes videos have their spot in my opinion, and we're only seeing the beginning of it.

 

[fujita yuji]

Maybe more depends on the content.
I love well thought text and photos, as well as good videos.

For the time being video takes time to download and see, which I hope
will be solved in time.

Anyway, I love books best.
It needs no battery power, shock resistant and can be used as a tinder.

 

[baldtaco-II]

I like both but video has more obstacles. As a rule I don't run scripts or flash so sites that require me to just on the chance the content may be better than mediocre don't thrill me. Unless I've got good reason to suspect it may be more than ho hum I just won't bother. If its somewhere in the middle, just random non time sensitive YouTube stuff, I'll load a stack of addresses into a grabber and have them download in the background so I can skim through them later. Besides efficiency, running MP4 through VLC in a sandbox has more appeal than loads of potentially crap flash vids through my browser.

 

[hushnel]

I prefer text, I can handle video OK, I can enjoy it but it is really not the best format to learn, in my case. The reason I think this is true, at least for me, is timing, when you read you can glance back a sentence, paragraph or page to absorb a part you weren't ready for in it's passing, in the video it flies by and you can lag or even get lost. Sure you can rewind but it is kind of tedious.

The timing when reading is all yours, the speed or tempo is what comes to you naturally and in a lot of ways this make it more personal, you are directly involved with the writer and the context.

Conversely with the video the timing is all one sided, if the producer is aware of this he can pace the contextually message within the body of the visual media. Like great Jazz musicians, Keyboard players and all instruments that are not brass or woodwind there needs to be a breath, a pause, even the great conductors knew this and added space.

Recently I've been practicing my video skills and it came to me upon review that timing is crucial to body and flow of the piece.

 

[ZombaiO]

I like videos,but I prefer text and photos (lot of them ).

 

[Marion David Poff]

Thank you all for your input.

Marion

 

[Mikel_24]

There is some stuff you just can't learn from static images. Video helps a lot. I bought long ago some knifemaking videos and what I saw there about grinding in a belt grinder couldn't be learnt just reading about it.
I would just say I love to have them both,
Mikel