As you have probably noticed, we’ve been posting more videos of late, to the “Fastpitchwest Channel” at YouTube. We plan to post a lot more during the 2009 season, including some from the AAU International tournament in January.
YouTube, as many of you know, is owned by Google, and is the leading site for display of videos. The quality of the video is fair at best, but it’s become popular because the site is easy to use and allows you to upload any and all video formats, without worry as to whether it will play on someone else’s computer, a sort of universal video converter that everyone can use and watch. The good news is that the Google boys have upgrading their system to permit you to view the videos in “high quality”. The difference is dramatic. (900 kbps vs. 200 kbps for you techies).
To watch in high quality mode, simply start the little movie displayed in the blog, then click the “YouTube” logo on the lower right had side of the screen. That will take you to a wide screen, high quality version of the video.
Please note:
I have the defaults at the Fastpitchwest Channel at YouTube set to “high quality”. If you are on a dial up or slow connection, after you click the YouTube logo on the blog post video, look for the link underneath the wide screen video that says “view in normal quality”.
Click here to watch a Fastpitchwest video in high quality.
Click the YouTube logo above to visit the “Fastpitchwest Channel” at YouTube, and see all available videos.
For those so inclined, you can “subscribe” to the Fastpitchwest Channel, and get updated whenever we post a new video. You can also “Add to Google”, if you use iGoogle homepage, and the latest video will display inside a little widget on the page.