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What music is used in this funny Youtube video?

johnd101 — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 09:06:50 -0800

What music is used in this funny Youtube video? See Video I'm looking for the music used in this YouTube video?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_QRjEGqDCw
Video Link

or can you suggest something similar?

Thanks!

A Two-Part Question About Italian Dialects and The Mechanics of Breaking Glass Windows

jason's_planet — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:51:50 -0800

This is a two-part question about a video on YouTube. The first part of the question is about the Sicilian dialect of the Italian language; the second part deals with the mechanics of breaking a glass window with a crowbar. (You don't have to watch the whole video if you don't want to; there are two sections I'm curious about and each one only runs for a few seconds.)

Here's the video: the opening sequence of the early-seventies Italian crimesploitation flick "Il Cittadino Si Ribella", featuring the song "Goodbye My Friend."

Now, at about :51, there are a group of hooligans trashing an apartment. One of them happens upon a poster on the wall with the words "Italiani Ribellatevi". He mutters something that sounds like "Italiani Ribel-ad" before he tears it off the wall. Is this meant to be Sicilian dialect? I ask because it reminds me of the bits of New York Italian slang I've heard here and there, with "Gallamad" for "Calamari" and so on and so forth.

From 1:50 to about 2:10, there's a scene where a guy smashes a shop window with a crowbar. Prior to doing so, he wraps the crowbar in newspaper. Now why would he do that? Is that for personal safety? Is the newsprint supposed to protect him from shards of broken glass flying back at him? Or is there some other reason?

So there you have it. A question involving the Italian language and breaking glass windows. And the song "Goodbye My Friend." I submit that this question is unique in the six-year history of Ask MetaFilter.

As always, many thanks in advance.

Disappearing sound when I try to watch videos. Why is this?

jenfullmoon — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:58:07 -0800

Disappearing sound on the computer. ONLY on Hulu, YouTube, playlist.com, but not mp3's. Complication: not having administrator privileges to deal with it. When trying to watch/listen to Hulu, YouTube, and online music players, sometimes the sound just stops working on the computer (running Firefox, happens both on Linux and Windows boxes). I haven't changed a darn thing on the settings, and playing mp3's works fine. But there will be no sound on anything video-related when it was working fine before. The only thing that fixes this is rebooting the computer. Happens on all of the ones I use regardless of platform.

Anyone have any idea why this happens, what causes it, fixes I can do without rebooting or being able to install fixes for it myself?

All I want to do is upload some band videos

chocolatepeanutbuttercup — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:31:51 -0800

Recommendations for converting a 35-minute DVD to discrete segments so I can post it on youtube? I have a 35 minute DVD of a music performance that I want to chop up into individual songs (six, I think) and upload to youtube. Please give me your recommendations on software that will do this. It's a local band and not copy protected. I've been trying to work with Auto Gordian Knot but I'm finding it a little more complicated than that name would seem to imply. Thanks for your help

Too niche for the hive mind?

Baldons — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:52:11 -0800

Recommendations for "let's play videogame X" videos? I'm enjoying some of the "let's play" videos on youtube - it's like movie commentaries on dvd, but for videogame playthroughs. It can be fun! This is good, for example - first timers doing Gunstar Heroes, not knowing one thing about it, discovering things. Do you have recommendations about interesting, funny, outrageous, surprising "let's play videogame X" videos?

Why are browser-based videos so slow on my computer?

dephlogisticated — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:22:11 -0800

Why are browser-based videos so slow on my computer? I can play high-quality video files off of my hard drive without any difficulty. But watching a video a fraction of the size and resolution in my browser (such as a Youtube video) results in constant skipping and stuttering, even after the video has loaded completely. Why is this? Is there anything I can do to fix it, short of a hardware upgrade?

I'mANoob..Tube

Mael Oui — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:08:44 -0800

Technostupid question filter: How to make unwatchable YouTube files from the Temp Files folder watchable on my computer? I watch loads of stuff on YouTube daily. Sometimes I download videos directly using KeepVid, but usually I don't bother. It used to be that I could navigate to my Temporary Internet Files folder, and all the videos that I had watched would be there. They'd be listed as something like 'get_video,' and I would drag each to my desktop and add '.flv' to the end of their name to watch them. I never had a problem watching YouTube videos (with VLC) this way.

Now all videos show up as .flvs automatically but none of them play. For instance, I now have 'video[1].flv' to 'video[11].flv' in the folder. Clicking on the files opens VLC, but there's no video or sound. There's just a bar scrolling through the would-be duration of the video (the time does display on the bottom bar of the window). Are these .flv files useless? Are any of them watchable or can they be made to be watchable? Why is it that I could get the files to work on my computer before by manually adding '.flv' but now actual '.flvs' (from YouTube) won't play? Am I making any sense? Is there a free, safe program that will make these videos watchable? I guess I'd prefer a small file converter program than another video application. I don't think VLC's to blame..?

This is on a Win2k computer. I'm still using an old IE to access YT. And I'm on very slow dial-up. *gulp* I LOATHE asking tech questions.. be gentle!

Help me find the name of this obscure musician!

DeltaForce — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:15:55 -0800

Help me find the name of this obscure musician! A few months ago, I came across a youtube video, a song by a guy who has written a very, very large number (hundreds) of songs and albums over the past 30 years or so. The guy must be about 60 years old now, from what I can remember from his wikipedia article.

I can't remember what his name is and my google-fu is failing me, and all I can remember about the song is that it is about him not wanting to go out, that he'd rather stay home. The video is of him performing the song on a tv show from the 70s and the drummer is wearing an elephant mask of some sort.

I realize this is vague, but it's really bugging me! If you need any more info, I'll try and provide what I can.

One Image, One Audio Clip: One Movie?

furtive — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:59:06 -0800

How to make a video from an audio track for Youtube? I'm on a Mac, I'd like to make a video for Youtube that just shows an image for the duration of the video. iMovie is not playing along (limiting video to 4 seconds, wtf!)

Internet Killed the Video Star?

rokusan — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:21:32 -0800

Other YouTube/Google-like services that allow more than 10min of video? I have some seminars and roundtables I've been in that someone asked me to post on YouTube or Google Video, but I see Google has recently ended Video as an upload service, while YouTube seems to cap uploads at 10 minutes. These are 0:40 - 3:00 videos, so that's a big no.

They're niche interest, and while marked 'public', they're generally only of interest to a few hundred people. They'll end up embedded on web pages and blogs, like most YouTube vids.

Free is best, cheap is acceptable. What are my options?

Music me

Nonce — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:57:09 -0800

Youtube-only music that's awesome? I really liked this. Please point me to other musical things on youtube, or other video sites, that aren't available anywhere else.

The key is that they should work and be great songs without any video at all. (I hope to add the audio tracks, sans video, to my music collection.)

That weird mega man dying video on youtube

PowerCat — Wed, 20 May 2009 16:12:56 -0800

I remember a year ago this strange, japanese video on youtube that featured mega man dying. It was all him dying of the stupidest things, all the ways you can die and some stuff added from the "otaku" scene or whatever. It might have been either a cartoon or the actual game. I'm pretty sure the okkusenman song was playing it the background...
I'd really like to watch that video right now, but haven't saved it...
Thanks!

Please Help Me eMail my Videos via OSX Mail

konig — Sat, 09 May 2009 17:59:28 -0800

I want to send YouTube and other videos via email after I've download them. I am using OSX 10.5.6 and v3.5 Mail. I have a QT Pro license, so I can convert the format once the video is downloaded. I would like for friends who use PCs and those who use Macs to be able to play the videos. My questions are:

1) In what format should the video be when I send it, so that users of both platforms are able to enjoy the video?

2) If a PC user tells me that they cannot view the video, what application should I advise they obtain in order to do so. (I am not going to try to troubleshoot their PC, I just want to tell them that they need "X" program in order to play the movie.)

3) Is there any other info that I need to be aware of, from your experience, to do this as seamlessly as possible?

I have done a lot of searching for these answers and cannot seem to find them. I sincerely appreciate your assistance in advance!

EYE OF THE TIGER

fire&wings — Sun, 03 May 2009 17:40:44 -0800

What are some of the most stirring and melodramatic sports compilation videos on Youtube? For example Rivaldo's hattrick against Valencia or Lance Armstrong climbing Luz Ardiden. Any sport. It can be one game, match, event, or an overview of an entire career. The more music from the score of Gladiator utilised, and the more emotional the commentary, the better.

Getting video footage to youtube?

tangyraspberry — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:08:04 -0800

How do I get video footage from a Sony, DCR-TRV900, video camera to youtube?

Most common web video sizes?

jurczyk — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:17:29 -0800

What are the most common web video sizes? I know that YouTube is 320x240 but I want to produce video in the most popular sizes.

Is there a resource for Web Video stats like there is for browser display statistics?

Making an mp3 from a Youtube video

cashman — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 18:05:07 -0800

I'm trying to make a high quality mp3 of the first 3:41 of this yt video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWz-x7YMVCk I have bass-increasing headphones and in them the song sounds great. But the mp3 I made is missing all of that. I tried to use audacity and acid to make mp3s of this video that sound good - capture the bass and the song in general. I can't do it without it sounding 'quiet' or alternatively, clipping. Can someone get me a high quality mp3 of this video of Red doing his live beatboxing?

My email's in my profile.

How often should I post to maintain an audience?

gusandrews — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:13:08 -0800

I produce a YouTube show about media literacy/criticism. Right now we post weekly, on a schedule which is driving me insane. Does frequency of publishing new content matter (whether it's for a blog, a podcast, a comic, etc) so long as you publish regularly? Could I do it every other week or monthly without losing people's attention? And what do you suggest doing to help make up for less-frequent publishing? I produce a YouTube show about media literacy/criticism which is aimed roughly at high-school- and college-aged students. Right now we post weekly. I've been sticking to this schedule because I've always felt that blogs/webcomics/other online serials which post regularly tend to have a more devoted audience. (This also echoes advice I got when working for an organization which supported small-circulation magazines.)

However, posting weekly is kind of driving me crazy. Editing and shooting video is a hell of a lot more time-consuming than writing a blog post. I'd like to post less frequently, but I'm worried I'd lose audience. A lot of the people I speak to about the show don't seem to have a YouTube account, so using the "subscribe" button is out.

So I'm hoping to gather up the expertise of people who have been doing this for longer than I have. Does frequency of publishing new content matter (whether it's for a blog, a podcast, a comic, etc) so long as you publish regularly? Could I do it every other week or monthly without losing people's attention? And what do you suggest doing to help make up for less-frequent publishing?

I want a YouTube RSS filter

scottreynen — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:43:46 -0800

I would like to take a given RSS feed (e.g. MetaFilter's feed), and create a derivative feed containing only the items with YouTube links in the content, with the destination URLs changed to the YouTube links (rather than the source of those links). Does something like this already exist? If not, what's the simplest way to create it? I can write code if necessary, but would rather not if there's an alternative. To give some context, I have a bunch of feeds (Hulu, video blogs, etc.) on a computer attached to my TV, and all of them allow me to click through to the destination URL and load a video immediately. I'd like to be able to do the same with various feeds that only sometimes point to YouTube videos.

Looking for funny, short, inspirational YouTube clips - suggestions?

mindhead — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:38:47 -0800

I'm looking for entertaining, funny, short (<2:00), and inspirational YouTube clips to get my work volleyball team pumped. Any suggestions appreciated, thanks! Examples of ones I've used in the past are:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ2HcRl4wSk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReC8woYp_bI

Uploading Flash Videos to Youtube

Kiablokirk — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:01:09 -0800

I recently started making animated movies in flash. When I upload them to Youtube or Google video, the audio translates well but the video becomes very jerky. I assume its a byproduct of the way they compress the files, but is there a way to avoid this? For example, in this video, the blanket is supposed to come up in a single smooth motion, and the wink is one smooth motion.

It's especially bad at Youtube, which is a shame, because Youtube is more popular and so I'd rather use it more.

Does it make a difference if I upload a .swf file or a .mov file? Is it because the file size is too big? Would it be better to save it a higher resolution? Am I just uploading them wrong?

I think the animations I've done so far are coming out pretty well, so I would really appreciate anything that would help me show them to people in the way that they were created.

Marmite? Gitarope?

Grrlscout — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:43:34 -0800

PossiblyBeenGoneTooLongFilter: What's up with all the videos of Americans trying Marmite on YouTube? Seriously, there are pages and pages of them. Before I moved over to the UK, Marmite was like Yorkie bars - something you had to buy online or from a local British food specialty shop. One local supermarket chain tried stocking it, but it quickly gathered dust and went on the Get It Out Of Here cheapie cart.

Is this a viral campaign of some sort? Where's the interest coming from? Is it suddenly easier to buy?

Controlling the volume of applications in Windows?

callmejay — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 06:08:29 -0800

Is it possible to control the volume of individual Windows applications (or Firefox windows/tabs?) Also, is it possible to boost the volume of (e.g.) a YouTube video?

Youtube Videos to Ipod

madmamasmith — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:45:10 -0800

I want to import a youtube video on to my ipod. I downloaded a firefox add on that is supposed to convert the files to FLV as well as a download helper. A little icon appears on the bottom of the screen and it is supposed to download the video to my computer, but it doesnt work. SO I downloaded itube and something called ares tube but nothing is working!!!! It always says error....am I doing it wrong? or is there an easier way to transfer videos to my ipod? Please help....and keep in mind, I am not technology minded at all.

'Tube Me!

micklaw — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 22:31:54 -0800

Help me find a video on the changing nature of education and students. I was at a conference in 2007 in Atlanta and one of the presenters had a great video (pretty sure it was youtube) that was around 4-5 min long. The video used a variety of statistics (and quotes I think) to highlight how education, in particular our students and their lives, will change in the next 20 or so years.

One example I can think of was that it mentioned of the children being born right now, x% of their future jobs don't even exist (and so on). can someone please help me find it as it will be very useful to me in the future but my search skills are really letting me down.