Thanks for all the info. I'd love to see them post a sample from each video that shows an enhancement from what the Sawdust sessions have.Nick wrote:Well, folks, I just checked the E-mail Specials and I guess Shopsmith decided to release all of the DVDs. I guess Bob liked the way the "Essentials" videos were selling. Here are the links:
Mark V Essentials, Volume 1: http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/specials/6HC33.htm
Mark V Essentials, Volume 2: http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/specials/6HC34.htm
Critical Alignments for the Mark V: http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/specials/6HC37.htm
Maintaining and Repairing the Mark V, Volume 1: http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/specials/6HC35.htm
Maintaining and Repairing the Mark V, Volume 2: http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/specials/6HC36.htm
Restoring a Shopsmith Mark V: http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/specials/6HC38.htm
Upgrading Your Shopsmith Mark V: Couldn't find a link to this. Maybe someone else knows where it is. The part number is #522546.
With all good wishes,
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"...post a sample from each video that shows an enhancement..."
Can't be done. The embedded streaming videos on this web site, no matter what the quality of the original recording, are webcast at a video resolution of 320x240. Even most "high-definition" streaming videos are rarely webcast at a resolution of more than 400x300; there isn't room on the bandwidth for much more. The videos in the Hands Online! DVDs were recorded at a resolution of 720x480 (standard DVD resolution) and rendered at that same resolution.
With all good wishes,
Can't be done. The embedded streaming videos on this web site, no matter what the quality of the original recording, are webcast at a video resolution of 320x240. Even most "high-definition" streaming videos are rarely webcast at a resolution of more than 400x300; there isn't room on the bandwidth for much more. The videos in the Hands Online! DVDs were recorded at a resolution of 720x480 (standard DVD resolution) and rendered at that same resolution.
With all good wishes,
Nick Engler
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720 x 480?????
720 x 540 makes more sense.
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Nick,Nick wrote:Well, folks, I just checked the E-mail Specials and I guess Shopsmith decided to release all of the DVDs. I guess Bob liked the way the "Essentials" videos were selling.
thank you for all the info. I have ordered a couple of the DVDs to check them out.
the latest email special that I received was for the DVD for Sawdust Sessions vol_1.
could you add a few words about this DVD and what it has or doesn't have versus the 7 DVDs that you described at the beginning of this thread?
Ivan
Mark V (84) w/ jigsaw, belt sander, strip sander
ER10 awaiting restoration
ER10 awaiting restoration
Nick-
Thanks for all of the info on these dvds. I went ahead and placed an order for all of them with the exception of restoration and upgrading the Mark V, since I already have the 520. At least for me, it really helps to see and do at the same time.
It is really great to see you on this forum and active. I really have learned a lot from you and really look forward to your future contributions for us Shopsmith owners!
BPR
Thanks for all of the info on these dvds. I went ahead and placed an order for all of them with the exception of restoration and upgrading the Mark V, since I already have the 520. At least for me, it really helps to see and do at the same time.
It is really great to see you on this forum and active. I really have learned a lot from you and really look forward to your future contributions for us Shopsmith owners!
BPR
"...the latest email special that I received was for the DVD for Sawdust Sessions vol_1...could you add a few words about this DVD...?"
The Sawdust Session DVDs are "VBooks." You can actualy experience what a VBook is all about at http://www.shopsmithacademy.com/VBook/Index.htm, but I'll give you short history and introduction here.
There is room on a DVD disc for a great deal more information than just the watch-it-on-television (ISO) variety videos. Disney, for example, has begun to include MP4 files of its videos on its DVD discs so that kids can view them on a television or as a podcast on an iPod. (I'm told that iPods with video capability -- MP4 players -- are now being called vPods, but I don't believe the term has caught on as of yet.) I have also seen a few how-to DVDs that include PDF (Acrobat) files of manuals and plans. The Hands Online! DVDs are among the first to offer all three types of files -- standard ISO videos, MP4 video podcasts, and printed information in PDF format.
VBooks go a step further and include HTML files (browser pages) as well. You can experience the Sawdust Session presentations three different ways. You can watch the ISO video files on television with a DVD player. You can watch the MP4 files on an iPod/vPod as podcasts. Or you can experience them on a computer with your browser in a "virtual classroom." The virtual classroom is an HTML page, much like a page on the Internet, that mixes videos, still photography, illustrations, plans, and printed instructions. This is an "active" experience (as opposed to passively watching the videos or podcasts) and you get a great deal more in-depth information for your efforts.
The virtual classroom has three seperate screens, much like the pages on which the Sawdust Sessions are webcast. One screen shows the video demonstration; another shows photos, illustrations, and relevant plans or articles; and a third shows an extensive printed outline of the demo. We call them the Lectern, Blackboard, and Notebook -- hence the name, virtual classroom. You can watch and listen to the demo on the Lectern; view and enlarge photos, illustrations, and plans on the Blackboard; and follow the presentation on the Notebook outline -- or use the Notebook to jump forward or back to specific portions of the video.
The videos in the Sawdust Session #1 VBook is not the same as the online streaming videos. They are on the same topics, but we have re-recorded the videos at a much high resolution and with much better sound equipment. We've also added or changed information, based on the questions you asked and comments you made after the original webcast. And there is additional photography, illustrations, "shop notes," and other materials that aren't available online.
So there you go. Take a look at the "Aligning the Mark V Table" VBook presentation at http://www.shopsmithacademy.com/VBook/S ... gnment.htm and compare that to the online presentation at http://www.shopsmithacademy.com/SS_Arch ... gnment.htm . That will give you a good idea of the differences between the two and help you decide if the DVD/VBook is worth your money. There will be five more VBooks -- Sawdust Sessions 2 through 6 -- available soon, God willin' and the crick don't rise.
With all good wishes,
The Sawdust Session DVDs are "VBooks." You can actualy experience what a VBook is all about at http://www.shopsmithacademy.com/VBook/Index.htm, but I'll give you short history and introduction here.
There is room on a DVD disc for a great deal more information than just the watch-it-on-television (ISO) variety videos. Disney, for example, has begun to include MP4 files of its videos on its DVD discs so that kids can view them on a television or as a podcast on an iPod. (I'm told that iPods with video capability -- MP4 players -- are now being called vPods, but I don't believe the term has caught on as of yet.) I have also seen a few how-to DVDs that include PDF (Acrobat) files of manuals and plans. The Hands Online! DVDs are among the first to offer all three types of files -- standard ISO videos, MP4 video podcasts, and printed information in PDF format.
VBooks go a step further and include HTML files (browser pages) as well. You can experience the Sawdust Session presentations three different ways. You can watch the ISO video files on television with a DVD player. You can watch the MP4 files on an iPod/vPod as podcasts. Or you can experience them on a computer with your browser in a "virtual classroom." The virtual classroom is an HTML page, much like a page on the Internet, that mixes videos, still photography, illustrations, plans, and printed instructions. This is an "active" experience (as opposed to passively watching the videos or podcasts) and you get a great deal more in-depth information for your efforts.
The virtual classroom has three seperate screens, much like the pages on which the Sawdust Sessions are webcast. One screen shows the video demonstration; another shows photos, illustrations, and relevant plans or articles; and a third shows an extensive printed outline of the demo. We call them the Lectern, Blackboard, and Notebook -- hence the name, virtual classroom. You can watch and listen to the demo on the Lectern; view and enlarge photos, illustrations, and plans on the Blackboard; and follow the presentation on the Notebook outline -- or use the Notebook to jump forward or back to specific portions of the video.
The videos in the Sawdust Session #1 VBook is not the same as the online streaming videos. They are on the same topics, but we have re-recorded the videos at a much high resolution and with much better sound equipment. We've also added or changed information, based on the questions you asked and comments you made after the original webcast. And there is additional photography, illustrations, "shop notes," and other materials that aren't available online.
So there you go. Take a look at the "Aligning the Mark V Table" VBook presentation at http://www.shopsmithacademy.com/VBook/S ... gnment.htm and compare that to the online presentation at http://www.shopsmithacademy.com/SS_Arch ... gnment.htm . That will give you a good idea of the differences between the two and help you decide if the DVD/VBook is worth your money. There will be five more VBooks -- Sawdust Sessions 2 through 6 -- available soon, God willin' and the crick don't rise.
With all good wishes,
Nick Engler
http://www.workshopcompanion.com
http://www.workshopcompanion.com
Thanks Nick,
There certainly IS a BIG difference in the picture quality and the amount of information available in the vbook edition compared to the on-line version. I'll be ordering more of the videos as they become available.
These videos will be valuable, not only to me, but to whoever inherits my equipment when I'm gone. They would also be helpful if someone needed to sell their equipment because they were no longer able to use it themselves for whatever reason.
As others have already said, we are very glad to see you back on the forum again. Your posts are always enlightening and most helpful.
Best wishes for a prosperous 2009 and may God bless you and yours in your future endeavors.
There certainly IS a BIG difference in the picture quality and the amount of information available in the vbook edition compared to the on-line version. I'll be ordering more of the videos as they become available.
These videos will be valuable, not only to me, but to whoever inherits my equipment when I'm gone. They would also be helpful if someone needed to sell their equipment because they were no longer able to use it themselves for whatever reason.
As others have already said, we are very glad to see you back on the forum again. Your posts are always enlightening and most helpful.
Best wishes for a prosperous 2009 and may God bless you and yours in your future endeavors.
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Leonard
La Vernia, TX
Wood Goods - Custom Woodwork
EMAIL: woodgoods "at" lavernia "dot" net
PowerPro 520, PowerPro 500 (was my father's 500), SS jointer, SS Mark V mount planer, SS bandsaws (2), belt sander, scroll saw, SS jig saws (2), strip sander, Jointech system, 12" Delta Compound Miter Saw, a small collection of routers, a router table and a Delta Unisaw. All in a 24' x 24' shop.
Leonard
La Vernia, TX
Wood Goods - Custom Woodwork
EMAIL: woodgoods "at" lavernia "dot" net
PowerPro 520, PowerPro 500 (was my father's 500), SS jointer, SS Mark V mount planer, SS bandsaws (2), belt sander, scroll saw, SS jig saws (2), strip sander, Jointech system, 12" Delta Compound Miter Saw, a small collection of routers, a router table and a Delta Unisaw. All in a 24' x 24' shop.