15 second video clip auto ripper?

[Simon]

I just want to add a note here about (automatically) splitting up movies for use on TGP/MGP galleries or in free sites for Link Lists.

What I want to mention is that there is huge difference between these two things:

(i) automatically splitting a 2-minute movie into 15-second clips, and

(ii) creating a series of 15-second clips that will convince a surfer that he should go look at the paysite.

I see so many movie galleries and free sites where it seems the builders' intention was to just to entertain the surfer (and provide the required amount of content based on the submission rules).

It's an incredible waste of bandwidth to do things that way.

If someone is going to use movie content for free sites and galleries, it makes much more sense to cut your movies by hand, and make sure that what you're using is carefully targetted to match your text and to assist in advancing the goal of convincing the surfer that they need to go see the paysite now.

[WarBot]

Good point Simon. I actually thought of that myself not too long ago. I was viewing the 15 second clips of Niki Blond, fully clothed and acting all sexy, that I made. Right at the end of one of the clips she gave the HOTTEST little smile to the camera, sort of flirting... she's so damn cute. But the splitter ripped it in half so she started to smile and then it was continued on the other clip... Sort of ruined the effect.

Yeah, thats a problem. I did pay 25 bucks for the splitter but I have only used it on the Niki video so far, just to test it out. After watching the auto-split clips I have to agree with you though. It sounded like a great solution but its really not. Theres too many erotic little things that can really turn me, err... I mean a surfer on that is easy to miss if you dont do it by hand (and pay attention). Every visitor is a potential customer and I have to do everything I can to get them excited about my sponsors site and get them over to the tour.

Anyways, thanks for the input everyone. Thanks for the dose of reality Simon.

Cheers
WB

[Bill]

Originally Posted by Simon

If someone is going to use movie content for free sites and galleries, it makes much more sense to cut your movies by hand, and make sure that what you're using is carefully targetted to match your text and to assist in advancing the goal of convincing the surfer that they need to go see the paysite now.

Not sure if you are around Simon...

I was wondering what tool you would recommend using to cut clips this way?

And if anybody else wants to talk about the tools they are using to cut videos clips like this (picking the beginning and end point of the cut), I'd love to hear about it.