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by James Robertson.
Original Post: Being Disintermediated
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Scoble compares PodTech to kyte.tv, and ends up explaining why PodTech is better:
PodTech is, by far. Why? Because Rocky (my editor) brings my video into Final Cut Pro in near HD quality levels, edits it there, and then exports it to MPG4. This process takes a LOT longer than Kyte, but results in MUCH higher quality that you can see if you watch both videos. Oh, if you want to watch my ScobleShow videos in the best quality possible, you’ll want to download them. Look for the little “Download this” video. The “Video” file (here’s the one for Elliot Soloway’s interview) is much better quality than the one that plays in the player that’s embedded
That explanation sounds an awful lot like a newspaper guy explaining why his pages are better than the product of bloggers - the "layers of editors" argument (which I showed so much respect for yesterday). The funny thing is that "new media" distribution is getting disintermediated this fast - PodTech is still in the early funding phase of its life, and the people there are already having to deal with the problem.