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gwynnega ([personal profile] gwynnega) wrote2005-05-19 08:10 pm
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lurkers on parade

Now, I'm not generally one to complain about lack of feedback. But it is rather startling that over 110 people have downloaded (or, at least, tried to download) my latest vid, and I've only gotten a smidgen of feedback. Hmmph. Then again, I know it is easy to forget to feedback on vids, since it takes time to download 'em in the first place, and by the time you watch the vid, you're not necessarily still on the same webpage anymore. But sheesh, nonetheless.

That's just a mild sheesh, though, because I'm really pleased with the way the vid turned out. And this evening I came up with the perfect song idea for an end-of-season Doctor/Rose vid which (if I'm still in the mood) I will make after my residency period (by which time all of the eps will have aired). But I think I'll keep the song a secret until I do it. ::rubs hands together gleefully::

Now it's back to chapter six!
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[identity profile] ratphooey.livejournal.com 2005-05-20 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
Sorry! I downloaded it earlier, but didn't have a chance to actually watch it until just now.

It was great! I really like the way you married the visuals to the song.
gwynnega: (Doctor jeanne_dark)

[personal profile] gwynnega 2005-05-20 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
Aww, thanks! So glad you liked it. And see, you confirmed my vidding feedback theory (about people downloading but watching later on)! :-)

[identity profile] ratphooey.livejournal.com 2005-05-20 03:32 am (UTC)(link)
I still had your original entry open in a tab, but it seemed easier to just respond to your new post.
gwynnega: (Doctor/Rose Love Story alloutof_focus)

[personal profile] gwynnega 2005-05-20 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
So much for my theory! :-)

(I am assuming that most of the lurkers are people not on my FL...)

[identity profile] pinkdormouse.livejournal.com 2005-05-20 06:00 am (UTC)(link)
I had three failed attempts at download it over my connection, then resorted to using Himself's. It's now sitting on his PC, waiting for me to get the chance to transfer it across to here.

Gina
gwynnega: (Doctor/Rose hug ellie79)

[personal profile] gwynnega 2005-05-20 06:15 am (UTC)(link)
Sorry it's such a giant file - I just couldn't make the smaller encodes look uncrappy! Thanks for making the effort to download it! :-)

[identity profile] pinkdormouse.livejournal.com 2005-05-20 06:51 am (UTC)(link)
And now it's on my PC, and I love it!

Makes me want to go buy the DVDs now so I can watch all the best bits again straight away.

And I envy your skill at fitting everything together.

Gina
gwynnega: (Doctor laugh _kali_)

[personal profile] gwynnega 2005-05-20 06:57 am (UTC)(link)
Aww, so glad you liked it! Working with all those clips made me appreciate the show even more in terms of how beautiful it is visually...

And I envy your skill at fitting everything together.

Thanks!! That's what I enjoy the most about vidding. When I get a sequence of clips to work properly with the music, I'm all thrilled... :-)
luminosity: (SPPoC! - waterorbreeze)

[personal profile] luminosity 2005-05-20 12:47 pm (UTC)(link)
But it is rather startling that over 110 people have downloaded (or, at least, tried to download) my latest vid, and I've only gotten a smidgen of feedback.

I actually started and deleted three comments re this one thing this morning. I think I'll just say that my sympathies are with you. When I do the math of downloads:feedback for my vids? I'm lucky to get one in about 500. I know just how you feel.
gwynnega: (puppetlovestill puppetof_fandom)

[personal profile] gwynnega 2005-05-20 07:40 pm (UTC)(link)
One in 500? Wow, now I don't feel so bad...but I do feel thoroughly disgruntled on your behalf! :-) I know there are a lot of people who read my fics and don't comment, but my perception is that the ratio of reading and feedback is a better one than in the case of vids...

[identity profile] mogigraphia.livejournal.com 2005-05-20 01:16 pm (UTC)(link)
That's vidding for you. It drives me crazy, especially as, with our excellent webstats, I can often tell who has downloaded a vid and not then left feedback. I feel like yelling at people, 'Don't you know we had to pay for the bandwidth you just used? Is a few words in response so much to ask?'.

I don't, of course. I'm very good and pretend I haven't noticed. ;)

I didn't DL your vid as I'm not a Who fan, and I DL very few vids in fact, being on dial-up. But I do appreciate your frustration here.
gwynnega: (John Hurt Raskolnikov 2)

[personal profile] gwynnega 2005-05-20 07:44 pm (UTC)(link)
I didn't notice so much with my earlier vids, which were for a pairing with relatively limited popularity (Giles/Willow) - I didn't get as many downloads, but quite a bit of feedback (from people on my FL). But since Doctor Who and the Doctor/Rose are so popular, I'm getting a ton of downloads without a corresponding increase in feedback. But judging from what you and [livejournal.com profile] sockkpuppett say, that's par for the course...though no less frustrating!

[identity profile] appomattoxco.livejournal.com 2005-05-20 01:47 pm (UTC)(link)
I have crappy dialup so I don't even try to watch vids :( wish I could. Sorry I seemed to be commenting uselessly on all my friends' journals today.
gwynnega: (Giles Gwynnega AnnieSJ)

[personal profile] gwynnega 2005-05-20 07:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, that's another aspect of the whole vidding thing - that not everybody can download 'em, which is a shame!
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