What is a video container?

Please correct me, but I'm looking at the concept of a file container, like .avi or .mkv for example as a more generic use of a file extension. In other words, the .avi extension is not enough information to open the contents of the file since .avi files can differ by codec used to encode the contents of the video.

Here's some more information regarding file container differences, coming from wikipedia:

The differences between various container formats arise from five main issues:
1. Popularity; how widely supported a container is.
2. Overhead. This is the difference in file-size between two files with the same content in a different container.
3. Support for advanced codec functionality. Older formats such as AVI do not support new codec features like B-frames, VBR audio, VFR natively, although the format may be "hacked" to add support, creating compatibility problems.
4. Support for advanced content, such as chapters, subtitles, meta-tags, user-data.
5. Support of streaming media

Royalty free, creative commons, audio clip search

Maybe this search page will be a source for free audio clips to add to movies?

Free guidebook for making movie

This free online manual looks like it might be useful for making movies.

Photo Host

We use ShutterFly at home for our image hosting.
By we, I mean my wife Marie. She does all the uploading, making of calendars, t-shirts, print ordering etc.
I can take credit for walking to Target to pick up her prints.
I need to ask Marie for our login info to access the account.


*Note, Marie falls into the categories of both Super and Neat :)

Social Bookmarks

My social bookmarks are here
Feel free to comment with yours :)

Cloud Label instructions

Here's where those instructions are for putting a cloud label feature on your blog.

openID link

We talked about openID today, and how it varies from other attempts at universal authentication for online sites like Microsoft's Passport.
More info about openID here.

Link to class Blog

Class blog, some videos we've watched are coming from mwesch on youtube.

We are at:
Dave: www.daspiel.blogspot.com
Tony: www.aasako.blogspot.com
also at http://tonysako.com
Amy: www.amythrash.blogspot.com
Ying-Chen: www.cbc-tech-learning.blogspot.com
Jerry: www.tonyz-class.blogspot.com
Melissa: www.mel-dehaan.blogspot.com
Abby: www.abiriginal.blogspot.com

Welcome to the Super Neat Stuff Blog

Here is a small collection of stuff that is either super or neat, as well as occasional stuff which is both super and neat!