I finally found a video conversion application for the Mac that I like, so I’ve been downloading a lot of stuff and moving it to my video iPod today.
The software is iSquint, which makes it much easier to convert files for use on the iPod. I’m liking it a lot. And it’s free, though I think I’ll probably donate if I keep using it at the rate I have been.
And I keep coming up with new video sources. A few of my recent favorites:
Bedazzled: A nice mix of bizarre video, photos, etc., and political rants. This is the site that turned me on to iSquint. It doesn’t hurt that the site has the same name as one of my favorite movies (not the 2000 remake … the 1967 original with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. Hilarious.)
Sonic Pollutions: This is a great source of stuff from the ’60s. It’s not just links to video, either. She provides a lot of great background and history. Quickly becoming one of my favorite sites.
YouTube: I still haven’t figured out how to grab video from this site, but I catch myself checking it out often. It’s wildly inconsistent and has a lot of strange stuff along with the occasional gem. I’m astounded by the sheer amount of stuff that’s uploaded here. I subscribe to the RSS feed, and there area about 200 new posts every time I check. Amazing.
Recent stuff I’ve moved to my iPod includes several vintage videos from Pink Floyd (Syd Barrett era), Jefferson Airplane and the Thirteenth Floor Elevators. Also uncovered a BBC Pink Floyd documentary that I’ll probably be watching during the interminable plane ride to L.A. tomorrow.