This is, I realize, a very odd request.

[impactbomb.livejournal.com]

But I have a vid here, in my possession, and I know all the details most people usually need to find for a vid also in my possession, but I'm still looking for the vid.

How is this possible?

It's called I've found a low-res copy of the vid on YouTube, but as of yet nowhere else. This could mean the higher-resolution versions are off somewhere under f-lock where Google cannot find it, or something similar, and therefore it's possibly circulated elsewhere and under channels I, being a fairly oblivious vid-watcher, do not know to follow.

But all the info I have about the vid and the vidder, as well as a link to the YouTube version, is as follows.

Title: Open Your Heart
Source: EUREKA SEVEN (anime)
Editor: Kakuo/Kakuo7
Song: Yuji Kajiura and the Stripes, "Open Your Heart"
[YouTube link]

I realize this is an odd request, and I also am fully aware nobody's probably going to want to help me. But I trust TFV when she says that this is a place to go for vidfinding help and I am willing to try things if she says they are good (which is probably not always the best attitude to have. really. there were dog suits), so . . . any help at all is appreciated.

I really, really love this video to the point of constant rewatching, but I am getting rather sick of being able to only watch it on YouTube. I'm also terrified it'll suddenly be deleted and I'll never be able to watch it again.

EDIT: Uhm. I have no idea what tags to use as I'm not even sure what tags this would even qualify for. A little help here, plz.

EDIT OF WIN:
With great thanks to taverymate, who pointed me towards Kakuo's AMV.Org profile, which hadn't been there last I went through, I sent Kakuo a Private Message asking for a copy of the vid.

The result: "Open Your Heart" is now up on AMV.Org! (With a low, low filesize of only 40 MB, but that doesn't bother me.) Thanks for everyone's help.

Comments

Open Your Heart

[taverymate.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry to say that I can't find the vid at AMV.org - not sure if you had checked there, so I thought I'd give it a go. There are 45 amvs listed for the Eureka Seven anime, but none that match what you are looking for. I did find a member entry for Kakuo (none for Kakuo7) but there is only one vid listed, called simply "A". However, Kakuo has only been a member since Aug 6, so perhaps he/she/they are only beginning to put up their vids on AMV.org. I would definitely keep checking back.

However, I can perhaps help with downloading a vid from YouTube. The subject recently came up on the Vidder mailing list, and this is what I was told about. I've not yet tried to use either option, but I have heard from folks who have successfully used both. Keep in mind that the visual quality of vids captured off YouTube will - at best - be only as good as that you see when you stream them.

Video Downloader - Javimoya
http://javimoya.com/blog/youtube_en.php

Quoting from the person who recommended it:
"It's as simple as copying the url into a box and it currently allows you to download most youtube videos. Just save the files as .flv and you should be able to watch them as per normal using either the vlc player or a dedicated flv player. The quality should remain the same as if it is being streamed."

Another downloading choice is Keepvid
http://keepvid.com

Quoting from the person who recommended it:
It's really easy, all you have to do is find the vid you want on YouTube and on the right hand side it always has the url. Copy this into the bar at the top of the keepvid webpage after choosing which site you want to download from ie YouTube and then click on go. It will find the downloadable link and show it further down the page (it takes a few seconds to appear)and then you can download by using the normal 'Save Target As' function. You must give the file a flv extension when you save it. The instructions are on the webpage anyway. You can download the flv
player instead of converting but the screen is quite small and I
couldn't get it to enlarge at all. There's a link on the keepvid
website for it.

Then download a free program called Super(C) from
http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html

this program enables you to convert the flv file to another more user
friendly format."

Hope that helps! At least it would allow you to capture a YouTube copy until you can track down a better version.

Re: Open Your Heart

[impactbomb.livejournal.com]

I had checked at AMV.Org - I checked there first - but when I had checked, Kakuo hadn't yet made an account there, so I moved on.

I listed Kakuo7 because that's her YouTube account name, even if she goes by Kakuo alone. There's always that slight chance someone with more than one handle might register under one or the other.

And the rest of that is VERY helpful indeed! I will definitely try those programs out, oh yes. Luckily, I had to download the VLC player earlier this month, or I'd have had no idea what that was, either.

Thanks!

Re: Open Your Heart

[taverymate.livejournal.com]

I think it's always a very good idea to list all possible pseudonyms for search purposes; plus, vidders - like fan fiction authors - often change their handles and someone may know the vidder under a name that isn't currently being used, but can still point you in the right direction to find the vidder and vid.

Do hope that the download capture works for you. I loathe, and despise it when a vid is only available on YouTube, so you have my deepest sympathies.

And VLC is the vid watcher's best friend ever! I love the VLC player with a passion and rec it incessently to people. It's user friendly (no extra codec downloads!), it will play virtually every format you can name (except Real Media) - many better than the original specific format players, it handles DVD files, it's regularly updated, it's a small download, it installs without fuss, and it's FREE! What's not to love?

Re: Open Your Heart

[impactbomb.livejournal.com]

Yeah, exactly.

I don't mind watching AMVs on YouTube, personally, but it makes me twitch sometimes. Especially when I see a vid and know it's good, but the viewing quality's not anything like it should be. Then there's the fact that I can't really rec it, because of how many people don't watch AMVs on YouTube.

Even though, really, I just want to see the joy in clear, crisp detail, and filling my computer screen. XD;

. . . it doesn't require codec downloads? I think i'm in love. Codecs are the bane of my existence.

Re: Open Your Heart

[taverymate.livejournal.com]

I'm on dial-up so trying to watch streamings vids, like on YouTube, is simply not an option with my connection. Besides, I want to download vids so I can rewatch them and have them even if they disappear from the net. So seeing vidders put their vids up only on YouTube is something that makes me nuts.

No, the VLC player doesn't require any extra codec downloads - everything is included in the player download. No more trying to figure out what codec might be missing from the player, and where to find it, or having odd codec installations screw up your OS. The VLC player is a thing of beauty. As new codecs (audio and video) are developed and adopted by vidders, the VLC developers incorporate them into the player. And I love that the VLC is collaborative, open-source player.

Re: Open Your Heart

[impactbomb.livejournal.com]

Yeah, streaming vids on dialup are a pain in the ass, I've heard. I've had cable since just before the big streaming-files boom, so it's never been an issue for me.

I'm all for open-source programs, and I am in love with the lack of codecs - it'll take a while for me to get over "fear-of-the-new syndrome," though.