Experimenting with a new Video host

Everyone knows "Youtube"is for video! If you are interested in having multiple views so you can boast about how popular your video is then Youtube is the place to be. I recently heard about Wistia and decided to check it out. This is a video hosting site primarily for people who have web pages that promote products but there is a special offer that interests the hobby videomaker and that is to have a free account so videos can be linked to Facebook and Blogs.
I took some snippets of video at a recent event and edited them together - and making the snippets even shorter - just to try things out for myself.
I doubt if you will be too enamoured by the music - by being close to the large speakers I have very distorted sound - plus the sound from Korea and from Japan is very different to Western music.

I am happy with the quality of the video that I am getting from Wistia - uploaded from my MacPro as a Quicktime movie and converted by Wistia. I hope you find the video interesting. The Gold Coast, which is 75klm South of Brisbane is home to people who originated in many different countries. Approximately 33% are from places other than Australia so we have a very rich mix of cultures. Wonderful!

More on Sovereign Islands

"Money can't buy you happiness" is how the old adage goes - but it certainly helps! The home we visited yesterday on Sovereign Islands looks tiny in comparison to the one across the road from it and yet it has the same number of bedrooms.

As I pointed out, each and every home on the Sovereign Islands is individual. There is not one home that you would be able to purchase here under three million dollars and any vacant land (such as next to this home) is eagerly snatched up and before too long the security fences go up and the construction of a new masterpiece is begun. Each house block faces water. This home faces a man made canal which means it is a safe anchorage for a very large boat - each home has its own pontoon.
This particular house has four levels, garages and offices being on the lowest level and then three levels of living and entertainment. It is fabulous! This home is not too big for the people who live here - there are people coming and going all the time and I haven't met anyone so willing to offer a bed to friends as these people. They live life to the fullest and they enjoy sharing it.
When I return home the contrast between my lifestyle and expectations and theirs really hits me - but I am happy with my situation and love my "country" home!
AJ