The City of Bristol is one of the few local authority bodies that webcasts its meetings. The Public-I web-casting service (first mentioned here), which I've discussed and used previously, is a great tool but it doesn't offer an easy solution for embeddeding bits of video in a blog post.
So I've now got a way to transfer segments of the webcasts into You Tube, and As a test, I used a section from last year's E-Democracy day featuring local blogger and councillor Charlie Bolton:
Bolton on Blogging #1
Bolton on Blogging #2
Slight moan about You Tube: They will only let me upload videos with a maximum length of ten minutes, which is why the clip above is split into two parts. Bit other You Tube users seem to be able to upload much longer clips.
On a non-partisan note, I've let the the other bloggers in the local area(l) know that if they've spotted something interesting in a council meeting that has been web-cast - or made a contribution - that they can send me the details and I will extract the relevant section and bung it on You Tube.
The same is true for all my loyal readers (Hi, Dad). If you find something interesting in a Public-I webcast of a Bristol City Council event, let me know.
To make things easy, I need the following details:
* The name and date of the web-cast (e.g. Cabinet on X/X/X)
* The description of what you want extracted (e.g. a speech by Councillor Smith; a motion moved by Councillor Jones; a public statement etc.)
* A rough idea of where in the recording it can be found (e.g about 5 minutes in; time codes 10:20-21:50)
