ConHex has a small similarity to Kahuna.

I'm overjoyed! An abstract! And from my favorite genre (connection games), no less!

That was a nice digestible episode.

I think I'll stick to Twixt, but ConHex does look fun.

For some reason, iTunes says this video is not in the proper format to be transfered into my iPod. I have been a subscriber of this show from almost the beginning, and I have never seen that error before.

There was an option to convert the file by right-clicking on it inside the iTunes podcast directory, and I did that, it took for-ev-er, and it still didn't work.

Any thoughts, Scott?

Yes. I tried something new, using the H.264 codex instead of the older MPEG-4 Codex, but I guess it's still problematic.

I get a constant stream of suggestions from people telling me how wonderful all of these other formats are, but I've found that anything except for MPEG-4 Quicktime generates problems for some people.

I'll go back to old faithful for next episode.

Okay, that explains it.

To slightly correct what I said above, the "Convert File for iPod" actually did work. It converted the file, made a copy and put the copy under "Movies" instead of under "Video Podcasts". The converted file syncs and plays just fine on the iPod, but it was buried elsewhere and it didn't really say what it had done.

The original file under Podcasts still remains and won't sync, so I just blew it away.

Thanks for the explanation.

DC

p.s. Codex is for Warhammer 40k. Codec is for video. Compression/decompression. You are a true gamer and not an A/V geek. :-)

Looks like a good game but I don't think it is something I would pay $80 for.

Doh! I've been found out...

I actually started BGWS because I wanted to get better at video editing for my teaching, and I knew that I would do that only through a real project.

Well, you're doing a mighty fine job. I'm sure you hear this all the time, but the BGWS show is absolutely a pioneering effort. A picture is worth a thousand words, and I can learn more about a game from the BGWS show than I can by reading any number of written reviews.

I still like the written review format for the opinions the writers present, but the video format of BGWS is an invaluable resource for seeing a game first hand and seeing how it plays. Remarkable that you pull that off all by yourself.

So, keep up the great work!

DC

Conhex is a great game, and I'm glad to see it (and Michail) getting some attention. Thanks, Scott.

Hmm. I may have a similar problem. Does anyone know anything about video compressors and Quicktime on an IBM clone? I have been able to watch all the previous BGWS that I have dL'ed. This one tells me that I don't have the correct decompressor and the Quicktime site says it can't help me.

I can hear the episode, but not see it. Of course, it is an abstract game, but it's a little more abstract than I was intending.

John

Right. Like Scott said, he used the H.264 codec for this video, which he hasn't used in the past.

iPods only use the H.263 or the MP4 format. You might be able to find an H.264 codec for your player on the 'net, I don't know, that's not exactly my field. iTunes can down-convert the file for you if you right-click on it and "Convert for iPod" although it will relocate the copy of the file from "Podcasts" to "Movies" without telling you. Not sure if there is an option in Quicktime to do this or not.

Good luck....

In any case, Scott said he's going back to Old Faithful for the next episode, so people like you and I should be able to see it in the usual way again.

DC