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Canada
November 14, 2007
I wasn't really sure what to write about today but I had some time and thought I would comment on the one and only Ebaby video lesson I've seen. Ok, I should look at more to figure out if they are better than the one I saw but, after seeing one, I'm not sure I want to see any more.
It seems there is a bit of a soap opera going on in the videos. Two people meet and talk, usually while the other person is talking, and discuss the 'hot dog' girl. The story wasn't bad but the audio and video quality was pretty dismal. I am a native English speaker and I had trouble understanding what was going on. The girl usually spoke at the same time as the guy but because his voice was louder, he completely drowned her out. I know there are subtitles at the bottom of the video but they are not complete and we missed some of what she said.
Are these people reading from a script or is this all ad lib? Ad lib means made up on the spot. I think that a major site such as this should spend a bit more time and create a better video product for their viewers.
These are things that I found disturbing in the video:
1. the audio was so poor that much of the dialogue was impossible to understand.
2. a lot of what the girl said was not written in the subtitles at the bottom of the video screen.
3. the video was dark and we could not get a good view of the speakers face to see what either of them were saying. A simple two camera shoot would have been better.
What do you think? Am I off-base by criticizing the video? Do you find the videos help you? Let me know.
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