Enjoy YouTube 3D Videos on NVIDIA 3D Vision machines in Firefox Web Browser

YouTube has been working on 3D video streaming for a long time. I remember that last July, YouTube declared that it would fully support 3D video streaming in the next 12 months. Now the prediction becomes true. Today, Nvidia and Mozilla officially announced that they begin to support 3D HTML5 YouTube video streaming on desktop machines equipped with Nvidia 3D Vision hardware. Currently, web browsers don't support this new feature except Mozilla Firefox 4; and there have been thousands of 3D videos available on YouTube. From now on, you can enjoy videos in theater-quality and full-resolution 3D on YouTube on your laptops or PCs.

Several things are needed before you experience the stereoscopic 3D on YouTube, they are:

1. NVIDIA 3D Vision-equipped desktop machines
2. latest NVIDIA GeForce® drivers (version 275 or above)
3. Mozilla Firefox web browser (version 4 or above)
4. 3D glasses
5. Check the HTML5 option on the player of a YouTube 3D video.

Now check the 3D YouTube video below and tell us how do you like the new 3D experience. And don't forget you can download YouTube videos with this Leawo Free YouTube Downloader.

Below is the full PR via Nvidia:

NVIDIA 3D Vision Video Now Available Worldwide on YouTube

Users Can Easily Share and Enjoy High-Quality, Stereoscopic 3D Videos on YouTube With Their NVIDIA 3D Vision PCs

SANTA CLARA, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 05/26/2011 -- NVIDIA today announced that YouTube is for the first time giving users the ability to view thousands of 3D videos in rich, high-quality stereoscopic 3D on their NVIDIA® 3D Vision™ PCs and notebooks when using the latest version of the Mozilla Firefox Web browser.

"We're excited to introduce HTML5 and WebM support to the thousands of 3D videos available on YouTube," said Jonathan Huang, 3D Product Manager at YouTube. "By embracing these open standards, NVIDIA 3D Vision users now have a great way of experiencing YouTube's library of 3D content."

"Firefox with 3D Vision creates a stunning and smooth 3D video experience using HTML5 video based on open standards," said Jay Sullivan, VP of Products at Mozilla. "3D Vision from NVIDIA is a great example of the rich, innovative experiences that are being built on top of the speed and graphics power that Firefox delivers to the Web."

"Sales of our ASUS G series notebooks with 3D Vision have been strong," said Ben Thacker, vice president of Systems Business Group-Distribution, ASUS North America. "Now that users can view YouTube videos in high-quality 3D, we expect interest in the ASUS 3D Vision models to grow significantly."

With a number of new, consumer 3D video cameras launched this year, YouTube's support of NVIDIA 3D Vision technology extends its existing commitment to 3D, enabling even more consumers and 3D enthusiasts to share their 3D videos online. With attractively priced models now available from JVC, Sony and other leading vendors, users now have another easy way to capture and post high-quality 3D videos on YouTube, 3DVisionLive.com, or even their own websites by embedding the YouTube 3D video player.

To further showcase the new YouTube stereoscopic 3D video streaming capabilities and some of the latest professional and user-generated 3D YouTube videos, NVIDIA is now hosting the top YouTube stereoscopic 3D videos on its 3D web community site at www.3DVisionLive.com/YT3D.

"YouTube 3D on an NVIDIA 3D Vision PC is an amazing experience," said Phil Eisler, general manager of 3D Vision at NVIDIA. "Now 3D Vision PC users can enjoy over 525 games, YouTube videos and photos in theater-quality, full-resolution 3D."

To view YouTube stereoscopic 3D videos an NVIDIA 3D Vision-equipped PC or notebook and the latest NVIDIA GeForce® drivers (version 275 or above) are required, as well as Firefox (version 4 or above), which includes support for HTML5 video streaming. Users will also need to select the HTML5 viewing option when viewing a YouTube 3D video: http://www.youtube.com/select_3d_mode.

In addition, with NVIDIA 3DTV Play™ software, users can connect their PCs to their 3D HDTVs to enjoy 3D YouTube videos on the "big screen" in the comfort of their living rooms.

Taylor Swift - Mean Music Video

Last Octerber, Taylor Swift released her third studio album 'Speak Now'. The album was very successful as it debuted with the year's biggest sales at 1.04 million. The song I'm going to introduce today is just from this album; it's 'Mean'. Last week, music video of 'Mean' was released. Both the song and the music video have received mainly positive reviews. Lots of fans think that it's the best video of hers since 'You Belong with Me'.

The music video of 'Mean' is here. You can also go to YouTube Taylor Swift VEVO's Channel to watch the clip. You can download it to your computer or smart phone with this YouTube Downloader program, so that you can watch it off-line.


Just as Billboard's review to the video, it 'encourages bully victims'. There are several bully victims in the video: Swift herself tied to the tracks by a villain, the boy reading a fashion magazine bullied by the football team in a locker room, the girl with a fast-food uniform bullied by a group of high schoolers, and the girl forced to eat in the school bathroom. In the end, all the bullied victims become 'big enough' and not be bullied any more.

I appreciate the theme of the video. It encourages people who are being bullied or discriminated that: don't give up, just hold up, as you're right and you will be successful in the end.

Good song and adorable video. 'Mean' was released on October 17, 2010, solely written by Swift herself. The music video premiered on May 6, 2011 and was directed by Declan Whitebloom.

Taylor Swift - Mean lyrics

You, with your words like knives
And swords and weapons that you use against me,
You, have knocked me off my feet again,
Got me feeling like I'm nothing.
You, with your voice like nails on a chalkboard
Calling me out when I'm wounded.
You, pickin' on the weaker man.

Well you can take me down,
With just one single blow.
But you don't know, what you don't know,

Someday, I'll be living in a big old city,
And all you're ever gonna be is mean.
Someday, I'll be big enough so you can't hit me,
And all you're ever gonna be is mean.
Why you gotta be so mean?

You, with your switching sides,
And your walk by lies and your humiliation
You, have pointed out my flaws again,
As if I don't already see them.
I walk with my head down,
Trying to block you out cause I'll never impress you
I just wanna feel okay again.

I bet you got pushed around,
Somebody made you cold,
But the cycle ends right now,
You can't lead me down that road,
You don't know, what you don't know

Someday, I'll be, living in a big old city,
And all you're ever gonna be is mean.
Someday, I'll be big enough so you can't hit me,
And all you're ever gonna be is mean.
Why you gotta be so mean?

And I can see you years from now in a bar,
Talking over a football game,
With that same big loud opinion but,
Nobody's listening,
Washed up and ranting about the same old bitter things,
Drunk and grumbling on about how I can't sing.

But all you are is mean,
All you are is mean.
And a liar, and pathetic, and alone in life,
And mean, and mean, and mean, and mean

But someday, I'll be, living in a big old city,
And all you're ever gonna be is mean. Yeah,
Someday, I'll be big enough so you can't hit me,
And all you're ever gonna be is mean.
Why you gotta be so ?
Someday, I'll be, living in a big old city,
And all you're ever gonna be is mean. Yeah,
Someday, I'll be big enough so you can't hit me,
And all you're ever gonna be is mean.
Why you gotta be so mean?

Beyonce Receives Billboard Millennium Award and Performs Run the World (Girls) at Billboard Music Awards

Recently, Beyonce has been the most popular singer all over the Internet and the real world. She premiered Run the World (Girls) music video last week. The video received millions of views everyday on YouTube. She has just received the Billboard Millennium Award at Billblard Music Awards aired on ABC on May 22. During the awards ceremony, the 29-year-old recording artist performs her latest single Run the World (Girls) with a lot of female dancers. Then she was presented the Millennium Award and made a speech to thank all the people suppports her.

Here is Beyoncé - Who Run The World Girls performance video on YouTube. You can download it for free with Leawo Free YouTube Download software.


Run The World (Girls) is the lead single off Beyonce's upcoming studio album 4. Last week, the accompanying music video was just released on American Idol and her official website. The video has drawn 20 million views on YouTube in just 7 days! However, the "female-empowerment" song video has attracted a flood of opposition - getting 46,460 dislikes among 138,522 votes. Beyonce performs the song on the stage of Billboard Music Awards and receives the Millennium Award, declaring that the ladies revolution has begun and women is going to rule the world.

YouTube Tests New Ad Scheme 'First Watch'

Online video giant YouTube is just getting bigger and bigger. More and more companies want to improve their awareness through YouTube. Also, YouTube has been working on its advertising efficiency. It's said that YouTube is tesing a new advertisement scheme called 'First Watch'. So far there have been only two reports about the new advertising program. So I'm going to pick the keypoints from these two reports.

The first report is posted by New York Times. Below are the keypoints of this report:
1. Recently, more and more Internet users' attitude towards 'pre-roll' ad over a video have softened.
2. The new ad program 'First Watch' is to expand the opportunities for advertisers. This kind of ad appears only once when a user views a video on YouTube the first time each day.
3. 'First Watch' is currently rather successful. As Baljeet Singh, senior product manager for video monetization at YouTube said:"The commercials on the youtube.com home page have been "highly successful[..]"
4. The First Watch program is only available to YouTube partners.
5. Here are some advertisers who have been involved in 'First Watch': Tommy Hilfiger, Hotels.com, the Lifetime cable channel, the Macy's unit of Macy's Inc. and Virgin Mobile.
6. The new ad delivery scheme is generating click through rates at about 1 percent, which is higher than normal advertising.
7. The advertisers declined to discuss what YouTube was charging them for the First Watch preroll. But it's "but less expensive" than YouTube YouTube charges normally.

The second report is from the TheNextWeb.com. Generally, it has some similar views with the first report. So I will not go into the detail of it.

Off topic:

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Google Chrome, Lady Gaga, Edge of Glory, Advertisement

You might think the title of this post is so strange. I just don't know how to express myself about knowing this news in a sentence.

The news is that Google Chrome has shot a short video advertisement with Lady Gaga featuring her fans; and the background music of the video is Gaga's new single 'The Edge of Glory'! Little monsters, now paws up and watch this amazing video. To download it, you can use Leawo YouTube Downloader.


Google Chrome is my favorite web browser. Lady Gaga is one of my favorite pop singers. Google Chrome makes me browse web pages more faster than using other web browsers. Lady Gaga bring me good music and teach me to be proud of myself. I mean both Chrome and Gaga make me a better life to live. I appreciate them much.

Just as ChipChick said:"The commercial is quite brilliant and pretty much a win-win for both Gaga and Google, since it helps Gaga promote her upcoming Edge of Glory single as well as Google Chrome to all of Gaga's fans."

It took Gaga and Google 10 days to shoot the video ad (from May 8th to May 18th). Let's As Gaga's The Edge of Glory begins, the video shows that Gaga contacts her fans with Google's owned developed web browse – Chrome and tells the little monsters:"listen up, little monsters!". Then Gaga is seen running on a bridge. In fact, the bridge is Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. The video continues with Gaga's fans' own-made covers of The Edge of Glory. The videos switches scenes between Gaga dancing on the bridge and contacting with her fans in front of a computer, telling them 'you are all beautiful' and 'You're all superstars. You inspire me!'. It's a touching video though it's an advertisement.

And don't forget that Gaga's Born This Way album is going to hit the web tomorrow!

Download Viva Riva! Movie Trailer from YouTube

Today we talk about an African movie - Viva Riva!.

African movies rarely have the ability to step into the International film big stage, except a few South African movies. Viva Riva! is an African movie and has successfully brought international attention, but it's a Congolese movie, surprise? The film was co-produced by Congo, South Africa and France and was the biggest winner at the 7th African Movie Academy Awards in 2011 winning awards including Best Production Design, Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress.

YouTube hosts the official trailer of 'Viva Riva!' so you can go to YouTube and watch the trailer to have a general idea of the film. You can download Viva Riva! movie trailer from YouTube with Leawo YouTube Downloader, which is totally free.

'Viva Riva!' trailer is here: http://youtu.be/GyjBiIgafGY

Let me explain the film's name first. Riva is a Congolese male name; Viva is a new English word which means Hoory or Long Live. Riva is the main male character and has done some striking things in the film. It's a crime thriller film and was directed by Djo Tunda Wa Munga.

Storyline of Viva Riva!

Riva is a small time operator who has just returned to his hometown of Kinshasa, Congo after a decade away with a major score: a fortune in hijacked gasoline. Wads of cash in hand and out for a good time, Riva is soon entranced by beautiful night club denizen Nora, the kept woman of a local gangster. Into the mix comes an Angolan crime lord relentlessly seeking the return of his stolen shipment of gasoline. Director Djo Tunda Wa Munga's Kinshasa is a seductively vibrant, lawless, fuel-starved sprawl of shantytowns, gated villas, bordellos and nightclubs and Riva is its perfect embodiment.

Cast

Patsha Bay - Riva
Manie Malone - Nora
Hoji Fortuna - Cesar
Marlene Longage - the Commandant
Alex Herabo
Diplôme Amekindra

More information

• Directed by Djo Tunda Wa Munga
• Produced by Michaël Goldberg, Steven Markovitz, Djo Tunda Wa Munga, Boris Van Gils
• Written by Djo Tunda Wa Munga
• Editing by Yves Langlois, Pascal Latil
• Release date(s) September 10, 2010 (Canada), February 18, 2011 (UK)
• Running time 96 minutes

Screengrabs of the film

Lady Gaga - Hair Single Premiered

Haven't updated this blog for almost 7 months since last October. So sorry for my laziness. This blog is one of my multimedia theme blog series. As I love music, video and movies, I would update it with articles about viral videos, popular music singles or albums, and hot movies in the upcoming days. Thanks for your interest in my blog and hope I can offer you more and better information in the future.

Today I would like to talk about Mother Monster Lady Gaga's new 'Born This Way' single 'Hair'. Her BTW album will be released next Monday on May 23, 2011. 'Hair', the BTW single, was released to iTunes for digital download this Monday afternoon. Now listen to the song from the YouTube audio clip below and tell us how do you like it in the comment section.

To download the song, check Leawo Free YouTube Downloader.

So far 4 singles from the forthcoming album has been released, they are 'Born This Way', 'Judas', 'The Edge of Glory' and 'Hair'. Gaga has expressed who she is very well with these songs. 'Born This Way' tells us that we all born in a special way and just be confident no matter who you are. 'Judas' is a metaphor for the darkness in your mind, "honoring your darkness in order to bring yourself into the light", as Gaga explained the song's meaning. 'The Edge of Glory' is inspired by the death of her grandfather. As for 'Hair', it's similar to 'Born This Way', preaches the importance of embracing your personality and being comfortable with who you are.

From the song, I think Gaga remembers where she came from and how she grew her personality in her adolescence. Gaga was thought to be different from her classmates whe she was in high school. At that time, her look, her clothes and her hair are 'wired' in her parents' eyes. Previously, Gaga said that "My mom would even cut my hair when I was asleep because I had really long split hairs, because I liked it really long like a hippy", as reported by Contact Music. As you can imagine the feeling that Gaga wants to express in the song.

Here is the lyrics of Lady Gaga – Hair

[Lady Gaga - Verse 1]

Whenever I dress cool,
My parents put up a fight
And if I'm a hotshot,
Mom will cut hair at night
In the morning I'm sure of my identity
I scream Mom and Dad
Why can't I be who I wanna be?

I just wanna be myself,
And I want you to love me for who I am
I just wanna be myself,
And I want you to know, I am my Hair

[Chorus]

I've had enough
This is my prayer
That I'll die living just as free as my hair

I've had enough
This is my prayer
That I'll die living just as free as my hair

I've had enough
I'm not a freak
I must keep fighting to stay cool on the streets

I've had enough, enough, enough
And this is my prayer, I swear
I'm as free as my hair

[Lady Gaga - Verse 2]

Sometimes I want to rock on some highlights
Just because
I want my friend to think that I am dynamite
And on party, roxy, high school dance
I got my bangs too hard
That I don't stand a chance
A chance

I just wanna be myself,
And I want you to love me for who I am
I just wanna be myself,
And I want you to know, I am my Hair

[Chorus]
I've had enough
This is my prayer
That I'll die living just as free as my hair

I've had enough
This is my prayer
That I'll die living just as free as my hair

I've had enough
I'm not a freak
I must keep fighting to stay cool on the streets

I've had enough, enough, enough
And this is my prayer, I swear
I'm as free as my hair

[Bridge]

I just want to be free, I just want to be me
And I want lots of friends that invite me to their parties

I don't wanna change,
And I don't wanna be ashamed
I'm the spirit of my Hair
It's all the glory that I bare
I am my Hair!

I'm my hair, I am my hair
It's all the glory that I bare
I'm my hair-am my hair
I'm my hair-am my hair yeah!

[Chorus]

I've had enough
This is my prayer
That I'll die living just as free as my hair

I've had enough
This is my prayer
That I'll die living just as free as my hair

I've had enough
I'm not a freak
I must keep fighting to stay cool on the streets

I've had enough, enough, enough
And this is my prayer, I swear
I'm as free as my hair