You’ll want to check out the Woodworking Channel for updated program info. WoodworkingOnline is not affiliated with their website or the programming. I did pass your question onto Reed Smith though.

Be safe and good woodworking,

Joel Hess

I would like to get a hold of one.

Regards from Tasmania

Dennis O’Leary

We are working on having the audio remastered. After that is done we will rebroadcast the Maloof weekend. Although we expected some complaints about the audio in advance, we thought the benefit of airing it again in its current condition certainly outweighed the complaints.

When we get done we will put together a DVD of the weekend which will be audible as well as run segments again and make sure the mailing list knows it.

Also, look for some new content from Woodcraft’s Vendor Trade Show, The furniture Society, The AAW Symposium, Lie-Nielsen’s 25th Anniversary, An interview with Thomas Moser and more to start airing this month.

Thanks,
Reed

Thanks for posting on WoodworkingONLINE.com. I’ve forwarded a link to your comment to them, hopefully you’ll be hearing from them soon. Or, if you prefer, you can contact them yourself by clicking on the Feedback tab on their web site (www.woodworkingchannel.com) or email your questions direct to contactus@thewoodworkingchannel.com.

Joel

Regards Dennis

Joel

Thank you for you kind note. It has been a challenge and at the same time very fun. We were on the road last week filming some new pieces that will be on the air as soon as we can get them edited for broadcast.

I saw your article. Many of the things you reference are in the process of development or just a necessity of a continuous stream. Here are a couple of updates for you and your readers.

* We are working on implementing an On Demand section which should help the dial-up users.

* As we develop more content, we will be able to add more short segments that will improve the offerings between shows.

* For example, we covered the Woodcraft Vendor Trade show and The Furniture Society conference and did some interviews with Brian Boggs, Gary Knox Bennett, Marc Adams, David Marks and some others. When we get the source tapes this week we will start the process of editing them for broadcast next week. As soon as get them done we will get them up on the channel. Probably within the month.

* The Gary Lacey video you mentioned is actually smoky in the original version. That was the style they chose for the piece. It is actually nominated for a regional Emmy award. If it wins, I only wish it was our own production and not someone else’s.

* The rub with 24-hour streaming is high speed. Since the video segments do not start and stop like clips on other networks you need high speed for the optimal experience. We hope On Demand helps solve this problem.

* The size of the viewer was chosen to optimize the most systems out there right now. We could send over a more dense stream but there are not enough computers out there yet that can process a 27/7 stream that dense. Some people would love it and others would have a lot of starting and stopping. As high speed quality improves then the pictures will be clearer and even high speed users will have a better experience. I have a direct high speed at the office and my viewer is crystal clear. At home I have a DSL connection and when there are a lot of computers and TV’s going my picture is not quite as clear.

* The short clips are from the American Association of Woodturners member’s galleries. There is not much 2 minute content available so we have to work with what we can find.

* A portable viewer is possible and we have the capability to do it but are not ready to introduce it. We want to stage the growth slowly and in a manageable timeframe so as to not give you too much at one time. But, it will be coming.

* The schedule synchronizes to your home time zone settings in your computer so you can see schedule that does not force you to convert between time zones.

I hope this helps. We appreciate your thoughtful and complete assessment of what we have now and I wanted to let you know about a few things that will be coming. In the future I can be reached directly at reedsmith@thewoodworkingchannel.com.

Thanks again,

Reed Smith
The Woodworking Channel
http://www.woodworkingchannel.com