This weeks videos are some excellent techniques courtesy of our friends Daniel Boquist and Alliance Black Belt Luis "Sucuri" Togno.

Visit their website at http://www.sucuribjj.com


The OntheMat Video library has officially cracked the 500 barrier (or it will crack the 500 barrier when I update our video page). Do you want to put a video online at OntheMat.com? Now you can share your video with the world through OntheMat.com!

Here's the deal, first create and output your video in ANY web friendly format (Windows Media, Quicktime, MPEG, Real Media, or even Flash).

Upload your file to the following site with anonymous login:

ftp://www.onthemat.com

Drop your video in the incoming box

E-mail me at Gumby@onthemat.com to let me know that the video is in the box and send a brief description.

That's it! I'll add it to the video library and send you a direct link you can share with your friends.

Please note that all videos must be original, uncopyrighted work. If you have footage from a tournament or event you must have permission from the event promoter to post the video (No DVD burns, PPVs, or the like, PLEASE!)

If you need a little help with Compression settings, OntheMat is largely a Quicktime house. You will want to export your files in Quicktime Pro or compressor to the following settings if you want to mimic our site:

Short version:

(video codec H.264, audio AAC datasize limited to 300K, size 360x240)


Long Version

Long form

Audio Encoder
AAC, Stereo (L R), 22.050 kHz
Video Encoder
Format: QT
Width: 360
Height: 240
Pixel aspect ratio: default
Crop: None
Frame rate: 29.97
Frame Controls: Off
Codec Type: H.264
Multi-pass: On, frame reorder: On
Pixel depth: 24
Spatial quality: 75
Min. Spatial quality: 25
Key frame interval: 24
Temporal quality: 50
Min. temporal quality: 25
Data rate: 307.2 (Kbps)
Fast Start: on