10-26-2009, 07:32 PM
A few thoughts:
Technically, the YouTube end of it was fine. Although the video was choppy on my G4 Macs, the sound was mostly smooth. I did wish, however, that Apple had built in some sort of equalizer, or at least some rudimentary tone controls into the Sound control panel. Or short of that, enabling iTunes to view YouTube content so you could take advantage of the iTunes equalizer.
As for the show, early on, Bono's voice seemed a bit weak, though he did pick it up towards the end.
The playlist was not exceptional in any way, but they managed to cover most of the bases. And at 2 and a quarter hours, it seemed a bit short--I recently saw Springsteen play for 3 hours with nary a breath between songs and he's 60.
The staging seemed a bit awkward for the video crew to capture in a compelling way, at least live. Hopefully when they cut the DVD, they can spice it up a bit.
Overall, it was a fairly impressive technical achievement--streaming live video to as many viewers as they did--but, having never seen U2 in person, this YouTube broadcast doesn't make me feel as though I had.
Technically, the YouTube end of it was fine. Although the video was choppy on my G4 Macs, the sound was mostly smooth. I did wish, however, that Apple had built in some sort of equalizer, or at least some rudimentary tone controls into the Sound control panel. Or short of that, enabling iTunes to view YouTube content so you could take advantage of the iTunes equalizer.
As for the show, early on, Bono's voice seemed a bit weak, though he did pick it up towards the end.
The playlist was not exceptional in any way, but they managed to cover most of the bases. And at 2 and a quarter hours, it seemed a bit short--I recently saw Springsteen play for 3 hours with nary a breath between songs and he's 60.
The staging seemed a bit awkward for the video crew to capture in a compelling way, at least live. Hopefully when they cut the DVD, they can spice it up a bit.
Overall, it was a fairly impressive technical achievement--streaming live video to as many viewers as they did--but, having never seen U2 in person, this YouTube broadcast doesn't make me feel as though I had.