Better Wood Heat: DIY Rocket Mass Heater Videos kickstarter

Glen Patterson wrote:I have moved a couple times since the start of this project. Will I be able to update my shipping address prior to the shipping of the physical DVDs?

Rick Niemi wrote: Would you please release the download videos in a higher resolution?  I was hoping it would be in 1080p!

For more on this topic, see the kickstarter description section titled "DVD vs. HD Streaming vs. Digital Download" and the FAQ with the question "What resolution is the digital download and the streaming?"

The key is that there was huge piles of internal debate (and by "internal" I mean the flip-flopping that went on within myself) between offering more options and trying to reduce the total number of options. Even the idea of offering multiple options within one reward.

I'm trying to juggle a lot of variables here, including how to host, host features vs. bugs, support and being able to deliver in so many different ways. With the past DVD projects, some ways have been a real hassle and other ways a lovely walk in the park. And then there is the thing where some people get confused and ask lots and lots of questions - which leads to lots and lots of support.

So I settled on what we have listed. It was not an easy decision.  

Q:What resolution is the digital download and the streaming?

A: We are not sure of the exact, final resolution at this time. But in the past, the HD stuff has been about 8 gigs in size - too big to fit on one DVD. So we put that up for the HD streaming stuff. And for digital download, it seems that most people want stuff that will fit well on laptops and phones and stuff. So we ended up with something that was about 800 megs. I think the resolution was the same as most DVDs, but it was the more compressed MP4 format.

Deb Rebel wrote: The salty word at 1:19:51!

Q: Will this contain any nudity or F-bombs?

A:  I confess: one of my youtube videos does, indeed, have a buck naked woman in it. And my website has a few too. But I am really sure that this DVD series won't have any although the question does make me think of ways to try .... nah, there won't be any nudity. As for F-bombs, I authentically don't know. I fully enjoy "the full beauty of the English language" and some people have been trained to fear certain words. In other words, I prefer the Robin Williams school of English over the Brian Williams school of English. At the same time, I appear in less than 10% of the footage, and editors that are far better than I will be making the call on what goes in. I think if you choose to fear words, you should probably not support this kickstarter. I think if you desperately need a fix of "the full beauty of the English language" then you might need to also search elsewhere. If, on the other hand, you want to learn about rocket mass heaters and you don't care what language is used, then this kickstarter is for you! For more on this topic, I invite you to explore these two threads https://permies.com/t/37252/md/Word https://permies.com/t/12726/tnk/change

Derek Troy wrote: Is there a way for me to get access to the HD streaming if I paid for the digital download?

Deb Rebel wrote: The salty word at 1:19:51!

Deb Rebel wrote:

Deb Rebel wrote:  I'm a top reviewer a few places because I'm not afraid to point out the good, the bad, the ugly, and the silly. In this case I would give the set an overall 5 of 5 rating, and a strong recommend that it's worth the money paid and then some.

Doubtless you know this Deb, but just in case someone else hasn't seen it, there is a thread specifically for reviews.  I haven't seen a frame yet, but will be on there as soon as I can.

wouldn't it be simpler to have BOTH versions for download

Radoslav Hodnicak wrote:This is what I see.

Richard Force wrote:Hey Paul quick question.

Is the care and feeding video suppose to only be for the Kickstarter backers.
I only preordered and the video states " this video is for the rocket mass heater 4-DVD set Kickstarter campaign"

Alex Pine wrote:basically anything under 720 is unwatchable to me and shouldn't even be an option this day in age.
How do I upgrade to HD download instead?

I really want to be able to see the details so I can build a heater at my place. edit: ( without burning the house down )

Ilse Aschenbrenner wrote:Hi, I don't get these choice of upgrades: 8 DVD streaming $80
8 DVD physical $90 (add $20 for shipping outside the US)
8 DVD download and/or streaming and/or physical $100 (add $20 for shipping outside the US)

Are there 8 separate DVD's that are available or does this mean 2 lots of a 4 DVD set?

Thanks.

Jared Stanley wrote:The little tiny bit of watching I did to make sure the file downloaded properly seemed to be the old videos. Are these just digital copies of the old videos with the new material to follow, or is the new material nested inside these someplace?