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Quick Preview Back From the Dead

First off in our feature round-up, I want to point out — in case you haven’t already noticed — that we have resurrected “Quick Preview” on the DVD and Original Custom Clip pages. We may add the new scrubbing UI to those pages as well, but currently we are not planning to use that as a replacement for the Quick Preview or to do away with the Quick Preview completely. I’m hopeful that this news is making a few people out there happy.

Scrubbing Everywhere

And speaking of the scrubbing UI, with today’s release we have rolled it out to pretty much every scene thumbnail sitewide — with the exception of the aforementioned DVD and Custom Clip pages, and the smaller “recently viewed” thumbnails. Please note, you can still avoid hitting the Flash player page, even after scrubbing a scene’s thumbnail, if you click the scene title link below that thumbnail. You can also right-click on the thumb to open a new tab or window and start the scene there, or right-click the link to open the Original Custom Clip page in a new tab or window.

Clips Continue To Grow Up

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I’ll admit it. I can be kind of a luddite about newfangled technology and when I first heard about the new Clips feature on VideoBox, I wasn’t very interested in checking it out. But once I gave it a shot, I realized that this thing is really cool.

I looked at the kinds of titles and tags folks are using and made a couple dozen clips of my own. I even made some new tags like female orgasm and flexible that blog readers have expressed enthusiasm for in the past. Others like oral creampie and finisher are already there, slowly being built up.

But I know that we all have tons of favorites we can make into clips and add to the pool, so I put together a brief how-to below for folks who haven’t tried the feature yet or want a few tips on how to do it. I think the readers of this blog have been waiting a long time for a way to share our clips with one another and I’d love it if you’d all post a link to your own profile in the comments.

Making Your Own Clips
1. Find a scene with some interesting action. I chose Who’s That Girl #2, Scene 1 because Lindsey Meadows finishes Vince Vouyer with an oral creampie.

2. Click the filmstrip where you want your clip to begin and drag to where you want it to end. You can adjust your choice by moving the tabs on either side of the clip forwards or backwards.


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Hey, VideoBoxers!

This is Bob, the user interface engineer here at VideoBox, and I’m so excited about one of the cool new features we rolled out today that I jumped at the chance to update the blog with a rundown on it. Before I do that, though, let me say that I am an avid reader of this blog, and I am thrilled that we have such a vocal group of users offering up feedback, questions and tons of good suggestions. I see it as my job to provide the best possible user experience for all of us (I’m a VideoBox user too, of course!), and I look forward to every chance we get to present a feature and get your take on it.

On to the goods: we call this new feature our scene scrubbing UI (UI = User Interface, for those of you outside the web development world).

If you’re like me (and given that you’re reading the blog on a porn site, it’s safe to say we have some interests in common), you probably find that there are big portions of many scenes that don’t interest you at all. Sure, you could click on one of the later screencaps on the DVD details page, but then you might need to move the filmstrip back a little to check what you missed. With this new feature, you can skip the stuff you don’t want to watch and zero right in on the place you want to start, without missing a thing. Here’s how it works:

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Hello Videobox Members,

It’s been a very short time since we rolled out our improved clip creation method, and the new ability to save your own set of custom clips. For many of you, as your blog comments testify, you had a sense we were heading in a specific direction.

And you were right…

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Today’s post is a download log of a typical day at VideoBox. The day in question is 2/20/10, which was a week ago Saturday. I’ve provided my download times if you wish to compare them to the speed you achieve on the site. I believe my download rate is “middle of the road.” I can’t manage the blistering speeds that some have claimed on the blog, but they move along at a pretty good pace. I’ve been downloading the H.264 files, which I find to be a combination of very good video quality and modest file size. I highly recommend the FLV Player (freeware) for viewing the H.264 files. I’ve embedded the flash player within the post, along with a couple of still images to preview the scenes. If you wish to view the full scene, click the link above the images.

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As many of you know, VideoBox has rolled out a few new features and we have many more wonderful surprises lined up and on their way. But we hit a snag in our recent release, and we recognize it’s thrown you for a loop.

We have something “evolutionary” on the horizon, and were all ready to roll this new paradigm shift out last week. We found some issues that made us think twice about it’s maturity and readiness. Part of this involved replacing and evolving the ‘mouse-over’ effects you see on scene pages. While we held back the big change, the removal of the mouse-over went live, and nobody told you. Our statistics indicate it’s not a highly used feature, but those of you who do use it let us know that you were surprised to see it disappear.

We’re sorry. It’s not our intention or game plan to change functionality without advising you when it changed. This one slipped through earlier than expected.

Let me emphatically assure you that we have features coming out shortly that’ll replace that in ways that’ll rock your world, and you’ll consider the old mouse-over as having been antiquated and outdated.

Yet for the time being, they’ve disappeared, and we’ve left you hanging. Perhaps literally.

Again, we apologize for any confusion or frustration. It was not intentional, it’s certainly not permanent, and in the coming weeks you’ll see new capabilities that’ll raise the bar and make your VB experience top notch and industry leading.

Trust me. We won’t leave you hanging.

- Jeff

Part 2 of my favorite VideoBox scenes for the week ending 1/17/10. Use the embedded flash player to preview the scenes (my thanks to Alison and “R” at the home office for resolving the issue I was having with the embedded player). If you wish to view the full scene, click the link above the player. Part 1 of the post can be found here. Please advise me and all within the membership of your favorites scenes for the week in question (1/11 thru 1/17). Which scenes did I leave out that deserve recognition?

Eternal Love, Scene 6 Michelle Wild

A short haired Michelle reunites with long lost love Tony De Sergio. Tony pulls down Michelle’s dress, revealing her gorgeous breasts. Titty sucking. Spoon fucking. Tony eating out Michelle from below as Michelle has one foot planted on the seat of the couch and one foot up on the backrest. Doggie vag, doggie anal. Michelle giving head to Tony, leading to an open mouth facial. Much of the cum settling on Michelle’s chin. Post cum head. I thought Michelle looked exceptionally beautiful here, although a few members weren’t enamored with her short hair.

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This is the first installment of my favorite VideoBox scenes for the week ending 1/17/10. I plan on uploading part 2 of the post on Sunday. I’ve embedded the flash player into the post for previewing the scenes. If you wish to view the full scene, click the link above the player. I’ve also included a few brief comments for each of the scenes. Please share your favorite scenes for the week in question (1/11 – 1/17) with the entire membership by replying to the post.

Big Black Creamy Asses #2, Scene 3 Sydnee Capri

Love the tease segment with the milk being poured over Sydnee’s gorgeous butt as she shakes it up, interspersed with her flicking tongue. Scene progresses through cowgirl, side saddle, reverse cowgirl, and missionary with multiple P2M breaks. Sydnee takes a big load in her mouth and swallows it down.

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Thank you, one and all, for your response to our request for your feedback about VideoBox. We’ve received an overwhelming response. We have lots of sifting and sorting to do. Rest assured that the input you’ve provided will be used in helping us focus on energy on the direction we’re taking for 2010. Although the more structured survey is offline now, we’re always open to and interested in site feedback. If you want to make suggestions, you can always do so through our contact form… just be sure to set the subject to “Feedback on VideoBox” or “Suggest Site Enhancement”.

What’s In A Name? You Tell Us. “Nicknames” Have Arrived.

What’s in a name? Identify. Up until now, your permanent user name is what appears in comments you make. And you’ve been stuck with it. But that is changing. Starting today you have the ability to define your public “nickname”. Your nickname defaults to your username and is easily accessed and changed in your user profile. Simply click on “My VideoBox”, then “My Profile”, and make the change.

How Do you rate? How did THEY rate? Let The Star Gazing Begin.

Following the recently introduced user profile links in comments has enable me to click on a name and view all of their comments. In doing so I discover new and interesting content. Now, not only can you find out what they said, you can find out what they rated. Starting today, the user profile page includes a “Total Ratings” section on the sidebar. This not only tells you how many ratings you or another member has made, you can see and browse them all with a single click on the rating total.

News Feeding Frenzy

Extra! Extra! Read All About It! VideoBox has added a news alert to the Member’s page. We have so many things we want to tell you about that the blog alone isn’t going to cut it. We’re taking it to the street, or to the feed, and giving you a simple way to be kept abreast (heh heh… he said “breast”) of new developments on our website, as well as news and content related updates. If we have a new feature, support related updates, or discover another star in our collection coming out of Tiger Woods closet, we’ll have a way to alert you.

Enjoy!

- Jeff