15mins+ interview with Tad Williams

Colin Dunstan · 10-12-2004, 02:50 AM

Otherland and Flowerwar author Tad Williams is interviewed on the Frankfurt book fair and you can watch the entire interview here:

rtsp://Kermit.sda.t-online.de/3sat/kuz/kuz_041007_bmf04_williams.rm (Real Video)

Team7 · 10-12-2004, 07:45 AM

hey sorry morph but can you give more info on how to get to that link. I just copied and pasted it into my address bar but it didnt work. Sorry Im not too computer smart.

Colin Dunstan · 10-12-2004, 08:14 AM

No biggie. You must have the Real Player installed, or another compatible player, such as Real Alternative 1.27 (available here).

Team7 · 10-12-2004, 11:33 AM

ok so i downloaded that realplayer so how do I watch that file. or where do I download the file? sorry

Colin Dunstan · 10-12-2004, 11:45 AM

I am not using Realplayer myself so I cannot tell you exactly. But you should be able to open the url within Realplayer, perhaps from the menu "File" -> "Open" ?

Team7 · 10-12-2004, 01:22 PM

got it buddy thanks.

Bob Russell · 10-12-2004, 01:51 PM

I'm showing my ignorance here, but that's the first time I've noticed anything difference than http:// or ftp: in a URL.

Is rtsp:// just Real Player content? Are there other types of URLs also?

Alexander Turcic · 10-13-2004, 02:33 AM

Yep, rtsp:// is the Real Player protocol. Likewise, mms:// is the Microsoft Media Server protocol. Both are used for streaming video/audio content.

Team7 · 10-13-2004, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by BobR

I'm showing my ignorance here, but that's the first time I've noticed anything difference than http:// or ftp: in a URL.

Is rtsp:// just Real Player content? Are there other types of URLs also?

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ignatz · 10-13-2004, 01:09 PM

RealPlayer is very invasive. A good free alternative is JetAudio, which can also play RealMedia files.

Team7 · 10-14-2004, 04:15 AM

Thanks so much for posting it. I just got finished watching it. Tad Williams being my favorite author, it was really cool to see that. I just wish there wasnt like a 5 min talk about politics. I didnt know he was so into that. I dont like when people try to dig out a deeper meaning of a book. I like to read a book for face value. But it was really cool to see that. If you know about anything else like that about Tad please post it.

Alexander Turcic · 10-14-2004, 05:43 AM

I agree with you that Williams is a wonderful storyteller. I think the reason why Tad talked about politics in this interview is because his latest novel, The War of the Flowers, has a very interesting event (the bombardier dragon attack) that uncomfortably parallels the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Williams notes this in a short forward, explaining that it is his hope that the reader does not infer that he inserted this section after the fact to somehow capitalize on the tragedy of that day.

Colin Dunstan · 10-16-2004, 07:32 AM

ANOTHER Interview with Tad in Germany:
http://wstreaming.zdf.de/zdf/56/0410...4_williams.asx (Microsoft Windows Media) - interview in English

And here are some more pictures of Williams from his tour in Germany:
http://www.shadowmarch.net/lesung_bilder.htm

Finally, some first reviews of his upcoming fantasy novel Shadowmarch (comes out on November 2, 2004):
http://www.shadowmarch.net/rezensionen.htm

Enjoy

Team7 · 10-17-2004, 07:19 AM

Cool Ill have to check those out. I already read his war of flowers and didnt like it as much as his other books. I think I was expecting too much but after seeing that interview I looked at it in a different light. Thanks for the links morph. Ill definately check them out. I already read about half of the shadowmarch book back when you could subscribe to it over the net. I still have all the chapters on my computer. So if anyone buys the book and wants them then let me know. Back when the site was still running he said that the book and the book on the site were going to be different so people would be encouraged to buy the book eventhough they already read it on the site.

10-12-2004, 02:50 AM	#1
Colin Dunstan Is papyrophobic! Posts: 1,926 Karma: 1009999 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: USA Device: Dell Axim	15mins+ interview with Tad Williams Otherland and Flowerwar author Tad Williams is interviewed on the Frankfurt book fair and you can watch the entire interview here: rtsp://Kermit.sda.t-online.de/3sat/kuz/kuz_041007_bmf04_williams.rm (Real Video)

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10-12-2004, 07:45 AM	#2
Team7 Zealot Posts: 102 Karma: 257 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Greencastle IN Device: Toshiba e755,Samsung i730	hey sorry morph but can you give more info on how to get to that link. I just copied and pasted it into my address bar but it didnt work. Sorry Im not too computer smart.

10-12-2004, 08:14 AM	#3
Colin Dunstan Is papyrophobic! Posts: 1,926 Karma: 1009999 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: USA Device: Dell Axim	No biggie. You must have the Real Player installed, or another compatible player, such as Real Alternative 1.27 (available here).

10-12-2004, 11:33 AM	#4
Team7 Zealot Posts: 102 Karma: 257 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Greencastle IN Device: Toshiba e755,Samsung i730	ok so i downloaded that realplayer so how do I watch that file. or where do I download the file? sorry

10-12-2004, 11:45 AM	#5
Colin Dunstan Is papyrophobic! Posts: 1,926 Karma: 1009999 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: USA Device: Dell Axim	I am not using Realplayer myself so I cannot tell you exactly. But you should be able to open the url within Realplayer, perhaps from the menu "File" -> "Open" ?

10-12-2004, 01:22 PM	#6
Team7 Zealot Posts: 102 Karma: 257 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Greencastle IN Device: Toshiba e755,Samsung i730	got it buddy thanks.

10-12-2004, 01:51 PM	#7
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	I'm showing my ignorance here, but that's the first time I've noticed anything difference than http:// or ftp: in a URL. Is rtsp:// just Real Player content? Are there other types of URLs also?

10-13-2004, 02:33 AM	#8
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	Yep, rtsp:// is the Real Player protocol. Likewise, mms:// is the Microsoft Media Server protocol. Both are used for streaming video/audio content.

10-13-2004, 01:09 PM	#10
ignatz mechanoholic Posts: 582 Karma: 1000217 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sarasota, FL Device: Nook STR/iPhone 4S/EVO 4G	RealPlayer is very invasive. A good free alternative is JetAudio, which can also play RealMedia files.

10-14-2004, 04:15 AM	#11
Team7 Zealot Posts: 102 Karma: 257 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Greencastle IN Device: Toshiba e755,Samsung i730	Thanks so much for posting it. I just got finished watching it. Tad Williams being my favorite author, it was really cool to see that. I just wish there wasnt like a 5 min talk about politics. I didnt know he was so into that. I dont like when people try to dig out a deeper meaning of a book. I like to read a book for face value. But it was really cool to see that. If you know about anything else like that about Tad please post it.

10-14-2004, 05:43 AM	#12
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	I agree with you that Williams is a wonderful storyteller. I think the reason why Tad talked about politics in this interview is because his latest novel, The War of the Flowers, has a very interesting event (the bombardier dragon attack) that uncomfortably parallels the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Williams notes this in a short forward, explaining that it is his hope that the reader does not infer that he inserted this section after the fact to somehow capitalize on the tragedy of that day.

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10-16-2004, 07:32 AM	#13
Colin Dunstan Is papyrophobic! Posts: 1,926 Karma: 1009999 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: USA Device: Dell Axim	ANOTHER Interview with Tad in Germany: http://wstreaming.zdf.de/zdf/56/0410...4_williams.asx (Microsoft Windows Media) - interview in English And here are some more pictures of Williams from his tour in Germany: http://www.shadowmarch.net/lesung_bilder.htm Finally, some first reviews of his upcoming fantasy novel Shadowmarch (comes out on November 2, 2004): http://www.shadowmarch.net/rezensionen.htm Enjoy

10-17-2004, 07:19 AM	#14
Team7 Zealot Posts: 102 Karma: 257 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Greencastle IN Device: Toshiba e755,Samsung i730	Cool Ill have to check those out. I already read his war of flowers and didnt like it as much as his other books. I think I was expecting too much but after seeing that interview I looked at it in a different light. Thanks for the links morph. Ill definately check them out. I already read about half of the shadowmarch book back when you could subscribe to it over the net. I still have all the chapters on my computer. So if anyone buys the book and wants them then let me know. Back when the site was still running he said that the book and the book on the site were going to be different so people would be encouraged to buy the book eventhough they already read it on the site.