[Android General] AlaskaLinuxUser:
Notes:

Recording Quality

Just a quick note about the recording quality. There are two main video threads, the HD videos, and the non-HD videos.

For the HD videos:

New videos out in HD! I'm working on ways to improve the audio/video quality, but these videos are now released in 720p or 1080p quality depending which computer I use at the time. Be sure to check out these higher quality videos, and I am slowly remaking the older non-HD videos in HD as well (time and resources permitting).

For the non-HD videos:

I apologize that it is rather low. Several of the recordings were done over Xvnc, so there is sometimes lag in the video. Also, I have really slow speed and limited data internet (internet is expensive here), so I turned down the recording quality a bit so I could record the several hours of video. That said, the original recordings were done in ogg vorbis, then converted to mp4, and those were uploaded to Youtube. So there is a little bit of loss along the way, but even the ogg vobis recordings were not the highest quality. Do keep in mind that the Youtube quality is lower than the downloaded quality.

Have suggestions or video tutorial requests?

I can't promise that I will be able to add those videos (for instance, I don't own every phone on the planet, so I can't do a video for "how to build for xx phone", but if you have a generic suggestion that would benefit everyone, please post a comment, or consider uploading a tutorial video yourself.

Considering contributing to the video series?

The GitLab links are available, and the project is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, so you are welcome to fork the repository and add more videos, as well as use pull requests! Be sure in your video to add your name (real or xda) so I can give you credit, and others know that you created the video (it will show on GitLab as well). I do ask that you restrain any use of profanity, as that will help create a more professional video that will not be offensive to listeners.

Also, if you would like to make a translation, that would be great! Perhaps we could create another branch for each translation, or another repository or folder to hold them.

If you have more questions about contributing videos, please send me a PM on XDA, or contact me through my website or on GitLab. Thanks!

Have questions about building roms or kernels?

While I would absolutely love to help everybody, I have 3 kids under 5 years old, a job, and all of those time taking life events that come with a family and work. You are welcome to post questions here, but I can't promise that I'll have time or be able to answer all of them, But I'll do my best. Perhaps other users will be able to assist you as well. If you have a specific question, and don't hear back from me, you may want to start a thread in the Q&A section of the forums. Remember to be as detailed as possible, and include logs! :D

I really want to help you get started building. That said, I am not able to answer every question that possibly exists. I just am not that smart. :D

However, this is a great place to ask questions! Another great place to ask questions is in the Q&A section for your device, if it is device specific.

But I do have one request:

Please don't PM me your questions

. Please post your questions here instead, so I can answer one question for the group, rather than one on one questions. I want to help, but I don't have time to answer the volume of questions I am getting in my PM box. Please post you questions here in the thread. :D