Instant Gratification – digital downloads!
I am pleased to announce that you can now download your paddling inspiration directly from the Cackle TV website! No more waiting for a DVD to arrive in the post – if you want to watch a film then it can be on your computer within minutes. And you don’t have to buy a whole DVD if you are only interested in a few of the films. As each of our DVDs contains about 12 different short films, we’ve made most of them available to buy individually. Many films are just 99p (about US $1.65 or 1.15 Euros), which is cheaper than a cup of tea or coffee.
Our longer award winning paddling documentaries are about the same price as a beer, which is still very great value!
The prices are given in UK £s, but you can buy the downloads from anywhere. The price will be converted into your own currency when you make a purchase. Please don’t let the fact that the price is not in your home currency put you off ! You can click here for a quick currency converter.
You don’t need any special software to download a film but you will need a fast and reliable internet connection, a reasonably fast computer with a recent version of the QuickTime movie player. You will also need enough disc space available on your computer to store the file. A 10 minute film will need about 300MB and a 30 minute film will need about 1GB of space.
The format of the films is: Quicktime .mov file encoded with H.264 codec.
If you buy a film, you will be sent an email which contains a unique link. Click on the link and your download begins. Once it’s finished downloading, it’s ready to watch! The link is valid for 24 hours and you have several attempts, in case something goes wrong. If you want to buy more than 1 film then just add them all to your cart before checking out. You will get a separate email containing a link to your download for each film that you buy.
Increasingly our films will be offered as HD (high definition) downloads. These are higher quality than the DVDs (which are SD – standard definition). Our latest film, ‘Islands of Fire’ is available now as a HD download. It’s won 2 awards for ‘best seakayaking film of 2011’ but it’s not yet available on DVD, so if you want to see it first then now is your chance – click here!
We also have a couple of never-before-seen films! You can watch paddling under the iconic Golden Gate Bridge in 2003, or a feature on Dutch seakayaker Axel Schoevers ( both for 99p). Click here for more info!
I think we might be the first paddling filmmakers to offer our films digitally, and I’ve uploaded about 50 of them so please bear with me if we have any teething problems. Feedback is welcome & please tell your friends! Oh, and enjoy the films, of course!
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Hello to my favorite film maker! I was just browsing around, and thought to myself, I wonder if Justine has anything on her site about This is the Sea 5. (Wink wink!) So here I find this new Digital Download setup. It’s great, and I like the idea that people can get whatever clip they want out of a movie, without having to buy the whole thing. What about those who do want the whole film though? A quick figuring and all the individual clips add up to about the same if not more than a hard copy. Would a link that put a whole film into one transaction save you money? Just a thought as maybe you could then pass a part of that savings on to your fans.
Ian.
hi Ian,
I’m glad you are pleased by our digital downloads!
“This is the Sea” is available to buy as a whole DVD for £10.99 but the other DVDs contain too much material and the files would be too big. I do offer a 25% discount if you buy all the films, which makes it cheaper than buying a DVD.
Buy any 4 films and get 25% off – simply add the code 4for25 when you check out.
Spend over £15 on downloads and get 25% off – simply add the code 15for25 at check out.
You can only use one of these at once!
all the best
Justine
Hey Justine – offering downloads is a wonderful idea!
I have all of your “this is the sea” videos, and would love to download “This is the Sea 5” 🙂
Serously, I can’t wait for your next release – you are such a talented film maker.
PS – that photo of you jumping from rock to rock..how did it end up? I wince a bit when I think of the landing..
Hi Justine,
yes, a really great idea!
Is it possible to play the videos directly on an ipad after download (without conversion)?
Or what about snother little step forward:
What do you think of an app (ipad,…) with the videos?
happy paddling
tom
Hi,
There is no twitter button on your site and the playak twitter button often doesn’t work.
I ‘twitted’ this post anyway. Hope this latest launch of direct downloads is successful for you.