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Re: Facebook's Lookback

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Post by shannonmac »

Anglhrt wrote: post #89
chinabound07 wrote: post #87

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You have to hit the share button in upper right hand corner the first time you visit the page ...no going back or it won't be there

I can't seem to make the new video that has just been offered on FB... I made one earlier and posted and then deleted it from the wall because photos wouldn't show. Now when I go to https://www.facebook.com/lookback/ all I see is some static pictures and a greeting that says what's on the file attachment.. I really want to make a lookback video... can anyone help???? I did hit the share button and then deleted from t…

The same has happened to me and I really want a video lol any suggestions on how to get a video again??

Re: Facebook's Lookback

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Post by shannonmac »

shuw wrote: post #35
terabytest wrote: post #29

Does anyone have any information regarding the logistics of rendering 800+ million videos like this for each user on Facebook? I'm pretty sure it's not rendered on the fly.

I'm part of the team that built this which came from different parts of FB. I think we'll be getting some much needed rest after today, then I hope we can start telling the story of how we built it.

Will we be able to create a new video again? I deleted pics out of my album because I forgot they were even there and then the video disappeared and all I get is the thank you one...GREAT JOB though, what a wonderful idea. I have enjoyed so many people's videos

Re: Facebook's Lookback

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Post by riffraff »

personlurking wrote: post #24
colinbartlett wrote: post #14

Could someone please describe this for those of us that don't have a Facebook account?

Unless you are like me and self-delete posts after a day or two. Then you get a picture of your cover photo and profile pic plus the message "Thank you, [name] 10 years ago people started using Facebook to connect with each other in a new way. Thanks for being a part of it. Mark and the Facebook team"

I do not self delete, but I got the same page.

Re: Facebook's Lookback

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Post by riffraff »

matthuggins wrote: post #66
bbosh wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, mine is just a few photographs on a page. No video. I guess you need to have a certain number of photos uploaded/tagged on Facebook to create a video, whereas I make an effort to not upload any such content.

I don't think it makes a difference. I've been on Facebook since 2004 and have about 950 photos and videos.

what are your privacy settings? I think that is the big differentiator.

Re: Facebook's Lookback

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Post by tluker42010 »

alecsmart1 wrote: post #23
0x0 wrote: post #21

Is this generated real time? I had some very recent posts appear and it's impressive if they pre-generate 1.25billion .mp4 files in such a short time!

I was wondering the same. Because there is no "building" or "loading". It just plays.

Ya, i am on my phone using sprint's crappy 3g data that cuts out every 2 mins and it played without buffering one bit, i get that its a 30 sec video, but when vines or gifs dont play...

Re: Facebook's Lookback

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Post by mayjay23 »

shuw wrote: post #35
terabytest wrote: post #29

Does anyone have any information regarding the logistics of rendering 800+ million videos like this for each user on Facebook? I'm pretty sure it's not rendered on the fly.

I'm part of the team that built this which came from different parts of FB. I think we'll be getting some much needed rest after today, then I hope we can start telling the story of how we built it.

Hi I viewed the fb lookback video that was made for me but I couldn't share it at the time of viewing since I was at work. When I went back to try to view it, it's no longer a video but looked more like a thank you message with a bunch of previous profile pictures... I was wondering how I could retrieve the video as I would like to share it? Thank you in advance!

Re: Facebook's Lookback

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Post by mayjay23 »

shannonmac wrote: post #92
shuw wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm part of the team that built this which came from different parts of FB. I think we'll be getting some much needed rest after today, then I hope we can start telling the story of how we built it.

Will we be able to create a new video again? I deleted pics out of my album because I forgot they were even there and then the video disappeared and all I get is the thank you one...GREAT JOB though, what a wonderful idea. I have enjoyed so many people's videos

Ok that's probably what happened to me. After I viewed the video, I deleted some pics in my albums and I'm afraid it affected the video... and I would actually like to request for a new video.... please? Thank you!
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