Looking
for the perfect digital still camera for your family, for yourself?
Check out this guide to great digital cameras
- from tiny digicams that fit into your pocket to megapixel
monsters. You can take great photos without having to spend a lot of
money.
The
dotTVrevolution
by Alexander
Scott
Compulsive
Traveler Web Site -
“The revolution will
not be televised” but it may be streamed over broadband Internet.
It is not the revolution that throws wrenches in the gears of
capitalism but in a sense it may plant the seeds that loosen the
bolts. I’m talking about a content revolution. Not a “TV”
revolution but a “dot TV” revolution.
MySpace Music Initiative Marries
iTunes, MTV Unplugged
The New York Times
In a Web 2.0 variation of MTV's Unplugged, MySpace today is
inviting musicians across the globe to return to the studio
and rerecord videos of their songs for distribution on
MySpace. The News Corp. site will sell the performances
through a special Web page devoted to the recording session,
allowing musicians to sell the songs for a price that they
set, while keeping most of the revenue for themselves.
Financial terms were not disclosed, but rev-shares will be
negotiated on a case-by-case basis.
Read the whole story...
Using
Accessories to Improve the Audio from Built-in Camcorder Mics
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How to achieve professional sound with
consumer camcorders
Old
Photos and Slides: The Fun of Going Digital
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Transferring old photos and slides to a
digital format brings numerous benefits, not
to mention the space savings.
Say goodbye to all the old photo shoeboxes
and slide carousels in your basement or
garage! New digital services allow
your precious images to be converted to
DVDs, online sharing, and other fun digital
media.
MTV to offer all South Park clips online
MTV Networks
plans to make every clip from every episode of hit animated comedy
"South Park" available for free online next year as part of a
strategy to reach consumers everywhere.
The decision
from the biggest division of media conglomerate Viacom Inc follows
on the heels of the "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," whose
popularity online has helped boost television viewership.
MTV Networks's
Comedy Central network began offering in October some 13,000 "Daily
Show" videos dating back to 1999.
Alternative media
sees silver lining from strike
The
Hollywood screenwriters' strike is an
opportunity for alternative media
companies, from DVD renters to cable
television and the Web, to reach new
audiences, entertainment industry
executives told Reuters.
"To the extent that people aren't
watching the (television) networks,
that's an interesting opportunity,"
Peter Levinsohn, president of News
Corp's Fox Interactive Media, home to
the wildly popular MySpace online social
network, said at the Reuters Media
Summit.
Green Screen Tutorial - all about how
to set up and use green screen for fun and
dramatic video effects. Put your subject on
the moon, in Paris or anywhere you can
imagine.
more
Is the party over for
User Created Content? We saw it coming last year and now more sites
are dumping amateurs and are turning the pros for their online video
fix. Check out this article from Businessweek.
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Read the story...
Web Video: Move Over, Amateurs -
As more professionally produced content
finds a home online, user-generated video
becomes less alluring to viewers—and
advertisers.
I guess everyone
just wants to watch news.
How to be successful making Internet
Video - from Metacafe - These tips apply to anyone who
wants to make a video for the net that gets seen, gets shared and
makes money
Metacafe Success Tips
Over 500 producers
have earned money through our
Producer Rewards program since its
launch in October 2006, and nineteen
have made over $10,000. Naturally,
many people ask, "How can I make the
big bucks on Metacafe too?" To which
we say, "Great question! Pull up a
chair, because this could take a
while..."
more
If you're getting serious about producing
high definition video (and DVDs and
animations), you should think about moving
up to a workstation-class system.
So what kind of system
should you be looking at to edit HD video,
and what are the best cost / performance
trade-offs in today's market?
more
Online Videos Attract Broad Audience
by Mark Walsh
Almost half of the U.S. population watches as least one online video per
month, according to a new study of online video viewing habits. "One of
the most notable things we found is the broad range of users," says
Michael Vorhaus, senior vice president and managing director at Magid
Associates. "This is not any sort of niche behavior." -
Read the whole story...
There are secrets to becoming the latest,
greatest Web meme. Internet legends give Lee Gomes some advice
on how to become a viral Web superstar. From the Wall Street
Journal
How to preview HDV
in Realtime - Many video producers are
switching from SD to HDV and are finding out
that their current systems are unable to
preview out to an external monitor. There
are several hardware solutions on the market
that can make an HDV workflow run as smooth
as your existing SD system. This article
explores the various options for creating a
real-time preview out on either a Mac or PC
with either a PCI Express or external
solution.
more
"Portrait & Candid Photography" is the
perfect companion book if you just got a
good digital camera or are giving one as a
gift. Easy to follow, with lots of pictures
and recommendations, this workshop book will
help anyone improve heir basic photography
skills.
Strongly recommended.
more
Web
2.0 and Home Video - Home Movies - The
term “Web 2.0” has been discussed and
analyzed on the blogosphere for several
years, although many consumers have probably
never heard of the term. Web 2.0, however,
is extremely relevant to home movies for the
reason that, as the Internet and social
networking become more powerful and
interactive, it becomes easier and easier
for the so-called Baby Boomer generation to
use them. And these Boomers are the ones
who have closets and basements full of home
movie reels, tapes, slides and photos that
are degrading. more
