December 2005 Newsletter
Ho, ho, ho. Happy Holidays and Merry Internet
Video. Its almost the end of 2005 and it has been a very good year
for streaming media on the net. Its everywhere you turn. Everyone is
talking about IPTV and the broadcast industry needs to quickly
evolve to accommodate the changing reality of the net.
Who knows what we will see next year? Is it the end of broadcast
television? Is the Internet age finally here? Has net shopping and
e-commerce finally come of age? I know I bought a bunch of my
holiday gifts online and never set foot in a mall this holiday
season.
Happy holidays all. See ya in 2006
Mark Shapiro
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Articles, Trends, Product and Book Reviews and other Interesting
Stuff to Ponder
Looking for a new camcorder and are interested in a DVD camcorder?
Check out the review of the new
DVD 203 from Sony. Also check out the review of the
JVC Everio hard disk camcorder. You may as well also read the
updated article about
DV vs. Analog vs Digital 8 vs. DVD vs. Hard Drive Camcorders.
You got a lot of choices now regarding camcorder formats - at least
in the consumer space.
Are you just getting started in video and don't
know what to do next? You got a bunch of great video clips and still
photos but don't want to bother installing a software program or
learning how to edit it all together to create a movie? Maybe you
and computers just don't see eye to eye? If so, you might want to
check out
OneTrueMedia, a new online company that takes a lot of the
hassle out of creating movies and slideshows. You can upload your
videos or stills to the site and then create a cool looking video or
still image montage, all on line, all over the Internet. And then,
when you are done, the service then allows you to share it with your
friends and relatives. And if uploading is too complicated, you can
simply mail or ship them your raw tapes, and they'll edit it all
together for you. Check out
OneTrueMedia.
The Digital Video Production Cookbook
from O'Reilly Digital Studio by Chris Kenworthy provides 100 great
tips and tricks for inexpensively creating neat looking effects and
video scenes. Set up like a cookbook with easy to follow
instructions and illustrations, the book is a very enjoyable
motivational and learning tool to improve your film-making
techniques. None of these are truly revolutionary but many are of
the "cool, yes let's try that" variety. These tips and techniques
are targeted to the filmmaker using video to create and shoot -
whether an inexpensive one chip DV camcorder or a professional 3
chip video camera.
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NEW!
"Is It Streaming Media or IPTV?" by Howard Greenfield
IP (Internet Protocol) media has been streaming on the web for more
than a decade. Isnt any video stream on the web arguably IPTV
TV (video) + (delivered over) IP (internet protocol) = IPTV.
The current IPTV offering is characterized by a two-way digital
broadcast signal, broadband and set-top based, coming over switched
telephone or cable networks. Because we already have streaming
Internet video, what would change? And will the promise of increased
user control or MPEG quality force the telecoms, ISPs, and portal
sites to build out this new platform in the next year?
Read the entire article -
"Streaming Media or IPTV?", Greenfield,
IPTV, Int'l Magazine.
"Queer Dick - The Feature" - is coming. This project, based on the
Internet shorts in which a gay duck comes out of the closet,
features the voices of Jim J. Bullock, Kevin Michael Richardson,
Marice LaMarche, and Billy West. Special guest voices include Conan
O'Brien, Andy Dick, Bruce Vilanch, Tim Curry, Mark Hamill, and
David Duchovny."
He and his writing partner of more than 20 years, Al Jean, recently
received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Animation Writer
Caucus of the Writers Guild of America. The two, who have been with
The Simpsons since its start, co-created "The Critic" for
television, and later, for the Internet. Reiss also was the creator
of "Hard Drinkin Lincoln" on the Internet. After many television
ventures which have won them multiple Emmys and a Peabody Award,
Reiss and Jean continue to work together on various projects. Other
TV credits include "It's Garry Shandling's Show," "The PJs," "Nine
to Five," "Sledgehammer," and "The Tonight Show with Johnny
Carson." Reiss is currently writing movie scripts, and Jean is
executive producer/showrunner of The Simpsons.
ItsMeTV launched in December 2006 and is offering MEdia Lockers
that you can use to store your videos as well as all other kinds of
digital media. You can use ItsMeTV's Media Locker to Link Your
Videos to the World Wide Web; Send your video link in an email, or
Publish your video on your web site. Business can use the ItsMeTV
to host and promote their adverting, advertorial and how-to videos
and multimedia manuals. Get 15 MB for $14.95
This is a very cool little utility for users of Windows. Andrew
Rowley has released version 2 of Picnam, a program for renaming and
recording information about digital images on Windows XP/2000/98.
Picnam is a quick and easy way to rename digital images and record
information about them in an associated text file.
more
Grateful Dead to Allow Free Web Downloads - What a short,
strange trip it was. After the Grateful Dead angered some of its
biggest fans by asking a nonprofit Web site to halt the free
downloading of its concert recordings, the psychedelic jam band
changed its mind Wednesday.
Va. Pilot Unit Starts Video Web Site - Virginian-Pilot
Interactive Media, a division of The Virginian-Pilot newspaper,
began a video-only Web site Thursday.
Called HamptonRoads.tv, the site includes video of local
entertainment, news, sports, traffic, local life, music and movie
previews. Users can choose videos by content category, with
selections from HamptonRoads.tv videographers as well as those from
The Virginian-Pilot and other sources.
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You don't have to be a great film maker or go to film school to
create interesting Internet video webisodes. You don't need a lot of
gear, big teams, or professional expertise. You don't even need
money.
All you really need is the desire and the energy to do it. Check out
the
Dave and Berry Show article and learn how these young kids
created their own ongoing show - now with eight episodes up and
posted.
Read the article
However, if you do want to make money making
Internet and streaming video, you ought to read The Business of
Streaming and Digital Media. It provides a concise and
direct analysis of how to implement a scalable, profitable venture,
as well as the common and hidden pitfalls to avoid in your business.
Get
The Business of Streaming and Digital Media from Amazon.
Online Video Service Pairs Up With AOL - The migration of
television to the Internet is getting another boost with a deal that
gives Web video startup Brightcove Networks Inc. a foothold on AOL's
Web portal. The announcement by Brightcove, whose rivals include
San Mateo, Calif.-based Akimbo Systems Inc. and a startup called
DaveTV, come just a week after AOL said it would join Warner Bros.
to make dozens of old television shows available online and
free-of-charge on a new broadband network called In2TV.
Fox to Offer Movies Online Via Movielink Movielink, a joint
venture of five Hollywood studios to offer movies over the Internet,
has signed a deal with Twentieth Century Fox, allowing it to offer
movies from all major studios for the first time.
Are you just starting to make movies with your camcorder and your
Windows computer and don't know where to turn? Check out Windows XP
and its free, bundled MovieMaker program. Here are few good books
that will get you started on using this simple to learn but
surprisingly powerful video editing program.
MovieMaker Books
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It's been a bad week for computers and the net.
Are you concerned about spyware, a virus or hackers intercepting
your email and getting your data? Or worse, crashing your computer
and destroying your work? The
Symantec Guide to Internet Security is an easy-to-understand
book that will help protect you against Internet threats. It's
written specifically for non-technical computer users.
Do you want to learn how to set up a car chase,
make a realistic-looking alien, stage a fistfight, create
atmospheric lighting, and/or correctly use special effects?
"Digital Video Production Cookbook" (Kenworthy, O'Reilly, US $29.95)
will show you how to create sophisticated-looking visual effects,
dramatic shots, and powerful sequences using low-cost methods
adapted from high-end professional techniques.
more
Are you a filmmaker looking for some great
real world tips on how to create an independent film? If so, or if
you are just curious about what really goes on behind the scenes
during the filmmaking process, please take some time to visit the
Horrors of War movie site. The brain child of writer - producer
- director Peter John Ross, this site was developed to promote the
film, Horrors of War, that was co-directed by John Whitney and
produced by Phil Garrett and Sean Reid. The short making of
documentaries are GREAT and should be seen by everyone who dreams of
making their own flick, as well as those actually in the biz.
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Check out these videos!
The holiday season is not happy for everyone. A lot of pine
trees got sacrificed, turkeys get eaten and some of us get fat.
Cookies too have their problems. Check out this short musical clip -
Cookie Blues
Jesus and His Brothers -
Created by: Al Jean
Meet Marty, Vinnie and Chuck - the lesser-known members of the
Christ family.
Have you seen the new hot video ad for Napster? It is truly pushing
the edge. After being up less than 12 hours at MSN Video, this video
had been removed because it was "too sexy". Click on the banner ad.
Art can be found in many places. Some are expected but some are
surprises. On gallery walls, in museums, on billboards, on the net,
and sometimes even on the street. Check out Richard El Sheikh's
homage to street art
"Chalk La Strada." he shot this video at San Diego's annual
Little Italy Street Festival. For a different change of pace, also
watch his
Poker Mania video, a look at the poker craze that is sweeping
the country.
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Here are some interesting video web sites to visit
Attention nerds, engineers and computer wienies - if you want to
get your daily fix on the coolest and most important tech
developments, take a few minutes to check out
Network World's Video Library. In addition to spotlighting
interviews with industry leaders and cool new technologies, it also
includes a nice collection of videos from recent DEMO conferences.
It's pretty darn nerdy but if you into IT and technology, you'll
love it.
AtomFilms announced a powerful end-of-year programming lineup that
will give viewers a respite from the pressures of the holiday
season. AtomFilms has packed its weekly release schedule with
world-class short films and animations, including premieres from
Aardman and JibJab, a timely political satire, an Oscar-winning
animation and much more. Viewers looking for an antidote to sugary
sweet seasonal sentiment can tune in to "Holidazed," AtomFilms'
featured collection of 10 twisted seasonal shorts (http://holidazed.atomfilms.com)
Its Holiday season and many web sites are offering special
programming to celebrate. You might want to check out the special
Christmas videos web site offered by OutoftheClosetTV. Yes, this
site is programmed towards gay and lesbians, but then again, holiday
music is for everyone, regardless of sexual preference. Well, except
for the TackyJacky videos which are a bit crass but very funny (and
heterosexual).
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That’s it for 2005. Have a happy holiday season and try not to spend
too much time on the Net instead of spending time with your friends,
relatives and family members.
And as usual, if you want to be removed from this newsletter list,
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Happy holidays from the Internet Video Magazine Team
Copyright 2005
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