Internet Video Magazine Newsletter 072505

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Are you using an online video locker to store your video? Do you record your favorite broadcast or cable shows and wish you had access to them whenever or wherever you wanted to use them? Are you running out of disk space because your digital video recordings are so large? An online storage locker may be the solution. more

Looking for a good and affordable video editing software package that's easy to use? Check out the new and improved Ulead VideoStudio 9. Read the review by Doug Dixon. If you are trying to create and author DVD discs, then check out Doug's review of Ulead DVD Movie Factory.

You can now create your own streaming net service that relays your personal home or business TV and cable service, over the net, to your computer or anywhere in the world. Sling Media, Inc. announced the nationwide availability of the Slingbox that transforms Windows XP based PCs and laptops into personal on-the-go digital TVs. The Slingbox allows individuals anywhere-anytime access to their own living room television experience with no additional monthly service fees. Enabling consumers to watch their cable, satellite, or personal video recorder (PVR) programming from wherever they are, the Slingbox turns any Internet-connected laptop or desktop PC into a personal TV. more

Ready to shoot and edit high definition video but don't want to spend tens of thousands of dollars? Check out the two new HD Handycams from Sony

According to Informa Telecoms and Media, the market for erotic content for mobile devices is predicted to be worth USD2.3bn by 2010, but realization of this is highly dependent on mobile phone carriers and content providers working with regulators in order to determine solid controls and age verification procedures. more

News, news and more news on the net. Recognizing the value of always available video news on the Internet, CBS announced that it will start making its newscast available 24/7. The Web site will feature free video clips of reporting by CBS journalists with footage not aired in the daily CBS Evening News broadcasts. Breaking news stories will be updated throughout the day. While the other broadcast networks ABC and NBC, as well as cable channels such as Fox News, CNN and MSNBC, have Web sites, CBS said its will be more extensive and on demand more. Check it out here

Time is Ripe for Video Blogs: Yahoo and Google Ready to Cash In - Within minutes of the tragic London bombings last week, news sites showed location video footage -- mainly from camera phones -- sent by members of the public. According to director of news Helen Boaden, the BBC quickly received 30 video clips, which aired on broadcasts and online within 20 minutes of the attack. Boaden called it "a new world" of digital media distribution.

Vamsi Sistla, ABI Research's director of residential entertainment research, agrees: "Now, anybody who has a voice has a means to express it." Many of those video clips were carried on Web sites such as Yahoo, Google and MSN, highlighting what Sistla calls the latest trend in digital home "entertainment": the move by large Internet operators into a realm previously dominated by cable companies and telcos offering broadband services.

The signs are everywhere. Microsoft is collaborating with France Telecom to produce cutting-edge digital media products. Google, with a new video service, has just announced an investment in a company providing broadband through powerline, and is rumored to be buying dark fiber bandwidth. China's Shanda Interactive has released a set-top box, and Intel is investing in movie distribution. from ABI Research - www.abiresearch.com

Digital Video Hacks - Tips & Tools for Shooting, Editing, and Sharing

Ignore the title - this is a wonderful book covering a slew of useful tips and shortcuts for creating video. It's amazing - tips range from all aspects of the digital video process - from shooting, to editing to distribution. According to the author Josh Paul, "Some of the (100) hacks include: creating a video that changes its ending based on the time of day, building and using a blue/green screen, and using your DV camera to backup your computer. Of course, there's also information on vlogging. I sincerely hope there's something in there for everyone, amateur and professional." more

Are you an independent producer with great programming or DVDs to sell but you can't make a dent in the marketplace. Check out how TotalVid helped Norlynne Coar with her "Learn to Surf with Surfer Joe" DVD.

CyberLink’s PowerDirector4 is a complete video editing application that has some very interesting and powerful tools for creating videos, including four new automated video editing and color correction applications. Read the review

You no longer need a computer to watch Internet video or video blogs. Check out the new Akimbo Video Player and Service. You can find videoblogs from Rocketboom, FreshWave.TV, Clint Sharp’s Vlog, Steve Garfield’s Video Blog and “The Carol and Steve Show,” alongside programs from A&E, BBC, CNN, HGTV, Cartoon Network and others. press release

New and Cool Online Videos and Movies

Sometimes all you need is one good idea - one clear concept - to create short film that can stand out from all the rest. Check out "email to mama" - written, produced and directed by Gerardo Ruiz Minan. Another interesting site and video is found at Aaron's Truck Driver Blog. Check out the July 4 blog and flash - WMV video that he shot and posted. Simple but very cool.

Written and directed by Luis Camara Silva, "Endgame" is a wonderful little 8 minute flick that uses chess as a metaphor for life, for dating, for the battle of the sexes. Great direction, writing, acting and imagery. You got to check it out.

Comic-CON is raging in San Diego and we are offering you a spoof of Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Check out Fast Times at Hero High. Superheroes weren't always super.

And, by the way, if you are crazy, hear voices and talk to yourself, here is the cure. Throw away your Librium, forget shock therapy. Tales of Dementia: Cell Phone

Check out these online video sites

Not all video web sites have to be super sophisticated and slick to be effective. Sometimes it is a simple site, with easy to follow links and logic, that can work the best. For example, check out Robin Henkel's web site. A musician, he uses the site to promote himself and his music. He has a very simple video web page with a nice assortment of video clips.

AtomFilms is debuting their new Reactor section, where you can watch provocative shorts and rant about the hot-button issues they tackle. As the 4th of July approaches, how do you feel about money grubbers exploiting the US flag? Watch Old Glory, then react in their forums!

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