Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) is an online file storage web service which is very large and fast. Clients include NASDAQ, the stock market exchange, and Netflix among others. Amazon Web Services enables Netflix to quickly deploy thousands of servers and terabytes...
Business of Video
The Video Thumbnail
This is the still photo (ostensibly from the video) that is shown with the title and description in Google and other searches. On YouTube, you will often see what appears to be a bare-breasted woman in the small video thumbnail. This leads some to watch the video, not...
SEO for Video
Whether you do any search engine optimization (SEO) for your client's video or not, it is worth understanding how to get more attention for a video. Search Engine Optimization or SEO is the process of affecting the visibility of a website, web page, or video in a...
Promoting Videos & Streaming Video
Producing a great video is only half the battle. The target audience must find that video. Some obvious ways to promote the video include linking to it in newsletters, websites, and printed materials. An email signature could include a short enticing title and link to...
Time Lapse in Business Videos
This is another simple technique that can produce powerful, dazzling business videos. We've all seen nighttime city traffic time lapses which, while they are always fun to watch, have almost become a cliche. But time lapses are not just eye candy. Look at this short...
Commission An Animator
For many video projects it may be smarter to commission an animator and manage the job rather than doing it yourself. You can find animators online through sites such as https://www.upwork.com/ . But there are some real advantages to working with a local animator in...
9 Tips to Make Video Thumbnails That Increase Views
After the video itself, the video thumbnail may be the most important element of a video. Combine this with a video title that is what the viewer is looking for, and you have helped your video win a lot more viewers. The thumbnail-title combination is a powerful click...
Home Movies Day
If you are transferring home movies (either film or video) as a commercial service, you should know about the non-profit Center For Home Movies . They sponsor Home Movie Day which will be on October 17, 2015. The site also will show you some possibilities you may not...
FAA Exemptions for Commercial Drones
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has increased its allowance of Section 333 Petition exemptions for the commercial use of unmanned air vehicles (UAV) and drones. This does not include recreational or hobby flying. Those have their own rules. See...
Airline Carry on Rules
Check the latest airline carry on rules as of August, 2015. The airlines are reducing the weight and size limits for carry-on bags. So the camera gear you could take last month as carry-on may not qualify this month. There's nothing worse than having to check camera...
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