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...
For the longest time, Adobe's Flash was the go-to program for interactive video. It is still used by many large sites, but Flash is clearly on its way out for reasons we've explored previously. See The End of Flash: Facebook and Firefox Attack Flash. YouTube has begun...
Flash is not supported in iOS or in Android devices out of the box. Google Chrome does not support it at all. While Flash can still be installed on Android devices, there are no security updates, bug fixes, or official Adobe support. So when Adobe dropped mobile...
If you want to learn how to get a grant for a documentary, here's a good place to start. The MacArthur Foundation 2015 Documentary Fund seeks to support feature documentary films and interactive digital documentaries that combine engaging storytelling with in-depth...
by Donald Barrett If there’s anything most inexperienced producers face with a certain level of dread, it’s the challenge of editing and finishing a show. Those who have a year or two of experience with Final Cut Pro (why would you edit on anything else?) won’t find...
M Disks are available now at Amazon. The M-DISC is short for Millennial Disc. It is a write-once optical disc technology that's available in DVD and Blu-ray. It uses an inorganic metal oxide layer to store the data, which should have very long term stability...
In video much of our work is done at our computers. Everything in post production encourages us to sit. As Oscar-winning editor, Walter Murch, says "I would encourage anyone who is an editor to stand while you edit." There are some good health reasons to do so. Many...
Below is an example of Google Earth in a business video, in this case a real estate tour (just the first 40 seconds). The cloud footage is not Google, simply stock footage. Google Earth can create powerful HD videos of virtual trips anywhere around the world. What...
Shooting for the edit is smart shooting. It saves time and money for the editor. If you don't know much about editing, learn before you shoot anything important. Otherwise you may shoot footage that cannot be edited. Knowing how to shoot for the edit makes your work...
If you have an iPad check out a free app called Adobe Voice. David Pogue says it is "One of the simplest, most creative, most joyous apps ever written.” Adobe Voice for iPad helps you create animated video in minutes. There's no filming or graphics work. Using just...
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