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...
Take a look at this video: These are animated mattes from visual effects artist Sean Mullen. His company Rampant Design offers a free sample at his website. You could make animated mattes like these yourself using Adobe After Effects or simply buy them from Rampant...
The SOLOSHOT2 Automatic Tracking Tripod Head keeps a camera pointed at a moving subject wearing a wireless transmitter from 200 ft to 2000 ft away. This robotic device does not require a camera operator. It can handle small cameras up to 5 pounds in weight and do 360°...
The FCC regulated the volume of commercials in 2011, but it didn't really work. Loud TV commercials still rule the tube. Now FCC is trying again. They've updated the algorithm which measures volume with the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (Calm) Act....
Nearly every smart phone today produces broadcast quality HD video. Smart phones used to be a last resort for news stories. Today they are used routinely. Consider the story below. It was shot entirely on an iPhone 5s at full HD 1080p. This version was downconverted...
A while ago I wrote about the Chromecast USB bridge that brings web video to your TV. I finally have one and now that I do, I wouldn't live without it. Chromecast Delivers YouTube I use my smart phone to find a YouTube video and cast it to my TV. Then I can turn off...
Many of the video production trends for 2015 are technology-driven. And while the techniques themselves are nothing new, they are now available to everyone with an artistic eye. 1. Shorter, Shorter, Shorter A one minute video will be watched by 50% more people than a...
As I've discussed in other articles such as Screen Recording With VLC and Convert Video Files with VLC, this free video player can do a lot. Here's another trick VLC can do - Record Your Webcam. Even if your webcam has software to take pictures and record video, VLC...
Capturing the screen goes by various names such as screencast, screen recording or screen session recording. There are quite a few screencast programs around such as BB Flashback Express, Screencast-O-Matic, Jing and the standard - Camtasia which is a bit pricey....
I've written about the VLC Media Player before. See A Better Replacement for Windows Media Player and Apple Quick Time. I swear by it and I'm not alone. Many video producers consider it their primary video viewer. On the surface it is a straightforward video player,...
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