Optimal Frame Dimensions for Flash Video Compiled by Robert Reinhardt September 24, 2007 Video codecs such as On2 VP6 and Sorenson Spark perform best when the frame width and height use multiples of 16. While you can use any width and height in your encoding settings, non-optimal dimensions can result in poor image quality and [...]
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Since US papers don’t seem to have a policy, this is the one I’ll follow from the Canadian Journalism Project: The most important rule – NEVER change the meaning of what the interviewee said. With rules like that, who could complain? Rules compiled by Mary McGuire Associate Professor of Journalism Carleton University tnxs, Mary!
On 08.08.07, In Tutorials, by rhernandez
The Making of a Great Photography Website: Three Distinct Approaches | Layers Magazine ____________________________________ DV – Columns – Audio Solutions: Decapitation ______________________________________ Tools & Utilities for filmmakers ou've now entered the Dependent Films Download Center. It's unbelievable 1) how much these files can help, and 2) how hard all of these tools are to find [...]
Rule Number 1YOU ARE NOT in control, your viewers are.Rule Number 2Your viewers time and attention are precious, this is not FRONTLINE. Your pieces should not be longer than 4 minutes, otherwise, chapterize, the viewer can come back and see the rest IF THEY WANT.Rule Number 3Make your videos 'sharable.' The internet is about sharing [...]
Patrick Yen, well-known from http://fakemustaches.org/ and more recently as part of the team that put together this stunning package, http://www.americandiversityproject.org/ has done all of us a a huge service by sharing this awesome tutorial. This is a 38 minute tutorial, produced for MultimediaShooter.com, it's 134 MB and worth every second of your time if you [...]
#100: One Hundred Things Completely Right About Our Job By Chip Litherland, Sarasota Herald-Tribune 10-minute Flash tutorials by the Flash Goddess herself, Mindy McAdams A Guide to Great Online Video Streaming Media magazine (via http://newsvideographer.com/ Angela Grant's new blog, new look, same attitude "Angela-tude") MORE tutorials from TutorialBlog.org enjoy, -r
Can you believe this picture! Get it, gun+camera=multimedia shooter. Maybe it's a stretch. After attending POYi in Berkeley, I was walking back to my car and saw this image inside the parking garage. Anyway, while surf'n around this week I ran into a few articles with a few decent tips, so along with what I [...]
PLEASE READ: I have put this together as a starting point. It's 30 minutes long. I tend to ramble. I don't think it's what I wanted it to be, but I tried. Actually, I tried something new. Something called PULP MOTION. It didn't work so well. User error. [I should have used more than my [...]
For the six of you who want a ThumbnailGrid tutorial, well, see below. And for the rest of you voting for the Flash tut, DAMN YOU! I might have to stuff the ballot box. Just kidding… The video tutorials can be found here: Accordion Nav http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6EZNZUl9QU Thumbnail Grid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLKNyP89E0Q Major 'props' to Justin Winter of [...]
Made you look! Now that I have your attention, it's time give the site a little update from Poynter, where the NPPA multimedia contest judging is taking place. If you're looking for results, wrong place. But, if you're looking for a judges (mine) notes and impressions, and a quick tutorial on HOW TO WIN A [...]
COMPRESSION TUTORIAL: The Basics [part one] SOURCES: http://www.adobe.com/video_encoder.html http://www.flashvideofaq.com http://www.flashvideofaq.com/timetrials/ http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles http://www.adobe.com/designcenter http://www.jeroenwijering.com http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash http://journalism.berkeley.edu/multimedia Encoders/Compressors: The Flash VideoEncoder, which comes with Flash 8 (big$$). Sorenson Squeeze Multiple output formats with the Suite. The ON2 Flix Encoders (from $69 – free demos) The RivaVX FLV Encoder (Free, not available for MAC, no ON2 VP6 codec [...]
Via Geo Perdis at the Newspaper Video Yahoo group.Apple – Seminars Online – Creating a Rich Media Podcast with Final Cut Pro. All I can say is that I've been a a big fan of Zach Wise for some time. He runs a fantasic website digitalartwork.net and has always been taking multimedia technology to different [...]
Very slick interface. I was skeptical at first, but after investing some time I think it's worth your time, some useful tips and tricks for those of us just starting out in video. I didn't like many of the example videos they used, but the editing section was very well done. Current TV // VC2 [...]
Quick "walkthrough" on how to get going with these slide show apps: SimpleViewer MonoSlideShow Swf'n'Slide Pro NOTE: at first I refer to SlideShowPro, but what I really mean is Swf'n'Slide, tnxs. INSTRUCTIONS: Click on the Quicktime Video Mov icon below and the video will play in a new window, or choose download option in small [...]
