Articles tagged with Video
Asking a freelance director of photography about the codecs of their Panasonic cameras is like asking a mechanic about the engine of a car. Be prepared for a long technical answer. All you need to know is why a certain codec is important and correct for your shoot. Panasonic currently has two often confused codecs: DVCPRO HD and AVC Intra. The third codec, AVC Ultra, is to be released next year.
Continue Reading "Know Your Panasonic Codecs! DVCPRO HD, AVC Intra & AVC Ultra"
One of the most common mistakes video producers make when they post videos on the internet is to not do Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for the video. Search engines cannot see the content of a video and they depend upon the metadata or the closed caption transcript to know what the video is about. This post will describe how to optimize the metadata on YouTube for SEO.
Continue Reading "Optimize YouTube Video with Tags and Keywords"
The tommyTrack camera, on tripod, dolly system allows any camera operator to get that hard dolly shot. It has a super quick set up time, available in 36 inches or customizable lengths and is made in the USA.
Continue Reading "Get That Impossible Dolly Shot With A tommyTRACK"
With every blink of an eye a new technology bursts onto the market. Manufacturers know this, and often pump fashionable buzzwords into technology to make it feel fresh, even when it’s not. A prime example is LCD and LED televisions. Branded as different televisions both are actually LCD television. The traditional LCD televisions uses a cold cathode backlight where an LED branded television is actually an LCD screen with an LED backlight. In countries such as the U.K. the term LED television...
Continue Reading "Sony BVM-E250 OLED Monitors; The Real Deal or Another Buzzword"
Sound Devices doesn’t sound like a company that would make a splash with a video mobile recording device, but they have in a big way. The Pix 220 and 240 are mobile video recorders that create up to 10-bit digital video files and transfer them to a compact flash of solid state drive. Not only can the Sound Devices Pix record from a tape to make an instantaneously digital file, it can convert resolutions of the file at the same time. The Pix 240 and 220 offers real-time conversion from 1080i...
Continue Reading "Sound Devices Goes Visual with the Pix 240/220"
One of the best improvements with HTML 5 is its ability to play video. Previously HTML alone was not able to display video so solutions such as Real Player, Flash, and Quicktime have been filling the gap. To play HTML 5 video you need a modern browser which is a problem for those of us dependent on an IT department within businesses and enterprises. For instance I'm sure many of your companies are still on Windows XP and Internet Explorer 6 (both released in 2001).
Continue Reading "HTML 5 and Web Video"The success of executing all video productions are dependant on 1) knowing your audience 2) communicating effectively within your organization & with your vendors 3) having a clear and conscience plan of how to meet your communication objectives 4) embracing a cost-effective technology to be a vehicle for your message. If you
Continue Reading "Webcasting Guide: Planning and Executing Live Streaming Production."BitGravity is a Video Delivery Network that allows you to stream live video or watch video on demand. Case Study: BitGravity Case Study – CNBC Video Demo: BitGravity Video Delivery Network
Continue Reading "Web Streaming"