Bill Mandates Captioning for Podcasts
Eighteen months after its enactment, the Federal Communications Commission must set up regulations and deadlines for "an appropriate schedule of deadlines for the provision of closed captioning of video programming distributed to the public over the Internet."
Three kinds of video would be affected:
- Material that has already been captioned for TV viewing
- Live programming
- Video that is "generally considered to be comparable to programming provided by multichannel programming distributors."
How about instead of sending money to worthless causes... they actualy fund this requirement.
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New Media Expo Coming Soon
June 28, 2008 Filed in: Conferences
Eighteen months after its enactment, the Federal Communications Commission must set up regulations and deadlines for "an appropriate schedule of deadlines for the provision of closed captioning of video programming distributed to the public over the Internet."
Three kinds of video would be affected:
- Material that has already been captioned for TV viewing
- Live programming
- Video that is "generally considered to be comparable to programming provided by multichannel programming distributors."
How about instead of sending money to worhless causes... they actualy fund this requirement.
Using Dimmers
June 24, 2008 Filed in: Podcast
Advertisers Begin To Target Podcasts
June 23, 2008 Filed in: Business
I’ve often scratched my head how I can gather 2 million people each month... but advertisrs still go with magazines that deliver less than 25% of that. This article from Investor’s Business Daily is an important read. It also features a colleague of mine... Scott Bourne.
Lend Me Your Ears: Advertisers Begin To Target Podcasts
Podcast audiences have branched out far beyond just geeks. And advertisers are starting to like them, too.
After having placed ads with Web sites and search engines, more advertisers are starting to spread their ad dollars to audio and video podcasts in an attempt to reach certain consumers.
Read the rest.
Special Episode of Layers TV
June 19, 2008 Filed in: Post
“Corey is joined by guest co-host Richard Harrington to discuss working with video in Photoshop Extended, Premiere, and After Effects.
- When working in Premiere, don't forget about the search menu that you can use to locate the effects you want
- Change Color is a useful effect that you can use to target and adjust one color region of your video clip
- There are also Shadow/Highlight adjustment options in Premiere
- You can bring your video clips into Photoshop Extended and apply Photoshop effects to them
- Make video clips into smart objects so that Photoshop will treat them as a single layer
- After you have finished editing the video clip in Photoshop, go under the Export command and render the finished video
- Get more information from Richard at Photoshop For Video.com
- Use After Effects to make speed changes to your video clips. Remember, time is just another keyframe
- If you want further video training from Richard, you can watch his classes at Kelby Training.com, or see him live at Photoshop World this September in Las Vegas”
Using Camera Tally Lights
June 17, 2008 Filed in: Podcast
Refillable Sandbags
June 14, 2008 Filed in: Production
When you get to your location you can fi ll them with sand, rocks, or whatever else can be found nearby. A popular model by Lindcraft is made of durable Cordura Nylon with a heavy-duty zipper with a hook-and-loop cover fl ap to keep it shut. www.lindcraft.com/product_details/RS.html.
Shooting Progressive
June 10, 2008 Filed in: Podcast
Make Your Gray Skies Blue in Final Cut Pro
June 04, 2008 Filed in: Post
It’s not unusual for your skies to be washed out. This is often a problem, because video doesn’t offer the same dynamic range as film (the difference between darks and highlights). Fortunately, Final Cut Pro allows you to isolate the color correction, so you can achieve a fix just to the problem area.
1 Apply the Color Corrector 3-way filter, and access the filter’s visual controls.
2 Using the Select Color eyedropper in the Limit Effect controls, select the desired color you’d like to keep.
3 Click the key icon to view the matte. Use the Select Color eyedropper while holding down the Shift key to add to the matte. You can click in the Viewer or Canvas window.
4 Finesse the matte by adjusting the Width and Softness sliders for the Chroma, Saturation, and Luma values in the Limit Effect controls. When the desired color is clearly selected, there will be no holes in your matte. Also, adjust the Softening slider to improve the matte. You may get a better matte by using fewer limiting ranges.
5 Click the key icon twice to toggle back to View Final.
6 Adjust the color balance wheels and saturation of the shot.
You may need to add a second color corrector to finesse the scene or isolate another problem area.
Like this tip? It comes from the book
Final Cut Studio On the Spot from Focal Press.
Sharing Internet Connections
June 03, 2008 Filed in: Podcast
Cool Video Prodution Widgets for Your iPhone or Laptop
Video Footage Calculator – Calculates how much storage you'll need for your footage type and duration.
Web – iPhone version – Offline version
Film Rate Calculator – Determines how much film you need for a particular scenario.
Web – iPhone version – Offline version
Aspect Ratio Calculator – Determines the aspect ratio for different footage formats.
Web – iPhone version
Depth of Field Calculator – Calculates depth of field for many camera sensors.
Web – iPhone version
Pixel Aspect Ratio Calculator – Determines relationship of Pixels for many digital formats.
Web – iPhone version
Lens Angle Calculator – Helps calculate the lens angle for a given sensor size and focal length.
Web – iPhone version
Power Load Calculator – Calculates the load on a circuit to see if it is excessive. You can also calculate the minimum circuit breaker size for the given load.
Web – iPhone version
These tools are cool, free, and useful.... three points that make them a must have for my iPhone.
Analyze Video Files on a Mac with Video Spec
• The latest version has been tested on Mac OS X Tiger and Leopard.
• It is compatible with PowerPC and Intel Mac (Universal Binary).
• This version is localized in english and french.
Are You in Europe? I'm coming there...
June 01, 2008 Filed in: Conferences
For the second year in a row, I'll be coming back to Europe to offer training. I'll be speaking at the NAB European Post-Production Conference on a variety of topics.
Sunday 26 October 2008
- Producing Video Podcasts: Key Lessons Learned
Monday 27 October 2008
- Creating a Graphic Identity for Your New Media Projects
- Compressing Audio and Video for Web Delivery
- Getting it Live: Multicam Techniques
Tuesday 28 October 2008
- A Sense of Perspective with Vanishing Point
- Seeing a New Light: Final Cut Pro Color Correction
Wednesday 29 October 2008
- Creating Graphics for Avid Editing Systems
- Get the Most from After Effects CS3
If you're based in Europe, I hope you can come by.
