Hi folks. Most of you know I'm audio podcasting now with a video once in a blue moon. I'm checking out LinkedIn SlideShare feature and it is a mixed bag. There is some spam and dirt among the cool marbles.
This is some of the good stuff. Tread carefully around SlideShare, there is a lot of spam and dubious activities by less than ethical people. Not LinkedIn but some of the people trying to game the system using SlideShare.
So this is a check-in to see if I can embed this Edison Research informational slide to the blog.
It took some fiddling but yes, I can embed. If this is of interest to you dive in otherwise, I bid you peace.
Thursday, October 24, 2019
Sunday, October 15, 2017
Test of Biteable Video Making Service
Not really back in the game but I am testing out animation services for Explainer videos. This is a service called Bitable.com; there are free and paid options for easy animation style videos.
The Difference Between Zoom vs. Zoom.us Recorder on Biteable.
The Difference Between Zoom vs. Zoom.us Recorder on Biteable.
The free version will allow you limited access to templates and audio. You can embed video and share via the website.
You can share via Facebook, Twitter and YouTube but I think you have to give the service permission to post to your account.
Monday, May 30, 2016
Sony Creative Sells Consumer Video and Audio Software to Magix
Greetings. It has been a while, but as most of you know I've been audio podcasting. When there is news or something of note I will posted it.
I got an e-mail from Sony that my personal information was being transferred to Magix, I followed up and found out that all of the consumer lines (what they call assets) have been sold to the Magix.
For the time being nothing will change; but there will be a transition to the new owners. There were good training videos on the Sony site as well as a forum with a lot of historical information.
Not really clear if that is going to migrate as well. Magix is a good company; not too fond of trying finding info on their website; it takes some digging and often you have to register. In the past I had to sign in multiple times to get to the info that I needed at the time.
That said, I have found some goodies over yonder when I needed them.
Vlog and Carry on.
I got an e-mail from Sony that my personal information was being transferred to Magix, I followed up and found out that all of the consumer lines (what they call assets) have been sold to the Magix.
- Vegas Pro
- Movie Studio
- Sound Forge Audio Studio
- Sound Forge Pro
- Acid Music Studio
- Acid Pro
For the time being nothing will change; but there will be a transition to the new owners. There were good training videos on the Sony site as well as a forum with a lot of historical information.
Not really clear if that is going to migrate as well. Magix is a good company; not too fond of trying finding info on their website; it takes some digging and often you have to register. In the past I had to sign in multiple times to get to the info that I needed at the time.
That said, I have found some goodies over yonder when I needed them.
Vlog and Carry on.
Saturday, September 12, 2015
Windows 10 Does Not Support Windows Movie Maker
June 2018 Update: Hi folks. I know it has been a while. I'm working on other projects that are not video related. Most of the consumer video world has switch to mobile. What I had to offer is no longer relevant for contemporary smartphone video production.
That being said, a lot of folks (who refuse to upgrade operating systems) still use some form of Windows Movie Maker. If you are upgrading from Windows 7 or 8.1 and have an existing copy of Movie Maker there shouldn't be any problems.
Microsoft doesn't support Movie Maker 12 for Windows 10 you have to figure out what is wrong and how to make it right.
The worse news is that you can no longer obtain Movie Maker from Microsoft's web site. If you see links to it from other sources do not download it; it may have been tainted with malware.
You do have options:
There are other free options but please be a savvy consumer. Not everything free is safe, easy or good. I'll keep an eye out for items of interest but for now,
Vlog on...
That being said, a lot of folks (who refuse to upgrade operating systems) still use some form of Windows Movie Maker. If you are upgrading from Windows 7 or 8.1 and have an existing copy of Movie Maker there shouldn't be any problems.
Microsoft doesn't support Movie Maker 12 for Windows 10 you have to figure out what is wrong and how to make it right.
The worse news is that you can no longer obtain Movie Maker from Microsoft's web site. If you see links to it from other sources do not download it; it may have been tainted with malware.
You do have options:
- Adobe Premier Essentials is still available.
- Corel VideoStudio is now Corel VideoStudio Pro 2018 and beyond.
Serif Movie Plus- Discontinued. Rest in peace, it was good to me.- Sony Movie Studio is now Magix Movie Studio. If you have a prior version of a Sony video editing software product you might be able to upgrade to a new version for a reduced cost..
There are other free options but please be a savvy consumer. Not everything free is safe, easy or good. I'll keep an eye out for items of interest but for now,
Vlog on...
Thursday, January 1, 2015
When The DV World Was New
In 2003 I saw my first non-tape digital camcorder at a DV convention in Los Angeles. My brain is fuzzy on it but it was an attempt to reach out to industrial and corporate videopeople.
They made a token effort to reach out to "those Internet folks". Many of the exhibitors were not interested in talking to people from the new disruptive wave. The exhibitors were there to make sales to their traditional markets. They had no use for the computer people.
I walked around, got as much swag as I could to justify my admission fee.
Then I saw this:
It was one of the first digital video camcorders. There were two guys running around in white lab coats talking up a storm in either a British or Australian accent. I couldn't tell you which because I was drawn like a bee to honey about that camera.
Running off an 2GB SD card and recording AVI (I think) video. Could have been Motion JPEG. It might have recorded 320x240 video.
It was affordable. $199 in cold hard cash or credit card. Accessible. Golly gee did I want to buy it right then and there. Which meant that I didn't. Not enough cash and I had limited options on uploading and posting videos.
I knew it was a game changer. I knew other camcorders were coming that would be better. I did not known that it would start to pave a path that transformed an industry. Digital video created new opportunities for creatives and non-Hollywood type innovators.
That is the thing about the future. Sometimes you can see a wee bit ahead but you'll never know until you step into the void.
Twelve years later I own different kinds of devices. The most recent being a Pivothead eyewear recorder. Everything old is new again.
Smartphones have replaced dedicated digital recorders. Action cams like the GoPro are transforming movie making and gaming.
Corporate media is busy locking down new talent and production companies to get rooted in the future yet to come.
And hotels are trying to keep you from using personal Wi-Fi and smartphone usage in their buildings.
What has this got to do with video?
Well, if this industry gets the right to block personal Wi-Fi usage then other companies will follow. Some of those companies could be people in the broadcast television industry looking to suppress any form of innovation they don't understand.
Or police departments wanting to stop people recording and uploading video of certain activities.
Or a religious group that thinks you should not have a voice to express your views and actively stops transmission.
How shall we go forward?
They made a token effort to reach out to "those Internet folks". Many of the exhibitors were not interested in talking to people from the new disruptive wave. The exhibitors were there to make sales to their traditional markets. They had no use for the computer people.
I walked around, got as much swag as I could to justify my admission fee.
Then I saw this:
It was one of the first digital video camcorders. There were two guys running around in white lab coats talking up a storm in either a British or Australian accent. I couldn't tell you which because I was drawn like a bee to honey about that camera.
Running off an 2GB SD card and recording AVI (I think) video. Could have been Motion JPEG. It might have recorded 320x240 video.
It was affordable. $199 in cold hard cash or credit card. Accessible. Golly gee did I want to buy it right then and there. Which meant that I didn't. Not enough cash and I had limited options on uploading and posting videos.
I knew it was a game changer. I knew other camcorders were coming that would be better. I did not known that it would start to pave a path that transformed an industry. Digital video created new opportunities for creatives and non-Hollywood type innovators.
That is the thing about the future. Sometimes you can see a wee bit ahead but you'll never know until you step into the void.
Twelve years later I own different kinds of devices. The most recent being a Pivothead eyewear recorder. Everything old is new again.
Smartphones have replaced dedicated digital recorders. Action cams like the GoPro are transforming movie making and gaming.
Corporate media is busy locking down new talent and production companies to get rooted in the future yet to come.
And hotels are trying to keep you from using personal Wi-Fi and smartphone usage in their buildings.
What has this got to do with video?
Well, if this industry gets the right to block personal Wi-Fi usage then other companies will follow. Some of those companies could be people in the broadcast television industry looking to suppress any form of innovation they don't understand.
Or police departments wanting to stop people recording and uploading video of certain activities.
Or a religious group that thinks you should not have a voice to express your views and actively stops transmission.
How shall we go forward?
Other Posts of Interest
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Pivothead Kudu Initial Impressions
Howdy. Having some technical difficulties as well as bandwidth issues. Not resolved but making progress. Anytime it takes 222 minutes to upload a 87MB file there is a problem. For the record; the video crashed just before final acceptance. So no video.
On to more important matters. I was tempted by an ad for a pair of Pivothead Kudu video glasses, eyeware what ever you want to call them. The $199.99 price was right and I went for it.
Quick Specs
Recording is easy. Very simple to operate. Walking while recording is challenging. In my first attempts I learned that I move my head a lot. I finally got some decent video to show and then crash, boom, no ability to upload.
Oops, gotta go.
On to more important matters. I was tempted by an ad for a pair of Pivothead Kudu video glasses, eyeware what ever you want to call them. The $199.99 price was right and I went for it.
Quick Specs
- 1080p video with options to downshift to 720p at 60fps or 720p at 30fps
- 8GB internal storage for about an hour of video
- Field of view is 75 degrees so no fisheye effect; to some that is a deal breaker but not for me.
- Can take stills at 8MB, 5MB and 3MB
Recording is easy. Very simple to operate. Walking while recording is challenging. In my first attempts I learned that I move my head a lot. I finally got some decent video to show and then crash, boom, no ability to upload.
Oops, gotta go.
Thursday, November 27, 2014
Keep It Simple - Digital Storytelling Chart
Well, I've passed the class and I'm in recovery mode. Lot of catching up to do and decisions to make.
In the meantime, I've been using Canva to create simple artwork. I like that they have a tutorial process to help users create better charts and social media signage. They also have free and paid templates.
Kinda cool.
In the meantime, I've been using Canva to create simple artwork. I like that they have a tutorial process to help users create better charts and social media signage. They also have free and paid templates.
Kinda cool.
Other Posts of Interest
- Audio and Music
- Basic Skills
- Buying Camcorders
- Copyright and Fair Use Issues
- Creativity
- Documentary and Personal Narrative
- Editing
- Equipment
- Glossary
- How To
- Journalism
- Legal
- Mobile
- Pathfinders
- Planning
- Poetry
- Ramblings
- Resources
- Social Media
- Apps and Software
- Storytelling
- Video Advocacy
- VidGeeky
- Home Page for Mobile Users
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