January 2008 Articles, News Items, Product ReviewsThe Future of Internet TV? Why would a well-known music business executive walk away from a successful career (and a seven-figure salary) to become the next Internet entrepreneur? Just ask Tim Devine, founder of Webcastr.com, a new company whose slogan says it all - ‘the Best of Internet TV.’ more
This is really cool. Introduced at CES 2008, the Liquid Image Digital Underwater Camera Mask allows scuba divers and snorklers to record underwater photos and video hands free. more
We love to mash up video - especially when we can do it online. Check out this new site dedicated to promoting the new Rambo movie - this mash up site allows you to mix and match a bunch of video and still clips from the latest Rambo film, add a bunch of special effects, sound effects, music, slow mo and more- to create your own Rambo Movie trailer. Its a lot of fun. You can even pan the image around, zoom in, add transitions, titles, etc. When you go to the Rambo site, the link to the mash-up is on the far right. When you are all done, you can post it to the site and share it with other Rambo mash up fans. You can also share a link or embed the completed mash-up on your own web page. VERY cool stuff. http://dev.rambofilm.com/mashup/index.html
Looking for a video editing program that is easy to use? And FREE? You can download and use Pinnacle Systems free VideoSpin™ video editing and sharing application from www.videospin.com. more
 The Plug-In Pavilion - The editor's tools: 3D compositing, titling, FX creation, lighting, color-correction and more with BorisFX, Graffiti 5.1, Red 4, and Boris Blue 2.
High Definition is the next wave in video. Everyone wants their video to look great on the giant screen TV and on their DVDs. Here is a short guide to some of the top High Definition Camcorders and associated video editing gear. HiDef Camcorder Guide
Don't mess with the Scientologists. This just in from MediaPost - Scientologists Threaten Gawker Media With Legal Action Over Cruise Video
by Wendy Davis
When a nine-minute video of Tom Cruise touting the Church of Scientology hit the Web recently, the group quickly sent out takedown notices. Many publishers complied, but not Gawker Media's Nick Denton. Now, the notoriously litigious Scientologists have complained to Gawker that the video was pirated and have demanded its removal. - Read the whole story...
The Video Philanthropy Contest starts on Valentines Day 2008 http://www.thinkgiving.com. The idea is to combine both video creativity and charity and allow video creators to promote social causes they believe in with creative, entertaining and informative videos. Their first video contest theme is to create a Video Thank You to a friend, family member or charity group. details: http://www.imagine.thinkgiving.com/pages/contest_details.html thinkgiving.com is a new site that has just launched and is devoted to combining creativity in video, art, photo and design with charitable and worthwhile causes.
 Lighting for Interviews Do you know how to light an interview properly for video?
 A Look at 3:2 Pulldown - 24 frame production in a 30-frame world. All about Drop frame versus Non-Drop Frame
Do you like to Make Stuff? Are you geeky and love technological puzzles and projects? Then check out this new book - Make The Best of 75 Projects - After two years, MAKE has become one of most celebrated new magazines to hit the newsstands, and certainly one of the hottest reads. If you're just catching on to the MAKE phenomenon and wonder what you've missed, this book contains the best DIY projects from the magazine's first ten volumes -- a surefire collection of fun and challenging activities going back to MAKE's launch in early 2005.
This is really cool.  Wireless Back-Up for Sanyo's Xacti HD Flash Camcorders - At CES, Seagate Technology (NYSE:STX) and Sanyo announced that Seagate’s Digital Audio Video Experience™ (D.A.V.E.™) Technology Platform, allows consumers to shoot freely without the worry of filling up the internal 4GB or 8GB memory. By connecting D.A.V.E. technology to the Sanyo Xacti HD Digital Movie Camera using USB, users are essentially adding up to 60GB of storage. more
 Panasonic unveils the HDC-SD9, the "world's smallest and lightest" High Definition camcorder at the Consumer Electronics Show, weighing in at just 0.6 pounds and about as tall as an iPhone.
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