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November 2005 Internet Video Magazine NewsletterNovember is here - we survived the onslaught of thousands of over-sugared children racing around on Halloween with their masks, costumes and assorted pranks. Did you shot and edit some good video?
Now its time to watch out for the turkeys.
This has been a great month so far for features and news announcements. Check out the article about how to solve the casting trials and tribulations of low budget video for the web. We also have some new video and film making books to tell you about as well as a couple new reviews of editing software and hard drive camcorders.
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Articles, Trend Stories, Reviews and Interesting News
Are you a struggling filmmaker or video maker trying to get your web show up and on the net? Check out the story of how Justin Kownacki managed to get his ongoing web based program completed and his trials and tribulations.
Something to Be Desired is a web comedy about a group of DJs at Pittsburgh?s struggling WANT FM. Now in its third season, the show has blossomed from an online experiment into a regular destination for college students and office workers alike. But bringing a web sitcom to life is not without its challenges, particularly when the cast and crew are volunteering and the budget is anything but big. more
Ok, so they missed Halloween by a few weeks - But the Horror Channel (THC) today announced that it will host an online streaming video (Night of the Living Dead) and simultaneous live web chat at www.horrorchannel.com beginning at midnight Eastern Time on Friday, November 11th (9:00 pm Pacific Time). Fans logging on to the web channel at www.horrorchannel.com will be treated to the feature film, Night of the Living Dead. And, at any time during the film, fans may participate in a live chat with actress Kyra Schon, who appeared in the film 37 years ago as little Karen Cooper. more
Are two heads better than one? Many video professionals use multiple displays with their PC based systems to get additional acreage for editing, production and other computer tasks. Now Matrox has announced a special two head adapter for laptops. DualHead2Go is the world's first external upgrade designed to deliver multi-display support to compatible laptops. The DualHead2Go, which connects to the VGA output of a laptop, allows a user to attach two external displays to their system in order to run a Microsoft Windows desktop at a resolution up to 2560x1024 stretched, across both displays. more__________________________________________________________________________
It might be Magix. The new Magix Movie Edit Pro 10 offers everything most professional videographers need from an editing package- and at at a very affordable, entry level price. Under $100! read the review
Have you ever used a hard drive camcorder? The new Everio series of camcorders from JVC let you record DVD quality video directly to a 30 gig hard drive and then transfer it to your computer for editing when you are ready. That's 7 hours of DVD quality - 37 hours of "internet" quality. read the review
Do you need a easy to master yet complete video editing solution at an affordable price? Check out CyberLink?s PowerDirector4. In addition to the standard video editing, capture, and titling features, it also has four new video tools for automated video editing and color correction applications. The new PowerDirector4 for Windows XP and Windows 2000 users, is available for a list price of $89.95, and provides everything you need to capture, edit and share video productions. more
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If you are looking for a fast, visual way to learn Macromedia Flash 8 and create your interactive website, Macromedia Flash 8 On Demand is the book you need. Step-by-step instructions with accompanying 4-color visuals mean you'll spend less time reading and more time learning. You'll learn how you can easily integrate and add interactivity with tools, develop content using pre-built components and effectively improve authoring capabilities with custom extensions. more
According to VitalStream, more people than ever before are turning to video streaming online to access breaking news. Advances in video streaming and easy access to broadband Internet provide people with the opportunity to view major news events and online broadcasts in an instant, making the Web a popular alternative to television. According to Paul A. Palumbo, research director at AccuStream iMedia Research, three billion news and information streams were delivered in 2004 (71% at broadband bit rates). News and information is forecast to grow 20% to over 3.5 billion streams in 2005, accounting for a 20% viewing share of the entire entertainment and media market online. more
Want to create great music videos but don't have the time to learn how to edit? Check out muvee. It really works!
Who can copy what? According to the Washington Post, The hot fight now is over copying of video from television or the Internet that generally has been considered freely available to the public. If television broadcasters and webcasters have their way in international treaty talks, they would gain new, 50-year rights to virtually any video they beam out, even if no one owns the rights to the content. Weighing Webcasters' Rights to Content by Johnathan Krim
How the heck do you get your personal videos to play on the video iPOD from Apple? Check out this great online tutorial from FreeVlog. November 1 entry. For both Windows and Mac users.
Do you know how streaming video and video over IP really works? If you want to know, you should check out this new tome by Wes Simpson. Easy to read, this big books includes everything you will need to know to get up to speed on the current generation of IP video as well as what is coming next. more
You cannot call yourself a true video or film maker unless you have a copy of the American Cinematographers Manual - this is the bible, the ultimate guide for professional movie makers. Whether you shoot film or video, you need this. The 9th edition of the "ASC Film Manual." is THE authoritative source of technical information that is a widely used reference around the world. more
Sound for Digital Video - This is a wonderful book for those who are getting started in audio for video, as well as for the professional who needs to take the next step up to improve their audio production techniques. In many ways, capturing and managing audio for video is a lot more difficult than the video components.
Unfortunately, the distinguishing feature of many low-budget films and TV shows is often the poor sound quality. If you are a filmmaker shooting DV on a limited budget, you can learn from Tomlinson Holman, a film sound production pioneer. The book covers everything you need to know in order to make your films sound fully professional productions. Holman offers suggestions that you can apply to your own project from preproduction through post production and provides tips and solutions on production, editing, and mixing. more
You'd better not cry, you'd better not complain, you'd better not download movies on grandpa's computer or the Motion Picture Association of America will come and get you.
Grandpa Is Sued Over Grandson's Downloads AP MILWAUKEE - A 67-year-old man who says he doesn't even like watching movies has been sued by the film industry for copyright infringement after a grandson of his downloaded four movies on their home computer.
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Cool Videos to Watch Online
Thanksgiving is coming and all the turkeys are running for the hills. Check out this funny animated "Turkey: I Will Survive" greeting card from MSN Greetings. You can add your name and message and send it to your friends and relatives. Looks a bit like Margie Simpson in a turkey suit. There's a bunch of other cute and funny Thanksgiving related flash animations on the site as well.
If you really want to be frightened and get a bit spooked, watch "The Killin'" by Kevin Powis hosted at the LastIndependent.com. Drawing upon a cornucopia of fright film clich?, this 10 minute flick manages to weave them together to create a scary film that will have you on the edge of your desktop. Warning - This might scare kids.
The story of Dale and Steve is a very funny (in a dry semi-documentary way) history of kid investigators and what happens when they re-unite after many years. Good writing, good acting - so-so production but I think you'll like it. This was a winner at FilmFights. - check out Filmfight Number 60 - The Best of Halloween -
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Cool Video and Multimedia Web Sites
Ok, so they missed Halloween by a few weeks - But the Horror Channel (THC) announced that it will host an online streaming video (Night of the Living Dead) and simultaneous live web chat at www.horrorchannel.com beginning at midnight Eastern Time on Friday, November 11th (9:00 pm Pacific Time). Fans logging on to the web channel at www.horrorchannel.com will be treated to the feature film, Night of the Living Dead. And, at any time during the film, fans may participate in a live chat with actress Kyra Schon, who appeared in the film 37 years ago as little Karen Cooper. more
blip.tv is a video blogging, podcasting and sharing service. If you don't have a blog, they will give you one. If you have a blog already, they will help you make it a video blog. Great commentary, wonderful videos. If you want to check out an active community of video bloggers, make sure you visit blip.tv. Check out the video they created to spotlight what video blogging is all about.
Surfs up. Check out the collection of surf videos and surf news programming at Quiksilver Pro. Yes, it might be a bit too digitized and compressed, but still, if you love the sport, you'll get off on these videos.
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