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Internet Video Newsletter
May 17, 2006
Welcome back to those that survived yet another NAB. I am sure you have stories to tell ? visions of exotic new gear dancing in your brain and pulling at your checkbooks and credit cards. I think that the show exhibitors and vendors hope that you won?t take the recent Las Vegas ad mantra to heart ? ie ?What Happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas.?
We have a great assortment of news, new articles and press releases for you to peruse?
We also have several new shows to tell you about as well as offering some special deals to get in for reduced prices. See below?
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We are all experts. Cab driver" becomes internet expert in BBC mix-up - The BBC has apologized after putting a mystery man, possibly a taxi driver, on the air in a live interview, mistaking him for a computer expert who was waiting at the reception desk
If you are a pro videographer, you are probably waiting for the latest generation of HD video camcorders announced at this year's NAB to hit the market. Among those that has gathered the most buzz, is the new Panasonic AG-HVX200 3-CCD P2/DVCPRO HD Format Camcorder with Widescreen Aspect Ratio, 720p, 1080i and 24-Frame HDTV Recording. Click here for more info and to order yours.
Web Video Compression Could End Congestion - With more and more video surging across the Internet not just to computers but also televisions and handheld devices, something that could relieve the congestion or improve the quality would be a huge breakthrough.
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Blu-Ray Disk versus HD DVD - which is going to win? Is it Beta vs VHS take 30? Which of these new formats is going to survive? Both are based on the same disc size as current DVD and CD, but capable of holding more data -- enough to deliver full-length movies in full high-definition quality. Everything you need to know and more.
? Edward C. Baig: Personal Tech - Camp for HD DVD players strikes first In the war over the future of DVD formats, the HD DVD camp struck first. Toshiba has started selling two players in the USA, a $500 model, plus the $800 HD-XA1 unit I've been testing. It's an impressive piece of work. Still, I'd wait to sort things out before rushing to buy. Rival Blu-ray players are expected by summer.
In addition to using DVD discs to play and share your videos, you can also use them as your video archives -- you can extract clips from your DVDs to re-use in new presentations. New DVD software applications allow you to directly combine portions of several discs into a new DVD, or extract segments as video files to edit into new productions. So let's look at a couple of new alternatives for re-using content from DVDs, now including direct extraction to formats for portable players including the Apple iPod and Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP). more
Podcast: Video Beyond the Box - by Andrew Rosenman
Arise Communication's President Andrew Rosenmen leads a panel discussion on video programming and ad creativity in new channels.
The recent explosion of digital video content and viewership on the Internet is likely to be the single biggest force on media and entertainment in 2006. Publishers are quickly expanding their original video programming and getting more creative in their collaboration with advertising partners. more
If you want to get started in video blogging or need to improve the look and feel of your site, you can't do much better than this new book.
Secrets of Videoblogging: Videoblogging for the Masses - by Michael Verdi, Ryanne Hodson, Diana Weynand, and Shirley Craig is filled with both technical and creative tips, this fun, fast, full-color guide provides everything you need to get started vlogging. more
Looking to shoot in HDTV and want to record directly to DVD? Panasonic and Sony Corporation announced specifications for "AVCHD", a brand new high definition (HD) digital video camera recorder format the two companies jointly established. The AVCHD format allows for recording and playback high-resolution, digital HD images using 8cm DVD media. more
Apple's Video iPod - Putting the Conversation Back on the Right Track - TDG, Michael Greeson - CEO and Founder
Download this TDG Opinion as a PDF
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The fascination with the video iPod continues, and though the press and analyst attention has slowed since product introduction, the solution continues to be a frequent feature in major journals and at most technology trade shows and conferences. As video content continues to pour onto the Internet, no doubt this treatment will continue - both for the platform itself as well as the business of portable/mobile video consumption. more
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Will CBS's new broadband video portal Innertube go the distance or will it go flat?
CBS unveiled Innertube, a broadband entertainment service that joins a growing list of Web-based venues for original and recycled TV content. The ad-supported service, housed at cbs.com/innertube, is free to viewers. It targets young Web surfers - in contrast to CBS' typically older audience CBS lures Web surfers to Innertube
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Are you looking for a cool little combination camcorder and digital still camera that can be hidden in your pocket and pulled out for some discrete video making? Check the new ultra thin Sanyo Xacti VPC-C6 Digital Camera is a capable of capturing high-resolution digital movies and 6 megapixel still frames at the same time. On a single 1GB SD Memory Card, you can record 41 minutes of the highest quality video with sound. The large LCD screen on the C6 is made for easy viewing even in bright, sunny conditions and includes manual settings for focus, flash settings, and more. The bundled docking station and cables allow you to connect to your computer, TV, printer, VCR/DVD player, etc. more
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Are you the local family and neighborhood computer geek and repair person? Do you ever experience weird little things that go wrong with your Windows XP computer? Odd issues, bugs (Windows features), and other peculiarities that defy easy comprehension and repair? If so, check out the new book "It's Never Done That Before: A Guide to Troubleshooting Windows XP" (No Starch Press, May 2006) more
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The new AVT-3800 is a Video Scaler for up-converting standard analog video for viewing on virtually any HDTV, Plasma, Digital or PC Display. By means of advanced frame buffer technology and line doubling, imageMAX can transform your existing standard video from a DVD Player, VCR, Camcorder, Video Game, Satellite Receiver or virtually any other video source into a high quality picture on any display device with an RGBHV (PC-type) or YPbPr (3 RCA connectors) input.
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Recent Press Releases:
If you write for broadcast, media or for the movies, you will be interested to know that Final Draft has released updates to its two leading script writing products, Final Draft and Final Draft AV. more
Panasonic and Sony Corporation announced specifications for "AVCHD", a brand new high definition (HD) digital video camera recorder format the two companies jointly established. The AVCHD format allows for recording and playback high-resolution, digital HD images using 8cm DVD media. more
Put the You in YouTube - Internet Video Magazine Announces the How to Guide to Posting Your Videos and Movies Online - It's easy to create and post your video online at YouTube, GoogleVideo and others
Internet Video Magazine (www.internetvideomag.com) announced the launch of new Make a Net Video and Free Video Tools guides which make it easy for anyone to create and upload their own personal videos, movies and video blogs to free online video hosting services like YouTube, OneTrueMedia, MySpace, ViralFlix, GoogleVideo and StreamLoad. more
JVC Company of America announced the upcoming availability of a new 3CCD hard drive camcorder with an internal 30GB (gigabyte) hard disk drive. The new JVC Everio G Series GZ-MG505
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Aquafadas announces the release of iDive 1.7 , an update of its award-winning digital video catalog for Mac OSX.
The latest version of iDive is available today from their web site.
It introduces a number of improvements, like:
- the possibility to print contact sheets with your clips. A number of options can help you customize the output, and a real-time preview is shown on screen.
- the possibility to print tape/CD/DVD covers from your catalog data.
- the possibility to reconnect media files if they have been moved.
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At NAB, JVC Professional introduced two new camcorders -- The high definition GY-HD200U camcorder is. targeted for independent filmmakers and stringers. It uses the ?Compact-Shoulder? form factor popularized by the GY-HD100U, and is capable of HDV720/60P true progressive image acquisition due to the implementation of JVC?s new ?Super Encoder? developed for the latest line of ProHD products.
The GY-HD250U high definition camcorder is the first HDV model to offer studio capabilities, and features 720/60p capture and recording for electronic newsgathering.
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"Web Video Goes Mainstream: Is Your Brand Ready?", is the first ever conference in New York City specifically created to explore the opportunities and intricacies that this new technology offers.
The objective of this conference will be to meet the information needs of the marketing and branding executive. To further investigate the implications of the web video trend on branding and advertising, we will gather brand leaders, managers, media professionals and advertising agency executives to discuss how corporations can take advantage of this new technology.
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Cool Videos and Cool Video Web Sites
MomMeTV is an Internet television channel founded by Missy DePew a stay-at-home mom to Ally, 6 and Ryan, 3. The channel provides MomCasts, which are short snack-sized video segments featuring moms talking about everything and anything, Mom Blogs, and also Mom Vloggers (video journals). The video segments can not only be seen on MomMeTV, they can also be shared with friends and family and syndicated on your website, blog, vlog, or personal page for free. Women from all stages of motherhood can see and hear mom's talk about topics that matter most, feel their excitement, and ultimately relate and learn. more
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What did you get for your mom on mother's day? Flowers, candy, a cute card? You're into video and media - how come you didn't make her a movie? Check out this hilarious short video. A Digital Mother's Day card. Tucker and Brad show their love for mom by taking a Mother's Day photo Check it out at YouTube
Are you ready to fall in love? Or are you ready to pull off an armed bank robbery? They could go hand in hand. Check out this winning flick from the Tribeca Film Festival, "Charmed Robbery." Its cute and funny. Share it with one you want to love...
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And while you are the site, also check out Deviation. Brilliant concept and execution. Do you play video games, Playstation, X-Box, Nintendo, etc? What would happen if some of the shoot 'em characters decided to decide their own fate? What if a sort of existentialistic angst came over the animated killers, robbers and soldiers? Deviation
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Are you a film maker? Do you yet have a web site that features your films and short videos? Why not? You don't even need to host your videos anymore. Just create a cool little site with descriptions of your videos and include links to where the videos are hosted on other sites like YouTube. For a great example, check out the Barats and Bereta web site. Not very complex or fancy, it just works and features their work. You can do this!
Are you in the biz? Want to know who is doing what and where in the entertainment and video sector? The newly launched Zoom In Online (www.zoom?in.com) provides the latest information on media and entertainment, heralds the arrival of the next wave in digital education with a rich media, on-demand, video-based approach to need-to-know information. The channel covers the leading technologies, people, events and projects in the film, audio and television industry.
The http://aboptv.com site is pretty cool - especially if you like jazz and improvised music. Jane B broadcasted improvised music video performances, as well as an art gallery. I (with a little help from my friends) do the entire process from camera to cybercast.
According to Jane, "... I have documented some of the hottest, MOST happening music on the American Improvised Music, Avant-garde, Funk, Free-Style, Hard-bop scene today ... artists that are carrying on the tradition of the improvisational innovators... Armstrong, Coltrane, Cecil, Dolphy, Miles, Cream, Hendrix...
Tribeca Film Festival Award Winners - want to see some great award winning short films? For free and online? Check out these collections of winning flicks, trailers and short films from TFF.
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