Which Camcorder To Buy
June 11, 2007 by Bruce Walls · Leave a Comment
I live in Thailand and my mother lives in the UK. Once a month I burn a DVD with video clips of the children, my wife, the house, the dog and the beach. My mother at her age can pop a DVD into the player but not cope with watching the videos online.
Making videos now is so much easier than it was fifteen or twenty years ago when I had an analogue camcorder. Read more
Compressing Video For The Web
June 9, 2007 by Bruce Walls · Leave a Comment
The technicalities of [tag-tec]compressing video[/tag-tec] is not something that most of us want to know about, we just want to use the tools. We want to create videos, and quickly compress them for clear images and smooth playback without spending hours on trial and error. If you are shooting your video to use as website video content, there are a few things you can do when you are planning and shooting to make the video look better on a computer monitor. Read more
YouTube Offers Local Video Content
June 8, 2007 by Bruce Walls · Leave a Comment
Independent TV broadcaster Hearst-Argyle Television, which owns 26 television stations and reaches approximately 18% of U.S. TV households, has announced a deal with YouTube to begin offering local TV video content online. Locations will include: Baltimore, Boston, N.H., Manchester, Pittsburgh and Sacramento. Read more
Camcorder Video Formats
June 7, 2007 by Bruce Walls · 2 Comments
MiniDV is a digital video tape format which has become the most popular format for home video cameras. MiniDV uses the same compression as DV.
Standard MiniDV cassettes are 65 x 48 x 12 mm. Record time is 60 minutes (standard play) or 90 minutes (extended/long play). 80/120 minute tapes are also available. MiniDV can also be used to store other forms of data with the help of appropriate software. MiniDV tapes can hold about 13GB od data in this way.
Camcorder Tripod Basics
June 5, 2007 by Bruce Walls · Leave a Comment
A camcorder tripod is an essential accessory every camcorder owner should own, and are one of the most important tools for making great videos to add to your website as [tag-tec]video content[/tag-tec]. Read more
