Great New Articles, Product and Book Reviews
Are you thinking of buying a new camcorder this season? Check out this new and improved “how to buy a camcorder guide. How to Buy a Camcorder. It includes links to hundreds of new camcorders as well as new video accessories and software products.
CAMCORDER Buyers Guide
What Accessories do You Really Need?
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Looking for the Perfect Internet Video Gift this Season? Check out the new Flip MinoHD Camcorder - not only is it tiny, but you can customize it with your own photos and images
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DO YOU WANT TO BE FAMOUS? Do you have a great concept for a reality-based TV show, but aren’t sure about the next steps? How do you get your show made without getting screwed over?
How to Create Your Own Reality TV Show
Are you planning on building and buying yourself a home theater system this holiday season? Check out this guide. Also check out our Home Theater section
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Here is a great book for those getting started in Internet Video - Web Video: Making It Great, Getting It Noticed by Jennie Bourne with Dave Burstein covers the basics of video production for the web as well as how to promote and "monetize" it. Read the Review
Apple recently refreshed their entire MacBook product line – which includes the MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air – with new designs and higher horsepower hardware.
The aluminum unibody design, used on the majority of the new Macs, is cut from a brick of solid aluminum. This results in a stronger, more durable notebook, while at the same time reducing the computer's weight. You really have to handle one of these machines to appreciate the leap that Apple has made with manufacturing; they simply feel more solid than any other notebook that I've handled. Read the Article
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Are you in the market for a new camcorder, but you aren't sure what format to choose from, or which features will be important to you. This primer is for the person looking to either upgrade or purchase a new video camera. We hope it will prepare you with the technical jargon and make your final choice much easier. Read the Article
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ARTICLE ARCHIVE - the best Internet Video Magazine articles from the last NINE years
Holiday Season Videos - Funny and Cute Videos about Christmas, News Years, Hanukah, Kwanza, etc
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Internet Video Industry News, Press Releases and Announcements
Thousands of people post to YouTube each day with hopes of taking videos "viral," but few understand how to make that happen. But if you want to be visible on YouTube or even go viral, then you've come to the right place.
YouTube: An Insider's Guide to Climbing the Charts (O'Reilly, $29.99) written by YouTube veterans Alan "fallofautumndistro" Lastufka and Michael W. Dean, provides easy-to-read instructions on getting a video of your cause, song, commercial, or unique point of view noticed by thousands. Read the Press Release
Adobe Systems introduced Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 version 4.0.1 software, a major update to the leading start-to-finish professional video production solution.
Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 version 4.0.1 enables users to import Final Cut Pro projects via XML interchange, export to Open Media Framework (OMF) format, and import and export projects in Advanced Authoring Format (AAF). Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 version 4.0.1 also offers significant performance and stability enhancements, including full support for 64-bit computing platforms to accelerate compute-intensive post-production tasks. Read the Press Release
Are your scripts or screenplays too long? Too talky?
Write Brothers (www.screenplay.com) has rolled out a cool software technology that scans a script document and identifies critical words, lines or paragraphs that affect the script’s page count.
The first version of Streamline, a plug-in program for the Mac OS X version of Screenwriter 6, is $39.95 and is now available as a download-only item from www.screenplay.com. A Windows version is under development.
AMD Maui Home Theater PC - Video Spotlight at HotHardware
HotHardware takes a Video Spotlight look at AMD's "Maui" Home Theater PC platform. Built on a combination of AMD energy efficient Phenom or Athlon processors, an AMD chipset based motherboard, ATI Radeon graphics, ATI TV Tuners, and AMD Live! software, this new platform packs a lot of HD functionality, for the do-it-yourselfer and system builder.
AMD's"Maui" home theater PC platform consists of a combination of AMD hardware and software. Systems built around the platform feature an energy efficient Phenom or Athlon processor, ATI Radeon graphics, ATI TV tuners, and AMD LIVE! software elements. The current foundation of the platform is MSI's somewhat unique Media Live DIVA 5.1 motherboard, which is based on the AMD 780M chipset, and includes a specialized Intersil D2 Ausio DAE-3 audio chip with an accompanying 5.1 channel amplifier, but a 3.1 / 7.1 pre-amplifier card is also an option.
New York, NY − November 19, 2008 − Dailymotion, one of the world's largest independent video entertainment websites, and One Laptop per Child (OLPC), a non-profit organization dedicated to improving education in the developing world, today announced a holiday contest to support OLPC's Give One, Get One campaign.
The contest, which runs from November 17, 2008 to December 15, 2008, calls for Dailymotion users to upload original commercials for the Give One, Get One campaign. One winning commercial will be selected from among the submissions. Along with bringing greater attention to this important campaign, the winning commercial will be aired on a major network/cable TV channel during the period of December 15th to December 31st.
It's a Zombie Thanksgiving: Watch Zombie Flicks Online @ MonstersHD.com - This Thanksgiving, MONSTERS HD cordially invites viewers to cozy up to a free undead buffet with all the trimmings: "Thanksgiving Day of the Dead." The George Romero cult classic Day of the Dead and the neo-classic, The Rage, from director and special-effects master, Robert Kurtzman will be available to watch on MONSTERSHD.com on Thanksgiving. More Info
MILPITAS, CALIFORNIA, November 12, 2008 – SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) and Veoh Networks Inc. (www.veoh.com) today announced the availability of the Veoh™ Web Player for SanDisk, a portable video player that is initially available only on SanDisk® Cruzer® USB flash drives. The Veoh Web Player for SanDisk, allows on-the-go viewers to browse, search, and enjoy millions of videos available through Veoh.com on any computer* at any time - including TV shows, movies, web series and popular independently-produced content from all over the Web. read the press release
Pure Digital Introduces Flip MinoHDTM – the World’s Smallest HD Camcorder
3 oz. camcorder puts the power to shoot and share stunning HD video in your pocket
San Francisco, CA – November 12, 2008 -- The maker of Flip Video™ – the best-selling family of affordable and simple-to-use digital camcorders – today introduced its latest breakthrough product: the Flip MinoHD. The world’s smallest high definition camcorder at just over three oz., this remarkably slim camcorder makes capturing and sharing HD video easy and affordable. The stylish Flip MinoHD from Pure Digital Technologies, priced at $229.99 (MSRP), records up to 60 minutes of HD video and features Flip Video’s new FlipShare software, also announced today. This advanced on-board software platform allows consumers to plug the camcorder’s signature flip-out USB arm into any computer for easy drag-and-drop video organizing, editing and sharing on YouTube, MySpace, AOL Video or via email.
Research and Markets: Latest Report 'Internet Video - Conditions of Profitability' Opens up Debates over the Conditions of Profitability for Each Type of Service
WildPitch.TV, announced the winners of its "Opening Day - Show Your Stuff" video ad competition. The start-up company, which markets "people-powered" advertising solutions, is showcasing the top user-generated videos from a promotional contest which encouraged consumers to make their own video ads for the products and brands that they love. Some of these user created video commercials are very well done - while others sort of miss the boat. Read the Press Release
LONG BEACH, CA (November 5, 2008) - JVC Professional Products Company, a world leader in high end home theater projection technology, has announced an agreement with SENSIO Technologies Inc., creator of the SENSIO® 3D, to join forces and offer the very first high end 3D solution available on the consumer market. The entirely new product will allow consumers to watch high-quality 3D at home by combining two of JVC's award-winning D-ILA projectors and a media server integrating the SENSIO® 3D decoding technology. Read the Press Release
ZeeVee's Free Zviewer(TM) Internet Video Browser for the Big Screen - Browser-based app finds and plays any Internet or PC video in lean-back living room style; Mozilla-based system currently in limited beta program. Zviewer's simple, highly visual graphical interface enables browsing of videos from various websites through a single browser, all from the comfort of the couch. Read the press release
PluggedIn Launches Original Web Series 'PluggedIn 5', a New Video DJ and Lifestyle Show Hosted by Internet Superstar iJustine
Multimedia Website Launches Twice Weekly Lifestyle Series Showcasing HD Quality, Licensed Videos from Artists Such As Radiohead,
Adobe Photoshop CS4 One-on-One--New from O'Reilly
Learn Adobe Photoshop CS4 from Master Trainer Deke McClelland
October 24, 2008
How can you master the fundamentals of Photoshop CS4, with all of its incredible new features? Deke McClelland's latest offering--Adobe Photoshop CS4 One-on-One (O'Reilly Media, $49.99)--provides an appealing and proven learning system, step-by-step text lessons, DVD-video demonstrations, and exciting real-world projects. Indeed, with Deke's expert advice to guide you, it's like working with a personal coach. Read the Press Release
Get Real and Create Your Own Reality TV Show
Do you have a concept for a reality-based TV show, but aren’t sure about the next steps? In his new book, Reality Check (Focal Press, $19.95, October 08), successful talk-show host, Michael Essany, takes you from idea…to reality! Loaded with practical, step-by-step advice on the art and business of producing reality TV, this helpful how-to features insights from Mark Burnett, Dick Clark, as well as other top producers in the industry. READ THE PRESS RELEASE
