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Friday, July 31, 2009

Internet Video News - How To Make Internet Video


Internet Video Magazine - The Guide to the Best Internet Video and How to Create your own Internet Video and Viral Video


Best Internet Videos of the Week
Best Video Web Sites of the WeekHow To Put Your Video On YouTube

CAMCORDER Buyers Guide How to Buy a Camcorder

Best Internet Music Videos

Industry Shows and Conferences

NEW Articles, Tutorials, News, Product & Book Reviews and Items of Interest - Always NEW features - updated daily

What Accessories do You Really Need?

Special Deals and Rebates on Consumer and Prosumer Camcorders

Get Great Deals on Camcorders and Electronics

New and Cool Stuff - New camcorders, mobile Music and Video, New Home Theatre gear, Video Hardware, Toys, Computers, etc*** Video Contests and Festivals - Make Money and Get Famous ***Free & Affordable Places to Host Your Online Videos - Your Guide to YouTube, Grouper, Veoh, GoogleVideo and many others

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Internet Video & Broadcast Industry News and Press Releases

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ARTICLE ARCHIVE - the best Internet Video Magazine articles from the last TEN years

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News, Press ReleaseThe Top Ten Internet Video Hosting Sites - The best Sites to Make Money with Internet Video

How To Post Your Videos to Online Video Hosting Services & How to Make Money With Your Online Video

News, Press ReleaseFree Video Hosting Web Sites - How and Where Can You Post your Videos for Free

News, Press ReleaseThe Top Five Ways to Use Internet Video to Sell Products and Promote Your Business

Five real world examples of how businesses are using Internet Video

News, Press Release

BlipTV makes an important announcement for online video makers and distributors. Show creators using blip.tv can now reach viewers across the Web and on the TV set with a single upload. see press release


The VidBlogger Guide to the BEST - Live Video Sites - Turn your videocam into a videoblogger - realtime Internet TV Shop - These sites enable you to broadcast an Internet video stream in real time - You can star in your own personal live TV show.

News, Press ReleaseTHIS IS A GREAT CONCEPT TO GET EYEBALLS - Not good enough to be on American Idol? Too much respect to go on The Jerry Spring Show? For a buck, you can show off your 15 seconds of excellence.

15 Seconds of Fame gives everyone a chance at their moment in the sun

NEW PNews, Press Releaserosumer Video Guide Section.

Are you a prosumer video maker? How to make video, how to capture audio, how to edit, how to select the right camcorder and buy the right accessories. Tips about lighting, casting, chromakey, camera platforms, etc.

News, Press ReleaseWelcome to Renderyard a digital playground that gives film makers and musicians the chance to watch independent films from around the world and listen to new music and contact each other and provide a strong network facility for emerging new talent. more info

News, Press ReleaseIs Your Viral Video Contagious? How to Make a Viral Video

What makes a video posted on the Internet spread like a pandemic? What do the most watched viral videos have in common? I believe it’s the fact they each touch emotions. Read More


News, Press ReleaseHow To NOT Use YouTube to Promote Your Business

Don't make these mistakes!


News, Press ReleaseShaky video? How to use iMovie09 to fix jumpy video


News, Press ReleaseHow to Build Your Own Steadycam

How to Keep Your Camcorder Steady and Smooth when Shooting Internet Video


How to Get High Quality Audio for Your Internet Videos -
Seven Great Tips to Maximize Internet Video Sound Quality

Creating good audio is the most difficult challenge when creating Internet videos as well as for videos and home movies to share with family and friends – especially for those of us who are using consumer types of camcorders.


The new Kodak Zi8 Pocket Video Camcorder ($180) records both HD video and high res still images. It provides easy upload to sites such as YouTube and Facebook. As it uses a SD/SDHC card (up to 32 GB) you can easily save and archive your videos on removable memory. This, along with image stabilization, can be a life saver for travelers. see the press release

Broadcast & Internet Video Book Reviews

iMovie '09 & iDVD: The Missing Manual covers everything you need to know about making videos and DVDs with your Mac. New and improved internet video section.

So you want to become an announcer or news personality - radio, TV, cable and even the web? Learn how to host your own show. Broadcast Announcing Worktext - Check out this user friendly work book.

Grammar of the Shot (2nd Edition) by Roy Thompson and Christopher Bowen distills the essence of film school down to a easily consumed 200 some pages.

The Camera Assistant's Manual - If you plan on becoming a professional in the film and broadcast world, you ought to read this book. If you plan to work as a camera assistant, you HAVE to read this book. If you are already employed and know the biz, you will want to read this book.

Celebritize Yourself! How to convert your expertise and knowledge into cash. How anyone can be a celebrity and promote themselves and their business!

High Definition Cinematography by Paul Wheeler - Learn How to Shoot High Definition Video - for Broadcast Professionals

MORE BOOK REVIEWS


All about the New Sony Vegas Pro 9 Video Editing Software Suite

Ideal for standard definition and high-definition digital video production, streaming content creation and broadcast production MORE


How to Buy a Camcorder - There are a plethora of differing technologies to pick from as well as a bewildering assortment of features and capabilities that need to be examined. It is not easy. Here is a guide to what you need to know in order to buy the right kind of camcorder for you, your business and your family

How to Promote Your Business and Promote Your Internet Videos - - all about PR, promotion and web marketing. Your video doesn't do squat until people watch it


Flip Video Compact Digital Video camcorder - Read our review of the new Flip Video Ultra HD -

Tiny High Definition Camcorder that fits into your pocket - now records TWO hours of HD internet video! Bigger screen and easier to use!

Great Low Price - Flip Video UltraHD Camcorder plus Free Shipping


Adobe Premiere Elements 7 Review - Summary and Overview of New Features

Are you looking for a good, affordable video editing software package that will run on your Windows computer and will not require a lot of research or checking of the manual? Then you ought to check out the newest version of Adobe Premiere Elements. Version 7 adds a bunch of new features - none truly revolutionary but definitely nice. Read the Review


Here is a cool little tutorial from Adobe about how to use Adobe Premiere to capture video directly to your hard drive. If you don't have a good web cam or want to get better quality than you can get with a web cam, it makes sense to use your video camcorder to shoot simple talking head videos.


Video Accessories - for your camcorder

What video and photo accessories do you really need to buy and what is a waste of your money?

Tips for Buying an Underwater Camera & Camcorder - for the Beach, Snorkeling and Water Sports


How to use Adobe "Clip Notes" in Adobe Premiere and After Effects to make it easy to collaborate with your video clients no matter where in the world they are

Canon XH-A1s Review

April 6- 2009 - The new Canon XH-A1s is an entry level professional High Definition camera that it offers an incredible lens, a 20x optical zoom L-series HD lens with independent control rings for focus, zoom and iris. Read the review


So you want to get some great smooth tracking shots and can't afford a Steadicam? Check out this hands on review of the new GlideCam HD 4000 camera support platform. Run up and down stairs, go high, go low. Follow the action smoothly.

Is YouTube the home for Bad Internet Video?

by Mark Shapiro

According to a recent comScore report Google (essentially YouTube) served up over 6.4 billion videos - but what are they watching? If you are a frequent YouTube visitors you know that most of the videos posted on the site are awful and close to unwatchable. more

The Adventures of Audio Post for Film - All about low budget - high quality audio post production and ADR for video. Includes Digidesign 003 Rack, Pro Tools LE 7.4, Mac OS X 10.4.11, Dynaudio Acoustics BM6A powered speakers, Digidesign Pro Tools LE 8, ADR, Digidesign Music Production Toolkit 2, Smack LE, Hybrid, and iZotope RX. Read the article

What's Whats in the Bag?in the Bag? - This is a brilliant article if you plan on shooting while on the move - Look inside the bag of a
traveling filmmaker -
what accessories do you really need to make great documentaries?

It is a digital still camera - it is a HD video camcorder - Check out this review of the new Canon EOS 5D Mark II digital camera, a 2nd generation 5D-series digicam, delivers a host of improvements along with the ability to shoot Hi-Def video with sound. This is one of the hottest digital imaging products on the market right now.

The new Panasonic AG-HPX 300 is an impressive video camera that blurs the lines between the professional and the Prosumer. Affordable and includes the lens, ENG form factor and three 1080p resolution CMOS sensors. Most importantly the HPX300 incorporates Panasonic's new flagship full raster 10-bit 4:2:2 codec, AVC-Intra. Read the Panasonic AG-HPX 300 review here


The New Sony HDR-FX1000 HD Camcorder Delivers Cinematic Film-Look for Amateur Videographers

Get the Details Here -
Read the Special Hands On Preview - SONY HDR-FX100 Preview
Professional Camcorder Review - new Sony HVR-Z5U HD camcorder review

The new Sony pro-level HVR-Z5U HDV camera provides dual XLR audio, native progressive 24p/30p, DVCAM recording, SMPTE timecode support, and full docking ability with Sony's new HVR-MRC1K compact flash recorder. Read the Review


Foley is the art of creating the customized sound effects that are the mainstay of audio and soundtracks for films, broadcast, animation and games.

In this fascinating and very detailed book by Vanessa Theme Ament, "The Foley Grail, you will learn how Foley is designed, crafted and edited for any project- from the big picture concepts to the day to day details of recording, spotting, cueing, and performing sounds.

How to Improve Your Audio by Using a Shotgun Microphone

Camcorders are powerful tools for capturing family memories and for use in journalism and filmmaking, but unfortunately they're not the best-equipped devices for recording clear sounding audio. When family members or film subjects speak to your camera, it doesn't take long to realize that the built-in microphones are inadequate at picking up dialog clearly. Since being able to understand what is being communicated is just as important to your audience as the picture quality, it's a good idea to upgrade your camera microphone. more

Special deals and Rebates on Pro and Broadcast Video Cameras, Camcorders and Video Production Hardware and Software

FIRST LOOK - Adobe Soundbooth Beta for the new Adobe CS4 - Soundbooth is the easy to use audio editing component of the Adobe's Creative Suite collection of design and development tools for print, video, and web. More

Photoshop CS4: The Missing Manual by Lesa Snider King is packed with tips, tricks, and lots of practical advice. This visually rich four-color guidebook teaches you everything you need to know to edit photos and create beautiful documents in Photoshop. More info

Also, check out Five Fast Photo Effects in Photoshop CS4 - By Lesa Snider King These are GREAT

Setting up Time Code for On Location Video Production - Real World Tips for the Professional Producer by Paul Martingell - How to set up and use Time Code for Location Video Production


Are you shooting HD Yet?

A first look at Sony's PMW-EX3SONY HD Camcorders - A first look at Sony's PMW-EX3
Doug Jensen explores the new Sony PMW-EX3 XDCAM EX's versatility

How to Make Money With Your Internet Video - the guide to converting your video skills and creativity into cash


Industry NEWS and Press Releases

Internet Video & Broadcast Industry Events

Great Deals on Camcorders, Cameras, Audio Gear, Computers and Other Electronics

Do You Want to become a YouTube Star?

You have about 2 minutes to get the attention of your online video viewers. Read this Now - You Got to Hit ’Em Over the Head and Get Out

Also read - The Importance of Telling a Story for Great Online Video Success - StoryTelling by Michael W. Dean

From YouTube: An Insider's Guide to Climbing the Charts By Alan Lastufka and Michael W. Dean. If you want to be successful on YouTube you got to read this new book.

What's new with Pinnacle Studio 12? Released in June 2008, it provides simplified video editing and DVD creation for entry-level users, with versions for editing high-definition video and bundled with additional pro-style tools and a green-screen backdrop for chroma key overlays more.
What Do You Need to Know to Make Movies with your Camcorder

The Guide to over 500 Top Video Web Sites - The WORLD'S BEST VIDEO WEB SITES

How to Put your Videos Up On YouTube - YouTube is currently the world's most popular video upload site and gets about 65,000 or more videos a day submitted to them.

The guide to some of the best FREE video editing programs and applications

Adobe Audition 3 - Professional Audio Editing and Mixing. A guide and overview of Adobe's Audition - How to make great sounding audio for professional video

Mac and Apple Users - iMovie Center - Making Video with your Mac - All about Apple MovieMaking - Final Cut Pro


New Consumer Video Editing Software Reviews:

CyberLink PowerDirector
CyberLink PowerDirector 7
Ulead VideoStudio
Pinnacle Studio 11

Pinnacle VideoSpin - FREE
Roxio Easy Media Creator and Roxio's Easy Media Creator 10
Adobe Premiere Elements
Muvee AutoProducer
Adobe Premiere Elements 6 and Adobe Photoshop 4 Bundle

Sony Vegas Video+DVD 8

Nero 8 Ultra Edition digital media suite

Pinnacle VideoSpin


The World's Funniest Videos & Movies

How to Put your Videos Up On YouTube - YouTube is currently the world's most popular video upload site and gets about 65,000 or more videos a day submitted to them.

Animal Videos - Cats, Dogs and everything else

NEW - Videos about Love, Romance & Relationships

Las Vegas Videos and Clips



Sunday, July 19, 2009

Internet Video Guide - How to Make Internet Videos

Internet Video Magazine - The Guide to the Best Internet Video and How to Create your own Internet Video and Viral Video


Best Internet Videos of the Week

Best Video Web Sites of the Week

Best Internet Music Videos

How To Put Your Video On YouTube

NEW Articles, Tutorials, News, Product & Book Reviews and Items of Interest - Always NEW features - updated dailyCAMCORDER Buyers Guide How to Buy a Camcorder

What Accessories do You Really Need?

Special Deals and Rebates on Consumer and Prosumer Camcorders

Get Great Deals on Camcorders and Electronics

New and Cool Stuff - New camcorders, mobile Music and Video, New Home Theatre gear, Video Hardware, Toys, Computers, etc*** Video Contests and Festivals - Make Money and Get Famous ***Free & Affordable Places to Host Your Online Videos - Your Guide to YouTube, Grouper, Veoh, GoogleVideo and many others

Add Internet Video Magazine News to Your RSS News Feed - Don't Miss Anything

Follow us at Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/internetvideoma

Internet Video & Broadcast Industry News and Press Releases

NEW Featured ARTICLES about how to make videos - for professionals and enthusiasts

NEW ARTICLES

News, Press ReleaseThe Top Ten Internet Video Hosting Sites - The best Sites to Make Money with Internet Video

VideoBlogger Guide - Best Live Video Streaming Sites

How To Post Your Videos to Online Video Hosting Services & How to Make Money With Your Online Video

News, Press ReleaseFree Video Hosting Web Sites - How and Where Can You Post your Videos for Free

News, Press ReleaseThe Top Five Ways to Use Internet Video to Sell Products and Promote Your Business

Five real world examples of how businesses are using Internet Video

Is your next mini camcorder going to be your iPhone or other small video smart phone? Check out this article

News, Press ReleaseVidBlogger Guide - Live Video Sites - Turn your videocam into a videoblogger - realtime Internet TV Shop - These sites enable you to broadcast an Internet video stream in real time - sort of like a live TV

show.

How to Buy a Camcorder - There are a plethora of differing technologies to pick from as well as a bewildering assortment of features and capabilities that need to be examined. It is not easy. Here is a guide to what you need to know in order to buy the right kind of camcorder for you, your business and your family

Flip Video Compact Digital Video camcorder - Read our review of the new Flip Video Ultra HD -

Tiny High Definition Camcorder that fits into your pocket - now records TWO hours of HD internet video! Bigger screen and easier to use!

Promote Your Business With Online Video - Business Center - PC World - Whether you’re General Motors or the corner convenience store, you probably could use a little more business. The question is how to get the word out about your products or services to the people who need them. One hot technique these days is to use short videos.

News, Press ReleaseHow to Build Your Own Steadycam

How to Keep Your Camcorder Steady and Smooth when Shooting Internet Video


Video Accessories - for your camcorder

What video and photo accessories do you really need to buy and what is a waste of your money?


How to Get High Quality Audio for Your Internet Videos - Seven Great Tips to Maximize Internet Video Sound Quality

Creating good audio is the most difficult challenge when creating Internet videos as well as for videos and home movies to share with family and friends – especially for those of us who are using consumer types of camcorders.

Broadcast & Internet Video Book Reviews

So you want to become an announcer or news personality - radio, TV, cable and even the web? Learn how to host your own show. Broadcast Announcing Worktext - Check out this user friendly work book.

Grammar of the Shot (2nd Edition) by Roy Thompson and Christopher Bowen distills the essence of film school down to a easily consumed 200 some pages.

The Camera Assistant's Manual - If you plan on becoming a professional in the film and broadcast world, you ought to read this book. If you plan to work as a camera assistant, you HAVE to read this book. If you are already employed and know the biz, you will want to read this book.

Celebritize Yourself! How to convert your expertise and knowledge into cash. How anyone can be a celebrity and promote themselves and their business!

High Definition Cinematography by Paul Wheeler - Learn How to Shoot High Definition Video - for Broadcast Professionals

MORE BOOK REVIEWS


All about the New Sony Vegas Pro 9 Video Editing Software Suite

Ideal for standard definition and high-definition digital video production, streaming content creation and broadcast production MORE

How to Promote Your Business and Promote Your Internet Videos - - all about PR, promotion and web marketing. Your video doesn't do squat until people watch it

Adobe Premiere Elements 7 Review - Summary and Overview of New Features

Are you looking for a good, affordable video editing software package that will run on your Windows computer and will not require a lot of research or checking of the manual? Then you ought to check out the newest version of Adobe Premiere Elements. Version 7 adds a bunch of new features - none truly revolutionary but definitely nice. Read the Review


Here is a cool little tutorial from Adobe about how to use Adobe Premiere to shoot video directly to your hard drive. If you don't have a good web cam or want to get better quality than you can get with a web cam, it makes sense to use your video camcorder to shoot simple talking head videos.

Tips for Buying an Underwater Camera & Camcorder - for the Beach, Snorkeling and Water Sports


How to use Adobe "Clip Notes" in Adobe Premiere and After Effects to make it easy to collaborate with your video clients no matter where in the world they are

Canon XH-A1s Review

April 6- 2009 - The new Canon XH-A1s is an entry level professional High Definition camera that it offers an incredible lens, a 20x optical zoom L-series HD lens with independent control rings for focus, zoom and iris. Read the review


So you want to get some great smooth tracking shots and can't afford a Steadicam? Check out this hands on review of the new GlideCam HD 4000 camera support platform. Run up and down stairs, go high, go low. Follow the action smoothly.

Is YouTube the home for Bad Internet Video?

by Mark Shapiro

According to a recent comScore report Google (essentially YouTube) served up over 6.4 billion videos - but what are they watching? If you are a frequent YouTube visitors you know that most of the videos posted on the site are awful and close to unwatchable. more



Friday, July 03, 2009

Internet Video News, Articles and Reviews

Everything You Need to Know About Internet Video

Internet Video Articles, Tutorials, News, Book and Product Reviews - Everything you need to know to shoot, create and post your own Internet Video Masterpieces

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ARTICLE ARCHIVE - the best Internet Video Magazine articles from the last TEN years - TEN years of articles about how to make Internet video, broadcast, prosumer and family video

Reviews of New Films and Home Videos - What you should be watching on your home DVD player...

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News, Press ReleaseInternet Video & Broadcast Industry News and Press Releases

News, Press ReleaseThe Top Ten Internet Video Hosting Sites - Also - the Top Sites to Make Money with Internet Video - Top Live Video Streaming Sites

How To Post Your Videos to Online Video Hosting Services & How You Can Make Money With Your Online Video


News, Press ReleaseWhy use video to promote your business. Check out this article from Internet Retailer Magazine

At eBags.com (No. 93) video is no longer an experiment. The conversion rate on product pages embedded with videos can top 15% once shoppers have viewed a clip, eBags.com senior vice president of marketing Peter Cobb told attendees last week at IRCE in Boston



Learn How to Promote Your Business and Promote Your Videos - How to Do It - all about PR and web marketing


Zoom Wars - My Zoom is Bigger Than Yours! Great tips on how to use your camcorder and zoom control for capturing Internet video. Which is better - digital or mechanical zoom? All about the great Zoom marketing scam


The Adventures of Audio Post for Film - All about low budget - high quality audio post production and ADR for video. Includes Digidesign 003 Rack, Pro Tools LE 7.4, Mac OS X 10.4.11, Dynaudio Acoustics BM6A powered speakers, Digidesign Pro Tools LE 8, ADR, Digidesign Music Production Toolkit 2, Smack LE, Hybrid, and iZotope RX. Read the article


Video editors and producers. Looking for rock solid reliable backup? Check out the Accordance ARAID 2200. It packs hardware RAID 1 into a simple plug and play package that fits into two 5.25" bays. The Accordance ARAID 2200 was selected as an Editors Choice by at Techware Labs

more


What's Whats in the Bag?in the Bag?
Look inside the bag of a
traveling filmmaker - what accessories do you really need to make great documentaries?


JVC has announced a new dual-use camera that shoots high definition video and high resolution digital still images. The new hybrid Everio GZ-X900, or Everio X, is a small, light, all-in-one camera that offers the powerful shooting combination of Full HD video and nine -megapixel still photos, plus creative shooting functions such as 10x slow motion video and high speed “motor drive” still photography. more


How to edit Internet Video and Film? Editing is more than just cutting out the bad stuff and making your video or film short enough - Its all about telling a story - with rhythm. There is a new book that just came out that teaches all about the rhythm and music of the editing process. - Cutting Rhythms by Karen Pearlman


Are you in the market for a new camcorder, but you aren't sure what format to choose from, or which features will be most 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 to understand the technical jargon and to make your final choice much easier. Read the Article


edit with Adobe Premiere Pro CS4Are you ready to start editing your video and you want to move up to a more professional, more fully featured editing solution? Do you want to know more about the power and advantages of Adobe Premiere Pro for CS4? Check out this video from Adobe - "Start Editing Now" http://tv.adobe.com/#vi+f15625v1004


All About Video Post Production - How to Digitize, Convert and Edit Your Camcorder Footage or in other other words, how to make a video movie out of your raw footage

News, Press ReleaseReinvent the How-To Video & Win $2000 from Howcast.com

Howcast is launching its first video contest — the How-To Video Challenge — and they are asking filmmakers, video artists, and DIYers to dream up a fresh, original approach to the how-to video.


News, Press ReleaseFree Video Hosting Web Sites - How and Where Can You Post your Videos for Free


News, Press ReleaseThe Top Five Ways to Use Internet Video to Sell Products and Promote Your Business

Five real world examples of how businesses are using Internet Video


News, Press ReleaseVideo Accessories - for your camcorder

What video and photo accessories do you really need to buy and what is a waste of your money? Some accessories help you when you are actually taping, some are for editing, and some help you get to wherever you are going without losing your camcorder.


HD Camcorder Review - The Canon XH A1 HD Camcorder Is Flexible, Powerful And Simply Outstanding.


Flip Video Releases Two New Compact Digital Video camcorders - Read our review of the new Flip Video Ultra HD - Tiny High Definition Camcorder that fits into your pocket - now records TWO hours of video! Bigger screen and easier to use!


News, Press ReleaseHow to Use Adobe PhotoShop to Tweak and Improve Your Underwater Digital Photo Images - New Video Release: dekePod Episode 15: Photoshop and the Lost Undersea Channel more info


How to use Adobe "Clip Notes" in Adobe Premiere and After Effects to make it easy to collaborate with your video clients no matter where in the world they are


How to Get High Quality Audio for Your Internet Videos - Seven Great Tips to Maximize Internet Video Sound Quality - Creating good audio is the most difficult challenge when creating Internet videos as well as videos to share with family and friends – especially for those of us who are using consumer types of camcorders.


GlideCam Review

So you want to get some great smooth tracking shots and can't afford a Steadicam? Check out this hands on review of the new GlideCam HD 4000 camera support platform. Run up and down stairs, go high, go low. Follow the action smoothly.


The Basics of Shooting Video for Prosumers - How to use your camcorder to make great looking video. The secrets of white balance, exposure, good audio and more. How to use your camcorder to shoot great looking Internet Video


Professional Camcorder Review - new Sony HVR-Z5U

Sony likes to release its higher-end camcorders in twos, so it was no surprise when last September's announcement of the prosumer HDR-FX1000 included specs on the pro-level HVR-Z5U. These two HDV cameras are nearly identical in terms of build and imaging, but the Z5U offers some important step-ups for professional shooters. The most significant are dual XLR audio, native progressive 24p/30p, DVCAM recording, SMPTE timecode support, and full docking ability with Sony's new HVR-MRC1K compact flash recorder. Read the Review


All You Need To Know About Marketing Your Business Online Through Video -

There are many ways you can market your business, but marketing your business online through video is a far more effective way to get your product widely known.


The new Panasonic AG-HPX 300 camcorder is an impressive video camera that blurs the lines between the professional and the Prosumer. Its very affordable and includes the lens, ENG form factor and three 1080p resolution CMOS sensors. Most importantly the HPX300 incorporates Panasonic's new flagship full raster 10-bit 4:2:2 codec, AVC-Intra. Read the Panasonic AG-HPX 300 review here

Adobe Premiere Elements Summary and Overview of New Features

Are you looking for a good video editing software package that will run on your Windows computer and will not require a lot of research or checking of the manual? Do you want a nice selection of effects, filters and audio controls all wrapped in a smart and easy to use interface? Then you ought to check out the newest version of Adobe Premiere Elements. Version 7 adds a bunch of new features - none truly revolutionary but definitely nice. Read the Review

How to Improve Your Audio by Using a Shotgun Microphone

Most built-in camcorder microphones are inadequate at picking up dialog clearly. Since being able to understand what is being communicated is just as important to your audience as the picture quality, it's a good idea to upgrade your camera microphone. more

Sony Vegas Movie Studio 9 provides easy video editing and DVD creation for prosumers and hobbyists. The new higher-end Platinum Edition adds expanded HD video support (HDV, AVCHD), and burning to menuless Blu-ray Disc. And the Pro Pack bundle includes Sound Forge Audio Studio 9 plus additional libraries of sounds and effects.

The Movie Studio 9 product still bundles DVD Architect Studio 4.5 for DVD authoring and adds Cinescore Studio for automated music soundtrack creation. Read the Review

All about the New Sony Vegas Pro 9 Video Editing Software Suite

Ideal for standard definition and high-definition digital video production, streaming content creation and broadcast production MORE

Sometimes you want to capture a simple video and audio scene directly to your computer's hard drive rather than capturing it to tape or to camera storage media, and then going through the capture and transfer process. Here is a cool little tutorial from Adobe about how to use Adobe Premiere to shoot video directly to your hard drive. If you don't have a good web cam or want to get better quality than you can get with a web cam, it makes sense to use your video camcorder to shoot simple talking head videos.

Are you using Photoshop Lightroom 2 to organize, edit and customize your digital photos? - Check out these two new books - Photoshop Lightroom 2 Adventure by Mikkel Aaland and Photoshop Lightroom 2 for Digital Photographers Only by Rob Sheppard

The new Pure Digital Mino HD camcorder is here - Now can capture High Definition Video - Pocket Size Internet Video Power - The tiny MINO camcorders are great for shooting video for the net. Pure Digital Mino Review

Special Deals and Rebates on Consumer and Prosumer Camcorders

Special deals and Rebates on Pro and Broadcast Video Cameras, Camcorders and Video Production Hardware and Software

* How to Make Money With Internet Video - the guide to converting your video skills and creativity into cash

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Consumer Video Editing Software Reviews:

Corel VideoStudio X2
CyberLink PowerDirector

CyberLink PowerDirector 7
Ulead VideoStudio
Pinnacle Studio 11 -
Pinnacle Studio 12
Roxio Easy Media Creator and Roxio's Easy Media Creator 10
Adobe Premiere Elements 7
Muvee AutoProducer
Adobe Premiere Elements 6 and Adobe Photoshop 4 Bundle

Sony Vegas Video+DVD 8, Sony Vegas 9

Sony Vegas Pro 9 Video Editing Suite
Nero 8 Ultra Edition digital media suite
Pinnacle VideoSpin
Corel MovieFactory 6
CyberLink PowerDVD 8


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