You want this camcorder. SONY's new HDV 1080i HIGH-DEF CAMCORDER is perfect for the prosumer videomaker on the go.

It is the world’s first 1080i HDV High-Def Camcorder With Three-Chip ClearVID CMOS Sensor Technology. The HDR-FX7 camcorder has a smooth slow record function. With its three sensors, the HDR-FX7 model can capture a six-second burst of video and play it back in 24 seconds as slow motion video. The model’s dual record function allows users to capture 1.2-megapixel still images and shoot video simultaneously, with the press of a button. more

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"Photoshop Elements 5 for Dummies" is packed with tips and tricks for creating dazzling images. It will show you how to use layers to create exciting nee images, as well as how to change backgrounds, fix flaws, and artistically enhance photos. more

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Maximizing the Audience
Online video has undergone a quiet revolution in the last two years. With the emergence of YouTube (as well as its competitors and imitators) and improvements in the way that video can be embedded in a Web page, online users are seeing video in new places and new applications.
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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. YouTube says that their videos account for 60 percent of all videos watched online and that their visitors spend an average of 17 minutes per session on the site. According to Nielsen NetRatings, YouTube has nearly 20M unique users per month.

Here is how you can join the party and have your videos online at YouTube. Its really easy.

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Microsoft Vista is the next operating system for you - (unless you are Mac or Linux OS type of person). This is a big change and you'll need some kind of guidance to figure it all out and how to make it work for you. Do you have the horsepower to run Vista? Can you upgrade? Or should you just chuck your old machine and just buy a new box with Microsoft Vista pre-installed? Should you not even bother upgrading and just continue to use XP or Win 98 - or switch to a Mac?

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If you are a professional animator in the entertainment business, you are probably familiar with the Cinema 4D Program. If not, visit the website at www.maxon.net. The new Cinema 4D 10 Workshop book teaches you how to model, animate and render with a practical command of all the essential functions and tools. It includes detailed tutorials, suitable for novices and experienced users alike, that demonstrate how to navigate the redesigned UI and orient you to the workflow. more

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If you want to make money making Internet video, you got to read this:

Getting Paid: Sites that Help Video Producers Make Money - Compiled by Scott Kirsner (Editor, CinemaTech) - New revenue opportunities are emerging with the recent boom in video viewing on the Web. On this chart, I've tried to list all of the Web sites that enable independent video producers to make money from their work. I've ranked the sites subjectively, based on how much traffic and buzz they've been attracting, and also how likely it seems that a video producer would actually manage to earn a significant return by posting a video to them. (Media companies with large libraries have a wider range of options for monetizing their content, including Apple's iTunes Music Store, Movielink, and Vongo.)

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How you can use web video to increase sales, drive traffic and build a passionate online community... a real world case study

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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. YouTube says that their videos account for 60 percent of all videos watched online and that their visitors spend an average of 17 minutes per session on the site. According to Nielsen NetRatings, YouTube has nearly 20M unique users per month.

Here is how you can join the party and have your videos online at YouTube. Its really easy.

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If you are a professional animator in the entertainment business, you are probably familiar with the Cinema 4D Program. If not, visit the website at www.maxon.net. The new Cinema 4D 10 Workshop book teaches you how to model, animate and render with a practical command of all the essential functions and tools. It includes detailed tutorials, suitable for novices and experienced users alike, that demonstrate how to navigate the redesigned UI and orient you to the workflow. more

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If you want to make money making Internet video, you got to read this:

Getting Paid: Sites that Help Video Producers Make Money - Compiled by Scott Kirsner (Editor, CinemaTech) - New revenue opportunities are emerging with the recent boom in video viewing on the Web. On this chart, I've tried to list all of the Web sites that enable independent video producers to make money from their work. I've ranked the sites subjectively, based on how much traffic and buzz they've been attracting, and also how likely it seems that a video producer would actually manage to earn a significant return by posting a video to them. (Media companies with large libraries have a wider range of options for monetizing their content, including Apple's iTunes Music Store, Movielink, and Vongo.)

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Velocity Micro announced the availability of their groundbreaking Vista media center PCs, the CineMagix Grand Theater and the CineMagix Pro Cinema. The CineMagix Grand Theater, which was unveiled at Digital Experience earlier this month, is Intel-based with up to 2.25 terabytes of storage, while the CineMagix Pro Cinema features AMD products. Both PCs feature premium a/v components and the same sleek design. more

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Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID), announced that its consumer division, Pinnacle Systems, Inc., has expanded its Pinnacle PCTV™ product family to include the Pinnacle PCTV Tuner Kits for Windows Vista. The new line includes three products: two portable USB2 digital and analog TV tuner kits (HD ATSC/NTSC or DVB-T/PAL/SECAM) and one analog PAL/SECAM PCI Kit. All three products include an original full-size remote control that enables consumers to access the entire range of popular TV, PVR and multimedia features of Windows Media Center. more

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e frontier announced the release of MotionArtist 4 for Windows. MotionArtist 4 enables anyone to create banner ads, digital photo albums, website designs, presentations, greeting cards and web comics. Key features in this new version include: new wizards and templates, an improved timeline and text editing palette, a new browser preview, and additional clip art to choose from. more

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Coming in April 2007, Canon will roll out a new HD camcorder targeted to consumers. With a price tag of about $1099, the new HV20 HD Camcorder integrates Canon’s renowned optics and imaging technology, including a 10x HD video zoom lens with Super Range Optical Image Stabilization and a Canon True HD 1920 x 1080 CMOS Image Sensor, the HV20 HD Camcorder records true 1080 high definition video, making it an ideal companion to today’s HD televisions. more

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Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) announced that Adobe Photoshop(r) Lightroom(tm) 1.0 software is now available for pre-order and is expected to ship in mid-February 2007. Photoshop Lightroom enables professional photographers to import, manage and present large volumes of digital photographs, helping photographers spend more time behind the lens and less time at the computer. more

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The Mouth Revolution is a hilarious and very well made live-action film that parodies history and contemporary culture while informing viewers about the vital importance of eating real, organic foods. Narrated by revolutionary mouths who take it upon themselves to decide what they will and will not eat, personalities like “Sojourner Tooth” and “Captain Mouth” unveil their "Mouthifesto" -- a Declaration of Indigestion that details their objectives and demands: No Trans Fats, No GMOs, No Pesticides, and No Artificial Ingredients. more

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Is TV the vast wasteland or is it the launching pad for the best in cinema and story telling? Check out "Innovative TV" by writer - director -producer Peter John Ross of SonnyBoo Productions www.sonnyboo.com

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Can't make the grade on American Idol? Well who needs it. You can become a rock star on Internet Video. Wannabe music stars seek fame online 25 (Reuters Life!) - "American Idol" wannabes who miss out at their chance of stardom on the popular television singing contest are finding their 15 minutes of fame elsewhere -- online.

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RealNetworks moves the TV movie model to the web—complete with commercials
RealNetworks announced that it will stream movies at no cost to consumers. The catch: They will be interrupted by commercials, just like on local and network TV.

REALNETWORKS ANNOUNCES FILM.COM WILL OFFER FREE STREAMING OF INDEPENDENT FULL-LENGTH MOVIES - "24 Hours on Craigslist" is Film.com's debut movie with a new film featured each week more

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So you want to learn how to make movies? Check out Robert Rodriquez's 10 Minute Film School

A famous film-maker a while back said something about 'Everything you need to know about film you can learn in a week.' He was being generous. You can learn it in 10 minutes.

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Here's a new site for hosting videos. They are specializing in spotlighting independent films and shorts - OverairTV.

Here is another good site for independent film makers to get exposure! www.overairtv.com is an online broadcasting network which allows independent film makers to upload their high-definition content, run their own content station, or create viewer demand for their content and station while sharing in their advertising. Great site for independent film makers to get exposure!

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Watch out - a nasty Storm is on the way....Email spam with a bad payload. The attachments have names such as "Full Story.exe" or "Full Video.exe." Once they are launched, these files install malicious software that then waits to receive further instructions over the Internet. more

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According to eMarketeer, by 2010, over 157 million US viewers will be watching Internet Video - No matter how you measure it, more people are watching more online video more frequently than ever before. more

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

Arcsoft Funhouse is an awesomely fun and amazingly easy to use photo blending solution for creating creative and wild digital images. MORE

Kids LOVE this program. Available for both Macs and PCs!

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Looking for a new mobile music, video or navigation device? Check out Doug Dixon's guide to what is new and cool:

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Behind the scenes at CES- Rich DeMuro takes you behind the scenes at CES to show you exactly what it takes to cover the world's largest consumer electronics show. Watch this video

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3 free Filmmaking educational videos for beginners

SHOT TYPES - http://www.sonnyboo.com/onlinemovies/shottypes.htm

180 DEGREE RULE - http://www.sonnyboo.com/onlinemovies/180degree.htm

FAST & SLOW CUTTING - http://www.sonnyboo.com/onlinemovies/fastslow.htm

These are aimed towards complete beginners and will be marketed to High School and early colleges for sales with this type of video in a series on DVD. These were shot in HDV with the JVC HD110 camera in both 24P and 30P modes and edited in Avid Xpress Pro and Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 along with some work in After Effects.

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The Sony DCR-SR40 Digital Handycam offers a pro quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens, Advanced HAD CCD imager and Progressive Shutter System that can capture extremely sharp digital still images. This camcorder comes with a variety of features, including a USB 2.0 interface and Dolby Digital AC3 audio. The 30 gig hard drive enables you to download directly to your favorite video software, without bothering with tapes. more

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Adobe Production Studio for the Mac! It' s about time. But ... you can't get it until mid 2007. Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) announced that the next version of Adobe® Production Studio, the integrated video and audio post-production tool set that is part of the Creative Suite family, will be available for both the Macintosh and Windows® platforms. more

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At CES, Canon announced a whole bunch of new camcorders - this includes: The Canon DC50 DVD Camcorder that can record directly to DVD and snaps five megapixel still images to a miniSD card; The new ZR series of Mini-DV camcorders offer consumers an affordable, easy to use solution to preserving memories. The ZR800, ZR830 and ZR850 camcorder all feature a long 35x optical zoom. - The New DC series of DVD camcorders include the DC210, DC220 and DC230 DVD Camcorders. They have a 35x optical zoom, and a wealth of consumer friendly features.

That's right - 35x OPTICAL ZOOM!!!! - how the heck can anyone hold that steady?? I guess we will find out - this is the best thing for tripod manufacturers!

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Do you need to master the essentials of making video without having to crack open a book or take a bunch of classes? Here is a great Mini-Guide that gathers together a list of totally free online video resources for anyone looking to learn something without having to pay for the privilege. more

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ABC News Presents the most Outrageous Videos of 2006: Caught on Tape

A comedian's racist rant is caught on a cell phone camera. A politician's apparent insult is captured on videotape. An obscure rock band's video is uploaded on YouTube. And soon all are seen by millions of people around the world. Call 2006 "The Year of the Upload." What were you watching, downloading, sharing, and talking about in 2006?

Need to master the essentials of making video without having to crack open a book or take a bunch of classes? Here is a great Mini-Guide that gathers together a list of totally free online video resources for anyone looking to learn something without having to pay for the privilege. As Web 2.0 evolves into a democratic, largely social landscape, online video proves itself to be a great asset in collective knowledge-pooling. more

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How to make sure you get the right camcorder and the accessories you really need

Great new products for the professional video and film maker- What do you WANT and NEED for 2007?

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There are many different ways of making it big in Hollywood and our technology society. You can be a producer, an editor, a genius, a criminal - or you can become a writer and be the one responsible for thinking up the dreams and concepts that entertain and tantalize. This new book from Focal Press, "Writing for Animation, Comics and Games by Christy Marx, is a very good introduction to what you need to know to be successful in these areas. more

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If you are just starting out in video you got to check out filmmaker Quito Washington's new 60 second film school. So far he has only three lessons posted but they are great for those who want to learn how to use their digital camcorder to create professional looking images.

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How are you and your new iPod getting along? Have you truly mastered all the features and capabilities that your new little friend can deliver? iPod - the misisng manual is an easy to read, simple to understand guide walks you through all the cool capabilities or your iPod. You no longer need an experienced iPod guru to show you how to load new songs, how to create playlists or how to watch videos. more

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Have you been watching the best and most popular videos that have streamed across the net during 2006? You might have missed a few and that might have been a good thing... Anyhow, iFilm has done us all a favor and gathered 50 of the top viral videos in one spot. So, if you want to look back at the video year in review, check out the IFilm Top 50 of 2006.

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Are you creating DVDs? Are you a professional developer and creator of content to be distributed on DVD? If so, you got to read Doug Dixon's article about CSS - Content Scrambled System. How can you protect your work.

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What are going to get for your favorite computer geek this holiday season?

Check out the B&H Guide to great PC & computer peripheral gift ideas

News and Press Releases -

Product Launches

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The Hottest Gizmos for Gadget Freaks
Fun techno toys for every taste

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ABC News Presents the most Outrageous Videos of 2006: Caught on Tape

A comedian's racist rant is caught on a cell phone camera. A politician's apparent insult is captured on videotape. An obscure rock band's video is uploaded on YouTube. And soon all are seen by millions of people around the world. Call 2006 "The Year of the Upload." What were you watching, downloading, sharing, and talking about in 2006?

Santa's Guide to Buying the Right Camcorder this Holiday Season.

How to make sure you get the right camcorder and the accessories you really need

Great new products for the professional video and film maker- What do you want for 2007

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How are you and your new iPod getting along? Have you truly mastered all the features and capabilities that your new little friend can deliver? iPod - the misisng manual is an easy to read, simple to understand guide walks you through all the cool capabilities or your iPod. You no longer need an experienced iPod guru to show you how to load new songs, how to create playlists or how to watch videos. more

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Have you been watching the best and most popular videos that have streamed across the net during 2006? You might have missed a few and that might have been a good thing... Anyhow, iFilm has done us all a favor and gathered 50 of the top viral videos in one spot. So, if you want to look back at the video year in review, check out the IFilm Top 50 of 2006.

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Are you creating DVDs? Are you a professional developer and creator of content to be distributed on DVD? If so, you got to read Doug Dixon's article about CSS - Content Scrambled System. How can you protect your work.

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YouTube documents war, upheaval in 2006 - Iraq and the election, Israel and Hezbollah, George Allen and George W. Bush, Mel Gibson and Michael Richards: The people, issues, images and absurdities of 2006 were inescapable, playing over and over before our eyes. It was all on YouTube

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REVIEW - Sony Vegas 7+DVD is a professional editing platform capable of taking an editor from capture to export. The Vegas7+DVD includes Vegas 7, DVD Architect 4, and Dolby Digital AC-3 encoding software. Vegas allows for real-time acquisition and editing of DV, HDV, SD/HD-SDI, and all XDCAM formats. Vegas 7 has the capability to fine-tune audio with the precision of a digital audio workstation. DVD Architect 4 provides the capability to author surround sound and dual-layer DVDs. more

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The History of Camcorders - Today’s camcorders are very compact and can easily fit in the palm of your hand. You can stick them in your pocket or purse. No matter where you are, on a plane, on a beach, in your house or on a mountaintop, it is easy to create your own high quality video productions. But where did they come form? Check out...The History of Camcorders

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StumbleUpon offers auto discovery of online videos - this is pretty darn cool. StumbleUpon, which helps Web users discover sites based on the ratings of users with similar tastes, on Wednesday said it was offering a way to create personalized channels for viewing online video. Automated Soundtrack Tools - Check out the latest from SonicPro and from Sony. All about SmartSound Sonicfire Pro 4 and Sony Media Software Cinescore Both of these soundtrack creation tools now allow you better customize your soundtrack by actually adjusting the mix and mood of the various soundtrack elements, providing a whole new level of control over the emotional feel of the piece in sync with the visuals. more The new Adobe Premiere® Elements 3.0 software makes it easy to create, edit and share videos and movies. The new version enables you to burn your footage to a DVD in just two simple steps, complete with a DVD menu and scene index. more If you can hum the melody, Navio can find it for you on the web. Nayio Media, Inc. launched the first melody-based Internet search tool on its website, Nayio.com. Nayio’s humming search tool guides consumers to songs even when they don’t remember the words; Through a strategic partnership with Napster (Nasdaq: NAPS), the digital music pioneer, the service cross-references the hummed melody with Napster’s massive library of more than three million songs and delivers a list of potential matches. more Send a Stupid Video Holiday card to your friends and family! StupidVideos.com (www.stupidvideos.com), the leading user-generated video site for humorous stunts, bloopers, standup comedy and everyday laughter, today introduced a new service, called SV eCards, through which users can send their friends and family free video egreetings that stream popular StupidVideos clips. more Internet Video Magazine announces 10 New Years Resolutions for the Home Video Enthusiast and Home Movie Maker. Maybe you have been making home movies and tapes for awhile and somehow your friends and family never seem to want to watch them? These resolutions may help turn your video experience around... more This is a wonderful new video site you got to check out. OVGuide.com (Online Video Guide) is a very interesting and extremely useful online video directory and meta-search engine. They have put together on a single page multiple links to the search engines of most of the top video web sites. This is very cool. If you are looking for a specific video you no longer have to search from one site then to another site- the links are all in one place. Excellent.

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So who is posting the most videos to YouTube? The video guy down the street? Little Johnny up in his room? Video porn kings? Nope - its CBS - CBS Clips Top YouTube Charts, Boost Ratings

Also - You Tube vs. Boob Tube at Wired Magazine

YouTube Waves Goodbye To 'Daily Show' Clips

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Mobile TV and video over the Net. There is a battle raging over what technology will win out for the future of Mobile TV. Check out this article from Parks Associates and Basestation e-Newsletter regarding who is doing what in Europe. If you are making video for the web you need to read this article and guide to the various warring standards and technologies. Its gonna be bloody. Mobile TV in Europe: Who Needs a Standard?

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Adopt a Booty Today - VIDEO CONTEST - Please help us with this very serious campaign to get booties treated nicely. They're the most maligned creatures on Earth. You've been asked to adopt babies, soldiers, communities, highways, rivers, streams, cats, dogs (including pit bulls) and virtual pets. Some of you kind souls responded generously by adopting these people, creatures, things or natural wonders. Booties are natural wonders too more

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Mobile TV and video over the Net. There is a battle raging over what technology will win out for the future of Mobile TV. Check out this article from Parks Associates and Basestation e-Newsletter regarding who is doing what in Europe. If you are making video for the web you need to read this article and guide to the various warring standards and technologies. Its gonna be bloody. Mobile TV in Europe: Who Needs a Standard?

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Orgasms for Peace? Calif. couple calls for orgasm for peace AP - Two peace activists have planned a massive anti-war demonstration for the first day of winter. Watch the video and learn how you can help bring peace, or a piece, to the world.

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Filmaka.com is a new contest site where filmmakers get to submit their short films for viewing, voting, and selection. The winner of the contest receives a feature film deal with the some of the world's best known independent producers at Filmaka.com. more

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High Definition Video is Here - All about High Def from Authoring to Playback -for video pros and video enthusiasts. What do you need to create and playback great looking HD video on your computer and on your TV?

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Do you want to watch your home cable TV from a net connection anywhere in the world? Following the lead of Slingbox, Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID), announced that its consumer division, Pinnacle Systems, Inc., is expanding its popular Pinnacle PCTV™ product family with the addition of Pinnacle PCTV To Go. This new product gives customers the ability to enjoy their home entertainment systems from any location in the home or around the world. Easy wireless setup, integrated Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE) support and comprehensive digital video recorder (DVR) capabilities make Pinnacle PCTV To Go a must-have for anyone interested in watching high quality TV shows, sporting events, movies or news on a PC, anytime, anywhere. more

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Do you need a music soundtrack to add emotional depth to your video productions? Even if you're a musician who can compose, play, and record your own scores, that's still a lot of work. The answer for many producers is an automated soundtrack tool. Check out the latest from SonicPro and from Sony. All about SmartSound Sonicfire Pro 4 and Sony Media Software Cinescore Both of these soundtrack creation tools now allow you to drill deeper into customizing the score by actually adjusting the mix and mood of the soundtrack elements, providing a whole new level of control over the emotional feel of the piece in sync with the visuals. more

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YouTube to show game clips of NHL games Video-sharing site YouTube will show clips of NHL games, its first agreement with a professional sports league. The agreement reached Wednesday will allow users to see video highlights of this season's NHL regular-season games, within 24 hours of the original broadcast. The service will become available this month.

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Guys - do you get Menstrual Cramps - http://menwithcramps.com/ - This might be the best spoof site ever. This is incredible. Fake commercials documentaries, testimonials, call for action. Amazing. Send this to your male friends who need something extra to whine about - share this with female associates who are complain about their periods. Its extremely well conceived and implemented.

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Here is the first of the series of videos . Men With Cramps. The Bowels Of History - Part I (2006) - The true meaning of mankind's oldest cave paintings tell about the trials and tribulations of early Man.
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Looking for a great way to edit and clean up your digital images without having to pay big bucks for a software product? Check out GIMP. It runs on Windows, Macs, Linux - if you are an open source fan, you got to check this out.

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This looks like fun. Doritos is partnering with Yahoo to give you the change to win prices and big bucks by creating your own commercial that will be played during the Super Bowl. That might be a nice way to promote your career, eh? Here's the deal. Think of an idea for a DORITOS commercial. Maybe it's a story about the first time you tried DORITOS or what life is like for the spices on the surface of the chip. Anything. Make the video you'd be excited to see if you were watching TV. Make it yours. Shoot it. Submit it. If the judges place it in the top five best videos, you'll win $10,000 dollars and a trip to Miami for a private Super Bowl XLI viewing party. Then, if America votes it their favorite, your video will be aired as a real DORITOS commercial on Super Bowl XLI.
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If you are film maker or videomaker looking for a great source of info about film festivals all over the world - you got to check out Withoutabox. It was founded in January, 2000 to serve as a network for independent filmmakers and their films - to directly access film festivals, film buyers, and film audiences throughout the world and to manage those relationships and transactions from a central console.

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Yahoo to launch Web site devoted to food - With online competition for eyeballs intensifying, Web portal Yahoo Inc. is launching a new site devoted to food that will feature videos and other content from celebrity chefs such as Rachael Ray and Martha Stewart.

Most of the content will come from partners, including Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Wolfgang Puck, Everyday with Rachael Ray, Food & Wine, Epicurious, Cook's Illustrated and Reader's Digest.There will also be original content, including an online video show called "Cheap and Easy" and contributions on regional cuisine from 13 columnists from around the country. A database of thousands of recipes will be available through a partnership with allrecipes.com. The idea for the site came from the 1.5 million food-related searches on the site each day, most of which come around 4 p.m., Brown said.

Yahoo Food aims to hold people's attention after they have found a recipe by offering cooking demonstration videos and lavish photography and layout that Brown refers to as "food pornography."

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Sharing videos on the Web is hot! It's been just a year since video sharing really exploded, and already many take it for granted. But perhaps you're getting confused by the increasing number of video sharing sites and can't figure out what's best. Well, don't worry. The folks at Movavi.com have done the hard work for you - and you'll be surprised to learn that the most popular sites aren't necessarily the best choices for sharing. more

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This Halloween, take a visit to Drake Mountain - http://www.drakemountain.com. It is a video blog that documents a fictional expedition to a haunted mountain in Vermont. All 10 episodes along with a blooper reel are now online, just in time for Halloween. We really like how they integrated the YouTube feed into their own site so that they didn't have to worry about hosting the video or bandwidth costs. Smart.

Drake Mountain had an incredibly intense production schedule. Auditions were held on September 26 and the production was casted on October 1. The first day of shooting was October 7. By October 21, the movie was shot and by October 27, the final episode was edited and uploaded to the web.

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Companies have broad aims for TV on the Web - Eyebrows went up when Google Inc. recently agreed to spend $1.65 billion for YouTube, the most popular Web site for free video clips. But that figure could be blown away one day if some emerging companies achieve their much broader visions for the future of online TV. These companies are building flexible online networks that can host content, serve up ads and dish out interactive features. While "viral" video-sharing sites like YouTube focus on individual clips — many pirated — these new Internet TV platforms are designed to host full-fledged channels that content creators can control.

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Students produce movies with cell phones The cameras capture the young man walking down the stairs, reciting a monologue about the three things people should know about him: His favorite movie is "Gone with the Wind," he loves roller coasters and he hates when people don't take him seriously. The shot is complicated and takes several attempts to perfect. But there's no big camera equipment, no expert sound system and no reels of film to capture the moment. Instead, everyone involved, from the three cameramen and the sound guy to the extras, is producing the miniature movie with — and for — cell phones.

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Virus writers target web videos at BBC - The growing popularity of online video has caught the attention of malicious hackers and hi-tech criminals. Security firms are reporting more and more instances of booby-trapped Windows codecs - file compressors - required to play some video formats. Some of the codecs let users play types of net-based video, but also have spyware and adware wrapped inside. Others, say experts, are outright fakes that just want to infect victims with data-stealing programs.

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Check out this new offer from AOL and Brightcove. AOL and Brightcove launched a new distribution service that can enable video publishers to sell high-quality video downloads through the AOL Video portal (http://video.aol.com) and receive up to 70% of the revenue generated from their sales. The new service promises to expand the distribution options for video publishers and the choices for consumers. more

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Comcast has just launching FearNet, an on-demand horror channel. FearNet, a co-venture with Sony and Lionsgate, will debut as a video-on-demand channel free to Comcast digital customers, a website (FearNet.com) and a mobile offering (FearNet Mobile), the first of several multi-platform networks Comcast plans to launch. Visitors to FearNet.com can purchase horror-themed movies for rent or to own, all for immediate viewing on a PC. more

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Check out, "I Wanna Be Famous", a great short animated music video by Jessica Delfino. Directed by Nick Fox-Gieg, www.itslikespiders.com). Also read her article about her struggle to get her video made and posted at YouTube. Very interesting.

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Believe it or not, NBC.com is hot. In addition to online versions of many of the network's top shows, you can also access a few Internet only productions. Check out "Its Your Show" where amateur film and video makers get to produce and upload their own comedy skits and try to win big bucks - $1000 every week with a $100,000 grand prize. This is the future of the net. Quality video with a big bucks content provider behind it.

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With the new 24-inch iMac, Apple combines the home theater experience with professional-level digital production capabilities; it comes loaded with powerful video, audio and imaging software and its wide screen 24" LCD monitor makes it perfect for use as the central hub of a digital lifestyle. more

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Are you a pro or serious consumer who wants to do some heavy duty soundtrack development, audio editing and clean-up but the learning track for a pro product like Adobe Audition is just a bit too steep? Then check out Adobe System's Adobe® Soundbooth™ software, a new innovative and intuitive audio software product for creating and editing audio and fixing common audio flaws using visually-oriented tools. Unveiled to customers for the first time this week at the MAX 2006 Adobe user conference in Las Vegas, creative professionals now have the opportunity to test this new beta download and submit feedback to the Adobe Labs at http://labs.adobe.com/soundbooth. Adobe Soundbooth is available for both Intel-based Macintosh and Windows systems. more