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About audio media: production, tools, podcasting, etc.

Accessible DoingMedia (and podcast, oh my!)


If you’re reading the blog right now you might notice a button below the post title that says “Listen Now”.  And in the sidebar, just below the “Subscribe” links, a “Listen” section with a button called “Odiogo.” Well, I’m killing two birds with one stone.
I’m making the content of DoingMedia more accessible for the vision [...]

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Your Information Architecture is in my Audio!


I have always liked the Boxes and Arrows site for the latest on information architecture and interaction design. This post, Information Architecture for Audio: Doing It Right, caught my eye. I had never consciously considered information architecture principals while creating audio.
Here’s the key points:

Write with your audience in mind
Structure your content by providing an overview [...]

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Copyright and Multimedia Law for Webbuilders and Multimedia Authors


I was working on some research for a project and I came across this excellent listing from the University of Iowa: Copyright and Multimedia Law for Webbuilders and Multimedia Authors.
Copyright, Fair Use, contracts and pretty much anything related to the law is generally a knowledge blackhole for media producers in all channels. This seemed like [...]

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When Words Are Not Enough: Rich Media for Training and Documentation (Part 3)


(This three part post is the content of my presentation at DocTrain West on May 5, 2008 in Vancouver, BC. You can view the presentation here.)
Some Streaming Details
Steaming your rich media files has some hardware and software requirements. First you’ll need some way to create the file; your editing software will take care of this. [...]

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When Words Are Not Enough: Rich Media for Training and Documentation (Part 2)


(This three part post is the content of my presentation at DocTrain West on May 5, 2008 in Vancouver, BC. You can view the presentation here.)
You: Media Expert
That sounds like a lot to know and remember. You should keep in mind that you know a great deal about how good media is made. And you [...]

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When Words Are Not Enough: Rich Media for Training and Documentation (Part 1)


(This three part post is the content of my presentation at DocTrain West on May 5, 2008 in Vancouver, BC. You can view the presentation here.)
It’s not enough to create a manual or job aid in today’s “instant media” environment. Today’s employees have grown up with and expect a rich media experience wherever they are. [...]

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Preserving Media


As we (OK, me) get older we start to think about the stuff we accumulate. Personally, I have 4 large totes (those plastic boxes with the two-part lid) filled with my life’s work. It goes back more than 20 years to television programs I shot in grad school. I’ve always kept them in the house, [...]

Essentials: Audio - Room Tone


This audio production tip will save you in editing maybe not every time but when you need it you’ll have it.
While you’re still at your recording location, whether you’re in a studio or under the bleachers or at the local Starbucks, record one minute with no one talking. Keep everyone in the same position, including [...]

On streaming audio and video


This is a reply to a message I posted to the Refresh-Austin listserv. The original question wa: “Does anybody have a recommendation for good video resource websites or forums or mailing lists, etc?” And then I got a bit verbose on the topic of streaming media, etc.
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Creativecow.com, dv.com, videomaker.com and streamingmedia.com are two pretty [...]

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Trial by Fire: Putting a Newtek Tricaster to Work


The Latino Congresso project required a live, switched feed that needed to be webcast. (We also provided a video feed to the room’s video projectors.) I looked at a few options but the simplest way I found to do all that was with the Newtek Tricaster.
Now, the only time I had seen a Tricaster was [...]

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