Jan Ozer, long time streaming and compression expert, has a great two part article in DigitalContentProducer called Shooting for Streaming.
I’ve known Jan for a lot of years and he really knows his stuff. He wrote the original Video Compression Bible. He had the top rated session at last year’s MCA-I ProTrack and will be [...]
(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. [...]
(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 [...]
(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. [...]
Hillman Curtis has been shaking things up in the design community for awhile. Well, he’s written an article over at the Adobe Design Center, Dialog Box section that isn’t earth shaking but lays out the basics of digital video production from equipment selection to editing and distribution. This is an excerpt from his 2006 book [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
I’ve started a little lessons learned doc. There were quite a few things we could have done to make this conference project go easier. So here’s the highlights.
Create a Tape Naming Scheme: I actually had this on my To Do list but it dropped in priority. We came up with a scheme on site but [...]
I’m headed out in a few minutes to a project in LA. It’s a 5 day conference and we’re shooting 151 hours of sessions (for future streaming) and live webcasting 33 hours of it. Wish me luck. I’ll ad dupdates here as we go along.
I have to admit that this is a bit of getting [...]
(One of a series of tips about the basics, the minimum, you need or should do to produce good media.)
Have a checklist
There’s nothing worse than reaching into your bag for [insert essential piece of gear here] and realizing that you don’t have it. Been there, done that. The cheapest and most valuable piece of gear [...]
