Tag Archives: Video Production

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. … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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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” … Continue reading

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Interviewed on Podcast: Using Video in Training and Documentation


Tom Johnson at the I’d Rather Be Writing blog interviewed me about my session at DocTrain West in May. Here are the presentation slides. The presentation content is a three parter starting this week!

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Petition to Save a Video Institution


A video industry institution is facing a dire end. Dick Reizner’s “Tips to Clip” column is being canceled. Apparently, Videography’s management felt it “wasn’t cutting edge enough.” This move seems indicative of an attitude in technology circles that “old” is … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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Conference Video Shoot in LA


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 … Continue reading

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