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iPhone 4 HD video short

“Apple of My Eye” – an iPhone 4 film from Michael Koerbel on Vimeo.

via localnewser, a short HD video produced entirely with the iPhone 4. I’ve spoken to a couple of photographers who have used the new iPhone, and they say the video quality is incredible. Localnewser comments:

Check out the film. And think about the . . . → Read More: iPhone 4 HD video short

Canon SLR and an RC helicopter: cool video, news potential

My colleague Brian Poulter shared this video with me, and I’m passing it along for any enterprising young video-savvy photojournalists who might find inspiration for some cool storytelling.

Helicam with Canon T2i/550D over Whitefish from Jeff Scholl on Vimeo.

Testing out a T2i with 14mm lens at 720 60P. Rendered with 2.35 bars and 24 frames for fun.

The . . . → Read More: Canon SLR and an RC helicopter: cool video, news potential

Mulvaney: Newspaper video has to improve

Colin Mulvaney writes an excellent post on his blog: Video at newspapers needs to improve – that I want to highlight because it’s as good a summary as any of the ways that newspaper-produced video needs to go to reach the storytelling heights that still photojournalism has reached in the past.

He identifies the following problems with . . . → Read More: Mulvaney: Newspaper video has to improve

TubeMogul simplifies video uploading to multiple sites

Tubemogul, a video hosting site, is a simplified way to publish your site’s videos online.

Unlike other video hosting sites, TubeMogul connects several video hosting sites to it, allowing editors to publish videos to several sites at once — including YouTube.

TubeMogul is easy enough to use as any other video hosting site and utilizes the same features. . . . → Read More: TubeMogul simplifies video uploading to multiple sites

Should your newspaper host local or offsite?

YouTube isn’t just for kids with light-sabers and teens with webcams any more. As the popularity of YouTube increases, at student newspapers, we wonder about the advantages and shortfalls of third-party hosting versus hosting your video locally.

First off, why would any media outlet want to host their video elsewhere? Simple—unless you have a large budget, you can’t afford the bandwidth and storage space. Third-party hosting enables newspaper sites to have virtually unlimited space and bandwidth.

Unfortunately, you have less content control. Youtube and most other sites (like Daily Motion, Vimeo, or Google Video) have a size limit for each video. YouTube only allows you to upload videos that is 10 minutes or less.

Continue reading Should your newspaper host local or offsite?

YouTube auto-captioning for video

Several people have asked in the past about transcriptions/closed-captioning for video. It’s a pain in the butt, but YouTube has just rolled out a promising new time-saving feature called auto-captioning.

Like any machine-generated transcription, some words get garbled. But if you have a video that has good audio from an interview (external mics!), and there’s not a . . . → Read More: YouTube auto-captioning for video

Video example from boston.com

I came across this story from the Boston Globe about an MIT student whos inventing a new type of wheelchair that is more usable in less wheelchair-accessible areas. The story itself is inspiring, the interactive graphic is interesting, but the video really tells the story of how it works, and illustrates some of the advantages of . . . → Read More: Video example from boston.com

Video camera recommendations?

The Canon Vixia HF200

Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve gotten a couple of e-mails asking for recommendations for video cameras. This post is for those who might be in the market for a new video camera for your media outlet. I’ll give my experience, but I’d appreciate input from others out there who have . . . → Read More: Video camera recommendations?

Mogulus live streaming tips

Tuesday night I live streamed my first large-scale event using free, browser-based software from Mogulus. A few things I learned:

Do as much advanced preparation as possible. If you’re covering an event (concert, debate, forum, meeting), contact audio technicians at the venue and find out what kind of audio setup they have. Find out if it’s possible . . . → Read More: Mogulus live streaming tips

Student views on modernizing j-education

Students at the 2009 Associated Collegiate Press Conference in San Diego, Calif. discuss ideas on revamping journalism education in the 21st . . . → Read More: Student views on modernizing j-education