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| Fun and Entertaining Vacation Videosby Jennifer O'Rourke  Vacation videos don't have to bore your viewers - you just need to understand how to edit while you're shooting on location. Do you cringe when friends ask if you want to see their vacation videos? You're a video producer and you know how to make videos entertaining. But some people have trouble making the vacation videos interesting. Seriously, how many rock structures can one shoot, and how many castles can one show before they blend together and the viewers' eyes glaze over? As a Videomaker reader, you know better, so here are a few quick tips to share with your friends before they head out of town. Tell them to test your tricks and that you can't wait to see what they learned when they return. Or not. Before hitting that red record button, focus and compose the shot. Are you cutting off someone's head? Does a group shot cut someone in half? Check the background - is garbage spilling out of a trash can? Can you move it? If not, can you move the subject? If not can you move the camera? What about lighting - is the subject backlit? Can you move the light source? If not, can you move the s ubject or the camera? Backlit subjects are common in vacation videos - everyone wants...Continue Kata ABS-HD Air Bag Systemby Mike Houghton  When flying with a larger sized video camera, the Kata ABS-HD will help it survive the trip in an overhead bin. It's a very portable solution for any air-traveling videographer. The traveling videographer faces a hard choice when taking a flight. Unless you own an expensive, bulletproof case and a video camera not susceptible to impact damage, you might not want to check in your camera. As a carry-on however, it can fit in the overhead compartment where someone will inevitably crush it while attempting to jam in an oversized bag. Or you could spend the whole flight with your camera in your lap. Is there another choice? Enter the Kata ABS-HD Air Bag System. It's an inflatable camera bag that, when deflated, is roughly the size of a cereal box. When inflated, it forms a cushioned barrier around your camera. It's a lot like taping an inflatable kiddie-pool around your camera, except without the duct tape. The top zippers allow access to the camera handle or strap for carrying purposes and the bag accommodates cameras up to 27 inches long. Inflate the bag by blowing into a short tube with a button-operated valve. The packaging estimates approxima tely one-minute blow-up time. But if you're ...Continue More New Product Reviews3 Ways to Edit Video Onlineby Mark Montgomery  Online web applications have begun to sneak into the vernacular producer's dictionary. Editing "in the cloud" has its ups and downs, here's a look a few applications and requirements to online video editing. In 2007 there were a plethora on startups eager to capture the attention of consumers with their new online video editing web applications. Then, web video was hotter than bacon grease on the griddle. While consumer consumption of video is still expanding, general demand for online video editing services hasn't been able to sustain all these startups. The dust has settled and now we can take a closer look at some of the more popular options for online video editing. Online video editing applications are not for the intermediate or advanced video editors. Let me first get that out of the way for you loyal Videomaker fans. But don't go away. There are some great features that may be of use to you. For you beginners, or mobile video shooters (iPhone 4 movie producers, anyone?) these tools are your best ally. But if there's one word of warning for you, it's to not try to do too much with your produced videos with these tools. They're better for uber simple edits and ext remely short videos. One of the great things about these applications is that all you really need is a modern Internet browser (e.g., FireFox, Chrome, Safari) and a high speed Internet connection (the faster the better). Your computer's processor, hard drive and RAM are...Continue DVD Authoring: Wedding Day Bonus Featuresby Julie Babcock  The rice has been thrown, the footage has been captured and edited, and now you're ready for the final stage: DVD authoring. If you haven't started using DVD menus in your wedding video products, you should. Authoring DVDs with menus has become increasingly affordable and easy to do. Having a DVD menu will not only make your DVDs look more polished and professional, but it will also give you the opportunity to upsell your product. Since you've got the disc space and the customizable menu, consider including the option of DVD bonus features in your wedding video bundles. Bonus features can include content such as raw ceremony footage, uncut interviews, a photo montage or even a "trash the dress" segment. You can provide pre-determined packages or work with each client to customize their own DVD content. Giving your clients the option of DVD bonus features greatly increases the potential value of your product while allowing the client to enhance their wedding day memori es. By mastering ...Continue More Videomaker Blogs | ||||||||
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