Some months ago, I became concerned that my trusty old Canon Vixia tape-based videocamera might be getting to the end of its lifespan. Replacing the camera actually meant replacing my entire video streaming setup, because there’s been a generational change in most of the components. I eventually ended up with this new kit: Equipment Needed… Continue reading Simple Live Streaming with Wirecast
Tag: videoblogging
Why Film Engineers?
In the last three and a half years, working for Sun Microsystems and now Oracle, I have produced over 300 video assets, ranging in length from 10 minutes to 3 hours. Most of this material is software engineers talking about deeply technical topics. By YouTube standards, our audience isn’t large: my videos have had a… Continue reading Why Film Engineers?
The Videoblogging Manual
Note: In most of these pieces I talk about filming “engineers.” because that’s mostly who I was filming when I wrote/recorded them. Nowadays I would probably just say “people” or “technical people” – because plenty of us have useful things to say, and many of us have the same difficulties filming or being filmed as engineers… Continue reading The Videoblogging Manual
Videoblogging Tips: Getting Optimum Sound from a Consumer Camcorder
Me, demonstrating the audio equipment I used in videoblogging, and how to set it up. Filmed by Yolande Poirier. You might also like: Simple Live Streaming with Wirecast
Notes: Videoblogging Session at CLS West
Problems video is slow (text can be skimmed/absorbed more quickly) Flash is not portable hosting curation and findability video quality language transcription/search indexing legal releases (someone was going to send us an example to use?) Want More Info About What makes good video? screencasting/capturing softare demos streaming filming presentations video on the web post-production covering… Continue reading Notes: Videoblogging Session at CLS West