Saturday, February 02, 2008

Internet Video Articles, Tutorials and News

Online Video Editing? Is it a reality? Or is it just for fun? Can sites like MTV, YouTube, MotionBox, MuveeMix, OneTrueMedia, JumpCut, etc. provide an alternative to PC based video editing? Read the article here

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If you are looking for a simple to use program that enables you to easily capture and edit your videos, and then create and burn DVDs featuring your home movies and family adventures, then the new Movie Factory 6 from Corel could be the product for you. With a list price of just $49.99, this latest version of Movie Factory adds several important and powerful new capabilities to an already impressive piece of consumer video editing software. more

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Do you need to create and edit audio for your video? Sony ACID Music Studio 7 is designed for consumers or prosumers who want to create original music using loops or recording vocals, instruments, or using MIDI -- DJs and remix artists, home recording studios and musicians, video and multimedia producers, podcast and streaming media creators, educators, trainers, and presenters. more

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Solving the Camcorder Shopping Crisis

Buying a Camcorder is more confusing than ever before

There are a plethora of differing technologies to pick from as well as a bewildering assortment of features and capabilities that need to be examined. It is not easy. Here is the guide to what you need to know in order to buy the right kind of camcorder for you and your family

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Super Tuesday Video Voting Mash Up - YouTube has established a centralized hub for Super Tuesday-centric political videos. Voters, candidates and news organizations can upload their footage to the site and tag it with a geographic location on the Super Tuesday YouTube Channel where it can be tracked and viewed on a Google Map. more VERY COOL

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Checkout the Eyespot Mash-Up site - Create Your Ideal Presidential Candidate Video Mix . It's your Election. Don't like just one candidate? Mix em up! Make a An Obamillary or a McCainabee mix! They are providing a starter pack of the candidates ads and speeches to start with. this is a blast - Eyespot.com

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Apple Color Overview for users of Final Cut Studio. All about Apple Color - great software-based 2k color correcting for Mac users more


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Looking for a complete hardware and video editing solution that also works with analog video? Leveraging the product’s reputation as the ultimate movie-making solution for analog and digital video, the new Pinnacle Studio MovieBox Plus and MovieBox Ultimate include a stylish, high-speed USB 2.0 video capture device and a full version of Pinnacle Studio Plus version 11 and Studio Ultimate version 11 respectively—the software that has been reaping awards for delivering robust HDV/AVCHD video editing and authoring more

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Adobe Audition 3 for Professional Audio Production - Adobe Audition vs Adobe Soundbooth CS3 and new Adobe Audition features - A summary of new enhancements and key features in Adobe Audition 3, released at the end of 2007 as Adobe's flagship stand-alone tool for professional audio production
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NEWS and PRESS RELEASES

This is really cool. Introduced at CES 2008, the Liquid Image Digital Underwater Camera Mask allows swimmers to record underwater photos and video hands free. Whether it is backyard pool fun or stunning fish and coral from a special vacation, users will enjoy the combination of a camera and mask in one while swimming. The benefits include a hands free experience for easier and safer swimming. more


Telescope (www.telescope.tv), the pioneer in participation media media services, today announced that it has extended its multichannel - mobile, landline, and online - services to twelve television programs that will air in the first quarter of 2008. Telescope, which managed nearly one billion participation media interactions in 2007, is on pace to exceed the previous year's industry record. In addition to programs currently on ABC, Bravo, Lifetime, and TLC, Telescope will also manage the interactive voting - as it has since the show's inception - for 'American Idol' on FOX, which will hold the first voting show of its seventh season on February 19th. more


Corel Corporation (NASDAQ:CREL; TSX:CRE), a leading developer of graphics, productivity and digital media software, today announced the launch of PhotoImpact® X3, its award-winning digital photo editing software. PhotoImpact X3 combines easy-to-use photo editing, inspiring photo projects and amazing digital art to make digital photography and image creativity fun, fast and easy. more


Clifton Park, NY (January 15, 2008) - On2 Technologies, Inc.,, a leader in video compression solutions, announced today Flix Publisher 2.0 for Mac at Macworld Conference and Expo 2008 in San Francisco. Flix Publisher is a popular browser based video encoding and publishing solution for Adobe® Flash® Player 8 and 9, giving enterprises and web video service providers the ability to easily allow video encoding and publishing through a browser based interface. more


Great Falls, VA (January 14, 2008) - Knowlera Media today announced the launch of MonkeySee.com, a new destination website where consumers can access thousands of free how-to videos on demand. Both fun and factual, MonkeySee videos are a great source for advice and demonstrations by accomplished experts. MonkeySee.com is a place for anyone seeking or sharing knowledge. Visitors will find topics and experts that range from sensible to sensational, and solutions for everything from fitness to finance. more


PINNACLE SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES FREE DOWNLOADS AVAILABLE FOR NEW VIDEOSPIN SOFTWARE Fast, Easy and Fun Solution for All Consumers Creates Videos and Post Them on the Web - Mountain View, CA, January 15, 2008 – Pinnacle Systems, Inc., the consumer division of Avid Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID), today announced that free downloads of its VideoSpin™ video editing and sharing application are available now from www.videospin.com. more

Alviso, CA (January 9, 2008) - TiVo, the creator of and the leading innovator in television services for digital video recorders (DVRs) today announced TiVo subscribers will soon be able to easily watch an enormous variety of video content from the web directly on their television sets by applying TiVo’s popular Season Pass functionality to web video. With the proliferation of content available online today, consumers have access to thousands of hours of content from well-known networks to special interest videos, but need an easy way to search, discover, and enjoy this entertainment on the TV set. more


Wireless Back-Up for Sanyo's Xacti HD Flash Camcorders - SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.-January 7, 2008-Seagate Technology (NYSE:STX) and Sanyo announced that Seagate’s Digital Audio Video Experience™ (D.A.V.E.™) Technology Platform, that provides substantial wireless storage capacity for digital files from mobile devices, is compatible with Sanyo’s Hi-Def Xacti Digital Movie Camera.

The compatibility of Seagate’s D.A.V.E technology with Sanyo’s Xacti HD Digital Movie Camera allows consumers to shoot freely without the worry of filling up the internal 4GB or 8GB memory. By connecting D.A.V.E. technology to the Sanyo Xacti HD Digital Movie Camera using USB, users are essentially adding up to 60GB of storage and the freedom of taking crisp, clear HD videos and high quality photos, without sacrificing the look and feel of the world’s smallest and lightest full high-definition digital movie camera. more


Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 software for Macintosh is now available

Photoshop Elements 6 software for Mac combines power and simplicity so consumers at all experience levels can easily achieve outstanding results with their digital photos. Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 for Macintosh will run on Leopard, (Mac OS X v 10.5), as well as previous versions of Mac OS X starting with 10.4.8., and is immediately available for pre-order
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ON2 Technologies Empowers Adobe® Flash® Video With New Multi-Format Decoder for Handsets

January 7th, 2008

ARM optimized Software Multi-Decoder Supports All Adobe® Flash® Video Formats In One Package - Tarrytown, NY (January 7, 2008) – On2 Technologies, Inc. (AMEX: ONT), a leader in video compression technologies, announced the release of the Hantro 9100 software multi-decoder. Highly optimized for ARM9 and ARM11 processors, the decoder supports VP6, Sorenson Spark and H.264 in a single package thereby enabling handsets to offer high performance support for the video formats used in Adobe® Flash® Lite™ 3 and Flash® Player 9 / Moviestar more


TVOne-task Introduces ULTRA-Compact RGBHV Distribution Amplifier - TVOne-task’s 1T-DA-462 is a professional Distribution Amplifier that provides distribution of both the audio and VGA video signal from a PC or RGB source.


ERLANGER, KY, January 10, 2008— The TVOne-task 1T-DA-462
RGBHV Distribution Amplifier provides two VGA type outputs plus Stereo Audio for use in any situation requiring multiple outputs from a single PC or other RGB video source. The video bandwidth, in excess of 450MHz, handles computer resolutions up to 2560x1600 at distances up to 300 feet from the source without signal deterioration. The1T-DA-462 has a MSRP of $110 and is currently shipping. more


On2 Technologies, Inc., a leader in video compression solutions, announced that its showcase at the upcoming 2008 International CES in Las Vegas from January 7-10, 2008, will focus on high definition (HD) video solutions that are ushering in the next phase of web, VoIP and mobile video. more


Digieffects, a developer of popular software plugins for Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, and Autodesk Combustion today announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire the Walker Effects plugins from WalkerFX. more


Photoshop CS3 RAW (O'Reilly, $34.99 US).

Aaland's up-to-the-minute edition focuses on the important features of Adobe Photoshop CS3, including Camera Raw's new retouching tools, expanded controls, and ramped up sharpening features. Aaland also explains how to use Camera Raw in conjunction with Photoshop CS3 and Adobe Bridge 2.0 to capture, organize, and optimize RAW images so you can produce the best possible digital photographs. more