learning something new and sharing as I go
Steve Stockman has a great book that tells you How to Shoot Video that Doesn't Suck. It's highly recommended reading, and will make your video shooting and editing a lot better. I hope to work on a more in-depth review in the future. If you're a bit impatient like me, and just want some quick... Continue Reading →
YouTube has a very cool featured whereby the big fancy YouTube computer will try to automagically perform closed captioning for your videos. In my experiences in watching my own videos, and from viewing other videos, the closed captioning results from YouTube can be hit or miss. In a pinch, most results are serviceable, allowing non-native... Continue Reading →
The video below is a follow-up to my previous post about how I make library instructional videos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENyxbkXm1eY This video shows the basics of making library instructional (or other educational) videos and screencasts. The video discusses the inexpensive equipment and software needed, and shows how to make a video from start to finish. Discusses camera... Continue Reading →
Making videos for my library patrons have saved me time, allowed me to better serve my them, and enabled them to quickly find answers to their questions. I first started using web video for library instruction over 6 years ago and have learned a lot along the way. My hope is that the information... Continue Reading →
Because it's growing by leaps and bounds, that's why! "The number of unique viewers of online video increased 5.2% year-over-year according to The Nielsen Company, from 137.4 million unique viewers in January 2009 to 142.7 million in January 2010." I'd like to think that a few of my videos that I created in the... Continue Reading →
This is a video that I put together last week to address a complaint that a faculty member had with her students' research. The students were finding one particular resource and overusing and over-citing it in their projects. To address her concern, I put together this video and posted it all over my Business Blog,... Continue Reading →
I got an email last week announcing a new gadget/service from Flip called Flipshare TV. The new gadget, retailing for $149.99 , allows you to stream your videos from your computer to your TV, without the need for setting up a streaming media server or a wireless network. A move like this for... Continue Reading →
Gathered students burst into a choreographed “flash mob dance†in front of Washington University's Olin library at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 18th. The purpose of the dance remains unclear. Original post found here.
Yesterday I had the good fortune to connect with Stephen Francoeur via Skype. He and I spent a little time testing out the new screensharing options in the newest version of Skype. We had fun poking around with the new features, and I recorded some of what we saw. I used Camstudio to... Continue Reading →
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