September 28, 2010
The world of video content is changing. We used to sit in front of a TV box with just a handful of channels. Then there were more channels and more ways of getting privatised TV, like cable and satellite. Eventually, the Internet also became a prominent provider of video content. Viewers began to change. They [...]
July 25, 2010
It’s an error made by many. When filming with your cellphone, or even a real video camera, you’re not always thinking about ‘orientation’ – whether you’re filming in portrait or landscape. Some devices take into account every flick of your wrist, but most don’t, and you end up with a video that’s rotated by 90 [...]
July 24, 2010
If you’ve always been fascinated by how well some YouTube videos or commercials turn out that you wish to make some of your own, why not try Windows Movie Maker to warm up your video-making skills? Lots of YouTube gurus seem be doing so. Authoring your own videos can be fun and time-consuming at the [...]
July 12, 2010
If you’re anything like me, you have most of your digital media collection, such as movies and television shows, safely backed up onto your PC. This way, you never have to worry about your physical media being damaged (or stolen) and you can burn your own discs if you ever want to watch it on [...]
January 30, 2010
So your friendly neighborhood admin has been asked this question way too many times and I have decided to share this information with you here in the hopes that users will Google this issue before asking! Camcorders such as the JVC Everio (pictured below) use a .MOD extension to save their video files. This is very [...]
December 9, 2009
In the era of YouTube, home videos are as popular as family photos. Even if all you have is a video camera on your phone or digital camera, you still can create good videos. However, a dedicated video camcorder, such as a Flip Camcorder is a much better option. No matter which video camera you [...]
December 5, 2009
Over the last several years I have shot about three dozen weddings using a Canon GL2 and various versions of Apple’s iMovie. When I first started out, I paid for a couple of video tutorials to help learn the craft, but nowadays you can learn all the basics by watching (and practicing!) free online video [...]
November 26, 2009
There are many video sharing websites and social communities out there that let you share your videos with the entire world, but in many cases you might only want to share private home movies with family and friends. When it comes to public video sharing sites, MakeUseOf has covered the gamut, from Aibek’s review of [...]
November 23, 2009
If you’re anything like I am, you’ve accumulated a great deal of photos of your family, your travels and everything else that interests you. Other than storing it away on disk or even creating an online photo slideshow with them, wouldn’t it be cool to make your own home movie using those photos, background music [...]
November 10, 2009
You can’t turn back time. That’s why memories are our precious treasures. Throughout history, humans have tried many methods to preserve precious fragments of the past; from passing on tales, carving symbols, building monuments, drawing paintings, printing photos, up to the latest method of saving digital files to hard drives and optical disks. Speaking of [...]
