Fast, Cheap, and Under Control – March 17, 2010
My contact information is available at the UMW New Media Center site.
Goal: At the end of this session, participants will have a toolkit to use, and use proper techniques for shooting, editing and uploading digital video
FAQ – http://umwdtlt.org/newmedia/faq/
“I want this to meet your needs, not mine”
Playing, Shooting, Capturing, Editing, Encoding
Players and Codecs
Encountering digital video on the web:
* Windows Media – wmv files
* QuickTime (mp4 or h.264)
* Flash (flv) – Reached its zenith?
* HTML5 (h.264 or Ogg – Theora and Vorbis) - http://camendesign.com/code/video_for_ev…
* My own HTML5 example
* My own HTML5 example using WordPress and a plugin.
* Java player
* VLC plays ‘em all
h.264 is the present and future – maybe - http://www.apple.com/quicktime/tutorials…
* also known as AVC (camcorders labeled as AVCHD)
* used widely as the Blu-ray codec
* h.what? The Conversation podcast about h.264 licensing
* alternative is x.264 an open-source implementation of h.264 (Handbrake – see below)
* De-interlacing -
* Progressive – complete frame drawn
* Comb – effect of interlace video with fast motion
* Telecine – motion picture to video
Shooting
* Composition and Framing (pole sticking out of the head)
* Rule of Thirds
* Lighting (3-point, flat)
* Audio – mono vs. stereo
* Headphones
Encoding
* Compression – What it is
* How Contrast Ratio and Backgrounds affects compression (and no stripes)
* 320×240 is passé – Great Lives needs an update - http://greatlives.umwblogs.org/
Aspect ratio
* Square pixel issue
* Stretching 4:3 to widescreen (fatties)
* Shrinking widescreen to 4:3 (skinnies)
* Text – beware of text when changing aspects ratio
* Calculator
Video “Hosting”
* YouTube – http://www.youtube.com/
* Blip.tv – http://blip.tv/
* Vimeo (HD) – http://www.vimeo.com/
YouTube Quick Answers
* Help – http://www.google.com/support/youtube/
* How to Upload
* Optimize Your Video
Blip.tv Learning Center – http://blip.tv/learning
* Concept – “The Show” – a regular series of videos with common branding
* Tools – Blip account (basic or pro), iMovie/Movie Maker and QuickTime Pro, a camera, misc equipment (lights, mics, tripods, headphones)
* Produce – Oh Boy! See the Blip.tv site for the resources
* Export – h.264 Baby!
* Distribute – descriptions, tags, copyright/creative commons, cross-posting, promotion (embedding and customizing)
* Consume – iTunes, Front Row, Windows Media???
Blip.tv on the iPhone
Other Links
YouTube Video Toolbox – http://www.youtube.com/video_toolbox
Miro Community – http://mirocommunity.org - http://umw.mirocommunity.org/
UMW New Media Center – http://umwdtlt.org/newmedia/
Digital Media Cookbook – http://digitalmediacookbook.com/
Digital Video Site – http://video.umwblogs.org/
Diary of an x264 Developer - The Future of Internet Video
Tools
Blip.tv -
Jing (PC/Mac)
Evom (Mac)
Handbrake (PC/Mac) -
MPEG Streamclip (PC/Mac) -
Video Download Helper -
1-click YouTube Video Downloader
Videospin (PC) -
WinFF (PC/Ubuntu) -
GSpot – (PC) -
VideoSpec (Mac) -
MediaInfo (PC/Mac) -
Aspect Ratio Calculator Online - Also a downloadable version for Mac/PC (requires Java)
Aspect Ratio Calulator (2) – Another calculator that takes existing settings and converts (for resizing)
VLC -
DVD Fab (PC) -
MacTheRipper (Mac) -
JW Player -
JW Player Skins -
JW Player Wizard -
Paint.Net (PC graphic editing program) -
Seashore (Mac graphic editing program) -
QuickTime Pro ($30) -
QuickTime MPEG2 Playback ($20) – Works together with MPEG Streamclip
Source: Video: streaming production: improving your video quality
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