Blue Sky

Video comes alive on "paper". First saw this about ten years ago when we did a prototype project with a company called E-Ink. Flexible membranes which we displayed headlines on across the valley.

Living Magazine Cover & Spread - Outside Magazine from Alexx Henry on Vimeo.

Video isn't happening on the iPad, Regina McCombs/Poynter

2010-05-25T22:37:00.000-07:00

Read the article, she likes USAT for photos

Multimedia Shooter -- 10 best funny journalism videos

2010-05-24T22:14:00.001-07:00

Two good ones...see the rest here

iPhone Video Editor

2010-05-23T11:23:00.000-07:00

More Info

NAB '10 - Vericorder 1st Video from Hand Held Hollywood on Vimeo.

Owl iPhone Video Adapter

2010-05-18T22:13:00.002-07:00

Disk Aid, check out

2010-05-18T15:56:00.000-07:00

Diskaid site

Update for AZR Photographers

2010-05-17T20:08:00.000-07:00

Class will include:

Exporting H.264 from Avid
Uploading to Brightcove
How to write good SEO for video
DSLR Preview and Demo
Later in the summer we will follow with a full DSLR Training program including editing, audio, shooting, transmission, story telling, making mistakes, color correction, compression and perhaps a new editor.

Time to buy an Ipad

2010-05-17T19:29:00.001-07:00

iPad Videos
Mediastorms info on iPad Compression

Elgato H. 264 Accelerator -- $130

2010-05-16T23:21:00.002-07:00

Accelerates Compressor, Final Cut, AMT or others in accelerating compression
Elgato.com

Alzo 730 LED Dimmable light

2010-05-14T21:10:00.001-07:00

Daylight or Tungsten Balanced, $100

112 LEDs output 1000 LUX @ 1m full power
Dimmable to 3 LUX @ 1m
1.5 hour continuous operation from fully charged battery set
5600K color temperature
High brightness tight beam angle = 30 degrees

AZGFD.gov May 11 Fishing Report

2010-05-13T21:25:00.000-07:00

AZGFD.gov May 11 Fishing Report

Proud Uncle...check out my nephew Ben's site

2010-05-13T20:29:00.003-07:00

Bendameron.com

The Best Newsman Ever

2010-05-11T22:22:00.001-07:00

Cradlepoint Hotspot -- $179

2010-05-11T21:34:00.001-07:00

The PHS300 Personal WiFi Hotspot is a true plug ‘n’ play solution that creates a powerful 3G/4G WiFi network almost anywhere. Connect all your WiFi enabled devices by simply plugging in your activated USB data modem* and turning on the PHS300. It’s that easy! Cradlepoint Website

Perfectly Clear photos on Iphone

2010-05-11T12:01:00.000-07:00

Perfectly Clear is a $3 iPhone app which includes
clarity, contrast and brightness automatically as
pictures are processed. You can also process photos manually.

Perfectly Clear web site

Adobe Extensible Metadata Platform (XMP)

2010-05-10T21:13:00.001-07:00

As part of the new video workflow we need to map the use of XMP in creating metadata from the Canon quicktime files thru editing in the field, into Bit Central, into home editing and thru output. How is Adobe Bridge used to create and insert this data. Is an external file created or is the info embeded? Many, many more questions coming up.
Link to Wiki on XMP

iPhone FTP Manager

2010-05-09T22:25:00.001-07:00

Photo FTP is a $4.99 app which will automatically ftp photos as they are shot on an iPhone. We are looking at this for the breaking news reporters. More info on Photo FTP Manager for the iPhone

Mothers Day with Jane and Lisa

2010-05-09T10:31:00.001-07:00

Sea Life Aquarium from Dave Seibert on Vimeo.

Vericorder Video Mic

2010-05-09T08:44:00.003-07:00

$20 iPhone microphone

VeriCorder Video Mic

All the functions of the Mini Mic but designed for recording interviews at a distance of 1-2 meters. Ideal for improving sound quality when recording video on an iPhone. This compact microphone is designed to transform the latest smart phones and MP3 players into a portable sound recorder. Provides improved sound quality and range. Will work with any smart phone MP3 player having a 3.5 mm, four-pin jack, such as the iPhone, iPod Touch 2G, iPod 5G, Blackberry or Nokia. Ideal for recording interviews, lectures, voice memos and more.

TVU Backpack

2010-05-08T20:44:00.007-07:00

Alternative to Livestream Pack?

Zacuto Iphone Grip Pro -- $269

2010-05-08T18:48:00.001-07:00

ZGrip iPhone from Zacuto USA on Vimeo.

So amazing....I will do one on June 20 for posting on first day of summer

2010-05-07T20:56:00.002-07:00

New York Skyline Timelapse from *safe solvent™ on Vimeo.

Newsy

2010-05-07T20:25:00.002-07:00

Multisource political news, world news, and entertainment news analysis by Newsy.com

Zeiss Lenses

2010-05-06T18:02:00.002-07:00

DSLR line of lenses released

720p on the new Iphone

2010-05-06T17:54:00.003-07:00

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/05/05/apples_next_gen_iphone_could_record_720p_high_def_video.html

Video Tips for Still Photographers

2010-05-05T20:31:00.000-07:00

All you need to know about shooting video

2010-05-04T21:56:00.002-07:00

World War II Veteran reflects on use of the Atomic Bomb from Dave Seibert on Vimeo.

1000:1 time

2010-05-03T20:40:00.001-07:00

Clouds2 from Dave Seibert on Vimeo.

Eric Whiacre's Virtual Choir

2010-05-03T13:03:00.003-07:00

Not sure what to say.....nice look

2010-05-02T21:13:00.002-07:00

Solitude from robin risser on Vimeo.

LaForet on DSLR for News

2010-05-02T14:18:00.002-07:00

Vincent Laforet on DSLR news and documentary video shooting from Dan Chung on Vimeo.

Another cool NAB item -- Vericorder for the Iphone

2010-04-30T22:24:00.003-07:00

Find more videos like this on Newspaper Video

Frank Shankwitz, Creator of Make-A-Wish

2010-04-29T20:52:00.001-07:00

9500 Liberty -- Film on Immigration law in Virginia

2010-04-28T22:16:00.002-07:00

Saturn 5 major Wow

2010-04-27T21:56:00.001-07:00

Apollo 11 Saturn V Launch (HD) Camera E-8 from Mark Gray on Vimeo.

What we learned today....

2010-04-27T21:31:00.001-07:00

Mike Cutler from Canon was in today with gear for our evaluation; he left cameras, a Beachtek, an IDC Rig, a Red Rock Micro Event rig and a cool but pricey Iphone grip from Zacuto. Our goal is to create a hard spec for Gannett based on the Canon MKIV and a separate configuration on either the 5D or 7D. Will be testing with the dual audio method, Beachtek and direct into the Canon audio system. Am beginning to get an outline together on a standard training package. Best part was being turned on to the Bloom Hitler videos. Hilarous.Hitler on the 7D

A beautiful California Coast video by Phillip Bloom

2010-04-26T22:52:00.002-07:00

"Pacific": Panasonic HPX 370/371 from Philip Bloom on Vimeo.

Sheriff Joe, EJ Montini

2010-04-24T08:56:00.008-07:00

30 minute interview. Next time move them into the center of the room. Use real lighting. That way we can use longer lenses.

B-Roll testing for Immigration Protest

2010-04-24T08:49:00.001-07:00

SB 1070 Immigration Protest from Dave Seibert on Vimeo.

Shot DSLR Broll (640X480) for testing on how long it would take to edit, export and transmit thru Sprint Card....shooting 30 minutes, import and editing about 15 minutes, export, transmit and captioning 10 minutes. Canon 5D, IDC Run and Gun rig, edit in AVID. Sennheiser MKE-400 mic and edited in Avid Composer, compressed with Adobe Media Encoder.

Reminder to update this video....Valley Metro Light Rail Crashes

2010-04-23T21:30:00.000-07:00

Valley Metro Light Rail Collisions from Dave Seibert on Vimeo.

Next two weeks

2010-04-19T22:11:00.000-07:00

A few good assignments in the works....Closing weekend of Turf Paradise, Arizona High School Rodeo in Buckeye, planning of Arizona High Country Lake project and finishing the long form videos for the Montini Project.

Biosphere 2

2010-04-09T17:42:00.004-07:00

Tour the Wilderness area of Biosphere 2 located in Oracle, Arizona. Need to go back and shoot additional interviews with guests and broll.

Future of Photojournalism

2010-04-08T21:48:00.000-07:00

http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/04/check-out-the-future-of-photography-the-current-issue-of-nieman-reports/

Why most newspaper videos are weak

2010-04-04T21:04:00.000-07:00

Very interesting and helpful post form Colin Mulvany.
* Storytelling (making the transition from still images to video sequences)
* Bland Videos (no surprising revelations or engaging hooks)
* Structure (lack of dramatic narrative)
* Technical flaws (jarringly distracting audio and/or video glitches)
* Editing (lack of pacing, transitions, sequencing, layering, orchestration, audio mixing)
* Journalism (lack of basic reporting principles, the most frequent offense being the absence of multiple sources)

Critique: Duchess

2010-04-04T08:19:00.001-07:00

1) Need to do multiple interviews
2) faster pace, sequence
3) include video

Take a ride in a $2.3million Bugatti

2010-04-04T08:12:00.002-07:00

Veteran reflects on using the atomic bombs

2010-04-03T22:14:00.002-07:00

Kermit Halden was a member of the Atomic Bomb Group preparing the aircraft Enola Gay and Bock Sock for dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Biosphere 2

2010-04-02T19:31:00.003-07:00

Had a good start on Biosphere 2. Need another day to shoot people and grab some more audio.

Lightroom 3 Beta 2

2010-04-02T19:28:00.002-07:00

Began using Lightroom 3 Beta 2 this week on a football project. Am assigned to shoot action for an interactive slideshow piece of all 80 ASU football players over two days. Overall good performance however LR is choking with folders more than 600 photos (or six gigs). This is on a new Macbook pro with 4 gigs of RAM...when the folders are smaller or breaking it up into a couple of collections performance comes back.