Videomaker Presents Recap

Jennifer O'Rourke
March 2007

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Beginning with episode number 47, Videomaker Presents has a new look, By the time you read this, we"ll have several shows sporting our new look. Tell us what you think. You can subscribe to Videomaker Presents via iTunes, FireANT and other podcast/vidcast aggregators, or you can add www.videomaker.com/vidcast/rss.php to your RSS receiver of choice, or go to our website to stream these segments separately.

• Video Bits and Bytes: The latest industry news in video production, business acquisitions, and video sharing.
• Take 20: Videos by producers like you, sharing tips from lighting, camera techniques, editing and more.
• Tips & Tricks: Our editor's favorite tricks and techniques.
• Hands On: A detailed look at some gear we review.

• News & Technology: Mark has the latest news on Cyberlink optimizing products for Intel Core 2 Duo processors and HP's free upgrade to Vista. NewTek has a free trial version of LightWave 3D and Sony has updates on Vegas 7. Derek tells us about Stumbleupon.com, vodpod.com and YouTube being banned in Iran.
• Tips & Techniques: A look back at some favorite tips from 2006: tripod features and user techniques.
• Take 20: We're getting ready to announce our 2006 contest winners, and this week we show our 2005 Grand Prize winner, Carbon Nation by producer Riley Harmon. This is a well-produced piece with one boy "cloned" into a full classroom of children. Definitely worth a second look!

• News & Technology: Blackmagic ships HDMI Intensity and Mark has news from Panasonic and Red Giant. Then Derek has details on British TV BBC partnering with Zudeo.
• Tips & Techniques: Reading color bars and monitor scopes from one of our favorite Best Of tips from last year.
• Take 20: We take a look back at Beijing Golf Classic by producer Mark Wickham. This is a great example of animating still photos.

• News & Technology: Mark tells you about the Sorenson Squeeze 4.5.3 update, which is a maintenance release that includes the addition of batch capture and error log. In Derek's video-sharing news, he introduces us to a social network built around the video community: http://workbookproject.com. He also looks at some 2007 predictions at www.mashable.com. Then he tells us about Test Tube from YouTube. This brings together video sharing and instant messaging: www.youtube.com/streams_main.
• Tips & Techniques: Another Best Of episode with some of the Do's and Don'ts of entering contests and some tricks to keeping your video in the game.
• Take 20: A favorite: Sorry from then 17-year-old Hodges Usry, our 2005 Young Videographer winner. Usry is an incredibly gifted videographer using some terrific Hollywood techniques. Sorry portrays a young boy traumatized by an abusive father and is quite the chilling video. Watch for Hodge's home-made crane shot. Definitely a budding producer to watch.

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