http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: online - Recent Topics en Fri, 17 Feb 2012 02:27:35 +0000 http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/mental-health-video-help#post-74476 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:57:57 +0000 Fry 74476@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi guys,</p> <p> </p> <p>I entered a video contest about mental health and it was posted as a finalist! The winner will be decided in an online vote and I was wondering if you guys could help me vote and share this video http://bit.ly/xm81TR. It takes a couple seconds with your Facebook account and it really helps out. Thanks!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-monitor-for-video-editing#post-73437 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:32:08 +0000 Evan 73437@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Half of what I edit either goes just online, and the other half goes both on tv and online.  I need a monitor that will give me an accurate picture of what the video will look like, especially on tv.  I started researching monitors and they all are way out of my price range.  Would it be a good idea to get a tv instead?  Or is there a good enough computer monitor no more than $300.  What specs should I be looking for and what is the difference between a tv an a computer monitor?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/camcorder-options-for-streaming-video#post-68149 Fri, 20 May 2011 23:43:58 +0000 AthanJ098 68149@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hello all.  I hope this is posted in the right area.</p> <p>I'm looking for some feedback regarding a camcorder that I will use for indoor shooting of a music performance that will eventually be streamed online.  I want to shoot HD at 60p and was looking for a camcorder that would record decent 720p HD since that's probably the end resolution that I will try to stream.  </p> <p>I was originally looking at the Samsung HMX-H200 vs the Sony HDR-CX110.  The Samsung records in typical mp4 (H.264) format whereas the Sony records in AVCHD.  The Sony records in 1080i, but I didn't really want to deal with interlaced video, so I opted for the Samsung so I could record full 720p 60fps.  However, these are both last year's models and this year Samsung has similar specs with the HMX-H300, but Sony threw me a curve ball with the HDR-CX130, which now shoots full 1080p video at 60fps. In my tests with the Samsung HMX-H200, in low light settings I saw more noise with 720 vs 1080, but in very well lit scenes, I couldn't tell much of a difference on my 21.5 inch monitor between 720 and 1080.  That said, for my music performance shoot I will have plenty of light, so my question is should I just stick with the Samsung and record 720p 60fps if 720p is my target resolution for streaming this video on the web anyway?  Or should I get the newer Sony and record at full 1080p and convert it to 720p in post?  I've heard if you record higher quality from the beginning, your results will be better, even if converting to a lower resolution.  Also, I've read that the bit rate that AVCHD records at is higher and therefore yields higher quality.  But will this higher quality codec and higher resolution even be noticed when compared to 720p footage? </p> <p>Anyway, I'm at a point where I need to make a decision.  I'm weighing the practicality of the Samsung with the possibility of added quality of the Sony at the higher resolution.  I just don't know if I'll see that quality if I'm compressing my video for web streaming anyway.  Any help would be appreciated, and if you have other camcorder ideas, feel free to mention those as well.  Sorry for the book, kind of a simple yet loaded question.  Thanks in advance!</p> <p>Athan</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/once-a-week-online-film-festival-call-for-entries#post-65565 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:36:54 +0000 Mark Thimijan 65565@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Once a Week online film festival is a weekly showcase of short indie films under 15 minutes. All films showcased come directly from submissions. Every Wednesday at 10pm eastern time the highest rated film will be shown on the homepage and will remain for an entire week. Each selected film will stay on the channel forever and as the festival grows will receive more and more views.  No Entry Fee.  Any genre accepted, no completion date.   For more information on how to submit please visit.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/onceaweekfilmfest">http://www.youtube.com/onceaweekfilmfest</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.onceaweekfilmfest.weebly.com/">http://www.onceaweekfilmfest.weebly.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.twitter.com/onceaweekfilm">http://www.twitter.com/onceaweekfilm</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Once-a-Week-Online-Film-Festival/134351336588810?ref=ts">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Once-a-Week-Online-Film-Festival/134351336588810?ref=ts</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/online-live-broadcasts#post-59959 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 06:06:27 +0000 Akrotiri 59959@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi,</p> <p>I use a web-based application called Elluminate to hold meetings online. This software allows for six simultaneous audio and video feeds so participants use webcams and headsets to see and talk to each other.</p> <p>I'm interested in using this software to hold live online coferences/presentations as well but would like to use a camcorder at the back of the room to provide the video feed rather than a webcam.</p> <p>My question is what do I need in terms of camcorder to do this?</p> <p>I've been looking at the Panasonic HDC-TM700 and the Sony CX116 HD cameras and wondering whether these would do. Do HD cameras live stream over USB 2.0 connections? Is a IEEE1394(Firewire) connection needed? Would my camera need an audio in or is the on-board mic good enough to pick up someone presenting at the front of a small room from the back?</p> <p>Any help is much appreciated. Best wishes. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/why-are-people-so-vicious-online#post-59221 Sun, 30 May 2010 19:13:26 +0000 composite1 59221@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Have you ever participated in a post where at the least comment you got flamed? Not just your garden variety "Oh my sleeve's on fire!" but a wholesale immersion in radioactive waste? On occasion it has happened here on the VM forums, and fortunately both we monitors and members are quick to cut it off. However, it's not that way on many, many other forums and comment arenas. The one thing I have found is that online, people are quite vicious.</p> <p>I guess the feeling of safety sitting in one's home at the computer gives many of us a 'Godlike' sense of being. Here on the VM forums I've found the 'God's' often get 'brought down to Earth' regularly. Little things like basic civility are more and more difficult to find online. You would think with all this 'social networking' crap, people would be more 'social' online. On the 'Net I see people say things to others that honestly would get them killed if they did so face to face these days. I also see much of this new 'Social' behavior bleeding out into the real world.</p> <p>Weird thing is it seems on many sites, the more you try to be reasonable and keep a civil tongue in your figurative head the more 'trolls' as they are called, come out to bully. I grew up in environments where if you couldn't back your mouth up, you kept it shut or someone would do it for you. I guess online people feel that they are safe and become 'keyboard commando's' because they think no one can get to them. </p> <p>So yeah, you can avoid commenting or participating online. Unfortunately though, this is the new 'discussion arena'. In this 'democratized' environment anyone can say anything anytime they like. Which on the one hand is great, (ergo this rant) on the other it's disturbing because things like simple manners (which are there to keep people from wanting to throttle you) are eroding because of it. We now live in a time where the VP's of 2 administrations get caught on camera using the 'F'-word (one blatant, the other inadvertently) and a congressman can call a US president a 'liar' to his face in a national forum on national TV. Where does that leave us?</p> <p>I swear I have derailed more potential acts of violence with a simple, 'I'm sorry' or 'pardon me' or 'are you okay' than I can count. But that was one on one in person. Online we can't use the usual visual an auditory tools to judge someone's actual intent. Many times on these very forums I've had to state in no uncertain terms my actual intent because the only thing the 'offended person' had to go on was their immediate interpretation of my written words. However, I find it equally strange that since we now have all these ideas, concepts and opinions written down or viewable (with 'rewind' no less) we would take more time to actually read and interpret them. Almost nobody does that. Here's the weirdest thing about all of this; why is it when someone comments negatively about something you wrote true or not, you have the same 'fight' response of adrenaline upon reading the comment? When you really think about it, that's just dumb.</p> <p>In the real world, the difference between a discussion and an argument is how long it takes before a fight breaks out. Online many of us swear and use All Caps and bold letters as if shouting, and I'm sure the odd vein is sticking out from somewhere it shouldn't as we angrily tap or thumb at a keyboard or number pad. That too is just dumb. </p> <p>As a moderator and member, I do appreciate how VM has these forums set up. There have been a few members I have disagreed with on a number of topics and no doubt will again. However, as time has passed I have also had fine discussions with said individuals and have agreed with them on occasion as well. It is in my opinion our civility that makes one a pro and most important a human being. God forbid, we're all never going to agree on everything, but we should at the minimum agree to be civil.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/cs5-online-preview#post-57012 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 07:56:13 +0000 composite1 57012@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>For those of you who are long time fans of Adobe products or those looking to make the move in that direction, on April 12th Adobe will give a preview of CS5 and its new features including the potentially phenomenal 'Mercury Playback Engine'. To register for the preview go to:</p> <p><a href="http://cs5launch.adobe.com/">http://cs5launch.adobe.com/</a></p> <p>There are limited spots left so sign up soon!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/sharing-resources-to-help-everyone-make-more-profit-in-online-video#post-56841 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 04:14:41 +0000 oseeit.com 56841@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I just visited <a href="http://www.reelseo.com">http://www.reelseo.com</a> and they seem to have a lot of online video marketing information that may be helpful.  Please share any other resources that might be helpful for everyone in the video industry who wants to capitalize on the rapidly growing online video market.  Help yourself and your business clients make more money.</p> <p>All The Best!</p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-career-advice-please-help-amateur-hoping-to-find-work-he-loves#post-39648 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:57:58 +0000 ghostlyshark 39648@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi. I am sort of a newbie when it comes to film making. I've always had a passion for it, but never a means to accomplish anything. Now that I finally have some money, I actually own a good digital camcorder. I love filming with every excuse I get. I have done a short film for work and will film a wedding next month! I spend hours on Sony Vegas Pro whenever I have an editing task, experimenting and trying to create the best result. It is a lot of fun, and I realize now that I would really like to make this a career, but... is this possible?</p> <p>My current job feels like a dead end. Even if I were to get promoted, I do not enjoy corporate world, standard business casual attire, and 15 minute coffee breaks. They will pay for school, but it has to be related to work... not going to cut it for me. So I am willing to attend, and pay, for school, courses, seminars, whatever I need to break into a career I love. But that still leaves me wondering where I should go and what exactly I should do. So please, if you have a suggestion for me, please let me know! Perhaps you've been there yourself. I've got my game face on and am ready to take action. I just need a little direction!</p> <p>Thanks,</p> <p>gs</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/shopping-for-a-new-camera#post-51483 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:20:21 +0000 composite1 51483@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>For the unending hordes of newbies that come to the forums to ask 'What camera should I buy?' and for those of you who are seriously looking for camera / audio gear, here's a good video from Videopiea with tips to help you avoid getting fleeced when purchasing gear online.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/2349953"></a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/what-is-the-best-outlet-to-purchase-a-professional-camera-from#post-36221 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:56:51 +0000 splash 36221@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>&lt;!--StartFragment--&gt;</p> <p>I’m looking to purchase a HVX-200 or similar camera.  After researching and calling numerous places, I’ve noticed that some have deceptive selling practices…such as taking the lens off the camera, and charging an arm and a lens for it. </p> <p>Are authorized dealers the only way to go?  I just want to know the good and bad of certain outlets.  Since you can’t go by online store reviews because they are all fake, I’d like to know what you have to say.  </p> &lt;!--EndFragment--&gt; </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/promote-your-short-films-the-romeo-theater#post-37489 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:48:27 +0000 RomeoTheater 37489@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi, I'm John Romeo, creator and host of "The Romeo Theater", an online show. In each show we present a short movie, and the director shares a little bit about the story behind it.</p> <p>I'm always looking for short films to feature on the show! If you'd like to present your movie (under 5 minutes long) on The Romeo Theater, visit the website at <a href="http://www.romeo-theater.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.romeo-theater.com</a> and click the 'Submissions' link on the right. I would love to see your stuff!</p> <p>You can view the show at the website to see how the format works: <a href="http://www.romeo-theater.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.romeo-theater.com</a>. You can also 'subscribe' to the show as a video podcast by searching "Romeo Theater" in Apple iTunes. Select shows are also available at my YouTube channel: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/TheRomeoTheater" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/TheRomeoTheater</a></p>