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July, 2009In this eDoc, learn how you can make money with your video creation! Whether you want to make a business out of it or just earn some extra cash, we've got some tips to help you do both. You'll learn the fundamentals to help you get started.
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July, 2009Getting videos to play on the Internet used to be a major pain.
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July, 2009This Video On Demand demonstrates how to create a magic wand effect using special effects and video green screen background software.
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July, 2007
In our Video Bits & Bytes segment, Mark discusses Sony Vegas Movie Studio, and Newtek's Speededit. Derek talks about Dailymotion and Flock.
In our Tips & Tricks segment, John introduces us to some DVD "Navigation & Linkage" tips.
In this week's "Take 20", Charlie and Jennifer show us "Lettuce" by Cary Smith, an homage to a Saturday Night Live sketch.
In our "Hands On" segment, Videomaker goes abroad as Mark takes a peek inside Manfrotto's Tripod Factory in Italy.
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July, 2007
In our Video Bits & Bytes segment, Mark discusses Adobe CS3, Apple Final Cut Pro, and Movavi. Derek talks about FeedBurner, E.U. on YouTube, It's-All-In-Your-Hands and Pier Screenings.
In our Tips & Tricks segment, John shows us different types of mics to determine which is best for your needs.
In this week's "Take 20", Jennifer and Charlie have two distinct examples of how to get your PSA message across with "Laundry Line" by Tricia Hoffman and "Georgia Gas" by Ben Rawnsley.
In our "Hands On" segment, Mark looks at JVC's "all-in-one media center," a record and playback deck designed to capture, transfer and archive data.
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May, 2007
In our Video Bits & Bytes segment, Mark points out the Smartsound collaboration with Sony Creative Software. Derek talks about the US military's decision to block MySpace and YouTube. He also examines vpod.tv.
In our Tips & Tricks segment, Jennifer interviews documentary filmmakers Andrew Burke and Morgan Paar about how to get a show onto Current TV.
In this week's "Take 20", Charlie and Jennifer view "Her Eyes on the Goal" a sports video by Jeff Hillman.
In our "Hands On" segment, John explores Matrox's MXO.
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January, 2007
In our Video Bits & Bytes segment, Mark has Video Industry News from across the water: JVC announces 40 GB Everio camcorders are being release in Japan, will we see this cams in the states? watch the show! In our Video Sharing segment, Derek tells us about Livevideo, a youtube-like site that has a good amount of "channels" with entertaining produced Internet TV shows. Check out Soup of the Day. He also spent a day in San Francisco visiting Meet-Up 2.0.
"Our Tips & Tricks segment has Jennifer and John showing you realistic ways to fake a fall.. and some of the props and skills you'll need to pull them off.
In this week's "Take 20", Mark and Charlie look at "Rec Talkin'" by Todd Hanson, Orlando, FL.
In our "Hands On" segment, Charlie demos "Sonic DVDit Pro HD" by Roxio.
Please send us your comments at editor@videomaker.com.
See blog 1/30/07 for URLs of stories we talked about on this show.
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January, 2007
In our Video Bits & Bytes segment, Mark has some Video Industry News for editing storage. Seagate announces the World's fastest drives that runs at 15-thousand rpms, which is good news for video editors. In Derek's video sharing news, he tells us about Stockstock, joost [juiced], HDfest and Grindhouse. Stockstock is a film fest using stock footage and remixing, joost is a new venture from the same team that brought us skype. HDfest is a traveling HD video festival that will be in NYC the same weekend that Videomaker is having its New York Summit. The Grindhouse trailer contest at hdforindies.com gives video producers the chance to make a trailer for the upcoming Tarantino-Rodriguez film coming out this summer.
Our Tips & Tricks segment has tips from John and Jennifer on TIME CONTROL: timelapse,... how to artistically edit down long shots...and more..
In this week's "Take 20", Charlie and Mark show us - The Painter by Don Langley of Bowling Green, KY.
In our "Hands On" segment, Mark looks at -Magic Bullet Colorista by Red Giant Software.
Please send us your comments at editor@videomaker.com.
See blog 1/23/07 for URLs of stories we talked about on this show.
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January, 2007
In our Video Bits & Bytes segment, Mark and John have just returned from CES and have some video news on that... while Charlie and Derek discuss the annual Mac-World convention.
"In our Tips & Tricks segment, Jennifer and John once again go out in the field to answer some confusing questions about screen direction.
In this week's "Take 20", Mark and Charlie look at The Life of a Candy Bar Wrapper, an animated short by Jonathan Harchick.
Our "Hands On" segment finds Charlie discussing SoundTech's Lightsnake.
Please send us your comments at editor@videomaker.com.
See blog 1/18/07 for URLs of stories we talked about on this show.
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January, 2007
In our Video Bits & Bytes segment, Mark talks about Adobe's new Production Suite for Intel Macs, Divergent Media's ScopeBox and a new launch by Yahoo: You Witness News Beta service, plus LG plans a dual Blu-ray/HD-DVD compatible HDTV display. Derek discusses Cyn In, a Software as a service provider of data and content management...Viddler.com, a video sharing site that lets you comments context and tag videos on their time line, and, spinXpress 2, a beta offering that allows you to share secure media on your computer.
"In our Tips & Tricks segment, Jennifer and John go out on location to experiment with making a sunny day look rainy, a studio look like a fire-lit setting, and creating some "camera shake" moves that are more realistic than 1960's era Sci-Fi TV shows.
In this week's "Take 20", Mark and Charlie discuss Camp Cadets by Jonathan Harchick, a well-produced video for drumming up donations for the volunteer-driven Allegheny County (Pennsylvania) Camp Cadet program.
Our "Hands On" segment finds Mark discussing Synk Audio's MusicBed DV, an inexpensive but powerful program for the Mac that offers a new approach to music creation.
Please send us your comments at editor@videomaker.com and write "Vidcast Redesign" in the subject line.
See blog 1/9/07 for URLs of stories we talked about on this show.
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January, 2007
Sorenson Squeeze 4.5.3 update in our News & Technology segment. This is a maintainence update that includes the addition of batch capture & error log. In our VIDEO SHARING NEWS we tell you about WorkBook Project: a social network built around the video community, and Mashable has a the best of 2006 and 2007 predictions. Also in our video sharing news: Youtube has begun to share some of the direction with the users With the introduction of "Test Tube". The first offering is Streams. This brings together video sharing and instant messaging.
"How to Enter Video Contests" is the subject of ourTips & Techniques segment from one of our favorite "Best Of" tips from this past year.
In this week's "Take 20", we take a look back at "Sorry" from then 17-year old producer Hodges Usry, winner of our 2005 "Young videographer" category. Next week, be begin to debut 2006 winners!
See blog 1/2/07 for URLs of stories we talked about on this show.
Articles
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February, 2009Sandymontana: A newbie company in the land of giants. Meet Sandymontana, a youthful media production company with lots of hearth... ahem... heart. This Portland, Oregon-based group is getting cozy with their newest addition: a vintage fireplace complete with fake logs...
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December, 2008Christion Schnobb - Dolly Grip, Screenwriter, Independent Producer
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October, 2008Everyone's done it... didn't record audio at an event, copied over an important tape, forgot to white balance... all the things we here at Videomaker tell you not to do. Now it's your turn to come clean and expose your goofs, gaffes and gotchas to the world in our annual Video Horror Stories.
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May, 2008An Inspiration for the Documentarian in All of Us
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June, 2009TV Viewing on the Rise: Now is a good time for video producers to hone their skills... What's Bugging YOU: "Video Horror Stories".... Who ARE you???
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June, 2006The Mission of Videomaker is to empower people to make video and to democratize and enrich television. We do this by communicating information about tools, technology and techniques in a way that inspires, encourages and equips for success.
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September, 2009"I hail from Vancouver, Canada, and have been an avid airline fan since my childhood. I started as a hobby taking Kodachrome slides of airliners in the 80s..."
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June, 2009The Anatomy of a Vidiot - It's good to laugh at ourselves once in awhile. We hope you enjoy this good-natured poke at the Vidiot in all of us.
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August, 2008An update on how a web producer became Metacafe's top earner in just 16 months.
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July, 2007
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February, 2007
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January, 2007A 5-point plan to get your Video Production Company off the ground and flying high.

Making Money with Video
Video Hosting
Video Green Screen Magic Tricks
VIDEO BITS & BYTES: Adobe CS3, Dailymotion, Sony Vegas Movie Studio, Flock and more. TIPS & TRICKS: DVD "Navigation & Linkage". TAKE 20: "Lettuce" by Cary Smith. HANDS ON: Manfrotto's Tripod Factory.
VIDEO BITS & BYTES: Adobe CS3, Movavi, FeedBurner, Pier Screenings and more. TIPS & TRICKS: Microphone types. TAKE 20: PSA award winners. HANDS ON: JVC SR-DVM700.
VIDEO BITS & BYTES: Smartsound, Sony and vpod.tv. TIPS & TRICKS: Getting a show on Current TV. TAKE 20: "Her Eyes on the Goal" by Jeff Hillman. HANDS ON: Matrox's MXO.
VIDEO BITS & BYTES: JVC 's 40 GB Everio camcorders, Livevideo, Soup of the Day, Meet-Up 2.0. TIPS & TRICKS: Faking a Fall TAKE 20: "Rec Talkin'". Hands On: "Sonic DVDit Pro HD" by Roxio.
VIDEO BITS & BYTES: Latest Video Industry News & Video Sharing Sites. TIPS & TRICKS: TIME CONTROL: timelapse. TAKE 20: "-The Painter ". Hands On: Magic Bullet Colorista by Red Giant Software.
VIDEO BITS & BYTES: CES and Mac-World. TIPS & TRICKS: Screen direction. TAKE 20: "The Life of a Candy Bar Wrapper". Hands On: SoundTech's Lightsnake.
This Episode is the first with our new design, set and techniques, and we hope you enjoy the new look.
NEWS & TECHNOLOGY: Sorenson Squeeze, Mashable, "Test Tube" on YouTube and Workbook Project. TIPS & TECHNIQUES: Entering video contests. TAKE 20: "Sorry" from our 2005 contest.
Producer PROFILE: behind the lens
Producer Profile behind the lens
Video Horror Stories
Producer Profile: Oscar Documentary Magic
Quick Focus: TV Viewing, Video Horror Stories, Reader Profile
20 Years in the Making
Reader Profile: Henry Tenby
Producer Update Kip Kay Hits the Six-Figure Mark!
Web Based Marketing for Videographers
The Business of the Video Production Company