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Up to REELEDinDistribution: Compression for YouTube
There was a post on the CrunchGear blog that Alex found that I find particularly helpful, and I'm sure the vast majority of you will too!
There are specific How-To instructions on compressing your video to get the most out of posting on YouTube.
Check it out!
Daily Reel Comedy: New Favorite Gadget
One of the biggest hassles in producing online videos where you are dealing with talent, filmmakers, editors and producers is trying to figure out a good way to show everybody rough cuts of your work and get everybody's comments. I recently discovered Pando, which is a super-simple way to transfer large video files to a whole bunch of people via email. All you have to do is download the free Pando software, upload your video, and email away to anybody you want. Then they just have to download the software, log on, and check out the video. Highly recommended for video makers of any kind.
Viral Video Sellouts: New Crew
This is a new "Crew" for folks interested in earning money through online video... via advertisers. I'm a career marketer who moonlights as a video creator. I know how much it cost me to make a video (not much except equipment and time) and how much marketers and advertisers are spending (a fortune). So I think there's a strong opportunity in connecting hungry creators (with good content and a regular following) with brands looking to experiment in viral video. Example: Mentos (see video).
Call us sellouts if you will. But I love marketing and entertainment and believe they can co-exist in peace and harmony.
Online video goes hyperlocal
Producers: Contracts, Tools
Check out this site that lists a variety of different documents and files that your production could find VERY valuable.
http://www.dependentfilms.net/files.html
Some include:
-Location Contract
-Talent Release Form
-Call Sheet Template
-Location Release Form
-Personal Release Form
-Location Scouting Sheet
-Production Budgeting Proposal
-Cast/Crew Contact Sheet
-Continuity Log
-Daily Progress/Production Reports
-Story Board Tools/Templates
-Film Budget
-Palm Pilot Databases
-I could go on....but I think you can already see that this one website offer a lot!
Enjoy and thanks to Dependent Films for this wonderful Resource!
Editing: Editing Log
http://www.dependentfilms.net/files.html
-Editing Log
-Daily Editor's Sheet
-Color Bars
-Time Code Calculator
Montreal: Canadians - Quebecers - Montrealers.
And equally to anyone who wants to know more about the city or who's planning a visit - you can't sleep on my couch but I can help guide you through the bizarre place that is Quebec.
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Final Cut Studio 2: SmoothCam Filter
It's quite simple to use. Select the clip(s). Choose Effects > Video Filters > Video > SmoothCam.
The clips process, and viola, a little better.
However, it isn't all magic. To reduce the shaking, the clips are enlarged enough to cover up the steadied movement resulting in them being slightly blurry.
The manual offers a few tips. First, the SmoothCam should be the first filter before anything. Then you can adjust the Filter Parameters. You can decrease the Auto Scale so that it zooms out. There's also the option to control the steadiness of the shot by three independent parameters: Translation (left, right, up, down); Rotation (around the center point of the image); and Scale (forward or backward camera movement).
Scale seems to be the main culprit behind the distortion that I'm hating, but again, this can be fixed by the Auto Scale I mentioned above, or by the three parameters I was just mentioned. By reducing all three, less motion correction is applied, and less black around the clips, resulting in needing to scale less (big breath).
A few other tips offered by the manual include isolating the clips with the most movements with cuts, especially when there are noticeable changes within the frame (like before someone enters frame, and before they exit).
Seems like it takes a lot of work, but when you're just not happy with everything you shot once you're back at your computer editing, at least fixing little visual things like this will help you focus more on your story.
Chroma Key: Plug-ins
I'm looking to find a plug-in program to assist in chroma-keying. Does any one know of one?
Working for the Web
Our filmmakers use 3-chip DV cams like the DVX100, etc., to make the videos. Most use Final Cut or Avid to edit.
Here's one of the many videos we've been creating worldwide, shot in South Africa.