This article is intended to be great starting point for someone who’s looking to either improve their existing website, or start their first one. I’ve split it into four distinct sections: –>> Part 1: Introduction – Why WordPress? –>> Part 2: How to start a WordPress website in 5 minutes –>> Part 3: 11 top […]
Month: November 2014
Decent cheap earphones: backups and stocking stuffers
For event recording, it’s good to have emergency sealed headphones, and being extremely portable and cheap, earphones fit the bill. Amazon is touting a selection of Stocking Stuffer Headphones Under $10, and when you land there, you’re greeted by “Major Sound with a Minor Price.” If you shop for $10 headphones, what can you expect? […]
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REVIEW – Red Giant Universe
NAB 2014 has been over for about seven months now, and most people might be wondering why I am writing a review of Red Giant Universe now, as opposed to when it was first announced/released around the time of NAB. To be honest with you, the review I’m writing today is very different from the […]
iMovie 10.0.6 gets official ProRes, audio only export, and more
With iMovie version 10.0.6, Apple’s free editing program now gets official support for ProRes, new custom H.264 export, and audio only export. Although previously there have been unofficial ways to use ProRes with iMovie, it is finally official. Also, learn how to set an iMovie 10.x project framerate to 23.976p, 25p, or 29.97p despite no […]
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GoPro Will Have Their Own Drone in 2015
GoPro is going to make their own drones, states one article published recently in The Wall Street Journal. Faced with the competition of other small camera brands, and wanting to have their own saying in the world of drones, GoPro seems to be ready to have a drone they call theirs. In a world full […]
Media Composer 101 – Lesson 5 – Bins part 1
Let's get back to basics and take a look at bins inside of Media Composer. This first of a multi-part lesson will give you a good running start, so you can start organizing yourself lightning quick! Bins really are the key to your organization. Not only by knowing which ones to put footage into, but […]
Creating a Storyboard in Final Cut Pro X
How do you tell a visual story without any visuals? This week on MacBreak Studio, Steve Martin from Ripple Training shows us how to do exactly that. Final Cut Pro X contains a collection of generators: “generated” content that you can use in your projects. These include color solids, shapes, animated backgrounds, and one called […]
The making of a music video in Spain, including crowdsourcing of B-roll
For her latest music video, where the main shots were shot on a beach in Valencia, Spain, singer/songwriter Sole Giménez crowdsourced the B-roll shots via social media. Ahead are production details, including cameras, directors, editors, and graders. Above you’ll see the final video for Cómo hemos cambiado (How we’ve changed) This is the main song […]
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The case of the white t-shirt
In an earlier article I said that when I began my career, I found business issues more difficult to understand than any software or hardware matters. This article elaborates on some of those issues, and presents several different analogies to help you think about you and your business differently. Like many teenagers I had a […]
Black Friday Sales Announced at Videoguys.com
Glen Cove, NY – Videoguys.com has been one of the leading sources for video editing and production equipment for more than 25 years and has built a reputation for having great prices all year round but, like many others, they kick off the holiday shopping season with the best deals of the year. Black Friday […]
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