I moderated a panel on educational video at the Streaming Media West conference this past November, and video of that session is now up for viewing online at ScribeMedia.org.
I was very impressed by the panelists, each of them bringing a unique perspective on the question of what makes effective online video for education.
I already knew […]
Tags: Education · Video · streaming media
I think 2008 is going to be a big year in educational video, where more forward-looking universities and colleges will be devising and implementing campus-wide media strategies. Key to such strategies are production and ingest, and commercial course-capture systems are one way to simplify this.
The downside to course-capture systems, like Echo360, Tegrity, Mediasite and Accordent […]
Tags: Classroom · Education · Video · streaming media · streaming video education quality podcast instructional
My latest education column for Streaming Media Magazine is now online:
You’re watching an online video. The scene is dimly lit. There’s just a single harsh light on our subject’s face in extreme close-up. The sound, while understandable, is full of popped Ps and distorted peaks.
Is this a sequel to the Blair Witch Project, or a […]
Tags: Education · Video · streaming media · streaming video education quality podcast instructional
Unfortunately, the entry price is over $6000 MSRP. But if you’re a video pro or a very serious indie journalist/documentarian you might consider saving your pennies and golden dollars for the just announced Sony HVR-Z7U. The specs on this thing really sound like Sony has been paying attention to what serious video makers want in […]
Tags: Video · geek stuff
I’m in San Jose, CA for Streaming Media West, an online media conference, which begins tomorrow. I’m very interested in hearing tomorrow’s keynote by Ashwin Navin, President & Co-Founder of BitTorrent, who is talking about how a commercial P2P network can be used to distribute legal audio and video content.
I hope he’ll address the […]
Tags: Video · bittorrent · comcast · net neutrality / free the internet! · network neutrality · networks · streaming media · streaming media west
If you want to do anything remotely related to serious video work, it is arguably the most important jack to have on a camcorder: the mic input. Why? Because unless you’re shooting in a phone booth, or super-extreme-close-up, your camera is farther away from your subject than you want your mic to be. If you […]
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I continue to be intrigued by these little “Hi-Def” camcorders (scare quotes intentional) by Sanyo, even if not enough to acquire one. I haven’t been able to get my hands on one because I don’t know anyone who has one and no local stores carry them.
When they first came out last year reviewers gave them […]