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Archive for September, 2008

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Can You Stop People From Stealing Your Video Content?

Just about every week I’ll get a question from someone wanting to know what’s the best way to stop people from illegally downloading their video content or copying their work. And my answer isn’t an encouraging one. That’s because the reality is, if someone wants to download your videos illegally, they can figure out a [...]

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Canon EOS 5D Mark II – A Still Photo Camera That Creates Hollywood Quality Video?

This is an interesting one. It started with a press release about yet another new digital still photo camera…but has turned into the event of the year (so far) in the video world. Why? Because it turns out that this camera meant to shoot still photos can also record full, high-definition video…that rivals…and even surpasses…insanely [...]

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Big Idea For Making Money With Web Video

The other day a friend of mine stopped by to drop off a few tools he had borrowed (about a year ago).  He told me he wanted to start a little business online…something to do with web video.  He wanted to know what…specifically…he should make videos about. It’s a question I get…a lot. The easy [...]

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Windows or Mac – What’s Best for Creating Web Videos?

A frequent question I receive from people who plan to start creating web videos on a regular basis is…should I use Windows or a Mac? The answer isn’t so simple.  In fact, I use both.  So what I’m going to do here is highlight what you need to know about these platforms, as they pertain [...]

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New Video Format Hits the Web – Claims Better Quality At Half The Size

For years, the folks at On2 Technologies have owned the title of “best video codec” when it came to Flash video.  Their VP6 codec had become the gold-standard and is licensed by Adobe, the makers of Flash.  If you produce your web videos using products like Flix Standard, Flix Pro or Adobe Flash Pro/CS3, you’re [...]