Last week Canon released what they are calling the world’s smallest DSLR camera…the Canon Rebel SL1.  And they weren’t kidding, the Canon SL1 is very small and very, very light. But how does it do when it comes to video and still photos? In a word, outstanding.  In many...

No one can tell you what the best video camera is. It’s too subjective. Ask 100 people and you’ll probably get 100 different answers. However, I can tell you what my favorite video camera is. It fits in my pocket and is with me nearly all the time (and has the scratches and...

This week Amazon shook up the web video world with the release of a new service called Amazon Elastic Transcoder. What does it do?  It basically gives anyone a fast, easy and cheap way to make their videos playable on the web and  mobile devices. While similar services from competitors have...

I often get asked about microphones, specifically what’s the best one to use.  The problem with “best” is that it’s always subjective.  Plus, with microphones, people can get a bit crazy arguing technical stuff. So to make it simple I recorded a video using 3...

Animated images (animated GIF files) have been around since the dawn of the Internet.  And they’ve been cheesy just as long. But then along came video and the ability to create animated images from video.  Add in an extra helping of creativity and originality…and you’ve got...

If you want to sell your videos online there are multiple hoops to jump through…from merchant accounts, to video hosting, to securing your videos and more. But what if there was a way that anyone (even you) could start selling access to your videos in under 2 minutes?  And what if you...

Last week Wescott released a brand new style of light.   It’s very unique.  It’s very useful.  And it’s going to make life a lot easier for many photographers and videographers. It’s called the Ice Light and it looks like a small, Star Wars light saber.  Powered by...

One of the most common questions I receive is “how do I record the screen on my iPhone or iPad?”.  Unfortunately, at least with the current version of the iOS operating system, there is not an app that allows you to do this. However, there are still a few ways you can record all...

Most people shoot video all by themselves with no one to operate the camera. And many people use either their smartphone or a pocket camera for recording video. If that’s you, now you can have a robot operate your camera for you. It’s called the Swivl and here’s how it...

So which Apple device shoots the best video? Well, best is a matter of opinion. But to help form that opinion, I shot some identical video using an iPhone4, iPhone4S, iPad2 and the new iPad. All of the clips were shot indoors using only the available lighting (on a sunny day, mid-afternoon)....

Adobe Photoshop is the application everyone uses to edit images.  In fact, it’s synonymous with image editing (i.e. “they Photoshopped all of the tattoos off him”). But now you can edit video with Photoshop too. And for many people it might be the easiest solution to use....

Want to guarantee that your screen recording videos will look crystal clear on YouTube?  It’s very simple to do when you follow a few rules. And the first thing you need to understand is that screen recording video (recording what’s on your computer screen) is very different than...