Yesterday Avid released a new video editing app for the iPad, called Avid Studio for iPad. It’s meant as a direct competitor for Apple’s own iMovie. And in the short amount of time I’ve been able to use it, I’d say Avid Studio is already the winner in this...
How To Have Your Own URL Shortening Service At No Cost
It seems for whatever reason when you work with video, you end up sending a lot of links to people. Really long links. That’s where URL shortening services come in…services like bit.ly and tinyurl.com. They take those long links and make them tiny. That makes things easier...
3 Reasons Why You Should Never Upload Videos To YouTube
The title of this post is actually a bit misleading. What it really means is that there are 3 things you really need to think about before you ever upload a video to or use YouTube to host your videos. Of course with every ying there’s a yang and YouTube is no different. So there are...
The Best Video Cameras of 2011
The most common question I get asked, bar none, is what video camera to use. So here’s a list of the top video camera’s for 2011. Actually, best is a subjective thing, so I’ll call this the top video camera recommendations for 2011. Below are links to each camera...
How To Ditch Your Video Camera’s Tiny LCD Screen
Ever get tired or frustrated trying to shoot video using your camera’s tiny LCD screen? Or ever get annoyed by people huddling around your camera’s tiny LCD screen, trying to see what you’re shooting or watch what you’ve shot? Plugging a bigger screen into your camera,...
Remote Control Focus and Recording With a Canon DSLR
Canon DSLR’s have become very popular for shooting video. But they also come with a few hassles. For example, since these camera’s lack auto-focus while recording video, recording yourself (where you are both the star and camera operator) can be a chore. That is, it can be a...
How To Shoot Green Screen Video Faster and Cheaper
There’s a big misconception with green screen video that I see all of the time. A misconception that usually costs people time, money and a lot of stress. In fact, people are usually pretty surprised when they see professionals shoot green screen video…because it really brings...
5 Statistics About Mobile Video You Must Know
Mobile video is the fastest growing segment of web video. But finding quality statistics on how long people are watching and what devices they are using has been hit or miss. Until now. Ooyala, a premium online video platform that receives over 100 million unique video views a month, has...
Will Your Videos Play On The Kindle Fire?
Last week Amazon released their much talked about new tablet, the Kindle Fire. A lot of the press surrounding the Kindle Fire was focused on how it fares against the iPad. But it’s not truly an iPad competitor, as technically, it’s like comparing apples and oranges (no pun...
How To Easily Add Gorgeous Galleries To Your Website
There are lots of ways to create photo, audio or video galleries on your website. Some are easy, some are not and some don’t seem to work half of the time. In this video, I share a very simple, yet elegant and powerful solution that works particularly well for video galleries. I also...
How To Choose Between Competing Video Cameras
This is something I get asked all the time. Someone will be shopping for a video camera but can’t decide between multiple competing cameras. While technical features are usually easy enough to sort out, ultimately people have a single question in mind; which camera will give them the...
How To Instantly Double Your Website Conversion Rate
When it comes to increasing your website’s profits, the first thing most people think of is traffic. As in, “if I can double my traffic, I will double the amount of money I’m making”. And technically, there’s nothing wrong with that line of thinking. Except...