Resources for Information Product Producers from Ghost Leg Media
May 31 2008
llibreria – bookstore – Amsterdam, originally uploaded by Mor (bcnbits). HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography is gaining in popularity. An HDR photo takes 3 or more exposures of the same scene and blends then together to bring the greatest clarity and tonal range possible. HDR photos include everything from hyper realistic cityscapes New York City [...]
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May 30 2008
Do you use Firefox? Do you love screencasting? Well, if you said yes to either of those questions – it’s time to get crackin’ Firefox is holding a contest to help create screencasts for the Top 100 Support articles in the Firefox Knowledge Base. The Grand Prize is a Flip Video Ultra. The next 100 [...]
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May 29 2008
If you enjoy using a video camera, you already know that good editing software is as important as a good camcorder. But which editing software should you choose? Many folks, when starting out, use Windows Movie Maker – and it has some pretty cool features for a free editing package. But as you gain experience, [...]
May 27 2008
Is it the equipment that makes the camera operator an artist or the artistry that makes the camera dance? Wouldn’t you like to be able to create long, gliding tracking shots in your videos? Maybe pan from low to high in a super smooth motion? Never jiggle the camera as you walk alongside your protagonist [...]
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May 27 2008
It looks like there has been another OSI Rock Stars celebrity sighting – and this one is big – super big! Apparently some people are dying to let Janelle’s secret out of the bag. It’s getting very Deep Throatish now.
May 22 2008
Perry Lawrence, the man behind AskMrVideo.com, has a blog post listing what he considers the 5 most important tools for new video makers. I’m glad to see I use almost every one of them! I have a different brand of lights and lavalier mic – and my tripod doesn’t have a fluid head. What’s the [...]
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May 20 2008
If you enjoy photography, you are probably familiar with Flickr. It is one of the largest and best known photo sharing sites. In fact, Flickr was one of the pioneers of Web 2.0. But, as with all things web, the sheer volume of content can make it hard to find what you need. Say you [...]
May 19 2008
One of the best ways to give your screencast or You Tube video some polish is to add a background music track. It is also one of the quickest ways to add a big line item to your budget – or to get into trouble down the road – since music is copyrighted and needs [...]
May 17 2008
Using the best tool for the job will almost always save time and money – but there are jobs that pop up only once or twice a year and you may not want to invest in an application to deal with those problems. I believe any product developer or online seller will benefit from owning [...]
May 16 2008
If you create commercial presentations, video, pamphlets, brochures, business cards, or just about anything else that requires graphics, you will eventually need to find stock images. A lot of content producers are tempted to just go out on the web and grab a picture and pop it into a post or presentation. After all, if [...]
May 13 2008
Here’s an example of a quick Flip Video posted to You Tube. Cindy is planning to blog and video blog about the process of writing her next book (the first with a major New York publisher). She was looking for a fast way to do the videos – and the Flip is exactly the right [...]
May 11 2008
B&H Photo’s newsletter recently featured an interesting, very detailed article on choosing the right microphone for interviews. As we’ve written before, most consumer camcorders have an onboard microphone, but it should be avoided if sound quality is important. The onboard mic will pick up ambient sound (traffic, wind, dogs barking etc) as well as the [...]
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May 10 2008
The Flip Video camcorder is so small, it really is a “go everywhere, use anytime” tool. The quality is quite good for such a small camcorder, and the size, convenience, and ease of use can’t be beat. It’s been a dismal spring in the Northwest. Cold, rainy – we even has snow for 2 days [...]
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