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Yesterday, Cindy Shebley, author of Easy Auction Photography, hosted a free webinar to demonstrate the amazing versatility of the Flip video camcorder. I was her guest, and I put together a few videos illustrating some of the techniques she described. Although most people will just grab the Flip and begin shooting, the video below offers proof [...]

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Are you the type of person who likes to jump into a project with no planning? Are you impatient to start and see where it leads? Or do you want everything to be perfect before you ever touch your keyboard? Do you need to map out all the possible problems (and the solutions), understand the [...]

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If you are an iStock Photo fan, you already know that they offer newsletter subscribers a free stock video clip every month (as well as weekly free stock photos and free vector art). I just noticed for the first time today that this month’s video clip is in Hi Def. I don’t know if it [...]

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Do you need to upgrade or install new codecs to get the most out of your new Flash Converter? Try the K-Lite Codec pack. There are three versions of the K-Lite Codec Pack: Basic, Standard and Full. • K-Lite Codec Pack Basic contains only the most essential things. It contains everything you need to be [...]

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While everyone wants to know how to shoot Green Screen videos – the latest, hippest thing is the infinite white background look. You’ve seen it in Apple’s Mac vs PC videos. You may have seen it on a few You Tube or Digital Juice instruction videos. It’s harder to do a full body shot on [...]

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I recently read two sets of interesting statistics about online video. They show not only the phenomenal growth in video, and the potential for any type of business, but the the second set of data says something you may not have expected. Here’s the first set, assembled by comScore, a specialist in digital data US [...]

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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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Are you using video yet in your eBay auctions or other online offerings? If not – what’s holding you back? Most people I talk to cite two reasons for not jumping into the video revolution: It’s too expensive It’s too complicated Well – that’s no longer true. The Flip video camcorder has made it super [...]

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The Flip Video camcorder is amazingly easy to use – and it takes pretty good video. For online use, it’s hard to beat. Here’s a short demo that will give you an idea of exactly how effortless it really is. Get the Flash Player to see this content.

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Here’s a quick tutorial that demonstrates how to use Quick 3D Cover and Photoshop Elements to create eye catching title cards for your You Tube videos. Click on the Play button below to start the video. Get the Flash Player to see this content.

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The latest B&H Photo and Video Newsletter includes some very helpful tutorials. If you’ve been experimenting with using video on the web, through services such as YouTube, take a look at this tutorial on optimizing video for online viewing. It explains codecs and compression, and it looks at 3 different software packages. The discussion of [...]

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Here’s a video course from CyberCollege that will teach you just about everything you need to know – and it’s free.

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Are you looking for very brief pointers on which tech equipment to buy or how to use it? CNet Tips & Tricks has great information, including video tips. Two of the most useful are: Light Like APro Camcorder Basics I found these videos through Bill Myers Online. If you want to learn about video, there [...]

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Do you want your videos to stand out? Nothing gets attention and adds a professional touch faster than a soundtrack or a motion background. These elements can cost a lot of money, depending on the source. One invaluable resource for videographers is Digital Juice – and they have a deal for you. Digital Juice offers [...]

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The previews for the Video Webinar 4 Disk set are now available on You Tube Don’t forget – until Christmas, this great series includes a 5th Bonus CD – and there is a Christmas Bundle which includes all 4 CDs from the Seminar plus the Bonus plus the best selling DVD, Adding Video to Your [...]

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