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Everyday JV - Video journalism techniques
So there is already for a forum for video newbies and this is not that forum. As we grow video in newsrooms people with more experience are having a different conversation with their peers. Welcome to...
View ArticleDV tapes in bulk?
Does anyone know of a place to buy DV tapes in bulk? I've been getting eight packs of Sony DVM-60 at Frys.com for $24.99, but if anyone knows of a better deal, please share. Thanks! Brea Jones Online...
View ArticleWelcome visual journalists
This group is an extension of the larger Visual Editors community (5,400 registered journalists) at www.vsualeditors.com. My hope is that there will be some good crossover and cross-pollination. It's...
View ArticleWhere do I go next?
So I've spent the last year and a half learning video. I feel I've mastered all the technical aspects of shooting and editing. I'm going through a little lull as I try to figure out where to grow...
View ArticleCMS for video content at newspapers
I'm doing research on how newspapers/magazines are managing all of the video that is now being gathered. Clearly, some papers have lots more than others, but how is it being managed? Is there a policy...
View ArticleWant to write for News Videographer?
I'm looking for new contributors for News Videographer. The blog is meant to be a useful resource for journalists who shoot and edit online video. It's meant to help people of all skill levels, from...
View ArticleWanted in Chicago: Video Freelancer
Hello, I am looking for a videographer to film at a Chicago event in April. Client will need a well-produced and professionally edited piece (with music). Deliverable will be a two to three minute...
View ArticleGetting around the training budget
There comes a time when you have learned all you are going to learn from hacking away all by yourself. This year the training budget for the newsroom went to nothing, so the regular channels were...
View ArticleCompressing
I am using Final Cut Studio 2's compressor but as many may know, it acts up and I need to unistall and reinstall it. I was curious about Sorenson Squeeze 5. Who uses it and is it worth getting if I...
View ArticleCanon ZR900 and others???
I've produced several online videos for our newsroom and am now looking to buy an inexpensive camcorder for further experience. Here's what I'm looking for: - In the $250 and less bracket - MiniDV...
View ArticleNAA's New Online Video Primer
We finally launched it. NAA (the Newspaper Association of America) launched a project called "Zooming In on Online Video: A Development & Growth Guide for Newspaper Web Sites." Long title, right?...
View ArticleSuggestions on HD camcorders?
Looking for thoughts and suggestions on camcorders, somewhere in the range of $300-$600. Any thoughts? What's your newsroom using? Looking for thoughts and suggestions on camcorders, somewhere in the...
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Small cameras can tell big stories
Can you get high quality with smaller cameras? Watch the video below . . .OVERHEARD:Even though I shoot with a Sony Z1U, recently I've been crooning over the A1U. My Z1U camera bag is so large, and so...
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September classes in video journalism
Chicago workshop in Video JournalismCamp VJ CHICAGOClasses in video journalism September 24, 25, 26 Chicago Sun-TimesVisual Editors presents a three-day Camp VJ workshop for reporters carrying video...
View Article2-way WebCam interviews for blogs
Anyone have good recommendations for an easy-to-download and use program to record webcam interviews for posting debates/discussion videos on blogs? Anyone have good recommendations for an...
View ArticleFinal Cut Pro
Just bought Final Cut pro -- I've got Lynda.com and plan to use that, but wondered if anyone knows of another/better online learning alternative for Final Cut pro? Michelle Just bought Final Cut pro...
View ArticleStreaming video via phone
Hi everyone, Have any of you used an iPhone or any other portable, wireless cell phone or pda, etc., to live stream video on Qik or any other service? Would love to start up a forum swapping info....
View ArticleHow to convert .i3e files???
My newsroom recently purchased a Canon Vixia HF10...I wish I knew about the difficulty with editing the video files before I bought it. So the Pixela ImageMixer 3SE software the camera comes with...
View ArticleBest video publishing platform
What are folks using to publish their videos online. We've been using blip.tv, which has been OK until they started running these wicked long Starburst ads. They're really annoying. I've used YouTube...
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Video reporting and editing workshop (Berlin, Germany)
Camp VJ is a hands-on and very practical three day video journalism workshop designed to teach the fundamentals for producing great videos for the Web. Come to Berlin to learn: -- Fundamentals of...
View ArticleiPhone as a video, photo resource?
Another iPhone video, this time shot by Emily Nelson as she also shot stills for an front-page center. We are finding audio levels are a problem, but can be fixed. Still more work to do to make it...
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Testing, 1, 2, 3....
Just for testing how to best upload and display files (audio/video/etc.) for sharing and embedding as a means to critique discussions. Thanks! Just for testing how to best upload and display files...
View ArticleSyncing two video cameras
We're starting our great video experiment at The Eagle-Tribune shooting daily "in studio" videos. Yes, it's been done and abandoned many other places and now we're taking our shot. So, in most cases,...
View ArticleCombining stills, video
I was inspired after our Digital Developer David Farre showed me an intervolumeter video from Brandon Riza of the California wildfires. This was made in Final Cut Express, combined stills from a Nikon...
View ArticleAnybody up for a critique?
I wasn't sure whether to post this here or in the regular Video group -- the discussions in both seem pretty similar -- but this group seemed slightly more appropriate. My organization has only been...
View ArticleMultiple tools for video
I tried combining three different tools for this project, a hi-end vid cam, still camera and my iPhone. What do you think? Does it… I tried combining three different tools for this project, a hi-end...
View ArticleMultilingual slideshows - comments, critique please
At swissinfo.ch, we have begun producing audio slideshows in the four main languages of our website: english, German, French and Italian. The English slideshow page is here:...
View ArticleAnother video - "Anne Frank and Me"
I tried to implement some of the suggestions from this thread in this video -- using a tripod, identifying people with lower thirds, avoiding pans and tilts. It was a very different situation, which...
View ArticleFree coupons, a how to video
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View ArticleVideo-capable DSLRs and news shooting
After months of drooling over the visual possibilities, I finally cracked and bought myself a Canon 7D (the "cheapest" of Canon's video-capable DSLRs). The decision was motivated almost purely by...
View ArticleiPhone vs. iPod for video
I'm no longer with The Eagle-Tribune and am branching out on my goal for the past two years of starting a non-profit, online media company covering the city of Worcester. Of course, now I no longer...
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