http://umwdtlt.org/newmedia Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:16:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en CDBurner XP is a free, Windows only program that allows you to burn data files to CDs and DVDs. You can also create audio CDs, create and burn ISO images (an ISO image would be a multiple file disc saved as a single file), and create bootable discs. Latest version of ... http://umwdtlt.org/newmedia/cdburner-xp/ Here is a screencast of an example editing session using VideoSpin. We take the video that we digitized from Windows Movie Maker, import it, add it to the timeline, insert transitions and titles, and then send it to YouTube. http://umwdtlt.org/newmedia/screencast-from-videospin-to-youtube/ New media humor for the day. If only it were Blu-ray, it would be a good deal. http://umwdtlt.org/newmedia/is-that-gaussian-blur-ray/ In my previous post I referred to the latest Windows Movie Maker program for Windows Vista has issues with frame accuracy. Well, here I present to you a very graphic demonstration (a screencast) of that lack of accuracy. What you will see is how erratic the native Windows Vista ... http://umwdtlt.org/newmedia/more-bad-video-editor-behavior/ In this short video, we introduce the concept of a video frame. Video is simply made up of a series of pictures, which we call frames, and they are then displayed at a rapid rate. The concept of a “frame of video” will be very important as ... http://umwdtlt.org/newmedia/what-is-video-what-is-a-video-frame/ This post finds me answering the question of what have I been up to lately. Well, I’m trying to find easy ways to edit and produce video for as close to zero expense as possible. So I find myself on the Mac and on the PC side of this ... http://umwdtlt.org/newmedia/you-broke-my-video-editor/ Here is a screencast demonstrating how to transfer your footage from a digital video (DV) camcorder to a Windows PC using Windows Movie Maker. http://umwdtlt.org/newmedia/screencast-dv-transfer-to-windows-movie-maker/ Step #1 - Shooting your video: We’ll assume that you have already shot the video for your project. However, YouTube has some good resources for shooting video, using lighting, and getting good sound at their “toolbox” site. Also a good starting point is their Making Videos page, which is part ... http://umwdtlt.org/newmedia/making-movies-for-youtube/ Learning how to shoot video is, for the most part, on-the-job training. We assume you have taken at least one still photograph in your life. You get the person or other subject in the frame and press the button. Well that's basically how shooting video works. You frame ... http://umwdtlt.org/newmedia/shooting-video/ The word firewire is actually a term that Apple coined for the technical standard known as the IEEE1394 interface. Firewire, IEEE1394, and Sony's iLink all refer to the same high-speed interface that connects data devices together. It is similar to USB 2.0, but it is more appropriate for the transfer ... http://umwdtlt.org/newmedia/firewire/