Video and audio techniques
Explanations and tutorials on technical concepts related to video and audio. How to avoid blurry movies, remove the background, reduce shaky footage, improve sound, and how to reduce background noise, etc..
« Previous ArticlesS3 Amazon: Protect files against unauthorized use
Here you see how you can create expiring urls to protect your files from leeching and this time we work with CloudBerry Explorer Pro, the competitor of S3 Browser. The Pro version does not differ from the free version when it comes to creating expiring url’s, but the free version expires after some time and [...]
S3 Amazon: How to embed video in your site
You want to embed video or audio from S3 Amazon into your site? This article tells you how to deal with the code involved to get your videos and audios up and running. You can use this code in practically any cms or regular website. Now, for content management systems like Joomla, Wordpress or Drupal, [...]
Review of a video presentation
This is not the first time I show a video from MissK, and the reason is that she is a natural performer. Let’s have a look at this video and see what is good and what is bad:
Now you have seen the video, let’s review what we have seen here:
The good points:
MissK is not reading [...]
Recording a video interview with Skype
Sounds absolutely fantastic, recording video with Skype, isn’t it? Well, it is sort of hard to believe, even with the latest version of Skype, optimized for video and with video recording software like Call recorder for Mac or SuperTintin for PC.
After installing the latest version of Skype on PC (there is no new version [...]
Recording audio interviews with Skype
For those who do not know Skype, it is an application somewhat comparable with Yahoo Messenger or MSN. You can talk with friends or business associates by using a headset (headphones with build-in microphone). It is a free service and the quality of the sound is much better then telephone. But Skype goes a step [...]
YouTube doubled the size for uploads
YouTube announces that as from today, the upload for standard videos doubles from 1GB to 2GB, making it possible to upload bigger videos at higher resolutions.
New features
In addition, the YouTube team’s implemented new features to make it easier to show your HD videos on your site or blog by appending &hd=1 at the end of [...]
VidLogo contest changed
Since so far nobody reacted to the contest on the Vidlogo watermark contest, we changed the rules. Apparently, nobody was interested or we demanded too much. Anyway, we drop the idea that you have to submit a video. Instead, we ask you to test the watermarking application and give a comment about the application on: [...]
Vocal booth for podcasting
A vocal booth helps improve acoustics for a microphone and it can be a complete cabin or a portable booth. A complete cabin is relatively expensive but offers generally a better result then the portable version, although it depends on the situation. Some studios use a cabin and place a portable booth inside, but that [...]
The Video Watermark Contest!
To celebrate Spring after a loooong winter, we organize The video Watermark Contest which will run until the 1st of May 2009! The winner of this contest will receive a full license of VidLogo, an excellent utility for Windows to burn mark existing- and new videos fast and easy.
Read our review on Vidlogo to [...]
Broadcast quality audio for video interviews
Regarding audio and video, there is huge difference between broadcasting quality and podcasting or play back from computer. Although computer sound cards are getting better, it lacks way behind in comparison with professional audio equipment. This article shows a couple of pitfalls you have to avoid if there is a chance that you interview is [...]
How to keep a mic close by without revealing it in video footage?
To keep the microphone out of view while holding close to the interviewee you have 3 options: either use a mic stand, a boom pole or, under certain conditions, attach the mic to the camcorder. If you are on your own, using a boom pole can be impractical, because you have to monitor your camcorder [...]
VidLogo review: application to burn mark logos on videos
One of our readers suggested VidLogo as a simple solution to add a logo or watermark on videos, so I ran a test on this application, created by GeoVid, to see how useful it could be. And the verdict is, that if you are a Windows user, this is a easy to use application for [...]
Action! How techniques from the film industry can be useful for video
Shooting a video in one go is fine for straightforward interviews or short presentations but when it comes to complicated subjects, we often have to cut a video into pieces. When finished, we assemble everything in post production and glue the parts together. Sometimes, it can be difficult to recognize from the thumbnails in [...]
HD video on the web is not all sunshine - revised
The big problem with HD video is that it is heavy and therefore it can present problems for viewers with slow computers. And then there is the issue with slow connections. If you live in the United Kingdom, watching HD videos with DSL is not such a great experience. Stuttering frames, full stops for minutes [...]
Burn mark your videos instead of watermark
Recent developments urged me to raise the topic again on watermarking, or rather what I would like to call burn marking videos, because there are so many video players and free services coming out which can create play lists from rss feeds located on external sites, that burn marking your video becomes a real necessity.
“What’s [...]
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