Videoblogging

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Pub. Date: 2006-06-01
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Summary

Packed with more than 100 cool Tips, Tricks, and Hacks, Video Blogging is the ultimate guide to this growing phenomenon. Beginning with a quick tour of the basics, readers will learn to create a blog, get it hosted, and get an RSS feed going. Next they will learn from the pros on how to create great video for online consumption. After the preliminaries are out of the way, readers will roll up their sleeves and dive into more than 100 great tricks and hacks that will take their Vlog to the next level: Video Moblogging with a camera phone Build a hands-free recording rig Building switches, timers, and motion devices for their video camera Create a great video soundtrack with tools like GarageBand and Audacity Hack the CVS one-time use video camera Compression hacks Get listed in iTunes + put a 1-click subscribe button on your site for iTunes, even if you're not listed in their directory GeoTagging Your Vlog Play Videoblogs On Your PSP Creating a Stop-Motion Film And more...

Author Biography

Jay Dedman was a freelance photographer and a TV journalist for CNN International before he became co-creator of the Videoblogging Group in 2004. He is also a founding partner in FireAnt.tv. You can read his personal blog at www.momentshowing.net.

Joshua Paul has produced primetime TV specials, worked as a producer for Sony Pictures Entertainment, and produced a variety of broadcast and online projects. A dedicated code junkie, he maintains his blog at www.joshpaul.com/blog.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii
Introduction xix
Blogging, Digital Video, and Broadband in Brief xix
Diving into the World of Videoblogging xix
Why Make a Videoblog? xxii
Is a Videoblog like a Podcast? xxii
Why Is This Happening Now? xxiv
Video on a Web Site versus Video in a Blog xxv
Remixing Culture xxvi
Whom This Book Is For xxvi
How This Book Is Organized xxvi
Conventions Used in This Book xxvii
Key Combinations xxvii
Menu Commands xxvii
Typographical Conventions xxvii
Icons xxviii
Part I: Preproduction
Get the Vlog Mindset
3(12)
Videoblogging: The Big Picture
3(5)
A Global Community
5(1)
Videoblogging: Up Close
6(2)
Videoblogging Motivations
8(1)
Documenting the World Around You
8(2)
Making a Show
10(2)
Distributing Worldwide (or Just to Your Neighborhood)
12(1)
Making a Video Viral
12(1)
Archiving for Future Generations
13(1)
Explaining to Others What You're Doing
13(1)
Summary
14(1)
Get Your Tech On
15(16)
Choosing a Video Camera
16(6)
Usage
16(2)
Size and Weight
18(1)
Video Quality
18(2)
Options
20(1)
Price
20(2)
Cheap Lighting Solutions
22(5)
Reflectors
22(1)
Dimmers
23(2)
Diffusion
25(1)
Lights and Lamps
25(1)
Quick Kit
26(1)
Choosing a Computer
27(1)
Selecting Editing Software
27(2)
Summary
29(2)
Starting a Blog
31(12)
Creating a Videoblog for Free
32(3)
Uploading Your Video to a Server
35(3)
Create Your First Videoblog Post
36(1)
Create an RSS Feed
37(1)
Moving a Blog from Blogger
38(1)
Summary
39(4)
Part II: Production
Tricks for Acquiring Video with a Camera
43(24)
Shooting Video While Walking
43(4)
Steadying a Shot
43(1)
Face the Direction You're Walking
44(3)
Shooting Video with a Digital Still Camera
47(2)
Understanding Digital Still Cameras
47(1)
Determining Whether a Camera Can Record Video
48(1)
Using the Camera
48(1)
Getting the Video onto Your Computer
48(1)
Creating a Slow Motion Video
49(2)
Acquiring Slow-Motion Footage
49(2)
Create a Video File
51(1)
Shooting Video from a Car
51(2)
Preparing the Area
52(1)
Mounting the Cleat
52(1)
Attaching the Camera
52(1)
Recording Footage
52(1)
Removing PowrGrip
52(1)
Exploring Mobile Videoblogging
53(12)
Determining if You Can Moblog
53(1)
Setting Up
53(1)
Writing the Script
54(8)
Customizing the Script
62(2)
Uploading the Script
64(1)
Summary
65(2)
Obtaining Video Without Leaving Your Computer
67(18)
Screencasting
67(6)
General Screencasting Best Practices
68(1)
Snapz Pro X (Macintosh)
69(2)
CamStudio (Windows)
71(2)
Screenshot Your Media Player
73(3)
Macintosh
73(2)
Windows
75(1)
Linking the Screen Capture to a Video
76(1)
Finding and Using Footage
76(2)
Finding Video
76(1)
Downloading Video
77(1)
Recording an iChat Conversation
78(3)
Setting Up for a Video Chat
79(2)
Recording a Video Chat
81(1)
Revlogging
81(1)
Using del.icio.us for Video
82(1)
Limiting del.icio.us Results to Video
83(1)
Further Restricting Results
83(1)
Subscribing to del.icio.us
83(1)
Summary
83(2)
Using Technology Creatively
85(22)
Shooting a Television or Monitor
85(1)
Stabilizing the Shot
86(1)
Changing the Refresh Rate
86(1)
Converting Analog Video to Digital
86(2)
Buying a Breakout Box
86(1)
Converting Your Video
87(1)
Creating a Videoblog Using Only Photos
88(2)
Acquiring Digital Photos
88(1)
Using Motion-Control Software
89(1)
Automating a Videoblog Entry on a Mac
90(7)
Starting the Workflow
90(1)
Automating the Video Capture
90(3)
Renaming the Video File
93(1)
Copying the Video to a Server
94(1)
Posting to Your Blog
95(1)
Creating the Videoblog
96(1)
Creating a Camera Crane
97(2)
Reusing a CVS Digital Camera
99(5)
Getting Started
100(3)
Creating the Connections
103(1)
Using the Cable
104(1)
Summary
104(3)
Part III: Post-Production
Editing Tricks
107(22)
In-Camera Editing
107(1)
Editing with QuickTime Pro
108(5)
Selecting Media to Edit
109(1)
Edit and Save the Video
110(1)
Using a Timeline
111(1)
Working with Audio
111(1)
Reviewing and Exporting
112(1)
Converting Camera Files to DV Format
113(7)
Using QuickTime Pro
113(1)
Automating the Process
114(5)
Conversion Applications
119(1)
Taking a Screenshot and Automatically Posting It
120(3)
Adding Clickable Links Inside QuickTime Videos
123(5)
Summary
128(1)
Using Text in Video
129(24)
Place Subtitles in Your Video
129(3)
Using a Text Track for Subtitles
129(1)
Getting Started
129(1)
Assigning Timecodes
130(1)
Changing the Position of the Captions
131(1)
Using Typography in a Video
132(10)
Choose a Font
133(1)
Choose a Color
134(3)
Understand the Meaning
137(1)
Understand Time and Space
138(1)
Be Concise
139(3)
LiveType: Quick and Dirty
142(10)
LiveType Workflow
142(1)
Use LiveType as a Basic Animation Tool
143(1)
Quickly Combine Effects to Create New Animations
144(4)
Quick Pointers for Every Vlogger's Needs
148(4)
Summary
152(1)
Transcoding and Compressing
153(14)
Using FFmpeg
153(1)
Using QuickTime Pro
154(3)
Using QuickTime Pro Without QuickTime Pro
157(3)
Download and Install QT Tools
157(1)
Use QT Tools
158(2)
Using Windows Media Encoder
160(2)
Using PSPWare
162(2)
Using iTunes
164(1)
Summary
165(2)
Creating Interactive Videos
167(16)
Use QuickTime Media Links
167(5)
QuickTime and Interactivity
167(1)
Using eZediaQTI
168(1)
Set Up and Create an eZediaQTI Project
168(1)
Creating a Button or Link
169(2)
Export a QuickTime Video
171(1)
Adding the Comment Frame to Your Videoblog
171(1)
More Cool Stuff
172(1)
Create a Rhizome Movie
172(5)
Why Create a Rhizome Movie?
173(1)
How to Use the Rhizome Templates
174(2)
Common Questions
176(1)
Use Flash to Create Interactive Videos
177(2)
Video Scrubbing
177(1)
Grok the Code
177(1)
Push the Edge
178(1)
Summary
179(4)
Part IV: Distribution
Hosting Your Video
183(14)
Hosting Video for Free
183(4)
The Internet Archive
183(1)
Joining the Archive
184(1)
Uploading a File
185(2)
Using a Virtual Server
187(5)
Signing Up
188(1)
Installing WordPress
188(2)
Configuring WordPress
190(2)
Posting
192(1)
Using QuickTime Pro to Create a Reference Video
192(1)
Distribute Video Using BitTorrent and Prodigem
193(2)
Using BitTorrent
193(1)
Using Prodigem
194(1)
Summary
195(2)
Really Simple Syndication
197(14)
What Is RSS?
197(4)
Reading RSS
197(1)
RSS Provides More than Text
198(2)
Beyond Podcasting
200(1)
Mass Distribution
200(1)
The Future
200(1)
FeedBurner: RSS Made Easy
201(4)
RSS and Aggregators
201(2)
Distributing Video Using RSS
203(2)
Create RSS Enclosures in Movable Type
205(1)
How to Use MTEnclosures
205(1)
Enhancing MTEnclosures
206(1)
Fix FeedBurner to Work with WMV Files
206(1)
Redirect an Existing Feed to FeedBurner
207(2)
Apache's mod_rewrite
207(1)
Choose Your Feed URL
207(1)
Generate the .htaccess File
208(1)
Upload the .htaccess File
209(1)
Finish Up
209(1)
Summary
209(2)
Getting Video into a Web Page
211(20)
Using the <object> Tag
211(8)
The HTML
213(6)
Embedding QuickTime with a Poster Frame
219(2)
Creating a Poster Frame
219(1)
Creating the HTML
220(1)
Creating a PHP Pop-up Window
221(4)
A Little Code
221(3)
Using the Code
224(1)
Using JavaScript to Embed Video
225(2)
HTML
225(1)
Javascript
225(2)
Summary
227(4)
Part V: Find and Watch Videoblogs
Finding and Subscribing to Videoblogs
231(18)
Using Mefeedia
231(3)
Browsing Using Tags
231(1)
Browsing the Directory
232(1)
Subscribing to Feeds
233(1)
Using VlogDir and Gmail
234(2)
Subscribing Using VlogDir
234(1)
Viewing and Organizing Using Gmail
234(2)
Using I/ON
236(2)
Subscribing to an RSS feed
236(1)
Discovering Videoblogs with I/ON
237(1)
Saving Videos Using I/ON
238(1)
Using iTunes
238(2)
Finding and Subscribing to Videoblogs in iTunes
239(1)
Viewing Video in iTunes
240(1)
Using FireAnt
240(3)
FireAnt's Aggregator
240(2)
The FireAnt Web Directory
242(1)
Watching Rocketboom on TiVo
243(1)
Subscribing Using TiVo
243(1)
Viewing Using TiVo
243(1)
Reblogging Videos Using del.icio.us
244(4)
Setting Up a del.icio.us Thingy
244(2)
Linking to Individual Video Posts
246(1)
Creating a Feed
247(1)
Summary
248(1)
Watching Videoblogs
249(18)
Watch Videos on TV
249(5)
Setting Up
249(3)
Starting Up
252(1)
Configuring the Screens
253(1)
Watching Videos
253(1)
Watch Videoblogs on a Pocket PC
254(5)
Configuration Tips
254(1)
iPod Encoding
254(1)
Playing Videos
254(1)
Using FeederReader
255(1)
Using the Internet
256(2)
Keeping Up to Date
258(1)
Watch Videoblogs on a Windows Media Center PC
259(6)
Windows Media Center
259(1)
TVTonic
260(3)
RSS Readers
263(1)
Media Center Plug-ins
264(1)
Summary
265(2)
Customizing Your Videoblog
267(14)
Create a Vlogroll
267(3)
Using Blog Software
268(1)
Creating an HTML List
268(1)
Using Videoblogging Universe
269(1)
Watermark Your Videos
270(2)
Add a Theme to WordPress
272(3)
Browsing Themes
272(1)
Installing a Theme
272(1)
Activating a Theme
273(2)
Create a Visual Archive
275(3)
Find Your Feed ID
276(1)
Create the Archive
276(1)
Place the Archive on Your Site
277(1)
Summary
278(3)
Part VI: Pimp Your Vlog
Tagging To Make Videos Stand Out
281(10)
Tagging in Mefeedia
281(4)
Understanding Tags
281(2)
How to Tag
283(1)
Browsing Tags
284(1)
Geotag a Videoblog
285(4)
Geotagging Your Content
286(2)
Tagging Videos as ``geovlogged''
288(1)
Using Google Earth to Browse Videoblogs
289(1)
Adding Technorati Tags
289(1)
Adding a Tag
290(1)
Summary
290(1)
Letting People Know About Your Feed
291(16)
Getting Listed in Videoblog Directories
291(4)
VlogMap
291(2)
VlogDir
293(1)
Mefeedia
293(2)
FireAnt
295(1)
Pinging Directories
295(4)
Using Your Blog Software
296(1)
Using Ping-O-Matie
297(1)
Using PingShot from FeedBurner
297(2)
Getting Listed in iTunes
299(4)
Creating a 1-Click Subscribe Button
303(2)
iTunes
303(1)
Using Mefeedia's 1-Click Buttons
303(1)
FireAnt
304(1)
Summary
305(2)
Tracking Statistics
307(14)
Using StatCounter
307(4)
Creating a Counter
307(3)
Using a Counter
310(1)
Logging Video Downloads
311(2)
Logging External Files
312(1)
The Code
312(1)
Reading a Log File, Live!
313(3)
Installing Log RSS Creator
313(2)
Using Log RSS Creator
315(1)
Logging External Files Using AJAX
316(1)
Implementing an AJAX Client
316(1)
Implementing an AJAX Server
317(1)
Using Aweli to Determine Views
317(2)
Using Aweli
317(1)
Viewing Statistics
318(1)
Summary
319(2)
Making Money
321(14)
Using PayPal for Donations
321(4)
Creating a Button
321(2)
Adding the Button to Your Site
323(2)
Getting Paid, Videoblogging Style
325(2)
Using rel=``payment''
325(1)
Using the Payment Link Creator
326(1)
Payment Links for Support
327(1)
Payment Links in Feeds
327(1)
Keeping Expectations Real
327(1)
Using Google's AdSense
327(3)
Signing Up
328(1)
Configuring Your Service
329(1)
Tracking Your Performance
330(1)
Running Ads with Revver
330(2)
Getting an Ad
330(1)
Linking to Your Video
331(1)
Auctioning Ad Space with eBay
332(2)
Starting an Auction
332(2)
Advertising the Auction
334(1)
Inserting the Advertising
334(1)
Summary
334(1)
Getting Involved
335(6)
Producing Regularly
335(1)
Troubleshooting and Helping
336(1)
Joining Online Groups
337(1)
Attending Conferences
338(2)
Vloggercon
338(1)
Flash Meeting
339(1)
Summary
340(1)
Index 341

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