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As part of a redesign by its owners Yahoo to keep up with competition from other sites such as Instagram, Flickr are offering the ability to post longer video clips than previously, as well as higher resolution photographs.

Our latest case study (Using Newsfilm on JISC MediaHub) on the use of archive newsfilm in learning, teaching and research at the University of Manchester and Leeds Trinity University, published today, coincides with important announcements from EDINA and the British Universities Film and Video Council (BUFVC). Last week EDINA announced major improvements to its JISC MediaHub service and the BUFVC recently launched new citation guidelines for moving image and sound.

The typical digital camera is highly automated and can enable novices to produce usable images with the minimum of effort. However, despite the excellent technology cameras often fail to give good, repeatable results.

DG Connect hopes to make everybody in Europe digital. 

Each webinar will last up to an hour and will discuss an aspect of the programme’s work. The webinars are free and open to all. Sign up.

SVG (Scalable Vector Graphic) has been around since 2001. It uses XML to display the image within a browser which gives it some interesting properties that we leverage. Effectively the browser renders SVG images "on the fly" (coordinates and instructions), enabling us to view the image in all modern browsers (Google chrome, Firefox, safari and Internet explorer 9+) including smartphones and tablet computers.

The plan is the result of over a decade of work by both the Library and National Recording Preservation board, comprising of 32 recommendations, both short and long term. The recommendations within the plan include a national discography, university based degree programs in audio archiving and an audio-preservation resource directory.

As a new intern at JISC Digital Media with a fair but limited amount of knowledge and experience of filmmaking, an opportunity recently arose to gain more of both. So last Thursday, after frantically attempting to dig my car out of what looked like the result of a small avalanche after the recent snowfall, I accompanied JISC Digital Media video advisor Steve to a local house where filming was to take place. The filming in question, was of actors performing a series of good and bad interview scenarios and techniques for medical students at the University of Bristol.

JISC and Ithaki S+R release new report "Sustaining Our Digital Future: Institutional Strategies for Digital Content".

Today we'd like to share with you our new guide: 'Top Tips for Video Editing'.