All advice documents, training courses and blog entries tagged 'video'
Still images advice tagged 'video'
Taking Pictures under Available Light
Most modern digital stills cameras have built in flashes, however these do not always produce a pleasing light, have a limited range and the flash can be distracting in some situations. Professional photographers normally like to have complete control over lighting in order to produce the highest quality images. It is however possible to produce high quality images without the cameras built in flash or in situations where you do not have total control over the lighting. Available or ambient light is the light in the scene before the photographer starts work and this FAQ document looks at common problems associated with available light and how to overcome them. You may also be interested in our Light Sources for Still and Moving Images advice document.
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Moving images advice tagged 'video'
Planning Your Video Production 3 - Activities and dependencies
This is the third part of a five part advice document that provides background information on video pre-production.
The five parts are:
1. Introduction to planning
2. Define and analyse your production
3. Activities and dependencies
4. Estimates and schedules
5. Analyse risk and evaluateAlthough these advice documents may be useful if you are involved in filming a single activity (e.g. a lecture or interview), they are primarily aimed at those developing more complex projects. For basic guides to filming, please follow the links to related advice on the right.
Read full advice document...Planning Your Video Production 5 - Analyse risk and evaluate
This is the final part of a five part advice document that provides background information on video pre-production.
The five parts are:
1. Introduction to planning
2. Define and analyse your production
3. Activities and dependencies
4. Estimates and schedules
5. Analyse risk and evaluateAlthough these advice documents may be useful if you are involved in filming a single activity (e.g. a lecture or interview), they are primarily aimed at those developing more complex projects. For basic guides to filming, please follow the links to related advice on the right.
Read full advice document...Planning Your Video Production 4 - Estimates and schedules
This is the forth part of a five part advice document that provides background information on video pre-production.
The five parts are:
1. Introduction to planning
2. Define and analyse your production
3. Activities and dependencies
4. Estimates and schedules
5. Analyse risk and evaluateAlthough these advice documents may be useful if you are involved in filming a single activity (e.g. a lecture or interview), they are primarily aimed at those developing more complex projects. For basic guides to filming, please follow the links to related advice on the right.
Read full advice document...Planning Your Video Production 2 - Define and analyse your production
This is the second part of a five part advice document that provides background information on video pre-production.
The five parts are:
1. Introduction to planning
2. Define and analyse your production
3. Activities and dependencies
4. Estimates and schedules
5. Analyse risk and evaluateAlthough these advice documents may be useful if you are involved in filming a single activity (e.g. a lecture or interview), they are primarily aimed at those developing more complex projects. For basic guides to filming, please follow the links to related advice on the right.
Read full advice document...Planning Your Video Production 1 - Introduction
This is the first part of a five part advice document that provides background information on video pre-production.
The five parts are:
1. Introduction to planning
2. Define and analyse your production
3. Activities and dependencies
4. Estimates and schedules
5. Analyse risk and evaluateAlthough these advice documents may be useful if you are involved in filming a single activity (e.g. a lecture or interview), they are primarily aimed at those developing more complex projects. For basic guides to filming, please follow the links to related advice on the right.
Read full advice document...Adding Sign Language to a Video
When producing educational video for use on the web it is important to communicate clearly with your target audience. If your material is to be of use to the deaf community or viewers with hearing difficulties, there are a number of options: add subtitles or closed captions or an overlaid sign language interpreter who interprets spoken information in visual form. British Sign Language is the first language of over 70,000 people in the UK but many other sign languages exist internationally. This advice document looks at the practical aspects of adding a sign language interpreter to video delivered via the web.
Read full advice document...Basic Guide to the Flip
This document is a guide to the use of the Flip video camera and similar miniature camcorders.
Read full advice document...Basic Guide to Field Video Recording
This document is intended for users who wish to record 'in the field'. This includes both the videoing of resources (animals, plants, sculpture, buildings, etc.) and the videoing of people (students, interview subjects, crowds). The common thread is that the work occurs 'outside' in a number of environments.
Read full advice document...Basic Guide to Videoing Interviews
This document is intended for users who wish to record an interview. It is a complement to JISC Digital Media’s advice paper Audio/Video Production: Recording Lectures, Seminars and Events. In that document, we discussed the details common to any type of event that might be recorded. This document looks at issues and considerations specific to the recording of interviews. It covers everything the novice should need to know from the first step to the last.
Read full advice document...Video: Setting Up a Video of an Interview
In this video document we look at some of the things you should take into consideration when filming an interview.
Read full advice document...Basic Guide to Shooting Video
This paper looks at practical concerns and techniques used in the shooting of video. The intention is to give the beginner tips and tools as well as to highlight some common pitfalls the beginner may encounter.
Read full advice document...Basic Guide to Videoing Lectures
This document is intended for users who wish to record a lecture. It is a complement to JISC Digital Media’s advice paper Audio/Video Production: Recording Lectures, Seminars and Events. In that document, we discussed the details common to any type of event that might be recorded. This document looks at issues and considerations specific to the recording of lectures. It covers everything the novice should need to know from the first step to the last.
Read full advice document...Case Study: Video Assist at the University of Nottingham
A team at the University of Nottingham used Video Assist consultation to gain expertise in creating a series of videos for a Masters programme in contaminated land management. This was accomplished by JISC Digital Media providing:
- Telephone advice about equipment purchases
- On-site, hands-on tutorials in using equipment and editing techniques
- In situ analysis of the suitability of lecture theatres for shooting videos
Introducing Screen Capture Software
We introduce a number of screen recording software options for capturing moving image and audio activity on a computer screen.
Read full advice document...Metadata and Digital Video
Working with metadata can be a very time-consuming and resource heavy activity, so it is important to have a firm understanding of your objectives before initial decisions are made. Before reading this advice document, it is worth familiarising yourself with the document An Introduction to Metadata.
Read full advice document...Using Web-based Services for Hosting Videos
This advice document deals with the potential of using web based services for hosting videos suitable to support and promote academic work and an institution's research and business and community engagement (BCE) activities.
Read full advice document...Finding Videos for Academic Purposes Using Web-based Video Hosting Sites
This advice document deals with the potential of using web-based services for finding videos suitable to support academic work and business and community engagement (BCE).
Read full advice document...Using Web-based Services for Finding and Hosting Videos for Academic Purposes
This advice document provides an overview of the research carried out for our advice documents: Using Web-based Services for Hosting Videos and Finding Videos for Academic Purposes Using Web-based Video Hosting Sites.
Read full advice document...Adding Closed Captions to Flash Videos
Providing a textual representation of the audio content of a video program can be time consuming, but for some users it can prove to be invaluable. Not only does captioning help meet W3C requirement by facilitating access for people who have hearing impairments, it also helps: users who have no audio playback hardware; mobile users who are sited in a quiet area (such as a library) and those without proper audio codecs installed on their machines. This short paper takes a practical look at how to add subtitles to a Flash video file for online delivery. This is only one method of many but is perhaps the most straightforward and quickest for beginners.
Read full advice document...Screencasting: Broadcasting On-screen Activity
Here we introduce the process of recording the actions on your computer screen, then making them available - known as 'screencasting'. Screencasting software is a flexible tool, suitable for many tasks and in a variety of roles, and the ease with which it can help provide widely enhanced support to learners make it an area of keen interest to anybody wishing to use mixed digital media.
Read full advice document...Online Delivery Options for Digital Video
Why choose a video podcast over a progressive download? Or embedded a video rather than provide a video stream? This advice document looks at a selection of different technologies which can be used to deliver digital video online. Strengths and weaknesses of different delivery methods are examined to find out why one method might be chosen over another. This document is aimed at individuals or institutions with video content which they wish to share with users via the Internet.
Read full advice document...Basic Guide to Videoing Groups
This document is intended for users who wish to record groups. This includes events like workshops and seminars where more than one person is speaking; for events where only one person is speaking the user should refer to the Basic Guide to Videoing Lectures.
Read full advice document...Choosing a Digital Video File Type
Choosing a file format can prove overwhelming for someone new to the world of digital video. The aims of this document are to discuss some of the key factors that should be considered before selecting a file format and to suggest suitable choices for specific applications
Read full advice document...Introduction to Digital Video
We look at a variety of concepts and issues relating to digital video. The intention is to give the reader enough knowledge to make informed choices about digital video equipment, to create digital video and to read more advanced documents about digital video on the JISC Digital Media website.
Read full advice document...Using Video in Teaching and Learning
Audiovisual material provides a rich medium for teaching and learning. Video can effectively communicate complex information to a student and, if used creatively, can become a powerful expressive tool. This short paper looks at some potential benefits and challenges associated with using video materials in teaching and learning.
Read full advice document...Transcoding Digital Video
‘Digitisation' is a process in which analogue materials become digital, while ‘transcoding' is the shift from one digital format to another digital format. This brief paper looks at some common situations which call for transcoding, such as when ‘migrating' data to new formats in order to avoid obsolescence.
Read full advice document...Selecting a Video Digitisation System
This document looks at a number of configurations of equipment which can be used to digitise analogue videotapes. This document is intended to be of use to staff engaged in the digitisation of analogue video, whether dealing with only a few or a few hundred tapes.
Read full advice document...Planning a Video Digitisation Project
The digitisation of an existing video collection has many potential benefits; newly digitised materials offer opportunities to reach new users and to engage with new and existing users in new ways. Digitisation may also prove to be the only viable way to make our vulnerable video materials available to generations of future users. The complexities of achieving a successfully digitised and fully accessible video collection can be considerable but through careful preparation, the task can be broken down into manageable stages.
Read full advice document...Generic Video Digitisation Workflow
This introductory document is aimed at smaller video archives or paper-based collections which have a video element. This document may also prove beneficial to specially funded video digitisation projects. We shall look at ways in which best practice can be observed and incorporated into each stage of even the smallest video digitisation project, from selecting an initial digital format to delivery.
Read full advice document...Equipping a Video Digitisation System
This document describes the configuration of a system which is intended to be used for the digitisation of analogue videotape to a computer hard drive. This document is intended to be of use to staff engaged in the digitisation of analogue video, whether dealing with only a few or a few hundred tapes.
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The advice document Selecting a Video Digitisation System provides an overview of alternative types of equipment configurations.Review of Moving Image Search Engines
This paper forms part of a series of JISC Digital Media review papers which look at how a range of resources can be found on the Web using search engines. In particular, this paper will look at how search engines can be used to locate moving image files (videos).
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Audio advice tagged 'video'
AAC Audio and the MP4 Media Format
A guide to the creation and use of AAC compressed audio resources. AAC is the successor to the popular MP3 format, and this document explains its advantages over MP3, as well as its place within the wider MPEG-4 media family.
Read full advice document...Microphone Guide
A guide to microphone characteristics, selection and care
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Cross-media advice tagged 'video'
Preparing for an Interview
Aside from correctly addressing the technical concerns when conducting an interview, the success of a good interview also relies heavily on the interaction between the interviewer and the subject and the pre-production preparation undertaken. This document aims to provide some useful tips and thoughts to help you enhance your interviews and create a relaxed and productive conversational environment.
Read full advice document...Open Source and Free Software Directory
The following tables comprise a selective guide to various free and open source software tools for a variety of digital media applications.
Read full advice document...The Video Enabled Digital SLR
Until very recently if you needed to shoot video you purchased a video camera and if you needed to shoot stills you bought a stills camera. However, over the last couple of years manufacturers have started to release stills SLR cameras that can also capture video. With many of the middle and higher range camera models now offering video capture we should look at this new feature and try to identify its strengths and weaknesses. This document is aimed at anyone who has or is about to purchase an SLR camera and needs to know if the video option is of use to them.
Read full advice document...Introduction to Lenses
This document looks at the camera lens (stills or video) and how it contributes to the quality of the photographic image. It describes the component parts of the lens and how they contribute to the final image. The document should also help the reader to select a specific lens for a task.
Read full advice document...Basic Guide to Videoing Audiovisual Materials
This document is intended for users who wish to record teaching materials such as those used during a lecture. This includes both projected materials, materials shown on a television screen and printed materials. It covers everything the novice should need to know from the first step to the last.
Read full advice document...Finding Subject-Specific Digital Media Resources
There are a multitude of websites providing access to a wide range of digital media resources (images, video and audio) covering many subject areas. This can be very bewildering if you are searching for specific resources to use in the lecture/classroom or for inclusion in a VLE (virtual learning environment). The purpose of this document is to provide a subject-specific guide to finding digital media resources with links to a number of useful websites.
Read full advice document...Finding Video, Audio and Images Online
There are countless websites offering images, video and audio files for use in education, but it's not always easy to know which sites are most useful or appropriate. This advice document discusses general tools and strategies for finding digital resources and looks at many of the sites you can use as reliable sources.
Read full advice document...Copyright and Other Rights for Creating Time-based Media Resources
This advice document provides some basic information on rights issues associated with creating time-based digital media resources. By time-based we mean resources that change over time - including spoken audio, music, animation, and video - as opposed to still images or screen shots, which do not change over time. Rights issues include copyright, recording rights, moral rights and performance rights.
Read full advice document...Systems for Managing Digital Media Collections
Everyone's collection and context is unique, so your choice of a system (or systems) for managing your digital media will require a careful assessment of your needs and resources and an evaluation of the available options. This paper provides an overview of a number of different approaches to media management: from some very cheap and 'low-tech' approaches to much more complex and specialised solutions.
Read full advice document...Audiovisual Signal Types and Interconnects
Over the decades various technical standards have been adopted for analogue and then for digital video and audio. As the popularity of systems declined they were generally replaced by improved technologies, making many system configurations entirely obsolete. Obsolete interconnects can be difficult to use in conjunction with modern equipment.
This paper looks at the nature of audio and video signals and then surveys significant historical interconnects (such as RCA) and contemporary, digital equivalents (such as SDI and SPDIF).
Any method of transferring digital data, such as USB (Universal Serial Bus) can potentially be used to transfer digital audiovisual files, but such technologies are not primarily associated with audio video signal data and so are not discussed here.
Read full advice document...Audio/Video Production: Recording Lectures, Seminars and Events
The principles and practice of location recording of sound and video for educational use.
In this paper we discuss requirements and issues to consider when recording events. We look at both sound-only and combined sound-and-vision recording. The discussion focuses on considerations applicable to any scenario the reader may encounter; for issues specific to different types of event the reader is directed to the appropriate Basic Guide.
We conclude with some example scenarios.
Read full advice document...Project Management for a Digitisation Project
This paper takes a look at the role and responsibilities of the digitisation project manager. It addresses common managerial challenges such balancing the expectations of stakeholders and ensuring the of quality of output. It is intended to be of use to the management team of time limited digitisation projects or to resource management staff planning to digitise their collection.
Read full advice document...Deciding to Digitise
This brief document takes an introductory view of pre-digitisation project considerations. It is intended to be of use to resource management staff considering the digitisation of all or part of their collection.
Read full advice document...To Outsource or to Digitise In-house?
This document is intended to inform the managers of analogue collections which have been identified for digitisation. It looks at the pros and cons of outsourcing digitisation work before contrasting these with carrying out work in-house.
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Training courses tagged 'video'
Video Production 1: Lectures and Interviews 2-day course
The use of video in education has ceased to be an occasional occurrence, but the quality of videos has not kept pace with their popularity. This course is intended to instil basic competence in the many areas of knowledge that are needed to produce good video work. A hands-on approach is taken, such that during the two days of learning about video techniques the participants will actually produce two short videos. All equipment and facilities will be supplied.
PLEASE NOTE: This is a two-day course. Course fees are as follows:
- £275 for participants from UK Higher or Further Education
- £325 for participants from government, charities, libraries, galleries or museums
- Prices for all other participants are available on request
Building Effective Screencasts
Screencasts - videos of on-screen computer activity, accompanied by voice-over, and possibly other media (webcam video, Powerpoint slides etc) - have in recent times increased massively in popularity, scope and acceptance, and can now provide a sophisticated learning experience, incorporating slides, images, video, audio, screen annotation, subtitles, interactive quizzes and more.. Whether you want to narrate a presentation, demonstrate the use of software, or record and share your screen for any other reason, a screencast may well be the answer.
This practical one-day workshop provides an opportunity to learn how to maximise the value of screencasting in presentation, demonstration and digital storytelling for teaching and learning, in the context of the whole workflow from planning your own short screencast to rendering it as a video. We've even had some delegates posting finished screencasts to YouTube by the end of the day!
Read course description...Digital Media Restoration (Audio-Visual only)
Analogue media deteriorates at an alarming rate and few digitisation projects can hope to retrieve great signals from aged collections. In order to archive maximum usefulness some basic digital remastering is often required. Fortunately, today's digital tools mean we can easily remove unwanted 'defects' whether hisses and scratches from shellac discs or the distorted colours of old videotapes
N.B. This course covers digital restoration of audio-visual resources only. It does not cover restoration of still images
Read course description...Digitising Analogue Video Recordings
Over the past fifty years the videotape has grown from an obscure television production tool into a vibrant and vital social document. But videotape has proved to be a fragile long-term medium and its contents are at risk. This risk can only be mitigated through careful planning. This workshop will investigate the challenges associated with the preservation of videotapes. Through practical exercises, we will look at how digitising materials to archival standards can both safeguard and help develop a collection. We will also look at the challenge of creating a sustainable digital collection. Quality assurance procedures and best practice will be referred to throughout.
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Blog entries tagged 'video'
New report on HTML video
Read blog entry...All Our Yesterdays
I really enjoyed this talk and from around 30mins in there is some interesting thoughts on the longevity of media file formats and copyright.
Read blog entry...Basic Lecture Capture - a low cost solution
A suggestion for a compromised but usable low-cost, lightweight solution to video recording your presentations.
Read blog entry...Making better videos: Planning Your Video Production
The 23rd November sees the launch of a new series of free JISC Digital Media online surgeries designed to provide help and support and answer any questions you have regarding digital media.
Read blog entry...EdMediaShare Boosts Views
As www.edmediashare.org enters its fourth week, higher than expected view rates demonstrate the potential for the new web service.
Read blog entry...One week to launch of EdMediaShare
We're just one week away from the launch of EdMediaShare – our new proof of concept video sharing site.
Read blog entry...It’s good to EdMediaShare
EdMediaShare - our proof of concept video sharing site - has generated a lot of positive feedback since we announced it last week.
Read blog entry...Finding Useful Online Video is About to Get Easier
With unprecedented amounts of video being uploaded to User-Generated Content sites (48hrs every minute on YouTube alone1) it's getting much harder to find useful content for teaching, learning and research.
Read blog entry...e-Porfolios Podcasts
We were recently at Thanet College in Kent filming the first interviews for a podcast series on e-Portfolios.
Read blog entry...My DIVERSE 2011 Conference
DIVERSE2011 was a great event and, as well as presenting a paper (about Film Studies undergraduates' experiences of using web-based video to support their learning) I got to see presentations from leaders in the field of digital video in education.
Read blog entry...Panoramic video on your phone
A new attachment and app in development enables 360° video capture, allowing you to capture an entire room or panorama in a single shot.
Read blog entry...Initial thoughts on Avid Studio
Avid Technology has recently promoted the launch of its new consumer-oriented video editing application - Avid Studio. As a long time Avid enthusiast, I was at first excited by the announcement, and then disappointed - but have since come round to what looks like an impressive contender.
Read blog entry...Four interesting studies about using video
I have been looking through recent studies published online and have found some interesting papers. My criteria for selection are studies that have been published since 1 January 2011, that explore developments in technology, and that discuss the use of video in learning and research.
Read blog entry...YouTube editor meets Creative Commons
It is now easy to assign a Creative Commons licence to videos you upload or edit on YouTube.
Read blog entry...7 top tips for successful video production planning
The normal course of video production separates into a three distinct phases: pre-production (planning), production (filming) and post production (editing). Because production and post production normally employ most of the physical resources used in a project (travel, recording media, equipment, personnel) it is important to manage these resources and the risks involved as efficiently as possible - and to do that you need to plan carefully.
Here are our 7 top tips for successful video production planning:
Read blog entry...R.I.P. Flip
Cisco, the owner of Pure Digital Technologies which makes the Flip pocket camcorder, has announced that it is shutting down the Flip business.
Read blog entry...Use of video for student feedback
Over at the Loughborough University E-learning Blog they have recently shared a 19min talk by Professor Chris Szejnmann (Head of History) sharing his experience of using affordable video cameras (the flip camera) to provide feedback.
Read blog entry...Using video to “reinvent education”.
TEDTalks recently gave the stage to Salman Khan to talk about how video is used in the development of the Khan Academy's online assessment programme.
Read blog entry...Free from the BBC - the ‘College of Production’ website
The ‘College of Production’ site, recently launched by the BBC, aims to provide practical advice on all aspects of TV, radio and online production, and looks set to become an asset to educational practitioners as well as its target audience - trainee broadcasters.
Read blog entry...“The most accessible player on the web”
The Office for Disability Issues (ODI) has recently released a new media player which they claim meets the “highest level of accessibility”.
Read blog entry...Any suggestions for a video surgery?
Following on from the success of our recent online surgeries, we're planning to hold a couple of live sessions on the subject of video.
Read blog entry...Not seeing the forest for the beautifully out of focus trees
It sounds like the DSLR honeymoon may finally be coming to an end.
Read blog entry...On the 10th day of JISC Digital Media Christmas…
...zoom in to focus.
Read blog entry...On the 7th day of JISC Digital Media Christmas…
...pan very slowly.
Read blog entry...The 12 Days of JISC Digital Media Christmas
Tuesday the 7th of December 2010 sees JISC Digital Media launch the 12 Days of JISC Digital Media Christmas, a very lighthearted and tongue-in-cheek series of videos.
Read blog entry...Be Jackson to my Bashir
Our new advice document discusses the all important, and often ignored, topic of preparing for interviews.
Read blog entry...HD Video on the Touch
Latest iPod Touch adds microphone and cameras
Read blog entry...Lightworks to be released as open source: video editors take note!
There was a time when nonlinear editing systems were new and all the major studios used one of two systems, Avid or Lightworks.
Read blog entry...What’s the story?
JISC Netskills launches Exploring Digital Storytelling workshop.
Read blog entry...Mediahub: new video, image and sound resource on its way
This week I attended the RSCtv online presentation on the EDINA image and multimedia collections.
Read blog entry...New advice on the video enabled digital SLR
Video capture is an increasingly common feature in today's digital SLR cameras. While the controls are crude compared to those of a dedicated camcorder the video output has a cinematic look popular with many filmmakers.
Read blog entry...Mixed media by the RSA
Over the weekend I came across the video below, 'Changing Education Paradigms', that uses mixed media (digital video and live drawing) to produce visuals to support an audio talk. In this case, the drawings work to excellent effect for keeping my attention longer than I normally would.
Read blog entry...Playing with the Zumi
I recently purchased a Zumi, properly known as the Digital Harinezumi 2++ and have been getting a lot of enjoyment out of it.
Read blog entry...Sign of the times
We've created a new a step-by-step guide to adding a sign language interpreter to your videos.
Read blog entry...HTML5 vs. Flash (à la VHS vs Betamax)
Recent events have pitched Adobe against Apple in an online video standards stand-off. This has made it difficult for those responsible for online video delivery, finding themselves having to take a side and make a some very difficult decisions.
Read blog entry...Side-by-side comparison of Kodak Zi8, Sony Z5 and Flip
Here at JISC Digital Media we've made a very brief (79 second) video to compare the Kodak Zi8 and Flip Ultra pocket camcorders with the considerably more sophisticated (and considerably more expensive) Sony Z5.
Read blog entry...Animated robots show how we can help
The JISC Digital Media team have produced a short video to briefly explain the fundamentals of what we do: provide advice relating to the use of digital media within teaching, learning and research.
Read blog entry...The problem with live video
Over at Techcrunch, Michael Seibel of Justin.tv highlights several problems with live video on the web.
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New lens document just released
We have just released a new introductory document on lenses, it describes the main components of the lens and what you should consider before choosing a lens for a task.
Read blog entry...PowerPoint tip - adding YouTube
Over at David Hopkins e-Learning blog is a handy 'how-to' for adding YouTube videos within PowerPoint.
Read blog entry...Recording video in the field
Our latest advice document is a Basic Guide to Field Video Recording.
Read blog entry...Time to unplug
Eye-fi have recently released their new (and the first ever) range of memory cards fitted with wireless technology that allows you to upload photos and videos directly to your computer or the web.
Read blog entry...Using a digital SLR for video
There's a very interesting article in Creative COW about the Canon 5D Mk II, a very advanced digital SLR (or HDSLR) that the author has been using to shoot video with.
Read blog entry...Where to find video, images or sounds?
Our latest advice documents look at the most useful sites for finding digital media resources online.
Read blog entry...HTML 5 video player
The last 6 months or so has seen a rise in interest from the web developer world with HTML5 (most of the web is built with HTML), as smart folk start to build examples of its new progressive features.
Read blog entry...Case study - Greenhead college
Our sister service has recently released a case study detailing work that Greenhead College has done on creating a video storage system for use with Moodle.
Read blog entry...Two new lighting documents
We have just released two advice documents which cover lighting for stills and video production.
Read blog entry...Video Assist deadline is looming
The deadline to apply for the next round of Video Assist consultation is less than two weeks away.
Read blog entry...Finding and Hosting Videos
Read blog entry...Access all areas
'Accessibility' applies to us all, all of the time. This is easy to say, but when we battle to watch a Flash movie online, only to find that we don't have the correct plug-in or the admin rights to install it, it really rings true.
Read blog entry...Second generation Flip Mino HD is here
Flip has just announced the second generation of their Mino HD camcorder.
Read blog entry...Three new moving image documents just added to the website!
After some delay, the Basic Guide to Videoing Interviews, the Basic Guide to Videoing Lectures and the Basic Guide to the Flip are now up on our website.
Read blog entry...Cover creation timelapse
I just came across a great time-lapse video (3:17) detailing the creation of a cover for Macworld magazine. Peter details it in full on his website, including hardware used and the overall process. Well worth a watch if you have never seen the effort it takes to create a professional photo and cover design.
Read blog entry...The new Final Cut Studio has arrived
Apple has just announced the new release of Final Cut Studio, including Final Cut Pro 7, Motion 4, Soundtrack Pro 3, Color 1.5, Compressor 3.5 and DVD Studio Pro 4, for those of you who like version numbers.
Read blog entry...And the winner is…
The first two institutions have been chosen for JISC Ditital Media's new Video Assist programme.
Read blog entry...JISC Digital Media at DIVERSE ‘09
Steve Hull, one of JISC Digital Media's Technical Support Officers for moving images, gave a talk at this year's DIVERSE conference in Aberystwyth on the 25th of June.
Read blog entry...New digital restoration course among autumn training dates
The keen-eyed among you will have already noticed we have just released details of our new training programme for September to December.
Read blog entry...Zoom with a view - video with an audio bias
The new Zoom Q3 audio/video recorder offers simple video, combined with high quality stereo audio capture.
Read blog entry...Free consultation on creation of video resources
If you are involved in the creation of new moving image resources over the academic year 2009-10, we are offering free consultancy support and training through Video Assist.
Read blog entry...Announcing Video Assist!
JISC Digital Media today announces the launch of Video Assist, a new service offering free in-depth support to projects in HE and FE institutions which require the creation of moving image resources.
Read blog entry...Free moving image resources!
The Prelinger Archive is a collection of 'ephemeral' films: things like ads, educational films, industrial films, things that don't usually get collected in archives.
Read blog entry...New doc: Basic Guide to Videoing Groups
A new video document has just been published. The Basic Guide to Videoing Groups is a basic guide to -- well, to videoing groups.
Read blog entry...Report from Enhanced Digital Cinema Event, BFI
EDCine Event, British Film Institute, London May28th 2009.
Read blog entry...Demo - Apple Podcast Producer
Last week Rich Belson from Western Computer in Bristol came in to our offices to give us a demo of Apple Podcast Producer, with specific focus on its use in education. Its premise is to support the recording, uploading, file management and delivery of podcasts using audio, video and/or screen capture.
Read blog entry...The answer to your camera-mounting dreams…
Ever been shooting still images or video and wondered, "How can I possibly provide a steady support for my camera here?"
Read blog entry...New video metadata paper
OK, so metadata may not be everyone's favourite subject.
Read blog entry...Real life in miniature: tilt-shift video
A great piece of timelapse/tilt-shift video.
Read blog entry...Gonna get myself connected
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Flip launches an HD camera
Flip has just announced the UK release of the MinoHD which, as you might guess, is an HD version of the Flip video camera.
Read blog entry...Video training course - place available
UPDATE: 24th April now full, next available date 4th August. Following a cancellation, we have a spare place on our new Digitising Analogue Video Recordings training course on Fri 24th April.
Read blog entry...Promo film for the Red camera
Here's a nice little promo with a few effects shots that lets you see the Red being used on a real shoot.
Read blog entry...Augmented reality in the comfort of your home…
There's a remarkable little AR program you can run if you have a webcam on your computer.
Read blog entry...HD webcam and webconferencing
Thanks to Steven Jack at the University of Glasgow for this heads up. Tandberg has just announced a 720p webcam and a company called Mirial has just come out with webconferencing software that supports 1080p at 30fps!
Read blog entry...New video file types document
Choosing a Digital Video File Type is a new advice doc that takes a look at different files types and how they might be used for different purposes. Suggestions are made for creating, capturing, archiving, and delivering digital video. Please comment if you have had any experiences (good or bad!) of using these or other file types.
Read blog entry...Making a promo video on the cheap
This happened last year, but it's still pretty interesting. An unsigned band made a promo video for almost nothing using CCTV footage. Here's a brief description of it in ArsGeek.
Read blog entry...Red’s new cameras
In November, Red Digital Cinema announced their new range of cameras which are expected to be available between this spring and the summer of 2010. "Range of cameras" isn't quite accurate, as Red have adopted a completely modular approach. It includes two of what Red refers to as Brains, the sensing and capturing core of the system. These are called Scarlet and Epic and are accompanied by an almost mind-boggling list of performance specs.
Read blog entry...YouTube goes widescreen
The YouTube viewer is now in a widescreen (16 by 9) aspect ratio.
Read blog entry...Camtasia Relay
At the other end of the spectrum from Steve’s post on a lightweight, open source screen recorder, but also of interest to those needing live screen capture with additional audio and video, is a new product from TechSmith - Camtasia Relay. Designed for educational institutions wanting to record lectures, including presentations, video and sound recording, Camtasia Relay sits on a dedicated Win2003 server and routes recordings taken in lecture venues across site directly to Blackboard via the network.
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Training courses
- Building Effective Screencasts 14 February 2012
- Video Production 1: Lectures and Interviews 2-day course 25 April 2012
- Digitising Analogue Video Recordings 20 June 2012
