A quick tip on how to use YouTube to host and share your videos without your video content showing up all over YouTube's site. This is incredibly useful because YouTube is such a great reliable platform, but if you have sensitive material that you don't need floating around everywhere you can utilize this method. Thanks for watching! -Cameron
We wanted to do a quick friendly behind-the-scenes of what our setup looked like for our video shoot this afternoon. It was a great day and we are excited to begin post production tomorrow! Music by Ben Rector.
thanks for watching!
-Cameron
**you can make most of the videos on the site full screen by clicking the arrows in the bottom right hand corner of the video window. :)
Hello! I have been getting quite a few questions lately asking about how to compress and convert videos into Windows Media Video (.wmv) files. This isn't much, but hopefully this quick video will help explain the basics. As always, I am right here and more than ready for any questions you may have. Feel free to comment on this post, email me, call me, text me, any way you like, I'd love to help. Thanks and have a great night!
I love this encoding explanation I saw a few minutes ago on www.KickStarter.com. A great site, by the way.
What's the ideal video encoding?
On Windows, use WMV format. On Mac, use H.264. In both cases, the key variable is the “bit rate,” so look for that box. If it’s measured in kilobits per second (kbps), try 1500 to start. If it’s measured in megabits per second (Mbps), try 1.5. If the file is too big: Make that number smaller. If the quality seems bad: Make it bigger.
Beautifully simple.
I like to find unique little products that make my life more enjoyable, and when I do, I don't want to just keep them to myself. So, here is tonight's little product.
Meet the PLANO SPORT LOCKER, also known as the PLANO XXL TRUNK. This guy is a large hard plastic trunk complete with 4 latches, 3 lock points, and a set of wheels on one end. I love these things.
I have one for my Drum Hardware (cymbal stands, seat, etc.), and one for my Camera Hardware (tripods, light stands etc.). Both of mine are super durable, hold all the weight I need them to, and most importantly, are just the right size. Not so big I can't manage them, but also not too small, because a few inches shorter and I wouldn't be able to get half of my gear in these, which would defeat the purpose.
They have a low-profile handle on each end, and their width is just short enough that one person can pick the whole unit up if the weight allows. If it doesn't, it's not an awkward size for one person on each end.
I love these things. And most of all, the prices is insane. Under $50, consistently. Which is wild, because if there was a drum brand, or a speaker brand or anything on these things they would be $300.
I order mine on Amazon, and get free 2-Day air shipping with my Amazon Prime Account. Love that thing. Price is usually $42.
You can also buy these at Home Depot, no shipping, just your local tax. Good to know if one ever failed you can buy locally. I've seen them as low as $29.