Every technological advance holds the potential to enhance our lives without requiring a radical behavioral change. While webconferencing works within a familiar frame of reference and adds innovation to how we work, here are ten basic rules governing the right way to collaborate, face-to-face, online:
[August 13, 2002]
In the previous article, we looked at Sweet J, an interactive comedy created for Screenblast. Here, you will learn some tips for working with Screenblast and video in general, for the purposes of creating streaming media. Also, Mike Bloom, Director of Content Development for Screenblast, was on hand to explain how to get the most out of their software. He said: “As a result of ‘Animate the Sweet J Way,’ we're learning that people like to be shown practical ways of doing things, rather than being taught how to fully use something.” [April 18, 2002]
Animation is all the rage on the web and is becoming more popular every day. But before you begin to create animations for your site, you need to consider some basic questions, such as: What is the purpose of the animation? What kind of audience do you want to draw? What are you trying to say/promote? Will the animation add interest to your site or detract from it? If you've decided that having an animation will add value and interest to your site, we now move onto other considerations.
[June 28, 2001]
Creating streaming video is one of the fastest growing graphics fields. With the new technology available, virtually any user can create desktop productions. However, there are several things to consider which will ensure quality results. [June 21, 2001]
MPEG-4 is an ISO/IEC standard developed by MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group), the committee that also developed the Emmy Award winning standards known as MPEG-1 and MPEG-2. These standards made interactive video on CD-ROM and Digital Television possible. MPEG-4 is the result of another international effort involving hundreds of researchers and engineers from all over the world. [June 05, 2001]
In my last tutorial on Streaming Basics: Shooting Video for Streaming, I took a look at simple techniques you can use to improve the quality of the video you shoot for streaming. Now that you have some basics approaches down for gathering your video, it is time to focus on editing tips for improving your streaming. [March 8, 2001]
Next in the iMovie series: cut your video masterpiece down to size using the
iMovie QuickTime export function. Unless, of course, you like flame mail from
your bandwidth sensitive site visitors... [February 5, 2001]
Beginners delight! Learn how to make streaming video in this easy introduction to iMovie, a part of the Easy Video Series by Tim Kennedy only on Streaming Media World. [January 25, 2001]
Load up your camcorders, friends, and join Tim Kennedy on a safari tracking the elusive Better Web Video. Learn the simple techniques for bringing the big ones back sharp, alive and in color. Amaze your friends and impress strangers when your Web videos go from muddy to magnificent. [January 12, 2001]
The Web is an interactive place, and if you're still just streaming static video you're missing out on half the fun. In this brief tutorial, Tim Kennedy shows you how to let your users control the action by adding simple Flash controls to your QuickTime movies. [March 24, 2000]
What's the difference? This darn good question was submitted by a number of our readers. Whether you want to create Flash or Shockwave files, or just want to get your browser to accept them gracefully this is a must read with a passel of useful links too. [December 23, 1999]
One of the most important things a new Flash author must learn is how to publish Flash content so that it "gracefully degrades." That is: how do you make sure visitors to your site will be able to see the Flash movies if they have Flash, and if they don't how do you substitute GIFs or JPEGs, plus provide them with the right link to get Flash, all in the same page? This article shows you how.
