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There are many features of it that I use: converting MOV file format to other formats, resizing videos, and, as in the demo here, extracting a frame to use as a placeholder graphic for a video on my blog.

Video That Much Better: Lighting

by Vickie on January 28, 2011

Make your videos that much better with this tip about lighting. Shooting video in front of a large, direct light source, such as a window, can make your subject appear dark.

Quick QR Codes with Google URL Shortener

by Vickie on January 23, 2011

QR Codes seem to have come out of nowhere the past couple months, but they are quickly gaining steam. With a little thought, you can come up with a creative application for them. I still have mixed feelings about putting them on billboards, but there are certainly a myriad of other ways to use them. In order to create QR codes quickly and easily, here’s a demo.

Face Your Fear of Video and Do It Anyway

by Vickie on January 14, 2011

Video is nothing to be scared of. Unlike the #1 fear most people have, video is not public speaking. Well, in a way it is because the video plays publicly, but video is the public speaking that you get infinite do-overs (until the point that you’re just making excuses to not finish it). So relax about it.

5 Reasons You Need to be on Facebook

by Vickie on January 12, 2011

No doubt you have heard how much of a time suck Facebook can be. But I’m tired of hearing about how Facebook is nothing BUT a time suck and that’s their excuse for not having a presence there. While it can be, it’s equally possible that, if you discipline yourself and set some guidelines, Facebook can be a very productive use of tim

New Media Cincinnati – Privacy Panel

by Vickie on January 9, 2011

The January meeting of New Media Cincinnati was a panel discussion of privacy issues on the web. Be sure to also check out the recording …

How to Do Video: Getting Started

by Vickie on December 14, 2010

And one of the most effective ways to engage people is through video on your website. Since you can’t literally be everywhere on earth at the same time, and speak to everyone at the same time, having video on your website is the next best thing. You CAN talk to everyone everywhere at once.

Where’s Waldo? Introduce Yourself

by Vickie on December 10, 2010

Our first installment of how you can use video to be more like Waldo and stand apart from a crowd was because Google loves video. …

y having a blog and harnessing the power of video, you can demonstrate, share, and explain what you do and how you can put it to work for others.

Where’s Waldo? Google Loves Video

by Vickie on December 6, 2010

I’ve been talking about how to stand apart from the crowd, like Waldo, by using video. Here’s my first reason for using video: Google loves video.