Keeping people's attention in video

A great post:
http://masteringmultimedia.wordpress.com/2008/06/25/opening-your-video-how-not-to-lose-viewers/

How to create a news story

I found this hysterical.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtGSXMuWMR4

new media consortium 2010 horizon report

new media consortium 2010 horizon report is out
www.nmc.org/pdf/2010-Horizon-Report.pdf

Big ideas:
1.) mobile computing
2.) ebooks
3.) open content

Enhanced e-Books are on the way...

I don't get involved in the PC versus Mac religious wars. I will say though, that whether we like it or not Apple has already dramatically changed the game on two fronts:
(1) They changed the music industry with the iPod.
(2) They changed the smart phone industry with the iPhone.

I now predict they are on the verge to make another big move: changing the game on the book, newspaper and periodical industries with their upcoming tablet/pad.

Here's yet another indicator:
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/01/22/apple_making_last_minute_tablet_content_deals_for_trade_education_books.html

Notice that second to last sentence about "enhanced e-books." That's the Kindle killer.




Apple making last-minute tablet content deals for trade, education books

By Sam Oliver
Published: 07:50 AM EST

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Just days before Apple is expected to introduce its multimedia touchscreen tablet, the company is said to be in negotiations with a variety of companies for content. The latest alleged participants: educational publisher McGraw-Hill and trade book publisher Hachette Book Group. [snip] Also said to be engaged in discussion was publisher HarperCollins. The company may offer enhanced e-books that include video, author interviews and social networking applications. The releases would likely cost more than the standard $9.99 for current e-books.

Aother example of an iSlate concept: Mag+

http://vimeo.com/8217311

These folks are still trying to hold on to the concept of a physical print magazine, but they weave the nu media interactive components in very effectively.

I suspect it will taker a while for our culture to let go of the concept of "TURNING bound pages" and embrace hyperlinking. To me, replicating/simulating motion of turning a page is sort of contrived and unecessary. Maybe it's a generational thing.

Blisteringly fast way to pick colors

http://whatsitscolor.com/index.php

I discovered this incredibly useful tool when you need to create color palette around a photo. You MUST try it. No more guess work.

Faster animation for video

Most of the videos I create require some kind of animated corporate identity stager, bumper or title screen. In the past I've had to work with people who used expensive tools like Motion and After Effects. When I started working with Apple's Keynote though, I discovered I could do similar things very very quickly. As I get moving with this, I thought, "Am I the only person who is doing this?"

Apparently not
This is a little older video/link, but I was reminded about it the other day.
http://www.macgasm.net/2008/11/20/creating-video-animations-on-the-cheap-with-keynote/


Let me know if you'd like to see any samples of some of the ones I've done.