Resources for Information Product Producers from Ghost Leg Media
Aug 10 2009
If your videos will be mostly software demonstrations and tutorials, you may need nothing more than a copy of Camtasia. However, if you plan on making live action videos, even if only for You Tube, you will be adding complexity to your project. You will certainly need additional hardware, including camera, lights, and a microphone, [...]
May 22 2008
Perry Lawrence, the man behind AskMrVideo.com, has a blog post listing what he considers the 5 most important tools for new video makers. I’m glad to see I use almost every one of them! I have a different brand of lights and lavalier mic – and my tripod doesn’t have a fluid head. What’s the [...]
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May 11 2008
B&H Photo’s newsletter recently featured an interesting, very detailed article on choosing the right microphone for interviews. As we’ve written before, most consumer camcorders have an onboard microphone, but it should be avoided if sound quality is important. The onboard mic will pick up ambient sound (traffic, wind, dogs barking etc) as well as the [...]
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May 10 2008
The Flip Video camcorder is so small, it really is a “go everywhere, use anytime” tool. The quality is quite good for such a small camcorder, and the size, convenience, and ease of use can’t be beat. It’s been a dismal spring in the Northwest. Cold, rainy – we even has snow for 2 days [...]
Apr 29 2008
Are you using video yet in your eBay auctions or other online offerings? If not – what’s holding you back? Most people I talk to cite two reasons for not jumping into the video revolution: It’s too expensive It’s too complicated Well – that’s no longer true. The Flip video camcorder has made it super [...]
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Apr 17 2008
The Flip Video camcorder is amazingly easy to use – and it takes pretty good video. For online use, it’s hard to beat. Here’s a short demo that will give you an idea of exactly how effortless it really is. Get the Flash Player to see this content.
Jan 04 2008
Everyone is raving about the Canon HV20. Several year end round ups have chosen it as Camcorder of the Year. It was originally priced in the neighborhood of $1,000.00 The street price is now closer to $650.00 – and it produces images comparable to camcorders costing 2 or 3 times more. Canon HV20 3MP High [...]
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