The art of video production and editing to get your video ready for broadcasting over the internet. Here you will find articles, guides, tutorials and reviews that look into various video editing and production tools, the world of video compression and an insider look at videography.
TubeMaster++ is software for capturing video files to your computer and converting them to different video or audio formats. It includes a video and music search feature as well.
TubeMaster++, available for PC, Linux and Mac, is a free downloadable video conversion software that includes search engines for video and audio. Goofy name, but an impressive variety of features for a free product.
It can capture multimedia files from your internet browser, or you can drag and import files you want to convert. Files can be saved on your PC or converted to other video or audio formats (such as AVI, MPEG, MP3, MP4, IPod, PSP, etc.)
I downloaded TubeMaster and gave it a try, and was impressed by how well this worked. The software is built around three primary components: media capture/conversion, video search and MP3 search. The audio/video search features in an of themselves are impressive features. Continue Reading…
Any Video Converter is Freeware that allows you to convert video clips of various format into numerous video output formats.
As far as freeware goes, Any Video Converter (AVC) does a decent job of quickly converting video files between different formats. From my own tests the conversion results were satisfactory.
In addition to just conversion, the software can also clip segments and merge or sort them to make new movie clips, in addition to trimming frame sizes of videos. Continue Reading…
SuperTinTin is webcam recording software for Skype that records both audio and video from Skype calls and emails.
SuperTintin is a webcam recording application for Skype. SuperTintin can record audio and video streams for all kinds of Skype calls and voicemails. The program requires Skype 3.0 or higher.
As an aside, ‘SuperTinTin’ is sort of a goofy name (for some reason it makes me think of a 1960’s TV dog with super powers…)
SuperTinTin works with both the audio and video features of Skype. You can record both audio and video from calls and voice mails, with the ability to record and playback as well. Continue Reading…
It appears Apple may be building towards becoming a vital part of the lifecasting, personal broadcasting, video streaming business. And with iTunes, the iPod and iPhone, and the App Store, it’s in a prime position to do so.
The lifecasting and citizen journalism sectors are both growing in popularity and importance.
Services such as Ustream, Justin.tv, and Livestream allow ordinary people the opportunity to broadcast, well, whatever they want to, within reason.
And with everyone owning a mobile phone, and new models coming complete with built-in video cameras capable of shooting good quality video, citizen journalists a growing band who can no longer be ignored.
You know online video is starting to mature when its even influencing Tinseltown. Federico Alvarez, an unknown filmmaker from Uruguay, has landed a $30 million budget to make a Hollywood blockbuster purely based on a short film he uploaded to YouTube.
YouTube in particular, and online video in general, is fast becoming a means of gaining fame, popularity, and wealth. We’ve seen the people behind certain viral video hits make a mint from their content creation.
Lauren Luke started off uploading short make-up tips on YouTube and is now an in-demand make-up artist. And Lucas Cruikshank has already made a load of money for his ever-popular Fred shorts and is currently involved in making a movie based on the petulant man/boy.
However, the story of how Federico Alvarez landed a huge Hollywood deal beats those hands down.
The most recent article about Joost here on WebTVWire stated that the company was “heading ever closer to death.” And that death now seems to have come after Joost.com, the trademark, and some technology assets have been acquired by an online ad network.
As Joost reaches this unfortunate end, it’s hard to imagine quite how big a deal the service was in the run up to and around its launch. Hell, it was so secretive and self-important that it was known as The Venice project prior to being renamed Joost.
The service began life in October 2006 after being created by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis. The pair were already well-known for both Skype and Kazaa so the signs were all there that Joost was guaranteed to succeed.
Prior to its launch, Joost had hundreds of software developers working on the service and had signed up a million eager beta testers (me included). But its launch at the end of 2007 was to be the high point for the service.
The Xilisoft DVD Ripper Platinum is a quick and easy-to-use DVD converter software. It allows you to easily burn DVDs into some of the most of the popular video and audio formats.
Xilisoft DVD Ripper Platinum includes functions for both DVD Ripping and DVD Audio Ripping. Following are some of the video and audio formats supported: Continue Reading…
