I have been advising small community stations in Africa to use the Kodak Zi8 flash based camera. It provides excellent quality images, especially if you use a tripod or monopod to keep it steady. I prefer it to all the offerings from Flip, not only because of the video quality but because of the SOUND. [...]
Been pondering what to do with this blog. I’d like to share some thoughts with you. I did some experiments elsewhere with Ning, but decided to discontinue the adventure because of horrendous Chinese spam and my personal uncertainty as to where the Ning platform is going. If they can change the policy to charge for [...]
Several people have asked me why I host videos on Vimeo rather than Youtube. The truth is I have experimented with both, but has found more in common with the writers, directors and videographers that are storing their stuff at Vimeo. You definitely need to embed videos elsewhere – just leaving material on Vimeo and [...]
This is an updated post because I have recently recommended a couple of stations to install this set of automation software. I first remember seeing it when I got the complete tour of Argentina’s national radio station. This is my second visit – came in 1999 and interviewed people in the English service of Radio [...]
This is an updated post because I have recently recommended a couple of stations to install this set of automation software. I first remember seeing it when I got the complete tour of Argentina’s national radio station. This is my second visit – came in 1999 and interviewed people in the English service of Radio [...]
India has joined the bandwagon to ban Research In Motion’s Blackberry Smartphone unless it gives the key to decode encrypted email and messages. In fact India issued an ultimatum today that if they don’t get the code by end of Aug, they will ban RIM Blackberry phone. The BlackBerry-to-Blackberry messenger and the BES, which provides [...]
I must confess my software discovery of the month is the new version of Fotomagico 3.5. My records show that I have looked at previous versions, before I realised its Mac only and rejected it. Now that I have switched all my video production from PC to Mac, I have been re-assessing what I required [...]
Mecca, the Islamic holy city in Saudi Arabia is constructing the world’s largest clock, started counting time yesterday from the beginning of Ramadan. This clock is located centrally in the city, close to the Grand Mosque and is positioned on a skyscraper. This makes it six times larger than the Big Ben tower in London [...]
I’m starting to really like this bonus golf and tennis coverage we’re getting from DirecTV. The sat-caster is again providing extra coverage from this week’s PGA Golf Championship, the final major of the season. Beginning at 1 p.m. today, DirecTV will offer the main broadcast feeds (TNT and CBS) plus a channel dedicated to a [...]
Last year, I bought a pair of Sennheiser headphones HMD 280′s with built-in microphone. Why? To be able to interview people with a digital camcorder and capture my questions in reasonable quality on location. I think I have only succeeded by 60%….not pleased with the microphone’s sensitivity. Two years ago I remember looking at two [...]