Videos are starting to trickle in for MakeInternetTV.org and we've got the latest installment. You'll find this video in chapter 2.4, Composition & Motion.

Here IndyMogul.com's Eric Beck discusses the importance of shot variation in a video, especially during a long monologue. Thanks MakeInternetTV! Watch the video and read more...

We've been slacking in the "How to..." tutorials department. What have we been doing? We've been cruising the Internet, of course. What else is there to do? read more...

Intro to: Make Internet TV

You've found the ultimate "how to..." of the "How to..." Tutorials blog here with Participatory Culture Foundation's Make Internet TV website. This website covers the basics of how to produce video with the Internet as you main distribution platform in mind. Not only does the interactive site discuss the planning, shooting, editing and distribution phases of the video production process, but there are tips on where to host your video, what to use to encode it, RSS tutorials and more.

Learn more about the video production process in our video classes. You can learn more about the Internet stuff in our "Create Your Own Dynamic Website Class" 2 Mondays, April 30 & May 7 6-9pm.

Check out MITV: http://makeinternettv.org

I used to spend hours perfecting the settings in Compressor for Final Cut Pro so the the video looked good, sounded good and was the file wasn't very large. Then I used encode a short version of my video just to see what the settings did to my beautiful, full-quality material.

After previewing the result, inevitably I would not be happy and tweak the settings just a little bit. Then, I would need to encode a short section again. Check the quality, tweak, encode and so on.

I don't have to do that anymore. Not since I found ViddyUp (formerly known as Podner).

For $9.95, I get a no headaches, great looking video ready for iPod Video player, iTunes, Blip.tv and YouTube. No fuss. And if you are a Cambridge Community Television member, you can use our copies in the edit suites.

Here is how:

1. Out of iMovie or Final Cut Pro, export a full frame Quicktime Movie.
2. In Final Cut Pro, for a quick export, uncheck the "self-contained" check box. This allows a fast export, but you can't move the file to any other computer because it references the existing media files.
3. Drop the exported Quicktime file into Viddyup's
   Here are the settings that I like:

4. iPod
5. 320 width x 240 heigth
6. MPEG-4
7. Quality:Good

Good luck!

Apple just sent out a notice today for those already hooked into the iTunes store about formatting your video so that it looks good on TV. Yes, I wrote on your TV. Apple released a new gizmo a while back that wirelessly connects your computer to your TV. No more balancing your laptop on the top of your TV with RCA and mini plugs dangling out everywhere. Apple TV is small set top box that grabs all your media from you computer and allows you to play it on your TV. That is, for about 300 bucks. read more...