People from Cambridge talk about their expectations of Obama presidency.

this a video I produced from my videoblogging production course with an interview with John Ramos.

my test

I wondered why cyclists do not respect traffic lights.

I went to Mass Ave, in Central Square, and found a provable explanation...

Could it be because neither pedestrians nor cars respect them?

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You could be learning how to make media for all of Cambridge to see! This public information session will show you how to get involved at the number one public access center in the country and begin making your own media and television programming.

During my recent Videoblogging Production class, my students were interested in learning how to use their cameras to capture still images. Unfortunately, there is no way to capture stills directly onto the camera, as far as I can tell.

However, you can capture still images from your video by following these steps on a Mac:

1. Record video of the image you want to capture onto your Flip camera
2. Import the video onto your computer
3. Open video in QuickTime Pro
4. Find the frame in your video that you want to capture as a still image
5. Click anywhere on the frame with your mouse and pull it onto your desktop

This will create a QuickTime file on your desktop, entitled "Movie Clipping". Here are the final steps:

1. Open your Movie Clipping File in QuickTime Pro
2. Select File > Export > Movie to Picture
3. Select Options
4. Select Compression Type > Photo - JPEG > Click OK read more...

I have been a part of Cambridge Community Television (CCTV) for ten months now. I started out at the station through a class at my school and now I am interning at CCTV.

I shot this video today while strolling along the Charles River. I thought I'd participate in the Videoblogging Production course I'm teaching by shooting my own short video on a location in Cambridge. This video is the result.

I noticed that the Flip Mino works best for close-up shots. The zoom makes images look blurry. But, with the music I used from Wicked Allstars the video has a certain quality all its own.

Enjoy!

There are a number of ways to find legal music to use in your videos. One way is to check out Bandwidth: CCTV's Local Music Project:

"Our goal is to gather a library of great music for our video producers and our channels while obeying copyright law, connecting creative people, and giving local musicians more exposure."

Be sure to also check out our MySpace page @ Bandwidth@CCTV!

Creative Commons also lists a number of resources for finding Legal Music for Videos, including, ccMixter, Jamendo, Magnatune and more . . . read more...

Hello to everyone in the Videoblogging Production course and others visiting online.

We had a very busy first class this evening! We reviewed the technology behind videoblogging, including RSS and Tags. Students set up accounts at cctvcambridge.org and blip.tv. We also watched Freevlog's video on how to "Get An RSS Feed" using Feedburner.com. read more...