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We all hear and throw around terms like Generation X, Millennials, and Baby Boomers all the time, but what do they really mean? Leave it to accounting firm Deloitte to specify the terms (from their Digital Democracy Survey). Here’s their taxonomy (I know you can read the graphic, this is for search/SEO purposes). Trailing Millennials – (ages 14-25) Leading Millennials …

I recently received an email asking about resources for video and webinar production. I sent off a list of video production, audio, and lighting related resources, so I thought I would expand upon that in three blog posts. This third and final post is on lighting-related resources for streaming production.  Let me start by commenting that if you’re not adding …

Total Webcasting is a webcasting service provider out of New York that produces dozens of events a month, and thousands since its inception in 2007. Total Webcasting is unique in that it produces virtually all events for its customers, while owning the streaming server and content management system used for live and on-demand delivery, providing the complete “glass-to-glass” experience. Through …

I recently received an email asking about resources for video and webinar production. I sent off a list of video, audio, and lighting related resources, so I thought I would expand upon that in three blog posts. This second is on audio-related resources for streaming production.  Choosing a Mic for Webinars. This page will be helpful to producers looking for …

TalkPoint is hosting a 30-minute webinar on optimizing audio and video quality for webinar and conferencing production on Tuesday, June 23 at 2:00 PM EST. You can register for the webinar here. During the webinar, I’ll be discussing some highlights from my new book, Mastering Webcam and Smartphone Video, including: • How to use classic framing techniques like the rule of …

Thanks for your interest in Mastering Webcam and Smartphone Video: How to Look and Sound Great in Webinars and Videoconferences. Click the book on your left to download the sample chapters. The download contains two chapters: • The Quick Start chapter, the first in the book, which identifies five quick ways to up the video and audio quality of your …

Some early book reviews for Mastering Webcam and Smartphone Video are in on Amazon, and they’re all good. Thank goodness! The first Ken commented, “The tips and picture comparisons due to production circumstances are great. This book will be introduced to my University Digital Media Editing class in the Fall ’15 semester. It’s good to see a book in sync with the …

I recently received an email inquiry that asked, “on average for multiple devices, how many different renditions/encoding sets do you recommend?” The answer was complex enough that I figured I would answer it in a blog post.  There are multiple interlocking considerations, as you would suspect. Let’s start with Quality and Compatibility. Quality and Compatibility  1. The starting point for …

Perhaps it’s just me, but something about being a book author often feels like I have a sign on my back that says “Kick Me,” or worse. Maybe it’s that publishers get to hold onto my royalties for 3-6 months, so I can finance their business. Isn’t that special? Or maybe it’s Amazon’s Kindle royalty strategy; I get 70% if …

I recently received an email asking about resources for video and webinar production. I sent off a list of video, audio, and lighting related resources, so I thought I would expand upon that in three blog posts. This first is on video-related resources for streaming production.  Choosing Cameras and Lighting for Single-Speaker Webinars (1): I actually presented this as a webinar, …