'Video Updates' from Videocopilot

Andrew Kramer is now hosting some "video updates," and in the second of the series he talks about a new Canon camera and adds an AE tip on covering a wipe transition with an element in the video. That's a technique that Kevin Monahan has been teaching in Final Cut for awhile and which is now easier because of the new Alpha Transition effect in FCP 7.

You can check out latest Videocopilot download at Video Update: Canon 7D, AE Tips & Leeches, and note the simple but effective lighting demonstrated by Kramer by switching his overhead light on (go to 8:45 of the video). You might also look at Strobist tips to improve webcam's picture quality (and sound proofing tips from Chris Meyer) posted earlier in Lifehacker webcam tips.

Update: GeniusDV reminds us that you have to download the Alpha Transition in Using the New Alpha Transitions in Final Cut Pro 7 (there's several hundred MB of other stuff too).

Happy AfterEffecting: Maltaannon live

Via Twitter, it appears that Maltaannon is doing some kind of live session to start after at 6:30 pm New York time. No info on his blog though.

For people doing similar streams, check out the previously mentioned tip from Strobist, How to Improve Your Cheapo Webcam Picture Quality.

Live video streaming tips + marketing

via News Videographer, the blog Innovation in College Media has a post with thorough tips for doing live streaming video using Mogulus; see Mogulus live streaming tips.

The post includes reasons why they used Mogulus over Ustream; for more see Ustream vs. Mogulus: Which Live Video Streaming And Broadcasting Service Is Better? at MasterNewMedia.

Still unanswered is Who Will Be The YouTube Of Live Video? And now, there's an added question of how much of this will be from mobile phones -- see this AEP note from last August, Broadcasting live video from phone.

Lifehacker tips sometimes help me shove off free tech support requests from friends. Here's a one that helped: Strobist's How to Improve Your Cheapo Webcam Picture Quality.

Update: P Diddy adopted live video with Ustream.tv as a way to drive his audience, according to Mashable and Watching TV Online.

Also, Ustream has "signed Oracle, Duke, Sun, UC Berkeley and Sling as customers for its paid white-label live video service, called Watershed, which launched only a month ago," according to NewTeeVee. Liz Gannes continues, "The company is also adding mobile broadcasting capabilities, which it released to consumer users a few weeks ago. While many broadcasters might be interested in white-label mobile broadcasting, at this point the Ustream/Watershed service is limited to high-end Nokia handsets. Competitors in the consumer space like Qik have moved onto other platforms, such as BlackBerry and Windows Mobile."

Update: Promotional notes in comments are fine, but they should address specifics in the particular post and link to web pages of specific concern.

Lifehacker webcam tips

Lifehacker tips help me shove off free tech support requests from friends. Here's a recent reference via Lifehackers that helped: Strobist's How to Improve Your Cheapo Webcam's Picture Quality.

These Lifehacker tags are handy: DVD, DVDs, Video, Digital Video.

Update: for improving sound see Chris Meyer's Simple Soundproofing.