Archive for April, 2008

Apr 29 2008

Excited about Calameo

Published by Andy Rush under Audio & Video,Technology

I usually consider myself a video guy, as well as an audio and imaging guy too. You know a New Media Specialist. So a new document publishing service shouldn’t deserve much of my attention. Unless, of course, the system enables the use of video in documents. Well, enter Calameo into the conversation and you might [...]

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Apr 17 2008

If h.264 was a snake, it would’ve bit me

Published by Andy Rush under Audio & Video,HDTV

I’ve been reading and hearing a lot lately about new video products now that NAB is going on. NAB is the National Association of Broadcasters show in Las Vegas. I’m always interested in the new camcorders that get introduced. What is gaining in popularity are the h.264/MPEG4 AVC based solid-state memory card cameras. The format [...]

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Apr 09 2008

The Love You Make

Have I ever told you how fortunate I am (we are) to have a colleague like Gardner Campbell here at Mary Washington? There are many examples of sparks that have fired from my head after listening to a Gardner talk, or speech, or riff, or even watching him in a jam session. However, the one [...]

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Apr 08 2008

Flickr is to video, as Twitter is to . . .

Published by Andy Rush under Audio & Video,Flickr

If you said blogging, you win a prize. At least in my warped mind. Flickr video only allows 90 seconds worth of whatever you’ve got. Looks like Darcy’s reaction was this: My reaction is to wait and see. Maybe the 1 minute 30 limit will be like Twitter’s 140 character limit. Concise and yet thought [...]

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Apr 08 2008

My Own HD Channel

Published by Andy Rush under Audio & Video,HDTV

I AM a “New Breed”, baby!

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