Friday, December 28, 2007

Prediction: 40% of Video Online by 2012

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The Silicon Valley Insider has an interesting post about video distribution online. Many in Hollywood predict that within four years 40% of all video consumption would occur outside of the television set. That's according to a poll of nearly 300 media execs by Jack Myers and video tracking firm Teletrax. The short article has some interesting insight into how the "big guys" see things.

Read the full article
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Thursday, December 27, 2007

Podcasting Forum at Creative Cow

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If you are looking for an online forum about podcasting, then be sure to check out
. The Creative COW forums (Communities of the World) offer support for lots of different technical tools for video professionals. You can search past posts for answers or ask your own questions. Their
is new... but has a lot of useful forum hosts who will try and help.

If you want a local answer... be sure to also use the


Next Meeting – Emerging Technologies for Podcasting

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When
Saturday, January 26, 2008 at 2:00 PM
Where
RHED Pixel
180 South Washington Street Suite 210
Falls Church , VA 22046
703-531-1325
Details
This meeting will focus on new technology options that help podcasters produce their shows. You'll learn useful tools for promoting your show as well. This meeting is a grab bag of new ideas and will help podcasters of all experience levels.

AGENDA
I. MacWorld Report
II. Member Spotlight
III. Quick Tip - Registering Your Podcast with iTunes
IV. Website Update
V. Feature Presentation
VI. Upcoming Events for Podcasters
VII. Next Meeting Update

To Sign Up...

New Apple Books Touch on Podcasting

DCPA member Rich Harrington has recently finished two new books for Apple iLife and iWork. Each books has a chapter on podcasting (as well as lots of other information on iWork and iLife). You can find the books at Apple stores as well as many other online and traditional retailers.

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Apple Training Series: iWork 08

The second generation of Apple's iWork productivity suite is poised to allow Mac users to create, present and publish their work with style! iWork '08 features three powerful applications for creating everything from newsletters to business presentations. With Pages you can quickly create a wide variety of stunning documents, with Numbers you can make great-looking spreadsheets with ease and with Keynote you can produce quality presentations and more.


To Order


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Apple Training Series: iLife 08

In the only Apple-certified guide to iLife '08, the authors have you working miracles with iLife within the first few pages. Featuring footage and images from around the world, this book/DVD combo uses real-life material and practical lessons that you can apply immediately to your own projects. Focused lessons take you step by step through all aspects of iLife '08--everything from organizing and sharing your photo library to creating polished video and soundtracks. Along the way, you’ll produce podcasts, websites, blogs, video blogs, and custom DVDs.


To Order

Monday, December 24, 2007

Images from Last Meeting

Thanks to Mary Fletcher for posting images from our last meeting.

You can find the images here.