Intro Video as a Brand Video or Brand Statement

This week we discuss the benefits of an intro video.  Should we add one to our YouTube videos. We look at some samples from oztablepc (http://tabletpc.com.au/) and Ben (http://mechanicalmashup.tv/)

Converting Video for YouTube

Converting Video for YouTube is this weeks blog topic. Specifically a real world example from a client this week, we encode a wmv file on the MAC to the H264 CODEC for YouTube.

MSN Video becomes Bing Video, Should we care?

MSN Video is being replaced by Bing Video.  Bing Video has been re-launched and as online video producers should we be concerned? Should we pay attention to Bing Video at all?

Hey Hey its a Viral Video

The differences between hosting and posting a video is discussed in light of the Hey Hey its Saturday "black faces" incident.

Online Video Production

Ranking for Online Video production is proving more difficult than I thought it would. I am not getting any traction at all.  In the Mill Park Beautician challenge the Digg that I submitted ranked very early and continues to rank quite well. The two Diggs I did for this challenge are not ranking in the top 200 for the phrase online video production.

Interestingly though the site and the optimised pages have now been indexed by Google they still dont rank at all.  It funny really because if this blog has any themes at all they would be "video" and "online".  Clearly Google though doesn't see this site as an authority on these matters at all.

One possible explanation of not ranking could be the confused linking structure I embarked on when I started this particular campaign and the "back-dating" of content as I wrote four articles all on the same day.  I will expand on this confused linking structure in a later post but hopefully the linking of this article will help boost this flagging experiment, trying to rank for Online Video Production.

Online Video Production

Producing online video for your company is becoming more and more important. Your clients want to "see and hear" if they can "feel" your product.  Camthecameraman has extensive experience in producing video for both offline and online markets.  From full Broadcast quality HD TV shows to "on-the-road" web cam reports, Cameron can handle them all.

Online Video Production requires different strategies to be successful and Cameron can talk you through all stages of production.  Whether its that you just need "a bit of help setting something up" or to hand off the entire production process Cameron can help.

Contact Cameron via his hotmail account camthecameraman at hotmail dot com (Sorry I cant write it properly, the last time I did that I got inundated with SPAM!!  I think it is fairly easy to understand though ;-) ) Alternatively if you are in Australia you may wish to try my mobile number which is 0413 642 965.

Online Video Production

Online Video Production is something I am very passionate about.  It is also something that this site doesnt rank for, that concerns me on two fronts: One, I should rank for phrases that I am passionate about and can offer value to organisations for and also I have been challenged to rank for phrases hard than the ones I have ranked for previously such as "Zappo the Clown" "Basane" and "Absolute Legend"

As an SEO strategist and video producer I thought it important to rank for a phrase like this and to make my details available for anyone who wants a video producer who fully understands the online space.  My work at industry leaders Stew Art Media allows me to pursue video production for the online space.

This challenge though is more about seeing if I can rank for this phrase "Online Video Production".  I do already rank number one in google.com.au for the phrase "video conversions melbourne" as a result of  an article I wrote on the adwords campaign of a company here in Melbourne.  I will keep the blog updated on this and other ranking attempts.  But his challenge maybe the hardest yet "Online Video Production"

I monitor Twitter for various trends, I like the fact that "the cloud" as it were has so many answers and also so many questions to solve.  One of the most common complaints I hear from people in regards to video editin is why is the software so expensive, how can I get free video editing software?

I am not about to go into the hows and whys of why software cost so much or the morality of using downloaded/pirated software.  I will say that I do use legit software but have had the privellege to have been given a significant amount of free software by manufacturers to test and learn for training or sales roles I have held.  Personally at home I use Adobe Premiere, switching recently after about 4  years of Avid Liquid in all its various guises.  Ialso use and recceomend the "Studio" suite by Pinnacle, its is a low cost easy to use editor, I saw it being sold for $AU200 recently but I am sure you can get it better than that.  I have though recently found a free MPG/video editor for windows users.

In the last few weeks I have been wrestling with a decision about this very topic.  I wont go into the details of the decision in this public forum just yet but needless to say the decision hinges a fair bit on what I will be blogging about in this article.

Is TV Broadcast dead? Is PayTV Broadcast dead? Is Online video/TV the future? How Long until online overtakes free-to-air broadcast as an entertainment medium?  What skills will be required in the Online future? and How will the Free-to-air Broadcaster respond to the challenge?

This article has been inspired by a blog by Alister Cameron about creating successful online media, read it it a great article.  I am going to share with you what I think makes good online media based on my observations.  While not trying to repeat Alister I inevitably wil but hopefully there are enogh new insights to make this blog worthwhile.