2008 the Year Internet Video Took Off

Video is just flying, Google has bought YouTube,video.
advertisers have found video, cameras are shootingNot only can we film using cameras, we can also
higher and higher quality with lower and lower pricescapture video right off the computer screen. This is
and now can be operated by just about one button.great for making training videos, promotional video or
Easy videos, basic videos, clip movies, video madejust funny videos. A couple of the most popular are
easy no matter how you want to say it is justCamtasiaStudio and Captivate for the PC, both of
getting easier.which have been around for quite a while. And on the
Video hosting platforms are popping up all over theMac the newest, and just the most amazing piece of
place, names such as MetaCafe, Revver, Vech,software is Screenflow. There are many others,
Viddler, Crackle, Daily Motion, and more. This doesn'talmost to many to count.
even include the standards, YouTube, Yahoo Video,I have been using Screenflow for a while now, and it
AOL Video, MySpace, the list goes on and on. Blogsis what I call a game changer. It only runs on the
just about everywhere are playing videos as arenewest Macintosh computers but in my opinion it is
cellphones and all kinds of portable devices. Andalmost worth buying a Mac for it. And it is only $100.
almost all sites are getting into monetization of theirIt is that good, and it records two tracks of video at
videos.the same time, what is on the screen and what is
Camera for shooting basic video are flooding thefrom the onboard camera. Very simple to edit, it is
market such as the normal consumer ones like Sony,just the very best.
Cannon and Panasonic and the newest one like theWant to publicize your products or ideas, how about
Flip, the iSight, that comes on every Mac, and everystarting a series and run it on YouTube. Or even
digital camera that gets turned into movie mode withbetter get a free channel on UStream.TV and
the flick of a knob.broadcast to the world. Whatever you do, remember
The video editing software is getting easier andit is global, and on the web we are all equal. I run
easier to use. We have the old standbys, likeHow To videos on some of my products they
Microsoft Movie Maker for the PC and iMovie for theappear all over the world for free. They all get views
Mac. Added to that and in the $100 range are Sonyand all drive traffic to my sites.
Vegas Movie Studio, Pinnacle Studio, Adobe Premier,So there is no excuse not to get started using video
and Roxio. On the Mac we have one of the mostfor your business, your blog, your ideas. So as we
popular Final Cut, in Express and Pro. I use Final Cut allsaid above, easy videos, basic videos, clip movies,
the time for my production, it is excellent and itvideo made easy no matter how you want to call it,
almost like having CBS in your livingroom. Added toit is an explosion and a moment of change in the
these are all kinds of compression, and formattingworld of video.
and a million other things you can do to shape your